There once was a king, a king from a small but prosperous island.

The people were happy, the fields grew with abundance. The ports were bustling as the palace gleam with riches accumulated over generations. But the king was not satisfied.

He wish for more, with ambition and envy he eyed the islands around hem.

One day he found a crown, from whom or were been lost, but the crown allowed hem to control any monster he wish. To instantly tame any monster he lay he’s eyes on.

One after another, islands fell, entire cities massacred due to the resistance they put up, those who surrendered seeing an entire generation turn spades into spears. A entire generation of mothers, fathers, sons and daughters marched to war to satisfy the ambitions of a single man.

One kingdom fell after another, until the entire Shining Archipelago was under the kings thumb. But such was not enough for the king, he crave the world. A fleet of ships was constructed to move he’s entire army to the nearby contents. Fortresses was built to increase the numbers of he’s monsters. Mages, Wizards, and Alchemists were hired, kidnapped, and blackmailed to make the beasts more deadly, more numerous.

Eventually group of heroes rose up to challenge the Mad King. They go from island to island, disrupting the planned invasion, slaying monsters, and setting fire to the fortress hatcheries. At the final battle one by one they fell until on he’s last blow, the last hero slay the King.

The King was dead, but not all was won. The monsters the King once controlled were no longer subservient. Without warning, without direction, the King’s army was slaughtered by their own war beasts. The remaining fortress hatcheries spilled monsters onto the lands as the sea monsters for the invasion sunk most of the fleet.

One by one the islands fell once more. Creatures prowled and hunted those who fled, on land and by air those who stayed were devoured. Entire families starved, trapped in their own homes as day and night became too dangerous to tired. (1/2)

>>6231928 (OP)
Many flee one of the many port cities falling to the monsters. Rushing to a hastily prepared Flute merchant ship, the Morning Flower. The 3 mass, 3 deck ship crammed with more passengers than they could support heading to the nearest safe port.

But no safety was found, after 2 weeks at sea the desperate crew decides to cut across a largely empty expanse of the sea. If it rained the crew and refugees should have just enough that some would survive until hopefully safe harbor is found.

With the Imperium of Shining likely gone, This is the story of one of the many who found themselves lost. this story is about;

>>Nymessa ‘’Red’’ Bauer. Tiefling Rouge. Chaotic Neutral. Thieves Guild Agent.
>>Rowan Lightward. Human Paladin of Lathander. Lawful Good
>>Dhav ‘’Sparks’’. Half Orc Wizard. (Very) Chaotic Good. Unlicensed Wizard.
>>Oltic Dry’sa. Dragonborn Bard. Lawful Neutral. Ex Political Bard.
>>Elidi Gaena. Elf Mage. Neutral Good. Ex Imperial Conscript
>>Dula. Human Barbarian. Chaotic Neutral. Ex-convict.

And how she navigate what is to come.

——-

Welcome to B&S. Would you want the combat to be simplified (just controlling your character) or involved the entire party?

>>Simplified
>>Party

>>6231931
>>>Dhav ‘’Sparks’’. Half Orc Wizard. (Very) Chaotic Good. Unlicensed Wizard.
Sparky time

>>6231931
>>>Dula. Human Barbarian. Chaotic Neutral. Ex-convict.

>>6231931
>>Oltic Dry’sa. Dragonborn Bard. Lawful Neutral. Ex Political Bard.

>>6231931
>Elidi Gaena. Elf Mage. Neutral Good. Ex Imperial Conscript
This is against type for me, I don't usually like casters. But I'd like to give them a chance, just this once.

>>6231931
>>Dhav ‘’Sparks’’. Half Orc Wizard. (Very) Chaotic Good. Unlicensed Wizard.
Who's male and who's female?

>>6232187
All of them are female. Tho all of them will be on the boat- this will determine who is the main character.

I’ll count the vote on Monday.

>>6232190
*vote will be counted in the morning*

>>6231960
>>6232187
Votes counted. The story is following Sparks.

I’ll go with simplified combat.

>>6231931
>>>Dula. Human Barbarian. Chaotic Neutral. Ex-convict

‘’Come on’’ whispers the night shift crewman ‘’I need my cot’’ the tired man continues as he shake the magical woman.

The wearily pale green woman force a smile ‘‘alright’’ she says as she get out of the bottom cot, expertly avoiding stepping on people in the dark hold. The air is thick with body order and malaise of desperate people being packed end to end.

The blue clad wizard ignores the thrust herself and many others are suffering as she walk up the steps to the top deck, her stained blue robes glittered softly in the light, its magic recharging from the sunlight. ‘’good morning Dula’’ she says with a forced chipperness to the large Barbarian woman, the 6 and a half foot tall woman fishing for what little is’s scared away by the very passing of the vessel.

‘’Morning Dhav Sparks’’ the sun tanned woman says, wearing her normal outfit of cheap pensants pants cut off at the knees and her animal hide chest wrapping. Her scar covered face is a scowl. Her long red hair unkempt under a battered straw hat. It’s beautiful braids undone to sell the copper ordainments for just a little more food at the previous port that turned the ship away. ‘’I got some fish earlier. Some have Eyes good to eat raw.’’

‘’Raw?’’ The hungry half orc asks.

‘’Quench thirst.’’ says the woman as she pulls in her reel. ‘’good to, Elidi jug of potions don’t make enough for us all’’ before the barbarian woman grab a modest fish off a bone hook and put it in a bucket with other slim catches of the morning

Sparks can’t help but sigh ‘’we’ll get through this. We just got to be strong’’.

‘’even the strongest of us need to eat and drink’’ the freckled woman says ‘’but to eat and drink we need hope. Some have it- others don’t’’ she says handing Dhav the bucket ‘’can you take to galley?’’

‘’I’m hoping your among those that do’’ the half orc says as she accept the bucket of small, bony fish. ‘’Hope you get plenty of… eyes?’’

Dhav walk back down the decks to the ship galley where a dark skin human Paladin is cooking. Apparent is A golden tattoo of a rising sun on her left shoulder as she cooks outside of her well maintained and well used armor. Instead in stained naturally brown pants and a short sleeve simple gray shirt. The stewpot of thin gruel in-front of her being stir by her as a young elf child help by cutting up what little is going in today.

‘’Dula got some fish this morning Rowan’’ the wizard says with a forced smile- only to be greeted by a genuine smile from the Paladin of Lathander.

‘’Blessed dawn’’ the woman says as she accept the bucket ‘’Give thanks to Dula when you can.’’ She says as she make a bowl of thin gruel for the wizard.

‘’Thanks, how’s the water situation?’’
1/2

>>6232802
‘’I’m praying for rain’’ the woman simply say. ‘’But I got faith we will get it’’ the paladin says, ending with a clap she dose-

Suddenly the ship shakes- the believer of the Dawn grabs the pot desperately trying to avoid spilling the day’s meal.

‘’LAND HO!’’ Bellows from above deck as other sailors begin to bellow the same alarm.

‘’Land?’’ The paladin asks ‘’There’s supposed to be next to nothing around here’’ she says as she stabilize the pot of ill-replaceable food. ‘’perhaps our prayers are being answered anyways’’

‘’I’ll check it out’’ Dhav says before she slingshot the thin meal down her gullet and rush back up deck. A crowd rapidly forming from those willing to risk another disappointment. At the front of the vessel a bard dressed in a gray uniform is looking at a island with a spy glass. The Imperial Uniform had long been deprived of its iconography and rank. Her red wood Lute hangs on a strap close to her body.

‘’it’s to close’’ says the reptilian looking bard ‘’we saw a flash over there. clear sky, no a cloud, not a bit of fog- then In a flash, there’s a island less than a half day sailing away’’

‘’think they got a port Oltic?’’ Ask the half Orc ‘’at least somewhere where we can get some food and water?’’

‘’I see a small dock and what look like a village. But… it looks strange… Maybe I need fresh eyes, Dhav could you take a look?’’ The Dragonborn says as she hand the wizard the spyglass.

>>Roll a 1D20+2.
———
Dhav character sheet;

Wizard Level 1
Str8(-1)
Dex12(+1)
Con13(+1)
Int15(+2)
Wis14(+2)
Cha10(+0)

Passive Perception; 12

DC 11

Dark Vision; 60 Ft

Items of note

Wizard Cloke of Comprehend language. +1 to magic related rolls, 1 charge of Comprehend Language per day.
Ring of Sparks; 1D5+1 damage lighting, guarantee hit. 1 charge per day.

Spells;
Cantrips.

Light
Mage Hand
Ray Of Frost (D20+5 to hit, 1D8+1 damage)

Level 1 spells (1 charge/day)

Detect Magic.

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Rolled 6 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>6232805

>>Perception Roll; 8. Passive Perception; 12.

——

Dhav look through the spyglass at the village. The island itself is covered in fairly young pine trees and rise to a small mountain in the center. The village is along the coast, consisting of 8 identical wooden houses and one larger building arranged in a circle with a flag pole in the middle. The flag is limp rendering it impossible to make out. The dock have several small boats tied to it, row boats and canoes mainly with more canoes under a shelter by the shore. Some smoke is coming out the chimney of the biggest building.

‘’Definitely looks odd’’ Dhav says ‘’I don’t see anyone walking around’’

‘’Me nether’’ the green scaled Dragonborn reply ‘’yet it look to be in good order’’

‘’Maybe they are hiding?’’ The half orc muse ‘’terrorized by some beast?’’ As she hand the spy glass to a red hand.

The deep red skin woman grab the spyglass and look. ‘’dose’t look like there was any violence recently. The’s boats yet no fishery stuff’’ the blue hair woman observes. ‘’But if there’s a town- there got to be water’’

‘’We don’t have much to trade for’’ Dhav says. ‘’The last port bled us dry’’

‘’We could always- acquire it through other means’’ the Tiefling theft says with a smile as she flick up her black robe’s hood.

‘’Last time you gotten a crate of knives when we needed medicine’’ the Dragonborn barbed at the horned woman.

‘’hey- we managed to sell that crate for some bags of grains at the next port’’ the young thief retort. ‘’Besides, got us more than when you tried to impersonate someone with Authority’’

Miss Sparks’’ Dval hears, turning away from the bickering adventurers, she sees the ship’s captain, the aging human man in simple cloths who have kept the ship together when everything else fell apart. ‘’I would like you and 2 others to go and investigate. If nothing else to see if we can get some more food and water.’’ The man says ‘’and to see who they are.’’

——

Chose 2;

>>Nymessa ‘’Red’’ Bauer. Tiefling Rouge. Chaotic Neutral. - Stealth

>>Rowan Lightward. Human Paladin of Lathander. Lawful Good. - Detect Good and Evil.

>>Oltic Dry’sa. Dragonborn Bard. Lawful Neutral. - Charisma

>>Elidi Gaena. Elf Mage. Neutral Good. - combat magic

>>Dula. Human Barbarian. Chaotic Neutral. - Survivalism.

>>6233205
>Nymessa ‘’Red’’ Bauer. Tiefling Rouge. Chaotic Neutral. - Stealth
>Elidi Gaena. Elf Mage. Neutral Good. - combat magic

>>6233205
>ELIDI
>DULA
Raging Mages

Rolled 1 (1d2)

(1)>>6233730
(2)>>6233747

Rolling a 1D2 to brake tie.

Raging Mage lol.

1/2(?)
Nymessa ‘’Red’’ Bauer

HP; 9

AC;13

Str 12(+1)
Dex 16(+3)
Con 13(+1)
Int 16(+3)
Wis 10(0)
Cha 8(-1)

Passive perception; 12

Passive investigation; 15

Passive insight; 10

Weapons;

Dagger (2, throwable); D20+3, 1D4+3 damage.

Spells;

Cantrips

Fire bolt; D20+1, 1D10 damage.

Thaumaturgy.

Elidi

HP;8

AC;11

Str 9(-1)
Dex 13(+1)
Con 14(+2)
Int 15(+2)
Wis 14(+2)
Cha 10(0)

Passive perception, investigation, insight; 14

Dark vision; 60ft

Spells;

Cantrips

Acid Splash; 1D20+5, 1D6

Fire Bolt; 1D20+4, 1d10

Ray Of Frost; 1D20+4, 1d8

1st level; (1/1 charge/day)

Identify
Sleep; D20+4
Grease

Dhav’s >>6232805

>>6234391
2/2
——
‘’I’ll go’’ Red pipes up, abandoning the petite argument she was having with the Bard of the group. ‘’Something is up with that place, and that means they likely got some.. interesting things’’ the thief says with a smile that cause the Captain to frown.

‘’I’ll help keep her out of trouble’’ the half orc wizard reassures the human caption. ‘’Do you know where that Imperial Mage is?’’

‘’Right here Dvel’’ rushes up a petit bronze skin wood elf, her short curly chestnut hair held back into a short ponytail. Her gray Imperial uniform likewise strip off its iconography and rendered rugged. Her polished bamboo staff rests casually in her left hand. Her hight is about average for an elf 60 years ‘young’.

‘’Elidi’’ the half orc greets the elf. ‘’I’ll need you incase things get harry. There’s someone over there but we don’t know how jumpy they are’’

The elf ponder for a moment before she look over the railing at the visible island ‘’of course but, I wonder where they came from. This is a well known trade lane’’

Dvel thinks for a moment before replying ‘’maybe we’ll find out’’

——

The Morning Flower anchored itself off the shore of the strange pine covered island, a well maintained row boat head to the small dock.

The dock is fairly new, made from tree trunks that supports uniformly cut planks of wood. The canoes are a wood and canvas style of simple if unfamiliar fashion. Painted green with some unfamiliar lettering on them.

‘’Any of you recognize the language?’’ Red asks. ‘’I sure don’t’’

‘’Me neither’’ Elial says.

‘’nope’’ Dval says ‘’my robe is only good for a hour of Comprehending languages, I want to save it for when we bump into someone.’’ The half orc says as she look at the rest of the village.

Along the beach is more of the canoes set upside down, some covered with tarps.

The paths of the village are made of packed dirt lined with local stones. Each of the wooden houses are made from logs and wooden planks, with wooden shingles, all made from a similar pine that is being grown around them.

There’s no evidence of cultivation, of herding, or food preservation. Set up next to one of the houses is several wooden logs painted with red targets with axes in them. Next to another is a shelter with strange metal 2 wheel contraptions under them. The largest building continues to have smoke coming out of it with the faint sound of music can be heard. The roof of the house next to it has a metal pole set up on it’s roof.

The party;

- sneak to the large building (party stealth roll)
- Sneak to one of the houses (party stealth roll)
- Walk up to the large building
- Walk up to one of the houses
- Announce themselves.
- Only send one in to sneak (write in who to where)
- Write in

>>6234392

Writer note

the simplified combat is going to be done by you guys controlling Dhav and rolling for her.

the actions of the other party members will be controlled by TheDM with me doing the Rolling. But you can write in what they do at any time and that will be done instead.

Outside of combat (like what is going on here) whomever is performing actions will be controlled by the players.

>>6234392
>Sneak to one of the houses (party stealth roll)
Anyone at home? Who lives here?

>>6234916
support

>>6234916
>>6235037
Vote counted.

I need some dice+3d20+3 roll for the party to determine if they all sneak well, DC is 9.

>>6235075
Forgot to add my tag lol.

Rolled 13, 1, 11 + 3 = 28 (3d20 + 3)

>>6235075

>>6235552
Congratulations on the first NAT1 of the campaign. Unless some other Annon roll a NAT20 one of the party members are going to critically fail the check.

Each Nat20 will grant the campaign an DM Point (DMP) as well as a critical success boon. DMP can be used to add +5 to any roll, to ask a question that will be answered in story (within reason), to negate a later NAT1, and to suggest a different boon for me to consider. If I say no to a question or use the DMP will not be used

For clarity- the roll won’t be counted until tomorrow morning

Rolled 7, 13, 19 = 39 (3d20)

>>6235075
What if I roll three 20s

Rolled 1, 1 = 2 (2d3)

Rolling over, writing. Rolling a 2D3, first to determine who critically failed, 2nd to determine damage.

(1) Dhav.
(2) Red
(3) Elidi

1/2
We should check out one of the houses first’’ the half orc suggests. ‘’Probably want to get a look at them before we greet them.’’

The teifling nods ‘’I agree- already something seems… odd… about this place’’

The 3 women began to sneak to the closest of the strange houses, all going well until Dhav feels the ground below her right foot give way. The sharp and unexpected sensation cause the half orc woman to yelp in pain as she fall to the ground.

