Crop Circles
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Jerrick watches impassively, and shrugs, resuming his work on the prayer, and focusing his thoughts as he did before, when fighting the taint in the Rawlins, which when fueled with prayer with other people, actually affected the grounds they focused on, and purged the taint in those areas.
If this situation proves to be like others, he is ready for things to burst forth from the ground, scimitar loose in it's sheath.
The Large direwolf that tends to accompany him about stands behind him and the group, watching idly, ears twitching about as he stands guard over his companion.
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*Dwin blinks a few times and rubs his forehead.
Z, ya thought this through, aye? Yer as good a farmer as anyone I have ever met, so I trust ya on matters like this.
Just think twice before ya do anything… we've had lots of problems lately--not like I have to tell you that--and we dont need any more.
Kalith here always has good advice, I recommend ya listen to each others thoughts on this. Two hammers are better than one, eh?
Dwin steps back to what he assumes is a "safe" distance should anything ugly happen.
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@bd783f81e7=Speedy_Z_:
@bd783f81e7=Salsadoom:
Lord Dolvak, I have just arrived to survey the damage and collected a few samples for Calendel taking appropriate precautions and had hoped to see if anything lay beneath the ground at the center.
((Calendel is standing there. He's one of the casters working with Z.))
Z gives a quick, apologetic nod to Dwin and seems to relax a bit when Dwin ((and, apparently, Cal)) recognizes the man.
( I was just waiting for Cal to respond
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Telli bobs back and forth oblivious to any imposing threat that might be upon them all…
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@7f88b3639b=Salsadoom:
Lord Dolvak, I have just arrived to survey the damage and collected a few samples for Calendel taking appropriate precautions and had hoped to see if anything lay beneath the ground at the center.
((Calendel is standing there. He's one of the casters working with Z.))
Z gives a quick, apologetic nod to Dwin and seems to relax a bit when Dwin ((and, apparently, Cal)) recognizes the man.
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_The man watches impassively as the casters prepare, seemingly taking in their words and movements. He doesn't seem to react to Jerrick's veiled threat but seems to react quickly to Dwin's approach giving a nod respectfully to Lord Dolvak and gesturing towards towards the assembled casters/i]
Lord Dolvak, I have just arrived to survey the damage and collected a few samples for Calendel taking appropriate precautions and had hoped to see if anything lay beneath the ground at the center.
:gestures towards the casters::
It seems they are preparing some sort of druidic magic I am unfamiliar with. Hopefully it will be more effective then I think. It is odd the affliction only affects crops, nothing else. I don't think they have considered the implications._
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((Not sure if Z can respond, but after the remove curse is cast…))
Nods politely Aye, we already checked below the surface and we didn't find anything unusual down there. ((That was part of my PM to CN)).
If you want, you kin check out the other crop circle, over yonder, points and take more samples. But, we'd really like ta get this one taken care of.
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_*…after an IG-appropriate amount of time, The Lord Chancellor shows up on the scene with a few of the farm-lads that had been sent off earlier. Dwin brings with him a half dozen red-cloaks.
at a nod from Dwin, they fan out and surround the circle, carefully watching all of those in attendance. Dwin approaches the group, looking a bit tired and disheveled (one might think he was roused out of bed).
As he looks around at the familiar faces, he stops as he comes to the man in Green and Black and approaches him with purpose.*_
Kalith, glad you're here with Z. What do we have here anyway?
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Jerrick prays to Meilikki first, and then to the rest of the Druidic Gods included, asking that they lend their aid to the balance upon these affected places. None are excluded in his prayer, not Malar, not Auril, not Talona, all good and evil Gods of the druidic nature are appealed to by Jerrick, and once finished with the initial part of his prayer, he raises his eyes to the black and green clad figure, and gestures at him.
If you disturb this ritual in any way, or aggravate the taint here, I'll have you know I will gladly remove you from the area.
He takes a good look at the man's features, noting them to memory, since by taking samples he may have something less than pleasant in mind, such as using them as a means to spread this blight later.
He waits for a response from the man, no hand on any weapon, but obviously not playing around.
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The man in Green and black gently coughs behind the prepping casters.
Might I suggest digging at the center before you do what ever you are doing?
::holds a small spade up::
You never know what magic will do.
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(( yup, he is a banite. And he calculated the center himself not assuming you measured it exactly. And I assume you aren't standing in the exact center where he wants to dig))
The man in Green and black nods politely to the people prepping their spelland then does his inspection of the center of the circle.
((We, actually, are standing around the center of the first crop circle.))
