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Location:  The Stables.

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Prudence
NPC, 21 posts
Always Twisted
Never Tainted
Sun 3 Jul 2016
at 21:11
  • msg #28

Location:  The Stables

Pru opened her mouth to answer Lex when another voice entered the fray and she turned to look at David. "I'm not much for drinking and card playing, but I'd be happy to come round to provide some company. " she turned her smile back to Lex. "What do you say, Lex? We have been working rather hard. I'm sure we could be spared for a few hours after the days chores are done?" she asked, thinking it was time to learn more about those who would likely be apart of her life along the way.
Lex
NPC, 45 posts
Mon 4 Jul 2016
at 01:10
  • msg #29

Location:  The Stables

Lex wasn't much of a gambler or a drinker but he wanted to be well liked by the people he was building a new life with so he answered, "You'll have to teach me the game but count me in!" The mention of chores reminded him he would need to go over the plans with the others so they could start work in the morning.

"Thanks for all the help Pru! I will see you both again in a bit." Lex said getting up and moving toward the door.
David Hart
NPC, 13 posts
"Double or nothing?"
ex-bandit armorer
Mon 4 Jul 2016
at 13:34
  • msg #30

Location:  The Stables

"Happy to my boy, happy to."  David forced a smile to the both of them.  There was a fine line between taking someone for as much coin as you could and taking enough and still have them keep coming back.  Especially tricky with someone new to a game.  He remembered the first time someone had shown him how to play cards.  Lost a good pile of coins, but he had grown to love all of the games.  Maybe he could instill those feelings in the others.

"I'll see you both later, I need to find some of the others and invite them as well."
Prudence
NPC, 22 posts
Always Twisted
Never Tainted
Wed 6 Jul 2016
at 18:20
  • msg #31

Location:  The Stables

Pru watches both men leave and sighs. She returns to the kitchen in hopes of learning something more from Svetlana in regards to not burning water.

A few hours later, chores done, water sufficiently boiled and not burned and shoulders aching, Pru is once more wandering the stables in search of Lex. It's likely to be an interesting evening and she's had more than a few reservations about the whole things, but perhaps it was better to come out of her shell a bit, learn to trust more.
Zack
Wed 6 Jul 2016
at 19:15
  • msg #32

Location:  The Stables

"Did I hear something about a game of cards?" Zack asks poking his head around the door to the stable
Lex
NPC, 46 posts
Wed 6 Jul 2016
at 19:20
  • msg #33

Location:  The Stables

Lex returned to the stables pretty quickly after leaving. The blueprints were with the others who would begin preparing what they needed to get started in the morning but he still had some work to do on Zorah's saddle. He picked that up and spent a few minutes hammering in little designs that he thought the woman might appreciate. Little pictures of animals around the horn and top of the saddle.

He heard Pru return and was about to ask her if she thought supper was ready over at the fire when he heard Zack ask about a card game.

"Oh hey Zack, yeah, David is getting a few people together for a game. Pru and I told him we would come by after dinner. Do you want to join us? Pru, you still want to watch, right?"
Zach
Wed 6 Jul 2016
at 19:53
  • msg #34

Location:  The Stables

"Watch?" Zach asks with surprise.  "Nothing more boring than watching.  And anyway, we'll make David play for coppers.  He's too much of a card shark for anything else." he says remembering games back in the bandit camp.

"Anyways, I managed to get a jug from Oleg." he says holding up a half gallon jug of hard cider.
Prudence
NPC, 23 posts
Always Twisted
Never Tainted
Wed 6 Jul 2016
at 20:00
  • msg #35

Location:  The Stables

Pru opened her mouth to call out a greeting when she heard Zack's voice fill the air. Turning, she offered him a smile and a shy wave before turning her eyes back to Lex. "Nothing else has come up. It will give me time to work on the hem for Miss. Pipre's new attire so it's ready for the new materials. " she said with a grin, then turned her gaze back to Zack. "Where have you been hiding Zack?"
Zach
Wed 6 Jul 2016
at 20:12
  • msg #36

Location:  The Stables

"Out with the horse in to corral most of the time.  Pretty much like I did back ... err ....  before ..  err.  Yeah.  Pretty much like I used to do.  Tidying the fences up, exercising them, making sure they are brushed. That sort of thing.  Not hobnobbing with the bosses like you two." He says teasing the pair about their new positions in life.
Prudence
NPC, 24 posts
Always Twisted
Never Tainted
Wed 6 Jul 2016
at 20:47
  • msg #37

