Episode 41

[Bynw]

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[19:18:58] <.Bynw> |   The Winds of Change - Episode 41
[19:19:00] <.Bynw> |
[19:19:01] <.Bynw> |      Beginning Adventure Recap
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[19:19:04] <.Bynw> | The Lords have meet up with the army
[19:19:05] <.Bynw> | and have devised their plan of attack.
[19:19:06] <.Bynw> | Sticking with the original plan, the
[19:19:07] <.Bynw> | Lords will continue on into Egora as
[19:19:09] <.Bynw> | merchants.
[19:19:10] <.Bynw> |
[19:19:11] <.Bynw> | General Ryethon has ridden ahead to
[19:19:13] <.Bynw> | scout the boarder before their midday
[19:19:14] <.Bynw> | crossing.
[19:19:15] <.Bynw> |
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[19:19:18] <.Bynw> | Today's Game Date: 18 Novembre 463 NE
[19:19:19] <.Bynw> |         Game Time: predawn
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[19:19:22] <.Bynw> |        End of Adventure Recap
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[19:22:39] <.Bynw> *in the early predawn hours the Lords wait for the general's return from scouting the boarder ahead. he should be do back sometime after the sun rises.
[19:23:31] <+Seth> ::sleeps slumped under a tree, a half empty wine skin near his hand::
[19:26:31] <.Bynw> *what few guards the Lords have are watching after the camp until the general's return as the light increases slowly*
[19:27:02] * +Charissa is sleeping in one of the wagons
[19:27:58] * +Coch is packing his gear and preparing to move out
[19:31:09] <.Bynw> *the sun light of the early dawn makes its way over the horizon to the east casting light about the camp and the swamps and forests surrounding them
[19:32:18] * +Coch takes a good look around camp
[19:32:55] <.Bynw> (( perception there Coch ))
[19:33:03] <+Seth> ::Slowly blinks away sleep as the light hits his face:: "uugghhh..."
[19:36:29] <+Seth> ::grabs at the wine skin and takes a swig to wash his mouth and wet his throat::
[19:37:18] <.Bynw> *fortuantely even in november, the weather is warm this far south*
[19:38:56] <+Seth> ::Looks up at the early riser, Coch:: "Early bird catches the worm eh? Fighting the good fight I take it?"
[19:39:30] <+Coch> @5df
[19:39:42] * +Seth has left #Teara-Adan
[19:39:43] * Seth has joined #Teara-Adan
[19:39:56] * Bynw sets mode: +v Seth
[19:41:43] <+Coch> "Yes I am Seth"
[19:42:01] <+Coch> roll 5df+
[19:42:02] <+SnakeEyes> Coch rolls 5df+ and gets

• [-][ ][-][ ] Fair
  [19:43:23] <.Bynw> *several of the guards point out the a rider is coming in from the northwest .. the direction of the boarder .. coming in hard and fast
  [19:45:05] <+Coch> "Looks like Ryethon is back"
  [19:46:12] <+Seth> ::raises his wine skin in mock salute:: "Carry on. I don't suppose "the worm" you got this morning happens to look like too many quail eggs and bacon for you to eat near to cooked in a pan?"
  [19:48:24] <.Bynw> *the rider is indeed Ryethon as he comes galloping into the camp. he is covered in mud, moss and blood as is his horse. he and the horse are out of breath and he falls from his mount onto the hard ground of the camp*
  [19:49:22] <+Seth> ::Blinks at the man for a moment in stunned silence, then jumps up and hurries to his side and checks him for injuries::
  [19:49:53] * +Coch brings water to Ryethon "Wet you mouth before you try to speak"
  [19:51:09] * +Charissa wakes up at all the commotion
  [19:51:50] <.Bynw> *ryethon is bleeding from several wounds ... some caused by weapons others from branches of trees
  [19:52:47] <+Seth> ::Yells to Charissa:: "Your majesty! Hurry, the General is hurt."
  [19:53:02] * +Charissa hurries out of the wagon to see what is going on
  [19:53:13] <+Charissa> "What's going on?
  [19:53:14] <+Charissa> "
  [19:53:30] <+Charissa> "Oh my goodness, Rhethon!"
  [19:53:42] <.Bynw> *the general is dazed and pushes the flask of water away with a shake of his hand while he takes several deep breaths*
  [19:53:49] <+Seth> ::Stands up and moves out of the way so Charissa can inspect Ryethon::
  [19:54:15] * +Charissa goes quickly to him and starts checking his wounds to see which one should be worked on first
  [19:56:06] <+Seth> ::Yells to one of the caravans "guards":: "Fetch me a looking glass, on the double."
  [19:58:22] <+Charissa> roll 5df+
  [19:58:22] <+SnakeEyes> Charissa rolls 5df+ and gets [-][-]
• [-] Fair
  [20:01:40] <.Bynw> *the general breathes easier taking in a few deep breaths*
  [20:02:36] <+Seth> ::Looks back the way Ryethon rode, looking for signs that someone or thing is following::
  [20:02:38] <+Charissa> "General, can you talk?  can you tell us what happened to you?"
