[Game Thread] Chapter 1

[PsychicNomad]

"Yes, Master Sigvals shall definitely be generous, he is that kind of man, he has always been. It's his and his fellow's life now that is at stake, and he will not deny any of it." Erland remarked, then he mused for a few seconds. "Shall I go with you, friends? I can make sure you find the ruins, though I'm not much of a fighter, I must say."

"Don't even think about that!!!" Eydis exclaimed with a horrified look onher face, and turned towards the companions still present, pleading with her eyes to not let the young man ride out in such a state.

[Ysolde]

Rue - Waiting "Minas Tirith hmm? Well that is quite tempting. The white tree grows there sprouted from a seed from Numenor which in turn is from a seed of a tree from Valinor." She looks off to the west, "Not anytime soon, not as long as there are any agents of shadow still about in this world. So, yes I will come with you when you return and from there we can find and fight the agents of Shadow and we can enjoy watching the white tree bloom" She begins to sing softly at this point: I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew: Of wind I sang, a wind there came and in the branches blew. Beyond the Sun, beyond the Moon, the foam was on the Sea, And by the strand of Ilmarin there grew a golden Tree. Beneath the stars of Ever-eve in Eldamar it shone, In Eldamar beside the walls of Elven Tirion. There long the golden leaves have grown upon the branching years, While here beyond the Sundering Seas now fall the Elven-tears. O Lórien! The Winter comes, the bare and leafless Day; The leaves are falling in the stream, the river flows away. O Lórien! Too long I have dwelt upon this Hither Shore And in a fading crown have twined the golden elanor. But if of ships I now should sing, what ship would come to me, What ship would bear me ever back across so wide a Sea?

 

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Rue
HP: 24/24 | AC: 14
Str: 10 | Dex 17 (+3/+5) | Con: 14 (+2) | Int: 10 | Wis: 14 (+2) | Cha: 10
Melee attack: Broad sword +5 1d8+3 piercing/ dagger +2 1d4
Ranged attack: Short Bow +5 1d6+3 piercing 80/320
Sneak Attack damage: 2d6
Skills: Acrobatics +5 | Insight +4 | Perception +6 | Sleight of hand +5 | Stealth +7 | Traditions +2 | Theives Tools +7 | Forgery Kit +2 | Disguise Kit +2

[Onward]

Arn, Daughter of Arnulf Arn looked disappointed as Rue chose to continue fighting the shadows, but feels uplifted when she includes her in the fight. She then listens to a poem of her land,".... I vow to help you, I swore to that before and even now Rue. I don't care if it's a humble home where we watch the beauty of the trees or in the battlefield where we slay the foul wretches that devastate the lands, as long as I'm with you, I would not be anywhere else." she says after listening to your song. Feeling a sense of resolve.

[Dylan Scott]

Roan Standing in the open doorway of the Spark and Stone, Roan casts his gaze around outside, looking for Rue but he finds he is too late to relay the information gathered too her as he see's her and Arn disappearing together around the corner down the street, hopefully going to retrieve horses for them like he asked, rather crassly apparently, hopefully Arn's low opinion of him and his information gather tactics wouldn't stop her passing on what she heard to her lady love. Roan decided to stay where he was in the doorway, enjoying the breeze playing through his hair as they waited for Arn and the Horses, and for Grey's return with the Healer, positioned as he was he heard young Erland's offer to go with then even over the rattling of Wren's still poorly tied down pack. he barely managed to restrain the laugh from his lips as he heard the startled cry from Eydis that followed immediately after "Aye lad, you can come with us but you need to see the healer first, cant have you leaving a bloody trail behind can we? You know where we are heading, you follow along after Master Lomund tends your wounds and catch us up" Roan was expecting the look Eydis gave him when he agreed to let the boy follow them and gave her a wink as he called out to her in Dalish, hopefully the young lad wasn't familiar with the tongue and wouldn't realise he was just placating the boy to soothe his young ego "His wounds don't warrant it but convince Lomund to give the boy Valerian Root, by the time he wakes from it we will be back with his master"

Actions & Movement   Turn Summary Initiative: Move: Action: Bonus Action: Reaction: Other:

