Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)
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				Title: <strong>Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>03-05-2019, 16:08:18</strong>
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				This is the main IC thread for Starfinder: One Giant Leap.<br><br><hr><br>Other threads:<br><br>OOC thread (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=303864)<br>Setting thread (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=303905)<br>Characters thread (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=303931)<br>Side IC thread (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=304828)<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>03-05-2019, 16:09:27</strong>
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				<span class="bbc_u"><strong>Lansite, Cordovia<br>Two weeks after the spring equinox</strong></span><br><br>The blood red orb of the setting sun dipped towards the western horizon, casting its eerie glow over the bustling metropolis of Lansite. Many industries were shutting down with the closing of the day, but others were just getting started for the night, lit by firelight and the bright green orb of Dorios, full and low in the east.<br><br>One of those industries was the Wellspring, a tavern as old as Lansite itself, situated on a natural spring not far from the palace. Lansite had plenty of fresh water from the rivers that fed into the harbour, but the spring had been vital in Lansite's early days just after the Great Forgetting, and had since grown into an inn, tavern and literal watering hole for all walks of life in Lansite, one that attracted travellers from all over Cordovia and beyond. In a way, it was six taverns in one, boasting six separate common rooms, each with its own flavour and typical clientele.<br><br>Tonight, the Western Pump - the common room for the commons, as they said - was as crowded as ever. Beer, ale and cheap wine were flowing freely, and there was a steady stream of bardic talent taking its turn on the open stage. Earlier in the day, an elven troubadour had captivated early drinkers with a heartbreaking melody about his forest home, and just a few minutes ago, a trio of orc ladies had nearly caused a riot with a bawdy number about the variety of cocks to be found among Miren's many races. For the moment, the stage was empty, but that would surely not last long.<br><br><hr><br><div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/03/RosaCandlemass.jpg)</div>Mother Rosa Candlemass arrived at one of the six sets of huge doors allowing entry to the Wellspring, and turned to her companion. "Well, Thea, we've arrived. Have you been to the Wellspring before? 'Tavern' barely begins to describe it, but it's as safe a place as any to spend the night, and with any luck, find some companions for the next leg of our journey."<br><br>Rosa was a Sarenite priestess, who often visited Amalthea's orphanage to deliver church funding and education to its needy children. She and Thea had made the journey to Lansite alongside a convenient merchant caravan and its guards, but their ultimate destination was Shadowbane Plateau, a mesa off to the southeast, where a sisterhood of Sarenite nuns tended a holy site. The plateau was away from the well-travelled trade routes of Cordovia, so it would be prudent to hire some mercenaries or adventurers to keep them safe on their journey.<br><br>"I'll book us a room for the night, if there is one to be had, and I'll ask the bartender to pass the word that we're looking for an escort. You can arrange a meal for us, and, well... I know you can spot a mercenary across a tap room at a hundred paces. If you catch sight of anyone who seems trustworthy, you know what to do."<br><br>With that, she took a deep breath, pushed open the doors and strode inside, bracing herself against the wall of sound that spilled from the common room.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>04-05-2019, 13:48:47</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Western Pump, Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>The fiery haired dwarf set her stein of mead and the clockwork feline, that had earned her quite a few compliments from the gnome tinkerers she'd been learning from, atop the table as she settled in for the evening. The copper and tin construct was a simple thing to be sure and it failed more often than it worked, but still they seemed happy to see one born of the stone like she continuing to work at such an ill suited endeavor when it offered her nothing but their smiles.<br><br>Her calloused fingers ran along its polished surface, the smith biting her lower lip to think of the many hours of delicate work its creation had consumed and how many times she'd found herself starting over. Picking it up to wind the key, Haysel sat the toy back on the well worn table and smiled as its legs jittered back and forth, slowly propelling it forward in an ever changing direction due to its imperfect locomotion, its internal components reminding her of the noises some insects made.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>05-05-2019, 07:25:32</strong>
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				<br><div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/ws7dnc5s6yvqovu/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>"Or at least trustworthy enough" Thea said to Mother Rosa, following her in and stepping to the side, back to the entry wall.&nbsp; She gave the place a once-over for dangerous characters, then another for dangerous characters she could use.&nbsp; She'd suppressed the glow that hovered over her head since the... empowering?&nbsp; Awakening?&nbsp; It'd bring up more questions than she has answers in a place like this.&nbsp; Or most places.&nbsp; <br><br>Her ample bosom and thick thighs suggested a mother, but her well-worn armor and spear said "seasoned warrior."&nbsp; Opting for the direct route, she thumped the butt of said spear on the ground three times and called out "Who's up for escorting a trip to the southeast?"&nbsp; Her eyes played over the crowd to see who bit, and for what reasons... though she kept glancing back at that clockwork cat too.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JoanieSappho</strong> on <strong>05-05-2019, 11:19:18</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/5iBU9ZX.jpg)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Kye<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Thea, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 10/10&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 6/6&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>Kye had never been entirely sure how to approach social situations, at least not on her own, and as usual she'd simply arrived, acquired the food that she required, and sat herself down to consume it and hope that someone would arrive who was perfect for her needs. <br>Naturally, that last bit had never happened.<br><br>Still, the small and slightly too pretty young woman looked up at the sound of someone banging something on the floor, a small smile crossing her lips at the sight of the woman speaking and her apparent attitude. <br>"You have my interest." She called back, fighting back the urge to say something about being happy to serve. People always got weird about that sort of thing.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>PixelatedPixie</strong> on <strong>05-05-2019, 22:47:19</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/RrZW2HJ.jpg)</div>Syndra (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=303931.msg14841579#msg14841579)<br><br><hr><br>Syndra was not a fan of crowds.&nbsp; But they had money.&nbsp; If she was to fill her belly with something other than rat meat this seemed like the place.&nbsp; Of course, even with such a clientele, Syndra knew she'd stick out like a sore thumb.&nbsp; So, as she sat in one corner with her delicate hands clutching an oversized mug of water, she was shrouded in a heavy cloak that hid her appearance.&nbsp; A keen observer might have noted the red colour of her skin where her gloves didn't cover them, or the odd-shape of her head caused by the horns beneath the massive hood.<br><br>She lifted her head slightly at the commotion, careful not to dislodge her hood.&nbsp; An escort?&nbsp; Money was money, but would any trust her kind enough to hire her?&nbsp; She frowned, then stood.&nbsp; She looked like a leper, or an old crone, and she trudged across the room.&nbsp; She avoided the crowd deftly though, twisting and melting through it with more grace than either of those she might have resembled.<br><br>"How much are you paying?"&nbsp; She rasped at the old woman, her normally high and pleasant voice as rough and coarse as she could make it.&nbsp; Her entire body was shrouded in her cloak, and she had even gone so far as to shove her gloved hands up the opposite sleeves.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chloe Milev</strong> on <strong>06-05-2019, 16:46:52</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/pTABkwO.jpg)</div>Curra Xar’cha (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895388)<br><br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Senna<br><br><hr><br>Curra has been laughing along with the orc “troubadours” and was even more looking forward to the riot they were developing, but as they were quickly escorted off stage and the patrons placated with more ale, it unfortunately died down before more fun could continue.&nbsp; In the meantime, she was chatting with a beefy human bouncer near one of the doors—or rather talking at him as he attempted to keep a steady, sober eye on the teeming, intoxicated mass of demihumanity.&nbsp; Curra, on the other hand, was still going on about the pleasant figures of the orc ladies, but that they had nothing on <em>her</em> pythons, which she modeled and flexed for the dispassionate man between pulls from her own ale.<br><br>When the busty warrior with the spear even more loudly called for the attention of the entire Western Pump, Curra’s eyes slowly tracked over, then up and down with a lascivious grin.&nbsp; “Now there’s another nice one, hmm?&nbsp; How iz she, more your style?&nbsp; Ah, you are no fun.&nbsp; Senna.&nbsp; Senna!&nbsp; SENNA!&nbsp; Hey, do her!&nbsp; We should do her!&nbsp; Her thing, that is, heh...” she bellowed in the vague direction of the halfling, whether she heard the drow the first time or not.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>07-05-2019, 09:21:28</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/ws7dnc5s6yvqovu/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=304194.msg14849864#msg14849864">Quote from: JoanieSappho on 05-05-2019, 11:19:18</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><br>"You have my interest." She called back, fighting back the urge to say something about being happy to serve. People always got weird about that sort of thing.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=304194.msg14850877#msg14850877">Quote from: PerpetuallyAnnoyedCleric on 05-05-2019, 22:47:19</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><br><br>"How much are you paying?"&nbsp; She rasped at the old woman, her normally high and pleasant voice as rough and coarse as she could make it.&nbsp; Her entire body was shrouded in her cloak, and she had even gone so far as to shove her gloved hands up the opposite sleeves. <br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Thea made her way to a table of her own, turning a chair around and sitting in it, elbows on the table.<br><br>She gave the two other women a once-over, though that big cloak made it hard.&nbsp; "It's a simple escort mission, helping the Mother there make a delivery for the church, out to the Shadowbane Plateau.&nbsp; I've only got one set of eyes" Brea explained.&nbsp; "One gold a day and we feed you, and 5 more when we get there.&nbsp; "I'm not expecting trouble, but you never know.&nbsp; You'll help set watches when we camp, scout ahead and behind on the road.&nbsp; I won't ask you to do anything I won't do myself."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chulanowa</strong> on <strong>07-05-2019, 10:11:27</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/c0/10/ae/c010aeb499981e4dba166ff23644f775.jpg)</div><strong>Senna Neisse</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=303931.msg14838348#msg14838348)<br><strong><strong>Setting:</strong></strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong><strong>Location:</strong></strong> Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Thea, Curra, Curra's Guard friend, Syndra<br><strong>HP:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; <strong> STAM:</strong> 6/6&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Wellspring wasn't the sort of place one would expect to find Senna... Usually that's true at least, but it never hurts to scout a place out. At least that's what she had told herself and her bodyguard. The truth is sometimes you just want a fucking beer in a place where nobody's asking you to sign their tits. Not that Senna usually minded <em>that</em> part, she loved her fans (sometimes quite energetically), but everyone needs a break, right? The orc trio had her laughing and cheering along with the rest of the crowd... but when it started ot get ugly, she had slipped away from her table to seek the vicinity of Curra.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When the dark elf yelled for her attention, she looked up and smirked. "I'm <em>right here</em>, Curra, watching you flirt with a man whose tastes run more towards..." She scanned the crowd and pointed out a roguish but stately half-elf leading a game of cards. "That gentleman!" She turned her big violet-blue eyes up to the guard with a delighted smile, whispering coyly up to him "I can take a message if you want. Oh! I love secret romances! Eh?" She looked back to Curra, then out towards Thea. The halfling's brow creased. "Well, it never hurts to ask..."<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the guard did have a message for her to sneak to that lovely half-elf man, she'd squeal softly and take it, to deliver in a bit - if not, she just pouted up at him; Either way, she took Curra's hand, and used the larger woman as a sort of cow-pusher as she wove her way through the crowd towards Thea.&nbsp; "Did you just ask a bunch of people in a bar, "hey, who wants free money?" 'Cause you'll get crowded fast." She gave the woman a mirthful smile... and then her eyes caught sight of Syndra. She gave the cloaked and hooded figure a curious look.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">initially missed that Syndra was all covered up</div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>07-05-2019, 12:12:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Western Pump, Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>When the voluptuous warrior called for escorts, Haysel gave a lingering glance as part of her almost hoped the woman was looking for someone to help keep her bed warm? Stranger requests had been made in this room on night's past and she knew some folk wouldn't be above loudly soliciting prostitutes.<br><br>Taking another sip of the honeyed beverage as her green eyes followed the woman to where she sat nearby with several prospective employees, the smith's brows lifted as she heard the human mention the Shadowbane Plateau, as one of the tinkerers had mentioned that the metals of the plateau were hardier than those they had her using and might be a better match for her dwarven approach to making these clockwork marvels?<br><br>Now all the young Miss Skeane had to do was come to a mutually beneficial arrangement with the stunning warrior and join them on their travels.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>08-05-2019, 10:20:15</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/ws7dnc5s6yvqovu/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=304194.msg14853654#msg14853654">Quote from: Chulanowa on 07-05-2019, 10:11:27</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the guard did have a message for her to sneak to that lovely half-elf man, she'd squeal softly and take it, to deliver in a bit - if not, she just pouted up at him; Either way, she took Curra's hand, and used the larger woman as a sort of cow-pusher as she wove her way through the crowd towards Thea.&nbsp; "Did you just ask a bunch of people in a bar, "hey, who wants free money?" 'Cause you'll get crowded fast." She gave the woman a mirthful smile... and then her eyes caught sight of Syndra. She gave the cloaked and hooded figure a curious look.<br><br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>"It's not free money, you'll have to earn it" Thea replied evenly, giving Senna an uncertain look at first.&nbsp; Her equipment didn't say "Warrior," that was for sure.&nbsp; "You're a package deal?" she asks, glancing between her and Curra, who she definitely liked the look of.&nbsp; For the job!&nbsp; <br><br>She let her gaze roam over everyone there.&nbsp; "Anyone have any problem with anyone else here?&nbsp; 'The sun shines as brightly on everyone'" she quotes, something Sarenrae's followers said in response to any friction between races or nations.&nbsp; "And I don't want to have to break up any fights on the road."&nbsp; She cracked her knuckles at that.&nbsp; "If you're already good friends, this isn't the army.&nbsp; Share your bedrolls however you want, but don't miss a watch, don't oversleep in the morning and don't make enough noise to keep anyone else up."<br><br>"Ah, if we take any loot from bandits on the road, it's two shares for the church, one share each for everyone else, even me.&nbsp; We're not looking for trouble and this isn't a treasure hunt though.&nbsp; Get there safe, that's the job."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>08-05-2019, 15:34:38</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/03/RosaCandlemass.jpg)</div>The bouncer, a sturdy half-orc man, flicked his gaze back to Curra about once a minute as he kept the bulk of his attention on the teeming common room. His eyes tracked Curra's flexing muscles and briefly traced the outline of her body, but he seemed quite dedicated to his post. When Senna whispered to him, he sighed and rolled his eyes, then took a scrap of parchment and a stick of charcoal from his belt pouch, hastily scrawling a message and handing it off to the halfling. "Go ahead," he grumbled. "Just don't start any trouble while you're here, alright?"<br><br>Meanwhile, Mother Rosa had made her way through the throng and, not without difficulty, reached the long bar that described a 60° arc around the inner section of the building, mirrored by similar bars in the other five common rooms. She flagged down one of several servers and managed to arrange not one but two rooms for the night, to her surprise. "Thank you kindly," she said, with her usual beatific smile. "Now, my companion and I will be travelling southeast tomorrow morning, towards Shadowbane Plateau. We're looking to hire some mercenaries to accompany us, and I know the Wellspring is a meeting place for all sorts, so perhaps you could put the word out? Quietly, of course, we don't want to attract too much att..."<br><br>Her head jerked up and she twisted around as Thea stamped her spear against the floor and made her proclamation. The entire common room seemed to stop in their tracks and pay attention to her for at least a second, before most of them returned to their drinks. There were mutterings from people who would love to travel if not for their responsibilities in Lansite, and no few lewd comments about Thea's appearance and the currency in which they'd like to be paid for their service, but it didn't take long for the actually interested parties to approach Thea, and for the rest of the patrons to return to their own business.<br><br>"...ention. Never mind. Thank you for the room, and may the light of the Dawnflower shine upon you always."<br><br>Rosa took the room keys from the server and wove her way through the crowd to Thea's table. She rested her hand on Thea's shoulder for a moment before settling into a chair next to her. "Direct as ever, my dear, aren't you? Well, I can't complain, for it seems you've located our escort already. Good evening!" she said with a smile, turning to look over the women who had approached Thea. "I am Mother Rosa, of the church of Sarenrae, and this is my good friend Thea."<br><br>Her gaze first fell upon Senna, as most people's gazes tended to. "I... I'm sure I've seen you in here before, or somewhere else in the city, perhaps? Senna, is it? The singer? If you can hold your own on the road, then we'd welcome your company, most certainly." She turned slightly to regard Curra. "And your lovely friend seems more than capable, do you not?"<br><br>She watched Syndra pick her way across the room, her eyes distinctly tracking the hooded figure's deft movements. "Welcome. As Thea says, one gold per day and five upon arrival, and I would estimate five days of travel. If that suits you, we'd love to have you join us."<br><br>Rosa then beckoned for Kye to approach them, fixing her with her golden eyes. "Please, come and join us if you're interested," she called to her. "We have room for quite a few."<br><br>Finally, she met Haysel's gaze as the dwarf watched their growing party. She tilted her head towards the last empty seat at the table, silently inviting her to join them. She then peered at the mechanical cat with genuine interest, and inclined her head in a gesture of respect for Haysel's craftsmanship.