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| | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,335 Likes: 13 Maris Imperium Member | OP  Maris Imperium Member Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,335 Likes: 13 | DMZindra would recall quite a bit about these magical beasts, created long ago by a wizard's experimentation. She would know tressym were found generally in warmer and temperate areas of the realm, very common in a village called Eveningstar where wizards would often go to acquire them as a familiar. They seemed to be more intelligent than humans. Because they were a more advanced creature, the wizards tended to need to be more experienced to bond with them.
They enjoyed hunting small rodents, particularly rats and mice, and sometimes small birds, although they would not harm baby birds or eggs. They avoided creatures larger than themselves, preferring to fly away rather than engage in combat.
They possessed sensory traits of both cats and owls and were able to more fully observe and report activities, see through magical invisibility if close enough, and operate more delicate items (although limited by their lack of opposable thumbs). One rather unique and useful trait was immunity to, and the ability to detect, poison and toxic gases. | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,500 Likes: 57 Wizop Administrator |  Wizop Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,500 Likes: 57 | Jaliera
She wakes to find most of her companions are up and about. So she dresses quickly and takes a quick look out before joining the others, relieved that things seemed to be fine.
"Oh a flying cat!"
She sounds delighted. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,335 Likes: 13 Maris Imperium Member | | OP Maris Imperium Member Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,335 Likes: 13 | Vordana Jezral
The halfling greets each new party member as they approach and identify themselves, offering her name at least once again but not repeating for each one. She remains perched atop Tod; perhaps so that she can see eye to eye with the taller adventurers.
The "flying cat," for her part, has gone back into the forested area a third time, and retrieved a third fluffy creature for Glork. On this approach she loiters a bit, lazily flying back and forth and waiting for a cue from the ogre where he would like the delivery. | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 17,972 Likes: 1 Moderator |  Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 17,972 Likes: 1 | Zindra
When Zindra says 'flying cat', the scout says, "Really a cross between a cat and an owl. I hear that wizards seek to have them as familiars. Maybe it's their immunity and ability to detect to bad air and their ability to see invisible things?"
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Starts waving his arms jaw open looking up at the cat bird. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,335 Likes: 13 Maris Imperium Member | | OP Maris Imperium Member Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,335 Likes: 13 | Flycatcher
The cat-bird identifies Glork's expression as an apparent target, and she spins around, flapping her wings to gain some height, swooping down in front of Glork and then using her wings to glide upward, releasing the furry (but dead) creature at just the right moment to arc gracefully toward the ogre's open mouth.
Flycatcher SFC toss
AquaDyne rolled 1d20+2 and got 20
The targeting isn't quite spot on, but Glork only needs to move his head slightly... if in fact his goal is to catch the creature in his mouth.
(OOC: did this (the catching part) with a shrimp at a Japanese Steakhouse last week. Chef may have had a +2 dex modifier as well...) | | | | | Joined: Jan 2023 Posts: 5,099 Likes: 13 Coordinator of Chaos Member | | Coordinator of Chaos Member Joined: Jan 2023 Posts: 5,099 Likes: 13 | Glork
Glork realized it is coming for him and his eyes widen along with his jaw. A SFC just for him as he chomps it out of the air.
He's still half chewing it as he walks back to camp saying, "Rrnrrnrn Cat bird bring furry creatures... Food." while holding out the other SFC. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,335 Likes: 13 Maris Imperium Member | | OP Maris Imperium Member Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,335 Likes: 13 | Vordana Jezral
After the third morsel of food for the Ogre, the tressym arcs back toward Vordana, who holds an arm up briefly for the creature to land, and then move up a bit to perch on her shoulder.
"Indeed," she nods toward Zindra's observation, "Although for me, I oft travel alone and Flycatcher serves as great company."
She smirks at the ogre. "And I very rarely have to be concerned about hunting my dinner."
She smiles around at the group, who still seems content to have her join the party, looking to see if there's anything obvious she could contribute towards, but otherwise trying to remain out of the way as everyone stirs. In service of that, she nudges her mule toward the giant sword, riding toward it to inspect it more closely. | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,500 Likes: 57 Wizop Administrator | | Wizop Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,500 Likes: 57 | Jaliera
"Hi I'm Jaliera. You sound well travelled."
She smiles.
"Do you know much about giants?"
She nods towards the sword. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,335 Likes: 13 Maris Imperium Member | | OP Maris Imperium Member Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,335 Likes: 13 | Vordana
"A bit," the halfling answers Jaliera. "But mostly stories from ages past."