  [20:02:59] <.Bynw> "the boarder is heavily guarded.  the egorian's are not letting anyone in or out without a through search and confenscating anything they deem unappropriate"
  [20:03:12] <.Bynw> *he takes a swig of the water previously offered to him*
  [20:03:18] * masterofmonks has joined #Teara-Adan
  [20:03:18] * chat.psionics.net sets mode: +o masterofmonks
  [20:03:32] * masterofmonks sets mode: -o masterofmonks
  [20:03:50] <+Charissa> "hmmm...that means we will have to get craftier than they are"
  [20:03:53] <.Bynw> (( hold up ))
  [20:04:02] <.Bynw> ( i need to brief the general )
  [20:04:04] * masterofmonks is now known as Ryethon
  [20:04:11] * Bynw sets mode: +v Ryethon
  [20:09:43] * +Ryethon takes several deep breaths and finishes off the water.
  [20:10:13] <+Ryethon> "The news is grave, the border is heavily guarded."
  [20:10:37] <+Charissa> "we shall have to devise a way that outsmarts the guards then"
  [20:10:57] <+Ryethon> "The road is blocked about a mile in and they are searching everything."
  [20:11:00] <+Seth> "A spy." ::he says::
  [20:11:15] <+Charissa> "and disguises"
  [20:11:49] <+Seth> ::shakes his head negative:: "No, no. Think ahead."
  [20:11:52] <+Ryethon> "They have deryni and wizards truth reading everyone, some are being questioned even farther than that."
  [20:12:07] <+Seth> "They know we are comming."
  [20:12:12] <+Seth> "A spy."
  [20:12:23] <+Ryethon> "They are not allowing weapons across the border."
  [20:12:46] <+Seth> "The Egorians had a spy in Warp Wood."
  [20:13:08] <+Charissa> "great...now what do we do?"
  [20:13:18] <+Ryethon> "Pardon Seth, but did you expect any less?"
  [20:13:22] <+Seth> "They know the army is on the march, they are expecting us. They may know the whole plan, including our part."
  [20:14:10] <+Charissa> "Portal into the capital itself?"
  [20:14:23] <+Seth> ::his eyebrows knit:: "Actually yes I did, but it seems I mis-calculated."
  [20:14:32] <+Ryethon> "The clergy perhaps?"
  [20:15:06] <+Charissa> "No, I don't think the Bishop or Father Pele would have given us away"
  [20:15:41] <+Seth> "Who knows, maybe a member of our army, maybe servents in the right place to over hear something. I had not thought the Egorians would have a spy. We didn't take precautions against it."
  [20:15:54] <+Ryethon> "They are the only ones not risking their lives out here."
  [20:17:09] <+Charissa> "alright, we can stay camped here for right now.  I can scry for a portal away from the guards, like in the capitol itself."
  [20:18:10] <+Charissa> "unless you have a better idea, Seth"
  [20:18:12] <+Ryethon> "Mayhaps that is best, there is also the possibility that we could abandon our wagons and cross on foot, but it would be extremely risky."
  [20:19:02] <+Charissa> "if they know we are coming, they may know what we look like too"
  [20:20:36] <+Seth> ::Smiles:: "This is perfect for us. This is a good thing for us, not bad."
  [20:20:45] <+Ryethon> "This is very true, I ment through the wilderness."
  [20:21:08] <+Charissa> "explain please, Seth'
  [20:23:18] <+Seth> ::nods and grins, obviously rearanging the plan in his head as he speaks:: "Yes, yes. General, you will gather the troops on Warp Woods side of the border and form them up. They will charge in for some of your "hit-and-run" tactics. When they retreat we will slip over the boarder..."
  [20:24:05] <+Seth> "They will pull the local patrols away and retreat back making it easy for us to slip past."
  [20:24:49] <+Ryethon> "Of course."
  [20:24:51] <+Seth> "If the Egoran's know what we look like and are expecting us, then they will not be looking for someone who doesn't look like us."
  [20:25:11] <+Charissa> "agreed"
  [20:25:33] <+Seth> "I think I can disguise us when we near the capital. We can slip right in."
  [20:27:17] <+Charissa> ::nods:: "Make it so"
  [20:27:19] <+Seth> "Once our troops retreat back into Warp Wood the Egorian's will gather troops at their boarder. We may not lose as many troops as I predicted if we harass them with minor boarder skirmishes."
  [20:27:39] <+Seth> "Unless they invade that is."
  [20:28:30] <+Ryethon> "If they invade, they will face a cornered animal."
  [20:29:35] <+Seth> "If they invade then you will lose troops, either way we will have to hurry to the capital."
  [20:30:54] <+Seth> "The question is how to gather the troops." ::looks to Ryethon::
  [20:32:28] <+Ryethon> "Allow me to ponder this for a moment."
  [20:36:04] <+Ryethon> "Master Sprax is in the field isn't he? Do you have any means of contacting him Seth?"
  [20:40:18] <+Seth> ::Nods yes:: "I'm not sure if he has access to all the military though. I'm not sure how you have things set up General. The Marshal is the field commander though and yes I can contact him."
