HT Player Character Name Type Status/Notes Sex -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ FH.John Haight...........Arawn.............Druid .Normal/Alfar... Ma [Backup Navigator] ...Kevin Newark..........Dorhak............Warrior.Normal/Dwarf....Ma [Captain/Leader] --.Tobie Bonahoom........Fremea............Sidh....Normal/Faerry.. Fe --.Rachelle.Gauthier ... Ix........... ??????..Normal/Human ..Fe W2.David Sanders.........Kiet.Sunan........Acrobat Normal/Human ..Ma ...Don.Kerr..............Maelorna..........Dancer..Normal/Human....Fe ...Gilbert.Isla..........Mournath..........Sailor..Normal/Human....Ma [Navigator] R3 Panthera..............Pyandalgor........Hunter..Normal/Human....Ma --.Bess.Hadley...........Raddok............Miner...Normal/Human ..Ma R4.Wout Broere...........Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human ..Fe R4.Alex Koponen..........Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human ..Fe [First Mate] ..Npc....................Barbasa...........Dwarf...Fighter.........Ma Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra, Zol Zim (Wolf) - Ix Game Web Site - http:/nrgcomputers.com/pbem/ Public posts/actions to pnpgm@list.powersandperils.org (mailing list) Private emails (not public actions) to pnpgm@comcast.net Game Update #21 sequence (file #249) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Admin Notes: None. ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Recap] From Raddok: [Re: Actions] Raddok, happy that he can get his errands done with Kiet,.... GM: Ack. From Kiet: [Re: Actions] Well, it seems everyone seems to take the orders and suggestions for tasks without too much trouble. A nice bonus indeed. "Aye. I’ll take him, Elder. Hopefully his problems back.... Dorhak will help arm this dwarf, though finding suitable armor might prove difficult. But he will buy a strong shield, helmet, available armor (less than chain mail) and up to three weapons...preferably a strong hand to hand weapon, a dagger, and ranged weapon if he is capable. Before they head out and shop, Dorhak asks the unwanted kin to join him as he takes care of his place and things. Dorhak starts by gathering his money, which visibly impresses his kin, then goes to visit his artist friends. He asks the one older lady sculptor to kindly watch his place while he's gone. He looks rather different to her as he is more dressed for war than artistry. But Dorhak offers her 5 pieces of silver to watch his place and his tools. Both dwarves then go back to Dorhak’s hovel and gather up all of his belongings except tools (stonework and jewelers) and the ' worthless' gems. They split up the gear and head out. First of all, they go to find anything the new dwarf can use to fight with. Afterwards, they head out to find a moneylender that Kiet mentioned for the majority of Dorhak’s wealth. Dorhak will deposit a full 100gc (minus money paid for gear) with the moneylender. He keeps the rest with him. Then, it’s time to go back to the boat. Dorhak will deposit his stuff in 'his' cabin. GM: Ack. For moneylenders they use your $ to their profit. Just like a modern bank. So you can either do No interest but average risk, Low, Medium or High Risk. Risk involves public economy disasters - I mean a moneylender could be robbed or city depression and lose some or all money. But this is super rare. The risk though has a benefit in interest paid out. None-0%, Low-1-3%, Medium 4-6% and High 7%+. Based on monthly intervals. Let me know how much risk you want to take. From Mae: [Re: Actions] Maelorna smiles watching as the dwarf leaves. Looking .... For supplies, she runs through a mental check list and wonders just how much another besides herself might need. As for food, that wasn't an issue, with the spell, as long as it succeeded, she could use any trash or creature, such as any rats, considering every ship had them, or so she had overheard, those she managed to catch and feed upon she could use the remains and change them for food if needed. No, it was water she had to worry about. 'Pity having never found a spell or item that created water,' she grouses. On a whim, she stops by the brothel before heading ... GM: Ack. I don't see the rent or expenses paid on sheet. I see where a moneylender deposit was made. I may have done this only for IBT but not listed on sheet. So I'll cover this below. Let me know how long you want to pay for your 'room'. From Kiet: [Re: Actions] Before Kiet leaves to gather supplies and hammocks, he ... Kiet intends to head home and gather some things. Some he will leave at his own manor, the rest he will take to the "Bank of Z'leyra" OOC: I will post my list of purchases and stowage to Scott after a while. It's a long list. And I want to make sure I am not carrying too much. GM: Ack. The whole idea of gear is to mainly prevent the "oh I pull out my sapphire magical super doper ring and zap the bad guy out of my pocket." situation. For