Camp Bon Fire Rumors and Stories
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Cherry Holimion, a rare sight these days, being busy as a mother. Lately when she is seen, not looking so well, and at least once she leaves a mess at the Heart Fires. Rumor tells of the lavender haired woman doing so more than once on her beloved husband's very fine garments, much to his delight. Not long after, she not seen without a canteen full of tea, when she is seen about..and her baby girl. She almost never seen without her infant.
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_After what appears to be a successful trip into the hobgoblin caves to finish them, a large group of adventurers, bloody and beaten come from the city, apparently having found themselves on the hobgoblins home island on the Icelace.
Several dead are brought in with them, one of them not being an adventurer that left with them, that one being pointed out as the mage who controlled the hobgoblins and is responsible for so many deaths.. the body was dumped at Jonni's feet at the heart fires by Aelthas before the group went to tend to their dead. Later that night, the mages body is burnt in the camp for all to watch, to see the end of the threat of the hobgoblins.
Over the next few weeks, the remaining hobgoblins are exterminated throughout the pass by adventurers and Warriors alike wherever they are seen, it seems a time of peace is coming to the pass._
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Snitch has started to make a place for himself in the inner camp, located in a quiet alcove north of the gate. Currently he's added only himself, and can be found there when not being useful around the camp, Telling tales of past exploits or adventuring away from the camp.
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A tear streaked Sarah finds her mother and babbles a story of woe. Tala growing very still and quite orders her daughter to Cera's tree and heads into the spider pass. Returning awhile later with the belongings of one traveler and at least one body she heads into Cera's tree. She leaves without her daughter looking furious. A short while later Sarah leaves the tree looking rattled.
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_Lycka is thankful for both the tea and the cookies, carrying a small stash of both with her at all times. They seem to be working a treat too, the young bard practically glowing with health and vitality, happily humming as she goes about her normal tasks in the camp. Despite the now obvious, prettily rounded belly, Lycka keeps training and travelling frequently, though very rarely alone or after the sun has set behind the horizon.
Ragnhild in her turn can be observed bringing home a wide variety of meat, mostly from large and potentially lethal animals, which she promptly cooks to a crisp and serves to her daughter, claiming:_
"Have to eat strong animal for strong child. Now, finish your dire bear!"
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Aramuil is often seen helping his wife in training or taking the baby off her hands for a while so she can train.
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Tala leaves packages of ginger cookies with Ragnhild for Lycka. She promises that they help settle the stomach and further attests to the fact that they have seen her and others through theirs.
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A gift of a special herbal tea to help soothe Lycka's nausea and other related problems is left often by Cherry at their tent. It being the same mixture Cherry herself almost went nowhere without a canteen full of it to drink for the last year or so.
On a seemingly unrelated note, Cherry recently has also found a few free hours here and there to begin training again. Hours only free thanks to volunteer childcare from her grandmother, so the new mother may work on getting herself and her equipment back into adventuring shape….for a great many reasons.
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Rumor has it raised voices were heard out side the pixie glenn followed by a woman running out of the camp leaving blood in her tracks.
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Keen-eyed residents of the gypsy camp might have noticed that Lycka very rarely travels anywhere alone these days. Aelthas, Ragnhild and even some of her fellow warriors seem to keep a watchful eye on the young bard. Some attribute this to the rumours of a vampire threat, while other, more astute observers may take note of Lycka's new habit of being pale-faced and nauseus every morning and draw their own conclusions.
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After a hastily dismissed Elder's meeting, one of the arms merchants is seen arguing with Jonathan in low tones though his hand gestures are bold and agressive. Anyone who walked within earshot would have heard
….. ye said the vote was a scare tactic! That it wouldn't pass!
Wut the bloody hells are ye pulling here?
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The lovely blond woman in sisterhood clothing ran into the camp looking half dead. Her companion, a man with a scared face, but a long time resident of the camp. They entered calling warning to the guard of drider and worse in the pass. They called out that the woman sentry near the pass was missing. Shortly after their arrival the duo standing or sitting near the fires with their weapons still at hand while they caught their breath a commotion rang out. An intruder was being attacked by the guards. The duo and the two to most recently run out of the woods a drow hunter and her companion elf a mage ran to help in the attack. At the end of the brief but bloody battle the corpse of the drow lay at Jonni's feet. The body was disposed of by the camps guard. the golden haired elf went to the tree to visit with Cera and the others dispersed.
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Cera's granddaughter, Cherry, kinda waddles around these days. Too far along to really hide her condition, the growing bump of her belly is plain to see, no matter how bulky and flowing a robe she tries to wear. The lavender haired woman splits her time between her two homes of the Romani Camp and Norwick, out of the adventuring life for while. A canteen full of some herbal brew of her grandmother's is never far from her side.
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_Ragnhild makes several visits to the roost, always careful not to weary the recovering skald. With each visit, she brings him something meant to make him smile, whether it's a fine gift like the last of the honeyed mead from her daughter's wedding, soft furs to ease his rest or a simple bouquet of wildflowers, spreading a summery fragrance around the roost. She asks few, if any questions, instead choosing to share little tales from her glacial homelands. Through far from an accomplished storyteller, there is a simple sincerity and warmth in Ragnhild's tales that perhaps manage to take Jerr's mind off other things for just that fleeting moment.
Lycka also visits, often playing a little something on her lyre before leaving, teary-eyed._
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Telli was seen entering the roost with a potted plant, upon leaving the pot was not within hand and her chocolate bag a little lighter…
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Aramuil visits Jerr, he speaks in a quiet voice to him before departing, a frown upon his face and electricity crackling upon his hands.
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More scar tissue than flesh Jerr greets his visitors with a voice that is rough and hesitant. Mare and or Amith are not often far from his side and limit the length of visits, keeping a watchful eye on the skalds energy and emotions.
In the bad times he will look to some far off place and weep.
In the good times he will still have some of his old humor and his eyes will light up with the old twinkle. When Ginger delivers the armor and jewelry he will thank her many times over. He does not, however, put the armor on and winces at even the thought of it.
If Mare or Amith are asked why he is not fully healed they will just say that there have been . . .complications and not go into detail with people outside of the family.
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Will stops by to visit Jerr often on his way to or from home, bring him blankets or anything else he needs to be comfortable, as well as fresh food and water.
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Master bowyer Ginger Tealeaf is seen quietly going to the pixie roost. She brings Jerr a bag full of items: a clean and new-looking leather armour in red, gold and black, some rings, and a badge.
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Those who ask find that Jerr is up in the pixie roost in a cold camp. Any fire up on the roost is kept as far as possible from the skald. He will not yet sleep in a tent and is nervous if more than one or two people are near.
