[pnpgm] Game Update #175 - File #1274 - Party returns home
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Character Name Type Player Sex Notes
..Arawn...........Druid...John.Haight........Ma..Alfar/Backup Navigator
..Dorhak..........Warrior.Kevin.Newaropenofficek.......Ma..Captain/Leader/Dwarf
..Fremea..........Sidh....Tobie.Bonahoom.....Fe..Faerry/Archer/Magician
..Kiet............Acrobat.David.Sanders......Ma..Human/Magician
..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
..Bes (2).........Warrior.npc................Mo..Bes..............
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Game Update #175 sequence (file #1274)
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[Recap]
From Fremea: [Re: Actions]
Fremea watches the others debate
about casting spells. After Z
GM: Ack. Love the post. A textbook
example of posting if not feeling anything to say but do so :) Stink. Heh
From Dorhak: [Re: Actions]
"Alright then! Except for
Z’leyra and Raddok, once we open the
GM: Ack.
From Z'leyra: [Re: Actions]
"Olay, no spells. Let's go!"
Says Z'leyra as she heads for the
GM: Ack.
___ From Upus: [Re: Actions]
Opus says “if I have to go to my home land I’ll be dead
GM: Ack. We'll use U and O for both
:) Since I thought it was Upus but Opus
works. We'll just use both. :) Easier too.
From Raddok: [Re: Actions]
When Z’leyra says no spells &
starts forward, Raddok grins &
GM: Ack.
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[New Stuff]
[Ma 10th, 1636TH]
[Time: 7:53 pm LW time]
Fremea watches the others debate
about casting spells. After Z asks, she looks
with her senses and knows that this is a very
purified place that could also have wards and
other potentially bad effects on spells not
aligned with its purpose. "I don't recommend
casting here at all, but do as you wish." She
then notices others saying good bye to Barbosa,
she just catches his eye and nods to him, wishing
him good journeys. She did get used to his stink,
and it will be good to not have to deal with it anymore.
She will gladly leave to get back
home, as her family must be wondering why she has gone so long again.
"Alright then! Except for Z’leyra
and Raddok, once we open the portal, everyone
else thru the portal as fast as you can
manage. Back to Marentia." Dorhak is eager to return.
He looks over at Kimis and Upus and
says, "You two are going to be hard to
explain. I highly recommend you be exceptionally
careful once we go thru. None of us know how you
will be received at our home. I understand you
not wanting to go to your lands, more than you
might think. But this is a one-way trip. I doubt
you’ll be able to change your minds. "
Kimis looks at Upus after hearing a
translation, “I never considered that. I saw what
the dwarves thought of us at the Kril. The
humans may not appreciate us. “ She looks more sad.
Kiet considers this. Fremea still
hears the demon yell but with Kaylle in the city
some are getting more used to the fae. Maybe the
Diumagi could wear cloaks and hoods? Maybe some
illusion magic could be used or disguises?
Kiet thinks about what's going on,
then realizes he does have an extra resource available.
In The Elder, he asks,
"Windwall! Quickly please. Is there anything
you can tell me about this place? Is there
anything you can do to help us all safely get through the portal?"
The armor does a subtle laugh in
Kiet's mind. Then speaks to his mind, “watch that
first step it is a doozy as the humans say
it. As to this place....there were rumors. Of
Sidh strongholds during the war. Doesn't that
presence here understand the war has been over
for eons? During the wars before man was
uplifted the Sidh and alliance forces moved great
armies from place to place. Since the gods could
not predict this that was a major blow against
them. To the Sidh of this era the gods were the
enemies. At least many of them not all. As to
your worry on entering the portals. The time
lost is not a ...how do you humans say it. Not a
big haggle? No. Not a big deal. Based on short
time here at most a half year is lost? We did
spend a month on that smelly ship so what's 3-4
months? My old masters have been in many
shops. I vaguely recall there are 3 or 4 items
that could deter the age affects. Bezoar, Jade
and Pearl. I seem to recall blood from a beast
can as well. IF there are magic I am no
expert. I'm sure there are magic spells that can help.”
After that, Kiet will announce any
results. Then say, "Will it help to have a
volunteer go through the portal first? If so, I would be willing."
"Okay, no spells. Let's go!" Says
Z'leyra as she heads for the gate.
"Let's go indeed." Unali pipes up.
