Otis' Journal Entry - Day 106

What a kick ass day. Possibly the most fun I've had in since I was forced away from home. I sure do miss Dad and Gif, and it doesnt look like I've learned my lesson yet... I guess I need to focus a bit more on redemption, and a little less on.... well much of the same.

The Roc that knew to little

So it was awesome to see how these guys work together. Realizing the urgency behind amassing an amazeballz Kobold army, everyone decided to sail (in the water) south to the port town of Alaghon. Not to be confused with the often spoken about Eragon the book or Aragorn, who I have heard stories about. On the journey to Alaghon, I decided to taunt a low flying Roc which only enraged the beast, leaving it to attack our Kobold #2, Doble (sp?). I can't ever remember all their names, there's way to many of them. Luckily, Sahl was able to shape shift Doble from a near weightless Kobold, to an able to swim bodied Elephant that the Roc had to drop in the ocean. Who knew that elephants were such great swimmers? Enamored with his newly found Elephant dong, Doble still had trouble keeping the salty ocean water out of his lungs. Haha! Stupid little Kobold...

Sahl, realizing that it was quite difficult to hit a target that is hovering in the air above the ship, summoned his trusty belt-o-ladder and extended it just over the beasts head, some 120' in the air. Of course I saw this opportunity to ride the fabled Roc, and quickly shimmied up the ladder just above the Roc and dove Mission Impossible style toward the beast, successfully landing right on it's neck. Thank god for my mountain dwarf thighs, because I was able to hang on long enough to take a few massive swings and spill quite a bit of the Roc's blood in the ocean. While I rode the beast like a bucking bronco, Edvin summoned a sleet storm to slow it down while Eiswyn launched several arrows (with surprise) at it. Finally, Edvin was able to knock the Roc prone into the ocean. On it's 12 story dive, I just couldn't hang on any longer and fell off the tail end. Thankfully Sahl was there with his elegant, yet manly wings, to catch me as I fell and slowed me down just enough to not go splat akin to a previously existing gnome friend who I've heard so much about. Many feathers, chicken wings (the size of boulders), and talons were harvested by Eiswyn and proved useful with feeding 1548 kobolds just outside of Alaghon. I think it was 1,548. I dunno, I can't count much past my fingers and toes...

Cha-Ching Baby!

When finally in Alaghon, Ruthven and I opted to partake in some games of chance while Eiswyn opted for a more regal look, hoping to convince a local shipping merchant to let Loot.com use a few boats to transport part of our new Kobold Army back to Thay. Proving successful, Eiswyn was able to deceive Jeff into a 20% discount promised to her by Barty. What a bunch of dumb ass names around here, right? Probably just a bunch of inbreds around here, but I shouldn't judge... to much...

While Eiswyn, Sahl, and Edvin were suckering the aforementioned into the use of 3 ships, Ruthven and I were mopping up at the tables. At first I lost half my gold (400gp), but I decided to double down and let the fates fall where they may. With a single roll of the roulette pill, the dwarven gods finally smiled upon me and I was able to win 2,600gp. While Ruthven and Eiswyn also had some fine winnings, neither were very impressed with me. Probably jealous....

Dat Thug Life... and Death!

Securing a lockbox, we left the nearly now defunct casino with my winnings in hand. While strolling back to our ship in the port, we were jumped by a party of 7 thugs. As one would expect, we dispatched those fools with some terrific use of weird ass claws coming out of the ground, and successful incapacitation of most of the foes. It's quite easy to cut a half-ling in half (a quarter-ling?) or slit someones throat while they are just standing there with no way to defend themselves. Once we killed all 7, a few hundred gold was found, but I opted to let the rest of the group have. I still feel pretty new to the party, and I don't want to rub anyone the wrong way, but it feels like I may have already with my brashness and utter stupidity from jumping onto a flying Roc. Will I ever learn?

Once we got back on the airship, still in the water which I hate, I overheard Edvin thinking about how he was going to pay back Rowan. I want to get on his good side seeing that sleet storm, so I'm going to offer to pay off Edvin's debt to Rowan with my winnings. I feel a bit homesick, and actually a bit ashamed now that I'm fully sober, and I hope that my offer makes me feel a bit more like a part of a 'family' with everyone, rather than an outcast still.