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[Beirus]

Move away from the child and look around for the shadow thing or anything else that might be the wizard. If the child thing becomes hostile, cut it down with the help of my summons. Also try holding my lead bar between myself and the child to see if it blocks any of the bad feeling.

Spoiler: Snakescorpion (click to show/hide)

Snakescorpion
Horse/Cow-sized
d10 HP: 10
3d6 stats
Str:16
Dex:14
Mind:11

Spoiler: Tarantula (click to show/hide)

Tarantula
Horse/Cow-sized
d10 HP: 9
3d6 stats
Str:12
Dex:16
Mind:5

Spoiler: Bill (click to show/hide)

Name: Bill
Backstory: Since the day he was born, Bill was raised to do one thing. He was meant to take over his father's butcher shop. When that didn't pan out (because a wizard blew it up), he turned to wizard hunting.
HP: 7
Strength: 15
Dexterity: 17
Mind: 18
Wizard level: 1
Affinity: Metal
Inventory d4: 4
Equipment 1: [6][9] A small lead bar
Equipment 2: [5][11] Standard Armor
Equipment 3: Magical Sabre of Cold (d6) (d4 Cold)
Equipment 4: 1 bottle of flame syrup
Equipment 5: Bed roll
Equipment 6: Metal Saw
Equipment 7: Handful of Metal Acorns
Equipment 8: Metal Tent
Money: 6 Silver
Quirk: [1] Nope 

[piecewise]

Flesyhius crawls back up to the top of the dune while Sigh remains crouched below, one hand on Flesyhius' ankle. Flesyhius aims his pistol at the child as best he can, considering several people are standing in front of the thing. It doesn't seem to be doing anything, just staring at Alanna. He scratches his head. This is very odd; normally in instances like this the critter would already be done eating half the party, but its just sitting there.

"I say, I think it might want something?!" He shouts over at the party still gathered around the child.

Beethro walks rather calmly away from the child and finds some fabric in the cart; part of a canvas bag. He tears a strip off to form a crude but functional blindfold. That done, he returns to the party and considers very carefully if he wants to actually try and put it on the child. Alanna is busy talking to it, but the child seems paradoxically oblivious to what she's saying despite its intense attention. Almost as though its looking straight through her.

Bill starts to walk away from the group, out into the dark to look for the shadow that was haunting the group. He gets maybe 50 feet before shouting from behind stops him. He spins around to see the party looking back at him, and in all directions. He squints and sees that the child is gone, vanished from where it was standing between them all. He looks back the direction he was walking and it's there, within 5 feet of him, looking dead into his eyes.

[Beirus]

"I'm the one you're looking for, wizard? Gee, I feel so special. Show yourself, and we can talk."

If my summons aren't already by me, get them over here. Keep an eye on the child, maybe hold my lead bar between us, blocking its eyes, to see if that blocks any bad feeling from it if I'm getting one. Keep my hand near my sword, prepared to use it if I get attacked. Also take advantage of my summon senses to keep from being ambushed or blindsided. Also move back towards the light if the child approaches me.

Spoiler: Snakescorpion (click to show/hide)

Snakescorpion
Horse/Cow-sized
d10 HP: 10
3d6 stats
Str:16
Dex:14
Mind:11

Spoiler: Tarantula (click to show/hide)

Tarantula
Horse/Cow-sized
d10 HP: 9
3d6 stats
Str:12
Dex:16
Mind:5

Spoiler: Bill (click to show/hide)

Name: Bill
Backstory: Since the day he was born, Bill was raised to do one thing. He was meant to take over his father's butcher shop. When that didn't pan out (because a wizard blew it up), he turned to wizard hunting.
HP: 7
Strength: 15
Dexterity: 17
Mind: 18
Wizard level: 1
Affinity: Metal
Inventory d4: 4
Equipment 1: [6][9] A small lead bar
Equipment 2: [5][11] Standard Armor
Equipment 3: Magical Sabre of Cold (d6) (d4 Cold)
Equipment 4: 1 bottle of flame syrup
Equipment 5: Bed roll
Equipment 6: Metal Saw
Equipment 7: Handful of Metal Acorns
Equipment 8: Metal Tent
Money: 6 Silver
Quirk: [1] Nope 

[syvarris]

"If they don't kill it, it will kill them, and then they'll learn, that's how it works.  You know danger and live, or don't then die."

