Sister2Sister Adventure #2 -- April 24, 2020
Upon waking in Sybil's Tavern, Hotaru and Vashe found their common acquaintance Katyr Ayarra, the female Sun Elf druid, singing a bit too loudly, too early in the morning in the main room downstairs. The two learned that Katyr was looking for the golden mandolin pick of Rufus the Rowdy, and invited her to journey with them to Needja outside of Verscali. Who knows, perhaps he had traveled that way as well?
The three head out of the northwest gate. Vashe attempted to do a tarot card reading for Katyr as they walked, but needs to study Tarot for Dummies a bit more. They continued to walk, until Hotaru heard voices... Vashe snuck up a nearby hill and overheard what sounded like 3 men arguing about each getting their fair "cut" and took a peek to confirm her suspicions--bandits!
There were two bandits getting into a fistfight while another two looked on, beside a cart, a dead horse, and two dead humans. Vashe sensed an opportunity to help people in need (she, Hotaru, and Katyr are all in need of pocket change), and outlined a potential plan to the other two to defeat the bandits and see what their cut would be.
Katyr hummed a lullaby to one of the bandits--through the hill, her musical prowess is so great! Unfortunately, the fire gummies were still affecting Hotaru; after she successfully snuck to the top of the hill while Vashe snuck around to the side and was creeping up on the bandits, the fire gummies gave their last hurrah and Hotaru let out a fart like a thunderclap (rolled a 1; minus 1 = 0).
The non-fighting, non-sleeping bandit shot a crossbow bolt deep into Hotaru's shoulder and she fell down, dramatically and drastically wounded to lie beside the other two dead humans. Katyr became enraged upon seeing the dead horse, and bludgeoned the nearest bandit with her--temporarily magical--club. Vashe checked the one bandit was still sleeping by stabbing her kukri into the air very close to his face, and then turned to finish off the bandit that Katyr had hit.
Bleeding heavily, Hotaru attempted to help in the fight but didn't do much good before Katyr cast Thunderwave and finished her off as a side effect to damaging the other three bandits--and Vashe. Vashe went down next, and finally Katyr to the remaining bandits.
The three would-be adventurers awoke shortly thereafter in the cart--naked and afraid and tied up with rope. Vashe successfully and quietly untied Hotaru, who continued to play dead, but was unsuccessful in her first attempt to untie Katyr...
Meanwhile they hear that they're heading to Barnabus' cave. WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT?!
The three head out of the northwest gate. Vashe attempted to do a tarot card reading for Katyr as they walked, but needs to study Tarot for Dummies a bit more. They continued to walk, until Hotaru heard voices... Vashe snuck up a nearby hill and overheard what sounded like 3 men arguing about each getting their fair "cut" and took a peek to confirm her suspicions--bandits!
There were two bandits getting into a fistfight while another two looked on, beside a cart, a dead horse, and two dead humans. Vashe sensed an opportunity to help people in need (she, Hotaru, and Katyr are all in need of pocket change), and outlined a potential plan to the other two to defeat the bandits and see what their cut would be.
Katyr hummed a lullaby to one of the bandits--through the hill, her musical prowess is so great! Unfortunately, the fire gummies were still affecting Hotaru; after she successfully snuck to the top of the hill while Vashe snuck around to the side and was creeping up on the bandits, the fire gummies gave their last hurrah and Hotaru let out a fart like a thunderclap (rolled a 1; minus 1 = 0).
The non-fighting, non-sleeping bandit shot a crossbow bolt deep into Hotaru's shoulder and she fell down, dramatically and drastically wounded to lie beside the other two dead humans. Katyr became enraged upon seeing the dead horse, and bludgeoned the nearest bandit with her--temporarily magical--club. Vashe checked the one bandit was still sleeping by stabbing her kukri into the air very close to his face, and then turned to finish off the bandit that Katyr had hit.
Bleeding heavily, Hotaru attempted to help in the fight but didn't do much good before Katyr cast Thunderwave and finished her off as a side effect to damaging the other three bandits--and Vashe. Vashe went down next, and finally Katyr to the remaining bandits.
The three would-be adventurers awoke shortly thereafter in the cart--naked and afraid and tied up with rope. Vashe successfully and quietly untied Hotaru, who continued to play dead, but was unsuccessful in her first attempt to untie Katyr...
Meanwhile they hear that they're heading to Barnabus' cave. WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT?!