[pnpgm] Game Update #141 - File #1066 - The Vily's Request
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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
..Tsia.Phan.......Thief...Don.Ker............Fe..Human/Thief
..Unali...........Ninja...Wout.Broere........Fe..Human/Dagger Maiden
..Upus............Warrior.Gerald.Ford........Ma..Normal/Barbarian Warrior
..Kimis...........Warrior.NPC................Fe..Normal/Diumgi Companion
..Z'leyra.........Healer..Alex Koponen.......Fe..Human/Shaman/1st Mate
..Barbosa.........Warrior.Npc................Ma..Dwarf/Outcast
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Game Update #141 sequence (file #1066)
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[Recap]
From Arawn: [Re: Actions]
OOC:
Scott, didn't see the post in
my email so not sure if everyone else saw the most recent game update.
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[Time: 1:24 pm}
Arawn nodded as the king warned
against speaking of the tome,
"Wise words. We shall save
further talk until our return to your home."
[Time: 1:44 pm]
Arawn couldn't help but smile
upon seeing the unicorn, his love for them
reflected in his eyes. Such was his urge to
follow after it that he began to take a few steps
in its direction before remembering that the
party needed his continued presence. Releasing a
sigh he spoke a prayer of blessing, wishing the unicorn joy and peace.
[Time: 1:51 pm]
OOC:
As a druid and alfar that would
have spent time between the Upper and Lower Realms, would he recognize a Vily?
IC:
OOC:
Arawn will translate for the
party, using either the Neutral Tongue or Tongue
of Wood. Raddok and everyone else, please assume
I've done so and feel free to post. Just remember
to let Scott know what is being translated and what is not
GM: Ack. Apparently it never go to
list. I think it was my end. Fixed and will
verify next time. Only the Bes saw the unicorn
sorry. I did not make that clear. Forest is too
thick and hard to see far and wide. So trees
would've blocked any view from your
angle. Yes. Good chance you'd know a Vily. I
assume translation to Marentian or Dwarf for others.
From Raddok: [Re: Update]
if update was #140, I didn't see it - will go to website
GM: Ack. Thanks for note I fixed.
From Dorhak: [Re: Actions]
Dorhak notices the group next to them in line seem
.
GM: Ack.
From Raddok: [Re: Actions]
Raddok hears an odd sound coming
from ahead. It sounded – like
[OOC: When he hears her offer,
he will kinda panic (inside) & look around for
help/ideas. He knows, thanks to information
shared, that if he stays he will never return to
his beloved, at home (although he has not talked
about her for several weeks, being as he was
boring everyone around him). If offered the
choice by Dorhak or the others, he will choose to
stay with his friends. In his heart, he is truly
in love with a Forester named Gallinda, whom he
had interrupted his journey to meet, when he
joined the party of adventurers, and he will not
choose to desert her. If it will help, & if
offered the chance he will struggle to compose a
small song/ballad to explain his choice. He knows
nothing of Vily, although he has heard of them,
as he has of many rarely-seen creatures/beings.]
GM: Ack.
From Raddok: [Re: Actions]
Raddok will be curious (& quite
startled) at the Vely's request
GM: Ack.
From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions[
Seeing the beautiful winged female talking with her party
GM: Ack. Which language? I don't see Neutral tongue or the Wood?
From Kiet: [Re: Actions[
Dang it. It’s too bad Kiet
doesn’t know what’s going on. He to help.
Oh, well. More fun this way.
GM: Ack. We can do both. :)
From Opus: [Re: Actions]
Kimis and Opus are in awe of the
being towering above them. As
GM: Ack.
From Arawn: [Re: Actions]
OOC:
In hopes of saving time I had
mentioned in the last post that Arawn was
translating for the party so you guys could post
directly with the assumption that Arawn would
convey their message to the Vily. But if it
helps I'll post below. In the meantime, if I am
slow to respond, my apologies. I have an eye
infection at the moment and can barely read my screen:)
IC:
With a smile showing his appreciation to Kimis and Opus for
"It would appear that we've
wandered into the domain of a Lady
GM: Ack. You rest ignore the game
until you feel better. Oddly I'm starting to get
a eye bug myself. :< Sympathy pain?
