”Are you ready?” Galen takes a deep breath and nods. Alarius gives him a disarming smile. “I am tempted to tell you to relax, that I’ll be with you the whole way, that it’s actually a calming experience, but we both know people can take the same stimuli very differently. Which, I suppose is why […]
As the afternoon hours wind toward evening, Merrick takes up a perch near a familiar watering hole. There is still plenty of light for hunting, but he is not kitted out for such a pastime. Were anyone there to witness it, they would find him decked in his armor, shield at the ready beside him […]
Another day begins at the Toothless Dragon. Another morning of dodging goblins as they run past in play or work was always a challenge to decipher. A particular knight sits enjoying his breakfast after completing his morning duties at the stables. He sits at a table, alone. The tall woman slides her dark her behind […]
It had now been 9 days since Pix had gone missing. Several search attempts had turned up zero results. Well, zero results other than a regular sized bugbear and two giant honey Badgers taking up residence in the cave the party had originally found them. Even with her attempts to speak with some of the […]
As the party finally makes it to the mainland and sees dry land ahead for the rest of the journey, everyone decides to spend that last morning on the shores of the sea taking leisurely walks and enjoying the beach before heading on inland. As Merrick finds himself strolling along a cove, he suddenly finds […]
Merrick tracks a small group of elk to an old growth part of the forest, coming to the edge of a depression in the landscape where huge, thick trees almost completely shade a glen with a small lake and beds of flowers. As he makes his way out of the undergrowth and up to the […]
Merrick returns from securing firewood in a dry nook only to watch a bough break on the tree under which he had strategically set up his tent; redirecting a deluge of the pouring rain directly on it and collapsing the whole thing. He makes a quick check of the other tents to see who might […]
As he ponders whether to return for some javelins, the distant clap of thunder stops Merrick in his tracks. He looks north, seeing the approaching darkness. He doesn’t have to wonder for he can almost feel it: it’s the same storm from above that temple. It was coming. He could feel the hairs on his […]
Galen leans on the door from the kitchen to the dining room back-first; his hands full with a platter of cut meats, cheeses and a small pot of stew. A pitcher and two glasses float alongside him – Galen’s eyes still fixed on them as he directs them towards the table. As they near the […]
“Salvage baskets” Magnus says flatly, not pausing to look up from him cleaning a glass with a bar rag as Merrick stares at him blankly. He had been idly chatting with the barkeep about the latest expedition the group had planned and was not really anticipating that the old dwarf was actually listening to him. […]
