Adventures in Arajara
Adventure Journal
Session 22
Note: This is the UNEDITED VERSION. For something more readable see the official journal.
You have just entered room "Chat 11472004912426224992."
Narwick has entered the room.
[Narwick] the shizzznitt is here
Valennor has entered the room.
Dominiqueooo has entered the room.
[Bartley] I live!
[Narrator] whoz here
[Narrator] this is slower than a chat isnit
[Valennor] I sorta live
[Bartley] what/
[Bartley] ?
[Valennor] is samoo here?
[Narrator] moosam
[Narrator] hokay
[Narwick] ahh yeah
[Bartley] I notice no difference...
[Bartley] Sam?
[Narrator] bleh
[Narrator] anyway
[Bartley] ack ack
[Narrator] if yall are ready
[Narwick] dom your color is sooojust pretty
[Valennor] sam, get out of your other chats and come get yo' character sheet howaboutit?
[Narrator] http://www.friant.org/gurps_eqpt.zip
[Bartley] sorry... the linux client doesn't do colors in chat rooms...
[Narrator] it can
[Bartley] get used to it.
[Bartley] how?
[Narrator] uh...
[Bartley] how's this?
[Valennor] 8-)let's go
[Bartley] drat
[Narrator] still black
[Narrator] did you see the link?
[Narwick] do we need dices??
[Bartley] HOW'S THIS?
[Narrator] nope
[Narwick] yup
[Narrator] nope
[Narrator] pest dog
[Bartley] wouldn't it be something like ""
[Bartley] font color = "4"
[Narrator] anyway, you're equipment is at http://www.friant.org/gurps_eqpt.zip
[Bartley] etc
[Narwick] EXTRACTING....
[Narrator] nope. FONT COLOR="#00AA00"
[Narrator] etc
[Bartley] ug
[Bartley] ok ill try it
[Narrator] *in a solumn voice*
[Narwick] i like reddd
[Valennor] the link didn't work, why don't you just inform us as we go?
[Narrator] We now return to the adventures of Valennor, Bartley, and that other ratty looking fellow named L.Narwick.
[Valennor] I wasa doin tapeses, but isen backa now
[Narwick] dom i have the stuff in my root
[Narrator] SSSSHHHH
[Bartley] yes!
[Narwick] the equipment is in my root menu
[Narwick] of the top dogs stuff
[Bartley] k
[Bartley] ok
[Valennor] I'm ready Jakim/creepy narrator dude
[Narwick] go
[Bartley] me too
[Narrator] Valennor had escourted Elissa with the caravan to the walled city of Viedin on the River.
[Valennor] I'm so special
[Bartley] shh
[Narrator] Bravely defending her from trolls and earning her favor (for the afternoon).
[Narrator] Narwick and Bartly meanwhile
[Valennor] ugly guys
[Bartley] quite
[Narrator] Had spent a small (nyuk nyuk) amount of time buzzing behind the goblin rider
[Narwick] i'm going to ignore ivan
[Narwick] lol
[Valennor] gg
[Bartley] quit
[Valennor] Dom's almost dead right, and they are coming back...
[Narrator] and discovered a cave of goblins guarded by a magical gargoyle
[Narwick] right right
[Bartley] ok
[Narrator] after being soundly thrashed by the gargoyle the brave Narwick and Bartley ran for the hills
[Valennor] =-O
[Bartley] run away!
[Narrator] and managed to find their way back to the caravan trail...
[Narwick] :-(
[Narrator] it was a long hard night of high speed carpet flying
[Bartley] yes!
[Narwick] grin
[Narrator] that brought them to Veidin
[Narrator] the same night which Valennor and Elissa spent sleeping in comfortable beds (different rooms of course)
[Narrator] The next morning
[Valennor] hehe
[Narwick] :-\
[Valennor] I had breakfast with her!
[Bartley] shush
[Narrator] Narwick and Bartley finally found Narwick and Elissa at the inn as they breakfasted on fruits, and breads, and cereals.
[Narwick] yum yum
[Narrator] The inn keeper had mentioned he knew a man with the same last name as Elissa... possibly a relative who would know where her family had gone since the fall of Narobo.
[Valennor] umm, I'll ask him where he lives...
