Kukita Shogo comeing to Fairmont

After landing in fairmont after a long hard trip here you'd think with my military savings i could at least not have so mop the damed decks. Yes I know a poor old ninja yea right the funny thing is the first mate always got mad at me cause he or his men could never find me yet the floors where done I mean what more do thay want i wonder by the love of the dark mother what have I got my self into now.

So here i am in fairmont a run down town that seems to be having a Circus with magical critters I decided to go to the Icy Unicorn!! BAH!!! the finest fighter my ass.....

So yes i see these other people siting around telling high tails bards doing there thing and me the only i see siting around here some human in armour with a spell book mmm note taken, some elf in leather armour that seems to be worn at the knees, a human that seems to be armored and has seen at least some action i can tell, and oh gods a holyer then thow paladin oh save me dark mother,

so ye this Mike Kelty the half wit of the circus owners son ask this Steveros Galas to get some poor sods to gather up his lost animals

And when did i ever be come a old sod i wonder?

So low on cash as I was. I stupidly took the job with some half wits with little knowledge of true dangers of the world.

So we decided to go after THE AMAZING FLYING HOUSE of commonly called hypnogriff my god people call it what it is!

so the smart warrior when i say smart I'm jugging it to how well he maintains his sword dull as a hammer indeed. Anyways the boy gets the idea to restrain said flying critter by putting a rope around his neck portentously problem i think so 1 he does not think of tieing said rope to the tree and 2 even a deaf monk can hear him how load his armour clanks and how he has a lead foot.

my god it worked well to a point he got the rope around the horse trys to get away and I'm shocked but yes kids milk does the body good apparently that muscle bound sack of meat in a tin can waiting for someone to open that can and eat it seems to be holding the horse at bay well someone needs to subdue it so my self and some other take shots at it not trying to kill the poor thing just preswade it to stay still. Finely after a few well shot crossbow bolts by yours truly and the horse gives up we got are cash then we decide to wait a day?

yea ok so after what 12 hours how fair do you think wild animals would go the winged ones say bye bye to for sure so we get a tip that a metal snake is at a old mans house
we get to the house look around and heavens hold oh yea its a metal snake alright poisonous it seems that some of my more unfortunate team members that decided to go under the house found out

thinking out side of the box i decide to cut the floor of the house to "assist" more like i wanted to piss off the old man i have not been able to be evil all day. so yea we killed the snake what a waste of time not much cash in this one.

i decide to let them around up some more with out me as ill look for something more constructive to do with my time perhaps theres someone in this town that will pay me to kill MR. Kelty

Session 7 The Great Circus Escape part 3

Session 7 The Great Circus Escape

“Gritz” (Greg) Human Sorcerer-4
Ark “the Lad” (Ben) Human Paladin-2
Elynthorial (Achilles) Half-Elf Cleric-3
Van McAllister (Mark) Gnome Beguiler-2

Cliticus (Dave) Elf Rogue-3 (not present)
Kukita Shogo (Brandon) Human Ninja-1 (not present)
Steve (Steve) Human Warblade–3 (not present)
Brother Yoshi Toturo (Josh) Human Monk-2 (not present)
Old Mother Feldra (Mike) Annis Hag-3HD (not present)
Brother Adept Theo (Josh) Shifter Monk-2 (retired)

Memoirs of a Paladin 1

Month x, Day xx

I've finally arrived in the city of Fairmont. It has been weeks of travel to get here, but it is the will of the gods that I become a hero of this place. It's a modest town, it seems no different than any other to me. I wonder if Sir Jillead had ever come here..

Month x, Day xx

Amazing! After spending only one night at the Icy Unicorn, I've managed to find those in need of my assistance. It seems that a circus had been enroute to the town, but was attacked by an unknown force, which set all the animals free! I gladly agreed to aid in the recovery of these creatures, and joined a posee of questionable morals.. But I guess they're just looking for a way to stake out a living for themselves... We'll see.

We managed to.. uhm.. capture.. three beasts in one day! First, a mighty hippogriff thanks to some exceptionally skilled rope use and a bit of muscle. Next, we took down a metal snake from under a farmer's house. One of my fellows damaged the old man's floor though, I'll have to return to the man to pay for the damages.. It's the least I could do.. I guess.. The last animal we managed to subdue before nightfall was a great big wingless horned dragon! It was one of the most impressive beasts I've yet laid eyes on. Sir Jillead would've been proud of me this day.

Month x, Day xx

Ugh.. I think I've come down with something.. I don't think I'll be joining the roundup team today. I must admit I feel a bit ashamed that I am unable to assist in the recapture of the circus animals, but I fear my presence may only complicate things for my comerades.. Perhaps another day..

Arkose's Abridged Background

Young Ark was born in the small town of Acadia, a small farming community. Not long after his 12th year, his town was saved from ravaging owlbears by the paladin, Sir Jillead the Valliant. This heroic act inspired Ark to become a paladin himself. Putting his life behind him, he joined Sir Jillead as his squire. After four years of being a faithful squire, young Ark's life took a startling turn; his great hero Sir Jillead fell in battle, falling from an attack from a minotaur's last living moments. Distraught, Ark gave his hero a humble grave outside the minotaur's lair, keeping only the knight's signet ring, and there he prayed for answers for what he should do next. The gods then revealed to him that it was now his turn to strike out to bring glory to his own name. Although still being thought of as a kid, "Ark the Lad struck out to find his own path to glory, which has led him to the city of Fairmont. It is here that his story truly begins...

Van McAllistar, G'nome Extraordinaire

"If you can touch it, its real, everyone knows that Van", an old argument between him and his mother.

"What is real, is what a person believes. There is no reality without belief for the individual mind slash ego. And yes, everyone does 'know' as you stated..."

Something a little more convincing this time thought Van. A wave of his hand later a large snarling wolf came into the gnome sized living room from a hallway barely big enough to contain the creature.

"Watch out mother!" Van yelled. A sound which was drowned out by his mothers "my life is going to end" scream of terror.

A snap of his fingers later and the beast disappeared. "I had hoped you might have expected it that time" he sighed. "So, did you 'believe' that wolf was reality?"

His mother forced her reply through a shaking born of rage that appeared to be one step away from an aneurism, "Leave now", which while not a direct answer, was sufficient.

Perhaps it is not necessary for anyone to understand, Van thought to himself, not even my dear old mother, who may never speak to me again, he finished with an internal impish grin.

Thus it was similar for Van throughout his life. "Too smart for his own good" was commonly said behind his back... on a good day. Few appreciated his thoughts, so he shared them less and less often with "friends", learning to put on the proper face when the situation called for it. He learned that illusion didn't require magic at all. Now, at 30, still very young for a gnome, just out of his tweens, he is off to expand his understanding of the mind, to explore his ability to manipulate it, and to further understand exactly what it means to be "real".

Session 6 The Great Circus Escape part 2

Session 6 The Great Circus Escape part 2

“Gritz” (Greg) Human Sorcerer-3
Cliticus (Dave) Elf Rogue-3
Van McAllister (Mark) Gnome Beguiler-1

Ark “the Lad” (Ben) Human Paladin-1 (not present)
Kukita Shogo (Brandon) Human Ninja-1 (not present)
Steve (Steve) Human Warblade–3 (not present)
Brother Yoshi Toturo (Josh) Human Monk-2 (not present)
Old Mother Feldra (Mike) Annis Hag-3HD (not present)
Elynthorial (Achilles) Half-Elf Cleric-3 (not present)
Brother Adept Theo (Josh) Shifter Monk-2 (retired)