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Post by flightcommander on Jan 5, 2024 0:43:25 GMT -6
"Haha, Fi'ru, I envy the joy you have found here! But I must tell you — I depart on another mission with my clansmen, from which I may not return. Neither may you, should you join me. But we have been through too much together for me to leave you in the dark. We embark in a few days, you have some time to think it over.
"If nothing else, I will teach you to use a shield before I go."
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Post by makofan on Jan 5, 2024 13:57:38 GMT -6
Balesh will purchase whatever stock of provisions is suggested by their patron, and a spear
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Post by xerxez on Jan 6, 2024 19:37:15 GMT -6
Balesh will purchase whatever stock of provisions is suggested by their patron, and a spear F'sal says that the boat will be stocked for the party and new provisions will be procured when they make landfall. The spear is easily come by.
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Post by xerxez on Jan 6, 2024 19:51:36 GMT -6
"Haha, Fi'ru, I envy the joy you have found here! But I must tell you — I depart on another mission with my clansmen, from which I may not return. Neither may you, should you join me. But we have been through too much together for me to leave you in the dark. We embark in a few days, you have some time to think it over. "If nothing else, I will teach you to use a shield before I go." Fi'ru's eyes become serious and he rises to a sitting position, elbows upon his crossed legs. "Into danger again...and a boat? I've never traveled the sea, Master. I don't need to think I would follow you into the den of a Z'rne beast. Besides..I hate to be parted from my love so soon but if I am ever to gain status it must be among these Tsolyani as I have no clan back in Salarv'ya. I am na'kome. And I wish to become an Imperial citizen so Ta'ana and I can live together openly. I don't even know if me becoming a citizen will make that happen but I must try. Her clan would chastise her greatly if they knew of our meetings. Very well then, teach me how to use a shield!" Since the shield is not a professional warrior skill it is not necessary for Fi'ru to gain a level to learn it and Mi'kimu can acquaint the lad with a rudimentary but productive introduction into use of shield in fighting in the days left at hand.
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Post by xerxez on Jan 6, 2024 20:12:12 GMT -6
MOHAMMADOnly the day before you are to set sail, your spy returns one night with news about Dakota. GIGREK:"I was speaking to some other Temple workers and commented upon the beauty of the slaves that arrive so often at the Temple and pretended I had once seen one most remarkable in comeliness and described to them your lady. The mere description of her was enough to stir the memory of my master, who recalled a striking foreign woman with a fierce will and a form worthy of a Temple handmaiden. He once heard some guards talking a few weeks ago, laughing about her struggling and defiance ,and say that she had been sent out of the city to a ruined city once dedicated to Hiri'hyal, the Dancing Maiden. There her spirit is to be tamed until she can be returned here to Jakalla as a willing slave. He said there is a rumor of an active Temple there. I asked what sort of ordeals she might undergo and he said he doubted she would come to any physical harm that might mar her beauty and that it is said that spells and sometimes drugs are employed to bring forth desired results. No doubt she is to reside there as long as that takes and return here to Jakalla at some point."
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Post by xerxez on Jan 6, 2024 20:14:23 GMT -6
Thanks for everyone's patience. I will post tomorrow about sailing day! Hope everyone is having a good start to 2024.