Staying next to Fleyshius, as always.  Still scanning everything that isn't the kid for danger, rifle readied.  If a new kid pops up near him, or that one moves to threaten Fleyshius or himself, Sigh will shoot it.

Spoiler: sigh (click to show/hide)

Name:syv
Backstory: And if someone dies, you learn, and you won't die in the future.  Staying around people who are likely to die is smart--you learn a lot about how people get themselves killed, and therefore how to not get yourself killed.
HP:   6/6 (+1 Armor)
STR: 14/14
DEX:  8/8
INT: 14/14[/TT]

Wizard Level: 0
Affinity: FLESH

Inventory:
Bolt-action Rifle (d8 ranged weapon) [6/6]
Tire Iron (d6 melee weapon)
Flimsy Armor (Armor 1) (Roll 1d10 every time the armor blocks some damage. On a roll of 1, armor breaks.)

1 silver coin, 30 copper coins

[Devastator]

"I'm too old for this."

Time to get to work.

First, time to check if the kid's reflexs are still intact.  Throw something small, underhand, up in the air and toward the child's face.  After that, seat the child on the front of the cart and see if the patellar reflex is still intact.

"I'm going to find out how much control the thing riding the child has over it.  Or if this is even a child, and not some kinda imitation kid or something."

Spoiler: Beethro Budkin (click to show/hide)

Strength: 14 (15)
Dex: 14
Mind: 10
HP: 1

Element: Sword

Collapsable Pole
Unlit Torch
Nothing
Guitar
Unreasonable Acid
bag of spices
flint and steel
a large iron cooking pot
an iron pan
A pre-wizard book of recipes
Barrel of High quality Thunderbee Mead
0 silver, 50 copper

Soldier's Weapon (really big sword)
Rifle (d8, 2 shots)
Clip of ammo (6 shots)
Standard Armor
jar of flame syrup
octagonal "compass"

No quirk.
Puncture scars on left palm and left thigh.

Spoiler: Cart (click to show/hide)

164 meals
jack
spare wheel
two metal tents
three torches
two metal rods
harness for spider
two wax candles

[piecewise]

*Pokes other players*

[Dermonster]

"Is throwing shit at the dead kid really a good idea? I have many objections."

"Marcus is a little lost on what else to do. Maybe ask another question?" Marcus shrugs. "Child! From where do you come? Where did you die?"

Spoiler: Marcus (click to show/hide)

Name: Marcus

Backstory:   Marcus gonna punch a bitch. Marcus gonna judo slam a bitch to the floor! Marcus gonna make earth swallow the idiot who thought he could get one over on Marcus!  Marcus needs to do this for daughter. Marcus needs to earn money so daughter can BE SUCCESSFUL.  Marcus doesn't know what little girl wants to do but SHE WILL BE THE BEST AT IT. Marcus lost wife in tragic wizard firestorm. Marcus also lost most of his skin. Marcus was left on the street with an adorable child! MARCUS WILL PROVIDE.

Strength:  13  (13)
Dexterity: 13   
Mind:       10
Health:     5    (5)
Wizard Level: 0
Affinity: Earth/Metal. Basically an avatar Earthbender.

Money: 0

Inventory:
Shield: Has 20 HP and can be used to absorb damage instead of taking it yourself. Once HP is expended,
the shield breaks. HP cannot be replenished. ~ 25 silver   [20/20]

Soldier's weapon (bolt action rifle, sword, halberd, lance, mace, etc) ~10 silver, d8 damage:  Axe

Soldier's weapon (bolt action rifle, sword, halberd, lance, mace, etc) ~10 silver, d8 damage:  Rifle  [5/6]

Rifle clips (6 rounds each), x1

Double barrel shotgun (d8) (2/8)
Big revolver (d10) (6/6)
Crowbar

Heavy Armor (Armor 2) (Can't move AND attack in the same turn.)