<br><br>"Well, then!" she said brightly, looking over the women who had joined them. "This is just the size of escort I had in mind. And all women, too, it seems?" she continued, albeit with some hesitation as she regarded Syndra in her cloak and hood. "Actually, that works quite well. Our goal is to meet with the Sisterhood of Shadowbane Plateau. While they aren't forbidden to meet with men, it might have been... impolite to arrive on their doorstep with a cadre of mercenary men in tow. No doubt they will arrange accomodations for you if we arrive in the evening, and then you can go your own way."<br><br>She passed one of the keys to Thea. "I was lucky enough to be able to get two rooms, each with a little more space than we're used to. I thought that since we have been on the road for so long, a little bit of luxury wouldn't hurt us. Take a room for yourself and stretch out a bit, or invite a friend or two." She looked around the common room, then cast a speculative glance over their prospective mercenaries. "I could use an assistant in my room tonight, if you know anyone who's handy with a needle and thread, or other such domestic duties, and wants a few extra silver."<br><br>Rosa spread her hands and beamed her radiant smile again. "This promises to be a pleasant trip, especially if you can all keep us safe. What do you all bring to the table, as it were?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>PixelatedPixie</strong> on <strong>08-05-2019, 23:16:22</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/RrZW2HJ.jpg)</div>Syndra (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=303931.msg14841579#msg14841579)<br><br><hr><br>A gold a day plus a bonus was not bad, she could certainly fill her stomach on that.&nbsp; How hard could being a guard be anyway?&nbsp; Even if it was for a Church.&nbsp; Why did a Church get free shares?&nbsp; She bit back any comment though, no need to offend a prospective employer.<br><br>"I can mend..."&nbsp; Syndra offered at the mention of needle and thread.&nbsp; "I don't know that I can sew something new though.&nbsp; Do we get an advance on our payment?&nbsp; A signing bonus?"&nbsp; She wasn't looking forward to sleeping in the stables or woods again.<br><br>"To the table?"&nbsp; She repeated, hesitantly.&nbsp; "I, uh, can move quietly?"&nbsp; It was a sad and not overly hire-able skill, so her voice sped up as it shifted from her rasp to a more melodic tone.&nbsp; "I guess I know a thing or two."&nbsp; She held out a gloved hand, the red skin of her wrist visible, and a delicate looking mug of what looked to be spun stone coalesced in her palm.&nbsp; She then withdrew her hand, one finger outstretched in the direction of the mug which was now hanging in mid-air.&nbsp; After a moment she let it fall, shattering into dust as it hit the ground.&nbsp; She shrugged, then sighed as she realized that none of that would help in being a guard.&nbsp; <br><br>She pulled off her gloves and shoved them into a pocket, the red of her skin more clearly visible as she stretched out her delicate hands so that they were a few feet apart with the palms facing each other.&nbsp; A line of fire flashed into existence between them, leaping from one palm to the other before vanishing in an instant.&nbsp; She shrugged again as she withdraw her hands back into her robe.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">OOC:<br>Token Spell to create a small (fragile) object<br>Psychokinetic Hand to levitate the object<br>Energy Ray to create the fire.&nbsp; I didn't roll as she was aiming at herself, and she has enough Energy Resistance to ignore the damage.</div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chulanowa</strong> on <strong>09-05-2019, 10:01:19</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/c0/10/ae/c010aeb499981e4dba166ff23644f775.jpg)</div><strong>Senna Neisse</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=303931.msg14838348#msg14838348)<br><strong><strong>Setting:</strong></strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong><strong>Location:</strong></strong> Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Thea, Curra, Rosa, Syndra, everyone.<br><strong>HP:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; <strong> STAM:</strong> 6/6&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Senna lifted one corner of her skirt, ignoring a wolfish whistle from behind as she did a little curtsy. "Please to meet a fan! Yes, I'm a singer, although I'm a fair hand at a squeezebox as well." She gave a&nbsp; glance up at Curra as she was pointed out, the corner of her lips turned upward. "I don't know, I've never let her play with my squeezebox." Then back to Rosa, the smirk having turned into a full smile. "She'll more than cover your need for a strong arm and sword." She reached put and brushed her hand along one of Curra's well-muscled thighs, as if to emphasize or advertise the woman's physicality. "I've... <em>less</em> practice with a blade, I admit, but I have other tools... at..."<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She was distracted by the crimson hands and pyrotechnic display that Syndra put out there. The halfling's big eyes seemed to get bigger, her lips pursed into a silent "oooooh." When the show was over, she even clapped. "That was impressive!" She leaned forward a bit, to try to peer up into the cloak's cowl and see Syndra's face. <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Then it was back to Rosa. "Oh. Ahem, as I was saying, I have other tools." She smoothed her hands over her silky garments in a dignified manner. "A gift for gab, my dad called it. And I suppose, if it comes down to it, it wouldn't be the <em>first</em> time I've had to use a knife." she smiled again, this time up at Curra. "Plus you know, a businesswoman has to handle booking,s contracts, fees, you know, managerial things. I really should hire someone for that, but, ah, if I could afford that I wouldn't be singing in places like this!" Musician, diplomat, bookkeeper, maybe an assassin in the dark, what's not to love?<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And finally, to the others gathered at the table, she offered another thigh-flashing curtsey. "Senna Neisse," she met each set of eyes in turn "And it's a pleasure to meet you all." She was still stealing curious glances in Syndra's direction, though. And petting Curra's leg. Having such a sturdy pillar nearby was rather comforting for the small woman.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>09-05-2019, 11:07:35</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/ws7dnc5s6yvqovu/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>"It saved time by scaring off the ones who just wanted to get into my pants" Thea said to Rosa with an innocent shrug.&nbsp; <br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=304194.msg14856183#msg14856183">Quote from: PerpetuallyAnnoyedCleric on 08-05-2019, 23:16:22</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><br><hr><br>A gold a day plus a bonus was not bad, she could certainly fill her stomach on that.&nbsp; How hard could being a guard be anyway?&nbsp; Even if it was for a Church.&nbsp; Why did a Church get free shares?&nbsp; She bit back any comment though, no need to offend a prospective employer.<br><br>"I can mend..."&nbsp; Syndra offered at the mention of needle and thread.&nbsp; "I don't know that I can sew something new though.&nbsp; Do we get an advance on our payment?&nbsp; A signing bonus?"&nbsp; She wasn't looking forward to sleeping in the stables or woods again.<br><br>"To the table?"&nbsp; She repeated, hesitantly.&nbsp; "I, uh, can move quietly?"&nbsp; It was a sad and not overly hire-able skill, so her voice sped up as it shifted from her rasp to a more melodic tone.&nbsp; "I guess I know a thing or two."&nbsp; She held out a gloved hand, the red skin of her wrist visible, and a delicate looking mug of what looked to be spun stone coalesced in her palm.&nbsp; She then withdrew her hand, one finger outstretched in the direction of the mug which was now hanging in mid-air.&nbsp; After a moment she let it fall, shattering into dust as it hit the ground.&nbsp; She shrugged, then sighed as she realized that none of that would help in being a guard.&nbsp; <br><br>She pulled off her gloves and shoved them into a pocket, the red of her skin more clearly visible as she stretched out her delicate hands so that they were a few feet apart with the palms facing each other.&nbsp; A line of fire flashed into existence between them, leaping from one palm to the other before vanishing in an instant.&nbsp; She shrugged again as she withdraw her hands back into her robe.<br><br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>"A caster?" Thea asked.&nbsp; "You can burn bigger stuff too, I'm guessing?&nbsp; That'll be handy."&nbsp; Putting some pieces together, she added to Syndra "If you need a place to sleep tonight, you can share with me.&nbsp; Don't have to share the bed, but it's better than a stable."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>09-05-2019, 13:50:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Western Pump, Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>Beckoned to join them by Mother Rosa, the dwarf is left to wonder if the clergywoman possessed some greater insight and that her involvement in tonight's arrangements had already been foreseen? She was almost about to make her offer when the attractive warrior offered to share her room with the hooded hireling, which caused the redhead to stumble through the first of her words.<br><br>"Uh, hello... I'm Haysel of the Skeane Clan, I heard you were going to the Shadowbane Plateau, it just so happens that our clan has need of rare minerals from the region... we would gladly supply pack animals and contribute towards the fees of these fine folk if you would allow me to travel with you, there and back, to complete our businesses."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chloe Milev</strong> on <strong>09-05-2019, 15:12:37</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/pTABkwO.jpg)</div>Curra Xar’cha (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895388)<br><br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Rosa, Thea, Senna<br><br><hr><br>“You win again, Senna...” Curra conceded, giving the bouncer a “good game” pat on the ass as she walked through the crowd to join the little party accumulating at the table.&nbsp; The lady in charge, Rosa, seemed more “Mother,” as she said, than “Mommy” Thea.<br><br>Letting Senna start the talking, she jumped in with her own promotion.&nbsp; “That iz correct, lady here iz ze proper woman who takes care of business and keeps ze wild, killer drow out of trouble, legally speaking,” she grinned.&nbsp; “And ze lovely drow keeps lady out of trouble, physically speaking.&nbsp; As champion of ze pits, I am more than capable of keeping ze nice church ladies out of trouble too, with axe and bow.&nbsp; And squeezing boxes iz my speacialty,” she smirked, putting a foot up on the chair to let Senna stroke and display a dark meaty thigh like it was for sale.<br><br>“Mmm, higher...” she murmured, enjoying the casual fondling.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JoanieSappho</strong> on <strong>09-05-2019, 16:16:03</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/5iBU9ZX.jpg)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Kye<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Thea, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 10/10&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 6/6&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>While not quite as hidden in her clothing as the other cloaked woman who had spoken up, Kye was still tucked away under her red robe, not much other than her face visible for the moment as she looked the others over with varying amounts of appreciation that she did nothing to hide. <br>Especially when her eyes fell on the muscular, confident orc. She definitely seemed to like what she saw there. <br><br>"As for myself," she began, returning her attention to her potential employer. "I have many skills&nbsp; that you may command me to use. With a bow, scouting and ..." she paused, taking in the religious woman. "Others that I do not believe you would be interested in, although perhaps if it is only males that your order is uncomfortable with, the possibility is open. I have served in a domestic position before, however and could do so again, with whatever tasks you desire."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>12-05-2019, 09:31:48</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/ws7dnc5s6yvqovu/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=304194.msg14857259#msg14857259">Quote from: LSWSjr on 09-05-2019, 13:50:07</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><br>Beckoned to join them by Mother Rosa, the dwarf is left to wonder if the clergywoman possessed some greater insight and that her involvement in tonight's arrangements had already been foreseen? She was almost about to make her offer when the attractive warrior offered to share her room with the hooded hireling, which caused the redhead to stumble through the first of her words.<br><br>"Uh, hello... I'm Haysel of the Skeane Clan, I heard you were going to the Shadowbane Plateau, it just so happens that our clan has need of rare minerals from the region... we would gladly supply pack animals and contribute towards the fees of these fine folk if you would allow me to travel with you, there and back, to complete our businesses."<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>“That seems more than fair, and you're welcome along.&nbsp; Will your clan be sending any other folks along, or just you?” Thea asks with professional curiosity, having fought with dwarves before.&nbsp; <br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=304194.msg14857339#msg14857339">Quote from: Chloe Milev on 09-05-2019, 15:12:37</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><br>Letting Senna start the talking, she jumped in with her own promotion.&nbsp; “That iz correct, lady here iz ze proper woman who takes care of business and keeps ze wild, killer drow out of trouble, legally speaking,” she grinned.&nbsp; “And ze lovely drow keeps lady out of trouble, physically speaking.&nbsp; As champion of ze pits, I am more than capable of keeping ze nice church ladies out of trouble too, with axe and bow.&nbsp; And squeezing boxes iz my speacialty,” she smirked, putting a foot up on the chair to let Senna stroke and display a dark meaty thigh like it was for sale.<br><br>“Mmm, higher...” she murmured, enjoying the casual fondling.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Thea's first time seeing a drow, though she was more interested in those legs than the fact she was a dark elf.&nbsp; And it had been a while for her.&nbsp; &nbsp;“You're both welcome too” she says, liking the look of the gladiator.&nbsp; Probably more of a fighter than a soldier, but a good look might scare people off who'd otherwise take the chance.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=304194.msg14857433#msg14857433">Quote from: JoanieSappho on 09-05-2019, 16:16:03</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><br>"As for myself," she began, returning her attention to her potential employer. "I have many skills&nbsp; that you may command me to use. With a bow, scouting and ..." she paused, taking in the religious woman. "Others that I do not believe you would be interested in, although perhaps if it is only males that your order is uncomfortable with, the possibility is open. I have served in a domestic position before, however and could do so again, with whatever tasks you desire."<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>“Scouting and bow is more than enough.&nbsp; Do you hunt too?” Thea asks, raising a brow at the 'other skills.'&nbsp; “I don't have a problem with males, just so you know” she adds.&nbsp; "I'm a layperson."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chulanowa</strong> on <strong>12-05-2019, 19:51:58</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/c0/10/ae/c010aeb499981e4dba166ff23644f775.jpg)</div><strong>Senna Neisse</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=303931.msg14838348#msg14838348)<br><strong><strong>Setting:</strong></strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong><strong>Location:</strong></strong> Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Thea, Curra, Rosa, everyone.<br><strong>HP:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; <strong> STAM:</strong> 6/6&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"<em>Higher</em>, you say?" Senna's eyes gleamed as her hand climbed further up Curra's thigh, her fingertips tracing the line of each muscle... using her leg as a brace so Senna could climb onto the chair, adding two feet to her height. She reached up and gave Curra's nose a tweak. "How's <em>that</em>? Too high?" She giggled, and settled her pert rump on Curra's knee, a somewhat precarious perch, but a convenient one. "Well then. One question though." She looked from Thea to Rosa, tilting her chin up. "There is a return trip, at the same rate?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>13-05-2019, 05:22:59</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Western Pump, Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>Smiling at the motherly looking warrior, "It would just be myself, as we're not foreseeing any additional complications if I'm traveling with an escort and there are only so many we can spare from the forge for such business trips" she explained, recovering from her momentary awkwardness before the clockwork kitty headed for a table edge and she had to jerk forward to grab it, "Sorry" she blushed.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>13-05-2019, 14:39:17</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/03/RosaCandlemass.jpg)</div>Rosa paid close attention to Syndra as she described her skills. Her eyes tracked the movement of the objects and forces Syndra's magic created, and she nodded her approval. "Very impressive," she said quietly, not wanting word to spread to nearby tables. "A magician is a worthy asset on any long journey. One never knows what one might encounter, and a magician can often be the solution to an unexpected problem."<br><br>Kye's speech then drew her full attention. Something in Kye's words, or the cadence of her voice, brought a thoughtful look across Mother Rosa's face as she listened intently. "That is a fine skillset you bring, my child. As to your other skills... it is true that the Sisterhood of Shadowbane Plateau is an ascetic order, sworn to poverty, chastity and nonviolence. They will accept no romantic overtures from men or women, and I ask you all to refrain from such offers when we arrive." A broad smile slowly spread across her face. "But I am of the Order of the Midnight Sun, a much more worldly sect of Sarenrae's faithful. I would be honoured to command your domestic service, tonight, and perhaps as we travel."<br><br>She hummed and looked from Kye to Syndra. "And you mentioned an advance... does that mean you don't have a place to stay for tonight? In that case..." She slid her room key and a handful of silver coins across the table towards the two women. "Arrange for a meal and a bath to be brought to my room, and we shall see what else you can do for me. I believe I will need some help with my robes. There will be room enough for the three of us, if you both wish to stay."<br><br>Rosa now shifted around in her seat to pay attention to the other women. Senna and Curra appeared to have a relationship already, and Thea was getting along with them just fine, bringing an amused chuckle to Rosa's lips. That left Haysel, and she leant across the table towards her, intrigued. "Minerals from the Shadowbane Plateau region? I must confess, I hadn't heard about that, but then, I'm not one for working with my hands. You suggest a partnership, then, that the three of us hire these four fine ladies as our escort together? I can certainly agree to that. You must tell us more about your work as we go... not to mention this clever contraption of yours." She leaned back as Haysel scooped up the clockwork cat, watching it with a fascinated smile.<br><br>She watched the interplay between Senna, Curra and Thea with open amusement. "You two seem to work together well," she said, her eyes briefly tracking over Curra's exposed thigh and Senna's wandering fingers. "And you should be good company, if I am any judge of character, which I very much am. A return trip? Hmm... I hadn't actually made our plans from the plateau, but I will probably be moving on to another town or holy site after a few days. If we work together well, I'd be happy to hire you for the next leg of my journey, but it wouldn't be back to Lansite."<br><br>Rosa put one hand on the table and the other around Thea's shoulder. "I knew your instincts would find us the right women for the job, dear. I'm sure we'll have a lovely time on this journey. And who knows, perhaps no trouble will befall us. But better safe than sorry, and with such companions, I expect to be very safe, and not at all sorry."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chloe Milev</strong> on <strong>13-05-2019, 19:45:28</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/pTABkwO.jpg)</div>Curra Xar’cha (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895388)<br><br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Rosa, Senna<br><br><hr><br>Grinning as the halfling rose up to nearer eye-level, Curra produced an annoyed, disappointed, and nasal honk as she got a more unexpected goosing.&nbsp; “<em>Zut!</em>&nbsp; Poets and word games...” she murmured, but instead of pouting just blew a sarcastic kiss and rested a hand on the small of Senna’s back to support her new higher perch.