mundane gear like books or clothing I mostly don't care. Its things that are plot integral that could change the entire current situation. That's why I ask. I mean folks have plenty of room on ship to bring stuff. Its not matter of space. Its matter of what is left behind that you can't pull up your sleeve. :) For those with animals it is critical to pay whoever is feeding/storing them. From Ix: [Re: Actions] Ix finds herself not of much use in preparing the ship for its voyage, other than attempting to locate herbs that would help with the smell in the hold. Once she leaves with Arawn and the dwarves, she follows.... Upon finally reaching Kaz's house, she was happy to see... ---------- Ix's description Ix is somewhat short, standing at 5'2". Her slender form moves with grace despite her apparent handicap, this gracefulness is only accentuated whenever she dances or performs any form of acrobatics. Her raven black hair is kept fairly long, reaching just beneath her shoulder blades. There are random beads and feathers tied up in her hair. When her eyes aren't covered by a blindfold or her cloak, they are pure white with a shimmer of silver where her iris and pupil should be. Her skin is slightly tanned with a clear complexion. Although they are usually covered by either her hair or the hood of her cloak, her ears are pointed. Her manner of dress would be considered wild and primitive to most, but for her, it's comfort and convenience. Her clothes are mostly fur with brief hints of cloth and leather, even her shoes are fur. Upon her shoulders rests the pelt of a large j aguar, an absolute giant of its kind, and likely labeled a man killer in its lifetime purely due to its size and advanced age. The graying around its muzzle and head show that the beast was quite old and either died of natural causes or had to be put down because he became a danger to the people nearby. The beast's extremities are still attached but are tied up to not drag the ground when walking. The pelt is large enough and crafted in such a way that it can be untied for her to cover up with as a large blanket, or even literally wear the beast's skin as a full suit for extra protection against the cold. She often wears the head up over her own as a hood, the oversized head sinking down and covering her eyes, not that it would affect her vision in any way. As with such cloaks, the lower jaw is missing, the teeth from the missing jaw have been crafted into a necklace that she wears around her neck. (OOC: Sorry for the lack of emails :( I'll try to stay on top of it. If anyone needs to get in touch with me, I have skype and discord.) Skype: Inunekoyoukai Discord: Inuneko#2410 GM: Ack. No worry on posts. Folks post to just make posts. Which isn't needed. No need to filler stuff unless you want. I'll add your info to the pc looks file. Did you want me to add that skype/discord to it? or I can add that to the Contact info file which I have up as well as a link. From Arawn: [Re: Actions] While secreted away in the bowels of the ship, Arawn... "Unali, when you were in the captain's hold you.... GM: Ack. Technically here Unali only had a side glance. You on the other hand saw none of this if I recall. So how you can use this info is kinda IC/OOC stuff. :) Borderline issue of it being OOC player only info. ------------------------------------------------------------- [New Stuff] [Marqi Frisda 23rd, 1636TH; Sivas, Marentia] [Time: 12:30 pm] While secreted away in the bowels of the ship, Arawn's divination forced him to plumb his mind for recent memories. His eyes shone with curious intensity and thereafter he made his way to the deck. He made sure that Damon and his crew were not present while he addressed his concern. "Unali, when you were in the captain's hold you noticed Damon secreting something in his pocket after rifling through the captain's corpse. Did you ever find out what he discovered? In addition, did we ever get confirmation on who killed the man you had tied up in the hold?" [Time: 12:42 pm] The Dwarf elder offers a new recruit to Dorhak. Dorhak listens to the Elder (as any respectable Dwarf should). It’s something unusual to be asked such a request. And disturbing. Still, he is the Elder. Decorum demands he acquiesce. "Aye. I’ll take him, Elder. Hopefully his problems back home won’t cause problems for this trip. Also, he is insurance that I will keep my word about disposing of this boat and sharing the proceeds." Dorhak motions the new recruit over to join them. He looks around to make sure no one else (non-dwarf, anyway) is listening and says in Dvallin "Before I allow you to join us, by the words of Dvallin, you will tell me exactly what trouble keeps you from going home. I swear that it shall go no further to these others unless a life is in danger." Dorhak awaits the answer. The elder waves the younger dwarf forward. The younger one introduces himself. "I am Barbasa." In the dwarf tongue. [Time: 