(039) Dusk 'Til Dawn

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danhem wrote:
Ulric, glad to see the others finally awake, retrieves the two days of fresh rations that he had stored in his pack for their expedition to the tomb.

"It's not much, but at least we won't go totally hungry this morning. Olaf, eat. You must recover some strength. Does anyone else have any food on hand?"

"Perhaps we should give our little coin box with our extra funds to Bennug? We should each throw in another 5 or 10 shillings so that we can all eat."

At Guntram's suggestion of the coins, Ulric nods in agreement.

"A good point Guntram. We do know a dealer in town to whom we have been bringing our more unusual items. He may be able to tell us more about these coins. As far as we can tell he has been quite discreet. Gustave, this is more your line of work."

After eating a little, Ulric sits down in front of the fell blade recovered from his incinerated enemy and studies it, but avoids touching it with his bare hands. He seeks his mind for any knowledge of such a weapon.

OOC:

Don't you mean 42 ep? [img]images/smiley/wink.png[/img]

Ulric's funds are actually 18 gp, 56 sp, 2 cp after all of his purchases.

Have the servants been able to acquire the furnishings that Ulric purchased for his room?

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waysoftheearth wrote:
Ulric studies the fell blade while the company chew over whatever rations they can pull from their dusty, cobwebbed packs.

The tiny wooden chest he carries gives an occasional pathetic thump from within, which is only distantly distracting as he scours all his memories for the names of past sword smiths and their maker's marks...

(1d6=5)

The twisted runes graven upon the hilt tug at a long buried memory... the sorry tale of the so called Immortal Smith who was lured into eternal toil in the Underworld, to fashion arms for the broiling legions of Hell. Could this be one such weapon? It seems unlikely... but this small rune here looks to be "Vwielund" in the Infernal script, or there abouts. Was that not said to be the Smith's mortal name?

Should it be so, this would be one of his dread blades, and would be bane of any warmth, and quench any fire. And would most certainly be possessed of an evil will of its own.

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waysoftheearth wrote:

Don't you mean 42 ep? [img]images/smiley/wink.png[/img]

Yers, corrected.

Ulric's funds are actually 18 gp, 56 sp, 2 cp after all of his purchases.

Have the servants been able to acquire the furnishings that Ulric purchased for his room?

Given the weight of Ulric's purse, they must have.

(Can you please point out the post where you purchased it? I clearly haven't captured it in my records!)

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doctorx wrote:
"And... is that your mule?" Josiane asks the butler, noticing the contented animal grazing calmly without.

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ehiker133 wrote:
Desmond quietly sips at his hot tea while the others discuss finances. At Ulric's suggestion, he reaches into his masculine change holder and counts out 15 shillings. He slides it into the center of the table, mumbling something about happily chipping in if it means having a breakfast of something more than hot tea.

Then he goes back to quietly sipping at his tea, slightly concerned at how restful his sleep was, all things considered, and at how he feels... taller? No. Stronger? More robust? He somehow feels different than he did when he went to bed.

After breakfast, he'll go up to his room and figure out a way of securing Mads' Cold Iron Axe to the wall near his bed. Then he'll pull out his old short sword and make sure it has a keen edge on it before strapping it on.

Finally, he pulls on his cloak and lets the others know he is headed out to pick up two shields (one for a spare), if anyone wants to join him. He will wait for anyone else who wants to join him...

OOC: Will deduct 15 sp for "chipping in" contribution and 18 sp for two small shields from Desmond's character sheet.

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danhem wrote:

Given the weight of Ulric's purse, they must have.

(Can you please point out the post where you purchased it? I clearly haven't captured it in my records!)

OOC: That would be post #143 in "A Spring Day in Ket":

"We are going to need some furniture for the house," Ulric says during lunch. "Beds in particular...and bedding. Perhaps we can send a few of our servants out to fetch these things for us? Bennug?"

OOC: Ulric will want a pine bed (8sp), single bed linen (8cp), single woolen blanket (12cp), two pillows (12cp), a pine chair (5sp), a pine armoire (15sp), a pine students desk (18sp), a large iron strongbox (36sp), and a lock (12sp).

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ehiker133 wrote:
Updating shopping list...

Desmond also wants to pick up a sling, so he has some kind of ranged weapon more than a dagger... Deducting 1sp from is meager savings.

Might not be a bad idea to grab a few old burlap sacks, too, while he's out... What's the sp to cp ratio again?? And why can't I remember it??

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ehiker133 wrote:
(Dang it... too many things going on!)

During the discussion of having the electrum coins evaluated, Desmond recalls the other old coins he found in the wooden box...

13 odd foreign looking coins with holes in the middle (of these, 5 appear to be of nickel and 8 of brass)

"Gustave, you think it might be worth having them looked at, as well? If they'll fetch us enough for even just a few days of food, it's better than some old coins sitting in a drawer..."

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coffee wrote:
Since he had a watch last night, Dieter will sleep in. He'll only get up once he feels fully rested.

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danhem wrote:
Ulric sets a tiny wooden box on the table, opens it, and places some left over scraps of dried meat and fruit inside. He quickly closes the box once he has finished.

"I do not advice using this sword," Ulric says after studying the blade. "There is a taint of evil to it; this rune here is in the infernal script. It has power to be sure, but also an evil will that may bend a user to it's own malicious purpose."