&nbsp; The hired muscle was evidently accustomed to being used as furniture and scaffolding as well.<br><br>“I have no care about returning to ze city.&nbsp; What do you say, <em>ma souris</em>, travel ze world?&nbsp; New business and partners for intercourse?”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>PixelatedPixie</strong> on <strong>14-05-2019, 04:20:28</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/RrZW2HJ.jpg)</div>Syndra (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=303931.msg14841579#msg14841579)<br><br><hr><br>"Boo!"&nbsp; Syndra shouted, as quietly as possible, at Senna as the Halfling tried to look up her cowl. If the Halfling had looked closely enough from a lower vantage point she likely could have seen the pointed ears, red skin, and horns of a Tiefling.&nbsp; <br><br>"Sure?&nbsp; I guess."&nbsp; Syndra answered Thea.&nbsp; Burning stuff was easy.&nbsp; It was the whole not getting lynched part that was hard.&nbsp; But maybe as a guard she'd be safer?&nbsp; Or they'd sell her out and abandon her...<br><br>She listened to the others talk, glancing between them from beneath her hood as she tried to size them up for personality and ability.&nbsp; They were an interesting mix, and she had no idea what to make of any of them.<br><br>Rosa's order to bring food and a bath immediately got Syndra's back up.&nbsp; She grumbled slightly, but... it was money, and a warm bed, and a solid roof.&nbsp; She reached out to take the keys and coins, then turned to try and find someone who might be able to help her with the bath and food issue.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JoanieSappho</strong> on <strong>14-05-2019, 14:27:45</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/5iBU9ZX.jpg)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Kye<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Thea, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 10/10&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 6/6&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>"Then feel free to command me," Kye replied softly, smiling an odd little smile as the taller woman spoke, giving her the instructions that the small redhead craved. That another woman seemed to be moving to obey was different but Kye could hardly fault her for wanting to obey instructions, given how much she loved to do so herself. Still, she was not going to be pushed out from this chance to serve another good mistress again, and she simply nodded, letting Syndra take the money and keys before she strode abruptly off to inquire at the bar about the bath and food. <br>At least one of those should be able to be acquired there and if one was unavailable from that location, she should be able to locate the individual that she should approach.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>15-05-2019, 08:12:37</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/ws7dnc5s6yvqovu/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>"Good, it's settled" Thea declared, raising a hand to attract the waitress's attention.&nbsp; "You're not in some lord's army and I'm not going to treat you as if you were, but I've done this sort of thing a lot and lived, so if you listen when I say to jump, we'll all be likely to live" she said, meeting each new companion's eyes in turn (though she has to work up from the leg on Curra).&nbsp; &nbsp;"A round of ale for a new sisterhood of the road!" she tells the maid.&nbsp; "We'll set off first thing in the morning.&nbsp; Or perhaps second thing."&nbsp; She gives Rosa a knowing look.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>19-05-2019, 00:50:24</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/03/RosaCandlemass.jpg)</div>It wasn't difficult for Syndra and Kye to arrange food and a bath. The common room was busy, but the Wellspring's proprietors evidently knew exactly what they were doing, and there were enough staff on hand to cater to its nightly needs. The coin Rosa had provided was plenty for a good meal for the three of them, including a large bowl of lamb stew and a hearty selection of roast vegetables. "We'll bring that up to your room when it's ready, miss," she said to Kye. "Unless you'd prefer to wait here and carry it yourself?"<br><br>Meanwhile, Syndra discovered that the Wellspring had a rather ingenious system of pipes built into its walls, that carried water up to the higher levels without the great effort of servants carrying huge buckets upstairs. The spring itself forced the water through the pipes, tapping off a tiny fraction of its flow to provide the entire building with water. "Cold water is no problem, ma'am," another servant said to her, while her coworker was addressing Kye. "There's a pump room on each floor, with a few baths we can fill up and wheel out to your room right away. For hot water, you'll be waiting a bit longer, but we can make it happen. Pleasure to have you staying with us, ma'am." If the servant noticed Syndra's red skin or anything about her features beneath her cowl, she seemed to pay them no heed.<br><br>Rosa returned Thea's look with one of her own. "I'm sure you'll be quite busy tonight too, my dear," she said playfully, her eyes flicking from Thea to the halfling and the drow, then back again. "Thank you for assembling our escort so quickly. I knew I could count on you."<br><br>When the ale arrived, she sighed in contentment, shedding the tension of their recent travel like a discarded shawl. "It is good to be among people again, and among comfort. To our new sisterhood!" she declared, raising her cup in a toast, then draining a goodly portion of it. She stayed in the common room for a little while longer, then leaned over and kissed Thea's cheek before declaring herself exhausted and heading for the stairs, eager to see how Syndra and Kye had succeeded in their tasks.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JoanieSappho</strong> on <strong>19-05-2019, 17:29:58</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/5iBU9ZX.jpg)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Kye<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Thea, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 10/10&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 6/6&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>"I shall wait and carry it myself," Kye responded. After all, she had been ordered to bring the food to the room and she would do as much of that by herself, to show just how good she was at doing what she was told and making her potential mistress happy. <br>And, on a less probable note, in the unlikely event there was any cause to be concerned for safety, having an eye on the food for as long as possible would be best, even if that was admittedly unlikely to be an issue. <br>Waiting in place, she would take the meal up to the room and wait patiently for the other woman to arrive. The bath seemed to be being taken care of by another, so she'd let her deal with that half of their orders.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>21-05-2019, 09:30:51</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/ws7dnc5s6yvqovu/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>"To sisterhood"! Thea called, clanking her mug against the others before tipping it back to drink deeply, draining it all in one go!&nbsp; She looked around guiltily as she wiped the froth off her face.&nbsp; A bad example for the kids... none around now, but it's still force of habit.<br><br>"You're all a fine bunch... if anyone would like to share a bed while we have a nice one, I'm game, now or later, just knock" she says with a smile, and a finger held up for a second round.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>21-05-2019, 10:49:40</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Western Pump, Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>The dwarf bites her bottom lip, so keen to take Thea up on her offer, but at the same time not sure if she could handle multiple partners? Taking a deep breath, <em>"Either shit or get off the chamber pot Haysel"</em> internally attempting to pressure herself past the fear and unfamiliarity that was keeping her from pursuing what she desired.<br><br>Steeling herself, "Even though I'm a local... I'd be more than happy to help keep your warm tonight" the smith offered, as confidently as she could manage.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>21-05-2019, 10:58:27</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/ws7dnc5s6yvqovu/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=304194.msg14878417#msg14878417">Quote from: LSWSjr on 21-05-2019, 10:49:40</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><br><br>The dwarf bites her bottom lip, so keen to take Thea up on her offer, but at the same time not sure if she could handle multiple partners? Taking a deep breath, <em>"Either shit or get off the chamber pot Haysel"</em> internally attempting to pressure herself past the fear and unfamiliarity that was keeping her from pursuing what she desired.<br><br>Steeling herself, "Even though I'm a local... I'd be more than happy to help keep your warm tonight" the smith offered, as confidently as she could manage.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Thea hadn't been expecting the quiet dwarf to speak up and is surprised for a moment, but it passes.&nbsp; She reaches over to stroke her fingers over Haysel's cheek, a more tender move than one might expect from the big, brash woman.&nbsp; "Shall we then?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>21-05-2019, 11:29:42</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Western Pump, Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>Her eyes shine with the rush of excitement she feels, thanking the ancestors that her initiative paid off, "My pleasure... would you like anything arranged for the room" she checks with a half smile, the clockwork cat in Haysel's arms finally slowing its movements as it winds down.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chloe Milev</strong> on <strong>21-05-2019, 14:26:03</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/pTABkwO.jpg)</div>Curra Xar’cha (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895388)<br><br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Senna, Thea, Haysel<br><br><hr><br>Sitting down more comfortably, Curra let Senna sit on or across her lap if wanted.&nbsp; Leaning on her elbows, she grinned and knocked on the wood table.&nbsp; “Knock, knock, <em>maman</em>.&nbsp; We need a warm room to snuggle in.&nbsp; Lady Senna just needs ze <em>petit</em> pillow to sleep upon.&nbsp; I require ze very large, fluffy pillows!” she gestured with expansive hands before her chest, illustrating something different than sleeping arrangements.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>21-05-2019, 17:53:25</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/ws7dnc5s6yvqovu/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=304194.msg14878432#msg14878432">Quote from: LSWSjr on 21-05-2019, 11:29:42</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><br>Her eyes shine with the rush of excitement she feels, thanking the ancestors that her initiative paid off, "My pleasure... would you like anything arranged for the room" she checks with a half smile, the clockwork cat in Haysel's arms finally slowing its movements as it winds down.<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>"Oh, I have simple tastes... just you in the bed, on your back..." Thea grins, tracing her finger over the curve of Haysel's ear.&nbsp; "Right now."&nbsp; She licks her lips sensually.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>PixelatedPixie</strong> on <strong>22-05-2019, 07:46:42</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/RrZW2HJ.jpg)</div>Syndra (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=303931.msg14841579#msg14841579)<br><br><hr><br>Syndra didn't mind cold water, but had long noticed that others seemed to prefer it hot.&nbsp; She ordered some hot water for a bath but, as she waited, headed up to the room and filled a tub with cold water.&nbsp; She stood, projecting flares of fire from one hand then the other, each aimed at the pool.&nbsp; She'd pushed back her hood to reveal her horns and pointed ears once she was in the room, and was humming merrily to herself to a tune that went roughly like 'splish splash splishy splash splashy splish' repeated ad nauseum.&nbsp; She wasn't sure if it would work, but it seemed worth a shot.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>22-05-2019, 08:11:13</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Western Pump, Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>Putting the clockwork kitty under her arm, Haysel stood to take the human's hand, "Then by all means, let us depart... goodnight ladies" giving a polite nod to those she'd be helping to pay out of her savings over the coming journey, whilst confident her father would allow the young smith a loan of several of his pack beasts. The fiery haired young woman leading the two of them through the merry gathering that occupied the Pump and up a flight of stairs to the private rooms.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>22-05-2019, 09:57:40</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/ws7dnc5s6yvqovu/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>Thea stands and takes her leave, putting her hand on Rosa's shoulder along the way.&nbsp; <br><br>"I'm curious..." she says to Haysel.&nbsp; "Have you ever made a clever device like that to help warm your loins without a lover?"&nbsp; Once in her room, she strips off her hauberk and the padding beneath it, carefully laying it out on the floor next to the bed, her spear crossed over the doorway.&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>22-05-2019, 10:23:53</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Western Pump, Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>Setting the now lifeless automation down, "I have not... their construction would now fare well within such moist and clenching depths... these last few years I've depended on polished stone toys, which can be such a nuance as I must often wait for those to warm... perhaps with the sturdier materials of Shadowbane Plateau I could turn my gifts to such an endeavor?" she considered aloud.<br><br>Hands going to the buckles of her enchanted leg cuffs, "Would you be interested in purchasing such an item?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>22-05-2019, 16:00:25</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/03/RosaCandlemass.jpg)</div>Delicious smells wafted out of the kitchen as Kye waited for the meal to be ready. Since she was obviously acting as a servant to a wealthier patron, they allowed her to wait near the kitchen door, affording her a view of the frantic industry transpiring deeper within the tavern. Servants hurried between spits and pots, carrying out the business of feeding hundreds of guests. Other servants, some in elegant livery, stood at the doors waiting to carry food out to their guests. It was hospitality on a scale that Kye had never seen before, save perhaps for the royal palace itself.<br><br>In surprisingly short order, a tray was thrust into Kye's hands, bearing a large covered clay pot, three bowls, and a dish of roast vegetables. The weight was considerable, but Kye was able to ascend the stairs without dropping anything, and could deposit the tray on one of the bedside tables.<br><br>Meanwhile, Syndra was able to locate a spare bath in the pump room for the floor in question, and a servant showed her how to operate the taps that filled it with water from the spring. The bath had a pair of wheels on an axle on one end, and legs on the other, so it could be moved by lifting up one end, a laborious task, but still quite within Syndra's capabilities. Upon experimentation in the room, it seemed that energy rays could warm the water a little, but reaching a comfortable bathing temperature (for a human) would take hours of magical labour. However, a mere minute with her <em>token spell</em> could achieve the same effect, bringing the water to a lovely warmth without being too hot.<br><br>Rosa took her leave as Thea and Haysel started making eyes at each other, and gave Thea an encouraging grin as she headed up to her own room.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>26-05-2019, 14:37:10</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/03/RosaCandlemass.jpg)</div>It was an hour after dawn that the travellers managed to assemble at the eastern gate of Lansite. Making arrangements with the Skeane Clan to bring some pack animals into the journey delayed their departure a little, but Mother Rosa asserted that it was well worth the wait. The clan supplied a small wagon drawn by two ponies, as well as a pair of donkeys with wide pack saddles. The animals had been chosen specifically for their hardiness, in anticipation of the journey up to the plateau.<br><br>The wagon wasn't likely to travel much more quickly than anyone on foot, but it made it much easier to carry everyone's gear. Rosa was glad to be able to walk without the weight of her clothes and priestly supplies, and Haysel was able to pack more of her geology equipment than she would have been able to carry alone.<br><br>The first day of travel out of Lansite saw the band passing through a blend of farms and villages, full of workers who valued their proximity to the city's economy but needed land and space to work. That evening, they were able to find lodging in rooms above a tiny tavern that serviced an equally tiny farming village.<br><br>By noon on the second day, they were well out of Lansite's hinterlands. The road started to slope up as they made their way into the foothills to the southeast. Their destination was not what one might call mountainous, but they would be travelling distinctly above the level of the ocean. From this height, it was easy to look back on Lansite and see exactly why it was so prosperous - the sheltered curve of its harbour, the lushness of the land surrounding it, the rivers that fed its crops.<br><br>From the third day onward, the air was crisp in the party's lungs, although it wasn't cold enough for snow. The land was rockier here, with less vegetation. The only industry to be seen was the occasional goatherd or prospecting miner. Once or twice, the party passed a ragged group that might have been bandits, but the size of the party was enough to discourage any funny business.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">For the journey, I'd like everyone to describe roughly how they're dressed, what equipment they have on their person (rather than in their packs or on the wagon), and what activities they do while they're travelling, such as scouting or foraging. Also I'd like everyone to make a Perception check and a Survival check.<br></div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>28-05-2019, 12:19:51</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Road<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> Perception 8 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=136680), Survival 21 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=136681)<br><hr><br>The last few days had seen the dwarf's head stuck in an expensive illustrated tome she'd bought on anatomy, giving her young mind numerous insights into natural locomotion that she intended to incorporate into her future designs, provided she could discover alchemical compounds that had the elasticity she required. Yet despite her research, the ginger would be happy to give her attention to her companions at a moment's notice, doubly so if it was Thea.<br><br>One thing that truly troubled Haysel however was the cold, or more accurately the lack of heat, the smith left wholly unprepared by a lifetime of days working around heat fierce enough to allow them to warp and work metal, followed by nights in taprooms warmed not only by the roaring fires, but by the body of those crammed around her. The result of all this being that the young woman spent most of her time with a heavy pelt wrapped around as much of her as tasks would allow and saw her nestle closer to her companions at night to share in their warm flesh.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>29-05-2019, 10:26:35</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/ws7dnc5s6yvqovu/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br>Survival At 2019-05-29 03:20:05, TFcommando (uid: 55536) rolls: 1d20m+4 Result: 23 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=136714)<br>Perception At 2019-05-29 03:21:02, TFcommando (uid: 55536) rolls: 1d20m+4 Result: 6 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=136715)<br><hr><br>Thea had shared a lot of ideas about anatomy and why she preferred the real thing to an artificial creation, at length, with Haysel, and left her bedroll open to her and close to the fire after the first night.. <br><br>The veteran soldier was in her dark-colored hauberk with tabard and sensible, well-worn boots and gauntlets, her spear over her right shoulder as she marched.&nbsp; She roamed up and down the length of the little column, checking on everyone, keeping an eye out on the sides for animal tracks, branches broken in the wrong places or possible game to take.&nbsp; She'd shared a few marching songs with Senna, her voice enthusiastic if not trained, and she had a great set of lungs.&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chloe Milev</strong> on <strong>29-05-2019, 13:32:48</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/pTABkwO.jpg)</div>Curra Xar’cha (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895388)<br>Perception 1+2 = 3 (-1 sight in bright light)<br>Survival 17+0 = 17<br><br><hr><br>With the relative luxury of pack animals, Curra was able to stow away her maintenance gear—used for keeping up both her equipment and appearance, which were equally important for a performer.&nbsp; On the road, she took on the role of hired muscle that would make too much trouble for bandits, and was fully armed and armored: her typical gladiatrix leotard that kept her bits both secure and nicely displayed, then her heavy murmillo armor consisting of a full helm and face shield, right arm and shoulder fully plated, and left leg plated as well.&nbsp; Instead of a traditional shield, however, she had a bow and arrows at the ready for any trouble coming, and her large axe ready to draw should any enemy come close enough.<br><br>It wasn’t practical to keep her faceplate down all day, and despite the relatively wide “brim” of her helmet, the sun was blinding to the drow’s eyes out on the open road.&nbsp; While standing tall and proud to dissuade any attackers, she spent a lot of the journey squinting and adjusting her helmet for better shade.&nbsp; “Ze cities usually have a lot more shade than ze open road, and avoid ze noon-day heat of ze sun.&nbsp; Zis burning orb never ceases to vex me!”&nbsp; Despite her complaints, however, she was able to make do and endure both the sun and hiking up ever higher in her armor.&nbsp; While not a ranger or even outdoorsman of any sort, her position out front let her keep an eye on the road, watching for any tracks or sign of ambush.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JoanieSappho</strong> on <strong>29-05-2019, 15:35:40</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/5iBU9ZX.jpg)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Kye<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Road<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Thea, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 10/10&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 6/6&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br>Perception: 27 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=136719)<br>Survival: 6 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=136720)<br><hr><br>Kye was, for the most part, dressed the same as she had been the previous day, although now there were glimpses of light, close-fitting armour beneath her red robe and her weapons - a dagger and small bow, were rather more visibly carried.<br>While the others were happy enough to talk, she remained silent unless approached, taking the lead and keeping a sharp, unblinking eye out for any potential threat.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>04-06-2019, 15:38:02</strong>
