Start up in action next time, defending against the goblin raiding party. Daelwyn sings an inspiring ballad; unfortunately, the goblins are seized by the electric pounding of the beat.
Thelian rushes forward to clash with the goblins; they leap over his thrust, and bear the shield and spear tip to the ground, then slash at his ankle with a rusty sickle; another bites his nose. (12 damage – 2 armor, +1 XP).
The manure farmer’s goodwife rings a bell, which is caught and repeated by neighbors. Cannon shot from the town plows nearby.
Thelian finds his resolve, leaps back to the cover of the low wall running along the road. With that security, he pivots to the attack, striking relentlessly and cutting down the last four who hadn’t fled.
When the cannon shot continues, Thelian tries to discern the cause, and shouts out a warning to Raumoko, that they’re probably firing at the terrifying dragon. Raumoko shifts back to human form. (+1 XP, discern realities failure)
Thelian and Jess meet the approaching warriors from the town.
Daelwyn chats with the manure farmer, joined by the now human Raumoko.
- Raumoko is ogled by the wife.
- Dealwyn is charmed and invites her to the celebration in the town, but she demures.
While we carouse —
One-upper, Boreast Lario, brags about the founding of Castledale. Lich-queen was slain by an unnamed hero, slew the lich queen with an ancient and powerful magic spear.
A beggar kid approaches Jess, confides that target lives in Castledale, owns a jeweler’s shop, many attempts have been made in the past, but he’s too protected.
Daelwyn one-up poetry battle with Boreast, telling competitive tales; Boreast is not limited by by actual myth and history, just making up increasingly fake but gilded stories, which dazzle the local rubes.
After Boreast finishes a tale and the crowd is dazzled by his boasts, the skeleton bell rings out.
The graveyard has 2 guards at the edge, who bicker about not entering the graveyard where the
XP: Alignment +1 (defended town & farmer), +1 XP for learning, +1 XP for defeating re-re-re animated skeletons