Location:  The Stables

Pru frowned. "If anything, disappointing them. " she corrects, placing her hands on her hips "I don't know the game and I know enough of David to know my money is best kept in my own purse. I've material to buy if I am to complete this order. This is to be my livelihood. " she swings closer, letting her hands relax, "Besides, who better to distract you than the one with nothing to lose?" she takes a small cue she picked up from Pipre and looks up prettily from beneath her lashes.
Zach
Wed 6 Jul 2016
at 20:59
  • msg #38

Location:  The Stables

"I'm sure you will do alright." Zach responds, never having intended to do more than tease her slightly.  "Oh, I don't begrudge David a few coppers, after all it is almost worth the money to watch him working so hard." The ostler grins across at Pru.  "But maybe, if you were to sit next to me, and put David off ..." he suggests with a grin.
Prudence
NPC, 25 posts
Always Twisted
Never Tainted
Wed 6 Jul 2016
at 21:36
  • msg #39

Location:  The Stables

Pru grinned widely at the reassurance Zach gave and relented, "In that case I might be persuaded to-- Zach!" she said, her eyes wide and a surprised smile on her face. "You cheeky devil! Trying to swindle David out of his coppers. I'm sure the sight of me will hardly warrant him to lose his concentration. " she throws her hands behind her back, grasping at one of her wrists and grinning.
Zach
Wed 6 Jul 2016
at 21:45
  • msg #40

Location:  The Stables

"Oh I don't know ...." he says looking Pru up and down with a cheeky grin.  "And its got to be worth a try, just to wind him up, if nothing else.  Anyway, I'll share my cider with you ..." he entices her.
Lex
NPC, 47 posts
Wed 6 Jul 2016
at 22:47
  • msg #41

Location:  The Stables

Lex watched the back and forth and tried to hide his feelings, but when Zach so clearly looked Pru up and down, he had a hard time containing himself and issued an audible sigh. "Why don't we head over to the fire and see about dinner before cards get going?" Lex suggests and moves for the door.
Prudence
NPC, 26 posts
Always Twisted
Never Tainted
Wed 6 Jul 2016
at 22:56
  • msg #42

Location:  The Stables

Pru grinned cheekily and shook her head. "How did you manage to get it from Oleg? Do a special favor? Not up to old tricks, I hope. " She gave Lex a sideways glance at the sigh and nodded her head. Lex was a good friend, much like the brother she'd never had. "That's a good idea. I believe stew is on the menu, and not to worry, I did not cook it. " she sets all their minds at ease. It was no secret the horrors of Pru's attempts at cooking.
Zach
Thu 7 Jul 2016
at 06:02
  • msg #43

Location:  The Stables

Zach can't help but catch the look on Lex's face and the deep sigh the lad allows to escape from his lips.  For a moment his eyes narrow, but then his grin returns as he nods his agreement to the younger man's suggestion.

"Shall we?" Zach asks Pru, offering an arm "It has been a long time since lunch.  And Oleg knows I have the cider, I paid for it like any good customer would." He says reminding the woman that this is a trade outpost and Oleg makes a living by buying and selling things.
Prudence
NPC, 27 posts
Always Twisted
Never Tainted
Thu 7 Jul 2016
at 06:39
  • msg #44

Location:  The Stables

"We shall." Pru agrees, reaching out to take the offered arm, ducking her head a bit as he explains the procurement of the cider. "Yes, yes, of course. Old notions die hard, but I promise not to make the same mistake again. " Flashing him an apologetic grin, she squeezes his arm and follows after Lex, but not before leaning over to whisper, "You might want to avoid the bread, I did help with that."
zach
Thu 7 Jul 2016
at 08:35
  • msg #45

Location:  The Stables

In reply to Prudence (msg # 44):

Zach smiles at Pru's response <dark blue>"I am sure it will be fine"<dark blue> he grins as they head towards the fire.
DM
GM, 698 posts
Sat 10 Sep 2016
at 13:27
  • msg #46

Location:  The Stables

A large building that now houses the new wagon and Oleg's horse Claptrap.
Andalon de Lebeda
player, 252 posts
Cleric of Abadar
Sat 8 Oct 2016
at 12:53
  • msg #47

Location:  The Stables

A little while later after the newly paroled bandits are brought to the stables to start their new lives Andalon walks in and asks to speak to them.