‘’Dhav!’’ the other 2 women say as they rush back to the Wizard.

‘’I’m fine’’ Dhav says as the 2 help her up, she try to set her foot down only for her to wence in pain and lift it back up. ‘’maybe they didn’t hear…that…’’ the green skinned woman say as she look at the large building a little less than 50 yards away. ‘’Shit’’ Red says as she also looks. ‘’I didn’t know what to expect- it wasn’t that tho’’ Elidi says as she look at the growing group of about 2 dozen individuals filing out of the building.

All of them look to be humans of pale skin, all male and adorn in the same kind of uniform consisting of A green short sleeve shirt collared button down shirt with tan pants or shorts, orange scarf of some kind, and a tan color cap. Some of them are adorn with a green sash going from the left shoulder down to the right hip. Most of them seem to be children and teenagers, with 4 or 5 looking to be adults. One of them holding a white box held by a handle started to walk up to the trio, waving he’s free hand and yelling a singular foreign word 3 times. As he get closer Dhav he slows down and try to put on a non-threatening face and posture but he’s eyes keep moving to Red with slight concern. He stops within a yard of the trio.

>>6236065
2/2
Now much closer the half orc notice that the man’s boots are brown and of an unknown style. On he’s waist is a cloth riveted belt going through what looks like loops on the pants. The button down shirt has pockets that are also buttoned. On he’s scarf below he’s chin is a strange pendent and he’s uniform is covered in unfamiliar iconography, including large symbols on he’s shoulder similar to some of the symbols on the various houses of the village. He appears to be about in he’s late 20’s, maybe early 30’s with he’s left ear red and deformed from some kind of fire wound but he’s face otherwise unblemished. He’s hair is short and light brown and has blueish green eyes.

The man speaks some more. ‘’hehlow’’ the man says the foreign word as he place he’s palm on he’s chest ‘’dayvid.’’ then with a open palm gestures at the 3 women.

‘’Have any of you heard of this language?’’ Dhav asks the other 2 adventurers who simply shake their heads at her.

‘’Maybe he speaks Infernal?’’ The tiefling says as she turn to the man and begins to speak the very harsh and aggressive sounding language.

The language seem to make the human man back up a bit with both hands raised only for the tiefling to return the gesture realizing her folly. The return of the gesture seem to placate the strange man

‘’Let’s not scare off the strange stranger’’ Elidi jest to the red woman.

Dhav;

- use her charge of Comprehend Language (1/1, 1 hour effect, 1 day recharge)
- Try to communicate with this person without it (D20+2 roll, DC of 20, a Nat20 would simply mean that Dhav managed to understand the language in a very basic form in a short amount of time)
- Write in.

>>6236066
>>use her charge of Comprehend Language (1/1, 1 hour effect, 1 day recharge)

Kinda sounds like the boy-scout’s uniform.

>>6236066
>- use her charge of Comprehend Language (1/1, 1 hour effect, 1 day recharge)
What are the chances we need the scroll in less than a day?

Votes counted, Writing

1/2

Dhav quietly grab the clear gem cut glass hidden under her left sleeve.Reciting to herself an incantation that flows into her form the gem as much as she remembers it. Magic tangles first the front of her brain, then her ears and finally tung and eyes in a familiar manner to the enchantment he used many times before.

The half orc take a deep breath and clears her throat, putting the pain in her foot to the back of her head. ‘’I am Dhav’’ she says in a tongue unfamiliar to herself but flow clearly and naturally ‘’to my left is Nymessa Bauer, but go by Red, to my right is Elidi Gaena’’ she says. ‘’We come on behalf of the Morning Flower’’

The human blinks ‘’oh- you know English. ’’ he says- giving a name to the unknown tung ‘’I’m David Miller, Scoutmaster for Camp Pinewood’’ he says.

‘’You’re the- leader of this village?’’ Dhav asks.

‘’of this Boy Scout troop, I’m a… Teacher.’’ The man explains ‘’Me and the other adults teach these kids wilderness survival, and I treat them when they get hurt‘’ he says as he hold up the white box, the simple and strange red symbol now recognizable as a medical and religious symbol to the magically aid eyes of the wizard.

Dhavl look at the large building, the large group of children and smaller group of adult still standing by the structure watching, even from here tensions are apparent ‘’we come in peace sir. We’re just refugees- looking for safe harbor, or at least food and water.’’ She says.

At that the man gives a hand sign to the group- a thumbs up, ‘Yes, good, safe’ the wizards altered mind recognizes. One of the adults and older children go to the house with the thin metal rood, some go back into the large building while others begin to make their way to the group- not with hostility but equal amount of hesitation and curiosity.

‘’Come- sit’’ the man say, gesturing to a bench made from a pine wood log. ‘’we got a well for your water needs, but food… how much do you need?’’ He says.

The woman sit on the bench as a bunch of the children approach- most looking at the horned woman with, caution, as Red stands there looking back at them

‘’as much as can be spared’’ the green skinned woman says ‘’we can trade for it, work for it also.’’

‘’That wouldn’t be necessary’’ the ScoutMaster returned as he lifts up the injured foot ‘’we have some bags of oats and some fish we can spare and can show you how to forage on the island’’ the man say as he take the boot off ‘’should be more than enough to allow you to sail to Abraham for more help, tho we probably need to contact the Coast Gard first’’

‘’thank you’’ Dhav says before she switch to Common ‘’they got food and water for us’’ she says to the other adventurers.

‘’Great- I’ll single the ship’’ Elidi says turning to the sea.

>>6237929
‘’your foot should be just fine ma’am, you just twisted it‘’ David says in he’s foreign tongue when he sees what Elidi is doing- how her left hand begins to glow red, the elvin mage hold her hand to the sky. A small ball of fire shoots up into the heven before it fades. A moment later a similar shot of fire can be seen rising from the wooden ship.

‘’Cool’’ one of the children says as David is left momentarily speechless. ‘’What was that?’’ He eventually asks ‘’some kind of flare gun ’’ the last word remaining untranslated.

‘’Oh- that’s just a cantrip for Fire-bolt’’ Dhav says ‘’letting the crew know that your willing to help’’

‘’Cantrip?’’ One of the boys ask ‘’like- magic, like Snow White and Wonderland and stuff’’

‘’I don’t know what Wonderland is’’ the wizard says ‘’but- yes. Surely you guys have magic’’

‘’we don’t’’ David says ‘’what about-‘’ one of the other boys say only to be interrupted ‘’that was a guy with parlor trick, smoke and mirrors- not- that’’ he say gesturing to the elf.

‘’No magic…’’ Dhav says as she thinks. This entire place feel… odd…

>> pick 2

- Ask about the Boy Scouts.
- Ask about Pinewood Island.
- Ask about David (write in)
- Ask about lack of magic.
- Ask where they come from.
- Ask about Flare Gun
- Write in. (Including writing in something you feel should be stated/explain)

>>6237930
>Ask about the Boy Scouts.
What is this organisation? Haven't heard its name before.
>Ask about the Coast Guard
Who are they? Are they the law enforcement here? Will they give us trouble?

>>6237930
>Ask where they come from.
They're clearly not native to this island it would be good to learn what civilizations we're near
>Ask about lack of magic.
Seriosly this is weird have we even heard of a completely magicless civilization before?

>>6237930
>Ask about the Boy Scouts.
>Ask about the Coast Guard

Keeping voting open until tomorrow morning.

>>6238443
>Seriosly this is weird have we even heard of a completely magicless civilization before?

Can I have some 3D20 rolls to determine if your party have, each D20 represents if each adventurer have heard of such a civilization/how sure they are that there haven’t been one and will be represented as Dhav+2, Red+3, Elidi+2.

Current DMP stocks; 0

Rolled 6, 20, 11 = 37 (3d20)

>>6238460

Votes counted, Rolls counted.

+1 DMP, we are asking about the Boy Scouts and are asking about the Coast Guard.

1/4
The Scout Master, after finish treating the Wizard, grab a nearby foot stool to sit on.

‘’What happened’’ Elidi asks Dhav.

‘’Your cantrip startled and amazed them’’ Dhav says ‘’apparently they lack magic’’

‘’lacking magic?’’ The elf questions ‘’as in these boys can’t use it?

‘’As in that is the first time any of them seen magic’’ the Wizard answers ‘’not including the Comprehend Language I’m using, and it seems like until now the Scout Master didn’t believe in it’’

‘’I don’t think I ever heard of something like that’’ the elf says slightly confused, looking at her still cooking hand. ‘’A entire civilization without magic?’’

‘’Oh that’s because it’s never happened before’’ Red injected, surprising both women ‘’at least none recorded. Magic is a constant- something that brings all peoples together. To have a civilization, no matter how small, without magic is unheard of, let alone one that doesn’t believe in it.’’

Both women are silent for a bit. A little surprise that the rouge

‘’What? I read.’’ The Rouge states ‘’and… I had a girlfriend who was obsessed with history’’ she added slightly flustered as Dhav turn back to the man with some questions in mind.

‘’so This Boy Scouts, I never heard of this organization’’ Dhav says. ‘’What do they do? Are they… anti magic?’’ She asks.

‘’It’s not anti magic… I think’’ the Scout Master answers ‘’The Boy Scouts of America is a organization where adults teach boys and teens confidence, team work, leadership, and survival skills.’’ He says ‘’they have been doing for about… 31 years’’

‘’So- like a Milita’’ the wizard says

‘’Not quite’’ he clarify ‘’we do teach them how to shoot both with guns and with bows, but they are not expected to fight in any wars’’ he say then tap a embellishment on he’s sash ‘’we teach the kids a variety of skills and give them badges when they master them.’’ He say- showing a round exsample of embroidery with a bow and arrow ‘’Right now we were having a summer camp, it’s why we are on this island.’’

‘’Ahh, I see’’ Dhav says before turning to Red ‘’they are traning these kids to be some kind of sudo ranger’’

‘’Why?’’ Red asks where Dhav shrugs a little

‘’To build their confidence and teamwork skills.’’ The wizard explains ‘’also this is simply some kind of… training ground?’’ Dhav try to understand.

‘’That explains the lack of gardens’’ Elidi says. ‘’Tho this Coast Gard- that could be a concern’’

‘’You’re right’’ Dhav says turning back to the man ‘’this Coast Gard, who are they?’’ She asks ‘’are they law enforcement?’’

>>6239560
2/4

‘’Kinda’’ the man answers ‘’it’s one of the branches of our military. They protect American’s maritime borders, enforce laws, and also deal with stuff like illegal immigration.’’ The man says ‘’tho fair warning, I’m pretty sure the fire fighting equipment on them could sink your vessel and your magic might be misinterpreted as weapons fire. So if they yell at you to stop your ship, Your going to want to stop.’’

‘’Is that why your contacting them?’’ Dhav says

‘’Yes.’’ The man nods ‘’This seems like a strange situation even before the light show.’’ He says gesturing to the elf ‘’I seen what misunderstanding dose on the battlefield, I want to help avoid it when possible’’

‘’I see’’ Dhav turn back to Elidi ‘’they are a navy of these people, these ‘Americans’.’’ The half orc says ‘’More organized against criminals and what they consider illegal immigration‘’

‘’Never heard of a ‘American’ ‘’ Red says

‘’And they have, to quote hem, ‘fire fighting equipment that can sink our ship’, and he is contacting these highway Gards of the sea’’ the woman adds ‘’he is concerned that we and these Coast Guardians would come to a misunderstanding’’

Red’s eyes narrows ‘’I never liked those Highway Gards,
‘’Now- Miss Dhav, I got a question, where are you from.’’ David asks ‘’Clearly your not from around here’’

‘’Are you from the land of Oz?’’ One of the younger kids ask. A question that makes the Scoutmaster stifle a response.

‘’um- no, I don’t know this ‘Land of Oz’, we are from the Shining Isles’’ the half orc responds ‘’but was driven away when the king’s monster army started to attack everyone’’

‘’then one of us are seriously lost’’ the human man says ‘’there’s no Shining Isles on our maps, and no people that we knew of that… look like you honestly’’

‘’Why would we be lost?’’ One of the older kids ask ‘’We’re on Pinewood Island’’

‘’Well… There was that strange flash’’ David says ‘’the one that kinda engulfed us this mornin. At the time I thought maybe it was some strange lighting, a trick of the light, now I have to consider the prospects that it means something else ’’

>>6239561
‘’Did either of you see the flash?’’ Dhav asks her companions.

‘’I did’’ Red says ‘’it was just before the horizon, visible even in the daylight’’

‘’David’’ Dvah says back in English ‘’form our view we saw a flash but it was just before the horizon.’’

The thought would have continued if it wasn’t for a runner from the house with the metal rod haven rushed up. He is carrying a crutch and look concern

‘’Scoutmaster David’’ the teenager says, the pimples covered boy who couldn’t be more than 15 trembling. ‘’we gotten in contact with the Coast Gard, they want the ship and it’s people to go to Redwood’’ the uniformed kid says

‘’Is that a town?’’ The half orc asks ‘’another island?’’

The kid look at the Scout Master who hemself look at the green skin woman ‘’It’s an island south of Abraham, it’s a Naval and Air Force fort, just south of a Army fort called Fort Point’’ he says before turning back to the kid ‘’Clarance can you please get me a copy of the local map? These people are going to need it one.’’

‘’in a moment sir, there’s more’’ the kid say in a respectful tone as he hand the crutch to Dhav. ‘’But there’s something else- Abraham is under Martial Law, and they advised that we end Summer Camp early and for us to return to Abraham’’

‘’What?’’ Ask the Scout Master.

‘’Greg is trying to contact Mr Fredrick on the radio for an early pick up, but it’s not getting through’’ the kid continues. ‘’Whatever it is- anyone with their own radio are spoked by the flash, but also… something to do with Oregon , I think the Cost Gard is concern about us lacking the ability to get our weekly food shipment’’

‘’That… is concerning.’’ The man says, Keeping his cool. ‘’But- we keep a cool head, and all will get through this. Whatever is happening our communities are going to need cool heads to help’’ the words seen to calm the child some before the man dismiss hem to go back to the ‘counselor cabin’

‘’Good philosophy Scout Master’’ Dhav says with a smile as 2 barrel laden rowboats from the ship arrive. Some crew as well as the rest of the adventurers unload the the empty containers.

‘’I’ll show them the water pump’’ one of the kids volunteers at which the Scout Master nods.

>>6239562
>chose one question

- ‘’This America- could you tell me about it?’’
- ‘’What is this radio ?’’
- ‘’why would they would want us to go to Redwood?’’
- ‘’what’s a Air-Force?’’
- ‘’Should we be concerned about Martial Law?’’
- Write in

> Chose one progression

- ‘’I could talk to the captain, we could drop you off at this Abraham on the way to Redwood’’ Dhav says ‘’it’ll be cramp but we are already use to crampness’’
- ‘’Could I talk to these Coast Guardians?’’ Dhav asks.
- Dhav go to help with gathering the water.
- Write in.

2-4 non combat Updates until the Comprehension of Languages wears off.

>>6239563
>What is this Radio?
>Dhav go to help with gathering water.

>>6239563
>‘’This America- could you tell me about it?’’
I ain't heard'a no 'Murica. How big is it? What is it like? Who is the King?
>Dhav go to help with gathering the water.
Put that +2STR to use, even if we are a wizard.

>>6239563
>‘’This America- could you tell me about it?’’
>Dhav go to help with gathering the water.

>>6239836
>>6240032

Votes counted. Writing.

>>6239836
Pic related.

Update will come tomorrow morning/noon.

1/5
‘’Hello Dhav- what happened to you?’’ The Palidan of Lethander says while rolling a barrel, her polished armor shining in the nearly mid-day light. before the half orc could answer she already secured the container and is preparing to preform a Lay On Hands.

‘’I twisted it on a hole’’ Dhav says. ‘’These people are Americans, members of a kind of ranger school for children known as The Boy Scouts’’ she explains standing on the crutch.

‘’They see friendly- how much water are we allowed to gather?’’ The unhelmeted Paladin asks as she touches the injured Wizard.

‘’As much as we can carry’’ Dhav answers ‘’Bob here will show us where their water pump is’’

‘’This place has a water pump?’’ Oltic says, carrying a box full of empty water skins and bottles ‘’That’s quite fancy, not even every city had those’’

‘’Apparently they are common among these people- oh’’ the half orc say gesturing to David.‘’this is David, the… Scoutmaster … and leader of this temporary camp.’’ She says- forcing the English term through her mouth mid sentence as the healing takes effect, allowing the woman to walk once more.