Flame syrup ~10 silver. Glass jar filled with faintly glowing yellow-orange viscous fluid. Fluid ignites when
exposed to air and burns for 5 rounds. If thrown, sets 15ft diameter area alight and deals 1d6 damage to
anything in it each round. x1

Caltrops (D4 damage against unarmored feet)

Hourglass in a metal frame.

Bag of Metal Acorns.

Quirks:
Full body burn scars
Ax wound scar on left ribs

Spoiler: Alanna, Precious Offspring (click to show/hide)

Name: Alanna

Daughter of Marcus, she is sixteen years of age and desires to do something with her life. This mostly involves putting up with her father and making sure he doesn't go off too half cocked on some crazy adventure, usually by being smarter than him. Unfortunetly, she is also a bit weak and has the grace of a house being very suddenly introduced to a boulder at 50 mph.

HP             4    (4)
Strength    8    (8 )
Dexterity    5
Mind           12
Wizard Level: 0

Money: 0

Standard armor (armor 1) ~ 30 silver.

Soldier's weapon (bolt action rifle, sword, halberd, lance, mace, etc) ~10 silver, d8 damage: Sword

Soldier's weapon (bolt action rifle, sword, halberd, lance, mace, etc) ~10 silver, d8 damage: Rifle  5/6 ammo

Rifle clips (6 rounds each), x1

Backpack:

Recipie book (?)

10 Abstract Food Units. (1 = a meal)

Spice bag (Useful for food items.)

Flint and steel, crowbar, saw, hammer, 20ft rope, spy glass, shovel, collapsible pole, grappling hook, glue, magnifying glass, lock picks.

First Aid Kit~ 10 silver. A box of clean bandages, needle and thread for stitches, casts and other general
purpose medical supplies. Used to tend for someone with critical damage. Single use.  x3

[MidnightJaguar]

Seeing that the child hasn't completely lost it, and that no one seems to be trying to kill it. Fleyshius will call to the rest of the group.

Perhaps we should feed the child?

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Fleyshius Von Flesh, (On a good day may respond to the name John Doe.))
 Backstory: fleshyius was not originally named flesyshius he was orginally named John Doe and was originally a surgeon, but then a wizard ended up dying on his table and things went down hill from there. Mostly because then rest of the wizards gang burned his house down and tossed everything he loved into the house fire.
Strength: 12
Dexterity: 12
Mind: 13
Wizard Level: 0
Affinity: flesh
Inventory:
4/5 hp

3 silver 7 copper
Tire iron (d6)

Archaic poison

Flimsy armor

Standard armor (Worn)

Cobbled together pistol (d6 ranged weapon) [6/6]
12 bullets

No quirk

[Beirus]

"It's not a normal child. Hell, construct would probably be closer to right than child. But I'm pretty sure the wizard can use its senses, like I can with my summons. Do try not to aggravate it when it's so close to me. I'd rather not have to cut it down and scare the wizard off."

[piecewise]

"I'm the one you're looking for, wizard? Gee, I feel so special. Show yourself, and we can talk."

If my summons aren't already by me, get them over here. Keep an eye on the child, maybe hold my lead bar between us, blocking its eyes, to see if that blocks any bad feeling from it if I'm getting one. Keep my hand near my sword, prepared to use it if I get attacked. Also take advantage of my summon senses to keep from being ambushed or blindsided. Also move back towards the light if the child approaches me.

Spoiler: Snakescorpion (click to show/hide)

Snakescorpion
Horse/Cow-sized
d10 HP: 10
3d6 stats
Str:16
Dex:14
Mind:11

Spoiler: Tarantula (click to show/hide)

Tarantula
Horse/Cow-sized
d10 HP: 9
3d6 stats
Str:12
Dex:16
Mind:5

Spoiler: Bill (click to show/hide)

Name: Bill
Backstory: Since the day he was born, Bill was raised to do one thing. He was meant to take over his father's butcher shop. When that didn't pan out (because a wizard blew it up), he turned to wizard hunting.
HP: 7
Strength: 15
Dexterity: 17
Mind: 18
Wizard level: 1
Affinity: Metal
Inventory d4: 4
Equipment 1: [6][9] A small lead bar
Equipment 2: [5][11] Standard Armor
Equipment 3: Magical Sabre of Cold (d6) (d4 Cold)
Equipment 4: 1 bottle of flame syrup
Equipment 5: Bed roll
Equipment 6: Metal Saw
Equipment 7: Handful of Metal Acorns
Equipment 8: Metal Tent
Money: 6 Silver
Quirk: [1] Nope 

