[pnpgm] Game Update #103 - File #767 - Recovery and clues

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    Character Name   Type       Player        Sex           Notes
..Arawn...........Druid...John.Haight........Ma..Alfar/Backup Navigator
..Dorhak..........Warrior.Kevin.Newark.......Ma..Captain/Leader/Dwarf
..Fremea..........Sidh....Tobie.Bonahoom.....Fe..Faerry/Archer/Magician
..Kiet............Acrobat.David.Sanders......Me..Human/Magician
..Mournath........Sailor..Gibert.Isla........Ma..Human/Navigator
..Pyandalgor......Hunter..Panthera...........Ma..Human/Hunter
..Raddok..........Miner...Bess Hadley........Ma..Human/Miner
..Unali...........Ninja...Wout.Broere........Fe..Human/Dagger Maiden
..Z'leyra.........Healer..Alex Koponen.......Fe..Human/Shaman/1st Mate
..Barbosa.........Warrior.Npc................Ma..Dwarf/Outcast
..Corona..........Eagle...Npc................Ma..Companion to Z'leyra

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         Game Update #103 sequence (file #767)
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         [Recap]

            From Raddok: [Re: Actions]
                 [Well, that took some research - lol; good thing I had 


                 "What in the names of all the 
gods are those things?," Raddok 


                 (Raddok will remain as alert and 
ready for battle as he can, mace in hand, shield 
resting on his shoulder/upper arm to keep its 
weight off as much of his arm as possible, to 
relieve the strain on his wound, since his pack 
is strain enough on his wound - maybe the pack 
prevented a worse injury? -, even with his 
stamina/strength. If any creatures appear, he 
will defend the wounded as best he can.)
            GM: Ack.

            From Raddok: [Re: Actions]
                 (Sorry - I know it was very dark 
& rainy, & I see my previous note made it seem 
that he could see better than he could. - Raddok 
could only make out movements and noise, and they 
(he, Kiet & any others) were pretty close before 
he could make out the fighting figures - otherwise my notes stand)
            GM: Ack. You're fine.  Sidh can see 
decent and humans can see shadows and forms.  So it was good enough.


            From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions]
                 Seeing Fremea paralyzed and poisoned Z'leyra mentally yet 

            GM: Ack.

            From Fremea: [Re: Actions]
                 Fremea lays absolutely still, 
not really her choice, just going 

            GM: Ack.  Very good introspection post I like it.

            From Arawn: [Re: Actions]
                 Arawn felt drained but ecstatic upon finding a pulse on the 

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                 When Fremea came to and asked him about peering through 


                 OOC: I'll wait to hear 
replies/plans before moving further ahead with 
Arawn's actions. However if no trail can be 
discovered or alternate plan made Arawn will cast 
Questing Sight at max EL using his wand to locate 
the whereabouts of the Book. He'll cast at double 
mana to double the range to 18 miles.
            GM: Ack. I added the goblet stuff but 
it was mental only not actual actions due to 
constraints.  Plus Unali beat you and Z doing 
this in email before you guys did. So its 3 times redundant.

            From Pyan: [Re: Actions]
                 Pyan takes the extra time 
provided by break to heal Fremea to explore the 
area and look for more than just the first tracks 
that could be Vief's assailants. He also tries to 
recognize the terrain, if it as at all familiar 
to any he has visited i his travels
            GM: Ack.

            From Kiet: [Re: Actions]
                 OOC...I’m not sure what Kiet 
knows, but first he’s going to dispel the fire 
trail, if the soaking rain hasn’t put it out.  If 
he can’t, then try to at least run a defensive 
fire wall around all of the group.

                 If Kiet hears the sounds of a 
fight, the next thing is to be able to see in the 
dark.  He will cast his Infinite Sight spell, 
then draw tulwar and attack.  If he sees the 
enemy is physically large/strong, then use the 
shield's Earth Strength spell, being VERY careful 
to walk quickly, not run, and stand his ground in a fight.
            GM: Ack.  Figure douse fire as doing 
fire wall in forest might be...risky.

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         [New Stuff]

         [Ma 3rd, 1636TH]

         [Time: 1:25 pm – South-East of Ma'Dor]

            Thanking Mournath for helping him to 
his feet, Raddok found himself leaning on the 
Navigator's shoulder until the dizziness passed, 
and was soon able to stand steadily enough to 
head with a couple others toward a sudden noise 
in the darkness - it sounded like an attack - 
maybe an animal? Raddok grasped his mace more 
firmly & braced his shield upon his shoulder once 
again. He could yet get in a few good swipes if 
this was an attack. He could vaguely see a hint 
of movement in the darkness ahead, and moved that way, slightly behind Kiet.