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[New Stuff]
[Ma 9th, 1636TH]
[Time: 1:24 pm]
[Arawn inside the cave...]
As Arawn studied those buried beneath
the rubble he listened to the soldier's plea. He
keenly understood the nature of religion and
culture and had no wish to trample upon those of the Bes.
"Then may Bes bless their slumber."
The guard nods, “if we can find a way
to close the portal we'll come back and get the
bodies. Till then it is a practical and...personal reason for them.”
With a grim smile and a sincere look
of compassion he then turned to quickly make his way back to the party.
[Arawn quickly catches up to party...]
As Arawn jogs to the party something
crosses his mind. Sidh and dwarves do have the
ability to do inter world travel. Why didn't
they simply return? The King was the 3rd
group? Maybe they decided the area was too
valuable not to ignore. Then again it was only hours not weeks.
Arawn nodded as the king warned
against speaking of the tome, his face reflecting
the gravity of Strata's words. He listened
without interruption, committing it to memory as was the way of the druids.
"Wise words. We shall save further
talk until our return to your home."
The King stops and glances at the
valley below and the vast forest. “I've not been
here in this region...but I feel..a strong
presence here. It is hard to explain.” Then he continues onward.
[Time: 1:51 pm]
Arawn, sidh and divine born as he
was, knew well that many of the forces in the
Lower World demanded respect within their own
domain. Indeed such was the way of the alfar as
well, though by his own choice he treated the
party and those of the Middle World very differently than his brethren might.
Recognizing a forest-lord/lady, he
bowed, offering her respect as he was now a guest
within her hall. Recognizing the Neutral tongue
he wondered at her affiliation, especially in connection to his father.
"I shall translate as asked. And I
would add, it is an honor and a pleasure to meet
with you in your forest, milady," he said,
exuding all the charm his nature and training allowed.
"Allow me to introduce myself. I am
Arawn, druid and son to Pyan and the Morrigan.
Pardon the intrusion but our situation is a
surprise, our story odd, and we only seek a safe
passage through to the Middle World."
Looking towards Raddok he smiled,
wondering if the man might actually wish to stay
with the elder being but then remembering that
his return home would leave him ravaged by time.
"I will ask the man for you. However
I would hope that you might grant us leave to
entertain you with our tale and see if such might
sway you into guiding our passage."
From her tree perch high above the
ground she stares. “Alfar? I am honored. We do
not see many of your kind or at least those who stay for long.”
Dorhak notices the group next to them
in line seem distracted by something. He turns
to Kiet and says, "is there something going on we don’t know about?”.
Turning back he squints is that crazy
elf on his knees? Did he find some bug to play
with and b Less? Minutes into this trek and
discipline is already disrupted. He grunts and
waves for Kiet to follow as they move toward that
group. Why is Raddok staring up and Mournath looking bored?
Raddok hears an odd sound coming from
ahead. It sounded – like singing? He looks around
but sees nothing around them, then looks up into
a nearby tree & sees an awesomely beautiful being
with wings. He looks at Mournath, but Mournath is
looking at the creature, too, and doesn't respond
to Raddok's softly saying his mane in a question
“Mournath, do you know what, uh – who, that is?”
Mournath mumbles something sounding
like a perfect ship mascot – the perfect being to
represent a great ship or to bless it – but in a wooden form.
Raddok hears her speak, maybe asking
who they are (which seems logical), but he cannot
understand her words. She is beautiful beyond
what he has ever seen, and he gulps, and tears
his eyes away to see if anyone is close enough to offer some kind of help.
Then she points at him, and he feels
his heart contract. Raddok didn't know why, but
this felt very bad. He hopes he hasn't offended
her in some way, and he feels the need of expert
advice. He feels some relief when he sees Arawn
start to speak to the beauty – it seems he
understands at least a bit what she's saying in her musical voice.
Arawn translates her offer to Raddok.