Stat Block   Roan / Maracar Chaotic Neutral | Woodsman of Wilderland - Lure of the Road | Wanderer - Hunter of Beasts HP: 28 | AC: 14 (16 with Shield) | Initiative: +3 | Passive Perception: 15 (17 Wilderness) | Speed: 30 | Proficiency Bonus: +2 STR 10 (+0) | DEX 16 (+3)| CON 14 (+2) | INT 10 (+0) | WIS 16 (+3) | CHA 10 (+0) Str Save +2 | Dex Save +3 | Con Save +4 | Int Save +0 | Wis Save +3 | Cha Save +0 | Weapons: Heavy, Two-Handed, Ammunition, Ranged (150/600). +7 Attack (1D8+3 Damage)Great bow | Versatile (1D10) +2 Attack (1D8 Damage)Axe | Finesse, Light, Thrown (20/60). +5 Attack (1D4+3 Damage)Hunting Knife Features and Abilities: Common Speech, Vale of Anduin/Dalish, Free Folk, Trade TonguesLanguages | Armor: Light, Medium, Shields Weapons: Simple & Martial Weapons Tools: None Skills: Animal Handling:+5, Tradition:+2, Nature:+2, Lore: +2, Perception:+5, Survival (Expertise):+7 Enhanced Skills: Tracking (Advantage):+9, Investigate (Hound Assist with Advantage):+4, Perception (Wilderness):+7, Stealth (Advantage - Known Lands):+3, Wilderness Related Int and Wis skills +2 additional in Known LandsProficiencies Wanderer Traits: | Long years spent roaming over the land have given you vast amounts of knowledge about some of the regions of Middle-earth. You know the terrain of such lands like the backs of your hands and your lore can seem almost unnatural to any companions travelling with you. At 1st level, choose 3 regions + a number of regions equal to your Wisdom modifier from the Middle-earth maps. When you make an Intelligence or Wisdom check related to a land you know, your proficiency bonus is doubled if you are using a skill you are proficient in. When you are travelling in one of your Known Lands you gain the following benefits: • If any part of a journey passes through a land you know, the DC of your personal Event tests are lowered by 2. • If the entire journey passes through lands you know, and you act as Guide, you lower the Peril Rating of the Journey by 2. • You have advantage when making Wisdom saving throws against Corruption caused by Blighted lands you know. • You cannot become lost under normal circumstances. • You know at least one place in each Known Land where you can safely take a long rest: a settlement where you have friends, perhaps, or a hidden cabin in the woods or simply a dry and defensible cavern or secret glade. • You have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) ability checks and can move stealthily at a normal pace. • While tracking other creatures, you automatically learn their exact number, their sizes and how recently they passed through the area. At both 6th and 10th level you choose an additional number of Known Lands equal to 1 + your Wisdom modifier, with a minimum of 1. With the Loremaster’s permission, you can save these Known Lands until you start exploring new areas – once chosen, they cannot be changed.Known Lands | You have a great deal of experience from travelling through the wilderness and surviving the various dangers that the wild constantly offers. At 1st level, you have advantage on all Wisdom (Survival) ability checks when tracking others through the wilderness. If you act as a company’s Guide on a journey, you are considered to be assuming all vacant travelling roles (you are considered to ‘fill in’ as the company’s Hunter, Scout and Look-out at the same time, if no other companion is already covering that role). At 6th level, your time in the Wild has taught you that only those that strike fast and hard live to fight another day. When fighting in the wilderness, your first round of attacks in every combat has advantage. At 14th level, you can no longer be ambushed and cannot be surprised in the wilderness.Ways of the Wild | At 2nd level, you adopt a particular style of fighting as your specialty. You can't take a Fighting Style option more than once, even if you later get to choose again. Archery You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make with ranged weaponsFighting Style | Also at 2nd level, whether travelling, exploring or even resting, you have learned to constantly pay attention to the sights and sounds of the world about you. When in the wilderness, your proficiency bonus for Perception is doubled, if you are proficient in Perception. Natural Watchfulness | Also starting at 3rd level, when you stretch yourself upon the ground with your ear pressed against the turf you can decipher the sounds of the earth. You can hear it groan when the enemy treads upon it, or echo the distant gallop of horses, or sing in tune with the rushing of tumbling waters. Between each long rest, you may make a DC 15 Wisdom (Survival) ability check. On a success, the Loremaster must give you a useful piece of information about a quarry you are hunting or a place you are seeking. If you get 25 or higher as a result, the information gleaned may very well seem near-miraculous to others.Rumor of the Earth | You can track your quarry across many miles, and bring it down with a well-placed arrow or swift blow. Some folk in Middle-earth rely on hunters for both sustenance and protection; the Woodmen of Mirkwood, for example, are kept safe from Spiders and other horrors by the arrows of their Hunters. Others, like the Elves, hunt for sport, or for the joy of the chase – or hunt two-legged prey, trespassers and despoilers of the wood.Wanderer Archetype - Hunter of Beasts | Beginning at 3rd level, you double your proficiency bonus when making Wisdom (Survival) ability tests to track a creature. Furthermore, you may substitute Survival for Investigation when making deductions based on tracks,spoors and other physical tracesTracker Woodsan of Wilderlands