            Suddenly there was a yelp behind him, 
and he swung around, alarmed at another possible 
frontal attack, but only for a moment; Z'leyra & 
Arawn were back there & could be trusted to 
handle almost anything for the moment - & Raddok 
had just spotted something very large ahead of 
them, struggling with smaller, human figures - 
there seemed to be multiple attackers, beast-like 
in the darkness, fighting with members of the 
party who he had vaguely noticed once earlier 
skirting around the edges of the party's path, as 
if scouting. As he and Kiet got closer, now 
moving as fast through the darkness as they 
could, although Raddok felt himself dragging a 
bit, afraid of tripping over a root in the 
darkness & falling, & being unable to get up again in time to help.

            Suddenly the rain ended, almost as if 
they had entered a different room, and he could 
see much more clearly. The fight seemed to be 
over. Two creatures, one over six feet tall, were 
on the soaking wet ground, mud everywhere. He 
could not believe his eyes - what were those 
things? Snake? Ape? His mouth fell open in 
surprise. He dragged his eyes from the hideous 
heads, and looked about, eyes wide, looking for 
any more of these monsters that might be hiding 
in the shrubbery or trees, of what now appeared 
to be a open forested area. There were rocks, 
like those found on high forested hills, also potential hiding places.

            Raddok spotted Fremea, lying very 
still, blood on her neck-shoulder area although 
she seemed to be breathing alright. Pyan and 
Unali also looked the worse for wear, Unali with 
a similar wound in the same area, as if attacked 
and bitten from behind, both also scanning the area for more enemies.

            "What in the names of all the gods 
are those things?," Raddok asked. "What happened 
- where are we - or is it when are we?" he 
wondered aloud, then snapped back to the present. 
"What's wrong with Fremea? Are you okay, Unali?" 
He wanted to pick up the faerry, but felt unequal 
to the task - he did not want to put away the 
mace, & needed to keep his shield where it was. 
If he tried to lower it, he didn't think he'd be 
able to lift it again without dropping the mace 
to do so. "Maybe we should to get everyone back 
to the healers? I can stand watch, if needed, 
wherever." He said this, despite feeling that he 
would be wiser to get his shoulder cared for. But 
looking at Fremea & Unali, & suddenly remembering 
Barbosa, he decided he'd better just wait his 
turn - his injury was minor compared to the 
dwarf's lethal wounds. And he didn't want to face 
Dorhak and complaining of a mere shoulder wound.

            Taking a deep breath, he asked, this 
time loud enough for the others to hear, "Does 
anyone have any idea of where we are - or when, 
maybe?" He looked up at the sky - clouds now 
scattering - the stars... It was - all wrong, somehow.

            Z'leyra over Barbosa hears a faint 
whisper from Unali something about paralyzed 
Fremea.  But it is some distance away and so doesn't have details.

            Seeing Fremea paralyzed and poisoned 
Z'leyra mentally yet again regrets the loss of so 
many of her magical supplies when her satchel was 
lost to the lava. While getting her grass goblet 
out and filled with water she says "I have an 
item that can cure a death poison, but I am not 
sure of its efficacy against paralysis poisons. 
If anyone has something better, let me know." She 
swirls her bezoar in the water ad prepares to 
pour the water down Fremea's throat.

            Fremea lays absolutely still, not 
really her choice, just going to give into it. 
She just waits to see how long this will last, at 
least her knowledge is well enough that it this 
is just a paralytic and not more. She analyzes 
everything that just happened, and how she lost 
her focus because of how annoyed she was of rain. 
Annoyed that her prey was taken down before she 
could get to him herself. Annoyed that the book, 
a very important book, was gone. Really, just 
completely upset at the whole situation. A human 
getting away from her! A disgusting, vial human! 
Ugh, how she would be punished for this when she 
was being "taught" things. Fremea thought about 
her time before running away, being taught how to 
kill and poison and do it with stealth or at 
least 'Grace.' Oh, how that infuriated her! She 
would show emotion, but everything is frozen 
right now. She hears Z working on something to 
help her out, she would say something about it, but again! Grrr!

