GREYFORGE: ARCHIVE

[Longman]

Milly's approach works quite well..she gets within about 50' and the bird does not fly off. It comes down and grabs the food, and then flies off again and settles in the same tree. It is keeping an eye on you as it eats. You can now clearly see the saddle and bags are attached as you are quite close to it.

[Grendelthebrave]

"How do ya 'spose we're going to get that beast back to Greyforge if she wrangles the thing?" Cholum whispers to the others.

"I'm a dancing elf if I know" Chevo answers, scratching his beard in consternation.

Milly gestures back to the Dwarves that she needs more food. Thann, who is carrying the most, walks up, trying very hard to look excited to be approaching the beast. He passes some more to Milly, who sets it down about 15 ft in front of the pair.

[Longman]

The bird squawks when Thann approaches and swoops down as if to attack him, but then pulls out of the dive and then settles in a tree, almost directly above Milly's position.

Thann could get the extra days rations to Milly by throwing them. The bird doesn't seem to like him right now, and is making angry noises in his direction. He didn't get within 20' feet of her.

[Grendelthebrave]

Thann will toss the rations to Milly, then back away slowly to rejoin Cholum and Chevo.

Chevo will start to wonder at this magnificent waste of rations, then look over to Cholum. "Think you can wrangle something up to feed that bloody thing before we run out of food?"
Cholum looks around doubtfully, but heads out, while Chevo and Thann start to set up camp nearby.

If Cholum can take a rabbit or something of similar mammalian deliciousness, he'll try to get it to the Owl through Milly.

[Longman]

Milly's initial reaction roll was good and her follow-up is better. The great bird actually lands on the ground in front of her and picks up the rations. That's 2 days worth, right?

It stays there eating, and and looking up at her periodically.



Cholum heads out away from the party trying to find a place where animals run so he can hunt up some larger game.

He isn't successful within the first hour. Meanwhile the rest of the party have made camp. The giant owl is now hanging around near the campsite.

Do you want to try anything else or just bunker down for the night and hope it stays near?

[Grendelthebrave]

Now that the owl seems a little more friendly, Milly will try to speak some words in Aleut to the beast. Words like 'come'... 'here', 'up', 'search' ... just in case it responds.

Cholum will have to try again in the morning, I suppose it's getting pretty dark?

Chevo and Thann will grumble amongst themselves, then go to sleep. Milly and the owl will take first watch, Cholum 2nd, Chevo 3rd, and Thann final.

[Longman]

Yep, it's bedtime.

The bird responds to a few of those words - in particular, 'come'. It seems to want more food.

Nothing happens overnight. The next day, the bird is still there, screeching at Milly and eyeing Thann with a suspicious look.

You spent Thursday 15th in the logging camp and Friday the 16th out in the open.

It is now Saturday the 17th - the 6th day of your trip. You are down 6 days food for the 3 characters who need it, plus 2 more days lost as owl food.

You are in Q01, sidetracked by mystery tracks that Cholum can't find any more. You have explored this hex quite well. All indications are that the behir lair is in 002 or somewhere thereabouts...

[Grendelthebrave]

I'm going to have to come up with a better way of keeping track of my Rations, I didn't realize that the signatures updated themselves retroactively, I thought I would be able to notice when I made changes. Alas, I'll timestamp something in the Characters thread. Though I think I'm pretty close in my accounting. I'll just double check how much I bought back at Greyforge and all will be well.

Anyway, sorry for the weekend delay. Summer time brings camping.

Cholum will be on hunting duty while the group makes its way west, into P01, then 001...etc. With Milly trying to keep the Owl interested and following, using whatever Aleut words seem to be working on the animal.

Cholum is under orders to find a decent sized mammal to feed to the owl, the rations don't seem to be cutting it for the beast. That said, Milly will continue to use rations until Cholum can bring something better along.

[Grendelthebrave]

Rations:
As of Greyforge visit: Monday May 12: 42 days rations for the party.

As of Saturday, May 17: -6 days x 3 PCs=-18, -2 feeding Owl = 20 consumed, Total: 22

As of Morning, Tuesday, May 20: -8 days x 3 PCs, -2 feeding Owl= total: 26 consumed. Total remaining: 16
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As of Evening, Saturday May 24: 49 days remaining. = 16 days each for 3 PCs, with 1 change.

As of departure into Chapter 3 Morning Tuesday May 27: 63 days rations remaining.

*Signature updated.

[Longman]

You move into P01, a hex you have previously explored.

Cholum is some distance from the party (300 feet to the north), hunting for a larger mammal. The owl is still following Milly. It seems to have taken a peculiar dislike to Thann and screeches every time it sees him.

While everyone is waiting for Cholum, you hear a very loud deep voice coming from the woods to the west of your current location.

GO HOME LITTLE STUMPY LEGS! GO HOME OR I WILL FRY YOU! GO HOME OR I WILL EAT YOU ALL! GO BACK TO YOUR HOLE IN THE MOUNTAIN. DO NOT COME BACK HERE AGAIN! THIS IS WILD LAND NOW! NOT YOUR LAND ANY MORE! GO HOME!

It is speaking Dwarvish. It sounds like it is about 200 feet away.

Milly starts feeling very frightened and can feel a vision coming on.