The Scoutmaster extends he’s hand ‘’pleasure to meet you’’ he says in he’s strange language, Dula, dressed in her studded leather armor and the same pair of trousers as before, is the first to take the hand.

‘’That’s quite a grip’’ the American says suppressing a surprise

‘’This is Dula, a Barbarian warrior from the far north’’ Dhav says in English

‘’A Viking lady’’ one of the spectating teenagers say in a bit of aw

The tall woman gives a smile ‘’nice grip Scoutmaster , you have feeling of a warrior’’ she says before letting go.

‘’This is Rowan Lightward, Paladin of Lethander’’

‘’May the Dawn Shine on you Mr David’’ the woman says taking the ScoutMaster’s hand to shake

‘’So- he’s a knight?’’ The American asks. ‘’And Lethander is-‘’

‘’She’s a knight’’ the Wizard explains ‘’Lethander is the god of the dawn, Neutral Good’’

‘’Your polytheist ?’’ Davis asks

>>6241383
2/5
‘’oh no, I’m a believer of Azuth, the god of wizards’’ the wizard answer ‘’I don’t know this god of Polytheist, are they the god of your people?’’

‘’oh no it’s not a god- it’s what we call those that believe in multiple gods’’ David explains. ‘’Our god is… well… god, the Christian God.’’ The man try to explain ‘’we don’t commonly call hem by a name and we don’t believe there are any other gods, tho our laws do allow for freedom of religion’’. He says as the worm blooded reptilian woman walks up

‘’Greetings’’ says the 4’9 dragon like woman adorn in an old and faded multicolored dress depicting a multitude of embroidered flowers placed over her gray uniform pants form her Imperial days.

‘’This is Oltic Dry’sa. Her people are known as Dragon Borns.’’ Dula says as the Scoutmaster shakes the reptilian hand

‘’She look like a T-Rex[/1]’’ another of the spectating boys says.

‘’scouts’’ David retorted to the scout ‘’these people are guests in need of aid’’ the Scout Master says ‘’even if they look- odd.’’

Olitc lean over to Dhav ‘’so- what did that kid call me?’’ She asks in a wisper.

‘’I think he thinks you look like a monster some kind called a T-Rex’’ Dhav answers ‘’they only know seen humans, everything else as far as they knew is…. fictional’’

>>Olitic Charisma; 15(+3), Performance

The Dragonborn woman smiles then look at the child ‘’hey kid’’ she says to get the attention of the one that call her ‘T-Rex’. ‘’Can a TeeRex do this?’’ followed by a small regular dragon like roar into the air. A sound that bellows as it echoes through the woods.

The noise seem to startle the Americans for a moment, causing tension to fill the air.

>>6241386
3/5

‘’You done it now-‘’ Red was starting when the American children began to cheer and clap. Chanting a shorten form of the title ‘’Rex. Rex. Rex!’’ Before the scout master get them to calm down

‘’Ahh they love me’’ the Dragonborn says with a sarcastic grin.

The Scoutmaster can’t help but chuckle. ‘’Alright, sorry Dhav but I got to attend to some business’’ the man says with a smile. ‘’The boys should be able show you how to use the pumps, the water here is safe after some light boiling or using what we call Purification tablets’’ the man says as he give a small glass container to a scout boy ‘’Bob will handle that and teach you how to use them’’

‘’these ‘tablets’’’ Dhav asks ‘’I’m guessing they are solid alchemicals?’’

‘’they are little pills of…’’ David pause for a moment to think ‘’illness inducing creatures killing chemicals. It’s safe for us once diluted by the water even if sometimes a tast remains’’ he say then continue ‘’these- non humans- do they require different foods and drinks from humans?’’ He asks ‘’is there stuff humans can eat but they can’t?’’

The wizard think for a moment before responding ‘’not really. If it’s a cooked or otherwise prepared meal a human can eat, anyone else can also eat it’’ she explains. ‘’Some can eat more than what a human can eat’’

‘’Thanks.’’ He say’s before heading back to the building with the metal rod to allow the Half orc help with gathering the water.

From one of the row boat the wizard lifts out an empty barrel still adorn with the stamp of Imperial Wines and Ails. It cheap luxurious contents long emptied and inside scrubbed clean for the occasion. Dula simply lifts 2 to be carried over her shoulders. The Scouts help roll the wooden barrels and help carry reclaimed boxes of stoneware bottles.

‘’Miss Dhav’’ one of the scouts say- the one name Bob, a 13 year old looking child with a full set of white teeth and clean face, he’s red hair cut short to the scalp. ‘’We got empty pop bottles if you want them’’

‘’Thanks’’ the woman says ‘’but what’s a pop here?’’ She asks

‘’A soda…’’ the kid pause to think ‘’it’s a drink that fizzles in your mouth and sweet’’

‘’sounds luxurious’’ the half orc says ‘’do you still that the corks for them?’’

‘’They don’t use cork, they use bottle caps’’ the boy says, producing one from he’s pocket to give to the Wizard. ‘’Keep it’’

‘’Steel’’ the woman says instantly recognizing the metal, using one hand to keep the container rolling she inspect the token. The red painted item contains a word that dose not translate for the wizard, ‘Coke’, the coin sized metal had been bent into a small ridged cup. Such intricate metal work seemly completely uniformed.

>>6241388
4/5

‘’You Americans must have some incredible craftsmen for such a thing’’ the half orc says ‘‘I’m surprised none of us heard of you Americans. I am quite curious about your people’’ as she pocket the trinket.

‘’thanks’’ the kid says ‘’we’re the best nation on Dirt’’ he boasts with a smile. ‘’Land of the free- home of the brave’’ the matra is recited.

‘’Quite a claim’’ the half orc says with her own smile. ‘’I bet your king is proud of such a land’’

‘’Oh we don’t have kings’’ another kid says ‘’never really had one. We have Presidents’’ he explains. ‘’Every 4 years we vote one in to lead us’’

‘’Oh- that’s interesting. Who can vote?’’ The woman asks

‘’oh every adult’’ the kid say only for one of 2 identical teenagers to correct ‘’In theory, the states make their own rules, and some have rules to purposely make it so some people who should be able to vote- can’t.’’

‘’And it’s not a big lost’’ the other half says ‘’like what dad says- some people shouldn’t vote’’ to the annoyance of the first half.

‘’So- this America…’’ the woman asks to try to change the subject ‘’how big is it?’’

‘’I know this one’’ one of the younger kids say carrying a box of empty potion bottles ‘’America is over three and a half million square miles’’

‘’how long is a mile?’’ The Wizard asks.

‘’typically people can walk 2 to 4 of them in a hour, if that helps’’ one of the blond haired twins answers. ‘’And that is all land area’’

Dhav do some mental math for a moment then give a whistle ‘’that’s a lot of land’’ she says ‘’more than any kingdom I know of- even the Imperium of Shining wasn’t even a 3rd of that size’’

Behind one of the houses is 2 blue painted hand pumps- not dissimilar to those some cities in the Shining Isles have with a small shed next to them. Dula set a barrel under the spigot and start pumping. Clean looking water is squeezed from the ground with every pump.

‘’Same anywhere’’ the red hair woman says as the Palidan set up another next to it.

‘’that’ll take forever’’ Bob says as he go to open the door of the shed. Hiding behind it is a 3rd spigot connected to a hose made of a strange material and without the lever to pump. Next to it is a strange thing set in a square frame and with a pair of wheels like a wheelbarrow. Within the frame is a collection of curved piping, belts, and metal containers with curved edges, with a metal cylinder going right into the ground. The boy grab onto a T shape bit and pull on it, unraveling a cord that ravel itself back, The strange item makes a loud poping sound then settle with a constant mechanical rumble.

>>6241391
5/6

The end of the hose sputters out water until it becomes a consistent stream of life saving liquid as the device fills the air with a strange, unfamiliar smell of burned alchemicals.

Bob simply put the bronze threaded end of the green hose into the smaller barrel Oltic rolled over.

Red- intrigued by the device- kneel by the loud and wobbling filled frame and inspect it

‘’What is this thing’’ the Teifling asks, a question Dhav rely to the kid name Bob.

‘’A engine , made by some crafts guild known as Ford’’ the half orc says as the red woman poke at the strange device. ‘’it takes a alchemical and burn it to preform work’’

‘’and such a thing is used at a temporary training camp- it looks to be bolted in place’’ the rouge says ‘’these must be very wealthy people’’ the woman says with a wide smile.

‘’We are not stealing from these people’’ Dhav says flatly ‘’they are giving us food and water’’

‘‘I wasn’t going to suggest that, just that They’ll probably need guides in our world’’ Red says. ‘’And they might pay well’’

‘’Our world?’’ The Paladin asks ‘’what do you mean?’’

‘’I don’t know- something about all of this seem… ‘not native’ for lack of better term.’’ The words forcing the Paladin to nod ‘’I don’t think I can put my finger on it’’

‘’I concer’’ the woman says as she move the hose to fill another barrel as Dhav fill the bottles. ‘’also these Americans, a lot do them smell…odd’’ she says as Bob put a alchemical pill in one of the barrels

‘’To clean’’ the barbarian woman says simply while pumping ‘’even for boys training to ranger, and their teeth- some like pesents, other like nobel’’ she observed ‘’some with hand like farmer- other with hands like merchant. All mixed together’’

‘’there’s that’’ the palidan says out loud, utilizing the privacy of language barriers ‘’but also... I smelled both good and evil among these people more than I normally do’’

‘’I thought you just smell one or another?’’ Olitc says as she dip empty bottles into the recently treated water.

>>6241395
‘’Not quite- Good and Evil- Selfishness and Selflessness- is in most people’’ the holy warrior says ‘’but… I don’t know how to describe it right, it’s like a lot of these kids are good with a significant evil mixed in, normally it would be mostly one or another’’ she try to explain ‘’David is overwhelming good in a more normal way, and when the twins began arguing- one flared selfless, the other selfish’’

As the information is being pondered, one of the scouts rushes up with a colorful sheet of paper. Looking at it Dhav recognizes it as a impressively detailed map of the local region, a region these Americans refer to colloquially as ‘Lincoln Island’

‘’so- which one is ‘Redwood’ ‘’ Elidi asks looking over the half orc’s shoulder.

‘’This south-eastern island’’ Dhav says ‘’but I still don’t know why these Americans want us to go there’’

‘’Do you think it’s a good idea to go there?’’ The elf asks.

Dhav;

- ‘’no, there’s something up with these people’’
- ‘’Yes, their Coast Gard ordered us to, and we are in no shape for a confrontation’’
- ‘’I don’t know’’
- Write in.

> POV Change to Scout Master David?

- Yes
- No

>>Want to ask a question? (Write in, Cost 1 DMP, current stock; 1

>>Dhav acquired; Map of Lincoln Island.

>>Dhav completed side quest; gather water.

>>6241398
>‘’I don’t know’’
Strange place. Strange people, even if they seem all right. Can't know what to expect.

>Yes
sure, let's flip it for a bit

>>6241852
Votes counted, writing.

1/3
‘’I Don’t Know’’ the Dhav admits ‘’they so far they seem alright , but they are strange in a strange place’’

‘’these might be nice ones’’ the Barbarian says as she hammer back down the lid to one of the water barrels ‘’this school for children, David is children teacher’’

‘’Anyone else hears that?’’ Red says as a buzzing sound grows louder- everyone looks above them to the south-

Flying high like a dragon 3 blue winged objects come to view flying in a V shaped formation. The Adventurers tense and begin to get ready for a possible attack when Dhav notices the kids simply looking up or not even paying attention to the strange things. ‘’I don’t think they are a danger’’ Rowan says.

‘’What are those?’’ The half orc asks one of the Boy Scouts-

——

-‘’Looks like 3 A-1s’’ David says to himself as he open the door to the cabin. Inside the wooden, barrack like building lit from the outside sun. David look at a locked sea chest where he keeps he’s old Grand in, the island may be safe but the old warrior still feels unsafe when such a thing isn’t acceptable.

Over by one of the windows sits a man at a deck fiddling with a radio David brought from home to this once clear cut island. The man is white with prematurely receding hairline, mussels developed from a life time of working on farms before himself joining the Marines. Adorn in the same adult Boy Scout uniform as David if lacking in the majority of the badges and currently with a one ear headphone on.

‘’hey Greg, what’s this about Oregon?’’ David ask to the camp’s chef. ‘’any updates on what that Flash was?’’

‘’Haven’t been able to get a straight answer’’ the man says with a sigh ‘’what i been able to gather is that something happened with the bridge that caused people to panic to the point of looting’’

‘’Think it was it a nuke?’’ David says with slight concern now that he is away from the campers ‘’or the Communists tryed something?’’ as he take a seat next to the radio set.

‘’Possible, but there’s a few references to ‘It is gone’ and none to radiation‘’ the former radio specialist says as the buzzing begins to leave, heading to the North East by the sound of it. ‘’but even then we should hear something from a mainland source, then there’s those strange ladies’’

‘’I know. That redhead one looks like she could bench press a Volkswagen at least’’ the man recall ‘’then the ‘Dragon born’ T-Rex lady in the flowery dress- I think she’s some kind of musician or performer

>>6242796
2/3

‘’And what is this about a ‘Joan of Arc’ ‘’ the radioman asks

‘’Oh one of them came up in full metal armor, tall for a broad also’’ David says ‘’then the demon lady you was about to shoot at?’’

‘’She gave us a bit of a fright’’ Greg say with some amusement. ‘’between the flash and that- I almost thought it was rapture or something’’

‘’Her people are known as ‘Teifling’. Named Red even. I think she noticed the… looks she was getting’’ David admit

‘’Think she is a danger? Or the T Rex woman?’’ Greg asks.

‘’They haven’t done anything hostile’’ David admit ‘’tho armed they seem quite ignorant of us, tho then there’s the magic.’’ The ex medic pounders out loud. ‘’What else can they do? Is it all- lights in the sky? Can they throw balls of fire?’’

‘’Maybe they have some magic beans’’ Greg says with a smile ‘’or even wands and flying brooms with black cats’’ causing David to smile at the jest until something catches Greg’s attention. ‘’hold on’’

The former Marine switch from headphones to speakers as a authoritative voice come over the radio;

"Attention all personnel, this is a Coast Guard announcement in conjunction with the US Navy: all vessels heading East to Oregon or away from Lincoln Island are advised to return ASAP.’’ The voice reads ’’The Mainland is inaccessible and we cannot guarantee rescue operations on displaced vessels if other locations are inaccessible. If your vessel has been displaced, please head to Abraham Port. This message will repeat at the start of the next hour.’’ then the radio go back to normal chatter on the frequency of fisherman and other boaters asking what is going on.

‘’That’s a new one’’ Greg states ‘’and might complicate things, especially if this effects the weekly delivery, earlier a Coast Guardsman mentioned to us concerns of a fuel shortage’’

‘’The heck is going on’’ David exclaimed, careful not to let the voice carry outside. ‘’why would they be afraid of a fuel shortage, I don’t like any of this, we need to consider our options’’

‘’i agree’’ Greg says thinking ‘’and if we stay here who to say more if those…. magical people…. wouldn’t stop by, and who to say they will also be friendly.’’

>>6242799
/3

‘’And we got food good for two/two and a half more weeks to feed 6 adults and 30 kids with no additional hunting or fishing’’ he says before pausing to consider something he haven’t thought of since the war ‘’and no desperate refugees decide that they need it more’’ David says, recalling the food count and what happens when people get desperate ‘’but we would run out of fuel in a week, maybe a week and a half’’

‘’Everything we got is shelf stable tho, no need for refrigeration’’ Greg reminded the Scout Master ‘’we can hand pump our water but that would add to what we would need to do ride out the situation- whatever the situation is. Not to mention the parents of the kids must be worried sick over where their children are’’

David sits for a moment to think on what he should do.

David;

- Check the radio for someone who can take the scouts back to Lincoln Island, and maybe someone who know what precisely is going on. (will be a 1d20+2 roll after voting.)
- Ask the strange people of the Morning Flower to be dropped off at Abraham.
- Try to ride out the rest of summer camp here for now.
- Write in.

Should David takes out he’s M1 Grand?

- Yes
- No

——

David McMiller.