            Fremea stares up at the tree canopy, 
not a full jungle but a mild canopy fit for a 
forest.  She watches flicker of insects – no 
stars as limbs pass over them and make them 
flicker.  Why is it night?  Then she hears the 
forest sounds previously drowned out by the 
rain.  Birds, frogs, insects and larger animals. 
Nothing that sets her hair on end though.  Back 
on Vahear there was no sound as it was just rocks 
and sand and the nearby ocean.   So this is 
indeed a change to the overall situation.

            Ok, it is time to relax now. Think 
clearer, what would she have been told about this 
situation? She was being impulsive, and instead 
of waiting for the situation to unfold, she tried 
to make it work her way. She does not get to 
control everything and sometimes things work out 
for the better if they are left alone. Ugh! Such 
bull headed information, yet it does seem to be 
the case sometimes. Damn it! Why is he in her 
head? Ok, just collect the poison after she can 
move again, she could use it to coat her arrows. 
Maybe, then Arawn wouldn't be so unhappy about 
her down people that do wrong, if they are not completely dead.

            Arawn felt drained but ecstatic upon 
finding a pulse on the downed dwarf. Barbosa was 
still in a vulnerable state but at least he was 
alive! But the Alfar had little time to focus on 
this as trouble remained abound - Fremea was 
paralyzed, the Book was missing, and the party 
was far, far from home in hostile surroundings!

            Arawn considered using his druidic 
abilities to free the faerry from her immobility 
but realized that with the Book missing his magic 
might be needed elsewhere. After a split second 
of considering his options he rummaged through 
his pack for an iron goblet, pouring into it some 
Goideli wine from a wine skin before swirling his 
magical Toadstone into the precious liquid. "Give 
her this!," he called out to Z'leyra before handing her the goblet.

            At least that was his action and 
words mentally but it never got out. Barbosa was 
still in severe danger and finding a goblet 
would've been too risky. So he never does what he 
thought of – always two steps ahead in prep.

            Arawn continued to monitor Barbosa in 
the meanwhile but called out, "Grab the arrows 
from Velf. We can use it to track his assailant if more mundane methods fail."

             Moments earlier across the short distance...

             After scanning around, Unali sees no 
more Gartula and with the rain stopped the 
surroundings can be better observed. Seeing no 
immediate danger, she kneels down near Fremea and 
digs in her bags for an iron goblet and goideli 
wine. She pours a bit of wine in the goblet and 
uses one of her bracelets (Z) to swirl the wine around.

            She then drips a small amount in 
Fremea's mouth and holds her head up a bit to try 
to make her swallow the wine. If it looks like 
Fremea really suffocates in the wine she will 
turn her head to let the wine run away.

            Once given Unali puts the wine and goblet back in her bag.

            Meanwhile Pyan has been trying to 
look around.  Most folks would light a torch and 
speed things up.  But that is a beacon for any 
enemy in the area – 'targets here'.  But it would 
sped things up faster for sure.  But he was 
trained well and experienced as a hunter.  Only 1 
out of maybe 200 hunters could use all of their 
senses.  One of the tribal shaman would send him to hunt blind folded.

            Pyan smelt the scent of blood from 
Velf waft in his nostrils telling him that it was 
recent blood and a recent kill.  Even with the 
rain to hinder things it must be only a quarter 
hour at most.  The touch of the arrows tells him 
a well designed arrow, tip and feathers.  Kind 
made by civilized men who use forges not just a 
campfire.  So these men are not barbarians.  The 
sound of the forest also gives him 
clues.  Animals are always scared by danger or 
humans.  Pyan glances up for bearings.  He is no 
star gazer but hunters use stars for 
directions.  He finds 4 stars and learns he must 
be far south of his home and far east.  But the 
guide star tells him that is north.  Based on 
sounds there is less clutter toward the south. 
Most of the noise is to the sides east and 
west.  To the north it is less but noise seems to 
be picking up.  Even though that's where the 
party came from and those folks showing up had to scare the creatures.

            As Pyan moves away from Velf to the 
south he passes large trees.  Then smells it.  He 
smells the stench of horse dung around a small 
bend.  It has been pelted by the rain and messy 
but it was recent maybe 15-20 minutes.  The faint 
smell of horse hair is nearby but its too dark to 
find it.  Those awful creatures that attacked 
Unali did not come this way.  Of his main senses 
sight is the least useable tonight. Sure night 
hunting is possible but the rain has ruined most 
signs of trails like bent branches and foot or 
horse steps are no doubt ruined by the 
rain.  Pyan ventures about 20 feet from Velf's 
body for more clues and bends down to inspect the 
ground.  He uses his spear to gauge for 
holes.  There he finds possibly 6 impressions now 
mud holes.  Based on estimates of depth at least 
a horse and a man.  So at least one lone 
rider.  To search for more impressions will need 
to venture more out.  He turns to check with the others.

