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Try as he might, though, Caewin's bearing, mien and manner speak of nothing but common courtesy and the generosity that has brought him great fame. 

Arbogast, watching and long familiar with his friend's habits of thought, sees the flicker of annoyance even if Caewin does not.  Ever hard to know the mind of that one, he thinks to himself, but a long road has he travelled already, and not alone.  He recalls the passage of his own small family along the Forest Road, the closeness of the wayfort common rooms and the unspoken drive to huddle together in the warm light of lanterns during long hours of travel.  This company has scarce been out of each other's sight for weeks, and what the chieftain may not say, his servants will surely know.

Rising from his bench, he finds Gwaithlim and Luindîs amid a knot of Sunstead-folk trying to be discreet in their gawping.  Leaning in close to the she-Elf, he whispers "Our friend's guest's mind is surely heavy with great business.  I do not doubt that he would welcome a distraction." 

Eyes fairly flashing, she seizes upon the opportunity.  "A song, then!" she calls and skips soundlessly to the side of the hearth.  "While the boards are brought out, take your ease my friends!  You who have traversed the greatest of all forests, sit now and enjoy the excellent mead, and hear if you will the Lay of Thranduil and the Vampire, which you may have heard from Mannish mistrels as the ballad of the Green Prince and the Red Queen!  For you have walked in the shadow of the Mountains of Mirkwood, and it is here that the story begins..." 

As she lifts her voice to sing, the Fire-watcher turns his ears instead to the gossip of the travellers, mindful of anything that may hint at their business so far from home.   


:ooc: Right - this little sequence will be kind of a reverse-Encounter, because the key thing will be keeping Caewin distracted while you badger his underlings.  Each 'round', someone has to make a social test of some kind to keep his attention, and it needs to be something different from the last roll - there's only so much small talk to be made, after all.  Everyone else is allowed a Riddle roll (or something else that you can make a convincing case for) to find some information. 

Luindîs will start the former off with a Song roll:
:00: 1d12 : 7, total 7
Rolled 4d6 : 3, 6, 3, 3, total 15


And Arbogast will (provisionally) roll Riddle:
:00: 1d12 : 7, total 7
Rolled 3d6 : 6, 3, 6, total 15
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"Wonderful!" Caewin says in response.  "Be it ever so filling, road-fare cannot match the repast of a kind host." 

As the longspear approaches, he subtly looks his new guest up and down, seeking any sign that might point to what lies behind the broad smile and open hand. 


:ooc: Hathcyn gets a quick Insight roll (usual TN):
:00: 1d12 : 11, total 11
Rolled 3d6 : 2, 2, 2, total 6


Quote from: Telcontar on Mar 15, 2024, 06:32 AMWe ran into some of his folks in Laketown so he hasnt been completely silent since the Helm. 
:ooc: Indeed you did - and also long-dead 'heroes of the Lake-folk' who Caewin ordered unearthed and brought to Lake-Town on his way there, apparently knowing where they were buried all of a sudden.
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DOM-Chapter 15 / Re: FELLOWSHIP PHASE - The Int...
Last post by Eclecticon - Mar 17, 2024, 08:09 PM
Yeah, you're not really meant to be able to do that.  You can if you want to - I don't have any issue with it from a power-management perspective, but I think that the assumption in the rules is that you're exchanging like for like (a sword for an enchanted sword, f'rex) so you'll be wanting to activate as many qualities in the new piece of kit as possible.  If you want to do this, his helm is of Ancient Cunning Make and Rune-Scored, but doesn't have the Gleam of Terror (yet).   
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 :ooc: Gwaithlim has heard a bit from stories in the halls of Beorn/Grimbeorn, the group themselves, and other stories coming over the Misty Mountains of the tidings in the Wild.  Nothing great, and whatever might be good is still tainted with darkness.
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 :ooc: i'm also expecting that this has something to do with the Death of Ingomer that Paul slide into the narrative on the sly.

I a new "chief" of the woodmen is needed.
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We ran into some of his folks in Laketown so he hasnt been completely silent since the Helm. 
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:ooc: I can't give too much insight, as I was the Loremaster that introduced Ceawin to you guys a while ago, and so was formed the Company of the Helm. My plan for Ceawin is no longer valid, but I also do not want to reveal anything, as former-Loremaster, the intrigue is necessary to maintain.

I can say that Arbogast witnessed a ritual being performed over the inert form of the Sunstead leader and the helm appeared to be the focus of the dark magic. The heroes interrupted the sorcery and drove the spirits away (or destroyed them), but Ceawin awoke from his stupor and clutched at the helm while muttering.

After that, he made it a token of his house even with the protestations of the heroes. And then the Company left him to his own and returned home.

What is going on with Ceawin is left to interpretation of the current Loremaster, so I am not sure. Esgalwen thinks he is tainted, being whispered dark secrets from the cursed helm he keeps. I do not remember his presence in Dale, but I am going to read back through to see how he was acting.
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 :ooc: Player huddle. What do we know about this guy? Pretty sure the helm or something was corrupting this dude and his people were slowly leaving Sunstead. Did we also have a run in with him at Longlake or was that just more wight shennanigans?
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"Caewin, aptly you are named The Generous! You would be welcome here in my hall without the need of such a fine gift. I believe several of my companions here you are aquatinted with already. Please, rest from your travel here I am sure the crossing of the forest was not easy. Any news you bring would be helpful, for no longer must I contend with spiders, but also foul men."

Hathcyn noted and realized for the first time what a marvel it must be for him to have elves at his hall. Truly he had traveled with them so long now that he forgot the wonder and amazement at seeing or meeting one. A talking dog, Woodland folk, a spear twice as long as a man's. He would be hard pressed to believe his own stories about him had he not lived them.

"Corvus, bring drink and bread for my guests! Caewin let us talk further at the board. I dont need to talk to a man from a chair."

The Longspear got up and wanted to be close to take the measure of this man and determine what he really wanted at the Inn. He doubted, as generous as he was known to be, that he didnt carry a rug across the woodland realm just to water his horses and slack his thirst. 
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Darkening of Mirkwood [LotR TOR] / Re: OOC THREAD
Last post by tomcat - Mar 14, 2024, 10:06 AM
Quote from: Eclecticon on Mar 13, 2024, 09:26 PMDoug, when we've all had an opportunity to read the last Fellowship Phase thread through to the end, would you mind working your magic to move Chapter 15 into the Previous Chapters forum?  I'm not sure that I can do it.

Shall do
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