Warrior Level 1
US Medic subclass (+1 to US military related rolls, +1 to medical related rolls)

Familiar with Modern technology (+1 to technology related rolls)

Str 15(+2)
Int 13(+1)
Dex 13(+1)
Wis 13(+1)
Con 14(+2)
Cha 13(+1)

HP; 12

DC; 11

Items of note;

Multi Tool (US surplus)

Weapons

Pocket Knife (1, throwable); D20+1, 1D4+1 damage.

M1 Grand (30 rounds) (stored) 1D20+3 to hit, 1D10+5 damage. 30 rounds of ammunition.

>>6242801
Skyraiders? What year is this?
>Ask the strange people of the Morning Flower to be dropped off at Abraham.
If the coasties are busy or lacking fuel, we don't know when we're going to get any supplies ourselves and there's regional shenanigans afoot, we should head back instead of staying on an isolated island. Pack up anything of value and thumb a lift.
>Yes
Makes no sense to leave it and who knows who or what we might encounter now.

Votes counted, writing Update

>>6242965
Will be revealed next update.

1/2

‘’We need to head back to the main island’’ David says as he gets up ‘’I think we need to assume that this is a major crisis , if the coasties are concern about a fuel shortage within a few hours into the flash, I doubt anyone with a motorized boat will be able to sail us to Lincoln’’

‘’Seems like a safe assumption’’ Greg agreed ‘’and we can’t just use the dignies and canoes, to few of the kids know how to use them well, we could try to crash course them but it would take 2 or 3 trips to get everyone’’

‘’There’s the Morning Flower’’ David bring ‘’And they been asked to go to RedWood, maybe they could drop us off at Abraham?’’

Greg thinks for a moment before speaking ‘’I don’t know, think that’ll be safe?’’

‘’Safer than waiting for resupply that might never come or rowing back and forth to get the kids home’’ David says as he pull out he’s trusty M1 Garand and put it’s strap on to carry ‘’I’ll talk to the… Ozlings/Wonderlanders/Write in about a ride’’

‘’I’ll get the Scouts to start packing’’ Greg says ‘’we should take anything useful they’ll let us load up. Who knows what kind of shit show is going down in Abraham’’

‘’Whatever the show’’ David says ‘’i bet you the kids here won’t forget the summer of 49’’ a smile going on he’s face. ‘’I wonder if we can go to the city of Oz’’ he asks.

‘’Alright but if we find a Tinman, you’re oiling hem’’ Greg jests to the Scout Master as he speed walks out of the cabin. Already some of the strange people are rolling back wooden barrels full of water to the dock. Among the strange group of women are others from the antiquated ship- most of them are human men and woman, looking Mediterranean or Northern European, mixed in with people recognizable as middle eastern or even black and those some mixture of those. The American was half expecting everyone to look like they could pass as a book cover fantasy hero like Rowan and the bigger Dula - but most seem to be normal people, other than about one in four.

Elves- a familiar name for the pointed ear people with human looking faces, any of them could put on a hat including Elidi and be mistaken as human, unlike the others. A thought that makes David worry a little for their safety.

The Green ones, ‘Paghs’ was what they were called while the scouts been calling them Greens and Orcs. They seem typically stronger than the humans even with the blue robed Dula outlier, tho she says she is only half, with under bite of 2 tusk like teeth and wide noses, for some reason they make David think of a book he’s nephew talked about one, The Hopping? where they were called something the man can’t recall. There seems to be variations on the green skin tone, hair color and texture, and even the size of their tusks, with a barrel rolling man with a lead filling in the left tusk as he walks pass.

>>6244389
2/2

Then followed by, those ones- Veqlarghs, ‘Succubus’ and ‘Imps’ have been the names going around the camp. ‘Red’, likely named so more for her flag-red skin rather than her bright-blue hair being among them, there’s only 2 of them, a light blue man dressed as any other of the refugees carrying a box of water filled opaque bottles back to the ship. With the man being the only one to compare the, scandalously dress, black clad woman who is helping to close one of the barrels. Tho the woman seem to have normal looking feet, the male seems to have the legs of a goat, specifically tailored pants covering them but the outline and hoves can still be seen. On the other hand the woman has a short and thin red tail like that of the devil on cartoons while the man seem to be lacking it. Both contain unique horns that raise above their hair, the woman’s simply arching back like going with the hair and the man’s curled like a Ram. Tho the red woman is fairly short at about 4’3 the man is as tall as any other of the ship people. David can’t tell if this was gender differences or actually a example of 2 different… species? Of all of the kinds of peoples David is worry the most, imagining the reaction should some sea bound refugee wonder into a unexpected church on Sunday.

Then the one with a singular example- a Dragon Born- ‘Rex’ and ‘Raptor’ being the most common names the scouts been giving the kind of people. The green scaled woman lacked hair other than eyebrows, the head with some bony small horns in 2 rows like that of an iguana. She also have a tail that barely poke out from at the bottom of the knee length dress. Her hands end in claws, tho most seem to be filed down- her pointer fingers seem to be sharp. If the rest of these lizards are half a charismatic as her, they should be just fine.

‘’I wonder where Dhav learned English’’ David ask hemself as he walked to where the gas powered pump is. the Mediaeval looking people talking as they drink their fill of water, the ‘half orc wizard’ doing most of the talking between the scouts and the strange people. currently being the translator between a older human man and one of the younger counselors.

‘’Hey David’’ the young man greets ‘’apparently this is the Captain Morgan of the Morning Flower, he just arrived from the ship’’

David extend a hand to the older man and smile ‘’David Miller.’’ He great himself as he ask the question for Dhav to rely. Even tho he wonder what the glowing and dimming light from inside her sleeve, a light that wasn’t there before.

>’’Hello Captain Morgan, I am David McMiller. I wish to negotiate passage to a place we call Abraham.‘’
>’’Hello, I am David McMiller, since we helped you I was wondering if we could have help getting to Abraham’’
>Write in.

- Roll a 1D20+1.

Rolled 15 + 1 (1d20 + 1)

>>6244395
>’’Hello Captain Morgan, I am David McMiller. I wish to negotiate passage to a place we call Abraham.‘’

>>6244516
What do you wish for David to refer to the strange people as?

>>Ozlings/Wonderlanders/Write in

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>6244516
>>6244556

Vote counted
Charisma roll 16
Rolling a 1d2 to determine what David will call the people.

(1): Ozlings
(2): Wonderlanders.

1/2
>Roll was 16
>DC was 12.
DM Points; 1

’’Hello Captain Morgan, I am David McMiller. I wish to negotiate passage to a place we call Abraham.‘’ the Scout Master says with Dhav translating. The Captain nods as he speak in he’s strange language, a language that kinda sounds like a gibberish German or Duch, containing all the sounds yet none of the words of the languages David knows and is somewhat understand with respectively.

‘’He knows about our request to go to Redwood and seen the map I was given’’ Dhav translates ‘’and that the Morning Glory is crowded, tho we now have the water to spare thanks to you and your scouts’’ the woman relay and explain.

‘’There are 38 of us’’ the scout master say looking between the two- the man is used to translators, had to use plenty from Cartridge to Rome during the North African and Italian campaigns. ‘’we are putting together everything we are willing to take’’

‘’We have rooms, Is there any danger of piracy around your island?’’ Dhav asks after a bout of pigeon Germanic from the gray hair man ‘’or tolls from the Coast Guard?’’

‘’There might be a docking fee by the port’’ the American says ‘’but with everyone being called to port, I doubt it would be enforced and it would be covered by me at least. As for piracy…’’ the man pausing for a moment to think. ‘’No, in general we haven’t have to deal with it around here for the past… century or less. Truthfully there might be some, consern if people see a bunch of…’’

The blue skin Veqlargh walks past to help grab a barrel.

‘’Non human people’’ the man says- at wich Red respond to Dhav, with Dula and the woman knight adding in causing the half orc to nod.

‘’We all noticed some… looks and flinching here and there’’ Dhav states. ‘’The other folk is understandable, but Rowan, she’s human like the rest of you. And at times she notices that the looks was followed by a… ‘flare of evil’, including when one of the scouts responded to a admission to a fault of your system, with a statement that it was not issue’’ the woman says while being selective of what she says. ‘’We are grateful for the water and know your group are not a danger.’’ The woman clarify ‘’but we are a little concerned that it’s a danger found among other Americans, maybe something cultural we are unaware of’’

‘The kids, I told them to be polite but surely they rose some red flags’ he thought before he asks ‘’I’m sorry, A flare of evil?’’ David asks in one part curiosity, one part to buy time to think.

>>6245318
2/3

The woman look at her glowing sleeve, grabbing onto the concealed hem that was handled little less than a hour ago ‘’she can detect good and evil, there’s more to tell but I’m sorry but my Comprehend Language is waring off.’’

‘’so that is how you know English’’ He says.

‘’it works between any language’’ she says. ‘’but it’s takes a day to recharge and takes a hour. I have enough charge for your answer and for you to present what you’re willing to offer. From there we should manage’’ she says as she takes out some old style paper and some charcoal, using a scrap piece of wood as a clip board.

The man sighs. ‘Kids’ he thought to himself once more ‘love ‘em but they are an open book, all kids are except for when you want them to be. who know what they said around these people, and I don’t have time to ask’

> sighing, David decides to tell the ugly truth as he look between the black knight and the black clad she-devil. It seem like a right thing to do especially if these Wonderlanders decide to try to settle among he’s countrymen. As much as he would love to see a certain ‘wizard’ getting burned by a real wizard.

>David don’t want to scare off these people, but outright lying won’t be guarantee to work nor a good example in front of the scouts. ‘’I don’t know about detecting good and evil, and some people of my land are… hateful, and we have crimes like any other people.’’ he begins with a truth ‘’But maybe it’s just that all we know is humans or something of our culture you lacked context in’’ [1D20+3, DC 15]

>David will hate himself later- but it’s for the kids, we all need to get to Abraham. ‘’probably just something that is missing context on either side.’’ He say, sure of the truth ‘’You guys will be perfectly safe among my countrymen.’’ [1D20+3, DC 18]

>Write in.

As for what David is willing to offer (chose multiple)

>>6245320

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> Money: 210$ from the emergency fund.
> Letters of recommendations; Greg and David are veterans. Both could write letters describing the situation and how well the Wonderlanders handled it. As well explaining a few things that might… get lost in translation.
> Food. 100%/50%/write in.
>Medicine: a fully stock medical cabinet to military standards. Including aspirin, bandages, and splints. 100%/50%/write in.
>Tools: multiple sets of axes, shovels, and a set of tools to maintain and fix the generator.
>Bows and arrows; David was going to show the boys how to use bows and arrows. Surely these would be of some value to these Wonderlanders.
>M1 Garand; David’s own personal weapon. The man spent years carrying the rifle on he’s back, and depending on what’s happening in Abraham he might need it sooner or later.
>Gas: several cans of gas. The scouts was planning on leaving them behind.
>An 1939 North America Atlas: something that was left behind by whoever used the camp previously and planned on being left behind all the same.
>Write in (Something that would be found among Boy Scouts attending summer camp)

>>6245320
>sighing, David decides to tell the ugly truth as he look between the black knight and the black clad she-devil. It seem like a right thing to do especially if these Wonderlanders decide to try to settle among he’s countrymen. As much as he would love to see a certain ‘wizard’ getting burned by a real wizard.
I'm going to place this as 1960s, which means - while Oregon was never a Jim Crow state - Civil Rights is still a work in progress. If I'm wrong and it's earlier, that's not better. But they'll find out eventually, better to find out from us first, warts and all.
>Letters of recommendations; Greg and David are veterans. Both could write letters describing the situation and how well the Wonderlanders handled it. As well explaining a few things that might… get lost in translation.
> Food (60%)
>Medicine: a fully stock medical cabinet to military standards. Including aspirin, bandages, and splints (60%)
We owe then at least the first one, and a lot of them are going to be hungry and hurt.

>>6245513
Vote Counted, update will come tomorrow.

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The man sighs and look at the assemble Wonderlanders. ‘’There’s… some danger.’’ David says with resignation ‘’Some people, far too many, believes that some people, namely their own, are superior to others. So much so that about 80 years ago a bunch of us decided the keep such self proclaimed ‘lesser’ under bondage was more important than the lives of their countrymen.’’

‘’As in other humans?’’ The Dhav asks to which David nods. The wizard begins writing on her paper.

‘’The only ‘Folk’ we have to do so.’’ David says using the Wonderland term. ‘’my people divide humans up to ‘race’ with such things, and it seems that your humans have some of the same characteristics.’’ He says before festering at one of them ‘’her people look like a people we call ‘black’. We have some local laws working against them and a whole lot of bias in the more… unwritten aspects’’ the man says ‘’don’t be surprised if she is asked to leave some establishments, change seats on a vehicle, or someone take offense to her courting someone of my complexion even if completely consentual.’’ David explains, a sour taste in he’s mouth as he explains some of he’s, lease favorite, aspect of he’s country ‘’If someone outright try to get into a fist fight with her, walk away. That sward and magic would just end with her getting shot and it ruled self defense even if the other guy started it.’’ He says with some warning then look back at the woman ‘’Tho the men of her people would be more likely to get beaten up for such a thing. Any other human not of the same…’’ David pause briefly for a term ‘’…characteristics, of me and my scouts also should also be careful.’’

‘’Her armor is protective against arrows. But noted’’ the blue clad woman states to which the Scout Master grip he’s rifle from he’s back and hold it in-front of hem. The other Wonderlanders tense- recognizing it for what it is- a weapon, but relax when it become apparent to that it’s a demonstration. The veteran pull back the bolt to expel a small bronze and lead object, catching it between two fingers.

>>6246571
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‘’Another danger’’ the soldier says ‘’Guns. A common weapon of my culture and one where any given group of Americans would own if not carry one themselves.’’ He says moving the light weight murderer in he’s fingers ‘’This can pulp a head like a mellon, go through a wooden wall and still have the energy to kill remain, and punch pass the metal we casually use in construction or even for industry and war. I highly advise you not to test your magics against a few grams of powder.’’ He finishes, looking at the scouts and looking back at the green woman who look a little fearful ‘’we mount them on anything we can, both small ones like these, and large ones able to bring down stone walls with such ease that we no longer use walls for defense.’’ He explains before getting back to the topic ‘’then there’s the other kins I can see.’’ Before pointing at the translator ‘’You’re most likely be fine if you and what I seen is typical, people would probably think you’re some kind of space alien which could be good or bad’’ the term seem to make the wizard look puzzle to which the man point to the sky ‘’person not of our planet’’ he explains quickly ‘’Tho if you people arrive at scale, or we are the ones lost, expect that to change fast. The Elves are if anything in a better position as most people will disregard the ears as a birth defect or injury, tho would be treated akin to their human counterparts.’’ Then the man look at Red ‘’then your… veqlarghs…, of all they are at most risk. By some cruel joke by the almighty, between her skin and he’s legs‘’ pointing at the bluish man ‘’they look like how we depict our Satin and he’s minions’’

‘’Satin?’’ The Wonderlander translator asks

‘’Biggest evil guy ever in our religious text, the ruler of hell.’’ He explains ‘’I’ll write out some more context but he is typically depicted as a dude, red, with horns, a tail looking like that’’ he say- gesturing at Red’s tail ‘’and with goat legs. With he’s minions following the same motif. I suggest she and anyone else cover themselves when possible, as well as anyone else with horns and a tail like that.’’

The man then look at the Dragon Born ‘’assuming this is the most common appearance of a Dragon Born- she’ll probably scare some people. Just don’t go bump in the night and people won’t make heads or tails until some good for nothing need to use a reptilian scape goat. I would withhold on to much flashy magic until people calm down with whatever is going on, not to long ago we burned people for the accusations of magic use that we never had’’

>>6246573
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David look back at the translator, the man don’t see anger or disgust in her eyes, but simple disapproval frown as she consider what it is ‘’There’s a good number of us who don’t like it, myself included, I’ll write down some names of people I think would be, open minded.’’ The eyes of the wizard soften some and even smile.

‘’It’s…’’ the wizard says ‘’better than I feared, worse than I hope’’ she says ‘’but thank you for your honesty. Not everyone can see the faults of their people’’

David smiles at that ‘’As for what I can offer.’’ The Scoutmaster starts ‘’On top of the written out further context on all of this. Me and Greg can write out letters of recommendation, describing the situation, your action, and what we have learned about you to hopefully avoid misunderstanding in Red Wood.’’ He says ‘’After that sixth tenths of our total stores of food and medicine, including a medical guide for any items you might be unfamiliar with’’

‘’How much food would that be?’’ Dula asks as she continues to write.