Raddok will be curious (& quite
startled) at the Vely's request & as polite,
honored & diplomatic as he can be about refusing
her offer, altho he will also be somewhat dazzled
by it. Why on all the worlds him?
Z'leyra sees Dorhak and Kiet divert
off course. She moves toward that area following
them. But she misses the translations but Dorhak did hear it.
Seeing the beautiful winged female
talking with her party member Z'leyra walks over
towards them. As she approaches Z'leyra remembers
what she knows of such women. Likely a Vily, such
protect their trees, demand obedience and can
curse those that fail to obey their requests.
treated with respect they are often benevolent.
She whispers these bits of knowledge to other
party members as she approaches.
When she gets close she bows her head
and using the language she heard the Vily speak
in says, "We are honored to meet you. Your kind's
protection of the trees is celebrated in stories
told by elders to their young. We have no intention
of harming what you protect."
Arawn translates for the Vily. Then
the Diumgi approach from behind a bush. The Vily
seems shocked and reaches for her bow on her back
but is stopped by Arawn as he explains they are
friends. But she remains obviously skeptical.
Kimis and Opus are in awe of the
being towering above them. As per they where told
they stand there in reverence and silence.
The Vily stares at the red ones unsure of what they are.
The Vily waits for Raddok to reply
from her first request and as Arawn translated
earlier the Miner suddenly becomes nervous and pale.
She speaks, "It looks like the man
has not replied. It looks bad for you. Sway? I
can't be swayed by words. But I do like shiny things....and shiny men."
"Then shiny things you shall have for
I do not think our shiny men will leave their
path to linger in your beautiful home for others
await their return," Arawn replied, dipping his
head politely. "I have magic, weapons and
jewels. Do any of these things catch your fancy, milady?"
The Vily frowns as Arawn turns to translate.
With a smile showing his appreciation
to Kimis and Opus for following advice Arawn
turned back to the party. With a gesture he
called them towards him while keeping them from moving too close to the Vily.
"It would appear that we've wandered
into the domain of a Lady of the Forest, an Elder
being of power. She has not taken kindly to our
intrusion and is willing to allow us to leave her
forest. However, if we choose to continue through
her wood, she asks for an offering." He paused,
smiling as he glanced toward Raddok. "You."
"For obvious reasons this might prove
a poor option for you as a mortal. Unless you
truly wish to spend the rest of your days here.
But I've managed to get her to agree to another
option, for she loves 'shiny things' as much as
she loves 'shiny men'. I am open to this as we've
missing Bes to recover, the cave might lie in her
domain, and, if we play our cards right, we might
even be able to gain aid, information or an ally.
Whatever we choose to do I urge all
of you to treat her with the utmost respect.
Forest lords are often quick to anger and have
terrible powers at their disposal."
[Time: 1:59 pm]
Kiet and Dorhak hear the words from Arawn.
The Vily sees Kiet ignoring Dorhak.
The Vily sees Kiet and seems to jump,
no glide? Float? Off the tree. It is unclear if
her wings even flutter. She lands on the ground
and her gown didn't even seem to float up like
you'd expect. She adjusts her bow and
quiver. Then moves past Arawn smiling and nods
slightly in respect. Then toward Raddok.
At Raddok she stops and eyes him up
and down and pierces into his eyes. She reaches
up and touches his stubbled chin. It creates a
shiver down the miner's back 10 times over. “You
would’ve been a nice ...friend.” Arawn translates as she drops her hand.
She ignores Mournath, waves her hands
for Z'leyra to stand and ignores Dorhak. By now
the King and Bes have come to the scene she notices them as well.
She stares at Kiet's chest.
Speaking in The Elder, Kiet kneels on
one knee to before the Vily, bowing his head
before beginning, then lifting it up to address
her. "Your Grace, we will all obey your commands
as there are none here that seek conflict with
you. If you could please provide us a guide to
allow us to exit your woods in the most expedient
manner, then we might least disturb you. I beg
you, however, to also hear my few questions and one petition."
She waves for Kiet to stand but
ignores his face and looks at his chest.
