Jess- Fritjof -- AC 20/16/13 -- CMD 19 -- HP 43/43 Thursday December 19th, 2024 12:43:33 PM
Frit looks to the others in the party. "Do you think we should, um, destroy them?" It seems unheroic to smash a bunch of unhatched eggs, but the evidence of what these creatures might do once they are hatched and grown is a all around them. He hopes the others will have greater insight into what the right thing to do is.
StephenT - Aydi Alzila -- AC 19/16/16 -- CMD 18 -- HP 36/36 d20+8=18 ; d20+6=18 ; Thursday December 19th, 2024 1:16:37 PM
Aydi wonders if there is a way to domesticate the creatures. (KN Nature 18) He will also detect magic on the armor and the belt. If magical will try to identify it. (Spellcraft 18)
MM - Eleonora Deepmine -- AC 14 (with armor 18) -- CMD 15 -- HP 27/28 Thursday December 19th, 2024 3:44:29 PM
[b]"Bugs, they usually aren't so smart. Not that trainable, but I'm not so sure about these particular ones. Might they be smarter? Still, it feels wrong even if destroying the eggs saves so much pain later{/b], Nora joins Frit's doubts.
Hamlin Vashtel (Brent Adams) -- AC 13/13/10 -- CMD 13 -- HP 19/19 Thursday December 19th, 2024 7:05:27 PM
Hamlin casts detect magic to determine if the objects are indeed magical in nature. " As for the eggs these creatures are terrible if they grow to adulthood. We should make this path safer by destroying them"
RobC - Kaida Shadowplay -- AC 13/13/11 -- CMD 12 -- HP 32/32 Thursday December 19th, 2024 7:22:13 PM
Kaida's gaze is fixed on the icy blue eggs. Without a word, she steps back from the nest and moves toward the cave wall.
There are two sides to consider. It feels wrong to destroy the eggs - they haven’t done anything wrong. But the group has seen first hand what these creatures can do when fully grown.
In her heart, she knows that Hamlin is probably right, but that doesn’t make it any easier.
Dominik - Aymar Shakhtar -- AC 20/16/17 -- CMD 21 -- HP 27/30 d20+9=22 ; Thursday December 19th, 2024 8:12:41 PM
Aymar considers their options, needless killing is not something that he condones but this situation is different. "Sometimes hero's have to make the difficult decisions. Can the eggs be used for something beneficial? Herbal remedies, medicine, food, arcane? If not we should just do it and be done with it."
Heroes of Drakesmeade - DM Cayzle and DM Courtney Thursday December 19th, 2024 10:30:14 PM
Fritjof is hesitant to destroy the eggs and looks to the rest of the group for other ideas.
Aydi searches other the items for signs of magic and finds that they are indeed magical, left overs from the last adventurer to suffer an attack from the Coldhegs. A +2 belt of strength and a +1 suit of chain mail sized for a dwarf, Hamlin confirms.
Nora shares the sentiment that it doesn’t feel right to destroy the eggs when the eventual hatchlings have caused no harm. They wonder if the Coldhegs are smart enough to train.
Aydi manages to recall that Coldheg’s are smarter than the insects they somewhat resemble, and a skilled trainer may be able to tame one as a beast of burden or such. However their taste for both livestock, and humanoid flesh, alongside the tendency to spew freezing cold spit when startled, makes even a trained Coldheg a concerning prospect.
Really, the safest course of action is to get rid of the eggs, as Hamlin suggests.
Kaida agrees with Hamlin, reluctantly.
Aymar too, after thinking about uses and coming up blank.
The deed is done quickly and mercifully. And the return trip to Thistleport is uneventful.
Jess- Fritjof -- AC 20/16/13 -- CMD 19 -- HP 43/43 Friday December 20th, 2024 1:57:09 PM
OOC- DMs, are the eggs shells still cold after they've been broken? If not, Frit takes a shard, slipping it into his pocket. He carries it with him as reminder that being a hero means not just putting yourself in danger, but having to make hard decisions about other lives.
Frit is quiet on the walk back to Thistleport. When he gets there, he retreats to his room. Once there, he writes a letter to Master Thrissa about his latest experiences, including the difficult decision that the group had to make eggs. He asks her how to know what to do in a situation like that one. He then meditates for a while.