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				As the party progressed towards the Shadowbane Plateau, foothills rose up to either side of the trail. To the south lay a mountain range that eventually ran into the neighbouring dwarven kingdom, whereas to the east were more foothills which housed a gnome community that paid loose fealty to Cordovia. The trail southeast to the plateau was a gentle but steady climb, but visibility to either side was limited by the hills.<br><br>Game along the trail mostly consisted of rabbits and other small scurrying creatures. It wasn't hard for Curra to bring down a pair of rabbits with her bow, which would make a decent meal for that evening. Thea couldn't find any evidence of any other party's recent passage, but she did uncover a campsite just off the trail, that had been deliberately covered when abandoned, but not quite well enough to hide from Thea's discerning eye. Marks in the grass and dirt suggested that it had been used by a party of six or seven, and Haysel estimated from the texture of the ashes that the fire had been out for about a week. Ten minutes of hunting for tracks would lead Thea to find a set of tracks, again suggesting six or seven humanoids. The tracks rejoined the trail the party was on, and though they became indistinguishable on the thin dirt of the trail, they were definitely heading in the direction of the plateau.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Kye</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/4/40/Bandit0.jpg)</div>Knowing that there was another party on the trail, the travellers were alert to possible danger. About an hour before sunset, Kye heard a faint grinding of stone against stone in the hills that rose on the right-hand side of the path, too loud to be from the movement of a rabbit. Looking in that direction, she spotted a cloaked figure about a hundred feet away, clad in browns and greys to match the terrain, darting from one outcropping to another, moving stealthily parallel to the trail, towards the plateau.<br></div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>05-06-2019, 09:02:06</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/ws7dnc5s6yvqovu/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>"I don't like this" Thea declared, pointing out the campsite and then the tracks.&nbsp; "Honest travelers wouldn't need to conceal their presence.&nbsp; It's not a large band.&nbsp; If they were waiting to ambush travelers, they'd stay in place.&nbsp; I'm concerned about what we might find at the end of the road." 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JoanieSappho</strong> on <strong>05-06-2019, 14:43:16</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/5iBU9ZX.jpg)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Kye<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Road<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Thea, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 10/10&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 6/6&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br>Perception: 27 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=136719)<br>Survival: 6 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=136720)<br><hr><br>Drifting back to rejoin the others, Kye nodded fractionally as she caught the end of what Thea was saying. <br>"We are also being observed," she reported quietly. "At least one individual moving along the hills in the same direction as we are going."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>05-06-2019, 15:23:50</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Road<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> <br><hr><br>Looking up from her spot beneath the heavy pelt, Haysel felt compelled to help her new traveling companions, especially the human who she'd snuggle so close to at night, despite the fact that she was helping pay most of them to save her the trouble. The thick digits of her left hand reaching around before tightening around the grip of her handaxe and bringing it up to sit on her lap.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>08-06-2019, 18:04:59</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/03/RosaCandlemass.jpg)</div>Rosa nodded along with Thea at her assessment of the camp. "Quite right. We haven't been drawing attention to ourselves, but nor have we tried to hide. They don't sound like honest travellers. And if they're ahead of us, moving southeast, then... oh no." The colour drained from Rosa's face. "What if you're right? What if they are bandits, and they're heading for the plateau? What if they're already there?"<br><br>She fretted and looked as if she wanted to pick up the pace, but held herself back. "The holy site is well protected, though. The nuns themselves are pacifists, but there is an order of warriors that protect them, twelve women strong. A band of half a dozen bandits shouldn't be able to threaten them." She didn't seem entirely convinced of her own reasoning, but she calmed a little.<br><br>Rosa swallowed and did her best to breathe normally when Kye brought her news. "We're being shadowed? By the same group, do you suppose? Thea, what should we do?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>09-06-2019, 04:30:55</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/ws7dnc5s6yvqovu/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Wellspring Tavern<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>"Nothing.&nbsp; We'll continue on as if we haven't noticed anything.&nbsp; When we come to a nice, defensible part of the road, the cart horse will get a stone in its shoe and we'll all stop to look, or wait around... that will tempt them into attacking if that's their plan and we'll be ready for them."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>10-06-2019, 09:42:29</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Road<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> <br><hr><br>"Uh... hey Thea... did you want to sit up here with me... share the furs until... something happens?" she asked in a worried tone before biting her bottom lip, never having been in such a tense situation before, stuck waiting to see whether another group of travelers would turn out to be hostile or not?
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>11-06-2019, 10:49:10</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/ws7dnc5s6yvqovu/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> On the Road<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=304194.msg14911331#msg14911331">Quote from: LSWSjr on 10-06-2019, 09:42:29</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><br>"Uh... hey Thea... did you want to sit up here with me... share the furs until... something happens?" she asked in a worried tone before biting her bottom lip, never having been in such a tense situation before, stuck waiting to see whether another group of travelers would turn out to be hostile or not?<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>"Of course" Thea replied, tying her horse to one of the others to give it a break.&nbsp; She climbed onto the cart and under the furs with her new close companion.&nbsp; "Don't worry, I've been in tighter spots plenty of times" she said quietly, giving Haysel's knee a squeeze.&nbsp; "If things go get rough, I've got a... special technique to help.&nbsp; Don't be alarmed if things get weird."&nbsp; Another squeeze.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chloe Milev</strong> on <strong>14-06-2019, 03:25:13</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/pTABkwO.jpg)</div>Curra Xar’cha (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895388)<br><br><hr><br>Absently gnawing a picked-bare rabbit bone, Curra perked up and squinted around at the talk of a nearby stalker.&nbsp; "I've had fans follow me before, usually just shy and satisfied with a hello, or maybe being put in a headlock for a minute.&nbsp; I've taken a few cute ones home too.&nbsp; But out here, I don't think that's what they're looking for.&nbsp; I can go shoo him away like a nosy bird, but if you think luring them to us is a better plan, well, that's fine..." she mused, obviously not one for waiting for a fight to come to her.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>16-06-2019, 12:29:07</strong>
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				Thea's plan was a solid one, and one she had used before to great effect. She turned her eye to the hills rising on either side of the trail, and assessed the land ahead of them for the most defensible position.<br><br>Unfortunately, the land had other ideas. Almost immediately after the point where Kye had spotted their watcher, the hills began to rise up on either side of the trail much more sharply, forming into almost the cliffs of a canyon. The trail narrowed to become only barely wide enough to allow the wagon to pass. Up at the tops of the rises to the left and right were enough rocky outcroppings to hide an entire platoon of soldiers, or at the very least, a dozen bandits. If it wasn't already obvious that this was a perfect ambush site, there were signs of rocks or bushes being piled up along the edges of the cliffs to create artificial cover.<br><br>The watcher had disengaged from his watching and now had disappeared beyond the hills on the right. As the party approached the ambush site, Kye could again spot him crouched behind some bushes on top of one of the cliffs. If there were more people present, they were fully concealed at the moment.<br><br>There was still opportunity for the party to turn around, or adopt a defensive formation in the canyon, but the site of the watchers' desired engagement was clear to the party's eyes, and there was no other practical route ahead.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Map</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/3f/DesertGrid.jpg)<br></div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>17-06-2019, 10:42:28</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/20cc1u6x200p2et/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> On the Road to Trouble<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>"Well, shit" Thea said quietly as the perfect ambush site came up.&nbsp; "Stay close to me" she said to Haysel as she put the plan into action.&nbsp; She'd tied her spear upright to the side of the cart with a rag on it as a banner... now she let it slide down so it pressed against the spokes of the wheels, making a terrible clattering.&nbsp; "Gods damn it!" she called out over the noise, bringing the cart to a halt.&nbsp; "It's the wheel again!" she yelled back at her companions.&nbsp; She hopped out, waved everyone in close and bent over the wheel, trying to look irate from a distance.&nbsp; "They had a better place to ambush than I figured... but they might get impatient and come at us.&nbsp; Especially if we look helpless and enticing..." she told the party.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>19-06-2019, 15:21:58</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Road<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> <br><hr><br>Fighting her unease, Haysal climbed down from the wagon with the furs still wrapped around her, in part hiding the handaxe she was still holding, "I told you shouldn't have trusted those gnomes, I swear, from next expedition forward, it will only be dwarven made vehicles" she growled in frustration, shaking her head in mock irritation, "I myself am dwarven made and I have yet to let you down, would you not say?" the smith boasted loudly, mixing some embellishment of what she hoped was the truth into her act.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>23-06-2019, 08:13:07</strong>
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				Mother Rosa threw up her arms in a display of frustration. "Another delay!" she shrieked. "What am I paying you people for? Need I remind you how valuable our cargo is?" She flashed a smile to Thea, obviously proud of her protector's cunning.<br><br>Up ahead, the figure crouched behind the bushes responded to the commotion, and scurried away to the northeast. A few minutes passed, and then a new figure emerged from the scrub at the top of the cliffs, about a hundred feet from where the wagon had stopped. Unlike the scout Kye had seen, this new arrival was not dressed for concealment within the vegetation of the trail. In fact, she was wearing the most bizarre outfit any of the party had seen outside of a travelling carnival. Her tunic was charcoal grey, with an unsightly white stripe down the front and odd white designs along the sleeves. The tunic was fastened up to the middle of her chest, though not with any visible clasps, revealing a similar grey undershirt. Her breeches were the same colour, held up with a fat white string, again with bizarre designs down each leg. The oddest part of her attire, however, was her hat: tight to her head like a priest's skullcap, but with an absurd protuberance at the front like a duck's bill. The hat was brilliantly white, probably maintained by magic, and bore a colourful heraldic device at its front.<br><br>(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/7b/BanditLeader.JPG)<br><br>"Wagon trouble, eh, travelers?" she called down to the party, smirking. "Well, this is your lucky day! We're here to take your wagon off your hands, and any other valuables you might have on you. Think of how much easier your journey will be with your lighter load! What do you say, good folks?"<br><br>If nobody interrupted her speech with an attack, other bandits would file out around her, dressed like the first scout, with bows drawn. Some had dour glares for the party, while others snickered and looked at their leader with evil grins. Eight bandits in all lined the tops of the cliffs, four on each side of the road. Thanks to Kye's intelligence and Thea and Haysel's cunning plan, though, there was no cover for them here, and there were visible paths one could take to scale the cliffs even in the heat of battle.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">If combat starts here, I'll find a new map to represent the area where the party has chosen to fight, instead of the ambush site the bandits wanted. There isn't much cover for either side in this area.<br></div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>24-06-2019, 10:15:58</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/20cc1u6x200p2et/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> On the Road to Trouble<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>Thea couldn't help but stare at the woman... was there some traveling circus that was hard up enough to waylay travelers instead of swindling them? <br><br>"Your offer seems sensible" Thea said, stepping away from the wagon with her arms out from her sides.&nbsp; A small ball of light appeared over her forehead and she clasped her hand around it, seeming to draw forth a huge great sword made of light.&nbsp; She dashed forward and drove it towards the woman, but the strange weapon went wide!&nbsp; That must be the signal to fight though!<br><br>At 2019-06-24 03:14:28, Thea (uid: 55536) rolls: 1d20m+6 Result: 9 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=137536)
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>25-06-2019, 14:01:43</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Road<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> Throwing an improvised weapon 7 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=137575)<br><hr><br>Struggling to think of anything better to do to help out her lover, the dwarf threw her pelt at one of their attackers, hoping to either distract or blind one of them only for it to land uselessly, "Um... LEAVE US ALONE!"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JoanieSappho</strong> on <strong>25-06-2019, 16:13:26</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/5iBU9ZX.jpg)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Kye<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Road<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Thea, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 10/10&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 6/6&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> Attack: 13 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=137586)<br><hr><br>"I think I will enjoy your hat," Kye commented quietly, before running after Thea and attempting to drive her dagger into the other woman's target.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chloe Milev</strong> on <strong>28-06-2019, 01:21:11</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/pTABkwO.jpg)</div>Name: Curra Xar’cha (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895388)<br>Setting: Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br>Location: The Road<br>Tagging: <br>EAC: 13-2, KAC: 15-2, HP: 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;STAM: 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;RES: 4/4<br>Rolls: Initiative 8, cleave attack 11 (damage 12), secondary attack natural 1<br><br><hr><br>Not really one for skulking about and stalking, Curra was gratified when the bandits decided to simply reveal themselves, face to face.&nbsp; "Ah, that's better.&nbsp; State your purpose and threaten us to our faces.&nbsp; Now, since we have this convenient wagon, we can unburden you of your gold!" the drow grinned back, already hoisting her two-handed axe.&nbsp; Marching up, she make a great wide swing, attempting to catch two bandits at once on the right flank, but totally failed the follow-through on the arc, more used to starting fights slowly to show off longer.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>30-06-2019, 12:10:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/7b/BanditLeader.JPG)</div><div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/4/40/Bandit0.jpg)</div><br>The bandits watched Thea warily as she stepped away from the wagon, and their leader gave a nasty smile. "Glad you see things our way," she gloated, taking a step towards the wagon.<br><br>She seemed unprepared for the possibility that the party would actually fight back against the ambush, and certainly wasn't expecting Thea to draw a glowing greatsword from the mote orbiting her. "Gah!" she shouted, barely stepping to the side in time to avoid the blow. "She's a Sarenite paladin! <em>Get her!</em>"<br><br>Meanwhile, Thea's comrades sprang into action. Curra charged at the right flank, and her greataxe cleft straight through the midsection of one bandit, who fell to the ground in two bloody pieces. The next bandit in line shrieked and dropped his bow, then drew a long knife and lunged at Curra. Her powerful strike left her overextended, but his dagger clattered off her armoured right arm.<br><br>Kye had vanished from sight before the bandits even made their appearance, and neither friend nor foe seemed to know where she was until she buried her knife in the bandit leader's back, an expert stab that was sure to pierce a kidney or something else important. The leader staggered forward from the force of the blow, but when Kye withdrew her knife, it was clean. There was barely even a rent in the fabric of the bizarre tunic.