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[scriver]

Tadhg gets a little nostalgiacly wet eyed from thinking of his childhood days.

[My Name is Immaterial]

"Can we get out of here and get the Roc feathers?"

[Dwarmin]

The party, deep in thought, finds their way to the Painted Flower-where they divvy up their treasure and send their prisoner off the cliche dungeons, where she will no doubt escape...I mean, serve her sentence.

Action: State whatever you are actually claiming from the pile, add it to your inventory-the rest is auto-sold!

Spoiler: Party Loots (click to show/hide)

310 Gold [51 gold divided to each member-not counting any lesser coins, you see. ]
Crystal Construct: Owl [Claimed by Samara]
Tiny Wooden Pipe ((This pipe emits a powerful non-sonic whistle when blown into to-it can awaken and alert nearly anything within a miles radius, alerting them of the general direction and range of the user.)) [Claimed by Akira]
Elven Hound Puppy ((This young Elven pup is too small to fight, but as he grows he'll be able to assist the party. Hes' pretty darn cute.)) [Claimed by Kawtari]
3x Wild Elf Paint Pots ((These paints can be applied to the skin to camouflage the user in woodland environments, giving them a +1 to +4 Bonus to stealth checks in proper terrain, based upon an INT roll taken by the painter. Each pot is good for one day.)) [1xClaimed by Aldeth]
3xSets of Fine Clothes [Unclaimed]
3x Shields  [1xclaimed by Tadhg]
0x Daggers [1xclaimed by Aldeth, 1xclaimed by Tadhg, 1xclaimed by Kawtari]
4x Scimitars [Unclaimed]
2x Shortbows/Arrows [Unclaimed]
2x Crossbows/Bolts [Unclaimed]
2x Padded Armor [Unclaimed]
4x Leather Armor [Unclaimed]

Your group finds themselves resting in the Painted Flower, wondering if you should press on, or get some rest. at least there's a band playing some lively music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s5BjJkPfos

~Omlett is little more a collection of farms in a loose community, than a village proper-most of the people who live in town more or less serve the Baron directly, or what few travelers pass through like yourselves. There are four establishments large enough to be called businesses on main street. The weather has recently gotten much colder, as the Autumn Empire undergoes a shift in leadership...

Spoiler: Sunrise (click to show/hide)

The only physician in Omlett is a slight, young woman named Risey with a tired smile and some skill in surgery and herblore. She is generally the only person the locals can turn to for health care. This is actually the real Risey, not the one currently languishing in the Barons Dungeon.

Services: Risey can attend to wounds gathered during your adventures, and knows how to cure some poisons and diseases. Unlike the fake, she actually knows alchemy, though her prices are high due to Omletts sheltered location. She sells health cordials for 25 gold each, and health potions 100 gold each, as described below.

Healing Cordial
Magical healing is, in fact, fairly rare in Nepathica. What may be standard equipment to adventurers is less so to the common man and woman. Healing cordials are typically kept in very small glass bottles-the restorative liquid is so precious it must be administered in mere drops, and is only used when all other means have failed to save someone on the edge of death, to stabilize them from bleeding out
Effect: Heals 1 HP

Sunrise Healing Potion
Risey's special ingredients are rare to acquire, but are very strong-she rarely makes her own brews in such potency, but has been experimenting with making more powerful 'adventurer' strength potions, using the Lampsur Fruit's powerful rejuvenation effect.
Effects: Heals 1d6+1 HP
Gives you 2xLevel in temporary HP, that refills on a short rest-this ability lasts 24 hours.
Gives you the advantage on all constitution checks for 24 hours.

Spoiler: Ancid's Armor (click to show/hide)

Predictably run by the one old grizzled Dwarf in the neighborhood, Ancid has been lending his skills to Omlett ever since he retired from the Autumnal Military. Despite it's militaristic name, he doesn't really sell much actual armor.

Services: Ancid sells hunting and farming tools-mostly spears, hammers and sickles-at half price. He'll sell you some real weapons and armor if you have the gold for it and give him the time to make it.

Quest Hooks:
=Dragon Tyrant's Armor=
Ancid's actual Armor is prominently displayed in front of his Smithy in an enchanted glass case-he wore the armor back in his soldiering days. It’s design is worthy of Kings and Generals-it clearly incorporates the scales, bones and other parts of Dragons in an intimidating fashion of splintmail. Ancid has always claimed he took it from a great villain he personally defeated in battle. After retirement, he hung it in a prominent place of his shop…somewhat happy to be relieved of the burden of carrying such thing...he certainly values it beyond any price of gold.

~He has indicated to Kawtari if she and the group prove themselves by solving Omletts (many) problems, he may be willing to relinquish the armor.

Spoiler: Riddling Sphinx (click to show/hide)

A general goods store where the owner got in the habit of collecting oddities and junk. There are a good deal of exotic items on display, along with general gear mostly related to agriculture.

Services: The sphinx sells most general store items in abundance-candles, ropes, clothing, containers and such. It also has a small stock of peculiar 'arcane' items the owner seems to collect probably more out of the joy of displaying them, then ever hoping of selling them.