‘’about….’’ David says as he thinks about how to quantify the amount best ‘’….452 days of food for a man’’ the scout master settle on ‘’and that is for a man doing a lot of activities every day, the medicine is everything from bandages to drugs we use in our healing. Not as good as that hand magic I saw Rowan used on you, but if your other magic have to recharge it could save some lives.‘’ David says, trying to sell the objects to the strange people.

With that David sees the blinking light finally fading. The eyes of the woman squints a little before going back to her previous attention.

‘’Did it ware off?’’ David asks. The woman look of slight confusion answering the question. The woman then nods and turn to her companions to speak in the non-german of their tong.

‘’That… was strange’’ one of the young counselors say, an almost adult man who was due to go to college at the end of summer. ‘’how do you think we will know that they accept‘’

David sighs then smile ‘’I’m sure I’ll be obvious’’ As the group of people began talking, clearly turning into a small debate, not only between the distinctively dressed women but also between the- presumed- crew of the Morning Flower and the captain.

——

POV Change to; Dhav?

>>Yes.
>>No (default to yes)

>>6246574
for clarity, ‘’default to yes’’ refer to the choice of the ‘Wonderlanders’

>>6246574
>Yes.
okay, back to the main (wo)man

Votes counted, update will come Monday the latest

Dhav feels the magic wearing off, it’s always a strange thing, one moment fluent in a strange tong, the next completely ignorant of it. The feeling almost like you’re losing some knowledge. The half orc try to put it to the back of her mind as she hand the paper to Captain Morgan.

‘’On-top of the supplies I discribed, he is willing to write some letters for Redwood Fortress on our behalf’’ she explains ‘’there…. A lot he told me and made clear there’s more he couldn’t tell me with the time.’’ As the captain considers the proposition .

‘’Is that why he was pointing at us?’’ Rowan asks ‘’there was a lot of that’’

‘’That-…’’ Dhav pause as she thinks how to explain ‘’He’s people are xenophobic to a degree’’ she says ‘’even among their own countrymen’’

‘’oh- like the Teifling thing some places has’’ Red pipes in.

‘’It sounds more serious than that’’ Dhav says ‘’he’ll write down more details for us but… you know how some dwarven keeps don’t like elves?’’

‘’yea’’ Rowan and Elidi says in unison.

‘’add 3 levels to that and apply it to different groups of humans.’’ Dhav try to translate ‘’with David and he’s scouts looking humans on top, other kinds below’’

Rowan look puzzled ‘’that’s strange…’’ she says ‘’why would they have that?’’

‘’Something to do with a war 80 years ago’’ Dhav says ‘’it sounds like it’s not a universal viewpoint of their people, but prominent egnoft for them to have some laws for it.’’

Rowan nods ‘’that could be a problem-‘’ she says ‘’think I might be arrested for something I am ignorant of?’’

‘’Maybe’’ Dhav says ‘’but the big thing he said is that if someone like hem get angry, walk away. Don’t fight them even if they fight you. Their weapons, their guns , are able to defeat armor easily to the point that they don’t use walls or armor, also they have various kinds of guns that they strap to anything they can’’

‘’What about the rest of us?’’ Dula asks

‘’I think your ok Dula.’’ She reassures the barbarian ‘’They’ll mistake me and other orcs for a ‘Room Foreigner’… whatever that means but it doesn’t sound to bad’’ she says with a shrug ‘’Elves and probably a few others would be mistaken as human until the Americans adjust, Teithlings meanwhile look like the biggest villain of their mythology and he’s minions, so if you hear shouting Satin , might want to get away.’’ Dhav says as Red sighs

‘’That suck’’ the thief says ‘’surprised he would help a minion of this ‘Satin’ fella’’

Dhav shrugs ‘’It’s a question on my mind also, maybe there’s something he recognized as a contradiction? Anyways. As for the rest of us, like Oltic, Americans won’t be able to make heads or tail of so long as they don’t try to spook those people’’

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‘’It dose brings up the question-’’ the Captain asks ‘’should we help them?’’

Olitc thinks about it for a moment then smiles ‘’new people, new music, new music to share’’ the reptilian woman says ‘‘I think we should drop off these Scouts at Abraham. They did get us water’’

Red frowned ‘’I- disagree. I do like the Scouts’’ she says ‘’but I don’t want to have a religious mob on me’’

Rowan sighs ‘’I think we should, they helped us and we should in kind. Plus We don’t have to interact much with them to drop off the kids’’

‘’I also think we should’’ Elidi adds ‘’if for no other reason because I think we should go to Redwood anyways, helping a bunch of kids would would put us in a good light alone’’

‘’we do need the food’’ the captain says ‘’without it it would be a long boat ride to anywhere that may have food, what do you think Dhav? You talked with these people the most.’’

>>‘’I think we should help them’’ Dhav says ‘’they helped us, we need food, and their Coast Guard Already asked for us to go’’

>>’’no- I don’t think we should help them’’ Dhav says. (1D20+0 Charisma check, Write ins for reasons can change modifier)

>>6248561
>‘’I think we should help them’’ Dhav says ‘’they helped us, we need food, and their Coast Guard Already asked for us to go’’
Perhaps stop somewhere quiet and keep the more nonhuman-looking crew members out of sight for now

Vote counted

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‘’I think we should help them’’ Dhav says ‘’not only did they help us, we need the food and their Coast Gard asked us to go to Redwood’’

The Captain nods ‘’thank you Dhav’’ he says before he simply walk up to the Scoutmaster and hold out a hand. ‘’We will take you to Abraham’’

The man smile and shake the hand. It seems that a few things are understandable between the two peoples.

‘’Girls’’ Dhav says to the other adventurers ‘’When we go to the American lands, it might be a good idea for the… non human looking ones among us to be inconspicuous, if not outright hidden’’

‘’If we are doing something stupid, might as well be smart about it’’ the ever supportive Red says as David can be heard giving instructions in he’s complex tong, a mishmash of sound, tones, and rhythms.

The uniformed children begin to rush around- occasionally one would go up to Dhav to ask a question only to look confused until one of the other scouts talk to them. Eventually they seem to get the idea that she can’t understand them anymore- if they understand why, is another story.
——

Over the next few hours, Crewmen, adventurers, and scouts prepare boxes and bags of items to go onto the ship, those with a circle indicated as those for the Morning Flower, a triangle indicate that it’s for the Scouts. bags of flour and beans put into strange rectangular metal boxes to keep dry. Boxes full of metal cylinders with labels indicating them as containing food- everything from corns to meats to fruits, even meals like baked beans and smashed potatoes. 2 more white boxes with the strange red symbol is placed on the pile of circle labeled objects, the boxes of healing supplies as part of the deal.

Dhav look at one can containing a image of a strange unfamiliar plant, it seem to be covered in brown, pinecone like shell with green leaves on the top, around it is chopped up versions of them, showing off its yellowish flesh. The metal of the can seem to be of steel sheets forged masterfully flat and then bent in on itself into a sealed cylinder. On the metal are strange symbols- some inked on and others embedded into the very metal.

‘’is there a special way to open one?’’ Rowan asks ‘’maybe a hammer-‘’

David clears he’s throat catching both women’s attention, The man holding a strange bladed utensil, a crescent moon shaped thing with a wooden handle with an engraved image of the stars and striped flag of these people. With the free hand he points at the can then at the utensil.

>>6250001
2/3

Dhav, understanding the meaning give the can to the Scout Master who step closers with both items in hand, close enough to show how the man with practiced ease open the can by cutting along one of the ridges along the inlayed top of the can, a sweet fruity smell of a exotic fruit fills the hair as the can is opened. Chunks of the unknown fruit is suspended in a brine in the metal container.

‘’Painapl’’ the man say, tapping on the image with a smile as he hand back the now open container, the opener still in the can as a cut sheet of round metal is bent upward.

Dhav let the word roll in her mouth before she herself try to say it ‘’Painappiel’’ she says, butchering the name of the gift. ‘’Thank you’’ she says in Common, David try to return the phrase-

‘’Wecon’’ he says- before he rushes off when someone called he’s name, likely one of the scouts.

‘’they use a lot of steel’’ Rowan says ‘’I have half the mind to save the lids of these to have a craftsman modify some of our leather armor’’

‘’I wonder if Steel is a common metal among them’’ Dhav says as she try the sweet yellow flesh by plucking one out with her camping fork. ‘’This stuff is good’’ she says as the can is offered to the woman.

‘’also some of these cans are made from a metal I can’t identify’’ says the holy warrior between bites. ‘’A dull silvery metal to soft to be, well, silver’’ she says picking up such a can, this one being more of a oval shape and have a image of some meat printed in shades of blue ink and with a lot of the words of these strange people. The lid seems to have a tab- perhaps this can be opened with just itself?

‘’I’ll ask one of these Americans later ’’ the Paladin says as she set down the can and pick up one of the boxes of food ‘’we want to get this done before dark’’
———

The sun is lowering in the sky as David and Dhav fill a net with boxes and bags for the Morning Flower. The last of the scouts have already climbed aboard with Greg.

David is humming a tune as he work- a tune Dhav find herself humming as she empty the row boat.

‘’That should be it’’ the woman says to herself as crewmen lower ropes down so the two can secure the row boat to the vessel. Dhav tug on one rope than David the other and the small boat begins to lift out of the water. when all said and done the sun is almost setting.

David gives a smile ‘’thank you’’ he says in Common, apparently already picking up some things.

‘’Your welcome’’ Dhav says as she look around the deck of the Morning Flower. over by the captain’s wheel Greg- the other leader of the scouts- is setting up a metal pole with a cord leading into the cabin, the captain seems to be with hem with a bit of a confused look

‘’What is tha-‘’ Dhav is about to wonder when a certain bard walks up to her.

>>6250002
‘’Um, Dhav- one of the Americans are being strange’’ Olitc says

‘’What’s wrong?’’ The half orc asks ‘I’m guessing I’m the American expert now’ she muse to herself a little.

3/3

‘’It’s one of the older scouts’’ the bard starts ‘’he wanted to get a sketch of me.’’ The Dragon born says ‘’well, it was weird, I thought he wanted me to pose with my lute- instead he got very close and wanted to draw my for arm with my fingers in various positions’’ the woman’s say ‘’I know you can’t understand them until tomorrow but… I don’t want some misunderstanding below deck, even if we should get to Abraham before sunup tomorrow’’

Dhav sights ‘’and the other Scouts?’’ The wizard asks hesitantly

‘’Oh- just fine’’ the dragon woman reply ‘’a bunch of the younger ones are helping Rowan with cooking right now.’’ She says ‘’otherwise they seem to be keeping to themselves, and the kids on board are loving their flameless lights’’

Dhav thinks for a moment- she probably have enough time left in the day to deal with one or two things…

>>Dhav go to the Captains Cabin to to see what Greg is doing
>>Dhav go to find this ‘artist’ to see what is going on.
>>Dhav check on Rowan and her cooking
>>Dhav check on what the two groups of kids are playing.
>>Dhav decided that it’s been a long day and head right to bed (Skip to Abraham)

>>6250004
>Dhav go to find this ‘artist’ to see what is going on.
Gestures, you say?
>Dhav go to the Captains Cabin to to see what Greg is doing
will the oddities never stop

>>6250425
Vote counted. Last few days been and next few will be busy so update will come on Sunday or Monday

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The wizard mull for a moment before she ask the Dragonborn ‘’what did this scout look like?’’

‘’Red hair, glasses, and without a shash’’ Olitc says ‘’he is about as tall as I am and is getting pimples. Lanky fella also.’’

‘’Did you get a name?’’ Dhav asks to wich the Bard shakes her head.

‘’It’s some jumble of sounds like the rest of their language’’ the musician says ‘’If it wasn’t for the likelihood of them being rich- i wouldn’t want to try to learn their language’’

‘’I’ll see what I can do.’’ Dhav says before she head to the lower decks. Tho the Americans make up a minority of the ship’s inhabitants they are quite noticeable with their uniforms and that most most of them are children.

‘And as children- they get up to trouble’’ Dhav thinks to herself as she go through the decks looking for this scout. ‘’oh hey Red’’ Dhav stops as she finds the red skin thief. the wizard notice a strange bundle of paper in her hand that Red try- and fail- to nonconspcilusly hide from view. Is that a human woman on the front?

‘’Hey Dhav- looking for someone?’’

‘’A tall thin scout, no sash’’ the half orc says ‘’Olitc says he was making some strange drawings of people’’

‘’Oh hem- yea he wanted to get a drawing of my horns’’ the red woman says with a shrug before smiling ‘’honestly it’s surprised how much was relayed through hand gestures and pointing’’

‘’Horns?’’ Dhav asks ‘’anywhere else?’’

‘’No, but I noticed that he’s notebook had a few drawings of the nonhumans in it’’ she says ‘’tho none… riskay’’

Dhav raises an eyebrow ‘’oh?’’ She asks ‘’what did they look like’’

‘’Some had people drawn with 4 arms and 4 legs, others had them doing mundane stuff’’ she says ‘’even one of Elidi. Quite a tasteful picture. But I found interesting was some on these Americans, he had one with what looks like 2 armies fighting, one American but with fewer stars for some reason, the other some other country with a star filled crossed out as their banner… now that I think about it, it had depictions of some of their larger guns’’ the woman say as she recall the image ‘’followed by a drawing of what seem like a American warship armed with such ‘gun’.’’

‘’You managed to peek at all of that?’’ Dhav says to which Red shrugs.

‘’He allowed it.’’ The theft says with a shrug ‘’they were quite detailed to.’’

‘’Do you know where he might be?’’ Dhav asks.

>>6251727
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‘’Probably with the other scouts at the bottom deck’’ Red Say ‘’they seemed to have chosen to sleep together, some of the refugees are miffed by having to move’’ the Tiefling mentions ‘’but once dinner comes, they’ll bare it for the night’’ she says before the Rouge move around the Wizard ‘’if you excuse me- I got to put something away’’ as Dhav notices that the stack of papers have some English letters.

Dhav chuckles to herself as Red walks off. She continues to look around the ship for this artist, eventually she arrive to the lowest deck where the bulk of the Scouts are. Currently they seem to be getting ready for bed. Some are armed with strange cylinders that emits light so that they may read before bed, hanging from the ceiling is a trio of fireless lamps. For a people who claim to lack magic- they have a lot Tho she have some description of the person several of them could match it while others are already under covers. assuming the artist is even on this deck currently. ‘After this, I can check on that device’

>D20+2 Wisdom Roll to find the kid.

sorry for the delay and short update. Mandatory Overtime.

Rolled 16 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>6251728

>>6252002
roll counted, writing

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Dhav go through the cots, some of the kids look at her wondering why she is down there while others smiles at the half orc, saying hello in their language. A smile Dhav readily give back to the troop of children until she come to a tall teenager with red hair, the child seem to be getting a face full of pimples. Currently he is in he’s scout uniform and is drawing in a notebook of some kind, the most striking part of the bound paper is that it’s bound by a spiral of metal wire.

‘’Scuse me’’ Dhav says trying to get the kid’s attention ‘’Scuse me?’’

The boy look at Dhav with he’s greenish-blue eyes and smile.

‘’Hello Dhav’’ the boy says in he’s English tong, saying one of the few English words that Dhav have picked up.

‘’Hello’’ Dhav return in English. ‘’You drew Oltic earlier?’’ She continued in Common. The boy look at her confused until Dhav try a different term for the bard. ‘’Rex’’ she says recalling the term, while trying to mime drawing ‘’you drew Rex?’’

The child smile ‘’Yes’’ he reply as he flip through the notebook, it stops on a page with a few drawings. On the top left corner is a few words in the language of these Americans. There’s a simple drawing of Olitc, next to her is a simple drawing of another of the Dragonborns on board, Dhav didn’t recall he’s name but he had a longer tail than Olitc with it being almost a foot long, above them are 2 symbols that Dhav don’t recognize, one seem to be a variant of a religious symbol Dhav has seen among these people, a crucifix with a circle ontop. The other symbol is a circle with an arrow pointing to the top-left of the page. Other than that around them there is handwriting, a unknown language with symbols that curves into each-other elegantly.