12:25 pm] Maelorna smiles watching as the dwarf leaves. Looking at her gear and rummages about through the ruck sack and once satisfied she sighs contentedly, she was hungry fortunately it wasn't the ever present hunger this time, rather she was in the mood for something more physically filling. She chuckles softly as she heads out to one of the inns she had found before for a meal. [Time: 12:30 pm] Before Kiet leaves to gather supplies and hammocks, he needs to know how much of 'special' items to bring, so he asks "Captain Damon, if we take the'Tuna' way to Vahear, what would you estimate would be the round trip? (Kiet and a few other sea hands smile or chuckle over this little joke...since Tuna is commonly know as The Chicken of the Sea). We should probably not count on having time to stock up on supplies there. We do then to have to usually leave places rather quickly." Damon nods, "Mournath and I looked at the maps briefly. It all depends on the winds. It could be as short as 8 or 9 days with great winds every single day. But likely as long as 38-39 days. One way. So let's average that to what 24-25 days? So might as well plan at least a month for one trip and another month back. This doesn't include time in Vahear and such. So I'd suggest to my sailor pals who will come to figure at least three months. There are at least six or seven cities on the way and those are only a few days in between. So you could do weekly set of supplies. but once you round the western edge of Bhamotin I'd plan for longer as cities and towns will be less. I can work with Mournath on the specifics and we can jot them down. At least you won't have to deal with Climan pirates this far east. But Rogizini or other free lance pirates mainly once you round the edge to the south - along the western edge of Bhamotin - may be more frequent. Once you leave the Sea of Tears to the Great Southern Ocean things get a bit rougher all around with storms and pirates. This time of year the winds are moving east to north so going south from Sivas to the northern edge of Bhamotin may be slowed due to the winds. But once you head into the Great Ocean the winds move east to south thanks to that island between the Empire and Bhamotin. So winds along that coast should be very helpful. As to any special gear? This ship is built for the Sea of Tears not the ocean. As such I'd get more ropes and at least another backup anchor. The one sole anchor could be damaged or lost. The sails look in good shape but backup cloth and a person who can sew is always a great help. Once leave the Sea for the Ocean food and water will be more criitical. I suspect medical supplies are needed. The biggest thing is Bhamotin are our friends. So this alone is a major asset to the ship. But Vahear and the Empire is another story. So if you get lost and end up in the west at the Rogizini Empire shores then you better be prepared to fight your way out. They are not very friendly folks." [Time: 3:15 pm] Raddok, happy that he can get his errands done with Kiet, he quickly places his personal gear in an empty cabin, first telling Z'leyra where he's placed it, "... so it's out of the way for now (cabin with 1st door on the right)", then grabs his horse gear & follows Kiet off the ship. Barbasa and Dorhak finish up at Dorhak's place. The old lady refused to watch the house without a hug from Dorhak. Dorhak grumbles it is a human old lady custom it seems. Then the pinching of cheeks and rubbing of hair ritual starts. The old lady is glad to see Dorhak "get a new friend." in the young dwarf. As the 2 dwarves head to the money lender, Barbasa begins to open up. "Aren't you worried carrying so much gold around these streets? These humans all look sketchy to me. Feell like I'll be molested any second now." Later on he adds. "Back home I'm a subject of bad luck. It started when I was around 8 bringing food to the elder miners in our clan. The cave suddenly collapsed. Five years later after the 3rd collapse the elders felt I should not be in any more caves doing mining at least. After that I spent my time on armor work. One day was hiking in area looking for possible on ground minerals with the Rune Master. I told him to avoid a rock and go right around a tree. He did and fell into a pit of snakes. Beyond his broken leg and almost dying form the bites we were able to save him. But again the clan seemed to blame me." Dorhak looks around where is that local youth gang that hangs out. Maybe bad luck will turn him on to the wrong street? He shakes his head. Luck is just folks being afraid and ignorant! But he does with glee recall someone saying they have some magic thing to prevent ship from sinking? Ship may not sink but being ate by sea monsters is another story. He shakes his head as these thoughts occur to him. Barbasa continues, "I am so so with gems and armor now. I suspect if I bring honor back to the clan I can learn more from the rune