"Lunch? You're it!" says the vampire who made the killing blow. The other vamps chuckle at the dumb joke. They move in to suck the corpse dry.

Krin runs at first opportunity...


Rolls a 2.

Krin rolls a 1.

Krin rolls a 6.

Krin rolls a 3. Krin will run away at his first chance.

Krin is not with the group for Samia to...eye. He's with his vampire brothers now.

Krin runs back to the vampires. "Hey, I'm one of you guys now. How about some lunch?"

Krin rolls a 3. Krin flees as soon as possible.

Krin rolls again to hide vs vamps. 5

Krin is hidden behind a corner and doesn't flee.

Krin is *hidden*.

...Krin rolls a 6 on his next hide roll.

Krin rolls a 1

but he's hidden anyway

Krin slaps Samia across the face. Krin rolls a 6.

Does the rowboat have any paddles that could aid Zero in his head-lopping? -- wonders Krin?

*Krin inspects one of the inscribed stones he picked up the day before*

Krins picks up the wrapped cloth to inspect it more closely. Krin prays there isn't a rabid miniature giant space hamster waiting in ambush within.

Krin -searches- the room.

Krin lols.


Krin wonders if he's still hidden after lol'ing. ^_^

Krin looks around as well...from the shadows of course.


And he doesn't need to flee.

Chapter 1: Aiden, Lettus, Griffins, and Possessed Gnomes
XI (92 day) of the Luminesence Era. (2008-01-06-2030)

Group leaves the Green Dragon Inn together. Before them, three gobs have netted themselves a pegasus and are wrestling it down. No idea how they think they can succeed, but goblins are dumb, so probably the gobs don't know either.
Deal with gobs, Krin belts the net and tries to talk to the pegasus.

Seipher scouts towards 23 and is attacked by spider. Deal with spider and Seipher coats scimitar with poison.

Group moves to B where a griffin swoops in. Krin throws his net and the griffin falls to the earth. Samia raises her bow, but being a wood elf (and being NG), shehesitates - griffins are generally righteous creatures. She asks the beast why he attacked. The griffon squawks, and in the distance, the group hears the calls of many more birds. Suspecting more griffins, Seipher rushes to disentangle the griffin, and the group runs to cover in 23. The freed griffin takes flight and a group of griffins arrive. Among them is a particularly large griffin. The griffins do not notice the group looking from the windows of 23. Eventually, the griffins leave.

The one-story building is empty save for a chest in the corner. Krin attempts to pick the lock on the chest, but realizes he has no lock picks with him. Zero gives it a try with his axe, but smashes apart the chest instead, smashing the contents: several bottles of red liquid. Uncertain of the liquid's nature, Krin offers to coat his blade in the stuff and test it on the next goblin they meet. Deeming such precautions unnecessary, Seipher tastes the liquid - no effect.

The group leaves. From the door of 23, the group can see into the Harbor of Lord Elkinsinan, which is filled with merchants and sailors unloading frigates.

The group heads for 33 - Eliyondar's Bow Supplies. The building is only half-standing and nearby there are other buildings that are still smoldering from a fire. The group sees someone sneak a look through one of the windows. The group draws its weapons and Krin calls to those inside the store that the group comes in peace.
Suddenly, through the windows flies a volley of arrows. Seipher, Zero, and Krin are grazed by the arrows. Zero rushes the house and kicks in the door to find several goblins inside. With a furied swing of the minotaur's axe, two goblins fall dead and the rest panick. Samia moves to a burning building, sets one of her arrows aflame, and shoots at the goblins. Seipher and Krin finish the other two.
Samia and Seipher scavange about for arrows. Samia notices floorboards creaking underfoot. She's standing on a yak fur rug. Krin lifts the rug and gives it to Zero to hold onto. Zero drapes it about her shoulders.
Beneath the rug is a locked trap door. Zero breaks the lock and the group finds a child below. The group decides to take the child to the Green Dragon to see what can be done.
Meanwhile, Seipher is outside and sees the Pegasus from earlier approach. Seipher feeds and talks to the Pegasus and finally lets the DE mount her.

The rest of the party arrive in the Dragon to see Boromir serving food to a group of merchants. Samia asks if Boromir can help the group take care of the child. The merchants interrupt, offering to take care of the baby, but only if the group provides 20gp to pay for the baby's expenses.
Samia and Krin exchange looks, distrustful of the merchant's offer. Seipher enters with a smug look, saying something about a horse letting him ride her...In the next moment, the pegasus enters the Dragon. Boromir and the merchants' jaws are agape. "made a friend eh seipher?" chides Zero.
"You got any carrots Boromir? an we may as well all have a drink" says Seipher. He buys a round for his companions.

Krin decides it may be better if a woman takes care of the kid, rather than a man like Boromir, so Krin asks if the Patron Peracien is around. She's not.
Suddenly, the confused minotaur begins yelling at the merchants for offering to buy the child. The minotaur forces money into one of the merchant's hands and demands that the merchant take care of the kid. The merchant is nonplussed, and informs Zero that the merchant is has a lot of influence in these lands and that the minotaur would be wise to choose his words carefully.
Samia quietly informs Zero that giving the child to these merchants is exactly what we shouldn't do with the baby. After all, the merchants could be slave traders for all anyone knew. Realizing her mistake, Zero blushes, tells the merchants that he's kidding, blows them a raspberry, then walks away.

Boromir tells the group to leave the child at the inn, that although he is inexperienced, he could take care of the kid, then later bring the kid to the cathedral to be taken care of. Samia decides to instead raise the child herself and the group agrees to assist. Although the child will have to be taken into battle, the group will keep the baby out of the thick of the fight. Samia names the child Aiden. Seipher names the pegasus Lettuce.

The group leaves the tavern and heads to area P. Seipher takes to the skies on Lettuce to scout ahead. A possessed gnome runs into the view, and upon seeing the minotaur, let's lose a fireball that floors the minotaur.
Kris runs past Samia, takes Aiden, and runs to the safety of the shadows. Seipher swoops in and jumps off Lettuce as Samia takes aim with an arrow. She releases the bow string and arrow burries itself between the gnome's eyes.

Krin uses the baby's blanket to the the child to his back. Samia gives Krin a bow and three arrows to use in case of emergency.

The group notices the fountain in the middle of the square that is area P. The water in the foutain changes color slightly from moment to moment. Seipher has apparently become the group's unknown substance taster and takes a gulp of the liquid to no effect. Though this is no indication that the liquid is harmless, Samia spoons a bit of the liquid into the Zero's mouth and the minotaur regains consciousness.

Krin hands Aiden to Samia and he and Seipher assist Zero back to the Dragon. The company heads upstairs to sleep for the night.