Below it is a few drawings of parts of the two Dragonborns, 3 of the arm and hand, palm pointed up. The first had the hand expressing ‘’3’’ using pointer, muddle, and thumb fingers, Another of just the middle finger, and the last of a fist. The drawing is so detailed that it show the movement of the tendons as such gestures are made. Surrounding these is more of the elegant written language.

The next one is a trio of drawings of the tale of the male dragonborn. Showing a nasty scar that Dhav didn’t realize was there with a line and some writing. The pictures show it moved to the left, right, then straight.

The last pair of pictures are the faces of the reptilian like people, with the symbols again. Olitc is simply smiling while the male is open with he’s tong out, Dhav can see that he is missing two or three of he’s teeth, one broken in half.

‘’Mmmmm’’ Dhav mutters to herself. ‘’And Red’’ Dhav asks ‘’The Teifling-’’

>>6252454
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‘’ahhh’’ the boy make a sound, interrupting Dhav. The boy quickly turn to a different set of pages, similar layout with one simple image of Red and the other of the male Teifling- ‘Davion?’ Dhav thinks trying to recall the name. Instead of arms this one have drawing of the horns and hoves, and lack a drawing of Red’s tail outside of the simpler picture. ‘Boy had some sense’ she thinks.

Dhav slowly go to grab the book which the boy allow. Thinking for a moment Dhav point at hem ‘’your name?’’ She asks

‘’Joseph’’ the boy says pointing to himself.

‘’the Drawings are good’’ Dhav say with a smile that the boy return. She flip through the pages to other drawings. There’s one of Elidi and a male elf, with drawings forcusing on the ears, seems like he gotten a few different elves to pose. Another still in progress of orcs but didn’t use herself for the female example, it showed the tusks of one of the crewmen, capturing the lead filling.

Other than that there’s a number of pictures of American things, an image of 2 armies fighting, each man armed with a gun, both sides armed with similar or even identical weapons, very similar unembellished uniforms, and with guns of such size that they are on wheels. ‘Civil war?’ Dhav thinks for a moment. The next page is that of a strange squat ship of some kind, armed with a large gun on a cylinder, can like housing, dented with large round balls on it but seem to be sailing proudly as fire bellows from the gun. The following page have a image of a strange contraption, this one also has a gun within a different kind of housing ontop of some kind of carriage, instead of four wheels it have about a dozen toothed wheels surrounded by some kind of… chain? A chain of such a strange style that have a solid flat side that meet the ground. Another is of a temple of this ‘Jesus’ judging by the crucifix on it. It’s a beautiful structure that seem to be made of some kind of stone with stained glass. The doorway are flanked by a pair of columns that support an awning. On the same page is a drawing of a man being executed via crucifixion- he seems to be of the same kind of human as the other Scouts, with a crown made from a thorny vine and in nothing but a loincloth. He seems to be nailed to the tourture device and have a spear wound in he’s chest

‘’Who is this?’’ Dhav asks pointing at the man. Causing the boy to look at the page.

‘’Jesus’’ the boy answers followed by more English the Wizard couldn’t understand. Dhav look at hem confused. The human try to say some more things but the half-orc barely even know the language.

‘Why would you draw your god being tourtured to death’ she think. The wizard mull over the contents of the notebook when someone interrupts her

>>6252456
3/3
‘’Dhav?’’ The ScoutMaster asks the Wizard ‘’Noutbok good? ’’ as he gestures at the notebook, probably saying the English word for it.

>> ‘’Joseph notebook good’’ Dhav says in English, handing it to Joseph.

>> ‘’Joseph notebook not good’’ she says, handing it to the scoutmaster ‘’Not on the Morning Flower’’ she says in Common. Hopefully the man get the message to keep it away until the voyage is over.

>>6252457
>‘’Joseph notebook good’’
It's a glimpse into their world, if nothing else. There will be a lot more dealing with and learning about them to come, at any rate.

>>6252768
Vote counted

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‘’Joseph Notebook Good’’ Dhav says in English as she hand the notebook back to the young artist. ‘’Very good’’ she continued in Common.

After exchanging some pleasantries Dhav make her way up the decks, grabbing a quick bowl of gruel from the Gally.

‘’Hellow Rowan’’ she say greeting the chef ‘’how’s the Americans’ food?’’

‘’Good’’ the out of armor Paladin says ‘’we are mainly cooking the flower and other fresh foods first. The canned stuff apparently keep for a long while.’’ The worshiper of Lethander grab a bowl and pour some thick gruel from a ladle with some visible chunks of pink meat.

‘’Thanks Rowan’’ Dhav says ‘’I’m guessing this is the canned meat?’’

‘’Also some fresh fish’’

Dhav grab a old battered spoon and try some of the strange meat ‘’tast- like pork’’ she says ‘’pretty good, salty tho’’

‘’It’s some kind of mince meat’’ Rowan says while pouring some more water into the stew ‘’never seen anything like it but it’s edible, tho I cooked it before adding it to be safe, Are you heading to the top deck by any chance?’’ She asks.

‘’I am’’ Dhav says between bites ‘’I want to see what device the Americans set up in the Captain’s cabin’’

‘’It must be important’’ Rowan says ‘’they are going to be here for only a few hours. I wonder if those ‘guns’ have long ranges? The one David have remind me of a crossbow with its trigger.’’

‘’possibly.’’ Dhav muse ‘’A ranged weapon that rendered defensive walls moot…‘’ as she finishes her dinner ‘’anyways, I’ll check on that device before it gets to late.’’

Dhav walk up to the top deck, the night crew begins to swap out the day crew as the ship sailed south. Despite the dark Dhav can still see well due to night vision. As she get to the captain’s cabin English can be heard inside.

Knock, knock, knock. The captain opens the door, looking like he was about to go to bed.

‘’Hello Dhav, is everything ok?’’ The captain asks.

‘’Just curious about the American device’’ Dhav says.

‘’Oh they’re Sending Stone’’ the Captain says ‘’they call it a… Rays? Rodi-‘’

‘’Radio’’ Dhav says ‘’I don’t think it’s a proper Sending Stone, that would have translated. Is it alright if I take a look?’’

‘’I don’t see any harm’’ the captain says ‘’besides, maybe you can make more sense of it. The more we know- the better.’’

>>6253283
2/2
Dhav is let into the spartan room. The American’s map is in a table with an old chair, in one corner is a mattress with a bed, another is a green and metal cot. At one table sitting under a shelf of nautical books is Greg and a strange, boxy device connected to a wire leading to the metal rod outside. Greg have a pair of metal earmuffs on with a wire connecting to the device, occasionally he would adjust strange round wheels on the box, a line with a arrow pointed perpendicular behind a clear glass window move back and forth. Eventually Greg talks to a metal totem with a disproportionately large head, itself also connected by a wire leading to the box.

‘’That would explain how they were getting information so quickly’’ Dhav says as she approach the device ‘’hello Greg’’ as she tap on the device ‘’what is this?’’

‘’Dhav’’ the man says followed by more English the wizard couldn’t hope to understand. Not yet anyhow. After a bit the man turn back to the device.

The ‘Marine’ adjust the device, plugging and unplugging wires until he slowly turned a wheel.

Music, tinny, distorted music comes from the device. A sad music from brass instruments with a deep baritone singer, the Wizard don’t need to know English that the song is about lost and pain.

After a moment the American mess with a wheel, the line moved and the sounds change. The device bellow a strange sound like crunching metal before it settles on talking, an official and authoritative speaker. Whatever message they had ends and then go to some conversation with different people.

Greg tap on a stack of written papers next to hem then the device. ‘’ships’’ the man says in he’s tong before he says more, mentioning Abraham and Redwood, everything else unintelligible to the wizard.

Dhav look at the papers. The paper itself is of high quality- something that she now noticed of all of the paper the Americans used for anything other than packaging, bound into a book by a spiral of steel wire. The paper have black lines going left to right that Greg use to neatly write out several lines of… dialog?

The wizard recognize that each one start with a series of numbers. Greg apparently hear something on the radio, check he’s watch, then write out on the paper before saying something onto the radio’s totem. Despite the man’s watch saying 10:10, he writes out 22:10 before the English language.

‘’So- Dhav, what do you think he’s doing?’’ The captain asks the wizard. ‘’Do you think it’s safe?’’
Dhav thinks for a moment before saying;
>> ‘’Dictating something, for us or them I don’t know’’ she admit.
>> ‘‘talking to other ships I believe.’’
>> ‘’I don’t know- seems important’’
>> Write in.

>> ‘’It should be safe’’
>> ‘’it might not be safe’’
>> ‘’I don’t know’’
the next update will likely be much longer, and would take longer to make

>>6253284
>‘’I don’t know- seems important’’
Clearly reporting and being talked back to, talking to people back in their town, maybe to this Coast Guard he mentioned. He's probably informing them of our and their coming, who we are, being instructed back and trying as much to make sense of us as we are of them.
>‘’It should be safe’’
We haven't seen anything for concern so far with these people. If what I've heard is true, if they wished us harm, we'd be so much splinters in the water already.

>>6253856
Vote counted, update will come by Monday

1/4
‘’I don’t know’’ Dhav admit. ‘’It looks important, maybe he is talking to someone about us, about who we are, maybe even to this Coast Guard. It looks safe tho’’

The Captain look at the woman ‘’how sure are you?’’

Dhav sighs ‘’David mentioned some powerful weapons. And I seen some images of larger versions of he’s Grand Gun. If these people mean us harm- we would probably be splinters before we could fire our Ballistas.’’ She says looking at the device Greg is using ‘’and those weapons are common enough that, reportedly, these people don’t have city or fortress walls, so chances are if they wanted us dead. we would be dead already.

The captain look slightly concerned. ‘’That’s a scary thought. What range do you believe these weapons are?’’

‘’No possible clue’’ Dhav says ‘’it is a range weapon of some kind. But I doubt it’s even 1000 meters. The ‘bullet’ he showed me is about as big as one of my fingers, with no shaft to speak of for stability.’’ She says, trying to think how such a weapon works. ‘’If there’s nothing else Captain, I’m going to go to bed.’’

_______

‘’Port to Place!’’ The half orc hears, awaking her from her cot. A flurry of activity fill the holds of the vessel, over by the stairwell she sees Scouts with their bags rushing up.

With plenty of curiosity Dhav get up and head to the stairs, following behind after the last of the children head up. Just about everyone is heading topside, Red and Olitc is in a black cloke to hide their appearances, Rowan is in her full armor, making her human ‘race’ obscured, Elidi is wearing a simple hat that obscure her ears. Most of the non-human crew and passengers are dressed similarly, some even lending articles of clothing to others to help. Everyone other than the scouts are staring at the American port city.

Dhav can’t blame them.

The first thing she notice is the towers and something large and red, or… half of something. As if someone took the draw bridge of a keep, sized it up to a massive metal bridge. The draw bridge is easily 30-40 feet wide but seem to simply extended into the empty ocean, not even half finished but as of half was never even built.

And the towers, most buildings seem to be between one and four stories tall but in the area near the bridge rose to easily to 15 or 20 stories, with one standing out with a peeked roof at 25 stories. Many are covered in brick work of either red, white, or tan, covered in windows each appearing to be such as luxuriously clear. Metal seem to have been incorporated into some of these massive towers sidings or roofing, Tho most seem to have flat or slanted roofs.

>>6255615
2/4
The massive strange stonework docks sit with 2 massive ships and several large warehouses to service them, the ships being over 400 feet long, almost 60 feet at beam. The massive vessels lack any sails, instead a metal chimney rise form the center where a raised tower sits, several massive metal cranes sit on the decks with each one aiding in unloading mounds of cargo. Both ships are under flags- one being the Stars and Stripes of the United States- another being a white background with a red centralized circle, undoubtedly of a different land of the world these people are from.

On the docks workers swarm the mounds, organizing the cargo, some are placed into piles- others taken on L shaped wagons to go into buildings or loaded directly to strange wagons with a enclosed cabin at the front and no horses. One full wagon is slapped at the back and smoke comes from a pipe under the floor of the wagons and it begins to move- ‘another of the ‘Gas’ power devices of these people’ the Wizard thinks

Next to the docks are a series of conventionally scaled docks filled with fishing vessels and what look like a fishery with 3 large chimneys. Fishermen work furiously to prepare for a day of fishing, tho there’s plenty who seem to be ‘white’ like the Scouts- there’s others who are of darker complexions. Workers can be seen loading fish into the fishery as the putrid smell fill the air.

On the other side of the half bridge are more docks, these seem to be docks for personal sea crafts and some fishing boats, here there’s a number of other flags, one is green, white, and red, Another is similar to the cross out flag seen in the picture but lacking stars, and another being mostly red with a small square with the X out flag, and some sort of royal seal in the shape of a shield. These docks seem mostly empty with some people who slept overnight on their vessels getting up for their morning activities.

Looking behind the docks are a boardwalk where some evidence of recent rioting can be seen. A smoldering storefront can be seen while other buildings have been boarded up with… Veneerer? ‘That’s a expensive choice’ the wizard thinks, while others are boarded up with normal cuts of wood. Some have shopkeepers in-front of them armed with various variants of Grand style guns, some with two tubes, others with one. Walking up and down the boardwalk and, on a second look, streets behind them, are green clad men in pairs at minimum. These men are armed with Grand style guns and have metal helmets of a style that reminds the wizard more of a bowl than of a proper helmet. Here and there burnt out horseless carts can be seen and graffiti covering several buildings.

>>6255616
3/4
The port city seem to be built on the edge of a peninsula, with snow cap evergreen mountains in the background. Several smokestacks bellow black smoke in the air behind the backdrop of towers, the air smell of alchemicals and industry mixing with fish and clams. But one smell that is absent is people waste, or in this case, human waste. This city, this city built as if it never had walls who’s towers defy the hevens and who must have the largest population of any city the Wizard have seen in all of the Shining Isles, dose not smell like tens or even single digits of thousands live in it.

Tho while all of the ‘Wonderlanders’ look at the city with awe, the Scouts look away from it with… concern.

With a mix of concern, fear, and horror looking at the open ocean. David, Greg, and the older campers are trying to keep their cool and seem to be trying to calm the children.

‘’That explains the riot damage’’ Rowan says in her full armor, her voice echoed in her helmet. ‘’sounded like the campers as Pinewood had some indication of something happening, the people of Abraham must have had a front seat to whatever force displaced them’’

‘’this brings up some concerning prospects’’ Elidi ‘’if they are not self sufficient, they might turn to piracy and raiding, and if their ‘guns’ are as effective as they claimed I suspect they would be very effective’’

‘’They might not even see us as people’’ Red says candidly. ‘’If they see us as just another kind of animal, I can see things getting nasty by Winter.’’

‘’That’s pretty grim’’ Olitc says ‘’plus, the scouts seem well fed for the most part. If they are children of the trades class’’ the bard speculate, putting a claw on her chin ‘’I suspect that they grow plenty of their own food as opposed importing them’’

———

Eventually the Morning Flower is directed to dock at an area where a number of the Americans are waiting.
Dhav, obscuring herself with a hood on her, she takes a look at the gathered people.

>>6255618
4/4
Several of the horseless carts can be seen, one is a green long one with a covered back with a star on the front. The others are various different kinds of various colors, some boxy other more curved. One is a small green roofless variant with a green guard on the back manning what looks like a variant of a ‘gun’ on a pivot at the end of a pole. The dozen Gaurds in green and blue are holding back a larger group of people at the start of the strange stonework pier. The larger group of people seem to be the common people of this land, their cloths seem finely tailored like that of a accomplished craftsman, most are in browns, blacks, and tans but a few, especially the women, are adorn in cloths of just about any color. The women seem to almost exclusively wear skirts and dresses, while the men are adorn in pants. Hats are very common, typically various kinds with rims. Some of the men seem to wear a kind of necktie where a segment is left to droop down in-front of them. On a second look Dhav noticed that the women are dressed to cover up to the elbow and ankles at minimum.

Some of the blue clad men rush to secure the ships’ ropes to the solid stone looking pier, tho unable to understand each other’s language one of the crewmen who’s trying to hide he’s Elfness whistles to the blue clad men. Making room for hem to lay out the gangplank so that the Scouts may disembark.

‘’Hello’’ David shout at he’s countrymen as he is the first off the plank. After a short exchange the other scouts started to follow and began to run to the line of guards-

‘’That’s precious’’ Rowan says as the first of the children reunite with their parents. ‘’I can’t imagine what they were feeling when their mainland disappeared for them’’

‘’Dhav! Morgan!’’

