Camp Bon Fire Rumors and Stories
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_A soft chuckle can be heard as a flash of pink can be seen disappearing deeper into the camp, trying to hide behind the trees.
Aelthas is seen taking his men out into the spiderwoods for some training against the spiders, or as some may think, to get away from Raver._
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Raver wakes, eyes opening at an ungodly hour…. bird song and the change of the morning watch drawing her eyes.
Sitting up in confusion.... bedclothes falling away to bare skin to the morning air
as she realizes where she is.... these words are heard all over the CampThat toad suckin' gnoll farkin' , pink wearin', &^%$%^&^% had better be hidin' in the deepest hole he can find!
_Quite possibly even the watch would have cowered at her vehement words, except that they were punctuated by the small explosions of caltrops as she tries to stalk naked from the middle of the heart fires….
and the giggles of the men of the watch.A few minutes later, she stalks back out, wearing full armor and stomps to her squads training grounds..... already calling them to arms._
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Sometime in the middle of the night, a few of the Romani see a number of men wearing pink armbands carrying a bed from out of the tree just south of the fire. Still sleeping peacefully in the bed appears to be Raver. They set her bed down between the two Heart fires and then carefully surround it with caltrops before smiling and dissappearing into the morning mist.
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*Tala spotted the feathered man washing in the stream getting a good laugh out of it.
Looking around the camp she asks if anyone has seen dwin and complains that she seems to have inherited a mule leaving in front of her home. Grunting she is heard to say before heading off to Norwick*
<d>Damn man leaving me to clean up his arses shite.</d>
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_Aelthas is seen shortly after, heading back from the stream to his tent, the skinny dog following him and trying to lick off any spider eye goop that he missed, Ael swatting at the dog as he walks.
Next time he sees Raver, he simply grins at her, getting a good chuckle before heading off to his training again._
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_Rumors spread quickly of Aelthas being awakened from his tent by a loud clanging, and being welcomed as he rushed out with fifty spider eyes hitting him, covering him swiftly in goop. The rumor runs that he made to give chase to the assailants, but tripped over a wire in the leaves and fell headlong into a pit that was somehow dug and full of feathers. He was later seen covered in feathers and heading to the stream to wash off.
Some say they saw a few Romani wearing black armbands leaving the area shortly after all of them laughing and clapping each other on their backs.
Jonni is later heard talking to Raver… though she didn't say much.. Jonni seemed only to ask one question while laughing... "When did you find time to dig a pit full of feathers without him knowing?"_
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Raver's squads spend a great deal of time on top of the hill outside of the Camp in the Nars. The squads take turns defending and attacking the hill, alternately holding their positions and taking that same position.
At times, they form one small army and clean out the hobgoblins in the area.
Raver spends time sparring with them one on one and in teams of three and four. She uses this time to teach them to watch each others backs and still hold their lines. She can often be heard telling them that they are now family….. brothers in arms.
Slowly their skills with their chosen blades improve, and she can often be seen standing to one side as they practice, watching with an approving gleam in her eyes
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_Aelthas is even seen grinning a bit as he eyes the pink armbands. His training continues as usual, mostly based on defensive fighting. He spends alot of time showing the men he is training how to hold a line, without giving up to much ground and holding it for as long as possible.
He puts his squads against each other in mock battles, taking them to various parts of the camp and showing them the most defendable positions available. He never yells or even appears to get angry if any of them do something wrong, he simply talks to them, telling them how he believes it should be done and also takes suggestions from anyone on how to improve. He is also quick to offer a smile and a nod to anyone who does a good job.
He has been watching his squad leaders very closely. Occasionally whispering to an old romani man that seems to stay close to his side at most times and keeps tossing some jerky to a skinny dog that seems to follow him around as he talks._
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*Dwin arrives late one evening with a cart full of goods and mule. The poor beast strains under the weight of whatever is in the cart. Although not large in size, it must be heavy.
After presumedly unloading the goods into his cave-dwelling, the next morning the cart is empty and the mule is standing near it. *
A note on the cart says:
Cart and Mule - Donated to Romani
(Mule's name is Fatty)Use em fer whatever ya need.
Dwin is either still in his cave, or has left the camp again.