  [20:42:48] <+Ryethon> "He should know where his second is, and his second should know ther his second is, etc. If you can get in contact with him, we won't even have to gather the troops, just send the message down the ranks."
  [20:44:15] * Ryethon is now known as masterofmonks
  [20:44:30] * masterofmonks is now known as ryethon
  [20:44:45] <+Seth> "I'll try. Where do we want the attack to happen, when, and where do you want him to pull the army when he retreats?"
  [20:44:50] * ryethon is now known as Ryethon
  [21:01:01] <+Ryethon> "Have them attack near the center of the border and pull east. That should open the door for us."
  [21:08:51] <+Seth> ::Takes a seat beneath the tree he slept under. After a few deep breaths he grabs the wine skin he had earlier in the morning and takes a healthy pull on it, then set it's down and closes his eyes. He begins breathing deeply and continues for several moments::
  [21:10:29] <+Seth> roll 4df-
  [21:10:29] <+SnakeEyes> Seth rolls 4df- and gets [ ][ ]
• [-] Fair
  [21:15:29] <+Seth> ::his eyebrows knit and sweat stands out on his forehead for a few moments, then his eyes pop open:: "I, I can't...It's too far for me. I may need another Deryni's help. Someone better trained."
  [21:16:28] <+Charissa> "I can help Seth"
  [21:16:53] <+Charissa> ::goes over to where Seth is and forms a link with him"
  [21:16:54] <+Charissa> ::
  [21:18:03] <+Seth> ::Grimaces and holds up his hands to halt Charissa:: "No rooting around while your helping eh?"
  [21:18:26] <+Charissa> "No, Seth, of course not"
  [21:21:29] <+Charissa> roll 7df+
  [21:21:30] <+SnakeEyes> Charissa rolls 7df+ and gets [ ][ ]
• [-]
• [ ][-] Great
  [21:24:50] <+Seth> ::He lowers his hands and allows Charissa limited mental contact::
  [21:28:14] <+Charissa> ::makes the contact::
  [21:33:14] <+Seth> ::His eyes pop open and he gasps::
  [21:33:33] <+Charissa> ::gasps and takes a few deep breaths::
  [21:34:01] <+Ryethon> "Yes?"
  [21:34:14] <+Charissa> ::after making sure Seth is alright, breaks the contact with him::
  [21:35:46] <+Seth> ::Takes a moment and glances at Charissa:: "We have been betrayed. The army is under attack and completely out numbered. I think they are being wiped out even as we speak. I think our mercenaries have turned on us."
  [21:36:14] <+Seth> "It is the only thing that makes sense to me."
  [21:36:19] <+Charissa> "we need to high tail it back to the Palace"
  [21:37:35] <+Ryethon> "We have been out manuvered."
  [21:38:20] <+Seth> ::Looks at Charissa with a look of contempt:: "To what? Wait to die? We push on and we succeed or we die your majesty. We have no army to turn back the Egoran advance."
  [21:38:41] <+Seth> "We are alone and defeseless."
  [21:38:56] <+Ryethon> "Chadwick said he would not allow the city to be taken, I for one belive what he said."
  [21:39:18] <+Charissa> "so what do you have in mind?  go on to the Egoran capital?"
  [21:40:08] <+Charissa> "with help, I can build a portal right here that would take us to a portal in their capital--preferably one in a church.  I can scry for one if you all want me to"
  [21:41:04] <+Ryethon> "That would be best, but we should be prepared for a fight
  [21:41:05] <+Jack> "I can help."
  [21:41:16] <+Seth> "Chadwick can not stop an army forever General. I can promise you that." ::looks to Charissa:: "It is the only option I see. I'm not sure we can convince the people to subject themselves to our rule even if we do kill the lords though."
  [21:42:09] <+Charissa> "Right now we just need to capture the Lords so we can get that army out of Warp Wood"
  [21:42:27] <+Seth> "As for a portal....If anyone in the Egoran capital senses anything portal into the capital we might as well slit our own wrists."
  [21:43:22] <+Seth> "It would be like lighting a beacon that says we are attacking. If we use the normal portal I'm sure it is either blocked or guarded."
  [21:43:45] <+Charissa> "so what do you suggest then?"
  [21:43:59] <+Ryethon> "Then we go on foot, through the forests and over the swamp."
  [21:44:12] <+Charissa> "alright, lets get moving then"
  [21:45:01] <+Seth> "I know an ally we might be able to enlist. I say might. It will cost us."
  [21:45:03] <+Ryethon> "We must destroy these wagons."
  [21:46:04] <+Charissa> "Maybe we can just hide them"
  [21:46:41] <+Seth> "Chadwick will help us move through the swamp and may even help hide us as we cross."
  [21:47:07] <+Charissa> "let's go then"
  [21:47:18] <.Bynw> (( thats a good stopping point ))
  [21:47:29] <+Charissa> ((okay))
  [21:47:35] <+Seth> "But we will need power to make the people except us as lords. We need the Maxim."