Traits: Your Dexterity score increases by 1 and you may increase two additional ability scores by 1.Ability Score Increase | Woodmen don’t usually become adventurers before their 16th year of age, and rarely continue beyond their forties, when they retire to serve their family and folkAdventuring Age | Most Woodmen stand between 5 and 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.Size Your base walking speed is 30 feet.Speed | You have proficiency in the Survival skillWoodcrafty | You gain one Woodmen of Wilderland Cultural Virtue of your choice.Virtue | You can speak the Vale of Anduin Tongue – an archaic version of the Common Speech, closely related to DalishLanguage Background: You are a rover; the road calls to you and you must answer. Sometimes, rare years, you return home to friends and family, but it does not take long before you start longing for the next adventure, to explore a new land, or meet unusual people. You aren’t limited to roads or the towns that dot them. No, you’d just as happily camp within a cave in the Misty Mountains or make a lonely camp in a deep wood than settle down in a roadside inn for the evening. Not even the Shadow will deter you from traversing every nook and cranny in this part of the world, no matter how dark and dangerous.Lure of the Road | Animal Handling, LoreSkill Proficiencies | As a seasoned traveller you have an uncanny ability to predict the weather; you can ‘smell’ rain or snow earlier than others or sense when a fog is about to roll in. You also know the best places to shelter from sudden storms and which areas to avoid. You have well-established habits and the ability to quickly forage what you need before settling in to wait out a storm. You also have a good grasp of creature habits in various types of weather conditions; you know where bears hibernate and where a Goblin band is likely to camp when a storm hits.Weather-Lore | Those afflicted with the Lure of the Road, sometimes called rovers, tend to be adventuresome souls, always looking to explore a new land or return to an old haunt just to see what’s changed since they’ve last visited. Rovers are self-reliant and used to travelling alone, although they do enjoy the company of other travellers. Rovers also enjoy collecting stories from far-off lands, motivating them to visit the places they mention.Suggested Characteristics | Your body is used to long hours on the road. You are rarely tired and you weather extreme conditions well.Distinctive Quality - Hardy | You have met many different types of people in your journeys; you’ve gained considerable skill in diplomacy and negotiation. Characters who have often had to deal with merchants in foreign countries have generally picked up a word or two in various local languages, and can state their intentions fairly clearly, as long as they do not need to communicate overly complex or profound mattersSpeciality - Trading | Absence makes the heart grow fonder; only by leaving the familiar can we better appreciate itHope | My experiences against the Shadow may come back to haunt me – I don’t want to be home when that happens. It would put my kin in grave danger!Despair Virtue: Your folk have always delighted in training great, longjawed hounds, stronger than wolves. You have chosen a wolfhound of Wilderland to accompany you in your wanderings and the faithfulness of your hound reinforces your spirit. Raise your maximum Wisdom score by 1 point. Add your proficiency bonus to the Hound’s AC, attack rolls, damage rolls, saving throws and skills. Its hit points are equal to four times your level. The Hound heals using your Hit Dice. The Hound obeys your commands and stays by your side. On your turn, you may use your action to command the Hound to take an Attack, Dash, Dodge, Disengage or Help action. If you have the Extra Attack feature, you can make one weapon attack yourself while commanding your hound to Attack. The training of a Hound of Mirkwood is an endeavour in itself; the teachings of Radagast have turned this craft into an art. When you first choose this virtue, your Hound learns to assist you with one skill as described underSupport below. You can train him to Support additional skills, as well as to Fight in combat, as a separate undertaking during later Fellowship phases, as follows: Support You can train your Hound to assist you in one activity. A dog can be trained to support you when making any one of the following ability checks: Charisma (Intimidation), Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Perception). It takes a Fellowship phase worth of training to teach your dog to complete an additional task. When you make ability checks using one of your Hound’s trained skills, you gain advantage, and count as proficient in the skill even if you are not – if you are proficient, you get to double your proficiency bonus. Fight As a Fellowship phase undertaking, you may train your Hound to Attack, Dash, Disengage, Dodge or Help without requiring a command from you. Each action takes a separate Fellowship phase to train your Hound. Hound of Mirkwood Known Lands: Anduin Vales, The Mirkwood, Brown Lands, Nether Marshes, Upper Marshes, East Rhovanion. Shadow Weakness: Wandering Madness Equipment: A Travelling Cloak, Appropriate Garb, Backpack, Blanket, Mess Kit, Flask of Oil, Hempen Rope (50'), Torches (5), Waterskin, Rations (7 Days)Spring Travelling Gear, 5 Silver Pennies 8 Copper Coins 10 BitsMoney Pouch, Tinderbox, Soap, Signal Whistle, Fishing Tackle, Chalk (3), Candle (2), WhetstonePossibles Pouch, Map Case (5 Sheets of Parchment) Weapons & Armor: Hide Armour, A Decorative Leather Armband, Axe, Shield, Belt Dagger, Greatbow, Quiver of Arrows (20/20)