[Narrator] The man's name was Lucum
[Valennor] yuk yuk
[Narrator] he lives on oak lane
[Valennor] nearby?
[Bartley] no
[Narrator] yes, down a couple of blocks
[Narwick] who the inkeeper??
[Valennor] does she want to go see him
[Valennor] lol
[Narrator] Serva Tilumer
[Narwick] kk
[Bartley] ok psychic
[Narrator] Elissa... yes, she does. Though she doesn't recognize the name... it could be a distant cousin
[Narwick] hmm
[Narwick] :-*
[Narrator] *SLAP*
[Valennor] lol
[Bartley] hohoh
[Narwick] *OUCH*
[Valennor] okey dokey, when do we go
[Narrator] The inn keeper, as he is filling your cups of black brewroot
[Narrator] says
[Narwick] ...
[Narrator] that the barbarians have been active lately, raiding...
[Bartley] ...
[Narrator] southern villiages around podana
[Narrator] he feared that the peacful times of the past ten years were over and that
[Bartley] ...
[Narrator] they would be back to the wars when the barbarian Kotakans invaded forty years ago
[Narrator] Soon the breakfast is over.
[Narwick] /e sypathizes
[Narrator] Bartley and Narwick are still tired, but everyone is ready to get on with it
[Narrator] what next?
[Narwick] yes yes
[Valennor] sure, let
[Valennor] 's go!
[Bartley] whatever people
[Narwick] lets head to find the distant cousin
[Narwick] or whoever he is
[Narrator] You pass busy townsfolk on the way to Lucum's house
[Bartley] yes
[Narrator] *Knock, knock*
[Valennor] I hope he has shoes...
[Narwick] ahhh!!!
[Valennor] what, what?
[Bartley] !
[Narrator] A tall, red haired man answeres the door, he's wearing an apron that is smuged with soot
[Narwick] Narwick introduces himself and elinna
[Narwick] and asks if this is locum
[Narrator] [OOC] Hold on, I BRB
[Narwick] kkk
[Valennor] and I introduce Joel, myself, and the magic carpet
[Bartley] eeeek. halt
[Narwick] :-$
[Bartley] don't give away the carpet!
[Narwick] dumbdonkey
[Valennor] :-Xdon't say that...
[Bartley] insults
[Valennor] dom types weird things when testing to see if his colors work
[Valennor] So, I'll flash MY colors!
[Narwick] here is my new color
[Narrator] I'm back
[Bartley] there not working
[Bartley] they're I mean
[Valennor] ello module
[Narwick] continue
[Narrator] "How can I help you gentlemen... and lady?"
[Narrator] said the man
[Narwick] Narwick: we are looking for a man by the name locum
[Valennor] Uhh, (nudge), tell him Elissa
[Narwick] he may be a distant reletive of our dear friend Elissa, here
[Narrator] "I'm Lucum," said the man, "and that's pronounced Loo'sum"
[Narrator] "not luck'um"
[Narwick] ok sorry
[Narwick] !
[Narwick] (well)
[Bartley] that's my line sam!
[Narrator] "Elissa? Is that you young lady... I'm sorry but I don't think I have any relatives as pretty as you." he winked a couple of times
[Narwick] he he
[Valennor] or as pretty as me
[Narwick] narwick: we are assuming that you know more people by teh last name that you carry upon your oh so already over burdened back
[Bartley]
[Narwick] ...
[Narrator] You thank the man and walk away down the street
[Narwick] and if you do could you please point us in the direction, because this young lady is looking for!!! what!
[Valennor] disguised as an orc... what now guys
[Bartley] ok guys, where now?
[Narwick] WHAT I'M STILL TALKING!!
[Bartley] sorry
[Bartley] Narwick
[Bartley] said Bartley
[Narwick] OH WELL
[Narwick] lets ask elissa what to do...pkhja09
[Valennor] yah
[Bartley] ok pkhja009
[Narrator] Then a young boy comes running up...
[Valennor] beggar?
[Narwick] ??
[Bartley] it takes one to know one...
[Narrator] "Auntie Lissa!"
[Bartley] says Bartley
[Bartley] !
[Valennor] Woah!
[Narwick] narwick: who who!!"
[Bartley] Relatives
[Narwick] =-O
[Bartley] :-)
[Narrator] The young boy and Elissa hug and ask about each other's family for a few moments.
