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The Curse of Strahd / Re: Into the Mists
« Last post by Okakouta on May 31, 2017, 02:03:44 pm »
Arscene, not being one much for social cues, takes Lucien's invitation to join him in the inn at face-value. "I'm sure I'll be able to free my mind comfortably tonight - you have my thanks Lucien." Arscene finds two open tables near one another. He pulls them together and sits down on a bench in the corner. The gauntleted mage hand plops down a series of books one on of the tables, then extracts quills, ink and parchment from a tanned leather satchel bag. The hand flips open a book titled "A Theory on the Layers of the World and the Multiverse" to a marked page.

All the while, Arscene has been rummaging through his backpack, and pulls out a dark blue glazed clay mug. It lacks a handle, though has ribs circling around it for easy handling. White specks of paint are dotted near the top. He opens a small pouch and places some leaves inside the mug - they smell of light tea leaves and a hint of grapes.

Pulling out a water skin, pouring some water into a glass beaker, and heating the water up with only a wave of a hand, steam rises from the beaker. He carefully pours the water into the mug, then lights a candle. You notice the candle has several marks regularly placed down its side. After melting past one of the marks the gauntleted hand snuffs out the flame and removes the tea leaves from the mug.

Arscene blows twice and sips the tea, as the liquid is mysteriously transported away from this realm. While drinking Arscene wonders if he will truly be able to unlock the secrets of the Multiverse if he cannot even unlock the mysteries of being a Yuke.

Time whiles away, and when appropriate Arscene sleeps for 1 hour. Satisfied with his trip to the ethereal realm more quickly than usual, he spends the rest of the early morning casually reading a book called "The Perfect Cup - An Exotic Guide to Tea and Coffee".
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The Curse of Strahd / Re: Into the Mists
« Last post by Durango Daniel on May 31, 2017, 10:47:28 am »
You passed through this town on your way out of Erlkazar, and know that the Lintong Inn is a suitable place for someone of your position. While not very lavish, it is exceptionally clean and meticulously well ordered, and the staff are very gracious and reverent of your noble status. They offer you a spacious room that opens onto a small central courtyard, complete with a small fish pond and a garden. They also offer to wash and mend your garb, free of charge. Inn the evening, a serving boy brings a platter of roasted, marinated bison, and steamed rice and vegetables, along with a bottle of rice wine.
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The Curse of Strahd / Re: Into the Mists
« Last post by Lucien on May 30, 2017, 09:53:17 pm »
Lucien is going to look for a high class inn. 

At long last Lucien is back in civilization and away from those bumpkins,  Lucien is going to look for some form of laundry to clean the low class off him. *... After he finds them he is going to retire to the inn.
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The Curse of Strahd / Re: Into the Mists
« Last post by Rognvaldr on May 30, 2017, 07:48:58 pm »
Darien tries to find a wagon which has defensive capabilities. Iron reinforcements, arrow slits, balistae, wheel scythes, etc. I also search for barding for the horse.
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The Curse of Strahd / Re: Into the Mists
« Last post by Durango Daniel on May 29, 2017, 01:55:44 pm »
You spend the next ten days rumbling across rutted dirt roads cut through the golden prairies of Nathlan. The tall stalks of grass bob gently in the breeze, lazily shaking grasshoppers and dragonflies from their seed heads with every passing gust. Great herds of bison wade through the fields, nibbling the tender shoots and enjoying the warm sun on their great brown backs. To the west, you see the plains slowly rise into mountains, forested and well worn by time. To the east, the vast wheat sea stretches on into the horizon, and you can occasionally catch the glint of the sun off of the distant Porcelain Tower. The Vistani seen content to pass the time basking in the sun atop their  rolling wagons, or else pick shapes out of the herds of bright woolly clouds that drift slowly overhead. Each night, as the stars rise out of distant prairie and the chorus of crickets and coyotes begins, the Vistani light a fire and resume their habit of drink and song, ever encouraging your group to join in.

At last, on the tenth day, you arrive in the farming town of Xian. The prairie and bison around the town have been portioned off by low stone walls so that they might feed the inhabitants, and in places the grass has given way to flooded rice fields. A river runs through the cluster of low buildings that form the town, and here and there grow trees. Children scamper about the dusty streets under toe of wiry farmers ever carrying loads to and fro.

"Xian is a quiet town, compared to Westgate," Stanimir remarks as your wagons lumber into the narrow streets. "Too quiet, perhaps, for the Vistani lifestyle. We will camp on the edge of town tonight, but you all should feel free to stay wherever you like, and take care of any business you need to. Supplies are sparse in Barovia."


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The Curse of Strahd / Re: Into the Mists
« Last post by Durango Daniel on May 26, 2017, 07:50:56 pm »
You find Han Han Custom Vehicles, Westgate's premier wainwright. It has an exquisite showroom with many elaborate custom wagons suited for many kinds of customers: wagons with secret compartments for smugglers, wagons with ornate statuary adorning their roofs, and even some armor-plated wagons for more unpopular VIPs. After being whisked around the shop and shown the fine craftsmanship that goes into each wagon, from suspension to doorknobs, you leave with *some kind of wagon* and *some amount of gold* less in your pockets.

Stanimir seems pleased to see you arrive with your own transportation. "It's good to see you appreciate the use of a fine wagon, my friends. We have a long road ahead of us, and for such journeys, the comfort and safety of one's own wagon is second to none. Now then, shall we get underway? Would not want to waste precious daylight," he says, smiling into the bright morning sun.
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The Curse of Strahd / Re: Into the Mists
« Last post by Lucien on May 26, 2017, 06:27:59 pm »
Lucien is going to drink in the inn till near blackout drunkenness.  Swaying steadily Lucien uses his hand places his hand on the wall to guide him slowly back to his room.  Entering the dark room with the only light filtering through the windows as the stars shine, Lucien collapses unto the bed.

(In this town is their a wagon seller? Imma buy one, if I can)
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The Curse of Strahd / Re: Into the Mists
« Last post by Durango Daniel on May 26, 2017, 05:44:08 pm »
*Assuming you all head to bed, maybe after a few drinks on the very thankful innkeeper*

The morning sun bathes the town of Westgate in a bright red light as you step out of the inn into the chill morning air. As promised, the Vistani and their wagons are ready to go as you arrive at the edge of town. As their horses fidget in their harnesses, their bells jingle lightly. Stanimir and each of his children hold the reigns of a wagon, and he invites you to ride on the bench. "The road before us is long, friends. Best to share it easily and in good company, no?"

*it will take you ten days to reach the next town. Let me know if there is anything you'd like to do in the meantime.*


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The Curse of Strahd / Re: Into the Mists
« Last post by Okakouta on May 26, 2017, 04:56:46 pm »
As the people begin talking about missing homes and half remembering family members lost to time, Arscene looks fondly towards the fire - not quite sure why. "Many things are born from the flames. All of our existences and the world we see created through the eruption of Fire from the Dark... or so the theories go..."

Aescene studies his book of Alchemical Lore in the evening. Eventually his consciousness slips into the Ethereal Realm for the next 5 hours.

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The Curse of Strahd / Re: Into the Mists
« Last post by Rognvaldr on May 26, 2017, 04:36:25 pm »
"I can see the light of Dawn
The everlasting darkness fading
Cold leaving my bones
And the warmth of hope filling them again
Though the stars have lit our way
As we walked down this path
Nothing is greater than seeing the Sun"
Darien mutters to himself while writing in his book.

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