Dhav look and see David next to one of the families, a family of 4 including the reunited Scout. The Father is a tall, broad man with graying blond hair and is in a outfit consisting of a black pair of pants, black shoes, a black jacket, and a white undershirt. The presumed mom is a brown hair woman with waist length hair, in a simple blue dress going down to the sleeves and shoes. The scout is Joseph who is hugging what look like one of he’s sisters, all 3 looks younger than hem with the youngest looking to be 5 or 6. David is motioning for the Wizard and Captain to come over.

Morgan look at the wizard ‘‘you coming?’’

Dhav;

>> ‘’yes’’
>> ‘’no’’

>>6255619
>‘’yes’’
Someone's got to keep them all in line.....

Picking apart the docks, given it's the '50s(?), we have what sounds like a couple of Liberty Ships, one American and one Japanese. Among the assorted vessels, there's presumably an Italian, what sounds like the Russian naval jack (but this is a civilian vessel and it should be the Soviet ensign at this time anyway), a British ensign and an unidentifiable crest.

>>6256260
Vote counted. Writing.

Update should be out by Friday. Life got in the way.

Dhav walk down the gangplank into the strange pier. Looking closely the pier reminds the wizard of dried mortar mixed with gravel and small rocks into some kind of massive mold. On this side of the line of green men families are reunited. The wizard smile with a ting of pain, remembering a few times before when she was in a area after a monster break into a city, and before then when the king returned a large number of hostages from areas with resistance at the same time.

Dhav look back at the American family in time for one of the younger girls to point at her, namely her face- only for the mom to push the hand down until herself see Dhav’s face under the hood, causing her to cover her face in a bit of shock that soften a little with Dhav’s smile. Looking at the father, Dhav sees in he’s amber eyes the same shock, but then soften as the man extend he’s had ‘’passor *Arron Smith*’’ the man say, only knowing what the English *Smith* means due to it being so common of a American name ‘’*Thank you*’’ he add then greets the captain the same while the mother also greets. A ‘’Jeelia *Smith*’’. Gratefulness can be heard evident in both voices as Arron and Joseph speak in English.

After a moment the man produce a small book with a crucifix necklace wrapped around it and place a hand on Dhav’s shoulder with he’s eyes closed and head bowed- the other members of the family follow suit eaither placing a hand on the captain, wizard, or each-other. Dhav gives David a questioning look.

David give Dhav a gesture she recall seeing a few times, 2 flat palms held against each-other just below the chin. She mainly seen it right before he scouts eat food. ‘’ah- it’s a prayer’’ Dhav says before she feels it….

From the center of her brain heading out to the top middle it feels like a finger is gently rubbing it from the center out. She half expected to feel her eyes and other parts of her brain tingling like other times she used comprehend language- but doesn’t.

‘’What- what was that?’’ Dhav cannot help but to ask when the man finishes he’s prayer.

‘’Oh it was just a prayer for-‘’ Aaron says in Common before he stops ‘’I- what?’’ He say in perfect Common before stepping back in confusion, catching the attention of those around hem and with David giving hem a concern look- a few of the green guards began to approach the group with weapons down but in hand.

‘’I thought they didn’t know Common’’ the captain says

‘’I- no.. I never learned ‘Common’’’ Aaron says after a moment, ‘’yet I know it’’ holding he’s head- to he’s right he’s wife touch hem on the shoulder with concern, saying something that Arron respond in English before looking back at the wizard and take in a deep breath. ‘’Is… what did you do?’’ He ask in Common with fear mixing in with confusion. ‘’was it your magic, I felt it in my head…’’

>>6257337
>>’’it wasn’t me- but I thought you didn’t have magic’’ Respond Dhav
>> ‘’calm down’’ she warn ‘’you’re probably feeling the effects of Comprehend language‘’ Dhav began to explain professionally. ‘’it’s safe but shocking for the unaware-‘’
>> ‘’I should be asking you what spell you casted on me’’ the wizard asks.
>> Dhav remained silent.
>> write In.

Key: *part of foreign language understood by POV*

So is this essentially the same Qst & the same QM as Warlock & Rifle or whatever it was called?

>>6257784
Not the same DM and haven’t read Warlock and Rifle.

>>6257342
>‘’I should be asking you what spell you casted on me’’ the wizard asks.
ayo we're the one doing the spells here mister not-priest man

Votes counted. Writing

1/3
Dhav cross her arms ‘’I should be asking you what spell you casted on me’’ the wizard ask annoyed.

The American holy-man frown. ‘’Me- I don’t do some witchcraft voodoo-‘’ the man pause and take a deep breath. ‘’I don’t do magic, never have, and before this- I didn’t know it was even possible outside of charlatans and smokes and mirrors’’ he continued.

Dhav sighs ‘’then you somehow did a spell unintentionally. It sounds like some kind of translation spell, but if it’s Comprehend Language- it shouldn’t have had a noticeable effect on my brain’’ she explains. ‘’whatever you done made me feel it from the center of my brain to the top center, a area we believe is associated with language’’

That caused the holyman to pause ‘’wait- you have…, complex theories on how the brain works?’’ He ask ‘’I thought you guys were…’’ he pause trying to find the term when the Wizard interrupts.

‘’primitive because we are without devices that burn alchemicals to work?’’ The woman continuing her annoyance with a ting of insult. ‘’we may not have massive metal ships or metal birds, but we are not simple. Plus magic that effect the mind commonly effects specific areas of the brain.’’ Dhav look behind the family, a pair of the green guards are being talked to by David- lots of pointing at the ship and at her, lots of hand movements.

The holyman sighs ‘’we don’t have magic, not something like this- how could I do magic?’’ He asks ‘’and with no- what, boiling pots and flying brooms?’’

Dhav move her hand and mutters, a ball of light appears between her hands that she use to move by simply placing a hand near the ball of light without it ever touching the half orc, the light fully illuminates her face from under the hood.

‘’Magic requires some ritual but most of it is a means to steady your mind to the spell’’ the wizard explain ‘’Wizards recite ancient incantations and hand movements, Paladins recite prayers and litanies and Bards play songs fitting to the magic used.’’ She says before canceling the spell. ‘’but each method to cast Light can be learned by the same text, same instructions, once you know what you need to attune to it’’

‘’Mind over Matter…’’ the holy man says as the sound of clattering armor approach. ‘’The prayer was to grant you guidance and aid, I would recite it but-‘’ he stopped as the American sees who approach.

‘’is everything ok?’’ a familiar tinny voice says causing Dhav to turn, seeing Rowan and the rest of her fellow adventures approach, none have weapons out but she can see Rowan and Red with their hands near their weapons.

‘’this Christian holyman-‘’ the captain starts

‘’Pastor’’ the man politely corrects to the surprise of Rowan.

>>6258765
2/3

‘’Ok- Pastor Arron’’ the Captain corrected ‘’freaked out after preforming some kind of translation spell out of nowhere and accused Dhav of casting the spell’’

Rowan raise an eyebrow behind her helmet, then look at the man ‘’What was he doing Before the spell?’’ She asks

‘’saying a prayer I said many times before’’ Arron answers.

‘’Have you said it at all after what you call The Flash?’’ The Paladin asks ‘’and if you were to guess- how many believers of this Father of Jesus came with you’’

The pastor thinks for a moment before answering ‘’until just now- no, as for how many- ugh’’ he say, trying to estimate ‘’assuming the flash killed no one directly. Maybe 50 to 60 thousand, add a thousand or two more if all of the outlaying islands came with us’’

Rowan ‘’and how many gods were on… what was it called? Dirt?’’

‘’Earth, and we believe in the one true god- the ‘Father of Jesus’ as you called hem.’’ He say before asking. ‘’What dose this have to do with this situation?’’

‘’Just one more question’’ Rowan says with a hand up, her hair blowing in the sea air ‘’is there any stories of followers of Father of Jesus doing magic even if by any other name or attributed to your god, namely ones where the language barrier is broken?’’

‘’We do, a few actually’’ Arron says, hemself trying to connect the dots. ‘’there’s- something you’re getting at, isn’t there? Something about how this world works?’’

‘’It’s going to be a long explanation…’’ Rowan says looking around, the Scouts and their stuff are already disembarked. ‘’To give you a complete answer I might need to go with you then get to Redwood on foot, if you would allow it Pastor Arron and if my group is ok with it’’

The Pastor look at the Paladin for a moment, taking a deep breath while he thinks ‘’are you going to do your magic around me?’’ He ask ‘’I don’t want any more… surprises’’

‘’so long as my lack of action would not prevent me from saving a innocent’’ Rowan answered ‘’I am a Paladin of a Good alignment god, Lethander. I can not make a promise that would violate my oaths’’

The holy man smile at that ‘’I don’t quite understand, but I respect anyone who is willing to do the lords’ work to help people- even if they don’t believe in the lord. I’ll have to talk to the misses, but I don’t see why you can’t stay with us for a bit to explain this…’’ he says rotating around he’s wrist to think ‘’magical Houdini stuff’’ before he turns to he’s family

Rowan turn to the other adventurers. All of the women dressed to hide their non human nature other than Dula.

‘’So…’’ Red says ‘’what and why?’’ She asks.

>>6258766
3/3

Rowan sighs in her helmet ‘’I now fully believe that they didn’t have magic before. Now they do and something have started’’

‘’What do you mean?’’ Dhav asks

‘’I’m not completely sure’’ Rowan says ‘’Whatever it is, it causing members of a non-magic civilization to not only come to our plant, if not Relm, but also to cause at least one to start to use magic in a manner similar to a budding warlock but also similar to that of a Paladin.’’

‘’That is strange’’ Elidi says, clearly deep in thought ‘’You sure it’s safe? Sure- I doubt the military of these people want to do us harm, otherwise they would have already.’’ As the elf gestured to the green guards. ‘’But the people, we been warned’’

‘’I have to agree’’ Olitic starts ‘’but- if such a people suddenly get a bunch of sudo-warlocks with no knowledge of what is going on? That is not only dangerous for them, but everyone else’’ she says. ‘’but I heard the argument, sounds to me like these people have some negative notions of magic.‘’
‘’all the more reason to lag behind to help’’ Rowan says. ‘’Besides, of all of us, Dhav is the only one who can translate to these Americans.’’

Dhav thinks for a moment, considering the situation before speaking.

>> ‘’You shouldn’t lag behind, it’s to dangerous’’ the wizard say, trying to convince the Paladin (Charisma roll, 1d20+0, DC16)
>> ‘’I think this is the best course of action’’ Dhav says in support ‘’we can meet back with you at Redwood’’
>>Write in

If Rowan lag behind, a Side-Story will become available; Rowan and the Smiths. It can be started after the events at RedWood.

>>6258768
>> ‘’I think this is the best course of action’’ Dhav says in support ‘’we can meet back with you at Redwood’’

>>6258768
>’You shouldn’t lag behind, it’s to dangerous’’ the wizard say, trying to convince the Paladi
Don't go anywhere now. Strange people in a strange place.

>>6258768
>’You shouldn’t lag behind, it’s to dangerous’’ the wizard say, trying to convince the Paladin (Charisma roll, 1d20+0, DC16)

Vote counted.

Need some 1d20+0 rolls to convince Rowan. DC16. Nat20/Nat1 rules apply.

Rolled 2 + 0 (1d20 + 0)

>>6259317

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>6259317

Rolls counted. Writing

1/3
‘’I don’t think you should lag behind Rowan’’ Dhav says ‘’it to dangerous. These are strange people of a strange land that we already been told doesn’t treat humans like you kindly’’

The armored woman gently lay a hand on Dhav’s shoulder ‘’it’ll be fine, have faith. I’ll just keep the armor on when I’m walking around, after the Aaron’s spell ends I’ll catch back up with you.’’

Dhav sighs ‘’Your crazy Rowan’’ she say, unable to hold back a smile. ‘’Just be safe, we don’t want to have to figure out how to get you out of jail or something’’

——————

‘’I can’t believe we are doing this’’

‘’these are unprecedented times Julia’’ the husband and father reply. ‘’have faith’’

The loving wife look at her husband, concern of he’s sanity. ‘’Yea Aaron- have faith that we will be fine around a heathen foreigner crusader guy in armor, with a sward, and can probably do some magic.’’

‘’mom, I thought Magic wasn’t real’’ the youngest asks. ‘’but- there was that light’’

‘’… me to Marry’’ Pastor Aaron say, still trying to get an handle of what have happened within the past few days ‘’but we are definitely living in interesting times’’ he says as he look at he’s 6 year old child. ‘’Something is happening but so long as we have faith we will all get through it-‘’

The sound of clanking catches the attention of the family. The same warrior that offered to explain the ins and out of the strange force walk back down the gangplank. The well used yet well take care of steel armor gleaming in the sunlight, tho with pivots and some remnants of dents the metal lack any hint of rust. The bucket helm adorn with bronze that frame the eye slits, while the armor contained inlaid decoration painted a golden color. The image looked like a rising sun and is set on the chest and shoulders. The sward is at the hip, still within its black leather sheath. The armor seem to be a complete set tho the left gauntlet and right gauntlet seem to be from slightly different variant of armor. The warrior has a bag on their back.

*’’I’m ready Pastor Aaron’’* the warrior says in her tongue, the language the pastor still could understand. *’’I don’t know how long your spell will last tho.’’*

‘’*It’s temporary?*’’ the pastor reply, the alien language just feel… wrong to be able to speak.

‘’*maybe*’’ the holy warrior answered ‘’*none of us have the spells to dissect the spell you used, but most translation spells are temporary*’’

‘’*I see. Well Rowan, we live in a parsonage next to our church, First Abraham Baptist church, it’s about 4 blocks inland*’’

‘’*Baptist?*’’ Rowan asks tilting her head a little ‘’*I thought you were Christians?*’’

>>6261124
2/3

——————

The ship sails down the built up coastline. Docks and boardwalks give way to buildings who are simply built against the edge of the land. Eventually that give way to a line of flimsy looking mesh fencing with large holes.

On the other side are many more of those green guards among a much less dense collection of bland buildings. Tho the American style seem to have a mixture of bland, purposefully constructed structures and structures with embellishments of various kinds including at least one building with gargoyles, this area seem to soly consist of 1-2 story purpose build brick and wood buildings, large unembellished flat grassy areas, and large squares of a material at distance seem similar to the mortar used to construct the pier but instead of a gray, these are a black color with various markings of other colors. Many of these black squares contains row after row of strange American devices, mainly variations of their horseless wagons. Some are the small 4 wheel kinds, others have 6 or 8 wheels and seem to be used to move cargo. Another one seem to have row after row of wheeled guns, tho different from the one picture Dhav have seen, instead of pointing forward these point to the sky at a 45 degree angle and 2 metal supports laying across the ground to support the 2 black wheels.

‘’It’s almost like they plan to target the Gods themselves’’ Red says looking at the as a galloping sound is heard, from behind one of the few 5 story buildings… something rose….

The strange flying thing is… strange… if there’s anything comparable Dhav can think of it would be a dragonfly- it’s body seem to contain a large glass bobble where a pilot can be seen as the craft hover in the air, gliding to the Morning Flower, its metal frame tail have 2 small fins on the sides and one that lay below the frame structure like that of a fish. On one side is a circular blur, with an identical one on top of the craft. It seems to be built to sit on a pair of metal rods.

The galloping flyer gets very close to the wooden vessel, close enough that Dhav can see the captain of the vessel is in a green uniform and has a helmet with some strange attachments, including one that hold something black and boxy in-front of the mouth of the man. However the craft flys it cause a light wind bellow against the ship.

‘’… ok, I want one’’ Red says with a smile. ‘’Think they’ll let me fly one?’’

‘’they probably only let their elites fly those’’ Olitic says with a smile and wave as the pilot wave at the ship.

The airship follow the sea ship as it pass a small channel between Lincoln Island and RedWood Island, a bridge span the channel with on Lincoln side a star-shaped fort can be seen, tho seem to be disused.

>>6261127
3/3

And that’s where the first of the warships are seen, docked at Redwood Island is what must be a Man Of War for these people. Even docked the massive metal vessel is intimidating. It must be almost 900 feet long with a beam of 100 feet- at the front is what looks like perhaps some kind of ram. The central tower are worthy of being consider keeps in of themselves as the thing is covered in guns upon guns. The most striking guns lay at the front, massive guns in two sets of three in blocky housings, one of which is moving around…. Tracking the Morning Flower as it sail pass the metal monster.