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Post by xerxez on Jan 7, 2024 16:10:55 GMT -6
It is the day of Turug’dashe , (2nd Day)in the month of Dren’gar (6th Month) in the Year of the Seal Emperor 2,357 of the Second Imperium. All of you arise early, having packed the night before, and have a brief meal of bread and spiced buttermilk (Chum’tel) before the Nuroabites say goodbye to their tribe brothers and sisters and Be’van. N’rasa says she must stay in Jakalla to better learn the ways of magic, that is her path for now. Strangely, Mistress Amiyala is nowhere to be found. Passing through the streets with men and women of her household as well as Tek for escort out of the Foreigner’s Quarters all of you make your way towards the harbor. It is the High Day of Hiri’hyal the Dancing Maiden, and the Street of the Temples is thronged with devotees as well as opportunistic merchants and the curious. A procession passes you, vast in number, crowding a cohort of slaves bearing a heavy stone idol of the Maiden as maidens and youth, some clad scantily, some less than so, dance alongside. Some of you remember the Tomb and the underground Temple in the jungle… Soon you are crowded around the gangplank of a sleek medium sized vessel of craftsmanship both recent and masterful. As its crew prepares it for your departure, F’sal brings you all before three A’hoggya on the docks. They all stand about 5’2. F’SAL: “My friends, may I introduce Belly Gas and his companions, our stalwart guides and sailing companions.” The one he nods to, Belly Gas answers with a grunt followed by a thunderous expulsion of flatulence and the rude scratching of an ill placed itch. Its companions regard you with snorts and grunts as they study you all with their beady crustacean like eyes. As you all take this in with some inner cringes, you hear Amiyala’s voice yell down at you over the din of the wharf and the sea. She is dressed in sea faring clothing, and a warm wind blows her hair wildly. Doshi the ren’yu stands beside her. You see a fighting axe strapped to his back. Another tall and imposing figure in heavy chainmail and a Chlen-hide lacquered helmet stands beside her…his helm prevents you from marking much about his nationality. AMIYALA: “Slow as Chlen beasts today! The sooner all are aboard, the sooner The N’yari can be underway!
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Post by dtspurrier1 on Jan 8, 2024 7:50:28 GMT -6
Mohammad thanks the man and sees if he can talk to the elders about the ruined city to find its location. MOhammad then rejoins the others for the boat ride
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Post by makofan on Jan 9, 2024 7:12:16 GMT -6
I'll be taking a short absence. I am down for the count right now, hoping to feel better by the weekend. Balesh will stab whatever is needed to be stabbed at the appropriate time
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Post by dtspurrier1 on Jan 9, 2024 7:47:38 GMT -6
(ooc get well)
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Post by xerxez on Jan 9, 2024 9:00:23 GMT -6
I'll be taking a short absence. I am down for the count right now, hoping to feel better by the weekend. Balesh will stab whatever is needed to be stabbed at the appropriate time Be well.
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Post by xerxez on Jan 9, 2024 9:24:49 GMT -6
I'll be taking a short absence. I am down for the count right now, hoping to feel better by the weekend. Balesh will stab whatever is needed to be stabbed at the appropriate time Be well.
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Post by flightcommander on Jan 11, 2024 15:15:49 GMT -6
Mi'kimu regards the A’hoggya with a whimsical though respectful glance before striking the butt of his spear against the gang-plank, loudly, three times (as is tradition for Nuorab marines).
Once he has the A’hoggya's attention, he lets out a great and sour fart for their amusement.
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Post by xerxez on Jan 11, 2024 19:46:38 GMT -6
Mi'kimu regards the A’hoggya with a whimsical though respectful glance before striking the butt of his spear against the gang-plank, loudly, three times (as is tradition for Nuorab marines). Once he has the A’hoggya's attention, he lets out a great and sour fart for their amusement.
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Post by xerxez on Jan 11, 2024 20:26:46 GMT -6
Belly Gas and company erupt into laughter at Mi'kimu's offering, their laughter a slow churning rumble in their guts.
The A'hoggya leader turns and lands a blow in the gut of the one standing next to him, probably enough to send a man tumbling a few feet-- the creature doubles over and gives a wheeze but continues laughing as it points at Mi'kimu.
It pushes Gas Belly forward as to force him towards the odious air.
Gas Belly speaks in a strange, rumbling voice- a barely recognizable "Good, good" in Tsol'yanu.
He reaches into his pouch and pulls forth a small object which he tosses towards Mi'kimu, who easily catches it.
It is a strange lump of some kind of dried paste rolled into a ball and wrapped in a leaf held on by sticky oil.
The strange creatures then ambulate up the gangplank one after the other.
I rolled reaction for Mi'kimu's cultural exchange with the A'hoggya, intending to ignore any bad results and granting a +20. I rolled a 67, which was great enthusiasm, hence the gift, which Mi'kimu recognizes not in the least!