"Hello, you are Yolen, George and Spike, aren't you? Have I got those names right? I am Andalon de Lebeda, a priest of Abadar. Do you mind if I ask you a few more questions? We need to know anything else you can tell us about this spellcaster woman, Lavinia, her half-orc sons and anyone else who might have gone to the ring fort with her. For example, what spells has anyone seen her cast or heard stories of her casting? How many half-orc sons does she have? Do you know any of their names, including the one who was killed in the forest and the one who signed his own death warrant tonight? Do you think they are fighters, or rogues or even assassins? What do they wear and what type of weapons do they usually carry? Who might have escaped from Kressel's camp and gone back with them to the ring fort?"

He doesn't mention whatever he already knows about the ring fort as he wants to see whether anything they tell him doesn't fit with what he has seen so far.
DM
GM, 812 posts
Sun 9 Oct 2016
at 18:00
  • msg #48

Location:  The Stables

All three bandits offer bits of information, but from their various accounts you gather that  the two Half-Orcs who led the ambush in the forest were caller Finnock and Detrak - both were dressed in light armour and carried short swords.  Both they, and their mother, were very dismissive of the bandits  not wanting to follow the party deeper into the forest.  She has another son, Pakrit, with her who wears chain mail and carries a long sword and shield.  He is reputed to be a nasty piece of work.

None of the three have ever seen Lavinia cast spells, although she has a particularly mean look to her when she is angry.  If you upset her Pakrit and another son take you aside for a 'talking to' -  which often includes a beating.

There were another half-dozen bandits at the camp along with Kressle.  That said, Lavinia, and her sons, appear to have Kressle under their thumb.
Andalon de Lebeda
player, 264 posts
Cleric of Abadar
Mon 10 Oct 2016
at 15:46
  • msg #49

Location:  The Stables

Andalon looks thoughtful as he absorbs their news.

"Thank you, that's very helpful. I think you will find you have made the right choice. Life here should be much better for you. Good, honest work for fair pay means you have the chance to build a much brighter future for yourselves here as part of our growing community."

He smiles and shakes hands with each of them before bidding them goodnight.
Viktoria d'Lodovka
player, 244 posts
Mon 10 Oct 2016
at 16:01
  • msg #50

Location:  The Stables

Vik's approach was not in any way stealthy, being garbed, as de Lebeda knew, in metal armour and leather. However, she hung back as Andalon spoke with the bandits, if only to allow her companion the privacy to do what he did best. When the bandits left, she approached

"Brother Andalon, a moment of your time, if I may?"

She walked over to the cleric. They'd not seen eye to eye on the road, but Vik's respect for a well trained spellcaster and the wisdom of his line of thinking (even if she disagreed) was all Vik needed to know this man was a strong ally.

"I wanted to discuss a sensitive matter with you. As you know, our gods are not . . . we don't serve the same ends. The opposite in fact, battle and blood is oft times the end of good stable civilization. Be that as it may, my time on boats taught me a good many lessons, and Gorum gives room for interpretation to all his followers in how best to serve the cause of battle."

Vik produced a belt pouch (a spare taken from the hoard they'd divided), with fifty golden coins within, and handed it to Andalon, with a small half-kneel

"Respect must be paid, for a warrior to prosper. Your god heals my wounds, and so a tithe must be offered. I have not the patience or the inclination to tithe to your god as his followers must though, so a year's worth of wages from my work on the ships is what I offer. Can you ensure it is put to the proper use?"

She was, of course, unaware her allies had paid for her healing before she'd joined their band . . .
Andalon de Lebeda
player, 268 posts
Cleric of Abadar
Tue 11 Oct 2016
at 12:49
  • msg #51

Location:  The Stables

Andalon was both surprised and delighted at Vik's unprompted donation.

"Why, thank you, Lady Viktoria. That is most generous of you and it will relieve me of the difficult task of asking our friends to show their respect and gratitude for Abadar's blessings. For that I thank you doubly so. I shall hold it in safekeeping until such time as I return to a temple of Abadar in the city or establish my own place of worship as our little community here grows.

"I must say that I particularly admired the way you fought those devilish gargoyle creatures at Quern's cave. You certainly put that enchanted knife to good use that day. Gorum would have been proud when he saw that!

"Well, thank you again. Now I think I should wash off the dust from the last week's travels before I call it a night."

Viktoria d'Lodovka
player, 249 posts
Tue 11 Oct 2016
at 12:57
  • msg #52

Location:  The Stables

In reply to Andalon de Lebeda (msg # 51):

"Hopefully the day of your return to the temple will not be far off, though I'd prefer seeing a settlement established."

As Andalon makes to leave, Vik makes to leave as well, going the other direction

"Sleep well Brother Andalon."
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