Editing DnD Desert Raiders Campaign Rafa (section)

=== 09-02-2010 ===


As we all went our own way we agreed to regroup at the Bearclaw inn if we had any desire to travel together. <br> The first thing I went to do is sell off some personal items around town. The people here seem unbothered that a goblin is the costumer, money is money I guess.  <br>
With a full pouch of money and a companion to carry things set off to get some much needed supplies. Senka ,as I named my shadow elemental (I didn’t tell him his number), kept creeping back and forth in my shadow. I have seen this behavior before when we traveled to the town, at first I tried to ignore it but the thing just won’t keep still. I was already halfway across town when it hit me, I once heard about a devise that could create a shadow so strong that it could even dim the sun. <br>
As I reentered the magic shop I could see the shopkeeper starting to smile. It makes me wonder how bad we were at haggling. <br>
After some strong negotiation I had bought a blackish bleu lantern. As I lit it a beautiful grayish dusk filled around me. I watched as he elemental floated happily upwards. <br>
A few minutes later I walked out of his store a happy goblin filled with magical trinkets. An extra amulet that can summon a scorpion to my aid, a cloak that can shield me from sight and two crystals to place on a shield. <br>One of them makes the shield harder to break and the other one protects me the flaming sun (and weird emberlings). If only I can find a way to place them on my shield at the same time. <br>

I walked for a few hours till I visited all the stores and gotten my much needed (also the unneeded) supplies. A sturdy tower-shield was strapped on my back, it was made of wood with a gray layer of paint. I don’t think the armor smith was happy with my request but I can’t be walking around with a wood colored shield. <br>

On my way back to the inn I hear people whisper as I go by. It seems that something bad is about to happen, ogres and snow started to act up in the desert. I never had much experience with ogres, but I did hear that they aren’t famous for running away from creatures less than a 4th there size. That’s probably what the rumor is about. <br>

At the inn I find Tick and Eric waiting. They too had heard the rumors on the street. I watch as Tick an Eric get into a discussion about Ticks health. I never liked the looks of him but I have to agree, he does look a little bit lighter today. I listen as Eric discussed how this sickness was part of a greater threat.”The end of all life” I think he called it.  <br>

I turned my attention to Tick, if memory serves me right then he should still carry a expensive violin that we found on the corps of that whip-wielder Raven.  To convince him of my trust I gave him a share of the ring we sold earlier. we said we would share it and equally and 160gp is a good price to buy trust. <br>
I smile to myself as Tick gave me the violin to sell because he felt too sick to do it himself. A quick spell told  me the violin was indeed magical so I took it to the magic shop and instrument shop. The magic shop didn’t wanted anything to do with it, so I negotiated with the owner of the instrument shop.  I could see on his face that he was unsure if he should be happy or shocked. He seemed to think very highly of the violin but was shocked that is was in that poor a state. I wonder if he would have died if I told him what I think Raven and Tick did with it along the way. I also didn’t tell him how I kicked the violin when I had to climb on Raven’s back a while ago or how I broke a masterwork banjo by throwing it at a coffin (I also failed to remind Tick about this last fact).     <br> 


He gave me the advice to have the violin repaired and then sell it for more. I considered it for a bit but I don’t like the idea of staying in this town for another week, especially now that I’m out of money.  I can’t go and ask Tick for coins, the more I talk about the violin the more chance there is that he remembers the banjo.  So I sold the violin for the best price I could get without too much trouble and returned to Tick.  <br>

Back at the inn I gave Tick his share without a word, what he doesn’t know won’t hurt him. At least not in a way that would make him distrusting towards  me. <br>

Tick really wanted to get cured before we set off  to the next town so we went to a temple to get him cured, Eric was kind enough to help him in his search. As we walked I asked Eric about his knowledge of Tenebrion. A name I once heard to belong to a god of shadows.  <br>
He knew quite much about the subject but I could tell that it wasn’t his favored god. It’s a shame he didn’t know any priests from Tenebrion around here. But at least he gave me something to think about. <br>