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_Jonni is seen passing out armbands to various Romani that have been training with Aelthas, and as of late with Raver as well. A small number of Romani have been patrolling the camp and into the pass, and all of those have been seen wearing Blue armbands. Romani wearing Black armbands seem to be spending much more time training with Raver in base tactics, and an equal sized group wearing of all things…. Pink Armbands are seen training more often with Aelthas as a group.
A number of the Rom have also begun gathering expeditions into the woods gathering supplies, both medicinal as well as hunting for meat. A number of the craftsmen have been working on hand carts and talk is of a shipment of supplies being sent to Jiyyd once the work is completed._
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Wanderers in the pass might notice a profusion of hobgoblin corpses, ripped apart by a large animal. This isn't a regular event, though, and the hobgoblins return to their habitual wanderings a couple of nights later.
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Sara, the silent sword-dancer, watches the pair, especially when Kaede, her own foundling adoptee joins them. Often taking over to give Ragnhild a rest. She signs to Ragnhild who eventually fathoms it to mean
Three young girls. The giggling will drive Aelthas insane.
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Gonnar can be seen spending some time with Asha, who is under Ragnhilds protection. He usually tends to play "hide and seek" game…and he always can be seen loosing. If you pay attention you also see Gonnar is feeding her with gnomish lolipops...when Ragn is not looking.
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In the past few days, Elor has been rather quiet, preferring the solitude of the woods near the camp to the fires. When he is spotted, he usually has his cloak's hood pulled low, his face concealed, and his pace slow and hesitant. Some say he started to act like this ever since he had a quiet talk with a pretty young woman in Divine Shield colours, who left the camp in an equally depressed fashion.
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A new face is seen in the camp of late, a seven-year-old girl by the name of Asha. The girl is said to be a refugee from Ormpur, taken in by Ragnhild and Zoma until the situation in the remote village improves. Under Ragnhild's watchful eye, Lycka drags her new friend all around the camp, enthusiastically pointing out the various interesting places to play. The training camp seems especially fascinating to the two girls, though the potato peeling is avoided with great care.
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From time to time a muscular redhead turns up for the training of the recruits, her hair and clothes usually a mess. She seems content to just watch from a safe distance, but she also eagerly participates in the fighting, following most instructions quite attentively but seems unwilling to speak or answer questions. She seems fairly incompetent using a bow, but if she can keep her mind set manages admirably with most other normal weapons. She's also enthusastic about participating in the potatoe peeling.
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_Raver can be seen working with the recruits in small squads, each one holding a sword of their choosing, blade blunted for the moment.
They spend hours repeating a series of movements, blades held as if they are in a defensive posture. Raver barks suggestions to each one, her tone gruff, though not impatient.
As she moves among the men and women who have chosen to volunteer, she often gives a pat on the back, adjusts an arm or hand, stops and draws her own weapon to give examples on what she is trying to teach them.As the day draws to a close, she retreats to the Heartfires and brings out a completely different bastard sword. If asked, she'll tell you that the sword was rescued from trolls, and she's still trying to figure it out. What "it" is….. she won't say._
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_Aelthas grins as the Romani peel potatoes better than everyone and he watches the romani using thier bows, looking very impressed by the skill they have with them.
After the days training is done, Aelthas offers wine and food to anyone interested. He sits at the fire and talks to anyone who happens to stay.
In the morning he can still be seen sitting at the fire, ready for the next days training._
((Will trash some gold for the wine and food))
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Raver can be seen around the Camp more often the past few days, watching the training, and the potato peeling with an amused air. Leaning mostly against a tree silently, her interest remains mostly on those training with swords, but also takes time out to watch those training with bows.
After a time she straightens, and heads off to look for Jonathan, leaving messages with both armor and weapons merchant, as well as a few of the other Romani that she'd like a few words with him.
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_A group of twenty Romani are seen training daily with the other adventurers Aelthas has managed to convince. None of them seem more then proficient with a sword, leaning more towards their bows, but all pay close attention to the lessons given. All of them peel potatoes faster and better then anyone else, including Aelthas.
A number of Romani have also been sighted in the southeast corner of the ruins, avoiding the gnolls whenever possible but seemingly in search of cave openings, or cracks in the canyon walls hinting at a possible passage, non have been found so far._