[Valennor] ello dare little guy
[Narwick] narwick: looks bewildered
[Bartley] "ekite howit im josd" mutters Bartley in Elvish...
[Narrator] The little boy says that he's here with his father (Elissa's brother) since they had to leave Narobo after the bad men came
[Narwick] um...can we understand him??
[Valennor] :-D"Hello, I'm Valennor"
[Narrator] uh...
[Narrator] was anyone learning Elissa's language?
[Narwick] um...
[Valennor] Dom knows it
[Bartley] Bartley translates...
[Narrator] or was it the other way around?
[Narwick] sure:-D
[Narrator] K, Bartley translates
[Narwick] blah bhla
[Bartley] shh
[Valennor] >:osomebody touched me!
[Narwick] jakim please chang you font!
[Bartley] the little turd is stil speaking
[Valennor] you too sam
[Narwick] im getting mixed up
[Valennor] Jakim's is fine
[Narrator] Elissa says, "Arta said my father and mother are living in Podana now, that's about 2 days south of this city."
[Narwick] ahhh!!!
[Narwick] >:o
[Valennor] not on a magic carpet
[Bartley] :-)
[Narrator] "Podana," said a man passing by, a dark fellow with a hooded cloak, "I hear there's trouble in those parts."
[Narwick] hooded!!!!!????
[Narwick] hmmm
[Valennor] good, I like it
[Narwick] "what kind of trouble?"
[Bartley] Trouble is my expertise
[Narrator] Apparently Elissa didn't hear him, as she says, "Can we leave for Podana soon?"
[Narwick] yes yes""
[Narrator] [the man has walked on]
[Bartley] uh, fixing trouble that is.
[Narwick] lets be on our way
[Valennor] We go now (grunt)
[Bartley] yes, lets
[Bartley] walk walk
[Bartley] fly
[Narwick] and with taht the three heros leave the shire
[Valennor] wakwakwak
[Narwick] waddle
[Narrator] well which is it?
[Narwick] lol
[Valennor] jiggle
[Narwick] um..
[Bartley] Hey I'm gliding here.
[Narwick] ride horses
[Valennor] yes
[Valennor] good
[Bartley] I don't like horses
[Narwick] first find horses the ntidem
[Valennor] waah
[Narwick] then ridem
[Narrator] okay...
[Bartley] ok. If you insists
[Narwick] we go looking for horses
[Narwick] ...
[Bartley] ? look look ?
[Valennor] and find the being sat on...
[Narwick] do we find them??
[Bartley] :-)
[Bartley] of course
[Narrator] $900 for a horse and $400 for a saddle
[Valennor] whew!
[Narwick] ahhhh!!!
[Narwick] lets fly
[Valennor] how much money do I have?
[Bartley] why do we want horses again?
[Valennor] I already have a horse at home, lets ride the carpet!
[Narrator] $1300 per person, $5200 for everyone
[Bartley] what this price for?
[Bartley] never mind
[Bartley] Valennor explained...
[Bartley] We're cheating...
[Narwick] yeah
[Narrator] walking sticks are $5
[Bartley] :-:
[Bartley] opps
[Bartley] :O
[Narrator] but nobody will rent you horses when you said you were going to Podana... somthing about trouble down there
[Bartley] blast
[Bartley] there's that idea
[Narwick] >:o
[Narwick] ok...
[Narwick] lets fly
[Valennor] yeah
[Bartley] :-)
[Narwick] can four fit on the carpet if Elissa sits on my lap??
[Narwick] :-D
[Narrator] when are you going to leave?
[Bartley] That makes me feel better.
[Bartley] Not.
[Valennor] lol sam
[Valennor] nowa
[Bartley] I thought Elissa liked Ivan
[Narwick] o
[Bartley] Er. Valennor
[Valennor] gets our stuffs we do (yoda affirmation)
[Bartley] wrong universe
[Narwick] WHAT?????
[Bartley] who the beep is Yoda?
[Bartley] says Bartley
[Narwick] we leave now!!!!
[Narrator] what I mean... do you leave during the day... as in, jump on the carpet and leave?
[Narwick] yeassssss
[Bartley] Yes!