Your summons rush to your side, and together you partially encircle the child. It continues to stare at you as you raise the lead bar up between yourself and its eyes. The feeling of its penetrating gaze diminishes for a moment before returning with a sharp tingle of pins and needles. You can feel its stare in a very odd way with all your enhanced senses; it ripples across magnetic, infrared, and electrical spectrums as though his eyes are scanning you on every possible level. After a few seconds the stare, at least the intensity of the stare, ceases and the child opens its mouth. When it speaks, it speaks with a voice that is clearly not its own; it reverberates out of the mouth like the sound coming out of a phonograph or a tinny speaker.

"WIZARD. DO. YOU. DREAM."

"If they don't kill it, it will kill them, and then they'll learn, that's how it works.  You know danger and live, or don't then die."

Staying next to Fleyshius, as always.  Still scanning everything that isn't the kid for danger, rifle readied.  If a new kid pops up near him, or that one moves to threaten Fleyshius or himself, Sigh will shoot it.

Spoiler: sigh (click to show/hide)

Name:syv
Backstory: And if someone dies, you learn, and you won't die in the future.  Staying around people who are likely to die is smart--you learn a lot about how people get themselves killed, and therefore how to not get yourself killed.
HP:   6/6 (+1 Armor)
STR: 14/14
DEX:  8/8
INT: 14/14[/TT]

Wizard Level: 0
Affinity: FLESH

Inventory:
Bolt-action Rifle (d8 ranged weapon) [6/6]
Tire Iron (d6 melee weapon)
Flimsy Armor (Armor 1) (Roll 1d10 every time the armor blocks some damage. On a roll of 1, armor breaks.)

1 silver coin, 30 copper coins

Seeing that the child hasn't completely lost it, and that no one seems to be trying to kill it. Fleyshius will call to the rest of the group.

Perhaps we should feed the child?

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Fleyshius Von Flesh, (On a good day may respond to the name John Doe.))
 Backstory: fleshyius was not originally named flesyshius he was orginally named John Doe and was originally a surgeon, but then a wizard ended up dying on his table and things went down hill from there. Mostly because then rest of the wizards gang burned his house down and tossed everything he loved into the house fire.
Strength: 12
Dexterity: 12
Mind: 13
Wizard Level: 0
Affinity: flesh
Inventory:
4/5 hp

3 silver 7 copper
Tire iron (d6)

Archaic poison

Flimsy armor

Standard armor (Worn)

Cobbled together pistol (d6 ranged weapon) [6/6]
12 bullets

No quirk

"Is throwing shit at the dead kid really a good idea? I have many objections."

"Marcus is a little lost on what else to do. Maybe ask another question?" Marcus shrugs. "Child! From where do you come? Where did you die?"

Spoiler: Marcus (click to show/hide)

Name: Marcus

Backstory:   Marcus gonna punch a bitch. Marcus gonna judo slam a bitch to the floor! Marcus gonna make earth swallow the idiot who thought he could get one over on Marcus!  Marcus needs to do this for daughter. Marcus needs to earn money so daughter can BE SUCCESSFUL.  Marcus doesn't know what little girl wants to do but SHE WILL BE THE BEST AT IT. Marcus lost wife in tragic wizard firestorm. Marcus also lost most of his skin. Marcus was left on the street with an adorable child! MARCUS WILL PROVIDE.

Strength:  13  (13)
Dexterity: 13   
Mind:       10
Health:     5    (5)
Wizard Level: 0
Affinity: Earth/Metal. Basically an avatar Earthbender.