Spoiler: The Painted Flower (click to show/hide)

A surprisingly cozy inn is the largest and most prosperous business in Omlett-it doubles as a bar and general meeting area for most of the people in the region.

Services: For 1 gold piece a day, the Painted Flower offers private rooms for rest and recuperation-it serves meals, a few drinks (mostly local ales), and even breakfast.

=Quest Hooks: Chicken Food=
A local man who claims to be an alchemist insists he can return some of the more unfortunate townsfolk who have run across the mad mage and been transformed into fowl, back into humans. He's also saying he'll need a few very specific ingredients...

~Tadhg found out the main ingredient needed is Roc Feathers, located a nice distance away...through the forest...past the swamps of Doomy...and up Mount Kalibrak...

[Criptfeind]

"I suppose we have no better leads then before on the whereabouts of the mad mage. We might as well go look for these feathers. Although I worry what will happen if the townsfolk find the mage first. Also I feel like perhaps we should not linger too long in this town, or even this empire. I think it would be best for our health if we solved this mage issue as soon as possible, then left the Autumn... Or now Winter Empire to it's own devices and found greener pastures."

[My Name is Immaterial]

Aldeth takes a dagger and a Paint Pot.
"Into the swamp of Doomy tomorrow, then up, up, up the mountain, allllllll the way to the top!"

[Flying Dice]

"Yes, I do believe I will be in the mood for more petty adventures... after a good rest," Samara murmurs.


If they don't already have rooms, Samara rents one.

[kj1225]

Akira is silently wondering what to do with the clothes she claimed.

[scriver]

Claim: 1 Shield, 1 Dagger, and the fancy vest!

Tadhg agrees with the other on the course of actions, and plans on spending the rest of the day drinking and eating (nothing wakes thirst and hunger like combat) and telling exaggerated stories about the day for the locals. But first he decides to take a dip in whatever this establishment offers in terms of baths to clean himself and his wound.

[GiglameshDespair]

Claim a dagger. Unless someone else claims them, Kawtari will carry the remaining paint pots.

"Wait... what is this venture to a mountain? I have not been told of this."

[Dwarmin]

8 hours pass...
Long Rest Completed
-1 gold each for room costs
+26 Gold each from loot sales

The party enjoys the day at the Painted Flower-eating, resting, cleaning their wounds, bartering with smallfolk for their goods (many of them spend an embarrassing amount of money on your 'treasures'), and telling tall tales. Most of the people seem to be very impressed that you actually fought Elves and won, and you are constantly being badgered for details. Kawtari (and anyone else needed) is eventually informed that the ingredients needed to reverse the Mad Wizards curse will require Giant Roc Feathers, which are said to be about a days travel away from Omlett, the Giant Birds nest located on the slopes of Mt. Kalibrak.

The weather has gotten progressively worse, snow and sleet getting stronger every hour-as if Winter has been saving up it's strength for a century, and is finally unleashing itself. It started around noon and has been growing fiercer ever since.

It's currently early evening, and the innkeeper has stoked the large fireplace as much as he could. Poor fellow is quickly running out of firewood, though, probably like the rest of people in Omlett. Your group eventually gathers that to travel now would be very dangerous, but, the innkeeper has informed you of a number of small, outlying farms and homesteads where you could find shelter before the worst hits. You are also told the Riddling Sphinx is doing bangcrack business selling warm coats and boots that had been mothballed for the season, only a few days ago. In truth, the longer you wait the further the snow will become a detriment-right now, you may be able to move quickly before the countryside becomes much more difficult to traverse, though you will have to brave the bad weather.

Those of you with nature skill know at least by looking at the sky, that it's going to be a while before it gets any better. You can choose to stay the night and set out in the morning, or make for one of the homesteads and get ahead of the weather...

What to do?

[Criptfeind]

Sarco sat by the fire miserably trying to warm himself as they contemplated their next movement. "Gragh. We shouldn't have came to this accursed land. We should forget about the roc and find the mage post haste, and once our job is done we should make for the nearest boarder immediately. This land is cursed, the winter is bad enough, but these townsfolk are far too interested in the slaying of elves, and when the people of these lands learn of the true cause of the winter curse this land may truly erupt in war. I don't want to be around when that happens."

[scriver]

Tadgh sighs. "I don't feel good about leaving these people unhelped, but maybe you are right. On the other hand, a day out in the winter weather might very well drive the finger wiggler right back into town."

[GiglameshDespair]

"Knowing the weather is not my speciality. This one will defer to those with more expertise. "

Kawari seemed rather energy-less, feeling the winter torpor that afflicts birds. She slumped near the fire, the light flicking off her helmet.

"Winter is a wretched season. One does not feel climbing mountains is ideal in this weather. "

[kj1225]

"We could wait at an outlying farm through the night if it's that much of a problem. And we'll be able to catch the mad wizard if he's stealing food there..."
Akira says slowly.

[Flying Dice]

"That assumes an unreasonable degree of luck, him happening to choose to raid the same hovel in which we find shelter. If anything is liable to drive him into the town, it will be a touch of snow such as this. Best to wait it out and keep open ears, then depart come morn'."

Samara settles into a chair to meditate.