[Narrator] k
[Valennor] yepedeedoo
[Narrator] Swoosh
[Narwick] go $%^& it go!!
[Valennor] wham...
[Bartley] shut the beep
[Valennor] wham wham
[Narrator] and into the air they fly, heading south
[Narwick] hey...=-O
[Bartley] And we didn't wreck
[Valennor] idea
[Narwick] what
[Bartley] ;-)
[Narrator] at this height they can see the forest again, to the north east
[Narwick] scary@@
[Valennor] what do we sees?
[Narrator] to the south they can see meadows and a river with marshland around it
[Narrator] they/you same difference
[Narwick] nice00
[Bartley] Oh no. I don't want to run into the flying gobblin bird thing
[Narwick] any wierd things
[Narwick] can i make a vison roll
[Narwick] ?/
[Bartley] Sorry that was late. Fingure trouble
[Bartley] Finger
[Valennor] finger my ***
[Bartley] Oh no. We don't have dice!
[Valennor] right!@
[Narwick] ahahasdk;ldsafpoiujafdslkads
[Bartley] That can't possibly mean anything
[Valennor] I'm bad, don't finger my ***
[Narwick] i roll a 529
[Bartley] shut up
[Narwick] i closed my eyes and hit the num pad
[Narwick] 3 times
[Narrator] Narwick rolls a 7 for vision
[Narwick] awe some
[Narwick] !! my vision is 12
[Narwick] do i see any thing
[Narrator] you see a big stone bridge crossing the river ahead of you
[Valennor] now you controll our fates!>:o
[Valennor] :-Pfishes
[Narrator] to the south of that is a small village.
[Valennor] more fishes!
[Narwick] lets stop @ the villiage
[Bartley] good thinging Mr. Muscle
[Valennor] :-[but I forgot my trowsers...
[Narwick] i know
[Narwick] 8-)
[Bartley] Put on your stupid Orc costume
[Narwick] whats thinging??
[Valennor] :-DIt suits me
[Narwick] roflol
[Bartley] thinking with a typeo
[Narwick] Jakim??
[Narrator] the carpet floats down to the ground near the village.
[Narwick] and...
[Bartley] and we get off!
[Valennor] whack
[Narrator] here the road and the village curve close to the dark forests in the east
[Narwick] and stretch...
[Bartley] no!
[Narwick] uh oh
[Narwick] lets investigate silently
[Narrator] there is not much activity in the village, but you can see farmers in their fields across the road
[Narwick] roll my stealth
[Valennor] proceed...
[Narwick] i have 11
[Valennor] I have 13, roll mine too
[Narwick] 175
[Valennor] no wait, mine is 14!
[Bartley] I'm not stealthy at all
[Narrator] Narwick steath roll = 10, valennor stealth roll = 12
[Valennor] good good
[Narrator] You weren't all that stealthy, but nobody noticed you sneaking around the village. Bartley and Elissa stayed behind with the carpet
[Narwick] kewl
[Narwick] kkk
[Bartley] good idea
[Valennor] what did we find? bad guys?
[Bartley] don't want to blow they're cover
[Bartley] their
[Narrator] (the tassels were still to hot for bartley to roll it up and put it back in his pack)
[Narwick] lol
[Bartley] ouch! Hot :O
[Valennor] I'm tired so I'll pput out my solar power collector...O:-)
[Narwick] lol
[Narrator] the village is nothing spetacular
[Bartley] that can't be your Orc costume that's for sure
[Narrator] spectacular
[Valennor] anybody home?
[Narwick] i'm going to go talk to a farmer
[Narrator] there's an old man whittling a walking stick in front of one house and a couple of older ladies hanging out the wash
[Narwick] i'll go ask him whats going on in the town
[Narrator] the farmer narwick walks over took stops hoeing and looks at hiim
[Bartley] Valennor is thinking violent thoughts against the old ladies
[Narrator] he says, "nothing unusual I hope"
[Valennor] no he isn't
[Narrator] meanwhile... back at the carpet...
[Valennor] the carpet... that sounds bad
[Bartley] that's us
[Narrator] Bartley and Elissa hear the sound of flutes coming from the forest
[Narwick] uh oh
[Valennor] and respond
[Narwick] !!!!
[Bartley] uh oh.
