In Character: Krusten, happy with her new items finds out the total cost of 10 moderate cure light wound potions. She also finds out if there are any magic manuals to increase strength or other attributes. She asks mages for an amulet to see fully in the dark.
Out of Character: Krusten is on 21 HP now.
With cure moderate wounds being 300 each 10 will cost you 3,000 gp. Googles of the night will cost you 30,000 gold and give you 60 feet of dark vision. Yes there is manuals that will allow you to gain strength manual of gainful exercise. Up to +5 on strength depending on how much you wish to spend. 55,000 gold for +1.
Bastion spends much of the next day or so practicing with the new tools he has acquired.
The rapidly shifting form of the Rod found among the Mage's belongings in particular allows for some very useful tactics. Unfortunately none of its forms quite have the heft he usually prefers, but the magic compensates for that in other ways. He is particularly pleased by the Rod's use as a lance, skewering a number of makeshift targets while charging on Arion.
When the merchants are ready to leave for the caves, he will present himself at the gathering point for the caravan, ready to go.
Out of Character: come on fellow players, let us get the ball rolling on this.
Krusten is amazed with the prices when she does some investigation. Using the credit she buys 13 cure moderate potions and gives the remaining 100 GPs in credit to the poor buy tasking the local tavern and bakery to make a soup kitchen for a week feeding them day and night.
Krusten will have a good night's rest, make sure her horse and bird is well taken care of and then meet at the appointed time with the party. When the merchants come she will give them a review with her skeptic eyes.
Out of Character: I am not sure how much time has passed in game. I think we got back *yesterday* and Albrecht went out into the woods and would return *tonight* and then tomorrow morning be ready to meet the merchants and adventure back to the cave to retrieve everything. I would like confirmation though before I post more detailed actions.
Avan relishes the opportunity to get back to nature. After his prayers and rituals he hastily heads over to the east gate.