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Nudges Z… if dis works Z... whats we can do ats da end is askededs Chauntea togeder if she'll makes da area arounds here "hallowed" ((level 5 spell)) too.... ta keeps da blight from returnings fer a WHOLE year!.... Course... I neva tried it afore... mights need yuh and Mr Cal's helps fer its.
keeps humming focusing on the task at hand....
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has a wreath around her neck with a rose at its base as she grips Z's hand whispering blessings to remove the curse from the area. (3 prepared for this day)…
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(( yup, he is a banite. And he calculated the center himself not assuming you measured it exactly. And I assume you aren't standing in the exact center where he wants to dig))
The man in Green and black nods politely to the people prepping their spell
and then does his inspection of the center of the circle.
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after the prayer ends Telli shifts her eyes to Z and asks…...."So shoulds I usededs dats bugs blessings if a bunch a bugs and tings comes out.....or juss sticks ta yuh dream ta a 't'?
No bugs, let's stick to the plan. Since it's daytime, there shouldn't be too many blight bugs around anyway.
Besides, you're the senior priest here. I'm gonna need you ta lead the majority of the blessin's. Let's do remove curse…
((I'm not sure how group casting works in D&D, but that's what I'd like to do. If that's not an option, then we'll (Z, Telli, and Calendel) cast them individually.))
@b471ac5ddd=Salsadoom:
The man in green and black is seen collecting samples of affected crops and storing them in several sealed clay jars (lids are closed then waxed shut to form a perfect seal).
Notices the man in green and black starting to collect samples. Z leans over to a couple of the local farm boys, whispers something to them, and sends them running off towards town.
((By saying "green and black" you're inplying he's a Banite. Does he look like a Banite (symbols, hidden features, stranger to town, bad teeth, B.O., etc.) or just some normal guy who likes green and black?))
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He then tries to formulate where the exact center is of any circle. Heading to the center he inspects the ground and if finding nothing odd digs a 1 foot diameter hole by 1 foot deep to see if anything is buried there collecting anything odd in sealed clay jars.
((Z, Telli, and Calendel are already IN the center.))
To Telli and Cal Let's get started…
Begins casting remove curse
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@8185af838d=Salsadoom:
The man in green and black is seen collecting samples of affected crops and storing them in several sealed clay jars (lids are closed then waxed shut to form a perfect seal). He then tries to formulate where the exact center is of any circle. Heading to the center he inspects the ground and if finding nothing odd digs a 1 foot diameter hole by 1 foot deep to see if anything is buried there collecting anything odd in sealed clay jars.
'Anyone reporting any odd affects should report immediately to the healers'
Dietrick looks at the man curiously, waiting and watching to see if the man gets pricked to death by the sharp thorny plants, overwhelmed by the strange insects or some otherwise random way of death from the fey menace.
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The man in green and black is seen collecting samples of affected crops and storing them in several sealed clay jars (lids are closed then waxed shut to form a perfect seal). He then tries to formulate where the exact center is of any circle. Heading to the center he inspects the ground and if finding nothing odd digs a 1 foot diameter hole by 1 foot deep to see if anything is buried there collecting anything odd in sealed clay jars.
'Anyone reporting any odd affects should report immediately to the healers'
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after the prayer ends Telli shifts her eyes to Z and asks…...."So shoulds I usededs dats bugs blessings if a bunch a bugs and tings comes out.....or juss sticks ta yuh dream ta a 't'?
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((Z told a few people IG and through PMs about the ritual. It's not a big secret, but it wasn't advertised either. So, everyone who got up at the crack of dawn and headed out to the Norwick farms is privy to what's happening and can offer to help. Everyone else, will find out later…when they wake up.
))*Z, first, thanks everyone who has shown up and apologizes for making them get up so early. He explains that he wanted to start early, when the sun is out, because that's when the blight seems to be at its weakest.
He asks for everyone, if they don't mind, to bow their heads for a short prayer. Holding his holy symbol, Z begins…*
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Prays
_Oh Chauntea, Great Earthmother, please give us, your humble servants, your blessings as we seek to cleanse this land of the horrible blight that has, recently, infected it.Please continue to guide us and grant us the wisdom to do your will. So that these, once lush fields, will, once again, produce fine, healthy crops for ourselves and our families.
Chauntea, Great Earthmother, I, as your humble servant, ask of this in your name._
After the prayer, Z walks the group over to the location of the first crop circle and explains the first step. He, politely, asks the farmers to continue to pray quietly as the ritual begins…
First, we will cast remove curse to weaken the blight for several hours.
((PCs who are helping, please post what you're doing. Z))
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Jerrick nods, leaves for a bit, and returns, sans item, with a neutral expression on his face, ready for business. Seems he won't be needing that item… with any luck.