‘’We can end you, we chose not to’’ Dula says in a bit of aw. ‘’And it’s not the only one’’ She says pointing down the docks.

Pass the floating fortress is more massive metal ships of various kinds, most seem to follow the general construction principles of the massive ship tho one is, very very strange. A large vessel with an offset keep-like tower, tall enough for the sides to contain some medium guns, but the most noticeable feature of the ship is its large flat top. The ship is tall, seemly built to maximize the flat area above.

‘’I wonder if they are for the metal dragonflies?’’ Elidi asks.

Eventually the neatly docked monsters peter out and more of the same style of purpose built buildings. Some species of redwood trees seem to dominate this island and seem to grow thickly in the middle of the island, tho plenty of green guards are here there seem to be a mixture of other kinds of uniforms. The dragonfly eventually move ahead of the ship and land at a set of docks where a number of varied American guards are gathered, a large warehouse-like building sits close to the docks. Dhav look at the sky and see that it’s almost Noon.

‘’I think we found where they want us to dock at’’ Red says. ‘’So- Dhav, think we should stay hidden- or let them see who they are talking to?’’

Dhav thinks for a moment before speaking;

>>’’We should keep our, non human features hidden.’’ Dhav says.
>>’’these are soldiers. I say we be open in who we are’’ Dhav says.
>>Write in.

- Rowan temporarily left the party.
Sorry for the late update.

the vote that is counted when we reach Page 10 will be the last vote before this thread is archived and a new thread is started. If you want you can post pictures your’ll think would work great for the new title card.

>>6261128
>> "We should keep our non human features hidden." Dhav says.

Better be safe than sorry - at least until they know us a little better.

Also, a battleship (Iowa-class?) and a carrier? Whatever this "Lincoln Island" is must be really fortified.
... and I'm pretty sure the helicopter is an H-13 Sioux.

>>6261128
>’’We should keep our, non human features hidden.’’ Dhav says.

>>6261180
It would have to be an Iowa since we seem to be ~1950ish, at which point all the other USN BB classes have been retired. The carrier is likely to be an Essex, what with them being the bulk of the postwar USN carrier fleet.

>>6261180
>>6261665

Votes counted, writing.

1/2(?)

The Morning Flower move into the docks where the steel dragonfly landed. Once more the gangplank is laid out. Once more the captain walks down the plank but followed by the adventurer group, all of whom dressed to minimize their non human appearances.

From the crowd of armed guards, some are in green while others are in blue. Most are armed in the Grand Guns while others have variants of other weapons, all held casually yet ready by the professional soldiers. 4 men form the group approach the captain and adventurers, seemingly in decorated variants of the uniforms seen so far.

From left to right the first man is in a pair of tan colored pants and in a greenish-tan collar jacked with a belt and round brass looking buttons keeping it close. The jacket is above a white shirt with a long green tie that run under the decorated jacket. The outfit is covered in various ornaments, most incorporating wings or a kind of bird of pray, two stands out, a shoulder embroidery of a single star and above one of the breast pockets a series of rectangular embroidery of multiple colors. The man is wearing a ornate hat with a brim only on the front covering he’s peppered graying black hair. He seems to be the shortest of the three and walk with a slight limp and is wearing a stoic mask of a face.

The next is a man in a dark blue jacket and black pants. The white hat is in an odd style, wider at the top than at the bottom the flat top front brim hat contains a variant of the hat icon of the first, behind the shield is a pair of ship anchors with the same species of bird above it. The dark blue jacket is cover in decoration clearly more of a nautical theme. At the end of the sleeves is golden embroidery of 2 thick lines surrounding a thinner line with a star above it. ‘Do these people worship the bird?’ Dhav asks herself. ‘What dose the stars mean?’ This man seem younger and taller, he’s blond hair cut short. A slight smile is on he’s otherwise stoic face

The third man is in a uniform largely identical to the second. One of the notable differences is that this bald man has a shield instead of a lone star. like the first two men he is in a glossy pair of black shoes.

The last is a man in an all together different uniform. With both brown pants and a brown collared jacket with a thin striped under shirt. The Tie is red mad of some kind of silky material and on the collar is a pendent of the American flag. This man seem to be in he’s 30’s with blond hair and a very charismatic face. The way he walk is different form the other men, tho the first 3 seem to march like that of solders- this man simply keep pace in he’s brown leather shoes.

>>6261954
2/3

All of these men seem to be of the ‘white’ humans of these Americans. ‘’These must be the leaders of the Americans’’ Olitic observes. ‘’I wonder how high up they are?’’ Elidi asks out loud. ‘’Are they the leaders of America- or just the highest among those who came with everyone else?’’ She continued.

Dhav notice that walking behind the 4 men is a green clad soldier no different form the ones see earlier, he is carrying a box, a glassy jingling sound can be heard as he walk at a same pace as the 4.

The 5 Americans stop only a few feet from the group on the gray mortar pier. The first man give a order and the young man walk ahead, this man is of a similar complexion as Rowan with black hair with a very short haircut. He’s not the first of this kind of American Dhav have noticed- but the first to be seen up close. He look no different from any other dark skinned human to the half orc. It’s easy to see how the Americans could mistake any variant of Abeir-Toril humans as their own variants, with whatever that would entail with how these Americans treat their own.

The soldier look at the group for a moment before Dhav step forward to accept the box made from some kind of paper-like material. Looking inside she sees that it is full of bottles with what must be alcohol, two are recognizable as some kind of wine bottle, others are in brown bottles or the clear glass bottles the Americans seem to have a abundance of with brown liquids, as well as several boxes of… something- one of the boxes have a detailed drawing of a man smoking what looks like a thin white wrapped bundle. Another item is a few thin rectangle items wrapped in a brown packaging covered in English.

‘’So- what is it?’’ The captain asks as he picks up one of the boxes, this one has a human man with reddish skin in an outfit made from feathers and grasses.

Red grab another box, this one with a leather clad ‘white’ American with a wide brim hat and a small version of a gun, and open it, she takes a few sniffs ‘’Tobacco, smells like a good quality expensive kind’’ she says as she pull one of the white sticks to inspect.

‘’Probably a peace offering, or payment’’ Olitic says ‘’Or the carrot after showing us a few sticks’’ as she picks up a brown package and sniff it ‘’this smells like chocolate, I can’t remember the last time I had some’’

‘’well, I don’t see why you ladies can’t have a cut of this stuff’’ the Captain says looking at the stuff.

Dhav takes a deep breath, looking between the 4, likely powerful men, and the dozen men behind them with powerful weapons. Considering how she should approach this situation;

>>6261955
>> Dhav put down the box. ‘’We should’t indulge until after we know what they want. I don’t want to start in debt’’
>> Dhav grab a package of chocolate ‘’might as well, don’t want to insult them’’
>> Write in

Dose Dhav activate her Cloke of Comprehend Language?

>>Yes
>>No

How should Dhav explain magic.

>> Down play magic, especially the offensive spells.
>> be honest and clear. including the incident of one of them using magic, curses, Ext
>> withhold information; knowledge is power and valuable.
>> Write in.

——————

>> Write in for any other considerations Dhav should have when dealing with these people.

>>6261956
>> Dhav put down the box. "We should’t indulge until after we know what they want. I don’t want to start in debt"

>> Yes

>> be honest and clear. including the incident of one of them using magic, curses, Etc

>> Explain that we have one person with Aaron the pastor

Vote counted- writing.

>>6262613
Update won’t come until Monday the latest, most of my weekends are hectic like that.

1/4
Key;
English
+Common+

‘’We shouldn’t indulge Captain’’ the wizard says ‘’we don’t know what they want and I don’t want to start in debt to them’’ as she accept the chocolate and smoking tobacco back. Carefully she step forward and set the box down before stepping back.

This seems to confuse the 4 men a moment as Dhav begins to activate her cloke. Once more she feels the magic tingles her senses and parts of her brain.

‘’Hello sirs, I am Dhav Sparks.’’ The half orc begins putting on her best respectful post ‘’A wizard and the owner of this Cloke of Comprehend Language, an item that allow me to understand any language spoken or written for one hour a day of my choosing. I speak for the people of the Morning Flower.’’ she explains quickly and clearly. ‘’I’m sorry for not immediately accepting these items. We don’t know what was the intentions on giving them to us’’

The 4 men look at each-other for a moment before the close the distance to the adventurers. Walking close enough to actually shake hands-

‘’I am General Jerry Potter of the US Army. Senior ranking officer of the US Army on this side of the Flash.’’ The man greats, clear and almost practiced as he give a firm strong handshake to the half orc. If any of them noticed the green hand- non comment ‘’on behalf of my men and my fellow Americans I thank you for helping the Boy Scouts, the box is a gift with no attached expectation’’ he steps back and give a moment for the next man to speak.

‘’I am Rear Admiral William Smith.’’ The blue clad man started as he go to shake ‘’highest ranking officer of the US Navy and the Base Commander for the navy part of Redwood. It’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance Misses Sparks’’ he says before the next man take the wizard’s hand.

‘’I am Captain Henry Kelly’’ the man with the shield embroidery says ‘’Senior officer of the United States Coast Guard, and was the one that contacted Pinewood Island to ask you to come here.’’

‘’And I am State Senator Thomas Strong for the great state of Oregon’’ the last says with a smile as he take the hand. ‘’as far as I know I am the only elected official above that or a Mayor this side of whatever brought us here.’’ He says. ‘’

‘’State of Oregon?’’ Dhav asks ‘’that a… part of America?’’

‘’Yes’’ the charismatic man answered ‘’it’s the state we are in. The people elected me to help pass and write state laws.’’

‘’I see.’’ Dhav says before she relay the information to her party and the captain. ‘’Forgive me for being forward’’ she asks back to the Americans ‘’but we would like to know why you asked us here.’’

‘’simple.’’ The coast guard captain starts ‘’it didn’t take long for us to realize that we aren’t in America anymore. We are going to need local guides to help us understand where we are’’

>>6264144
2/4

‘’tho I doubt you would be convinced by simply talking on this pier.’’ Admiral Smith injects ‘’We already set up some temporary accommodations for you and your people on behalf of the US Navy’’ he says before turning ‘’come- it’s right in this building’’

Dhav pick the box back up and her group follow the Americans. The armed blue and green guards make way then follow to group into the large square building.

Inside is a large empty space lit by flameless upside down candles in reflective bowls. These candles hang down by cords to illuminate rows of cots. Each cot comes with a white or yellow pillow, green wool blankets, and thinner green cloth blanket and cover for the bed. Each cot seem to consist of a green canvas stretched tort by a metal tube like frame. The building seem to be a large metal frame with wooden panels tacked on and a thinly hammered metal roof laid on-top with intermediate clear glass windows to let in light, while the foundation seem to be made of a similar mortar like material as the pier.

‘’We can set up a cooking area right outside the-‘’ the Admral starts before he notices a black cloked figure brake from the adventurer group to inspect one of the beds, then move onto to the next. ‘’Is he ok?’’

‘’She’s fine’’ Dhav answers ‘’Red is our… security expert’’

‘’+they are identical+’’ the Theft calls out as she go to the next one ‘’+not like some built from the same template- but like someone made a copy of each and every one of these+’’ this proclamation causes Dula and Olitic to join in the inspection.

The American leaders look at the blue clad wizard. ‘’They are ensuring the beds are safe for us to use. we already committed ourselves to help the refugees’’ as the large Barbarian lay on one of the cots and give a thumbs up…. before one of the legs seemly gives out where she set her head down- and keep the thumb up.

‘’The beds are collapsible’’ the Admiral says as he approach one of the cots and set the bedding on the next bed. In a quick swith motion the cot is collapsed with the legs folded down and the cot folded in on itself. ‘’my men can show you where the restroom and showers are, by the end of the day we can set up a cooking area behind us.’’ While the man set the bed back up.

‘’a clever innovation’’ the wizard say with a smile. ‘’Any charge?’’

‘’none for now but this is temporary, the specifics may have to wait until we can organize a temporary government.’’ the Admiral says. ‘’We all agree that you deserve help in exchange for the help. But- we still have some… disagreements to work out, till then we will try to ensure you’ll be fed.’’

‘’Thank you sirs’’ she say with a small bow ‘’We all are grateful. Would we be restricted to the Base?’’ Dhav asks

>>6264145
3/4

‘’no. Your’ll be free to leave the base.’’ The Admiral respond ‘’there are restricted areas of both bases on both sides of the bridges we have a lot of stuff that can be …dangerous.’’

‘’And can one of our own enter the base?’’ Dhav asks. ‘’She’s with one of the Americans who accidentally casted a translation spell on… I think hemself and myself’’ Dhav says. ‘’One Pastor Aaron Smith’’

‘’I’ll talk to my cousin later about that’’ General Smith says ‘’but she shouldn’t have an issue- what dose she look like?’’

‘’A human female in metal armor’’ Dhav describe ‘’her symbol is that of a rising sun’’ before she thought of something. ‘’We shouldn’t have any issue finding work. Most of the ship are craftsmen and farmers, And me and my friends are Adventurers.’’

‘’Adventurers?’’ The Senator asks ‘’Could you elaborate?’’

‘’We are a group of… mercenaries’’ the wizard explains ‘’we would be who you’ll find to explore some ruins or to kill a small group of bandits. Or in this case, educate some wayward peoples on the situation. We are still on a job with the Morning Flower’s captain to help the refugees.’’

The general thought about that for a bit ‘’and you all are experts on magic and on the local area?’’

‘’I wouldn’t say expert, but we know how to safely use magic, what to look out for when it comes to menevolent magic use.’’ Dhav admit ‘’There are those who would walk in with a cursed item and cause trouble, Or would take advantage of your ignorance to use a Charm spell to get into your restricted areas. Not to mention if a bunch of your people go adventuring with your devices and mess with something most people would recognize as a bad idea to mess with.’’ She warn the one-non magical people ‘’Gods know we had plenty of people who dose that stuff knowing the risks.’’

The General cannot help but to laugh ‘’honestly I can see that now.’’ He say with no shortage of mirth ‘’Some dam fool buying a shotgun and thinking he can carve out a kingdom with he’s buddies like he is Cortez Hemself.’’

Dhav chuckles ‘’seems that fools are a constant across our worlds. I can almost see some foolish noble grabbing a SeaDragon warship ship and challenging your monster of a gunboat, expecting to win over you because he got magic and you don’t.’’ She shakes her head at the image. ‘’I have yet to see what your Guns do but if a Grand can beat our armor- I kinda want to see what those monsters do to walls’’ she says with a laugh.

‘’+So- what is this building for?+’’ the caption asks. ‘’+and why are we in here?+’’

‘’+They are offering us refuge and food.+’’ Dhav answers in common ‘’+we would be able to come and go from there, ‘Base’. Its a temperary arrangement+’’

>>6264146
4/4

‘’+What’s the catch?+’’ Elidi asks ‘’+from what David told us, it dose not sound like they would just open their doors to strangers.+’’

‘’+Maybe their god demands it+’’ Dula answered ‘’+most are these ‘Christians+’’

Dhav think for a moment before turning to the Americans (pick 2)

>> ‘’Why are you helping us?’’.
>> ‘’You mentioned that you still need to put a Government together- can you elaborate?’’
>> ‘’What do you know of your situation?’’
>> ‘’you do know that a number of us are… not human… right?’’
>> ‘’What caused the rioting?’’
>> ‘’Would you be willing to hire some adventurous?’’
>> write in.

>>6264144
it was not supposed to all be spoiled…

>>6264147
>"What caused the rioting?"
>"Is the city going to have enough supplies?"

>>6264147
>> "you do know that a number of us are… not human… right?"
>> "Is the city going to have enough supplies?"

In-universe, we (sorta) know why they're helping us - the "Scouts" thing and all, but we know preciously little about how the society or technology of those "Americans" function so unless we can get more permanent ways to know their language (aka learning their "English" language the slow way) we can probably help very little in those regard.
We do need to know if our less human folks (elves, orcs, dragonborns, tieflings) are going to be treated with respect... and if we're all gonna starve.

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>6264322
>>6264420

>"Is the city going to have enough supplies?"
Vote counted. Rolling to brake tie.


(1): ‘’What caused the rioting?’’
(2): ‘’you do know that a number of us are… not human… right?"

The next update will come in a new thread. If this thread is not archived by then I’ll post a link.

>>6264802
Archived.
https://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/2025/6231928/