[Valennor] kill the flutes!
[Bartley] I pull out my bow, but I don't shoot yet!
[Valennor] please dom, don't shoot anywhere near me you incompetent fool
[Narrator] "I like it nice and quiet, ah have ah beer in the evening and then go to bed and that's how ah like it" said the farmer to Narwick
[Valennor] good good, but what are the flutes (I ask him)
[Narwick] yeah we are looking for that one town
[Narrator] Bartley sees a number of shapes flitting between the trees
[Narwick] i forget the naem
[Valennor] Vikings!
[Narrator] (Podana?)
[Narwick] yeah
[Bartley] Yikes!
[Narwick] podana
[Bartley] Gobbiles with flutes
[Bartley] I means gobblins
[Narrator] "Take the road down to Calagee and then head south-east, to the marsh," said the farmer
[Valennor] I like gobbiles
[Valennor] ok "thanks"
[Narrator] The flute playing gets louder and then Bartley hears a *clop, clop* to his left.
[Narwick] Narwick:thank you sir. turns and walks bakc to bartley
[Bartley] Horses
[Valennor] I head back to the carpet to plan (and help!)
[Bartley] Are we in the middle of the street?
[Valennor] you would be dom
[Narrator] "helloo there nice man" said a low voice to Bartley
[Valennor] nice meat on dem bones eh?
[Bartley] ! Uh, hi.
[Valennor] cannibles1
[Narrator] NO... you're outside the village on the forest side of the road
[Bartley] Oh.
[Bartley] Right
[Valennor] unlucky
[Bartley] I forget
[Bartley] What manner of being talked to me?
[Bartley] us
[Valennor] I tripped, fell and got mud in my mouth:-!
[Bartley] good going mud breath
[Narwick] am i back yet??
[Narrator] Bartley looks left quickly, still pointing his bow toward the woods, and sees a faun standing nearby and looking at him with large brown eyes.
[Valennor] wow!
[Valennor] Crystal's kind of fawn?
[Bartley] Hello sir Faun
[Narrator] She plays with the lace ruffles on her shirt front and says, "What brings a nice man like you to our forests?"
[Valennor] faun I mean
[Valennor] fauns!
[Narwick] does she have ashirt on??
[Narwick] !!!!
[Valennor] dumb
[Bartley] of course
[Narwick] oh
[Valennor] hee
[Narrator] Meanwhile Valennor and Narwick (no longer sneaking) walk back through the quiet village.
[Bartley] wait my reply
[Narrator] *whack, whack* "Get off my flower bed," said an old lady to Valennor.
[Bartley] "We are adventuring. What's your name?"
[Valennor] :-(sorry, I didn't know...
[Bartley] says Bartely to the Faun
[Narrator] "Bramble," smiled the faun, "What's yours?"
[Valennor] brumbie!
[Bartley] Blast I don't have a very good Elf name
[Narwick] make 1 up
[Bartley] My name is JB
[Valennor] a penny for your hoofs
[Bartley] Is today a celebration? says Bartley
[Bartley] to the faun
[Narrator] "Jaybee... like a bumble bee." the faun laughed, "adventuring sounds fun."
[Narwick] http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/loth/a/n/anna-karin/faun.jpg.html
[Narrator] "No we're not celebrating, not like anything special."
[Narwick] for a picture of a faun
[Narrator] "Would you like to play my panpipes?'
[Narwick] yesssss
[Narrator] Finally Valennor and Narwick make it out of the village and back to the carpet
[Bartley] Your flute music IS lovely Bartley says to the faun
[Bartley] And yes, I shall try your panpipes
[Bartley] Do I need to roll against my bard skillls?
[Narrator] sure
[Bartley] it's 11
[Narrator] you get a 9
[Bartley] Cool. Does she like it?
[Bartley] Is she charmed?
[Narrator] (you mean more than now ;-)
[Narrator] Yes, she likes the music
[Valennor] Dom's going to marry a faun!
[Bartley] Shut up psychic
[Narwick] ooh
[Narrator] [you can't marry a faun!!! ;-)]
[Bartley] Exactley
[Narwick] ahh
[Bartley] that's what I'm saying
[Valennor] why not?>:o
[Narwick] :-(
[Narrator] well, you could, but not have baby fauns
[Valennor] aww, that'd be cute!