master. But it was clear they would not want me around much. I suspect if I returned they'd just blame me for them being taken prisoner. But I do appreciate you taking me along. If I am to prove myself to my clan then this should help out. I am good with the mace but not so much with a shield. After that one bear came into the mine - or so they blamed me - I fought it off with the mace and work hammer. So I am good with a hammer in one hand and mace in other. I could also use a dagger. But I asked that Raddok guy to convey to that strange one who did healing - Aron? I asked Raddok to ask him if he could bring a suit of armor back from the tribe. So I should only need weapons. I can work for it though...." After the moneylender and the big relief that 100 gold isn't to be stolen or dropped in some sewer as they both walk by due to some odd turn of bad luck, the pair find a shop. There Dorhak finds a mace, nice hammer and dagger for the lad. It only costs 2 gold so Dorhak pays it. [Time: 3:59 pm] At the Dwarves camp in Ba'ru. Once she leaves with Arawn and the dwarves, she follows along and is indeed happy when they're reunited with their families. Unfortunately the language barrier prevents her from expressing this. She also attempts to provide the fallen with prayers and honor. Knowing that their stay was wearing thin, she places a hand on Arawn's arm to reassure him. It wasn't their fault that the dwarves here were distrustful. The Elder Dwarf speaks a little bit of Ba'ru being in the land for so long. But it is a rough tourist style level of it so its enough to get roughly by. The Elder thinks the 2 for returning the dwarves. The elder fetches a suit of armor for Barbasa to be taken back. [Time: 4:12 pm] On a whim, she stops by the brothel before heading back to the ship. She speaks with the owner for a bit, trying her best to ignore the cats if they show up. Her room was still hers for a few weeks, having paid for them. She wasn't sure, how long this endeavor with Dorhak might take, but who knew, worse case, she would return and obtain her old room or a new one that she could call her own. Listening to the various sounds of love making or in the case of some males, rutting and grunting before they're finished. She sighs and heads back to the ship, she'll either manage or she wont with surviving this trip on a boat, especially considering the last time. Pa'mor sits back before Mae leaves and considers the situation. "You are definitely a nice and worthy set of ass. A high earner due to that red head and red carpet below." The crude brothel owner sits back and picks a piece of corn from her teeth and flicks it away. "How long will you be gone? The room itself is 2 copper per day. But you know as well as I do that room can earn as much as 16 on average. For you that could be as much as 30 copper a day. Are you willing to pay that much for what I'll lose? If not I'll reserve your room for the basic 2 per day or 6 silver per month. That is if you let one of the other girls use it for services. That way the room can still bring in some rock hard customers with bags of coin. What do you say?" [Time: 5:29 pm] At Master Kaz's cabin in Ba'ru. Upon finally reaching Kaz's house, she was happy to see him, but ashamed as well. When she and Arawn are invited inside, she removed the jaguar pelt and hung it near the door. However during their tea, she just stared down at it while she waited for it to cool, or at least appeared to stare at the cup. "I'm really sorry, Kaz. I should have told you sooner, I didn't know if my welcome was worn out and I didn't want to press my luck." She feels a bit more at ease here at Kaz's cabin, she was definitely far more relaxed that she was in Marentia. Tilting her head down to finally take a drink of her tea, some of her hair fell in her face. When she put her tea down, she brushed her hair back, tucking the runaway strands behind her ear. Kaz leans back in his chair as it creaks and pets the wolf at his feet. "You did give me a fright leaving. I did look around and used magic. But I finally sensed you were not in Ba'ru. I figured you left home. Before you got here I was set in my ways and not fond of people. You bought back...some of the humanity back to me. For that I am grateful. You are always welcome here. " He glances at Arawn and frowns. "You elves are fond of looking at everything to find magic and solve the mysteries of life. Seek none of that here please or of myself. I find it very offensive. " He softens a bit. "I've had....issues with your find in the past. But I'm not about to deny you a good tea." He turns back to Ix. "Before you came I was a hermit and closed off. I liked that way. There are three types of magic users who grow old as I do. Those who teach and take students until they die. Those that simply fade from society and are possible legends. Then those like myself who are tired of the needs and wants of society to