Money: 0

Inventory:
Shield: Has 20 HP and can be used to absorb damage instead of taking it yourself. Once HP is expended,
the shield breaks. HP cannot be replenished. ~ 25 silver   [20/20]

Soldier's weapon (bolt action rifle, sword, halberd, lance, mace, etc) ~10 silver, d8 damage:  Axe

Soldier's weapon (bolt action rifle, sword, halberd, lance, mace, etc) ~10 silver, d8 damage:  Rifle  [5/6]

Rifle clips (6 rounds each), x1

Double barrel shotgun (d8) (2/8)
Big revolver (d10) (6/6)
Crowbar

Heavy Armor (Armor 2) (Can't move AND attack in the same turn.)

Flame syrup ~10 silver. Glass jar filled with faintly glowing yellow-orange viscous fluid. Fluid ignites when
exposed to air and burns for 5 rounds. If thrown, sets 15ft diameter area alight and deals 1d6 damage to
anything in it each round. x1

Caltrops (D4 damage against unarmored feet)

Hourglass in a metal frame.

Bag of Metal Acorns.

Quirks:
Full body burn scars
Ax wound scar on left ribs

Spoiler: Alanna, Precious Offspring (click to show/hide)

Name: Alanna

Daughter of Marcus, she is sixteen years of age and desires to do something with her life. This mostly involves putting up with her father and making sure he doesn't go off too half cocked on some crazy adventure, usually by being smarter than him. Unfortunetly, she is also a bit weak and has the grace of a house being very suddenly introduced to a boulder at 50 mph.

HP             4    (4)
Strength    8    (8 )
Dexterity    5
Mind           12
Wizard Level: 0

Money: 0

Standard armor (armor 1) ~ 30 silver.

Soldier's weapon (bolt action rifle, sword, halberd, lance, mace, etc) ~10 silver, d8 damage: Sword

Soldier's weapon (bolt action rifle, sword, halberd, lance, mace, etc) ~10 silver, d8 damage: Rifle  5/6 ammo

Rifle clips (6 rounds each), x1

Backpack:

Recipie book (?)

10 Abstract Food Units. (1 = a meal)

Spice bag (Useful for food items.)

Flint and steel, crowbar, saw, hammer, 20ft rope, spy glass, shovel, collapsible pole, grappling hook, glue, magnifying glass, lock picks.

First Aid Kit~ 10 silver. A box of clean bandages, needle and thread for stitches, casts and other general
purpose medical supplies. Used to tend for someone with critical damage. Single use.  x3

Flesyhius, Sigh, Marcus and Alanna hang back as Beethro walks away. Discretion is generally viewed as the better part of valor, but in most cases cowardice or inaction can also function serviceably.

"I'm too old for this."

Time to get to work.

First, time to check if the kid's reflexs are still intact.  Throw something small, underhand, up in the air and toward the child's face.  After that, seat the child on the front of the cart and see if the patellar reflex is still intact.

"I'm going to find out how much control the thing riding the child has over it.  Or if this is even a child, and not some kinda imitation kid or something."

Spoiler: Beethro Budkin (click to show/hide)

Strength: 14 (15)
Dex: 14
Mind: 10
HP: 1

Element: Sword

Collapsable Pole
Unlit Torch
Nothing
Guitar
Unreasonable Acid
bag of spices
flint and steel
a large iron cooking pot
an iron pan
A pre-wizard book of recipes
Barrel of High quality Thunderbee Mead
0 silver, 50 copper

Soldier's Weapon (really big sword)
Rifle (d8, 2 shots)
Clip of ammo (6 shots)
Standard Armor
jar of flame syrup
octagonal "compass"

No quirk.
Puncture scars on left palm and left thigh.

Spoiler: Cart (click to show/hide)

164 meals
jack
spare wheel
two metal tents
three torches
two metal rods
harness for spider
two wax candles

There are no rocks around here, everything is perfectly smooth. So you take the cloth you had intended for its eyes and wad it up into a ball. You walk all the way over to Bill and, once you get within 10 feet, you hurl the wad of fabric at the child. The fabric hits it in the side of the head and falls to the ground. The child doesn't react. You try to grab him and move him, but he's rooted to the ground as though he were a concrete statue bolted to the ground. He doesn't even wiggle.

[Dermonster]

"Beet I don't think you should be doing that to the magical dead kid!

"Marcus thinks he seems unbothered. Very unbothered, is impressive! Marcus wonders if he can stand atop childs skull and perform routine Marcus saw once at carnival."

"DAD!