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Post by flightcommander on Jan 12, 2024 14:43:37 GMT -6
[OOC: oh lord what is this.]
Mi’kimu holds the curious gift to his nose and takes a whiff, expecting the worst.
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Post by xerxez on Jan 14, 2024 0:55:33 GMT -6
[OOC: oh lord what is this.] Mi’kimu holds the curious gift to his nose and takes a whiff, expecting the worst. The odd clump has a pungent, paprika like odor-- not unpleasant but somewhat strong. Bak-Suul leans in for a whiff-- "Marsh-Tuber," the Shen says. "The A'hoggya look stupid, but plants they know. This, from unknown swamp plant roots turned to flour and mixed with seeds they hold secret. A curative for venom and poisons you might encounter in the marshes. Looks like several uses--a fine gift. Gas Belly is pleased with your display of ill manners. Ha ha ha ha ha!!" GM NOTE: 3 uses, if immeditaely consumed upon contact with poison or venom, +5 to any save vs. poisons!
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Post by xerxez on Jan 14, 2024 0:59:17 GMT -6
Mohammad thanks the man and sees if he can talk to the elders about the ruined city to find its location. MOhammad then rejoins the others for the boat ride Mohammad knows the path well-- it was the hidden shrine within the mountain wherein lay the Tomb they plundered. It lies at the mouth of the underground river in the ruined city outside of Ja'kalla.
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Post by xerxez on Jan 14, 2024 1:18:55 GMT -6
As the party attains the upper deck they see a bundle of war-gear at the ren'yu's feet-- the armor and arms of the Aridani warrior maiden, Amiyala.
As the crew bustle about you all, the ship captain, a swarthy Salarv'yani man, greets F'sal and last minute plans are discussed.
F'sal leaves him and comes to the party.
"We set sail within the hour-- berthing spaces are prepared below for all of us...I am afraid, my good Shen, you will find it cramped.
It may interest you all to know that we shall sail directly past Ganga Isle and even over the submarine ruins of that ancient, doomed city, Engs'van Hla Ganga...it is a haunting sight to see the spires of the lost city below the waves when the light is just right.
Shirin'gayi! What riches lie there!"
Amiyala smiles at Balesh, Mi'kimu, Tek and Mohammad.
"And so it begins," she says. "La! I have hungered for real adventure for some time-- my capable sister will take over the Guest-home's business. If this venture pays off as F'sal promises, business should be quite good. But really, I was growing very bored. A secret mission is just what I've needed, I think."
The helmed warrior beside her nods.
"Indeed," he says in a familiar voice. "The sea foam bears us to a rich thread in our Skeins-- or not. The game of the gods is one best played with three eyes!"
The Nuroabites realize that Karunaz has returned from the Land of the Shadow Gods.
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Post by xerxez on Jan 14, 2024 1:24:12 GMT -6
GM Note: I am excited to be able to chart our voyage and travels now with new hex maps I got from Drive-thru rpg-- the Tekumel Foundation has reproduced the maps from the original boxed set of EPT. I'm kind of stoked!
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Post by makofan on Jan 14, 2024 9:50:24 GMT -6
OOC: I am feeling a lot better. Still super busy, but I will be checking in regularly
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Post by xerxez on Jan 14, 2024 17:39:52 GMT -6
OOC: I am feeling a lot better. Still super busy, but I will be checking in regularly No hurry or worries, makofan. Very glad to hear you are feeling better.
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Post by dtspurrier1 on Jan 14, 2024 17:51:54 GMT -6
Glad you are back
IC: Mohammad will pay the person who helped him before to leave the city and observe the temple to see if it is currently being used
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Post by flightcommander on Jan 14, 2024 21:34:04 GMT -6
"Marsh-Tuber," the Shen says. "The A'hoggya look stupid, but plants they know. This, from unknown swamp plant roots turned to flour and mixed with seeds they hold secret. A curative for venom and poisons you might encounter in the marshes. Looks like several uses--a fine gift. Gas Belly is pleased with your display of ill manners. Ha ha ha ha ha!!" "Haha, thank you my friend — I was about to eat the entire wad as a show of manliness! Clearly I have much to learn, and I appreciate your wisdom." Mi'kimu turns towards the A'hoggya. "Likewise, I appreciate this gift!" Mi'kimu touches the lump of paste to the spot just above his chin, as an indication he understands its use and is thankful for the honor. He stows it carefully away in a pouch. Once aboard ship, Mi'kimu pays his respects to Amiyala — then suddenly recognizes Karunaz! His spear clatters to the deck as he embraces the hero.