"Marentia, here we come." and she turns dials
again to show their destination one last time to show the King.
Upus says, “if I have to go to my
home land I'll be dead and tortured first. I
spent a lot of my childhood afraid. I escaped to get a better life.”
He looks to Kimis and says, “what do you want to do ?”
Kimis grins and nods to the strange
glowing circle, “where you go I go.”
When Z'leyra says no spells & starts
forward, Raddok grins & follows her toward the
portal, giving a brief wave & smile back to Barbosa & the Bes.
The portal shows a heavy forested
area but there are no signs of life other than a
bird or two. The portal then shifts to Marentia
again and the park. King holds the portal using the crystal Unali suggested.
“God speed and safety.” The Bes King says.
[Time: 7:56 pm LW time]
The party seems hesitant to be the
first to pass through. Several tense moments
pass and finally Kiet shrugs and steps
through. He moves out of sight. The portal is
showing that park of heavy greens of healthy
lawn. Trees are seen on left and right some
distance away. The sky is full of puffy white
clouds and the sun seems to show afternoon.
Tsia steps through and out of sigh.
“Analysis done.” The Avatar reports.
Dorhak steps through.
“Object found to ...”
Fremea steps through next.
“...influenced by great...”
Pyan steps through.
“...power possible....”
Raddok steps through.
“...danger. Defense...”
Unali steps through.
“Initiative to prevent...”
Upus and Kimis step through.
Z'leyra steps through.
“Exposure. Shutting down portal.”
King tells Arawn to 'hurry”
“Alfar remain...”
Arawn the last to be there steps
through as the portal shuts down.
Arawn glances back to where the
portal was which is another area of trees to the
south. What did the Avatar sense He wanted to
stay to find out but was also feeling the urge to
leave as he felt he mgiht've been trapped or worse if left behind.
1420 606am Day
1613 757am Those who got bits
and pieces wonder if that was the inkwell the Avatar was talking about?
[Ma ??, 1636?TH]
[Time: ?:?? pm]
The party was in the lower world for
just 27 hours. But that could be a lot longer in
the middle world. It is assumed 1 lower world
day is 100 middle days. But scholars have
debates that time variations exist. A area here
could be only 10 days but another LW area could
be 300 days. So if the eggeheads are correct it could be 110-120 days.
Arawn looks the same with no real
change. His pearl torc helped him to have less affects from the time.
Dorhak also looks the same but it
seems a small clump of more hair on his messy
beard. His stomach groans not so much for food
but for ale. This causes a massive gas relief and
those standing behind him become victims.
Fremea looks the same though her body
aches slightly as if flying for weeks on.
Kiet looks the same with no change
other than slight stubble on his cheeks. After
speaking to his armor he dug into his bag to pull
out a necklace to protect him.
Pyan is the first to show signs of
time past. A beard seems to pop up in
seconds. His hair is much longer maybe a inch
and his nails seem to be a bit longer.
Raddok is showing signs like that of
Pyan with the hair, beard and nails. Upon hearing
Kiet about the jade he eagerly looks in his pouch
to find a bracelet from loot found. But the
party confirms the jade has no magical value as
its too small. So did not protect him.
Tsia shows sign of longer hair and
slight change in finger nails. But she also
seems to twitch a bit and shake. As if a inner
fight is going on but she bites her lip and seem sot get it under control.
Unali hearing Kiet's report reaches
into a pouch for a bracelet and that helps to
protect her from the effects. So there is little visible effects of age.
Opus and Kimis both seem to show
visible effects of the age. Hair for Opus grows
a bit more than usual maybe a inch while Kimis
maybe a half inch. Opus does not show a full
beard as Pyan but more signs of a
mustache? Maybe they grow hair different than humans.
But Opus and Kimis do feel their
wounds suddenly disappear and close up fully healed.
Z'leyra is still disgusted losing her
bag from the Shifter Fake Kiet kicking it in the
fire. She has gear like cages and pouches for
the items but sadly has no material sot help her
from the age effects. So her hair also seems to grow a inch or so longer.
Everyone is feeling a feeling of
hunger and thirst. But there does not seem to be
any biological effects from the time shift than that.
