I head to the baths first and wash off the grime of days fighting and hard travelling, blood, mud, and sweat as the glue. Heading to the room, I feel too cloistered after being in the wild for so long. "Jason, I think I'm going to take my bedroll, make myself a little hooch out in the forest, and sleep there. I feel entirely too… closed in here." On the way out I look in on the Elf children. I see smiles and hear laughter, "Amazing their resiliency" I think to myself. Many come and greet me and seem genuinely glad to see me. I joke with them as best I can considering the language barrier, but they seem to understand my intent.
Once in the woods, I think about all that has transpired since coming here. My thoughts wander over all that has gone on and I categorize the events. I think about life back on Earth and for some reason my thoughts float to my book, theSilmarillion. I think about what a beautiful place that was… and yet all the brutality that went on as well. There was a lot of heroism… but still death and failure. I look at my surroundings, where I'm sleeping, and I think to myself, I always pictured myself in as a Noldorin Elf of Gondolin… it appears I'm more of a Sindarin Elf of Doriath here. I smile and sleep overtakes me.
After getting a bath and cleaning myself up, I decide to spend a little time reading. Yet find concetrating difficult, troubled with how the events of the day has gone. Guilt especially worrying my mind, before deciding to go for a walk around the building to ease my restlessness.
Edited: Thomaslee on 15th Aug, 2017 - 2:37pm
When you look in on the children they all are happy and chatting with the Lord's wife and the other mage. They will wave at you both and then go back to what they were doing. Lwenta will come over and tell you that they have learned that the children's parents and some of their friends were waylaid and killed before being eaten by the goblins that you had killed. They are all orphans now and have decided to stay here and help out as they can and learn new skills here.
Den finds a nice clearing in the woods about a hour and a half from the stronghold where he can build a nice shelter or home to call his own. In the morning there is a small package outside his door.
I wake up and look out and I see a package at the entrance to my hooch, which is simply a lean to at this point. I eye it curiously. "Well, it's probably not an IED" I think to myself. I open it and look at the comments.
After wards, I start to make plans to upgrade my living accommodations. I think about where I am and I think about different types of structures. I consider the tee pee, the wickiup, and the wigwam. The tee pee was more for a mobile society, like the Lakota and Cheyenne. I won't be needing anything like that I think to myself. The wickiup is would be better but it is more for an arid climate, like the Southwestern US. I decide on starting work on a wigwam… but I decide I need to approach Douglas first and make sure he's okay with me building a semi-permanent structure.
I head back to the stronghold to find my friends, break my fast, and talk with the Lord of the land.
Lwenta tells Jason that she and the Lord Wife are looking at helping the children wish regrowing limbs so they can function better but in the mean time they will find a way to help them get around.
When Den opens his package he finds some bread, cheese, nuts and a few flowers.
He makes his way back to the stronghold. With no issues. When he talks to Lord Douglas about a semi permanent structure or even a permanent structure the Lord has no issues with it as long as he stays true to nature and does not take any thriving plants down to build it.
My companions seemed to have withdrawn to their own pursuits, and the children seemed to be in excellent hands. So I decide to keep my mind busy in my own way, I get to work.
I was going to need funds, so my first stop is to the local market, with the intent of selling off the gear and gems we had recovered.
Out of Character: According to my notes, Including what was taken in straight cash from the chests, we have 549.67 gp. The goblin's basic gear can be sold for another 594 gp based on Kn's value penalties.
In the category of things that need monetary evaluation, we also have 1 fancy battle axe taken from the goblin leader (I'd have checked it for magic just in case [By The Way]), and 22 gems.
Edited: daishain on 15th Aug, 2017 - 7:55pm