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Post by xerxez on Jan 17, 2024 20:39:33 GMT -6
Sorry for not updating! I am off tomorrow (whew!) and will certainly be back at it.
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Post by chicagowiz on Jan 18, 2024 9:38:12 GMT -6
No worries!
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Post by xerxez on Jan 18, 2024 22:37:42 GMT -6
Karunaz returns the embrace firmly and also grips Balesh, Fi'ru and Mohammad upon their shoulders, a wide grin under his helm. Fi'ru smiles and picks up Mi'kimu's spear for him. "La, but it is good to see this company again! I am glad you decided to join F'sal upon this voyage! He looks at Mi'kimu and cocks an eyebrow. "I heard you and Bak Su'ul had a dance-- from what I heard you held your own!" The Shen nods. "He might be the first Nuroabite nakome' to have drawn Shen blood in Jakalla." Karunaz laughs. "Balesh," he says "Watch out for your brother at the cups! Mohammad, it is good to see you again as well. The tale of our adventure in the Tomb had an entire clanhouse enthralled over dinner." He regards Tek. "A Son of the Flame. I have heard of the exploits of your Legion, warrior, and your clan is, of coursed, famed. Our company is honored to have your blade and spirit among us." F'sal speaks. F'SAL: "And now the sailors untie our moorings. The Sea calls. Now that we set sail, a little more information. If conditions are optimum, our voyage will be 18 days. It could be twice that if weather and fate thwart us. We will sail around the isles that lie a few days beyond Ja'kalla, hugging the coast until open waters. Then on we skirt Point Hri'chaiku of my glorious nation and stop at the port of D'mo on Gunu'rum Isle for replenishment and a night of liberty...take care, there-- it's a wild place. I will not speak yet of where we sail from thence." As you all watch, the Nyrai slips the harbor and you feel the surge of the ocean bear you towards your adventure. GM Note" From here on out I will be using the encounter tables. Advise me of what you all do during the first few days of the voyage on board and below is a link to a mp to give you an idea of the lay of sea and land.
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Post by dtspurrier1 on Jan 19, 2024 7:50:52 GMT -6
Mohammad will get a chance to know the crew, the new player characters and keep the crew morale up.
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Post by chicagowiz on Jan 20, 2024 9:21:05 GMT -6
Not knowing anything of Karunaz, but being mindful that he is a companion of Amiyala, I will bow in a very respectful manner. "The honor is mine, Karunaz, companion of Amiyala. I am of service to this company as needed."
During the voyage, I will watch to see if I can determine the relationship and power dynamic between F'Sal and Amiyala.
I will, in private, perform my daily rituals and worship of MY LORD IN FLAMES so that HIS favor is upon me and that my prayers/miracles are within my grasp.
I will publicly practice and drill with Amiyala and the company.
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Post by xerxez on Jan 20, 2024 21:39:28 GMT -6
Mohammad will get a chance to know the crew, the new player characters and keep the crew morale up. The crew are mostly humans, a mixture of Salarv'yani (F'sal's people), Tsol'yani and a few from outside the Five Empires. Gruff sailors but able hands all and armed to the teeth. There are two non-humans: S'ZYR THE H"LAKA: A three eyed monkney like creature with batlike wings and a stinger tail. He is ship's scout. His interactions with the crew are mostly monkey-like, he is a source of amusement and a bit of a prankster. He sometimes flies away to scour the seas as a sort of advance eyes for the N'yari. He wears a golden medallion on his neck of curious inscription. CHAAK THE PA'CHI L'EI: Picture a four legged, four armed walking upside down artichoke with it's head sprouting from the stem. Chaak is first mate to the captain.
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