Stat Block   Grey Hound of Mirkwood | Medium Beast STR 13 (+1) | DEX 14 (+2)| CON 12 (+1) | INT 3 (-4) | WIS 12 (+1) | CHA 7 (-2) Armour Class: 14 (Natural Armor) Hit Points: 12 (HD for healing is D10) Speed: 40 ft Skills: Perception +5 Senses: Passive Perception 15 Keen Hearing and Smell:The Hound has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) ability checks that rely on hearing and smell. Str Save +3 | Dex Save +4 | Con Save +3 | Int Save -2 | Wis Save +3 | Cha Save +0 | Actions: Melee Weapon Attack: +5 Hit, Reach 5ft, 1D6+3 Piercing Damage. If the target is a Small or Medium creature, it must succeed at a DC 13 Strength saving throw or have disadvantage on its next attack.Bite

[PsychicNomad]

Eydis' stare turned from cold anger to thoughtful consideration. "I didn't know you were so devious, Master Roan. From now on, I should beware what you say." she replied in Dalish.

"Well, if you insist, I can't stop you." She told Erland, shaking her head.

The young man shrugged with a smile, and started limping out. "I'll pay a visit to the healers, then."

[Dylan Scott]

Roan Roan's lopsided grin grew wider at woman's words, drawing a small chuckle from the man as he responded, once more in Dalish as he gave her a wink "Only to headstrong young fools like this one Eydis, I'm never dream of being devious and deceitful with a beautiful young woman like yourself" His face grow serious again though as Erland limped his way over to the door, only to find his way barred by the thickly muscled arm of a lifelong woodsman and archer, his voice calm, but insistent, once more in the common speech "Easy there Lad, the Early bird might catch the worm but its the second mouse who gets the cheese. The healers are on their way to you, go pretend your a tree and plant yourself back over there son, i'm sure a noble young warrior like yourself doesn't want to make the Lady Eydis worry about you collapsing in the street do you?" The smile on the woodsman weathered face was a friendly one but the resolve in his eyes was clear to everyone, he wasn't going to let the young man back out onto the street, and considering what he had done to keep Erland awake already, it didn't take a scholar's education to realise he would be willing to knock the young man on his hind quarters if he insisted on trying. Despite his familiarity with Laketown and his travels across the lands, Roan was still a Woodsman of Wilderland and their culture was not known for their restraint and noble sentiments, they did what needed to be done, however harsh or unpleasant the task

Actions & Movement   Turn Summary Initiative: Move: Action: Bonus Action: Reaction: Other:

Stat Block   Roan / Maracar Chaotic Neutral | Woodsman of Wilderland - Lure of the Road | Wanderer - Hunter of Beasts HP: 28 | AC: 14 (16 with Shield) | Initiative: +3 | Passive Perception: 15 (17 Wilderness) | Speed: 30 | Proficiency Bonus: +2 STR 10 (+0) | DEX 16 (+3)| CON 14 (+2) | INT 10 (+0) | WIS 16 (+3) | CHA 10 (+0) Str Save +2 | Dex Save +3 | Con Save +4 | Int Save +0 | Wis Save +3 | Cha Save +0 | Weapons: Heavy, Two-Handed, Ammunition, Ranged (150/600). +7 Attack (1D8+3 Damage)Great bow | Versatile (1D10) +2 Attack (1D8 Damage)Axe | Finesse, Light, Thrown (20/60). +5 Attack (1D4+3 Damage)Hunting Knife Features and Abilities: Common Speech, Vale of Anduin/Dalish, Free Folk, Trade TonguesLanguages | Armor: Light, Medium, Shields Weapons: Simple & Martial Weapons Tools: None Skills: Animal Handling:+5, Tradition:+2, Nature:+2, Lore: +2, Perception:+5, Survival (Expertise):+7 Enhanced Skills: Tracking (Advantage):+9, Investigate (Hound Assist with Advantage):+4, Perception (Wilderness):+7, Stealth (Advantage - Known Lands):+3, Wilderness Related Int and Wis skills +2 additional in Known LandsProficiencies Wanderer Traits: | Long years spent roaming over the land have given you vast amounts of knowledge about some of the regions of Middle-earth. You know the terrain of such lands like the backs of your hands and your lore can seem almost unnatural to any companions travelling with you. At 1st level, choose 3 regions + a number of regions equal to your Wisdom modifier from the Middle-earth maps. When you make an Intelligence or Wisdom check related to a land you know, your proficiency bonus is doubled if you are using a skill you are proficient in. When you are travelling in one of your Known Lands you gain the following benefits: • If any part of a journey passes through a land you know, the DC of your personal Event tests are lowered by 2. • If the entire journey passes through lands you know, and you act as Guide, you lower the Peril Rating of the Journey by 2. • You have advantage when making Wisdom saving throws against Corruption caused by Blighted lands you know. • You cannot become lost under normal circumstances. • You know at least one place in each Known Land where you can safely take a long rest: a settlement where you have friends, perhaps, or a hidden cabin in the woods or simply a dry and defensible cavern or secret glade. • You have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) ability checks and can move stealthily at a normal pace. • While tracking other creatures, you automatically learn their exact number, their sizes and how recently they passed through the area. At both 6th and 10th level you choose an additional number of Known Lands equal to 1 + your Wisdom modifier, with a minimum of 1. With the Loremaster’s permission, you can save these Known Lands until you start exploring new areas – once chosen, they cannot be changed.Known Lands | You have a great deal of experience from travelling through the wilderness and surviving the various dangers that the wild constantly offers. At 1st level, you have advantage on all Wisdom (Survival) ability checks when tracking others through the wilderness. If you act as a company’s Guide on a journey, you are considered to be assuming all vacant travelling roles (you are considered to ‘fill in’ as the company’s Hunter, Scout and Look-out at the same time, if no other companion is already covering that role). At 6th level, your time in the Wild has taught you that only those that strike fast and hard live to fight another day. When fighting in the wilderness, your first round of attacks in every combat has advantage. At 14th level, you can no longer be ambushed and cannot be surprised in the wilderness.Ways of the Wild | At 2nd level, you adopt a particular style of fighting as your specialty. You can't take a Fighting Style option more than once, even if you later get to choose again. Archery You gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls you make with ranged weaponsFighting Style | Also at 2nd level, whether travelling, exploring or even resting, you have learned to constantly pay attention to the sights and sounds of the world about you. When in the wilderness, your proficiency bonus for Perception is doubled, if you are proficient in Perception. Natural Watchfulness | Also starting at 3rd level, when you stretch yourself upon the ground with your ear pressed against the turf you can decipher the sounds of the earth. You can hear it groan when the enemy treads upon it, or echo the distant gallop of horses, or sing in tune with the rushing of tumbling waters. Between each long rest, you may make a DC 15 Wisdom (Survival) ability check. On a success, the Loremaster must give you a useful piece of information about a quarry you are hunting or a place you are seeking. If you get 25 or higher as a result, the information gleaned may very well seem near-miraculous to others.Rumor of the Earth | You can track your quarry across many miles, and bring it down with a well-placed arrow or swift blow. Some folk in Middle-earth rely on hunters for both sustenance and protection; the Woodmen of Mirkwood, for example, are kept safe from Spiders and other horrors by the arrows of their Hunters. Others, like the Elves, hunt for sport, or for the joy of the chase – or hunt two-legged prey, trespassers and despoilers of the wood.Wanderer Archetype - Hunter of Beasts | Beginning at 3rd level, you double your proficiency bonus when making Wisdom (Survival) ability tests to track a creature. Furthermore, you may substitute Survival for Investigation when making deductions based on tracks,spoors and other physical tracesTracker Woodsan