Camp Bon Fire Rumors and Stories
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Tala after reemerging from spending much quite time with her family looks pale and tired. She spends much time sitting by the pillar guarding it. Rumors that she is sick are heard others still that she is too mean to be sick. She is often seen sippping a mug of tea just watching the workings of the camp.
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next time ya head down let Ole Dwin know, eh? I used to know them caves like the back o me hand… I'd love to be of assistance...
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//sorry if I mess up the names, I'm still tired.
_Jonni sends words to the towns that he is looking for a group to map the cold caves. A large groups responds to the call, and they all listen to what Jonni has to say before heading into the gnoll lands and then the Cold Caves.
The group, which consisted of Lilin, Wolf, Raisa, Raryldor, Celebring, Lilly, Elyl, Arikess, Zoma, and Arsmyth decened most of the way through the caves without incident, before running into a lone hostile drow on the bridge. Past the bridge, it is rumored that the group ran into another drow that they did not attack because she did not attack them. They continued down to the bottom levels and mapped the west section of the cave, and then were attacked by an Ogre Mage. Half the group went running after the mage, while the other half followed behind carefully. When they reunited, they found them selves attacked by two beholders and a slew of ogres. Neadless to say, when the group killed the two beholders and the cave was still shaking violently, the group was freaking out.
They both tried to run away and finish mapping the cave, however, the drow from before suddenly appeared in the corrirdor and shouted they were trapped by an army of eyes. The group ran after the drow woman, and when she ran into a dead end she cursed and threw magic powder, opening a magic portal straight to the camp.
More than a few people frowned when it came time to split up the loot._
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Penny finally pokes her head out of the treeline near the rune site.
Look y'all. 'course the college can be trusted. Think I'd be one of em if it couldn't? Hells, I've known all of em for years, an' I'd trust em with my life if it came down ta it. If y'all want, I'll watch over all their rubbings ta ensure there's no funny business.
shrugs I'll even let ya inta the damn library if ya wanna use it, or I'll take your rubbings up ta try ta translate em for ya. It's the least I can do for all the years a hospitality the Romani 'ave shown me.
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Oreth shrugs
The college can be trusted. And they have one of the most extensive research libraries in Narfell. What use is keeping the secrets of these columns pristine, if no one ever figures out what they mean?
I mean, if it's like people are saying, and these are remnants of the Netherese, a civilization that, as far as I've ever heard, drew its borders several thousands of miles away to the west, it could be quite important….
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tala is seen standing guard over the now fully uncovered pillar
all these foreign folks coming in tring to capitalize on something that has been decades in t he making. I don't like it Jonni. I just don't like it.
They might try to vadalize it…
watches the people taking rubbings very carefully, anyone moving too fast near the pillar or pulling out any tool other then paper or charcoal meets with a grumpy tala
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The new Gali Elor watches all the commotion, only moving to study the writing on the pillars when the others have moved on.
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_On hearing about the 'clambering bards' Celebring seems 'very' annoyed. He is skeptical of all the sudden interest at this very pivotal point in the research, when for so long he found no one at all seemed to care…
Grumbling that his research cannot be conducted in total comfort, now instead with a sense of urgency, he nonetheless collects the rubbings from each pillar, using some charcoal and a lot of scroll paper. He tucks the pages away into his spellbook carefully, departing to begin his study._
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Jonni finishes his clearing of the pillar and it is rumored that a bard was literally clambering all over it fascinated with the runes. Word is sent for Celebring to get his rubbings of the pillar as well as the other two, and seemingly bards from the bard college have been flocking to get rubbings as well. It almost seems a race to see who gets the first translation out, but Jonni seems more concerned with the accuracy rather then the speed.
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Oreth blinks several times, squints at the man to make sure he sees his chest rising and falling, then, assured that he's still alive, shrugs, and goes back to sewing
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The young man, failing to notice the bottle in time, takes the bottle directly to the face and is knocked into blissful unconciousness
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A man in dark leathers, accented with dark orange and bright blue scale patterns tosses a bottle of wine at the half-elf from his resting place under a tree by the bonfire
Pull up a…..mass of dirt....and stay a while, Gaje. What can we do for you?
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A young, somewhat strange half-elf wanders around and around the camp, looking for someone who looks important to talk to.
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Lilin returns after a short absence and quickly joins (or rejoins) Jonni and Celebring's little research party
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_At night voices can be heard whispering in the air in and all around the Camp if one listens carefully. The Voices always fade with the next dawn. Cera is often heard around Camp aplogizing for letting the Voices of Mojo outof her head.. If questioned, she explains it has something to do with her deal with Selune to be Guardian of lands of the Camp and its peoples. The connection established between herself and the land brings certain Voices to spill from her mind for all to hear. Though she surmises these Voices are only those of those who themselves have a connection tot he Camp itself through death.
On that hcipper note she ends most inquisitions with pout about how she amde the deal out of desperation to help win back the lands fromteh Gnolls and Yeenoghu and now she is stuck with her end of the bargain for the next 100 years at least. Still she would do it all over again if she had the chance._
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@a7c2ba5ffc=Jonni:
In a scene comparable to how King Horgan spent his last few living months, Jonni has been seen working carefully on the rock outside the old King's tent with a hammer, a fine chisel, and what seems to be a vial of acid. Bit by bit he seems to be uncovering runes that appear to have been carved within the rock itself.
Lately, the scholarly elf who had previously been asking about the history of the camp, has been seen working alongside Jonni. Many know him as Celebring, and he observes Jonni's work for the most part, offering insight and certain expertise as he can, clearly quite interested in the rune pillars as well. Once or twice, if one is listening or watching closely enough, the term 'Ward Magic' is used. Or perhaps 'War Magic'? either way… The elf speaks with a certain confidence regarding the subject.
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In a scene comparable to how King Horgan spent his last few living months, Jonni has been seen working carefully on the rock outside the old King's tent with a hammer, a fine chisel, and what seems to be a vial of acid. Bit by bit he seems to be uncovering runes that appear to have been carved within the rock itself.
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Jonni, Wolf, and Syrano ventured to the spider pass. They found the camp, deep in the pass, full of webs and cacoons. It appears the spiders had made a nest there, so the three burned the webs and cacoons, filled with eggs and the corpses of the unfortunate adventurers. Jonni may mention that renders had attacked them. To those who know lore on renders, would think this is unusual.
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Rumors spread through the camp of adventurers finding signs of drow activity in the forests - an adandoned campground centered around several cocooned people.