do this and that for them. For when they themselves are not willing to do it the old fashioned way with great work and hands on brain power. This is why I stayed here for years. You ...taught me to go back to the city and find old friends. I'm sure I will die here alone. That is fine with me. I've lived a long and good life. But let's not get too sad here. Let's hear about your future! I knew you were in store for great things." He glances down at the wolf. "He would not be here if you were just some girl who is blind living on society begging. He is what binds you to the gods and to the fates. They are very rare for pets." he looks up. "He senses great things for you as well. Kaz stands and shuffles to a box and he removed the box to uncover a trap door in the table. He lifts it up and removes a small bag. He digs in the bag and pulls a item out then places the bag back in the secret hole and covers it back up. He walks to Ix. "Ix give me your arm." He places a silver bracelet onto Ix's right arm. Ix raises her arm to her eyes. Of course the fine detail is gone but she touches it with her other hand. Kaz continues, "I was going to give this to you before you would leave. I knew some day you would leave. Being here with a old man is not fun for a girl of your age. I know it is bad to toss out a girl with your issues to society but it was going to happen...eventually. This bracelet allows you to protect yourself form old dirty men like me." He glances briefly at Arawn then back at Ix. "Or young men who wish to see how agile your body is at times. It will send out pulses of lightning. The range is up to 90 feet away. But with your eyes...I hmm.. suggest making sure the target is first. On average it will kill any man. At the best it could take down a giant. It should be active maybe twice a day. I forget how many times a day. Been awhile...It is yours to keep. I hope you use it wisely and not kill the wolf." He smiles and shuffles back to his chair. [Time: 7:12 pm] For the last few hours Z'leyra has been in her basement, and in her shop working on the language necklace. She gives orders to fix dinner while the staff collect supplies but tells them not to disturb her. Those who wish to stay at the manor are allowed entry the guards. A late meal is made and some of it is kept warm for those who may come later. One such visitor is Unali who enters carrying several large bags. She is offered a meal and she eats lightly. But before she eats a messenger had been waiting for her for 2 hours. He gives a pass phrase - "The horse ate the grape." Then Unali recognizes the Sivas code for this month and gives the designated reply back. The messenger gives her a parchment and departs. She reads it and frowns. Actions? Comments? Next Update....Saturday? GM: Did a lot of behind scenes stuff with emails and character sheets. So this may be a small update it took a few days. I still have no info on these "supplies" that are being bought for. Asked about this many updates ago. I need exact details as supplies is generic. "Oh I paid for a oil lantern for every person." You did? Where. So unless its given in a actual list no supplies will be obtained. Once I get the supply info and finish gear details we can move on and leave Sivas. I also need to know who is paying for such supplies. Some are getting supplies privately like rations which his fine. But if you need to eat or drink water it might be wise to actually BUY supplies. :) Let me know on these details and gear stuff as soon as can. I posted in great detail on the Vahear Trip details link/file the trip length (estimated). The time between cities and such. One may not need the entire trip supplies but just from city to city. But I mainly need to know what is got and who pays for it. Assuming no big major new stuff next update will just be a tiny gear/hopefully supply list update update. :) GM: Pclooks file with Ix's description added online. I think all players added to it but Mae? But I thought Mae sent in a description? Did I misplace it? Don? GM: Language necklace: Just a reminder v1 rules Language learned was at Max EL. But in v2 it is Starting Level which is if I recall Empathy/2. So using the language necklace will be based on this so it won't be poof and you know the langauge. Keep this in mind. GM: Gear finals Player Notes Ix Completed Raddok Completed Unali Completed Mournath Completed Pyan Completed Dorhak Completed Arawn ---- Fremea Assume take all gear? Kiet ----- Mae Assume take all gear? Z'leyra ----- I've marked top ones as completed only because some already have all the gear they need on ship already (Ix, Mournath, Raddok). Unali sent info in email on what she is taking. Pyan has so little gear that I figure will take it all. If there are corrections let me know! Once I mark complete for all I'll send sheets if needed and we can move on. So half of party is ready it seems. Others not heard from or confirm status.