Collecting Herbs

April 4th 2007

Players: Heather, Alance

Heather having been asked by the oldest apothecary in town to do him a favour has asked her friend Alance to come and help her. She has been asked to go out into the densest part of the forest to pick the rare lunaius herb, this rare herb glows ever so slightly in the moonlight. The old apothecary warned of some dangers in this area of the woods but never specified anything.

Having traveled for a few hours north of Frostward you find yourselves in a dense part of the forest, and it's very dark, almost no moonlight shines thru the leaves of the trees.

Heather looks up in the sky "for once I would love to see the stars in this part of the kingdom"

Alance chuckles "On some nights you can Heather" He sits his huge warhorse easily, reaching now he affectionately pats his horses neck.

Heather is walking at the same pace as the horse but gives it a pat every once in a while "I know but back in Meloria I get to see it every night."

Alance chuckles "Go further north and it's clear /and/ cold"

As you're walking through the forest you notice the trees seems to be covered with vines and some with moss, it seems that very little snow ever makes its way down to the ground here.

Heather sighs "Meyla likes to go hunting up there." she notices the vines "ok this is strange the vines should not be here."

Alance looks around and nods "Not this far north anyways, more like something from beyond the mists"

Heather summons her short spear and shield "I once herd about something called a creeper vine from Ellis, and I was told they don't like fire." said as she follows up with the word fire in elven that lights up her spear.

Alance frowns and pats the neck of his horse again "Somethings got Frostwind upset" He actually takes the reins now, trying to settle the horse.

Heather nods "is it true that Paladins horses are smarter and stronger then normal horses?"

Alance chuckles "Some are" He pauses quiet for a moment "I had one like that, before...well before"

Heather seems serous as she prepares to cast a spell "Horses and other animals have a better sense of things around them."

Heather holds her symbol in one hand and says in clear celestial voice a spell that makes her eyes glow blue.

Heather leans over and picks up a rock and hands it to Alance "hit the vines with this rock please?"

Alance nods and taking the rock heaves it at the closest vines, watching carefully. His hand rests on his Sword pommel.

Out of the darkness something slams into the Frostwind making him whinny in pain, Alance holds fast as Frostwind stumbles.

Another vine comes out and tries to slam the now wounded Frostwind but the horse seems to sense it and moves just before getting slammed.

Heather spear stabs at vine 1 but it seems resistance to flame and does little damage.

Vine2, behind Heather tries to slam her but the little half elf woman is not easy to hit and it completely misses her.

Vine1 didn't take to kindly to Heather stabbing at it and tries to slam her and ends up hitting Vine2 instead of her.

Alance slides off Frostwind with well practiced ease, moving to engage the Vine that attacked the horse Alance's sword flickers with electricity as it makes contact with the Vine, there is enough normal power behind the attack it kills the vine.

The fourth vine tries to slam into Alance while he's busy cutting away at the third vine, but it slams into thin air and falls short unable to hit the powerful man.

Heather slides a trident on a chain from her symbol and spins it creating a spinning trident that creates a spinning saw blade attack that kills vine number 1.

It seems in the commotion Frostwind has been antsy and pawing at the ground with his hooves trying to kill the vine? maybe causing enough ruckus for this sightless plant to attack? oh yes. Vine2 slams out towards where it feels the most vibrations and hits Frostwind again causing the brave warhorse to cry out again in pain.

Vine4 tries to slam Alance while he stands there looking about in the darkness, but fails, Alance is standing to still and the vine didn't get to pick up on his vibrations any longer.

Heather keeping her concentration she moves her hands towards vine number 2 hurting it badly.

After being banged up badly by Heathers spell vine2 seems to wobble rather than slam towards Alance, but alas due to the plants injuries it falters.

Alance keeps moving in his attack, fighting mostly by instinct now. His sword almost glowing in the darkness as he Cuisinart the next vine.

Heather gets a sweat on her forehead as the spell moves over a little and finishes off the vine.

The vines are quiet and the party is partially unscathed, except for poor Frostwind who's quite injured. The forest is strangely quiet. Heather looks to the poor horse and says "Alance I will heal him, if you don't mind."

Alance shakes his head "I will do it Heather, but thank you" He turns and murmurs a prayer. The horse nuzzles him as he prays.

Heather nods as she looks in to the darkness looking for more vines or hopefully loot.

Heather sighs as she points "Alance up ahead might be the herb, but I see more vines."

Alance nods "Let's go" He motions for Frostwind to stay behind.

Heather leads the way with her weapons and shield ready after she casts bull's strength on her self.

Right up to the Herb now you can see that there is a vine that seems to have coiled itself right around the herb, the words of the apothecary to Heather were to make sure she gets the herb roots and all, so a little digging is involved, but if this vine is as the other vines then there could be a problem.

Alance follows Heather keeping his sword ready.

Suddenly as Heather starts to reach down to pick the luminescent herb the coiled vine slams shut around her hand, and starts squeezing her hand and slowly moving up her forearm.

Heather growls as she tries to yank it out of its roots but finds her strength sucks.

The vine still constricting around Heathers arm squeezes even more as it's pulled by her.

Alance repositions himself and slashes downward cutting the vine clean.

Heather falls back in a ompth "the things I do for small change." she chuckles as she removes the vines and puts them also in her haversack. she then carefully digs out the herb and puts it ways in her haversack, and if there is more then one she will take them also.

Alance, Frostwind and Heather manage to collect the herb and leave the forest unscathed and bothered no more by the vines, and get paid from the apothecary when they get back to the city.