[Narrator] [they're not compatible with humans (or elves)]
[Narwick] dude your scaring me
[Narwick] !!
[Narrator] anyway, Elissa is starting to look bored.
[Valennor] :'(I'll never have a faun
[Bartley] ANYway, I shall ask who lives in the forest (hint such as magic using Gobblins)
[Valennor] "What now Elissa?
[Narrator] Bramble says, "Why the deer, the foxes, the badgers, the owls, the elves, the rabbits, us fauns... you know"
[Narwick] elves!!!
[Bartley] that's what I noticed.
[Narrator] Elissa says to Valennor, "this funny looking girl is a chatter box."
[Valennor] "Bugs live in the forrest too" I agreed
[Bartley] Are we looking for the elves?
[Valennor] "What do you think we should do Elissa?"
[Narrator] "Well, bugs can't talk," retorted Bramble.
[Valennor] "Yikes!"
[Narrator] Elissa said, "I'd like to get on... who wanted to visit this village anyway."
[Narwick] Narwick introduces himself to bramble
[Valennor] I thought this was Pondona!
[Valennor] We can go to Pondana and ask if the faun wants to come!
[Narwick] yeah yeah
[Narrator] [Nawww, this is a village, Podana is the capitol city].
[Narwick] awww
[Narwick] ahh
[Narwick] :'(
[Valennor] oh, well, I tell her and suggest it
[Narwick] yeah
[Narrator] [going to Podana?]
[Narwick] now elissa is gonna hate you
[Valennor] me? why!
[Narrator] "You want to take me to Podana," said Bramble, "I've never been"
[Bartley] Sure! Why not?
[Narwick] she doesn't like the fawn
[Valennor] oh yeah, Elissa's jealous... "Do you want to? If so, let's go!
[Valennor] "
[Narwick] hi
[Narrator] So... after getting everyone situated on the carpet... [BTW, what happend to Marcus and Renen?]
[Valennor] ello:-*
[Narwick] is elissa mad?
[Narwick] ha ha ha
[Bartley] ! I forgot about Marcus and Renen!
[Narwick] i guess we ah left them in blah blah
[Valennor] 8-)"yo, ya wana go?"
[Narrator] [That would be seven people on the carpet, can it hold that many? *ominous dice sounds*
[Valennor] lol
[Valennor] Lets go!
[Bartley] I have no idea.
[Narrator] [it can]
[Valennor] wow
[Narwick] wowowoww
[Bartley] Impressive
[Narwick] its a huge carpe
[Narwick] t
[Valennor] depressant
[Narrator] but you notice more smoke coming out of the tassels than usual. ;-)
[Narrator] *sput* *sput*
[Narwick] lol
[Valennor] uh oh
[Bartley] I guess we have a reduced max speed now.
[Narwick] yeah
[Narrator] On the fauns advice, Bartley decides to take a short cut over the forest and and follow the river south to Podana.
[Valennor] goo!
[Valennor] d
[Narwick] sweet!
[Bartley] See, I knew we should bring her along.
[Valennor] I suggested it!
[Narwick] did n e 1 see the pic i gave
[Narrator] As night starts falling, you see the river plain where Podana is.
[Valennor] good good
[Narwick] its 5:15
[Bartley] We slow down...
[Bartley] And prepare to land...
[Narrator] [what's 5:15?]
[Narwick] the time
[Narrator] [do you have to go?]
[Narwick] aks dom
[Narrator] [um yes]
[Narwick] 5:15
[Narwick] 5:25 is when we need to go
[Narwick] ok continue
[Narrator] Well, I need to start cooking burgers anyway. :-\
[Narwick] ahh
[Narwick] yumm tyum
[Narwick] asjas
[Bartley] :-(
[Narrator] so well have to wait until next time to find out what happens at Podana (it can't be good)
[Narrator] ;-)
[Narwick] well thanx for playin with us
[Narwick] :-D
[Valennor] action time!
[Narrator] yup yup
[Bartley] Are we still in the air?
[Narwick] ttyl
[Valennor] kill the vikings!
[Narwick] bye byebye
[Narwick] im leaving on
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Narwick has left the room.
[Narrator] * A Transcript of todays show will be available on the website*