            As Unali stands to look around Fremea 
regains ability to move.  First her fingers and 
toes then her arms and legs.  She sits up and 
moments later stands. She kicks the dead creature 
nearby and pulls out her bag still 
attached.  Using her knife, vials and other 
collection and storage tools she tries to collect 
the Gartula poison from their fangs. She'll have 
to study the effects later and speak to Kaylle on 
these beasts.  After a couple minutes she caps the vials and stores them.

            When Fremea regains control of her 
limbs, Unali will ask her, "How do you feel. That 
was quite a fall you made. Should Z'leyra check you over?"

            Fremea can feel the fall.  Mainly her 
wet wings annoy her.  Its like carrying an extra 
10-15 pounds At least that's how it feels.  She 
has a few bruises but of all things her pride was 
hurt.  How did it bite through her armor and tiny 
neck?  Unless it just got lucky.

            Arawn though found a pulse still 
finds Barbosa in critical condition.  He glances 
up only for a half second to give thanks – even 
though he isn't even sure he did it or Z'leyra 
helped or it was the gods.  In theory his spell 
might've been on the borderline of saving the 
dwarf.  If he was one second off there may have 
been no hope.  But Barbosa has at least four 
wounds 1 that is major.  He knows a magical 
healing would probably kill him.  So tells 
Z'leyra to help him to stop the bleeding and 
treat him to stabilize him.  After a couple 
minutes and some very wet bandages Barbosa is 
treated but he has a faint pulse still.  Based on 
his condition he may not be waking up any time soon or walking for a bit.

            Arawn stops and breaths.  He watches 
the skies and wonders where they are.  The moon 
is not even a sliver but a speck of a moon and 
low on horizon barely seen by the trees.  Arawn 
guesses there is maybe 3 or 4 hours before sunrise.

            After she is able to move again, 
Fremea carefully collects the poison from the 
creatures. Once done, she will help to find 
anything that could be tracked to figure out 
where the book might have gone.  "Arawn could you 
do that look back in time thing?"

            When Fremea came to and asked him 
about peering through time Arawn responded, "I 
can though Z'leyra is more adept at it. However, 
I am an oracle of the gods and can spy the 
general location of the book as well as speak to Velf's spirit."

            Kiet moments after coming in stands 
in a steam bath.  With the rain and steam he is 
virtually blinded.  He casts a spell to end it 
and the steam continues. Kiet then casts his 
spell to see in the darkness after the rain 
stops. He moves about as he watches Z'leyra and 
Arawn work on Barbosa.  He watches Mournath and 
Raddok move off.  Then a skirmish of some kind is 
heard in the south-west.  He moves that way and 
pulls his tulwar.  But in 5 seconds it is all 
over.  Unali has taken down two creature 
things.  Ugly, weird things.  Then he watches 
Unali work on Fremea who is slacking on the 
ground.  But Kiet hears movement and its Pyan 
moving back to the area of Velf's body.  Kiet 
moves to examine Velf as Pyan approaches.

            Pyan hears Arawn speak of magic to 
find the book and such.  He shakes his head more 
magic when more mundane skills can be used like his own experience.

            Dorhak stares at Velf and wants to 
punt his head with a strong kick.  If that book 
hadn't been taken maybe the part could've had all 
those suits of armor.  Imagine 1 suit is a king's 
ransom. Imagine a dozen!  I thought party had 
fought Gartula.  But in my scan guess not.  I had 
better ways to scan files on old pc than now  But 
I seem to recall it was heading to Donara for 
Fremea's adventure and couple got zapped.  It may 
have been a different creature.

         Actions? Comments?

         Next Update: Saturday?

         GM: Well I had a chance to finish update 
Thursday but started 3 hours late.  Saturday was 
actually only 20 min from it but staff slacked 
and lost time.  Twice close and today (Mon) 3 
hours late.  Hard to find good workers ;) Still 
got busy schedule this week.  Since its already 
Tuesday best I could do is Friday but work Friday 
so Saturday is probably best next update.  There 
is a lot of clues/tidbits above and all data 
points are not known publicly so may need to 
discuss.  Plans will need to be formed.  There 
are still obvious issues to be dealt with.

         GM: Damage

                     Player              Damage
                 Barbosa         16+4+1+5
                 Unali                   6
                 Raddok          8
                 Arawn                   5
               Z'leyra           4


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