<br><br>The leader spun around to glare at Kye, then laughed. "Think you can hurt me? I wear the armour of the gods!" She made a deft flick of her wrist, and a short, squat wand sprang into her hand, seemingly from nowhere. She aimed the wand at Thea, and a bolt of lightning sprang from its tip, striking Thea in the chest. The thick material of her hauberk seemed to soak up the blast, but the scent of ozone and the way Thea's hair stood on end told her that it was a narrow escape. In the time it took the bandit to take aim against Thea, there was an opening that both she and Kye could exploit if they so wished.<br><br>The rest of the bandits took their leader's exhortation to heart, and loosed a volley of arrows at Thea. One struck home, while the rest whizzed past her head or clattered off her armour, and one pierced the blanket that Haysel had thrown. The shifty-looking scout ducked behind a boulder, then emerged at an unexpected position, sending an arrow in Thea's direction that she had no time to dodge, but fortunately it landed short.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">The PCs all beat the bandits on initiative!<br><br>Kye executes her trick attack successfully, and hits with her dagger. Thea activates her solar weapon and gains 1 point of photon attunement, and misses with her attack. Curra performs a Cleave attack that kills one bandit. Haysel throws a blanket and misses.<br><br>The bow-wielding bandits, including the scout, all fire their bows at Thea, except for the one that's dead and the other one that Curra attacked. One arrow hits Thea, for 4 points of piercing damage.<br><br>The bandit leader pulls out a wand and fires it at Thea, and barely misses. This provokes an attack of opportunity from Thea and Kye.<br><br>End of round 1. One bandit is dead. Five generic bandits remain, plus the leader and the scout.<br></div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JoanieSappho</strong> on <strong>01-07-2019, 18:56:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/5iBU9ZX.jpg)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Kye<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Road<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Thea, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 10/10&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 6/6&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> AoO: 19 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=137732)<br>AoO Damage: 4 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=137733)<br>Disarm attempt: 12 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=137734)<br><hr><br>"You will not be the first woman whose clothes I have ripped off, then," Kye commented quietly, first striking again in the opening she was given, just in case that went better for her this time around, and then slipping around her target, attempting to smack that odd little wand out of her hand so that she could take it for herself.<br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chloe Milev</strong> on <strong>05-07-2019, 00:39:56</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/pTABkwO.jpg)</div>Name: Curra Xar’cha (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895388)<br>Setting: Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br>Location: The Road<br>Tagging: <br>EAC: 13-2, KAC: 15-2, HP: 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;STAM: 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;RES: 4/4<br>Rolls: Initiative 8, cleave attack 14 (damage 5), secondary attack 12 (damage 14)<br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Modifiers</div><div class="spoiler_body">If a second archer is not adjacent to Cleave from the knife-bandit, Curra will just try to take a 5-ft step to attack an archer and stop them from freely shooting.<br>And if everyone's in bright light, Curra will be Dazzled and have -1 to her attack rolls.</div></div><br><hr><br>With her heavy axe biting deep, and pushing it through to really finish off the first archer, she didn't swing far enough to hit the bandit's fellow.&nbsp; Now though, with hot blood warming up her veins and her blade, she swung back the other way: first, at the bandit brave enough to engage her with his blade, and secondly, following through more completely to engage another archer who thought he could ignore her and continue shooting.<br><br>"Haha, yes, fight me you coward, take out your blade and die like men!" she crowed, wading in to melee with much more gusto than any common traveler had any right to.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>08-07-2019, 14:29:31</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/7b/BanditLeader.JPG)</div><div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/4/40/Bandit0.jpg)</div><br>The bandit leader laughed at Kye's banter. "Maybe you'll get the chance, pretty girl," she sneered. "But only after I see you on your knees!" As she fired her wand at Thea, Kye's dagger snaked in to strike her stomach, but it skittered across the mysterious tunic, with no effect other than to make the woman flinch from the force of the blow. She jerked her hand away from Kye's next blow just in time to prevent the wand from being knocked from her grasp.<br><br>Meanwhile, the three bandits on the right flank were almost in a panic as Curra whirled and struck with her axe. She drew a heavy gash across the torso of the one who had drawn a knife against her, who reeled back in shock. Her blade continued in its lethal arc and sank into the chest of one of the archers, who fell and moved no more. The remaining archer looked to his leader for direction, fumbling for his knife.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Kye scores a hit with her attack of opportunity, but fails her disarm attempt on her action. The sky is clear, so there is bright light, but Curra hits with both attacks anyway, killing one bandit and seriously wounding another. There are two left on her flank, and three on the other flank, including the scout.<br></div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>12-07-2019, 09:30:35</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/20cc1u6x200p2et/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> In Battle!<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> At 2019-07-12 02:27:22, Thea (uid: 55536) rolls: 1d20m+6 Result: 23 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=137904)&nbsp; At 2019-07-12 02:29:12, Thea (uid: 55536) rolls: 1d6m+4 Result: 10 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=137905)<br>OA &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At 2019-07-13 03:13:12, Thea (uid: 55536) rolls: 1d20m+6 Result: 23 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=137915)&nbsp; At 2019-07-13 03:14:06, Thea (uid: 55536) rolls: 1d6m+4 Result: 6 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=137916)<br><hr><br>"The little fish will scatter if their leader goes down" Thea thinks.&nbsp; "And what IS that?!"&nbsp; She moves forward and thrusts her glowing blade at the laughing leader!&nbsp; "Try THIS!" she manages, not the best for banter in battle as her blade hits home!<br><br>She flips her blade back over as if it weighs nothing and slashes back when the leader leaves an opening with that shot!
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>13-07-2019, 11:35:54</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/7b/BanditLeader.JPG)</div><div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/4/40/Bandit0.jpg)</div><br>As the bandit leader fired her wand, not only did Kye take advantage of the opening to strike with her dagger, but Thea was able to bring a backhanded slash against her. Seeing the resilience of the strange tunic against Kye's attacks, Thea braced herself for her blow to be deflected, but instead it cut through the tunic as if it were simple leather, cutting a shallow gash along the smirking woman's flank.<br><br>"What? How?" she spluttered, before collecting herself, her previously cocky expression turning to rage and fear. "<em>Kill the fucking pala-</em>" was all she could shout before Thea's follow-up thrust struck home in her chest, and she collapsed to the ground in a shower of blood.<br><br>As Thea had predicted, this was enough to break the spirits of the other bandits. Not only was their leader incapacitated, but the lifeblood of two of their comrades had sprayed across Curra's face and armour. It was clear that this was far more resistance than they had expected from the party, to say nothing of witnessing their leader's invulnerability being so violently disproven. The remaining bandits all turned and fled, heedless of even guarding their backs against Curra's axe.<br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Well done! The scout and remaining archers all take a Run action away from the party, moving 120' along the canyon (160' for the scout). Curra can take an attack of opportunity against one of them if she wants (their AC is 9 against this attack, and the wounded one has 3 HP remaining). The party can give chase or make ranged attacks, or let them go. The bandit leader is incapacitated, but not yet dead, and could recover or be stabilized by one of the PCs.<br></div></div>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>14-07-2019, 03:15:31</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/20cc1u6x200p2et/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> After Battle!<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> <br><hr><br>"Someone patch her up" Thea said as the bandit fell to the ground.&nbsp; Her sword dissipated into a flurry of transient motes and she crouched down to get the woman ready for some treatment. "We'll want to know how many more friends she had... and what's going on with her clothes."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>14-07-2019, 08:56:52</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Road<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> <br><hr><br>Emerging from her position sheltered behind a wagon wheel, the dwarf collected the thick pelt from the ground and made sure to give it a good shake before wrapping it around herself once more. Surprised by how warm the terrifying scene of combat had been, she quickly approached Thea, "That... that was amazing... we... well I'd never seen anything like that in back in town... thank you for protecting us" she beamed, grateful they were safe and the warriors had driven off their remaining attackers for now.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>14-07-2019, 09:37:31</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/20cc1u6x200p2et/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> After Battle!<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> <br><hr><br>The motes from her sword have compressed into a ball hovering a few inches over Thea's forehead.&nbsp; "This something new.&nbsp; I'm still learning about it..." she says, pressing the orb with a finger until it vanishes.&nbsp; "I don't think I'm a paladin though."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>14-07-2019, 11:05:05</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Road<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> <br><hr><br>"There is still so much for us to learn from this life... but as long as it doesn't cause pain to yourself or those you care about, then I would look upon it as a gift for now... and just another part of what draws me to you night after night" Haysel smiled, "And as for you ladies, I think a bonus is in order!" she added, in part lost to the emotional rush that still thrummed in her veins.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JoanieSappho</strong> on <strong>14-07-2019, 11:42:21</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/5iBU9ZX.jpg)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Kye<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Road<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Thea, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 10/10&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 6/6&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> Medicine: 1d20+5= 25 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=137949)<br><hr><br>"I have basic knowledge of healing," Kye announces calmly, tucking the woman's hat away in her robes as she makes sure there aren't any further weapons or surprises hidden away on her person. Part of her regretted that she wouldn't be forced on her knees and used to serve the strange woman's needs, but that part of her always seemed to be interested in things that would never work out well for her. <br>"I will attempt to keep her alive, although it would be best to restrain her before she wakes."<br>With that said, she quickly and efficiently got to work.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chloe Milev</strong> on <strong>17-07-2019, 00:45:28</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/pTABkwO.jpg)</div>Name: Curra Xar’cha (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895388)<br>Setting: Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br>Location: The Road<br>Tagging: Thea, Haysel, Kye<br><br><hr><br>Thankfully the busty holy-woman could fight too, and managed to take down the loudmouth bandit leader.&nbsp; That, plus taking out two of her own, routed the gang.&nbsp; Curra was tempted to give chase, or at least finish off her last target, but figured running them off was good enough, and these ladies might not appreciate casual bloodsport right in front of them.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"And as for you ladies, I think a bonus is in order!" she added, in part lost to the emotional rush that still thrummed in her veins.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>"Yes, drinks, and the dancing girls and boys!&nbsp; Or were you thinking of something more personal?&nbsp; Ha ha..." Curra wasn't able to easily swat her bum, so she settled for a reassuring thump on the fur-covered shoulder.<br><br>Looking down at the soft-spoken woman examining the bandit, Curra asked, "How is she?&nbsp; Knocked out, or dying?"&nbsp; The bandit woman was curious, though it was more her outfit than anything she might tell them.&nbsp; She didn't have patience for healing, but let them go about it.<br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">"I will attempt to keep her alive, although it would be best to restrain her before she wakes."</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>"Welp, let's see if the bandits brought some rope..." and went about relieving the bodies of any in order to tie up the woman.&nbsp; Tricky, when Kye was simultaneously treating her bloody wound.&nbsp; She remembered the more erotic silk-binding shibari of the drow back home, now disappointed she'd never learned the knots herself.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>17-07-2019, 10:08:16</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/20cc1u6x200p2et/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> After Battle!<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> <br><hr><br>Thea gave Curra an approving nod, seeing how she handled herself.&nbsp; "The traditional way is an extra share of what they had for good performance.&nbsp; That will buy some dancing boys or girls" she explained.&nbsp; "Once she's stable, get her in the cart... let's see what the rest of them had on them and get moving again, some might screw up their courage and come back.&nbsp; And this one might be the leader of one band, but not all of them...":
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chulanowa</strong> on <strong>18-07-2019, 08:55:42</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/c0/10/ae/c010aeb499981e4dba166ff23644f775.jpg)</div><strong>Senna Neisse</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=303931.msg14838348#msg14838348)<br><strong><strong>Setting:</strong></strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong><strong>Location:</strong></strong> After Battle<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Curra, Rose, any<br><strong>HP:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; <strong> STAM:</strong> 6/6&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After the battle was over, Senna popped up from where she had been helping Rose hide. "See, I told you she was worth the gold," she reassured their patron with a flash of a smile, before hopping from the wagon and approaching. The halfling's nose crinkled at all the blood. "I never udnerstood banditry; Seems a high-risk line of work, just for few coins now and then. and living out here in the wilds!"<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She lifted the hat from the downed bandit's head and, after checking it over for blood or insects, tugged Curra down so she could plop it onto the elf's head. "There you are, a trophy of battle!" She puffs up, looking all proud of her bodyguard, cut quickly breaks into a mirthful giggle "That thing looks ridiculous. Armor of the gods, huh? They must have some very silly gods out here."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>21-07-2019, 13:25:51</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/7b/BanditLeader.JPG)</div><div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/03/RosaCandlemass.jpg)</div>Rosa squeezed Senna's hand as she emerged from hiding. "Thank you for staying with me," she said sincerely, bowing her head to the halfling in gratitude. "And all of you, thank you. We were right not to travel alone." She approached Thea and gave her friend a hug. "You are a warrior in Sarenrae's service, and that is all that matters," she assured her. "The details of your relationship with Sarenrae are not for anyone else to question, but your devotion is clear." She strolled over to where Kye was securing the bandit leader and binding her wounds, and stroked her head tenderly. "You did well, pet," she said quietly.<br><br>Curra was able to scrounge among the packs of the leader, the two fallen bandits, and one or two others that had been left nearby before the ambush began. Rope was to be found in plentiful supply, as well as food and other essentials of travel, but her search also uncovered something more: treasure. Each pack contained one or two valuable items: plates, goblets, pendants, thuribles and aspergilla, all gold-plated and adorned with the iconography of Sarenrae.<br><br>Mother Rosa took in a sharp breath and went to inspect the findings, trembling with fury. She stalked back to stand over the bandit leader. "Wake her up," she demanded coldly. "Find out how they came to possess these treasures from the Sisterhood. If they harmed a single sister..." Her voice trailed off, anger mixing with fear in her voice.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>24-07-2019, 09:24:11</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/20cc1u6x200p2et/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> After Battle!<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> At 2019-07-24 02:23:36, Thea (uid: 55536) rolls: 1d20m+6 Result: 10 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=138110) Intimidate<br><hr><br>Thea squeezes Rosa's shoulder and caresses her cheek for a moment, but her expression darkens at the revelation of the treasure.&nbsp; She pulls the bound leader up on the cart and waves to everyone.&nbsp; "Let's move out" she calls to hurry the looting along.<br><br>She starts tapping the bandit's cheek with a goblet with increasing firmness to get her awake and then holds the item before her eyes.&nbsp; "Who did you take this from, and when" she demands in a level but angry tone, meeting her eyes.&nbsp; "You can talk now or get dragged behind the cart until you change your mind."<br><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JoanieSappho</strong> on <strong>25-07-2019, 15:16:09</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/5iBU9ZX.jpg)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Kye<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Road<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Thea, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 10/10&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 6/6&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> Medicine: <br><hr><br>Kye practically preened under the hair stroking and praise, her emoting perhaps a bit off and muted from what was normal, but very clearly quite happy to be told she was a good pet in that sort of way. <br>With the bandit secured on the wagon, the woman remained nearby, dagger in hand in case it was needed. <br>As she woke and the questions began, Kye glanced at Thea, perhaps judging if the use of something sharp in getting answers would be appreciated here.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>25-07-2019, 15:26:59</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Road<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> <br><hr><br>The dwarf still didn't feel comfortable resuming her previous position atop the wagon, so instead settled against one of the wheels beneath the cover of the hide whilst she tinkered with her copper kitty, adjusting its back legs to correct a clicking joint they'd discovered when Haysel was showing it to Thea yesterday.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>28-07-2019, 08:08:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/7b/BanditLeader.JPG)</div>After Kye's expert ministrations, it didn't take much effort to rouse the bandit woman. She opened her eyes and groaned, too disoriented to answer immediately.