of Wilderlands Traits: Your Dexterity score increases by 1 and you may increase two additional ability scores by 1.Ability Score Increase | Woodmen don’t usually become adventurers before their 16th year of age, and rarely continue beyond their forties, when they retire to serve their family and folkAdventuring Age | Most Woodmen stand between 5 and 6 feet tall. Your size is Medium.Size Your base walking speed is 30 feet.Speed | You have proficiency in the Survival skillWoodcrafty | You gain one Woodmen of Wilderland Cultural Virtue of your choice.Virtue | You can speak the Vale of Anduin Tongue – an archaic version of the Common Speech, closely related to DalishLanguage Background: You are a rover; the road calls to you and you must answer. Sometimes, rare years, you return home to friends and family, but it does not take long before you start longing for the next adventure, to explore a new land, or meet unusual people. You aren’t limited to roads or the towns that dot them. No, you’d just as happily camp within a cave in the Misty Mountains or make a lonely camp in a deep wood than settle down in a roadside inn for the evening. Not even the Shadow will deter you from traversing every nook and cranny in this part of the world, no matter how dark and dangerous.Lure of the Road | Animal Handling, LoreSkill Proficiencies | As a seasoned traveller you have an uncanny ability to predict the weather; you can ‘smell’ rain or snow earlier than others or sense when a fog is about to roll in. You also know the best places to shelter from sudden storms and which areas to avoid. You have well-established habits and the ability to quickly forage what you need before settling in to wait out a storm. You also have a good grasp of creature habits in various types of weather conditions; you know where bears hibernate and where a Goblin band is likely to camp when a storm hits.Weather-Lore | Those afflicted with the Lure of the Road, sometimes called rovers, tend to be adventuresome souls, always looking to explore a new land or return to an old haunt just to see what’s changed since they’ve last visited. Rovers are self-reliant and used to travelling alone, although they do enjoy the company of other travellers. Rovers also enjoy collecting stories from far-off lands, motivating them to visit the places they mention.Suggested Characteristics | Your body is used to long hours on the road. You are rarely tired and you weather extreme conditions well.Distinctive Quality - Hardy | You have met many different types of people in your journeys; you’ve gained considerable skill in diplomacy and negotiation. Characters who have often had to deal with merchants in foreign countries have generally picked up a word or two in various local languages, and can state their intentions fairly clearly, as long as they do not need to communicate overly complex or profound mattersSpeciality - Trading | Absence makes the heart grow fonder; only by leaving the familiar can we better appreciate itHope | My experiences against the Shadow may come back to haunt me – I don’t want to be home when that happens. It would put my kin in grave danger!Despair Virtue: Your folk have always delighted in training great, longjawed hounds, stronger than wolves. You have chosen a wolfhound of Wilderland to accompany you in your wanderings and the faithfulness of your hound reinforces your spirit. Raise your maximum Wisdom score by 1 point. Add your proficiency bonus to the Hound’s AC, attack rolls, damage rolls, saving throws and skills. Its hit points are equal to four times your level. The Hound heals using your Hit Dice. The Hound obeys your commands and stays by your side. On your turn, you may use your action to command the Hound to take an Attack, Dash, Dodge, Disengage or Help action. If you have the Extra Attack feature, you can make one weapon attack yourself while commanding your hound to Attack. The training of a Hound of Mirkwood is an endeavour in itself; the teachings of Radagast have turned this craft into an art. When you first choose this virtue, your Hound learns to assist you with one skill as described underSupport below. You can train him to Support additional skills, as well as to Fight in combat, as a separate undertaking during later Fellowship phases, as follows: Support You can train your Hound to assist you in one activity. A dog can be trained to support you when making any one of the following ability checks: Charisma (Intimidation), Intelligence (Investigation) or Wisdom (Perception). It takes a Fellowship phase worth of training to teach your dog to complete an additional task. When you make ability checks using one of your Hound’s trained skills, you gain advantage, and count as proficient in the skill even if you are not – if you are proficient, you get to double your proficiency bonus. Fight As a Fellowship phase undertaking, you may train your Hound to Attack, Dash, Disengage, Dodge or Help without requiring a command from you. Each action takes a separate Fellowship phase to train your Hound. Hound of Mirkwood Known Lands: Anduin Vales, The Mirkwood, Brown Lands, Nether Marshes, Upper Marshes, East Rhovanion. Shadow Weakness: Wandering Madness Equipment: A Travelling Cloak, Appropriate Garb, Backpack, Blanket, Mess Kit, Flask of Oil, Hempen Rope (50'), Torches (5), Waterskin, Rations (7 Days)Spring Travelling Gear, 5 Silver Pennies 8 Copper Coins 10 BitsMoney Pouch, Tinderbox, Soap, Signal Whistle, Fishing Tackle, Chalk (3), Candle (2), WhetstonePossibles Pouch, Map Case (5 Sheets of Parchment) Weapons & Armor: Hide Armour, A Decorative Leather Armband, Axe, Shield, Belt Dagger, Greatbow, Quiver of Arrows (20/20)