She looks down at the ground, and the many animal tracks still present from fetching the sword's victims.
"This..." she muses, "is not right." | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 42,121 Likes: 5 Member | | Member Joined: May 2000 Posts: 42,121 Likes: 5 | <Bern>
"Why do you say that", he asked when she expressed much the same thing he had been thinking.
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"I'd be interested to hear your tales. And as to the sword, it was zapping anything that touched it but we disarmed it."
She sees no reason to be secretive. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,335 Likes: 13 Maris Imperium Member | | OP Maris Imperium Member Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,335 Likes: 13 | Vordana
The halfling answers Bern with a sigh. "Magic has its place, but that place is not harming innocent passers-by."
To Jaliera, she continues, "I'm sure if I'm accompanying your party for any length of time there will be more than enough opportunity for tales on both sides. And songs, perhaps, as I assume from your nightly lodging that you have a bard amongst you." | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 42,121 Likes: 5 Member | | Member Joined: May 2000 Posts: 42,121 Likes: 5 | <Bern>
"Same could be said about swords and the like", he said with a shrug. "It is not the tool, it is how it is used that is good or bad."
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| | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,500 Likes: 57 Wizop Administrator | | Wizop Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,500 Likes: 57 | Jaliera
"Sounds good."
She nods and points.
"Yes Sindar is our bard." | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,612 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,612 | Kriv
The Dragonborn proceeded through his morning routine, but kept his eyes and ears open, regarding the tail end of their new cohort's impressive ogre management and catching their name when shared. He eventually headed over towards the massive blade once his share of the morning tasks were done.
"Well met, Vordana. I hight Kriv Norixius of Norixius Keep, scholar of the Art. The source of that thing's magic was a stone infused with the ancient runic magic of the giants, effectively wreathing the blade in lightning." | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,029 Likes: 10 Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator | | Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,029 Likes: 10 | Sindar
He waved from where he was performing his own morning routines. | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 17,972 Likes: 1 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 17,972 Likes: 1 | Zindra
She knew her place, as a scout and guide for this group, so she decided to follow the decisions the others made.
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"Giant runes," Vordana repeats as Kriv explains more about the sword. "And no doubt this sword once belonged to a storm giant," she adds with a glance upward, as if she might see a giant up there.
Lowering her head to face the group, she adds, "I met another traveler who happened upon what they perceived as a large statue near the road. Just before they approached it, a storm giant struck it with lightning as it flew by on its roc," she explains, shaking her head. | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,500 Likes: 57 Wizop Administrator | | Wizop Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,500 Likes: 57 | Jaliera
"Where was that Vordana?"
Interesting... | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,029 Likes: 10 Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator | | Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,029 Likes: 10 | Sindar
He moved over to the sword having finished his morning duties. He listened to the discussion about the Storm Giant, which was new information for him. He said nothing hoping that Jaliera's question would elicit additional details. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,335 Likes: 13 Maris Imperium Member | | OP Maris Imperium Member Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,335 Likes: 13 | Vordana
"I didn't ask for a precise location," the halfling answers Jaliera. "But they'd been traveling this way from Everlund, so somewhere between here and there. In general, almost everything I've heard about the giants is in that direction," she gestures easterly. "Which may explain my direction of travel," is added with a chuckle. "I assume you are doing the same?" | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 17,972 Likes: 1 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 17,972 Likes: 1 | Zindra
She answers without looking, having overheard Vordana. "We're headed towards Everlund. Giants you say? On the way to Everlund?"
When she does glance at Vordana, there was a grin on her face. She was looking forward to meeting her most hated enemy head on.
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,335 Likes: 13 Maris Imperium Member | | OP Maris Imperium Member Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,335 Likes: 13 | Vordana
The halfling turns her attention back to Kriv. "Do you still have this stone?" she asks. "Have you investigated its properties any further?" | | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,612 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,612 | Kriv
The noble scion retrieved it.
"Working on it carefully. The consequences of a misstep could be..."
He gestured at the piles of electricity-charred wildlife.
"So I've been going at it from the fundamentals first, origin, provenance, any potentially related works. We know it can be inset into a weapon, but the scale of it makes doing so and having it be usable a unique challenge."
Offhandedly, he teleported his maul into his grip.
"Take this, for example. If we used the runestone as the hammerhead for this or another kind of battlehammer, would it activate? If so, would it do so safely or make the haft a deathtrap? Would being at the concussive end of such a weapon damage the stone or mar the rune? Plenty of questions, some with potentially terminal answers."
He carefully touched the runestone to the weapon head. | | |
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