<br><br>When Thea questioned her, she set her mouth firmly for a few moments, then looked between Thea and Kye until it became obvious that the ladies meant business. "Ugh, fine," she grumbled, rolling her eyes. "Look, I didn't do anything to your fucking monastery. They were all dead when we got there."<br><br>She shifted in her bonds to get a little bit more comfortable. "We were there three days ago. One of my men had heard a rumour that the Mother Superior was going on a pilgrimage to some other temple, or maybe that the woman in charge of the warrior order that protected the monastery was. Either way, we figured there might be an opportunity to hit them on the road and grab some loot, or maybe raid the monastery while it was less protected.<br><br>"I went down to the monastery to scout it out, dressing like any other traveller, but there was nobody at the gates, nobody on the walls, nobody came out to talk to me. I got my men together and we went inside, and... there were bodies everywhere. The paladins guarding the monastery, you know them, right? A dozen women in your Sarenite sun tabards with spears? All dead. Half of them had arrow wounds, the other half had marks from lightning magic, like from my wand." She twisted around to try to see where her wand had ended up, then cursed quietly and gave up.<br><br>"Obviously somebody had hit them, and hit them hard, with way more force than we could muster. We thought maybe whoever did it was still there, so we were on guard, but we figured... they must have looted the place, but they might have missed something we could scavenge.<br><br>"They didn't take anything, though. Not a thing. All the statues, all the relics, all the gold, it was just lying out in the open. The whole building looked normal, except that the nuns were all gone and the paladins were all dead. It didn't make any sense, but my men didn't look a gift horse in the mouth. They loaded up everything they could take."<br><br>She looked down at her bizarre tunic. "I'm not dumb like them, though. I wanted answers. I scouted around and found a body at the bottom of one of the cliffs of the plateau. Human man, dressed real weird. He had an arrow through his throat, but not a scratch on his clothes, which is how I figured out they were magic. I found the wand on his belt, and some mana crystals in his pocket to power it. I figured I'd found the real treasure, more valuable than a few scraps of gold." She glared at Thea sullenly. "It did a great job keeping knives and arrows off, but I guess Sarenrae got the last laugh."<br><br>The bandit woman looked down at her bonds and sighed. "That's all I know. I don't know who these people are, but they've got powerful magic and they went through your holy order like a hot knife through butter. I don't know where they came from or where they went, but I don't want to be around if they come back."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>29-07-2019, 10:44:52</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/20cc1u6x200p2et/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> After Battle!<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Rolls:</strong><br><hr><br>Thea's expression darkened as she learned the fate of the monastery.&nbsp; This wasn't what she wanted to hear, which is why it was probably the truth.&nbsp; "I don't think that's ALL you know.&nbsp; You're a mountain bandit and this is your mountain.&nbsp; You have to have some idea where these other raiders would have gone.&nbsp; They avoided your camps, which means you know where they aren't.&nbsp; That leaves a few other good spots, I'll bet.&nbsp; We ARE going there, so you can talk to me or you can pray to Sarenrae."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chulanowa</strong> on <strong>29-07-2019, 11:54:02</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/c0/10/ae/c010aeb499981e4dba166ff23644f775.jpg)</div><strong>Senna Neisse</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=303931.msg14838348#msg14838348)<br><strong><strong>Setting:</strong></strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong><strong>Location:</strong></strong> After Battle<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Curra, Rose, any<br><strong>HP:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; <strong> STAM:</strong> 6/6&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She had kissed the back of Rose's hand at the squeeze. "You're welcome." her eyes glimmered with mirth. "Besides, if you get killed, we don't get paid," she's clearly teasing, and was genuinely worried for the other woman's safety. But she likes to pretend to be hard-bitten at times.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Senna's eyes widen at the description of what happened at the monastery. As Thea pressed, she shook her head. "Mountains are... big, Thea. Plenty of places they could be no one would know about... With magic like she's talking about? They might even be undetectable. right?" The halfling chewed her lip. Magic wasn't her specialty, but why have it if it weren't powerful?<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She then reached over to the bound bandit leader and began frisking her for those mana crystals she had mentioned. "Could be... they'd want these things back. Or at least they'd come back for their friend once they noticed him missing." She thought for a moment. "Arrows too? That seems a little odd, if you've got wands of lightning."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chloe Milev</strong> on <strong>04-08-2019, 05:09:46</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/pTABkwO.jpg)</div>Name: Curra Xar’cha (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895388)<br>Setting: Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br>Location: The Road<br>Tagging: Senna<br>Rolls: Intimidate to Bully, 4+5=9, not good<br><br><hr><br>Digging through the bandits' clothes and sacks, Curra's eyes widened at the discovery of gold and gold-plated treasures.&nbsp; "Ah, payday came early!" she purred, admiring a goblet in the light.&nbsp; Mother Rosa and Thea seemed upset and personally offended by the discovery, however.&nbsp; "Oh for--now do we have to give zhese back...?" she whispered to Senna.<br><br>Still, having a job to continue and doing the boss's dirty work--or boss's boss, or however far up this organizational chart went on--Curra walked up and grabbed the bandit woman by the collar, "Listen, you are going tell us all about zhe other bandits around here, and we are gonna kill you.&nbsp; Or <em>else</em>, we'll kill you, and zhese fancy clothes won't help you."&nbsp; Her threats fell a little flat, though, tripping up and getting distracted with the weird, synthetic material in her fists.<br><br>"Maybe we just go to church anyway and see if you get buttered up first, no?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>11-08-2019, 08:25:52</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/7b/BanditLeader.JPG)</div>The bandit shrieked when Curra grabbed her collar with enough force to jerk her off her feet. "I'm talking, I'm talking!" she insisted, struggling feebly in Curra's grasp. It may not have been Curra's best performance, but it didn't take much to frighten their prisoner, now that she was subdued and restrained.<br><br>"Alright, fuck, let me think..." She looked around at the rock walls to either side, and appeared to be sorting through her mental map of the region. "There's only two good roads out of the plateau. One northwest - that's what we're on now - and one to the east. We approached the monastery on that eastern road, and I don't see how they could have gotten past us, not with our scouts, and not in the numbers they must have had. You guys came from Lansite, right? Then they couldn't have gotten past you either. So..."<br><br>She bit her lip, obviously thinking much harder than she usually needed to, since her life was on the line. "Going slightly off either road just takes you straight into tall mountains. You can do that... we've done it a few times... but it's rough going, especially for a large group. South will take you down a big slope and into the backwaters of Cordovia. Could go that way, I guess, but the further you go, the deeper into civilization you'll get, so that might not be what they want. There's... huh. There's a valley northeast of the plateau. There's no path, and the way is very hilly, but it's passable. I've been that way once, a few years ago, to get away from a Cordovian guard search party. There's a tribe of goblins in the valley, but they don't bother anyone. If I had to guess, I'd say that's where they went."<br><br>Senna found one mana crystal in the bandit's pouch, and another three in her backpack. The surface of the crystals was smooth like a river pebble, but each crystal was an identical rectangular prism, the precise shape that fit into the socket in the wand.<br><br>Rosa came over to stand with the others, her fingers twining with Kye's. "The treasure isn't what's important, and most of it is probably with the bandits who got away. I need to know what happened at the monastery, and where the sisters are, if they aren't dead." She looked around at the party. "Let's press on to the monastery, and make the best time we can. We can look for more clues there, and we'll need to go through the plateau anyway if the perpetrators are hiding in that valley. When we get there, I'll pay you all for the trip, as agreed, and then maybe we can talk about hiring you for a rescue mission." Her face was haggard, almost overwhelmed with sorrow and anger, but her jaw was set with determination.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>17-08-2019, 09:48:39</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/20cc1u6x200p2et/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> After Battle!<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Rolls:</strong><br><hr><br>"Then let's move out" Thea said to the party after Rosa declared the plan, their desires as one.&nbsp; "We'll be taking you with us" she said to the bandit leader.&nbsp; "We'll cut you loose after we get there.&nbsp; Or before, if it looks too hot."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>17-08-2019, 10:38:10</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Road<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> <br><hr><br>Haysel nodded, setting into her spot in the wagon, yet seemingly more on edge as her green eyes scanned for any further signs of an ambush.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>21-08-2019, 09:27:03</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/7b/BanditLeader.JPG)</div><div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/03/RosaCandlemass.jpg)</div>The bandit leader - whose name turned out to be Miriam, if anybody asked - grumbled about her continued captivity, but suffered herself to be bundled onto the wagon. "I don't suppose you'd at least untie me?" she asked, casting a hopeful glance at Senna. "I'm hardly going to run now that my men are all gone. And surely there's something I can do for you when we stop for the night..."<br><br>Whether she was untied or not, Miriam pointed out the hazards and shortcuts of the path to the plateau, evidently trying to appear helpful. With her guidance, and the added haste that came from a mission that was no longer a simple clerical visit, they were able to reach the outskirts of the monastery just as the sun crested noon on their fifth day of travel.<br><br>For about twenty miles before the plateau, the ravine walls began to slope away, exposing the horizon on either side once more. To the north, the land descended into a scrubby valley, warmer and greener than the surrounding mountains, though hardly ideal habitation for civilized folk, with nothing that looked like good farming or grazing land. To the southeast lay the eastern reaches of the kingdom of Cordovia, and if one squinted, it was even possible to spot the great forests that marked the elven kingdom east of Cordovia.<br><br>Where the path joined the plateau itself, the land to either side sloped down quickly enough that it would be a difficult climb - and impossible for a wagon - to gain access to the plateau without following the path. A four foot high stone wall had been built across the path, with a gap large enough for two wagons to drive abreast, sealed by a large wooden gate. The gate was standing open, with no sign of force having been applied to it.<br><br>"This gate was closed when we got here," explained Miriam. "We came in from the southeast, and when we'd looted the place and wanted to leave this way, the gate was closed. Didn't look like it had been forced or anything, and there were no recent tracks on this side." She nodded towards the ground, where her band had clearly passed, but there were no other signs of recent activity. There was a small building attached to the gate, where one or two guards might sit and watch the road, with a cot and a cooking hearth. The building was abandoned, but with no signs of forced entry.<br><br>The interior of the monastery was clearly where the fighting had been. The female warriors who guarded the monastery all lay dead, left where they had fallen, some with bloodstained tabards from what looked like arrow wounds, others with deep scorch marks, as Miriam had described. There was damage to furniture all around the monastery, with doors off their hinges, precious vases shattered on the floor, and tapestries fallen and ground into the floor by muddy boots. Everything of portable value had been looted, presumably by Miriam and her band. The cells belonging to the nuns themselves had been broken open, and many of them showed signs of a struggle, with pieces of Sarenite garb torn against the edges of furniture. No bodies of the nuns themselves could be found, though.<br><br>A search of the perimeter of the plateau would reveal that the bulk of the fighting had happened on the northeastern edge of the monastery, with some blood spilled on the ground of the plateau. There was no wall on this edge, just a drop down a rough scree slope leading into the valley. With the density of loose rubble on the slope, it would be difficult to detect the passage of any creatures up or down it.<br><br>Rosa bowed her head and sat down on a wooden bench, tears streaming down her face as she surveyed the slaughter. "Who would do this?" she wondered out loud. She took her holy symbol in her hands and clutched it tightly. "This is beyond the brutality of bandits, or even orcs or goblins... but it wasn't monsters who did this, it was people."<br><br>She took a moment to compose herself, then drew herself upright again. "Thea, help me gather the fallen and perform their last rites. They died defending the innocent and their faith. Sarenrae will welcome them into her embrace." She looked around at the rest of the party. "I have your payments here, ten gold each. If any of you will help us look for the ones who did this, I can offer you each five gold per day that we search, and a hundred gold pieces each if we bring them to justice and rescue any survivors. Who among you will pursue justice with me?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chulanowa</strong> on <strong>21-08-2019, 10:41:49</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/c0/10/ae/c010aeb499981e4dba166ff23644f775.jpg)</div><strong>Senna Neisse</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=303931.msg14838348#msg14838348)<br><strong><strong>Setting:</strong></strong> <br><strong><strong>Location:</strong></strong> Sarenrite Monastery<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Miriam, Curra<br><strong>HP:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; <strong> STAM:</strong> 6/6&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><hr><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>"Miriam,"</strong> she noted the bandit's name when offered. She scooted a little closer to the woman in the wagon, leaning to speak quietly, but careful to be understood. <strong>"You know to not fuck with us, right?"</strong> One might not expect such a bald threat to come from such a sweet face, but there it is. Once she has the bandit's affirmation, she nodded. <strong>"It's a long trek ahead, and... if you're going to be eating our rations and drinking out water, you might as well become useful when we make camp."</strong> With that said, she would indeed unfasten the human's bonds. Senna's cheeks warmed brightly at what was a blatant come-on, but she didn't affirm the offer... but then she didn't rebuff it, either...<br><br><hr><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Once they reached the monastery, Senna was rendered speechless. She'd seen fights, sure, but never battle... and certainly never a massacre like this. <strong>"Angels lend strength,"</strong> she'd whispered at first sight of the dead guardians. She didn't follow Rose or any others into the building itself, fearful for what sort of mess might be waiting within. Instead, she looked up at the captive (was she still a captive?) with a creased brow. <strong>"No tracks leading along the road, you said? What, did they fly in on dragons? Climb that cliff like spiders?"</strong> Her little nose crinkles, looking distressingly cute despite the circumstances. <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When Rose came back with her payment and offer of further employment, Senna looked up to Curra, giving the elf's tight backside a tweak if need be to get her attention. <strong>"What do you think? Are we going to look for who did this, or get back to Lansite and spend our..."</strong> She bounced the purse of coins in her hand <strong>"...newfound wealth?"</strong> 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>22-08-2019, 11:41:56</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/20cc1u6x200p2et/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Sarenrite Monastery<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Rolls:</strong><br><hr><br>Thea was cool but tolerant with Miriam on the journey, and that she was cut loose, though she didn't respond to her offers of bed warming.&nbsp; <br><br>"I'll find these raiders, by myself if I have to" she declared to the party after seeing the carnage left behind that confirmed the bandit leader's story, and Rosa's declaration.&nbsp; She didn't emote much, but grew more precise and methodical about the search and securing the area, those close to her noting that her knuckles were white on her spear.&nbsp; She did put a strong hand on her faith-sister's shoulder though.&nbsp; <br><br>"The offer includes you, Miriam.&nbsp; You can find your way back to civilization alone, or stay with us."&nbsp; Granted, she's not sure who's taking the job, but she's presenting as if there was a united front&nbsp; &nbsp;Take the coin and start afresh with a new dawn, do a little atoning along the way.&nbsp; I won't preach at you, but think of still being alive as a sign."<br><br>Her brow furrowed less cutely than Senna's at those theories.&nbsp; "The armor she found, it's magic, and it looks like a uniform, it's not embellished like a wizard's minion's or a royal guard would be, much less a leader.&nbsp; They all have weapons like hers too.&nbsp; If someone is turning out magic items in bulk, they might well have done something to let them climb like spiders, that's a trick wizards do.&nbsp; &nbsp;Her expression darkened.&nbsp; &nbsp; "They took the nuns.&nbsp; There's only one reason I can think of.&nbsp; They want them for fleshpots.&nbsp; They have a lot of magic and they don't care about brazen blasphemy when they raid."&nbsp; Her knuckles tighten again.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JoanieSappho</strong> on <strong>22-08-2019, 13:32:45</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/5iBU9ZX.jpg)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Kye<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Sarenrite Monastery<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Thea, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 10/10&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 6/6&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> <br><hr><br>Not having found quite the right moment to offer to remove the bandit leader after she ceased to be useful - due in part to Miriam offering some help on the way forward - Kye simply kept a close eye on the captive woman, quite ready to end her if she tried to escape. <br>Sadly that hadn't happened, but fortunately her mistress ahdn't accepted the woman's offer. Not that she would object to sharing or disobey, of course, but that didn't mean that she'd entirely like having to do so. <br><br>While some of the others were clearly outraged by what had happened at their destination the redhead didn't really feel anything about it, not that she felt things half as strongly as others seemed to. Still, she'd entered into a mutually pleasing arrangement with Rosa and so she would be the instrument of expressing her displeasure when they found the culprits, she supposed. <br><br>"I think by now you know that the money is not too important to me," she replied. "Command and I will obey."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chloe Milev</strong> on <strong>24-08-2019, 03:10:52</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/pTABkwO.jpg)</div>Name: Curra Xar’cha (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895388)<br>Setting: Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br>Location: The Road<br>Tagging: Senna, Miriam<br>Rolls: <br><br><hr><br>Despite her poor grasp of <em>threatening</em> violence when they had already committed plenty, their prisoner did become helpful, or at least made a show of it.