Sorry, my mum was down right after this and I guess I forgot I hadn't finished the scene!

Mortaar nodded though didn't indicate whether he had been entirely reassured or not. Instead, he grunted and looked around. "Well, I suppose I should take advantage of Meek's generocity and the lack of chores, and get in some weapon practice before tomorrow. We should probably get to the training ground early tomorrow to meet with the rest for the hunt."

Mortaar stood, and gave another small head nod as a brief farewell.


Mortaar will go to whatever place around would be private enough to swing a sword for a while and do other martial-y things :)

Kaelynn nodded and got up from her seat.
"I think I'll get some rest too" she replied.  "Until tomorrow then."

She gave a smile and a returning farewell nod.


OOC: Yep, will go rest a bit and do magic-nerd things like read spells :)

There's not really any martial-type places in this district, as this is more kind of commercial and shops and stuff. So unless you wanted to try swinging your sword around in your room whilst trying not to hit anything, that may be tricky ;).

The idea was more go to the stables if it was empty, a back area, etc. Just basic drills, nothing requiring equipment (which he can do at the training ground in the coming days). Basically just what we he do before sleeping before a big day of battle! :p

"Oh, it might have been the gate we were supposed to meet at," Mortaar said, recalling something. "Until then, good night."

It's okay - this game has been going slowly enough that I've forgotten a bunch of stuff and am gonna need to read back over things anyway - I don't have nearly as many notes for this campaign as for the one I'm running at tabletop...but then again, I can get away with it here because it's forum-based so answers aren't needed right now this second :D.

The night passes uneventfully and you are able to complete your sleep/meditation in the reasonable comfort of your room in the Arms of Sehanine.

Since Kaelynn hasn't posted yet, I presume I can go and wake up first... seems like it's setting a pattern anyway!

Mortaar woke up from a restful night, feeling better for the martial drills of last evening and the otherwise untaxing relaxation.

He walked up to Kaelynn's door, and tried the tricky balance of knocking loud enough to potentially wake his companion, while not waking anyone who might still be asleep in other rooms.


And I'll leave it to Kaelynn to decide upon which side of that line Mortaar landed. I think it's an easy answer :p
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OOC: Eep, sorry!  Never seems to be enough time in the day to get everything done any more, must be getting old!  (;~;)


Kaelynn woke immediately from her trance at the knocking on the door.
Quickly grabbing her equipment, she hurried out of the room.

"Ready to go" she remarked, her usual morning cheer a little less bright than usual, no doubt considering their planned activity that day...


OOC: On a semi-related note, I'm also quite envious of Eladrin and their ability to go without actual sleep and still remain active in a world where caffeine probably hasn't been invented yet! :)

Eladrin are filled wiht natural caffeeine in a world where coffee hasn't been invented you say? Hmm... did you have an alternative character for when if some unscrupulous person sells your character to the nearest wizard who can extract caffeinne extract from creatures? Just asking out of concern for when in case such a thing ever happens...

If Mortaar noticed his companion's less than enthusiastic response, he didn't mention it. It was very possible he did not notice it as he seemed in good spirits. Or as much as could be seen on a hairy minotaur face by a non-minotaur.

"We should probably eat first," he pronounced, "we should have the time."

Happy to make that a formality and move on to getting near the gate if Kaelynn is though.

"Ok, if you like" replied Kaelynn, to the suggestion of food.  "Best to eat something before we go out anyway.  My master always used to say the first meal of the day was the most important."


OOC: Waiting for me?  Sorry if so! (O.O)'

No worries :). I don't mind letting you guys chat for a bit until you announce you're actually going downstairs :D.

"A wise man," said Mortaar sadly, nodding a small generally sympathetic nod, then turned to go downstairs.

Sorry, happy to move on.

OOC: Also happy to move on :)

You head downstairs, where you see Aleira manning the front desk. The common room isn't particularly busy so it's easy to find somewhere to sit and one of the tieflings working there is quick to bring you whatever you ask for.

Mortaar was conscious of the day's work, and asked for as much meat and vegetables as he thought they could afford. However, reluctantly he washed it down with water, to keep his senses sharp.

Kaelynn asked for the same, though in smaller quantities.
"Hope this goes well today" she remarked.

"You will be with a group of skilled warriors, and I daresay that others more of your persuasion may also be in on the hunt."

"Maybe" replied Kaelynn thoughtfully.  "I'm more used to fighting in a defensive capacity with other arcanists."


OOC: Sorry for the delay again.  Life just isn't giving me a break this year.

No worries - I still haven't got round to reminding myself of stuff I need to know for your upcoming activities with this goblin hunt and all that :D.

"That seems a good role to take this time around, given the goblins may well be more numerous and try to use underhand tactics. Anything you can do to protect the group where it is vulnerable I am sure will be welcomed."

"I'll do what I can" she replied, with what she hoped was a reassuring smile.


OOC: I know the feeling, been spending half the year so far figuring out how to avoid making battles in my own game too easy or impossibly difficult.  Still not sure I've got it yet, so there's a very small possibility I might accidentally TPK everyone.  I think I've added in enough ways to nudge the difficulty up or down mid-combat.  So hopefully no rocks falling and everyone dying! :)

Mortaar gave a good-natured nod, and then lifted his plate off the table to tip the last of the food in to his waiting mouth. A small, restrained belch followed, and then he nursed his ale while waiting for Kaelynn to finish.


Sorry, were you waiting for me? Been busy over the last few weeks, or I guess month? Happy to move on unless there's any more questions, etc first?

OOC: No worries, I can understand busy things. NaNoWriMo is eating my brain at the moment (kind of wishing I'd skipped it this year actually, but now I've started it I can't stop!)
Also happy to move on :)

Oh yeah, I kept meaning to give this place a poke but kept forgetting (tabletop DnD requires much more note-taking and setup as I have to do it in advance of each session, so that has been using a fair amount of my brain space :D). Were you guys just gonna head to the gate you were told to meet at, then?
Crap, I need to remind myself who was actually gonna be there :D.

Gate seems good? :)

OOC: Yep, gate :)