The day is warm maybe in the 80s with
the sun probably around 2 or 3 pm? As the party
stepped out of the portal which was facing west
the north is to the party's right. There the
open field shows a statue Unali spoke of about
half a lie away. There are no other people here
at the park at least that the party can see. Now
the party faces west toward the small grove of
trees. To the east or rear is the same style of
light forest/woods. A light breeze picks up the
scene of fresh grass and the sound of birds.
Finally back home for most but how long has it been?
Just as another exchange of gas seems
to escape Dorhak he starts to growl at his hunger but is stopped.
A voice rings out, “about time you
show up!” It seems to echo in the area and hard
to track. A form of clipped Marentian. “Been
waiting 2 days! Did you guys panic and wait?
Whatever. So let's get this over with.”
To the west in front of the party a
man in a blue tunic and tan pants
appears. “Wow. Who are those ...what are
those....” The black haired man his 20s seems to
stare probably at the Diumagi. “Whatever. Let's
not panic here. Remain in place.”
“Before you use magic or some arcane
skills look on the ground there about 20 feet from you. I'll wait.”
The party looks and spots a gray
plate about a child’s' tin eating plate on the
ground. “Now look to left, right and behind go ahead I'll allow it but no
magic please.”
The party sees about 15 feet away to
the sides is a very hard to spot object of white
color. It looks like a cube. “Don't try to sense
them. It will back fire. We were prepared. If
we detect doing so things will go badly. Let me demonstrate.”
The man reaches to his left and pulls
a woman to his side and in front of him. She is
gagged and waring a blue dress of middle class
style. Her hands are bound and he holds a dagger
to her throat. “Sure you could probably teleport
to me or teleport me away but not before I kill her. So hear me out.”
“You small ugly one...yes you. Raise
your shield. Above your head. C'mon we don't
have time to waste.” HE presses dagger into her neck and she begins
to sob.
Dorhak raises his shield sky face up.
“Count to 3.”
One.
Two. Suddenly a arrow is seen zooming toward the party.
Three. The arrow seems to go
straight for Dorhak but curves up then a wide arc
an down and impacts into Dorhaks' shield. Dorhak
lowers his shield and yanks the arrow out.
“The small winged ...thing may
recognize that as a guided arrow. I have enough
friends in the woods that could kill you twice
over all of you before you flinch. So let's be
civil here. Do I have your attention now?”
Fremea frowns and stars to ever so
slightly read the object cube to her right. It
begins to glow purple and she stops.
The voice continues, “that was
expected. You had to be heroic! So we'll keep
that as first and only warning. I will let this
fine lady ...baker...mother to 3 and caretaker to
a old mother free unharmed if you just do one tiny favor for me.”
Blue tunic man watches as several in
party white knuckle weapons. “He didn't want you
killed yet. So this is all I ask. You obtained
items from your small vacation. It is clear that
our friends failed to obtain those items. Place
the object that looks like a ink well and the
journal that was encrypted on that plate. I will
come forward and free her once I leave the cover
of this wood. She will run to you safe. My
archer friends will stand down. All you need to
do is place those 2 items on the plate and step
back to your current position. That's it! Easy
huh? We will leave and you can go pig out at a tavern. What do you say?”
Unali knows where those items are and
so does Arawn. She glances at Arawn to see his
reaction. Arawn did read the book as best he
could and tried to memorize some of it. But
should they risk a innocent woman for the book?
Granted its not the hurricane book
but seems to be more important than figured and
so the Avatar in the cave seemed to determine.
The tin plate is about 30 feet
away. The tree line is about 60 feet behind and
40-50 feet in front. To south it is about 80 feet away.
The man shrugs, “I know what
guarantee do you have I’ll let her go. My word
as a gentleman? A show of good faith?” The
dagger slips down and cuts her rope hand bindings
and her arms dangle free. Then the dagger goes
back to her neck. “This is a simple trade. This
does not have to go to blood shed.”
Dorhak knows technically his rule as
leader ends once back in Marentia. But he could
do one last order for the road?
GM: Actions? Comments?
Next Update....Saturday but probably next Tuesday.
GM: The Final Scene. Planned what 2
years ago? A good place to stop. Votes are
over. I will announce results next update. If
items are put on plate I’ll do update
Saturday. If not then maybe Tuesday. Depends on
if have time. Tue/Wed will be busy with taxes
and a couple other things. So if not tue/wed
maybe week from Saturday. Thanks guys! Its been fun!
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