Stat Block   Grey Hound of Mirkwood | Medium Beast STR 13 (+1) | DEX 14 (+2)| CON 12 (+1) | INT 3 (-4) | WIS 12 (+1) | CHA 7 (-2) Armour Class: 14 (Natural Armor) Hit Points: 12 (HD for healing is D10) Speed: 40 ft Skills: Perception +5 Senses: Passive Perception 15 Keen Hearing and Smell:The Hound has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) ability checks that rely on hearing and smell. Str Save +3 | Dex Save +4 | Con Save +3 | Int Save -2 | Wis Save +3 | Cha Save +0 | Actions: Melee Weapon Attack: +5 Hit, Reach 5ft, 1D6+3 Piercing Damage. If the target is a Small or Medium creature, it must succeed at a DC 13 Strength saving throw or have disadvantage on its next attack.Bite

[Saratek]

"Wren" Gilbarad, Son of Borondir Dúnedain Herald Warden Rolling his eyes at Roan, Wren comes up behind the lad to offer him a shoulder and a smile, "Le'me show you to a seat…and maybe get you some water? Ya?" the warden asked as he led Erland over to the nearest chair, giving the impression he wasn't going to allow the lad to do anything but take the chair he'd been led to. Once the boy had taken a seat, the lanky man waved Eydis to grab her attention, "Get him some water, will ya? Gotta be thirsty," he requested, momentarily reaching in to lift up the boy's blood-drenched shirt to peak at the wounds beneath. With little more he could do at the moment, the youthful Ranger decided minding the boy until the healers came served a better purpose than sitting around and waiting for the others to let him know the preparations had come together. Still, sitting with the boy allowed Wren to continue to snatch up what morsels of food he could. He knew there was no better preparation for a long journey than a full belly. His mother had taught him that.   Actions Medicine for RP: Dice Roll: 1d20+2 (14)+2 Total = 16 (16) Reactions Opportunity Attack: Broadsword - Attack +5, 1d8+3 Slashing Damage   "Wren" Gilbarad, Son of Borondir, Level 3 Dúnedain Hearld Warden HP: 21/21, AC: 17 (Leather Corslet+Shield) Initiative: +4, Speed: 30ft Senses: Passive Perception/Insight 12; Passive Investigation 15 Saving Throws Str -1, prof-Dex +5, Con +1, Int +1, Wis +1, prof-Cha +5 Abilities: Str 8, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 12, Wis 12, Cha 16 Conditions: Advantage on Wisdom Saves vs. CorruprtionSterner than Steel; When hearing of a region or ruin for the first time, probably knows a bit of lore about it and where more information could be found.Lore of the Lost; Bonus Action; 60ft; Gains 1d6 Gift Die for next 10 minutes: Can Add Die to any Ability Check, Attack Roll, Damage Roll, or Saving Throw after the roll is made, but before result announced.Warden's Gift 3/3; Add Half Proficiency Bonus to any Ability Check that doesn't already include Proficiency BonusJack of All Trades; Self and Friendlies: +1d6 Hit Points Gained per Hit Die Spent during Short RestCampfire Tales; Temp: Notes: 8 6sp

[Ysolde]

Rue - Getting horses Rue slides off the horse as they arrive though not before whispering in Arn's ear. The elven woman is assuredly odd sometimes filled with mischief, others filled with melancholy and sadness, and always within her a deep abiding hatred for the shadow and all associated with it. The emotions easily passing one for the other in a blink of an eye. After slipping off the horse she looks to Arn and says, "I look forward to seeing you in action. Fetch us some horses please."

 

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Rue
HP: 24/24 | AC: 14
Str: 10 | Dex 17 (+3/+5) | Con: 14 (+2) | Int: 10 | Wis: 14 (+2) | Cha: 10
Melee attack: Broad sword +5 1d8+3 piercing/ dagger +2 1d4
Ranged attack: Short Bow +5 1d6+3 piercing 80/320
Sneak Attack damage: 2d6
Skills: Acrobatics +5 | Insight +4 | Perception +6 | Sleight of hand +5 | Stealth +7 | Traditions +2 | Theives Tools +7 | Forgery Kit +2 | Disguise Kit +2

[Onward]

Arn, Daughter of Arnulf Arn's cheeks immediately turn pink, she got more than she was expecting,"M-milady, I don't know what to say." she says, face still red,"B-but, I'll work hard, I'll show you how far my training has push me to." she says as she charges to the guards,"Hello, I'm Lady Arn of Minas Tirith, I request multiple horses at the double." she says, being unusually energetic about this.