&nbsp; Curra wasn't one for untying a prisoner they'd just fought either, but Miriam's suggestion of sexual favors did get the drow to exchange a glace with Senna.&nbsp; Maybe it wouldn't be so bad?&nbsp; Senna might have had the same idea, or at least she believed enough to untie the bandit.&nbsp; "Mmm, yes, we'll find all sorts of uses for you tonight..." Curra joined in.<br><br><hr><br>Coming to the monastery, Curra took up her axe and the lead, clearing rooms to make sure no leftover bandits were still roosting.&nbsp; Coming out, she reported what was found--dead guards, but no nuns.&nbsp; Taking the gold, she counted it with a grin, until the familiar butt-pinch came.&nbsp; "Hmm, zhis will buy some whores for a few days, but more gold will buy more whores and booze.&nbsp; I think I might be able to handle a cushy guard job for a little longer."&nbsp; She didn't have any theories on where the nuns went, let alone how, but a few days of wandering and molesting Miriam in return for easy pay sounded fine, pinching Miriam's backside in turn.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>24-08-2019, 10:52:31</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Road<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Miriam, Rosa, Senna, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> <br><hr><br>Moving to Rosa's side, she took the human's hand, "I know this goes beyond the arrangement we came to on the behalf of my clan, but I promise you, if there is anything I can do to aid in this troubling time, simply ask of it and it shall be so" the ginger haired dwarf offered, her eyes looking to the rest of the group, "And in the meantime I shall help you lay their bodies to rest."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>25-08-2019, 12:40:16</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/7b/BanditLeader.JPG)</div><div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/03/RosaCandlemass.jpg)</div>Miriam swallowed hard when Senna made her that. "After seeing your drow friend carve through my men, I know when I'm beaten," she said reluctantly. "Whatever I have to do to get out of this alive, I'll do it." She looked Curra up and down. "You're a long way from home, aren't you?" she asked the drow woman. "Never met a drow before, but I hear all sorts of stories... If I'm to serve you when we make camp, it'll be an experience to remember, I have no doubt."<br><br>At the monastery, Miriam walked around the plateau with the others, casting her investigative eye over the perimeter. "Dragons? I mean, maybe? But I've never heard of dragons in this area, and I don't see any tracks of their talons on the ground out here." She pointed to the scree slope on the northeastern edge. "Anyone with good boots could climb up and down that slope... but climbing down with a dozen prisoners? I don't see how humans or humanoids could do that. Giants, maybe, but we'd see the signs if this was giants."<br><br>She nodded to Thea. "This armour isn't like anything I've seen. It's obviously magical, but at the same time, it's just so... drab. I've seen people in magic armour, and it's always rune-carved plate mail or leather armour sewn using sinew from magical beasts, that sort of thing. This is just... uninspired, like the sort of clothes you'd buy from a workshop full of slaves. I think you're right - they're making it in bulk. Who has that sort of magic?"<br><br>Rosa took Kye's hand and pressed it between her palms. "Then pursue this with us, pet. Find the monsters responsible for this atrocity and bring them to justice, and bring my sisters home if they still live. Knowing that your keen mind and sharp blade are on the mission will put my heart at ease."<br><br>She then turned to Haysel. "Thank you. If you are willing to come with us to pursue the perpetrators, I would appreciate your company and your insight. This is as bewildering as it is horrific, and having another eye to look over the evidence will be most welcome."<br><br>While the others investigated the plateau, Rosa worked with Haysel to drag the bodies of the fallen warriors onto a pyre that stood off to the side of one of the buildings, which seemed to have been used for that purpose many times in the past.<br><br>A closer inspection of the scree slope showed two shallow depressions, where rocks had been pushed aside, perhaps by the passage of foot traffic. Each was about a foot wide, and they were five feet apart, continuing down the slope towards the valley Miriam had suggested.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>25-08-2019, 14:53:40</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Road<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Miriam, Rosa, Senna, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> <br><hr><br>Sighing as they moved the bodies to be burned, "There is another possibility and it is not magic or something as unlikely as a dragon... it is much like my feline construct... clockwork and steam powered entities and equipment that are unaffected by anti-magical defenses... why I have seen crossbows that loose a dozen shots faster than the most experienced of elven archers... boots that allow you to jump great heights... backpacks that allow you to fly... special wagons that can explore below the waves.... and what if they traveled in such a wagon, but with legs like a spider, that could climb up and down with ease... to think they would have seen nothing like it before, their noble efforts merely deflected off its metal hide?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>28-08-2019, 11:03:00</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/20cc1u6x200p2et/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Sarenrite Monastery<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Rolls:</strong><br><hr><br>"When you join the army, you see a sergeant will beat the recruits down and then build them up so they all act the same, hold the shield the same way, lift the spear the same way.&nbsp; These clockwork tools sound like that, stamped out the same, without adornment, just there to get the job done."&nbsp; She rubs her chin.&nbsp; "If this is something new, they might need money to make more of the... whatever it is.&nbsp; Or it was a test, since this is out in the middle of nowhere and no one would have found it for a while."<br><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>01-09-2019, 08:39:32</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/7b/BanditLeader.JPG)</div><div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/03/RosaCandlemass.jpg)</div>Rosa listened solemnly to Haysel as they prepared the bodies for the pyre. "I have heard of such wonders from your people - mostly tales of mighty war machines when they have gone to war against invading orcs. But is it possible that dwarves are behind this attack?" She looked out across the horizon, all around the plateau. "Relations between Cordovia and the dwarven holds are good, as far as I know. Is it possible that machines of such power could be owned and used by a rogue band of dwarves that doesn't owe fealty to any hold? And then where would they sell their captives? It seems almost impossible that this could be going on under the noses of both Cordovia and the dwarves."<br><br>She looked out into the valley, then down at the ground. "Unless... they come not from beyond these lands, but beneath them. Curra?" she called to the drow warrior. "Do you know anything about duergar nearby? Is it possible that they could have the sort of machines Haysel describes, and be using them to steal surfacers away into their underground realm?"<br><br>Rosa shook her head and placed the last of the bodies on the pyre. "Speculation will only get us so far, anyway. We have to set off after them, whoever they might be." Holding her Sarenite holy symbol in one hand and a burning brand in the other, she set the pyre ablaze, chanting a prayer to Sarenrae to commend the spirits of the slain to the heavens.<br><br>Miriam stood at the edge of the plateau, looking down at the depression in the scree slope. "Honestly, Haysel, that kind of sounds like what this is," she reasoned out, kneeling down to feel the rocks. "These tracks look like a wagon. I don't know what kind of wagon or what kind of draft animal could climb this slope, and I didn't see any recent animal tracks around the monastery, but something went up or down this slope. Some kind of giant machine? Maybe. Whose, though? Last time I came down here, there were goblins living in this valley. Goblins are great at setting snares and making little mechanical traps, but a great big war wagon? I can't see them working together long enough to build something like that." She nodded slowly at Thea's suggestion. "It all feels reckless to me. Somebody got hold of this magic or technology, and they're using it to grab as much power as they can as quickly as they can. I made that mistake, and it didn't work out, but if they've got more... but then why not take all the gold?"<br><br>While the pyre burned behind her, Miriam picked up a long stick and began to make her way down the slope, following the depression in the rocks. "Keep an eye out," she advised her new mistresses. "Goblins are cowards, but they'll take any advantage they can get, and they love to waylay travelers when they've got opportunity. Face them head on and they'll run or surrender."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JoanieSappho</strong> on <strong>02-09-2019, 11:05:08</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/5iBU9ZX.jpg)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Kye<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Sarenrite Monastery<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Thea, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 10/10&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 6/6&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> Stealth: 31 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139087)<br>Perception: 21 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139088)<br><hr><br>Smiling faintly at what she quite clearly considers to be praise, a small expression on others but a rather large one for the odd woman, Kye turns to join the inspection of slope. <br><br>"It would be best if I went first," she said softly to Rosa on her way past. "QUietly, in case of ambush." Her eyes went back to Miriam for a moment. "Again."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>03-09-2019, 10:34:01</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Sarenrite Monastery<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Miriam, Rosa, Senna, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> <br><hr><br>"Perhaps it was dwarves... or maybe gnomes... or humans or goblins... all of us have the skill necessary to craft or at least steal and operate such constructs" she sighed, not really wanting to implicate any race in particular, not even their hated subterranean cousins, but merely to suggest what technological marvels might have assisted the attackers in this peculiar situation. The pyre set, the ginger haired woman reunited with her clockwork companion and collected her equipment.<br><br>Looking to the bandit, "Not everything's about gold, especially if you belong to one of the monstrous races who won't be spending it at the local markets at any rate... slaves will achieve far more for such races than a pile of coins."<br><br>
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>04-09-2019, 08:13:11</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/20cc1u6x200p2et/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Sarenrite Monastery<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Rolls:</strong><br><hr><br>"We know one thing.&nbsp; &nbsp;The armor fits humans."&nbsp; Thea motions towards Miram. "How would another group of bandits force people with weapons and armor like this to make them for someone else?"&nbsp; &nbsp;<br><br>She nods at Kye.&nbsp; "We're not going to reason out the answers, let's move.&nbsp; I'll bring up the rear."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>10-09-2019, 13:16:19</strong>
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				Rosa said nothing to Kye as she moved to take her position at the front of the party, but the look she gave her was one of complete confidence and trust. Meanwhile, Miriam had no objections to Kye taking point. "Scouting was Braden's job, not mine. That bastard - I'm not surprised he ran as soon as I went down. There's no loyalty these days."<br><br>It took the better part of an hour for the party to descend the scree slope safely. The rocks eventually gave way to a gentler grassy slope, dotted sparsely with small trees. The depression in the loose rocks continued into a pair of tracks leading deeper into the valley, like the furrows left by a heavy wagon with wheels a handspan wide. Broken branches and crushed bushes were left in the wheels' wake. There was no sign of any tracks left by the animals pulling the wagon.<br><br>"You might be right, Haysel," murmured Rosa. "What kind of wagon could leave such heavy tracks, and cause such devastation? I still think they must be coming from underground, or why would we not have heard of such a menace by now?"<br><br>It was almost night by the time the party reached the bottom of the valley. As Miriam had described, there was enough living space within the valley for a small community to survive, if not thrive. The land wasn't suitable for agriculture, but Kye spotted signs of plenty of deer, goats and rabbits in the area, and there was plenty of edible plant life to be found, with which they could supplement their rations if desired.<br><br>The next morning, the tracks still stretched away from them, deeper into the valley. It was now a week since the attack on the monastery, by the party's best reckoning. They were surely on the trail of the perpetrators, but they had a substantial head start, and, apparently, a powerful vehicle.<br><br>Over the course of the morning, Kye and Miriam discovered signs that they were moving into the territory of the goblin tribe that lived in the valley. There were snares set for rabbits, and pits dug to trap larger prey. Goblin footprints near these traps were more than a week old, though - nobody had tended to these traps for several days.<br><br><div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/32/GoblinScout.jpg)</div>It was nearly noon, with Miriam and Curra at the front of the party while Kye ranged ahead, when a shrill voice emanated from a tree above them, screaming something in the goblin tongue. A moment later, a goblin dropped out of the tree, brandishing a spear at them, shouting incoherently, then switching to a clumsy rendition of the common tongue. "Humans and drow again! Here to kill more? Begone! Not afraid you!" Kye had moved past the goblin's position without seeing him, but he seemed not to have spotted her either.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>11-09-2019, 08:29:56</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/20cc1u6x200p2et/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Tracking the foe!<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Rolls:</strong><br><hr><br>"Gobin ambush!" goes through Thea's head as soon as it pops into view.&nbsp; But its words showed they were on the right track... and that there were indeed drow involved!&nbsp; She gets the old soldier reflexes under control and drops down to one knee to be closer to the goblin's eye level, putting her spear on the ground.<br><br>"We want to find those humans and drow and kill them.&nbsp; They killed our kin too.&nbsp; &nbsp;Show us which way they went?"&nbsp; 
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>12-09-2019, 09:23:00</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Sarenrite Monastery<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Miriam, Rosa, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> <br><hr><br>Cautious about running in when the appearance of a single goblin often meant there were more in hiding nearby, "Yes, we seek only to find those we have lost... be they humans or drow... we can be saved any unnecessary bloodshed if you would be willing to barter for such information?" she offered, knowing they could quickly find themselves outnumbered and possibly betrayed by Miriam as well.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>28-09-2019, 12:14:51</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/32/GoblinScout.jpg)</div>Indeed, it did seem like a goblin ambush to Thea at first. But it was strange that a goblin that had hidden so successfully would reveal itself instead of making a deadly assault from hiding. That suggested that this scout was a distraction, so that the rest of the tribe could... attack? Flee?<br><br>The scout eyed Thea warily as she knelt in front of him, but seemed reassured when she placed her spear on the ground. "You with not them? Different tribe? They killed your kin?" He looked over his shoulder, then nodded to himself. "Alright. We can help each other."<br><br>He extended his hand to Thea. His nails were encrusted with dirt and his hands were rough, but he seemed to know more than a little about human customs. "My name is Mogmurch. This is territory our hunting... or it was. The humans and drow came through here..." He stopped to count on his fingers. "Nine days ago. They were in a huge wagon, without horses or dogs." He pointed to the thick wheel marks left by the vehicle in the dirt. "They drove their wagon through our village. Two of my tribe died under its wheels. Then they stopped and attacked us. That's when we saw them, humans and drow, all men. They had wands that shot lightning and knives that cut through leather and wood like water. They were dressed strange, like that one." He pointed to Miriam. "Our spears and arrows not pierce their armour.<br><br>"So we ran and hid. When we came back to village, they had knocked down all our huts. They left our dead rotting in the dirt and drove away. The next day, they came back." He rubbed his chin, thinking, looking at Haysel. "You say they took your people? They had humans tied to roof and walls of wagon, women. Alive. I hid and watched them drive past. They were going to the Stone Table." He pointed deeper into the valley, towards an area, perhaps thirty miles away, where the trees receded and a noticeable rise - though still below the level of the hills that ringed the valley - led into a small stone mesa. It was impossible to see any detail beyond the flat rock itself at this distance.<br><br>"Our tribe has gone into hiding until these humans and drow leave for good. We can't rebuild if they're still out there. I can help you get to the Stone Table if you think you can fight them."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>03-10-2019, 19:27:04</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/20cc1u6x200p2et/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Talking with a Goblin<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Rolls:</strong><br><hr> <br>"Different tribe, yes.&nbsp; They took some of our kin, killed others" she explained.&nbsp; "Thea" she said by way of introduction, getting down on one knee to clasp hands with the goblin.&nbsp; Not something she usually did, but they weren't the enemy now.&nbsp; &nbsp;"We have a bargain.&nbsp; Take us to the Stone Table and we'll fight them.&nbsp; One has already died in battle, that's where her clothes came from."&nbsp; True enough, if not the whole story!&nbsp; <br><br>She furrows her brow.&nbsp; "Did they take anything from your village?"&nbsp; <br><br>Thea straightens up and looks to her companions.&nbsp; "A wagon that moves without horses.&nbsp; Maybe it can roll up walls.&nbsp; I've seen wizards walk up them with a spell.&nbsp; At least it doesn't fly all of the time." <br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chloe Milev</strong> on <strong>10-10-2019, 04:39:25</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/pTABkwO.jpg)</div>Name: Curra Xar’cha (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895388)<br>Setting: Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br>Location: The Road<br>Tagging: Rosa, Goblin<br><br><hr><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Could the attackers have come from duergar underground?</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>“I’ve been away from zhe underworld for long enough I couldn’t guess how politics and war machinations have changed.&nbsp; Even staying current, allianzes and plans can all change and pivot in an instant, through treachery, disaster, or caprice.&nbsp; As for geography, the duergar were always careful to hide zhe entrances to their tunnels and burrows, let alone actual zettlements.&nbsp; While we used grand open caverns to build cities, they just dig and carve up, down, and across to create stacked and winding layers I couldn’t guess the location of from up here.”<br><br>When Thea managed to calm down the goblin, Curra wasn't above giving it some extra incentive just by being a nearby, heavily-armed drow.<br><br>“As zhe human said, we hunt zhese humans and drow, point zhe way, <em>gol ryld</em> &lt;goblin-slave&gt;.”<br><br>As the goblin reported, Curra nodded authoritatively.&nbsp; “It is well.&nbsp; We will not kill you for zhis—I mean to say, ‘thank you…’”&nbsp; Interacting with the goblin was making her slide back into old ingrained habits of speaking to her inferiors.&nbsp; “The lesser races can be useful in scouting and arrow-fodder; I say we send him before to show zhe way and be zhe first crushed if zhis magic wagon comes back.&nbsp; Zhe drow are at a disadvantage if zhey are fighting in daylight and out in zhe open—with no cover of darkness or ambush, they will shoot their little wands then fall like <em>iblith</em> &lt;excrement&gt;.”
