<strong>Ada Stonewrought<br/>Atop Fairweather<br/>Abandoned Inn</strong><br/><br/>The ride alongside the forest was largely uneventful.  The rain came and went in spits at first, but the dark clouds eventually moved in from the west, falling into the valley and drenching them with a steady downpour.  Ada pulled his cloak tight across his shoulders and double checked the seal on his quiver.  It was still intact.  The treated cloth was wrapped tight around the seam, keeping the moisture out.<br/><br/>The Bow of Alister lay across the saddle in front of him, sleek and alien.  The craftsmanship was like nothing Ada had encountered in his travels, as was to be expected of a dragon.  The arm of the Bow had been molded from an unknown metal and wrapped in tough leather, smoother than anything Ada had felt before.  His father said it had been dragonhide, as durable as the scales, but more flexible.  It's contours were sharp and insect like, the different sections of the arm folding under the one above it, their ends jutting out like thorns.  On those points, the leather was hard as steel and sharp as a freshly whetted sword.  When the bowstring was drawn, the sections stretched out from beneath their neighbor, extending the Bow and folding together like scales on mail armor.  Or like the scales of a dragon.<br/><br/>The Bow itself was magical, enchanted long ago with durability and longevity.  It would not wear or decay, nor need polishing or repairs.  It had endured for hundreds, maybe thousands of years, and still looked freshly made.  His father had warned him that it was not invulnerable, but this was nonetheless no yew stick a man could snap over his leg.  It would take massive amounts of force to damage the Bow, but it still could be damaged.  Ada treated it like it was made of porcelain.<br/><br/>Although the Bow may be a priceless magical weapon, the bowstring was simple catsgut, and it had not borne the rain well.  Ada made a disgusted grunt as he plucked the string.  It vibrated with only a fraction of the normal tension, and it was slippery to the touch.  He knew it would happen, but Ada did not like traveling unknown territory with an unstrung bow.  He'd change it tonight.<br/><br/>The inn approached on their left, on a small rise between the road and the forest.  It was poor affair, with buckling walls and a leaking roof, and a stable years without horseflesh.  But it was shelter.  He eyed the barred door as they approached, the wagons creaking to a ponderous halt.<br/><br/><em>"This looks like a good place ta spend tha night."</em><br/><br/>Ada rode past the dwarf, nodding and murmuring a quiet, "Agreed."<br/><br/>The trail leading up to the inn was unpaved, like the road, but overgrown with weeds and streaked with valleys where the water had carved away at the soft dirt.  Fairweather walked it carefully, but surely, wary of a twisted ankle.<br/><br/>He dismounted in front of the barred door, watching his own step on the uneven ground, and pounded thrice on the rough wood with his fist.  "Is there anyone inside?" he shouted into the door.  If no one answered, Ada would grab a stout stick off the ground and attempt to pry the wooden board off the door.  [Strength: 12 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=48480)]<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Stats</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Ada Stonewrought<br/>Level 5 Human Sorcerer</strong> (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=584077)<br/><em>Prying a board off the inn door.</em><br/>HP: 29/29<br/>Subdual: 29/29<br/>Hit Dice: 5d6<br/>Init: +5<br/><br/><strong>Saves</strong><br/>Fort: +1<br/>Reflex: +4<br/>Will: +6<br/><br/><strong>Defense</strong><br/>AC: 14<br/>Touch: 13<br/>Flat: 11<br/>CMD: 15<br/><br/><strong>Offense</strong><br/>Melee: +2<br/>Ranged: +5<br/>Bow of Alister: 1d8+1 (x3), 100 ft.  Magical.  Point-Blank Shot, Arcane Strike, Gravity Bow (2d6+1)<br/>Claws (x2): 1d4 (x2).  Magical.  Uses left: 8/8 rounds<br/><br/><strong>Spell Slots</strong><br/>Cantrips- ∞<br/>1st - 7/8<br/>2nd - 5/5<br/><br/><strong>Recent Rolls (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?u=1360)</strong></div></div>