HT Player DS Character Name Type Status/Notes Sex -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- R1.John Haight.......HY..Arawn.............Druid .Normal/Alfar .. Ma --.Tobie Bonahoom....YY..Fremea............Sidh....Normal/Faerry.. Fe W3.Mark Murtha.......HN..Kell..............Trader..Normal/Human....Ma W2R2.David Sanders.....HN..Kiet.Sunan........Acrobat Normal/Human ..Ma R4.Wout Broere.......YY..Unali.............Ninja...Normal/Human ..Fe R3 Panthera..............Pyandalgor........Hunter..Normal/Human....Ma W3R4.Alex Koponen......YY..Z'leyra...........Healer..Normal/Human ..Fe --.Fukishtu.NEwsome......Npc...............Chief...Normal/Human....Ma --.Lucria.Cegra..........Npc...............Hunter..Normal/Human....Ma Animals: Corona [Eagle] Z'leyra 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 #64 sequence (file #462) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Admin Notes: None. ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Recap] [None] ------------------------------------------------------------ [New Stuff] [Pyan's IBT] [Sivas City, Marentia] [Decalis 25th, 1634TH] The hunter returns with the group to Sivas. Since he left he is better at the language but still a very quiet person who does not speak out much. The others try to get him to act up and get vocal but give up after many attempts. Pyan checks his money and finds not much there but since he is too quiet to ask Z'leyra so spend at her manor he has to select a Inn. He finds a cheap inn and at least that will feed him as well. Pyan rests in the Inn and recovers. He does ask to barn his horse at Z'leyra's place. [Decalis 26th, 1634TH] [Cholan's Tavern] Pyan attends the meeting today with the rest of the party for plans. Now that Arawn is back the overall plan is made. Some are still unhappy on the overall lack of details but there is a general plan. Pyan hears about the Kameran and feels home sick. His own place is not that far from there. Maybe, just maybe he might go there and return to his home and avoid this strange land. Pyan asks Arawn if he can give suggestions on books to read or learn from. Arawn suggests Kaylle the scholar who has the library full of books. So Pyan plans to spend most of his time reading at the library or taking some to a park to read outside. He can at the very least improve his reading skills. That afternoon and the next day Pyan shops for winter clothing that will help in the trip to come. Being a hunter he is used to hard winters. So he has a slight advantage on what clothing is best for him for riding and camping compared to some of the others. [Decalis 27th, 1634TH] [Sivas Markets] Pyan already has some winter clothing but gets a few other minor items including a winter cloak, tunic and warm pants. His boots are in good shape so does not need to repair them. Lastly he shops for a winter coat that will keep him mostly warm riding on the plains. After shopping he finds he'll end up with 1 gold and some change for the rest of his time here. He had hoped Z'leyra would've maybe shared some of that gold bar money. But he is not as rich as the others. But he is not one to bug for help and support. But in the end if he had to he could live in the wilderness and survive on his own with no money. [Decalis 28th - 30th, 1634TH] Pyan continues to spend time at the library. Arawn plans to help teach Kiet and Kell a few things there as well but only on certain days. So he at least sits in with the others to learn from them. [Time: 6:31 pm The library has closed and so Pyan is heading back to his Inn for the food they provide for him for dinner. As Pyan enters a small street the dim light of twilight is all around. By now most are off the streets once the sun sets and markets close. As he moves on foot down the street he notices 4 approaching. A man in dark blue thick robes is carrying a walking stick with runes on it. In triangle formation behind him are 3 other males of average size. The non robed men are wearing leathers and carrying swords and daggers. The robed man is almost shouting as he moves fast westward. "..I told you never to pick up any items. Now we lost Zorn and Kadu. When we enter a lair items may be cursed or protected. I did not hire you men to be scholars but use common sense!" One man speaks up, "Zorn attacked us and we had to defend you and us." "No excuses..now I have to inform the parents..." The robed man continues to argue and berate the men as they move west past Pyan. Based on what Pyan has seen of the others the robed man must be a wizard of some sort. Pyan shrugs and continue on his way to the Inn. [Decalis 31st, 1634TH] [Time: 6:52 pm] Again Pyan is heading after a day at the library reading. It is well dark and he notices a group of 15-17 people shouting and arguing with vendors at a closed market. They are shouting that the food they bought was bad and they need food to go back to where they came from. The dealer simply argues that the food was paid for as is. Pyan feels bad for the large mob of folks, probably pilgrims based on some of the clothing. If it was day time he could offer to hunt for some food for them. But it is too late to do so. [Janaq 3rd, 1635TH] [Time: 11:52 am] Today Pyan decides to read at a nice park nearby his Inn. It is time for lunch and Pyan digs in his bag for some left over ham and biscuits. But as he does a rider dressed in Marentian uniform of a city guard approaches. The guard dismounts