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JoanieSappho</strong> on <strong>10-10-2019, 09:52:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/5iBU9ZX.jpg)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Kye<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Road<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Thea, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 10/10&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 6/6&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> S<br><hr><br>Kye had remained motionless and silent on the other side of the goblin as it spoke to her companions, her imitatiion of breathing ceased while she waited to see if hostility would be required and her concealed state would turn to their advantage. As it turned out the goblin was willing to give them the information they wanted so she simply remained in place, listening until the matter was resolved and then quietly - although deliberately not quite as silently as she perhaps could have managed - she emerged into view again. <br><br>"So," she asked lightly. "Are we seeking to steal this wagon of theirs, too?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>10-10-2019, 10:43:53</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/20cc1u6x200p2et/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> Talking with a Goblin<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Rolls:</strong><br><hr><br>"I'd settle for seeing it destroyed, myself.&nbsp; It's already in the wrong hands and I can't think of the right ones."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>13-10-2019, 12:24:47</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/32/GoblinScout.jpg)</div>Mogmurch shook Thea's hand solemnly. "We have a bargain," he echoed. "So they can be killed? Their armour isn't invincible?"<br><br>He shook his head. "No, they take nothing. They killed us, then got back into their wagon and kept moving. They didn't want anything from us. Our greatest treasures, they ignored or they drove over. I don't think they even knew we were there at first. We were just in the way."<br><br>Mogmurch ducked his head when Curra addressed him, clearly deferential to her. "We will serve, drow-lady," he said in hurried Undercommon. "I will show you the way so that you can fight with your greater power and wisdom!" He seemed obviously cowed by her presence, although his eyes did stray over her body more than once.<br><br>He shrieked and jumped when Kye revealed herself. "How did you do that? You holding your breath all this time? You sneaker than Mogmurch, and Mogmurch sneakiest one of Valley Lurkers!" He composed himself and grinned. "And let me tell you, we're all pretty stealthy."<br><br>Rosa gave Kye an approving smile at how well she had concealed herself, then pondered. "If this wagon is of otherworldly origin - if it is powered by infernal or demonic forces, it will have to be destroyed. Otherwise... I agree that nobody should be allowed to wield this power, but if this represents a new threat, who is to say that more is not to come? We should gather all the evidence and information we can to present to the king, if Cordovia is to be safe. This is all so unusual. We need to find out more."<br><br>With Mogmurch leading the way, the party was able to make excellent time through the valley, and they covered twenty miles before it was too dark to see. When they stopped to camp, he offered to share some questionable dried meat from his backpack, then took up a perch in a tree to rest.<br><br>The next day, Mogmurch led the party at a slower pace, approaching the Stone Table by the route which let them make the closest approach without breaking from the trees. It was early afternoon when they reached the treeline, looking up at a scree slope not unlike the one around Shadowbane Plateau, with similar marks from the wagon's wheels. From this distance, they could make out some vague shapes on top of the mesa: a long grey building, about the size of a small stable, and some smaller structures that might have been tents.<br><br>"That's the wagon," whispered Mogmurch, pointing to the grey building. "I told you it was huge! It had prisoners strapped to it on its way here, but I don't see them now." He looked at Kye. "Wanna go take a closer look?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>14-10-2019, 04:28:55</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/20cc1u6x200p2et/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Stone Table<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Kye, Rosa, Senna, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Rolls:</strong><br><hr><br>“Do that, see how many people they have and if they still have any prisoners” Thea says with a practiced air, shielding her eyes to look up at the somehow-mobile stable.&nbsp; “Pick the best path to come down in a hurry and the rest of us will set up an ambush in case things go south.&nbsp; They might have something in that thing to spot unwelcome visitors.”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JoanieSappho</strong> on <strong>24-10-2019, 17:55:59</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/5iBU9ZX.jpg)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Kye<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Road<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Thea, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 10/10&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 6/6&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> <br><hr><br>Kye's first instinct was, of course, to ignore the goblin. <br>It was not her mistress, after all, so it really was not relevant to her at all. <br>Stil, though, she did have to admit that it was correct and that doing as it had suggested would most likely lead to the best outcome for them, so she nodded fractionally to the goblin and Thea and began to quietly make her way down to investigate the situation
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>03-11-2019, 07:36:05</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/32/GoblinScout.jpg)<br>(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/09/Wagon2.png)</div>Cautiously, Mogmurch and Kye broke from the treeline. Cover was minimal for the ascent, but there was no sign of anybody watching from the top of the scree slope. Mogmurch proved to be very adept at keeping a low profile as he scurried up the slope, and Kye could follow suit easily. Still, it was tough going, and the rocks were uncomfortably sharp, so it took the better part of an hour for them to crest the slope and creep out onto the mesa. They took shelter behind a large rock and peered out carefully.<br><br>The grey shape at the nearest edge of the mesa was indeed the wagon they had pursued. It stood still on four huge wheels, arranged on two axles, although the undercarriage of the vehicle was far more complicated than that of any wagon Kye had seen. The wagon was covered, with clear glass windows along the sides, like the most modern of carriages, but the dashboard at the front was also covered with glass, an arrangement which would be entirely impractical as soon as it started to collect dirt and mud. As Mogmurch had said, there were no animals hitched to it, nor any apparent way to do so.<br><br>Past the wagon stretched the rest of the Stone Table mesa, and Kye could see two other structures. One resembled a series of tent poles with rope wound around them at six inch intervals, like a cattle pen. From this distance, Kye could make out six figures inside the pen, some sleeping, others huddled in the middle of the pen, with blankets draped over them. They appeared to be human and female.<br><br>The second structure seemed to be an ordinary tent, fit for two people to camp in some comfort. The flaps of the tent were closed, suggesting that any inhabitants were likely asleep. Between the tent and the pen, another figure - human and male, as best Kye could judge from this distance - sat on a folding chair, facing towards the pen. In front of him was a wooden easel, on which sat a square, flat object about the size of a small portrait. As Kye watched and listened, she could hear voices coming from the direction of the structures, but she couldn't make out words at this distance. At least one voice sounded female, but there was almost no movement from the women in the cattle pen.<br><br>Mogmurch poked his head out from behind the rock, watching the scene along with Kye. "That's your priestesses," he hissed quietly. "They're worth stealing. We're just worth killing. Want to get closer? Or go back? I could go back while you keep an eye on all this?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>03-11-2019, 10:13:17</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Stone Table<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Curra, Miriam, Rosa, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> <br><hr><br>The young dwarf found all of this a little too much to handle at times, a far cry from a life spent sweating around the forge, but she tried to persist with this change of pace, she'd made a promise after all. The fear that the quiet Kye may fall victim to these monsters not the most encouraging thought, "Maybe I should have gone with them... I may have been able to help them identify the make of the wagon or at least give some idea into its function or capabilities?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>JoanieSappho</strong> on <strong>03-11-2019, 15:43:58</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/5iBU9ZX.jpg)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Kye<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Road<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Amalthea, Curra, Thea, Rosa, Senna, Syndra, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 10/10&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 6/6&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> <br><hr><br>The items on display were certainly interesting and Kye was sure that she was going to push, as much as she could from her deliberately subordinate position, for getting hold of inspecting as much of this stuff as possible.<br>"You return," she quietly replied to the goblin, her attention kept on the camp. "Tell them as much as you can of this. I will watch."<br>Settling down, she tucked herself away and continued to be far too still while not breathing again.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>05-11-2019, 09:57:31</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/20cc1u6x200p2et/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Stone Table<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Curra, Miriam, Rosa, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Rolls:</strong><br><hr><br><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=304194.msg15149372#msg15149372">Quote from: LSWSjr on 03-11-2019, 10:13:17</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><br>The young dwarf found all of this a little too much to handle at times, a far cry from a life spent sweating around the forge, but she tried to persist with this change of pace, she'd made a promise after all. The fear that the quiet Kye may fall victim to these monsters not the most encouraging thought, "Maybe I should have gone with them... I may have been able to help them identify the make of the wagon or at least give some idea into its function or capabilities?"<br></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br>Thea came up beside Haysel and put a hand on her shoulder, giving her a reassuring pat and then squeeze.&nbsp; "The waiting is always hard.&nbsp; I'm glad you're here to wait with me.&nbsp; Kye's like a shadow, she'll be there and back again without them noticing."&nbsp; She's not 100% certain about that herself, but lifting Haysel's spirits is what's important now. "She'll get back, we'll work out a way to deal with these... scum... and then you'll have all the time you need to look over the wagon.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LSWSjr</strong> on <strong>05-11-2019, 12:37:16</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/sKxadyl.png)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Haysel Skeane (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895771)<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Stone Table<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Curra, Miriam, Rosa, Thea<br><strong>HP:</strong> 12/12&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 8/8&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>RES:</strong> 4/4<br><strong>Active Effects:</strong> None<br><strong>Rolls:</strong> <br><hr><br>Sighing she turned her head to smile up at her nighttime companion, "Thanks Thea... you always know how to give this little dwarf just what she needs" taking the hand and kissing the back of it, before turning to nuzzle against the human's muscular hip, "May the gods seem them back to us safely."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chloe Milev</strong> on <strong>08-11-2019, 01:07:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/pTABkwO.jpg)</div>Name: Curra Xar’cha (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=1895388)<br>Setting: Lansite, Planet Cordovia<br>Location: Overlooking bandit camp<br>Tagging: Thea<br><br><hr><br><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">“It’s already in the wrong hands and I can’t think of the right ones.”</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>“Ours,” Curra answered easily.&nbsp; “Zhe right hands are always ours.&nbsp; But denying it to zhem is good too.&nbsp; If we can’t have something, nobody can,” she nodded sagely.<br><br>Once they got close enough to make out the bandit camp in the distance below, Curra scowled in thought.&nbsp; “It is a strange covered wagon.&nbsp; I’ve fought some of the svirfneblin zhat sometimes used armored battle-wagons pulled by cave lizards.&nbsp; Zhey were difficult to assault, but equally difficult to attack from; zhey seemed to be for travel protection.&nbsp; Zhat is too big for the tiny creatures, though, and again, no lizards…”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>HopeFox</strong> on <strong>10-11-2019, 05:17:57</strong>
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				Mother Rosa nodded approvingly to Thea. "Wise counsel as always, Thea. You are all working together well as a team, and unfortunately, that often means one person may be isolated and taking risks while the rest of us must wait and fret. Believe me, I wish to see Kye's return as keenly as you all do. But I have faith in her skills, and in the rightness of our cause."<br><br>Mogmurch's journey back down the slope was much quicker than the ascent, especially now that he knew that nobody was watching the slope itself. A little over an hour after they had departed, the goblin scout came running up to the group. "Kye is safe and in mopition on the Stone Table," he said, fumbling a bit with his Common words. "The wagon is there, nobody driving it. They have a tent, and one guard outside, and a cattle pen -"<br><br>Rosa interrupted the goblin, her voice laden with anxiety. "And the priestesses? Were they in the pen?"<br><br>Mogmurch nodded. "Half a dozen women in the pen. Couldn't see much from where we were, but they didn't look hurt. The guard was watching them."<br><br>Rosa breathed a sigh of relief. "So they are there, and safe... but only six? There were more than twenty priestesses in the temple, and we didn't find any of their bodies there, nor on the trail. Have the others been taken underground already, maybe?" She took a breath to calm herself. "Thank you, Mogmurch. This is... this is good news, better than I had feared."<br><br>Mogmurch turned to Thea and the others. "We should be able to get up the slope without them seeing or hearing us. We only saw one guard, and he's looking at the women, not patrolling. Don't know if anyone's in the tent, but it's big enough for four people."<br><br>Meanwhile, up on the mesa, Kye had settled into a position behind a rock where she could easily watch the camp, and with her uncanny stillness, there was nothing to draw attention to her. She was able to watch the scene more carefully, drawing in sharper details as her eyes grew accustomed to the distance and the light.<br><br>There were definitely six women in the pen. Some were naked, others were draped in shapeless grey blankets. A couple were pacing around the pen, but were careful not to touch the poles or the ropes strung between them. The others huddled on the ground, sleeping or talking quietly to each other.<br><br>Kye was soon able to resolve the voices coming from the camp, and realized that they originated from the object on the easel. There were definitely two female voices and one male, engaged in conversation. Their language was unfamiliar, but after about ten minutes, the tone of their conversation became very familiar indeed, with the two female voices crying out in an exaggerated parody of lovemaking.<br><br>As the guard watched and listened to the object, he unfastened his breeches and soon had his hand on his cock, entertaining himself in a very physical fashion. After the voices reached their climax and became quiet again, he stood up and waddled over towards the pen, shouting something at the women inside, still jerking his shaft as if proudly showing it off to them. Most of the women turned away or buried their heads in their hands, but one stood defiant, glaring at her captor contemptuously. "If you're man enough, come in here and try it!" she cried at him in the Common tongue. If the man understood her words, he gave them no heed.<br><br>In the lull after the shouting, Kye's keen ears could sense a faint humming from the direction of the cattle pen, like a distant beehive, and an even fainter hum coming from the wagon.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Starfinder: One Giant Leap (IC)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>TFcommando</strong> on <strong>11-11-2019, 08:02:09</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://www.dropbox.com/s/20cc1u6x200p2et/queen-s-blade-cattleya-1-6.jpg?raw=1)</div><hr><strong>Name:</strong> Thea Rosemore<br><strong>Setting:</strong> Planet Cordovia<br><strong>Location:</strong> The Stone Table<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Curra, Miriam, Rosa, Haysel<br><strong>HP:</strong> 11/11&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>STAM:</strong> 7/7&nbsp; <strong>RES:</strong> 3/3<br><strong>Rolls:</strong><br><hr><br><br>Thea stroked Haysel's neck and ear, holding her close.&nbsp; "We'll have a celebration to give you some more of what you need tonight..." she said in a quiet, playful voice.<br><br>She let out a sigh of relief when the goblin scout came back and updated them on the situation.&nbsp; "Just one guard?" she asks him, crouching down to eye level, that was the most important detail.<br><br>"Six is a start" she said to Mother Rosa, giving her a clasp on the shoulder.&nbsp; "We'll know more soon."&nbsp; She started drawing a map of where the tent and pen and wagon were, asking the goblin for details.&nbsp; "One guard shows they're confident or foolish.&nbsp; Maybe they have more magic devices... Kye might have picked up on more by the time we get there.&nbsp; We'll try to take down the guard quietly... but quiet or loud, when we go in, we'll have to hit the tent and the wagon both.&nbsp; She draws a line from a starting point to both.&nbsp; <br><br>"Even if there isn't someone in the wagon, they might make a run for it instead of standing and fighting.&nbsp; We'll work the details when we get there.&nbsp; Leave your packs here. Rosa, stay here and watch the camp.&nbsp; If things get hairy, we'll send the sisters down towards you first while we cover them.&nbsp; Everyone clear?&nbsp; Let's move."&nbsp; She put her spear over her shoulder and took the lead.
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