After waking up at Brumhilde's, realising I fell asleep and missed meeting up with Gargax is rush into the street and look about (I make a perception check 11+5=16, so I'm gonna say if he's about, I'll see him. After a roll on the oracle, it turns out he is at his stand in the market). Relieved he's still here and living i head over to him, trying not to look like someone about to be scolded for disobedience.
"Ahh, there you ate i was wondering if I was to see you today? Sorry for not turning up after that ordeal yesterday. When I got home, I fell asleep and awoke at sunrise. I crack a smile, then start to laugh. It becomes a full belly laugh. He looks at me, somewhat bemused. I regain composure and look at him, saying."i'm here for a similar reason, i wnet to help brumhilde and during my deed i was injured and when she was helping to clean my wounds i must've droppred off to sleepand awoken not ten minutes past"it's now his turn to smile and laugh, which in this village is an odd sound with everything that the town is dealing with at the moment, when he is calm i say to him i think you need something more than your spells and wand if we are to take this thing on, even if it is just something to defend yourself. I wouldn't feel right if you were not prepared. let me go and get you something from the smithy to use," he tries to protest, but I cut him off.
"We nearly lost our lives yesterday. Jethro isn't always going to be there. Now, silence i won't hear another word of it." I make my way to the smithy.
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| Making the kings Order |
The noise within the forge is something else as I walk in under the lee of the open smith, I see a gnome hard at work hitting what looks like a blade on the anvil "Hello,, I say. iwait for an answer when none is forthcoming. I try again, a little louder, "HELLO" I see eyes look up at me from under bushy eyebrows,
"well whats E after?"
"A sword or mace, if you have either, I need it later today"
"mmm that's not going to work i ave an gert big order to get to the king's army Dreckly. I can probably get you one on the morrow?"
He stops and thinks
"Unless E wants to help me do it, it could be done sooner. What's E make of that?"
The accent doesn't help me to understand what he says, but I grab the gist of it, so I agree to help him in the hope of getting a sword for Gargax.
The Gnome shuffles over to the workbench and produces a small cloth bag. Insideis a silver-looking powder. He picks up a pinch and says
"angelite an elf friendfairer of hair than you, has told me of a way to use it in the forge to speed up the forging of metals and rid them of impurities.
(DC17 Arcana check needed to know what could happen i rolled a 3 on the dice +3 for a si,x, so a fail. It seems like a good idea to produce better blades for the soldiers in the king's army. The Gnome asks me to man the bellows and get this started.
I get into a steady pace, and the metal gets hot,
"Names Mord by the way now get ready i'm gonna add this" he sprinkles the angelite onto the metal then thrusts it into the coal to heat back upafter about 15minutesof pumping the bellows a Blue flame erupts out of the forge accompanied by a shower of sparks that spray every where (DC 12 Dex save to avoid these sparks roll 14+3 so a success) i manage to leap out of the way in time but Suddenly a puff of blue smoke erupts from the forge it has a thick acrid quality (DC10 Con save which i make so no coughing for Braak) i with stand it and keep on pumping the next bar is put in and the same thing happens sparks fly but i'm not as quick on my feet and some of the molten sparks catch me (DC12 rolled a 3 so with a +3 is a 6 so a fail D6 wounds rolled a 6. followed by the DC10 CON rolled a 5+1 so a 6 a fail again and i take a level of exhastion).
Mord looks at me and says
"I think that's a good lot for now."
I wipe the sweat from my brow and say
"lets get a couple more done, hey".
i eat the last of the good berries i have left (healing my self for 5hp)
(Persuasion roll off Braak Disadvantage 15-1 and 3-1 Mord 1+0 so i manage to convince him to carry on)
i try to prepare for the explosion but it still catches me out making me jump
(DEX save DC12 Disadvantage roll of 20+3 and 16+3 so i make it the roll the Con save DC10 20+1, 11+1 so i pass this aswell)
Ok Mord i think your right this is it for me you were right can i get the short sword made for tomorrow? seeing as i have helped clear your back log?" he looks at me and scowls throws a bag of coins for your help (30gp and 55xp for the job)
"for your help today and since his lordship cannot even give me a day to rest tkae this." he hands me a short sword.
"Not the greatest has a few minor impurities i made it last summer when it was hot and i'd had a few ales, Now PISS OFF"
the sword is like mord said poor craftsmen ship but considering the price i can't argue (on a roll of 0-25 on a d100 it will break)
i go to the cold feet in and have something to eat, followed by renting a room and going to sleep (i know Braak slept last night but i'm saying the analgeasic effect of the herbs sent him off to sleep but it didnt count as a long rest)
i arranged for Olfa to get me mid evening (about 9pm Braak then does a ritual and regains his spells and is at full health). I then have something light to eat and heand head to the cemetary and look for Gargax to complete the ritual.
i arrive and enter look around the cemetary seeing if i can locate the where he is,
(i roll a perception check 15 on the dice +5 so a 20) i spot him off to the side, he has a table set up with different implements to help him to cast the spell. i duck into an overgrown bush and dig a hole to place the hawks in to and say a small prayer over them,
"may your spirits fly free and the next rebirth bring you prosperity in all your endeavours" i place a small acorn i have carried with me since i left the circle on my walk (I Rolled a 15 on survival +5 so a 20 to create the grave and fill it in).
i head over to Gargax, he is deep in thought preparing for whats to come, as i approach he looks up,
"good your here, we both made it this time. right place your hands on the the grave there" he points to an older grave and i follow his lead he casts the spell. a green light starts to emenate from the ground, it slowly rises up and i can just make out the shilouette of a person rising up within it, ascending to the everlasting plane. he finishes and says
"right if i cast this on a newer headstone it should show us where the soul is being taken". he points for me to stand behind the new headstone and and explains "it belongs to the bakers family unfortunately she passed recently, he casts the spell immeadiately the ground starts to vibrate, this grows in intensity and though i'm able to keep my feet i reach for the headstone to steady myself. from the grave instead of the soul of the bakers Daughter i see a husk rise though this one is different more feral? it casts it's eyes around it's stare lands on me and it lets out a wail of rage and it lunges forward.
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| the Cursed Husks Rises |
Initiative. Hp.
Braak. 21 9
Cursed Husk. 18 22, 15, 7.
Round 1.
I stamp my foot on the ground and say the word of power that infuses my Quaterstaff with natural energy and step into Attack.
(Braak rolled 14+5 so a 19 to hit, for 4+3 7 Damage).
(Cursed Husk rolled 8+3 11 is a miss).
Round 2.
I press the advantage i already have and strike again.
(Braak rolled 11+5 so a 16 hit, for 5+3 8 damage).
(cursed husk 6+3 so a 9 is a miss).
Round 3.
luck is on my side as i strike out again.
(Roll 19+5 24 is a hit, 4+3 damage).
the husk crumples to the floor and it lays still.
Gargax peeks out from behind the head stone of the first grave he cast the ritual on and points as the soul rises up and from the grave like the first then it is pulled into the woods away from town Gargax says "follow it quick".
Braak gets to Level up via milestone.
HD 6+1 so a new total of 16
Druid circle of the forest
Druidcraft Cantrip
+1 level 1 spell a day
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