Warriors of Haunden (IC)

[ericthered]

Anoras begins binding wounds, and doing a pretty good job. The count of dead and missing comes in: 13 are dead, and 19 are missing. The missing are the young and old: those who cannot run quickly. she hears reports of the enemy carrying away their dead and wounded.



Cassandra runs off to find Rhiannon. Its a ways through the swamp, but she gets there in a few minutes. The old witch is pouring through her books, looking for something. Fenian is not there. She doesn't look up when she hears Cassandra: "go away! I'm busy! It can wait!" She seems emotionally distraut, which is unusual for her.



OCC: Old CPR training: you never ask the general bystanders to do something. You ask someone specific.

[Kalzazz]

"But, Janden is really hurt bad, Anoras asked me to look for you"

"There something I can do and help?"

[Alden Loveshade]

Originally Posted by ericthered

Anoras begins binding wounds, and doing a pretty good job. The count of dead and missing comes in: 13 are dead, and 19 are missing. The missing are the young and old: those who cannot run quickly. she hears reports of the enemy carrying away their dead and wounded.

Anoras (thinking): I am so glad I could help the injured. But that won't bring back the dead. And I hope my father Mileno is not among the missing. But someone likely would have told me by now if he was. As soon as I'm done here, including consulting with Rhiannon, I'm going to have to help track our missing people and track our enemies.

Originally Posted by ericthered

OCC: Old CPR training: you never ask the general bystanders to do something. You ask someone specific.

OCC: I'm not sure I know what this refers to, so please forgive me if my response doesn't fit. But if I'm understanding, asking the general population to get Rhiannon, or find someone who can get Rhiannon, to me has a modern day equivalent. It's like, "Someone with a cell phone, please call 911!" (For anyone in a nation that doesn't use it, "9-1-1" is a general phone number to call for an emergency.)

[RainyDayNinja]

Originally Posted by ericthered

The prone (-3) injured (halve dodge) skeleton is grabbed. Your hands are still out of reach. It struggles to escape (resist with your wrestling or your ST-based wrestling against a margin of 4)



Please roll to pin (at +3 for size and +3 for more hands, p 370). Then roll to neck snap (its ST is 12, p 404)

Thad shoves the skeleton's face into the ground, then positions his knee over the spine. With an effortless burst of strength, he wrenches the skull free from the neck, then seeks out Anoras to consult the wise woman about the magical fiend.

"I found this still squirming," he says. "Can you get anything from it?"

OOC: Success by 9 on the opposed ST for the pin, and success by 6 on the opposed ST check for the neck snap.

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by Kalzazz

"But, Janden is really hurt bad, Anoras asked me to look for you"

"My daughter has been caught in a Venasir curse. She has gone mad. I'm trying to concentrate"


She pauses for a moment. "Janden wasn't on the raid."

"There something I can do and help?"

"No, anyone else who comes close will go mad as well."

Originally Posted by RainyDayNinja

Thad shoves the skeleton's face into the ground, then positions his knee over the spine. With an effortless burst of strength, he wrenches the skull free from the neck, then seeks out Anoras to consult the wise woman about the magical fiend.

"I found this still squirming," he says. "Can you get anything from it?"

OOC: Success by 9 on the opposed ST for the pin, and success by 6 on the opposed ST check for the neck snap.

rolled vs. Hidden Lore (Scorcery), success by 8.

Anoras can tell this is a Venasir monster, created from some poor soul's body, after they were killed by the Venasir, probably to fuel some sacrifice requiring ritual. The creatures will continue to try to attack until the curse is removed or they are physically destroyed: She can remove the curse with the right herbs (10 minute search time for 2d6 doses) and incantations. A bone from the skeleton can be made into a charm to resist(but not totally block) the spells of the specific sorcerer who cast this spell, once the curse is lifted.

Originally Posted by Alden Loveshade

Anoras (thinking): I am so glad I could help the injured. But that won't bring back the dead. And I hope my father Mileno is not among the missing. But someone likely would have told me by now if he was. As soon as I'm done here, including consulting with Rhiannon, I'm going to have to help track our missing people and track our enemies.

Her father is alive: Mileno made it inside the stockade. But at least three of her cousins and her uncle were taken.

OCC: I'm not sure I know what this refers to, so please forgive me if my response doesn't fit. But if I'm understanding, asking the general population to get Rhiannon, or find someone who can get Rhiannon, to me has a modern day equivalent. It's like, "Someone with a cell phone, please call 911!" (For anyone in a nation that doesn't use it, "9-1-1" is a general phone number to call for an emergency.)

You are correct.

[Kalzazz]

"I think he got hurt when the village was attacked, stuff is in fire and other people are hurt to"

"The raid went pretty great, we got some goats and no-one got hurt"

[Alden Loveshade]

Anoras (thinking): Thank the stars my father is alive and safe. But my cousins and my uncle, and so many others? The Venasir are not inherently bad people, so why did they turn to this evil? As soon as we can, we must find the missing! And I hope somebody's found Rhiannon. I hope she's not among the missing!

Originally Posted by RainyDayNinja

Thad shoves the skeleton's face into the ground, then positions his knee over the spine. With an effortless burst of strength, he wrenches the skull free from the neck, then seeks out Anoras to consult the wise woman about the magical fiend.

"I found this still squirming," he says. "Can you get anything from it?"....

Amoras (speaking): "Thank you, Thad, let me check."

(Anoras does some analysis using Hidden Lore (Scorcery). GM already rolled).

Anoras (speaking): "Good work, Thad. You stopped a Venasir monster, created from some poor soul's body. These type of creatures will continue to try to attack until the curse is removed or they are physically destroyed--but don't destroy this. If I get the right herbs....I could remove the curse and make a bone from the skeleton into a charm to resist the spells of the sorcerer who cast the spell!

"Maybe you could confine this, and other monster parts, in barrels or something to keep them there until I can get the herbs I need. Maybe get someone you trust to keep an eye on things while you do whatever you need to do. Should take me probably about 10 minutes or so to get the herbs."

[ericthered]

Stories of the survivors about the scorcerers are abundant: the birds went crazy, one could stun just be looking at you for a second, one was flinging fire, and the last one could keep you fixed with his stare."

Originally Posted by Kalzazz

"I think he got hurt when the village was attacked, stuff is in fire and other people are hurt to"

"The village was attacked... of course. Its not a coincidence. I will lead you to my daughter, and you will protect her while I save who I can in the village.


She leads you out through the swamp.

"The raid went pretty great, we got some goats and no-one got hurt"

Hah. The Juxposition!

[Kalzazz]

"Will do ma'am!"

Cassandra will follow Rhiannon to her daughter

[Alden Loveshade]

Anoras will gather herbs to deal with the curse and make a bone from the skeleton into a charm to resist the spells of the sorcerer who cast the spell. (I'm posting that because I'm not sure if the GM needs a roll on that or not. If a roll is required, the GM has my full permission to make the roll for me.)

Originally Posted by ericthered

"The village was attacked... of course. Its not a coincidence. I will lead you to my daughter, and you will protect her while I save who I can in the village.

She leads you out through the swamp.Hah. The Juxposition!

OOC: Yep. Sometimes it's safar to make a raid than it is to stay home!