As we entered the temple of Neru, at least the priests said it was. I could see that the symbols in the temple where the same as Eric was carrying but what they mean I will probably never know. To be honest I don’t think I would ever really care eider. <br>
The priest where very kind, he was more than happy to help Tick. For some reason Tick didn’t seem happy, he kept asking weird questions. In the end he just threw some coins into the offering bowl and went outside. 
On the advice of the priest we went to the Palor temple. Eric didn’t want to come but I didn’t mind joining Tick. It was also a good time to test out my new symbol of Palor. <br>
Inside we could see the temple filled with symbols of sun and sunshine. Senka didn’t like it one bit and raised his lamp a bit, this didn’t have a very good reaction on the followers of Palor so I told him to get back into the ground with his lamp.  <br>
The priest closest to us came charging at us rather unkind. She flung her hand in a complicated secret hand sign. At this time it was clear to me that this situation had just turned bad, on the other hand what can happen. I don’t think they will just attack us in the middle of the town. But as I did my best to mend the situation I could tell see was only getting madder, I’m sure glad I didn’t need any curing from her.  In the end I was asked to leave the temple. I can’t say I minded. This much sun was getting on my nerves fast. <br>

While we waited for Tick I got the feeling that we had to get out of here soon. From what I could tell there was a rumor that goblins where involved in a event that would destroy the world. The rumors where probably true, only a few days back we totally desecrated an old temple of Ra, an ancient sun-god I have been told.    <br>

When tick exited the temple a bit later (with a much lighter money pouch) we headed to city’s north gates. Halfway there we were stopped by Eric who ran back to his temple. A few minutes later he returned looking very weird. I think that’s what it looks like if the ugliest goblin ever mated with the ugliest human. <br>
At the gate  we found an increased number of guards waiting. One human not much bigger than us looked like he was about to attack us (and faint while doing so). So I gave him a gold piece to get himself blessed at the nearest temple. Surprised he totally forgot what he was doing and let us pass. <br>
Eric’s new appearance seemed to confuse him to, the other guards just looked mad. <br>

Looking across the open desert I could see a storm coming this way, I don’t know much about nature and sand but I can tell that I won’t be a happy weather. Very unwilling to go back into he city (if we where even allowed to) I took out my map to search for a smaller town. Just north of us was a one, its name unreadable by some unfamiliar smear. It seems it wasn’t a good idea to give a map to a familiar to hold. <br>

None of us where very good at finding our way in the desert so we decided to follow the road. For hours we found nothing but sand and rocks till our minds where drawn to the sound of a conversation. Looking up I could see tree large ogres staring down at us. The middle I recognized as the same ogre that ran away the day before. <br> He was telling his friends about the terrible goblins that attack his last party. I wondered if he was talking about us, Tick wasn’t even there last time and Eric and I never lifted a finger. One of his friends who was laughing got it in the face by one of Ticks spells. It looked painful but the ogre didn’t seem to react. His other friend told them to wait for a moment while he killed us. <br>
He charged forward and swung his club wildly through Senka. The poor elemental probably didn’t have a clue what he was trying to do so he reacted in its most natural way. It slashed at the ogre, trying to end this annoying life inside him. <br>
I took a few seconds to take a good look at the “battlefield”. Eric disappeared into thin air again and Tick ran backwards. Torch who tried to follow his master probably failed to see the large ogre in front of him and turned around. The ogre didn’t like being ignored and broke the emberling into small rocks. Happy with his kill the ogre started to grow to twice his size. And went to get Tick. <br>
Senka didn’t seem to do too much damage to the ogres so I went to help him. Shooting rays of shadow at him. This triggered the second ogre to help his friends and it went for me. <br>
It took a few steps forward and vanished like Eric. I was alerted to danger when Senka flew close to me and started to attack something in thin air. I could hear  the ogre scream in pain right in front of me. I didn’t need any convincing that this was a bad thing. So I hid behind my tower-shield and summoned a huge scorpion around me. <br>
The ogre swung hard against the scorpion while his buddy knocked Tick to the ground. Eric had also become visible again and had seemed to be distracting the ogre from Tick. The 3th ogre who recognized us was gone. He had left to tell his tribe about us again.  <br>
I took a step back shot the ogre in front of me while I send Senka to heal Tick stable.  If more ogres are coming we better have him cast 1 more spell to help. <br>
I could see the ogre facing Eric fall to the ground at the same time I killed mine. So as Senka went to heal Tick I took a security shot at Eric’s ogre to make sure it was dead.  <br>

Eric and I made checked if the ogres had anything valuable on them. But all I found was a money pouch. The ogres pans however seem to be pretty valuable, jugging form the quality it probably was worth 50gp. Tick didn’t seem to be interested to much, he was probably confused that he survived and sad that Torch didn’t. looking back I’m also a bit sad that I send Senka to heal him, there are no more enemies nearby so I could have let him die. <br>