"Haha!"

[syvarris]

"I-it's just a vessel..."

*Intensifies adjacent to Fleyshius*

Spoiler: sigh (click to show/hide)

Name:syv
Backstory: This isn't good, why do they think it's a child?  It's not a child, it's not alive, it's not safe, they're going to die!  And I won't learn, I already know this, I'm just in danger pointlessly, why is Fleyshius doing this to me?!

HP:   6/6 (+1 from Flimsy Armor)
STR: 14/14
DEX:  8/8
INT: 14/14[/TT]

Wizard Level: 0
Affinity: FLESH

Inventory:
Bolt-action Rifle (d8 ranged weapon) [6/6]
Tire Iron (d6 melee weapon)
Flimsy Armor (Armor 1) (Roll 1d10 every time the armor blocks some damage. On a roll of 1, armor breaks.)

1 silver coin, 30 copper coins

[MidnightJaguar]

Hmm, well lets just back away from the vessel and try to ignore what it looks like.
pistol pointing and musings.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Fleyshius Von Flesh, (On a good day may respond to the name John Doe.))
 Backstory: fleshyius was not originally named flesyshius he was orginally named John Doe and was originally a surgeon, but then a wizard ended up dying on his table and things went down hill from there. Mostly because then rest of the wizards gang burned his house down and tossed everything he loved into the house fire.
Strength: 12
Dexterity: 12
Mind: 13
Wizard Level: 0
Affinity: flesh
Inventory:
4/5 hp

3 silver 7 copper
Tire iron (d6)

Archaic poison

Flimsy armor

Standard armor (Worn)

Cobbled together pistol (d6 ranged weapon) [6/6]
12 bullets

No quirk

[Devastator]

"Two more things before we can get moving.  Because whatever this is, we can't move it."

Put the blindfold over the child's eyes.

Use my sword to make a small cut on the child's arm, to see if he bleeds.

Spoiler: Beethro Budkin (click to show/hide)

Strength: 14 (15)
Dex: 14
Mind: 10
HP: 1

Element: Sword

Collapsable Pole
Unlit Torch
Nothing
Guitar
Unreasonable Acid
bag of spices
flint and steel
a large iron cooking pot
an iron pan
A pre-wizard book of recipes
Barrel of High quality Thunderbee Mead
0 silver, 50 copper

Soldier's Weapon (really big sword)
Rifle (d8, 2 shots)
Clip of ammo (6 shots)
Standard Armor
jar of flame syrup
octagonal "compass"

No quirk.
Puncture scars on left palm and left thigh.

Spoiler: Cart (click to show/hide)

164 meals
jack
spare wheel
two metal tents
three torches
two metal rods
harness for spider
two wax candles

[Beirus]

"Sometimes. And you, wizard? What do you dream of? What is it you want in this world? And I must apologize for the one poking your construct with a sword.i suppose he never learned the etiquette of conversation."

Talking to wizards. Same precautions as last turn if the child attacks. Continue using summon senses to watch my back.

Spoiler: Snakescorpion (click to show/hide)

Snakescorpion
Horse/Cow-sized
d10 HP: 10
3d6 stats
Str:16
Dex:14
Mind:11

Spoiler: Tarantula (click to show/hide)

Tarantula
Horse/Cow-sized
d10 HP: 9
3d6 stats
Str:12
Dex:16
Mind:5

Spoiler: Bill (click to show/hide)

Name: Bill
Backstory: Since the day he was born, Bill was raised to do one thing. He was meant to take over his father's butcher shop. When that didn't pan out (because a wizard blew it up), he turned to wizard hunting.
HP: 7
Strength: 15
Dexterity: 17
Mind: 18
Wizard level: 1
Affinity: Metal
Inventory d4: 4
Equipment 1: [6][9] A small lead bar
Equipment 2: [5][11] Standard Armor
Equipment 3: Magical Sabre of Cold (d6) (d4 Cold)
Equipment 4: 1 bottle of flame syrup
Equipment 5: Bed roll
Equipment 6: Metal Saw
Equipment 7: Handful of Metal Acorns
Equipment 8: Metal Tent
Money: 6 Silver
Quirk: [1] Nope