[PsychicNomad]

The guards looked surprised at first, Arn's energy and enthusiasm was not their regular attitude as being guards of a town. They glanced at each other, and the older one, who was probably still in his twenties, nodded with feigned eagerness.

"Yes, of course, my lady." and after a few seconds of hesitation, he actually went to the stables and came back in half a minute, leading the number of horses requested by Lady Arn of Minas Tirith.

"Your request is recorded, lady, and the horses are to be returned in ... well, how long will you need them?"

[Onward]

Arn, Daughter of Arnulf "Not long, not long. Should be about a couple days at length. Maybe shorter than that." Arn says, it was only a simple trot and investigation. Not a weeklong journey of hunting someone down... Well at least she hopes it's not. She's not exactly running with wealth right now.

[PsychicNomad]

"Well, have a safe journey, then." - the younger one said as he looked at Arn with clear wonder in his eyes. A lady knight of Minas Tirith. Not a sight the young ones in Esgaroth got to see frequently, if ever.

Wren managed to check the wounds on the upper body of Erland, and it was clear for him they were not made by claws or teeth, the single slashes could only come from weapons. This guy was either very lucky or very good at ducking blows.

 

Sorry, I missed that roll earlier.

[PsychicNomad]

When the company left Lake Town, the weather apparently approved of their endeavor. The beautiful sunshine also provided a very welcome warmth to all on the road, frozen pools had melted into clear little mirrors that reflected the merry blue sky.

The guards nodded at the four with hopeful smiles on their faces, probably knowing the purpose of their departure -- news spread fast in the boredom of recent winter.

[Ysolde]

Rue - Leaving town and the journey She gives Arn a small smile and slides onto her own horse. The training in Minas Tirith had changed Arn indeed though clearly it did not change their relationship. Still, it was, yet another, notice of passing seasons and how soon the young human woman would be gone. That thought clenched at Rue's heart as she remembered others, she'd lost due to time. Elven life spans had always been meant to be a blessing from the Valar and yet those same years and the things she had seen in them were why the elven woman had taken on the name Rue as she had learned, long ago, to Rue the passing of time and all of her losses. She could hardly imagine how those who had been around to see the two trees were able to do it. In any case, with the horse under her she and Arn caught up to their companions and set out to find those who had attacked the young man, who was nearly still a boy. Once they were all together Roan led the party, Rue kept watch for dangers, Wren scouted around looking for dangers, while Arn assisted some of those tasks keeping the camp together as well. During their Journey Rue checks in with Roan and Wren to see what they have been up to recently. She also engages in some riddling even if she is Dice Riddling: 1d20 11 not the best at it, "A man was out for a walk when it started to rain. He did not have a water-resistant cloak and he wasn't wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How could this happen?" She also takes some time to carve a bit of wood in the shape of the white tree of Minas Tirith. It is a small thing but when done she hands it to Arn saying, "To decorate the house you have invited me into."

 

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Rue
HP: 24/24 | AC: 14
Str: 10 | Dex 17 (+3/+5) | Con: 14 (+2) | Int: 10 | Wis: 14 (+2) | Cha: 10
Melee attack: Broad sword +5 1d8+3 piercing/ dagger +2 1d4
Ranged attack: Short Bow +5 1d6+3 piercing 80/320
Sneak Attack damage: 2d6
Skills: Acrobatics +5 | Insight +4 | Perception +6 | Sleight of hand +5 | Stealth +7 | Traditions +2 | Theives Tools +7 | Forgery Kit +2 | Disguise Kit +2

[Onward]

Arn, Daughter of Arnulf Things never change do they. Those were the thoughts of Arn the Knight, no, more like Arn the Scavenger. It has been years but she still remembers vividly the day she joined this company. She remembered back then that she could never do her part, all she could do was help and well, just be an outright nuisance honestly. She was pretty bad at this since the beginning, but overtime she improved. Yet, right now she can't help but go back to those days as everyone here pitches while all she could do is help... And just be a nuisance. But then a certain elf gave her a tree to remind her of her new home and a promise she made to her,"... Heh, a lovely gift milady. I know the right place to put it in my, no, our home." she says, she never knew she and her would be this close. Would have this kind of relationship. Maybe somethings have changed and she hasn't noticed it yet.