StephenT - Aydi Alzila -- AC 19/16/16 -- CMD 18 -- HP 36/36 Friday December 20th, 2024 3:08:48 PM
Aydi still wonders if they did what was right there. Looking at the fight it was only protecting it's young. He also knows getting rid those beast should help save lives. I know in before he would of not thought about everything. When the group gets back to Thisleport he will probably hand out with Yuki and think about the newly found memory and what it means.
Dominik - Aymar Shakhtar -- AC 20/16/17 -- CMD 21 -- HP 27/30 Friday December 20th, 2024 5:42:32 PM
Aymar knows that this decision was for the best in the long run. Upon returning to Thistleport, he laments that there are no hot springs to go soak in, "What I wouldn't give to take a dip in a hot spring! Ugh! I guess we take the next best option...Ale!" He looks around to hoping to lift the spirits of the group.
MM - Eleonora Deepmine -- AC 14 (with armor 18) -- CMD 15 -- HP 27/28 d20+7=27 ; Friday December 20th, 2024 6:14:27 PM
When returning to Thistleport, Nora goes to study more about Coldhegs. Then she writes a little song, both about their adventures, and to provide future bards hints about the creatures.
She tests the song with her friends. "Listen, I think the lute arrangement brings the feeling of facing the Coldhegs, do you?", she asks and plays an instrumental version. "And then the words, I tried to get both what we did and the things we learned in it." She plays again, and this time also sings.
------------------ OOC: Craft: Song 27...? That's quite a tune. My poetry can't get anywhere near that, so not even trying to ruin the impression with it.
Heroes of Drakesmeade - DM Cayzle and DM Courtney Friday December 20th, 2024 11:38:59 PM
Frit takes a coldheg eggshell back to Thistleport as a memento. It leaves him in a contem[lative mood.
Aydi is too, actually, but he thinks that the lives saved by the party’s deeds are the heavier weight on the scale.
Aymar enjoys some well-earned rest in Thistleport. The good brother meets him, learns about the last coldheg and awards the party another 1,000 gp bounty.
Nora composes a brilliant song to mark the occasion.
The party finds Thistleport very welcoming and relaxing, even with no hot springs. Nonetheless, downtime and rest are at hand.
Jess- Fritjof -- AC 20/16/13 -- CMD 19 -- HP 43/43 Saturday December 21st, 2024 5:21:33 PM "That is, um, a b-b-b-, a beautiful song," Frit says to Nora after she performs. "I, uh, I don't know much about music, or, um, formal composition, but I know that's beautiful."
The next day, Frit seeks out a jeweler. He's hoping to get the eggshell set as a necklace that he can wear as a reminder of the adventure and the choices he and his friends had to make.
He also asks Nadia and Kaida if they'd like to visit Sven with him--to check on him and give him the stuffie they picked out for him.
StephenT - Aydi Alzila -- AC 19/16/16 -- CMD 18 -- HP 36/36 Sunday December 22nd, 2024 9:51:52 AM
Aydi will spend the day doing what he can for the town. If it is working at the forge or taking a shift helping the guards. That evening seeing everything is pretty safe he will hang out at the pub so he can talk to his friends and see what their plans are after our brief break.
MM - Eleonora Deepmine -- AC 14 (with armor 18) -- CMD 15 -- HP 27/28 Sunday December 22nd, 2024 3:35:47 PM
Encouraged by the positive feedback, Nora goes to the pub to perform her new song.
Dominik - Aymar Shakhtar -- AC 20/16/17 -- CMD 21 -- HP 27/30 Sunday December 22nd, 2024 9:16:07 PM
Aymar makes sure that Nora gets a big cheer at the pub.
RobC - Kaida Shadowplay -- AC 13/13/11 -- CMD 12 -- HP 32/32 Sunday December 22nd, 2024 9:39:50 PM
When Frit mentions visiting Sven, Kaida perks up. "Oh, absolutely!" she says, her eyes lighting up at the idea. "Let’s go. And that stuffie is perfect - it’s bound to make him smile!"
Though Kaida doesn’t voice it, she finds herself wanting to check in on Ingrida too - if only to see how things stand. She’s still a little wary of the woman.
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