and begins to ask Pyan questions on who he was and why he was here. Pyan may not be fluent but he speaks enough Marentian now to reply correctly if not with an accent. The guard says Pyan looks like a wanted man who killed a prized deer privately owned by a merchant. After some intense 20 minutes the guard finally leaves Pyan. The guard is satisfied with his answers and finds he is not the suspect. [Janaq 4th, 1635TH] [Time: 2:19 pm] Pyan exits the library on a break from Arawn. The man can be helpful but at times distracting. Pyan wanders over to the park and notices there is a large group already there. All dressed nicely and he realizes it is a wedding ceremony. There must be 50-70 people standing about all in decent clothing though its cold out not many have warm clothing on - must e too worried to mess up their nice clothing. He covertly watches and realizes weddings here are so different. These large long boring rituals. In his land there is a simple quick speech and its done. The best dress might be a nice set of boots or a rare set of pants. But as Pyan watches the priest he notices a man on the sidelines stare at the bride to be. While all others seem transfixed by the priest this man is staring at her. Pyan may not be a expert in emotions or empathy like Arawn. But even he can see this man sees lost love. He wonders how long the marriage will last with that man longing for the bride. [Janaq 5th, 1635TH] [Time: 7:58 am] Pyan is heading to the library on this very cold day. A slight snow drift is now over an hour and puddles are all over the place. As Pyan heads down one street he notices 10 men and woman yelling at some old man and a middle aged man. The old man looks like a farmer while the 10 look to be poor peasants from the lower class. Pyan listens for some time and realizes the mob is saying that the farmer's smoke house is tainted by demons and must be destroyed. They claim the smoke from it changes colors from gray to red and orange. Some even say the smoke forms shapes and chases people. The mob is holding light torches and taunting the farmer and maybe his son to move aside. Pyan shakes his head. He may be considered backwards as a barbarian as well. But being around the party has changed his point of view at times. The smoke could have a solid logical reason for doing what it does. Suddenly the mob loses patience and shoves the farmer down. Some begin to toss the torches at the wooden smoke house. Pyan even knows that most smoke houses are brick why this one is wooden he has no clue. The structure begins to burn as the younger farmer tries to douse the flames. Suddenly 3 city guards on horse ride fast down the street and break up the mob scene. But in the end the smoke house is badly damaged. Pyan shakes his head at the peasantry superstition. If only he saw whet he did in the last month they'd never leave their homes. Actions? Comments? Next Update....Monday?? GM: I was working (still am) on Arawn's IBT. But since I got Pyan's IBT I figure I'd get it out. After all it was only 1 line. :) So was easy to fill in the gaps with random encounters. Since it was very tiny I just did it up and skipped Arawn's. Sorry John. Since there was not much details other than shop and reading I assume did not stay with Z so had to use a Inn. Pyan you are now EL59 Marentia which is 1 away from being pure fluent. So there is no language issue at all for you. This leaves Fremea and Unali. Hopefully Arawn's will be completed soon. GM: Pyan's Experience Skill Expertise Notes Read/Write Marentian 28 +9 EL Marentian Language 20 +10 EL GM: Expenses Expense Cost Cheap Inn (2 weeks) 48 CC Winter Cloak 4 CC Winter Tunic (1) 4 CC Winter Pants (1) 6 CC Winter Coat 5 CC Total 67 CC GM: IBT Details: [Dec 25 - Jan 7 (Leave Jan 8)] Player IBT Sent in Processed Arawn Yes [#4] Started... Fremea No - Kell Yes Completed Kiet Yes Completed Unali No - Pyan Yes Completed Z'leyra Yes Completed Chief Yes Completed lucria Yes Completed GM: Distances: (to remind myself later) Sivas to Village by Land: Path Hexes Distance Sivas to Maren [Road] 12 240 miles Maren to Cholchara [Road] 9 180 miles Road to Marentia Fort 3.5 70 miles Option-to Ba'ru City 3 60 miles Fort to Village [Plain] 21 420 miles Option: Ba'ru to Village 23 460 miles Total: 910-950Miles depending on Ba'ru visit Sivas to Village by water River to Village 31 620 miles River to Village 5 100 miles Total: 720 Miles Village to Kameran border (roughly) Zen'da Plains to Border 43 860 miles These are rough estimates and I may be off a few hexes. These are various options. So let's say ship wagon/horses by barge up river. So let's assume a simple barge doing 10-20 miles per day. Might even do more with good winds. Let's assume 15 on average. That's 40 days. Ok. So shipping ahead of time may not be a good option. :) How about going to Ba'ru and getting supplies there? Wagons? Horses? That is the closest large city to the village. If prepare is done at start of IBT and say a person ships those items (wagon/horses from Ba'ru) to village then would need only cross 460 miles. At 25 per day would be 19 days. Almost in the IBT time period. As GM I'm only trying to cover options. You guys have to do some serious logistics to decide. Mainly the horses and/or wagon/food. To fit within the 2 weeks. Above there are some option as well. Chion if in town could be swayed to help as he could probably teleport 2-3 wagons in one jump.