Maybe a good iron shield? We are going on a boat so horses or a guide aren't too useful.
If we must get a shield, I say it should be armor on one arm. He is also due for a better short bow, and some anti-man arrows. Maybe a better map.
Maybe a helmet so we can look cool like our wife. Save some money to hire a guide where ever we end up.
I can agree with that.
Rolls
Helmet 4
Bow 6 (arrow as well)
Armour 5
Shield 4
Map, (i haven't got a map an i do need to work out the scale for the next bit.)
You head to the market, the gathering of warriors has drawn many merchants from both near and far.
For some time you have felt that your head was an open target, easy prey to arrows and stones .
A good helmet will change that, but your soon trapped in the draw of image over function, the helmets are colorful, shaped like wolfs and bears, covered with skulls, wings, spikes and jewels.
After trying on a half dozen you settle one, a bronze helm with a forwards pointed snake for a crest
With a stout face guard, your face is concealed, leavening only your eyes.
As you walk along the stalls an iron shield takes your eye, it's a small thing, the with of your forearm as best
but hammered from a single iron plate, all but unbreakable, no arrow or blade will piece it.
You see Æstrid pass her heavy pouch to a man, a man you recognizance as one that lives near Ilerie's strong hold, she makes a sign over the the man as he nods, it's clearly payment for a man to finish the works she began.
With the shield in your hand, you recall what you know of shield fighting, pushing in to your foes faces and caching blows on it, now it seems to be a risky why to fight, and the idea of more armour enter your mind..
You soon catch sight of an arm armor, soft goat leather and thick iron splints that wrap around the forearm
Trying them on, even on tight there not too encumbering, your sword is still as swift as ever, but you start to feel that your upper arm is open, naked .. unprotected to the blade.
You're still looking around at the many stalls after a new dagger, after Iewaelle used it, it doesn't fill right, changed some how...
Then you see a nice horn bow, with strong and thick limbs that curve way from you, you have to pull hard to draw it back and final hand span has you grunt with all your might to pull it.
You smile, rare is bow that's so strong, after a few arrows loosed you see that it sends straight and true.
Lucky for you the merchant is eager to make the sale to the rare man able to use such a bow and settles for a good price.
A quiver full of good sharp broad-head arrows finishes your purchases.
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It the third night board on the boat, the moon is full in the sky when you find Iewaelle trying to tie both a bird and fish together.
"I not going to ask what your doing, but were are headed? you haven't told any of us." you ask her.
For a minute, she just stare as bird/fish thing flounder in the water, then finally the dead bird floats to the waters surface.
"We go where this tide takes us. it is the stronger, faster to go this way.
And now time matters, our enemy hunts for fragments of Ostgre's armour both night and day, every one makes them stronger and your kin grow fewer." her voice is somber and slow.
"um i been meaning to ask you about well sometimes magic kind of goes wrong, the zombies that got you by surprise, soon then you had reckoned right?" you ask her.
"There are costs. I've told you that before, but your right it was a hasty bargain but i'll be ready next time."
There's a glint in her black eyes.
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As the morning dawns, you awake to the cry of "Land Oh!"
A coast of jagged black rocks rises in to view, unwelcoming sight.
But soon your docked in a small fishing villages harbor.
As the locals gather around, Iewaelle pays the boats captain and you start to wounder about a hireing a guide.
(Your money is in Cash 16 - 4 = 12, it's 1 per purchase.)
A guide would be 1 cash as it highly abstract, you might wnaht to give some details off guides, any specialtys your after?
Items gained
Snake crested helm (enclosed)
Single Split Vambrace
Horn recurve bow (broad-head arrows)
Name : Peter Hudsley
Description : A short man, dark-haired man in simple farmer's clothes.
Gender: Male
Health: Fine
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Possessions
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Cassiteride bowel ripper sword,(Mothers) serrated back with a Aquilonian eagles head pommel.
Ash recurve bow (broad-head arrows)
Red padded jacket with short sleeves.
Iron lamellar vest
Single Split Vambrace
Snake crested helm (enclosed)
Bronze snake belt (protects vs poison)
Map
Your mother's livery collar, Ostgres noble, Enchanted as Amulet of Iron
Plain pottery jar
Mother
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Ostgren noble?
Served as a Aquilonian cavalry officer?
Loot
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Cash 12 hire guide?
Name : Æstrid the red
Description : A muscular woman with short fiery red hair and sapphire blue eyes.
A scar stretches from the bottom of the left cheek and up to the bone above.
On the other side a broken cheekbone that makers her right eye droop slightly.
Gender: Female
Health: Fine
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Possessions
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Long mail coat
Splinted vambraces and greaves
Fur cloak
2 handed war axe
Horned Svinfylking helmet
Short sword
Painted round shield
Crossbow and bolts
Name : Ilerie
Description : she’s tall with piercing blue eyes,raven black hair, high regal cheeks and soft olive skin.
Gender: Female
Health: Fine
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Possessions
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War flail
Gauntlet Claws
Mail shirt
Kardiophylax (single-disc cuirass)
Large bracelets (Mothers, Enchanted healing)
Mothers belt, missing parts Enchanted?
Name : Iewaelle
Description :A woman grown, her hair is silver white, eye black as coals and skin plane like snow.
Gender: Female
Health: Fine
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Possessions
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Sword
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