[IC] New Crobuzon & the World Beyond

[Selina Parcellus]

[OoC: With this money, you can now do some shopping for magic items and other equipment.  Just give me a list of what you would like and I will let you know if it's available.  Most will be available but I reserve the right to veto anything to crazy.  Custom items will take time to not only create but to find someone willing to create the item.  This may seem like a high magic world but it's no Forgotten Realms.  And many spell casters in this world follow different magical traditions that may not be able to even cast the spell needed to create the item.  But in some cases items may be even cheaper to create if you find someone with a tradition that compliments what type of item you wish to create.  A wand of tongues would be a great item for a Communicatrix to create but not so much for an Elementarii who specialize in creating Elementals from any type of material.]

[OoC2: I do have some prestige classes too for some of these wizards.]

((Wonderful.  Selina's list consists of: 1) purchasing the Ring of Protection from the group stores, as she will be needing it quite badly; 2) purchasing a greatsword and full plate, and she will also likely keep her morningstar/shield combo as backup...no point in worrying about load-bearing problems now that she's going for heavy armor.  Selina must also rest, but it will bring her to full health regardless of which class she takes.  Just so happens that she will be becoming a Crusader of Selune now.  d10 HD, +1 point of BAB, and some fun class abilities.))

Betimi nods at Gilley's suggestion.

"Sir Simon, do you mind if we setup 'camp' in that spare space you have downstairs. We need to rest, regain our strength, and then perhaps engange in some training and bartering."

""Once we have rested I also had something I wanted to discuss with you, it maylay right within your area of expertise.

Selina nods in agreement at this, her shield arm already growing heavy from the intense stress of the day.  Emotionally, physically, they had all been pulled through the proverbial wringer.  But, by the goddess, they had survived with minimal casualties.  Selina sighs in memory of Betimi's sacrifice.  If she had been fast enough, she would have volunteered her own mule, to which she was not particularly attached in any case.  Damnable man for attacking a creature of that size!

"Agreed.  It is time for us to rest off our injuries.  I do believe several of us will need extra healing that I am, currently, unable to provide.  After a night's rest, I will be fully capable of doing so."

Eek whispers into Piper's ears, and then the two of them move in among the shelving, where they can be heard whispering back and forth in their Draconic tongue.

Finally Eek comes out, looks back at Piper, sees Piper nod encouragingly.   Eek gulps audibly, then turns to face the party.. 

He stands with his feet squarely shoulder width apart, puffs up his chest boldly, puts his hands on his hips.. then speaks in his loudest voice.  It sounds like a small dog yapping, trying to form words that are foreign to his mouth.

"Name me Ningalu... not Eek!"

"Ningalu Baal.. EEEK!!" His bravery completely fades and he ducks behind the shelves to hide as soon as everyone looks at him.

A small voice comes out from the shelving "Baal'urki. Me call Ningalu Baal'urki. Help you Powaw say."

Selina quirks a weary eyebrow, sweeping some hair from her face and giving...Eek, or Ningalu, however he desired to be referred to...a weak grin, noting his reaction to attention and feeling her heart lighten a bit.  This would certainly be interesting.

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Jonath cocks an eye brow at Selina and replies, "I have no intention of staying here.  I know a little about clockwork constructs so I thought I might be able to learn and maybe even help Simon out a little with whatever he plans to do to get us back home.  I would imagine creating a portal back to our world would be difficult to say the least and Simon will need all the help he can get."  

Tomeal smiles and nods at Gilley kind words but when the ranger mentions needing rest he's reminded of his own wounds.  "Yes, but I think that some of use won't be at our best with only rest.  Does anyone have any magical healing that could help out?"

Piper holds up his hand and says, "I do have a few healing magics at my disposal.  I just need to know who requires the most aid.  I have only learnt how to cure light and moderate wounds."  He then turns to Simon to add, "I do not mean to show any disrespect to Jonath but I believe I am far more skilled at activating magical objects.  So I too will stay behind to help out with your experiments."


[OoC3:  My notes show that Jonath is off 14 hit points and Tomeal is off 7 hit points.  It doesn't look like Eek or Meek sustained any damage.]

[OoC2 Betimi is currently at 6 of 19 HP, so if resting will heal 6 hp she will be at 12/19 after rest.  7 HP off.]


When Eek finally speaks up for himself, Piper smiles.  But when Betimi expresses some concern he replies, "Ningalu and his brother has recently reached the age of personal choice.  I have no power over his decisions.  Some choose to remain with the clan while others wish to learn more about the world.  Ningalu has been inspired by the bravery shown by all of you in the battle against Unreth.  He wishes to offer his help for saving our clan from being eaten.  As for being the last of our kind, it's doubtful.  While you were exploring the lower caverns, I rescued my fellow Kobolds from the webbing in the chamber where your idiot friend died.  It won't take long for us to rebuild.  The one thing Kobold's are known for is our fecundity."


"I am relieved to hear this Piper. I had worried we had failed you in our promise"

Selina blinks at Jonath, clearly having misunderstood him.  She shakes her head and shrugs, fatigue seemed to be affecting her significantly.  She smiles broadly at the offer Powwaw (she still wanted to refer to him by his real name.  She felt he'd earned it several times over by now.  He'd proven himself to her more than once in succession, despite her initial skepticism) makes.  "I am glad some good came out of this whole awful situation your clan found itself in."

"Our tribe received grave casualties but many of those who did survive are the females, younglings and hatchlings.  With the human's help that were left behind, I had time to cut them free and they escaped to safety.  Though I do wish I was home.  There will be many rutting ceremonies that the three of us will miss.  An entire generation of Kobold hatchlings will be hatched without our seed adding to the tribe's strength."

Selina blinks several times, then has to fake a sneeze to cover a ridiculous face.  That was so...graphic!  She is unable to speak as she struggles mightily to contain spasms of humorous glee.