"We are all from the Middle World,
trapped here by an odd one-way portal. This
heinously ugly dwarf..." he gestures toward
Dorhak "...is our Captain. We, Captain
Dorhakâk's and his crew, were charged with
finding and restoring this Besamar King..." he
gestures toward the Bes King "...after he and
others of his ilk were lost through the very same
portal. We now seek a way to return you our
world and homes. We have information that some
caves in the hills might provide some clue to allow us to
"I must humbly admit my pathetic
inability to understand your interest in this one
human to remain. Can you enlighten me?"
She finally looks into his eyes, she
speaks back in the Elder and Kiet will translate
for others, “my name is Asaria.” She glances
down at the blue-green chainmail. She walks
around quietly and slowly then back facing
Kiet. “Is this Windwall or WindMill?” She
touches the armor and traces her fingers over what runes she can see visibly.
The Armor speaks to Kiet's mind, “why does she touch me?”
The Vily continues, “I've not seen
this armor in ages...I can't recall his
name....was it Rata? Raka? He was...a
respectable friend. He...did me a favor and
helped me.” She looks back up at Kiet's eyes.
She becomes serious again. She
glances at Arawn. “Alfar gives me honor being
here. Your offer for shiny items is
appreciated. But this...” she points to the chainmail. “Changes things.”
Arawn, Z'leyra and Dorhak tense sensing bad news.
She looks the Bes King and
speaks. Then off to the south to something not
seen then back at the King. “The Bes cave?” He
nods. “It was closed for ages. It is on the edge
of my land. Now it makes sense. I've seen your
kind in my forest. By the way one is dead. Not by my hands.”
The King begins to speak, “can you direct us...”
She raises a finger to silence him,
“keep going this path and you will find him ...eventually.”
She turns back to Kiet. “Middle
World so you seek to return there. Fine. The..” A
bird in a tree catches her attention. She
listens to its song. Those who speak bird get a
rough idea as well. Tells of what is probably
Fremea around. “Is that Fae with your group?”
Kiet nods.
“There are...rumors of a Bes
...structure in the hills. But you should avoid
that area. The Pale of Kototh is not for the
weak hearts of humans. But yes I've not been
there in ages. Not since his forces moved
in. The forest to the north is the end of my
forest and the hills are outside of my
guidance. If you foolishly insist going there
look for a eagle rock. You'll find the cave
near. There are stories of magic inside indeed.”
She traces her hands on the chainmail
again. For long moments even after Arawn and
Kiet translate and finish she stares as if transfixed by memories.
She steps back. “No tribute
needed. IF you ...have this..” She points to the
chainmail. “You either killed the wearer and
obtained it in bad ways.” She pauses. “But an
Alfar....a King...a Shamanese.” She glances at
Z'leyra. “Would not do such things. Your quest
must be honorable.” She claps her hands loudly
and raises her voice. 'Eyes forward do NOT turn back.”
She steps behind the party's
vision. “Keep moving forward....the forest will
avoid any harm to you. If there are forces not
under my direction they are free to do harm as they are not under my control.”
Her voice seems to shift as if she
has moved forward behind and higher in
elevation. “Before I depart.....I grant one fine question, choose wisely.”
GM: Actions? Comments
Next update...Tue/Wed?
GM: A fun update! Sorry for
delays. Hopefully staff will cooperate and we
can start early Tuesday. Before do mom's set of
final therapy. If not probably delayed
again. Last week for her therapy but the
following week starts my vacation. Normally off
Tue/wed. From Sept to Dec will have Mon/Thur off
as well. So that will help on getting updates
out. So I need to email Fremea. Till then I end
update with the above to make things
faster. Need to do stuff with Tobie so a bit of
delay for the party so ended above with the
question. I enjoyed interaction and the
comments. Kiet's stuff was great I actually used
a plot aspect I never had planned on till
now. So a nice change as tribute would've been different.
GM: Groups-
Kiet/Dorhak 1
Raddok/Mournath 2
Fremea
Unali/Barbosa 3
Z'leyra/Tsia 4
Arawn/Opus/Kimis/Pyan 5
King/2 Bes 6
5 2 1 4 3 6 – Spread out skirmish line.
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