Baldur Oboron

Almyra comes to the Golden Plow, searching for Baldur. She finds him at a table having a drink, and approaches him with a smile and asks to sit down.

"Baldur, I didn't have a chance to ask you earlier with that hobgoblin business, but you spoke of your enslavement and your old tribe. My studies focus on the various peoples of the world and their cultures, and I was hoping, if it would not be too painful for you, if you could tell me about your people. What is your language like, what customs guided your society, what sort of religion did you have?"

Almyra holds her journal and an inkpen in her hands hopefully, twitching with excitement.

Almyra gives a sympathetic smile. "I understand, I don't wish to intrude on what you regard as sacred. I'm somewhat familiar with the ways of Druidism, but did all of your people call themselves that? In your language, I mean. Customs means the traditional way to act and behave among a group of people or a particular place."

(We finished this in the RP Table.) Almyra takes notes on the mythology and culture of Baldur's people, as well as a vague description of where his tribe used to live relative to Rook. She thanks Baldur for his time and leaves, promising to visit him sometime. She returns to Rook University.

    Baldur was puzzled with the Drow. He understood that animosity would be natural considering their current predicament, and that he would have to weed out the truly heinous and evil of their number. Baldur knew how to make them fear him, but he couldn’t solve the puzzle of how to get their respect. He knew that Drow valued cruelty, but most commanders do not slay traitorous underlings as a Drow who isn’t a scheming traitor isn’t a real Drow. For many nights Baldur pondered the answer to his predicament. Finally, He believed he had it.

    On the first night, 3 drow attempted to flee, he caught them and tied them up. In the morning, they were freed and fed as well as the others. On the second, many tried to flee again. Baldur did what he had the previous night. On the third night, 5 of the new Drow attempted to put a blade into Baldur. After he and Drakmir knocked them unconscious, they were healed and tied up. In the morning, without a word, Baldur freed them, fed them and left them to their own devices.
  

  As the Drow hunted, Baldur taught them like he would children of the druid clans, how to stalk their prey, to circle and stay downwind, and finally strike fast from the brush, killing there meal before it even knew they were upon it.
   
 He continued to show mercy to dissenters and assassination attempts. The older drow were surprised at his new found mercy. Their quality of life gradually improved over the week, huts were built, the hides of beasts made warm blankets, food and water were plentiful and Baldur continued to teach to those that listened, promising them power and a new path, one that didn’t require brutality to their own kind, but to creatures that were unnatural to the world, Including the Psionidari. He made trips into rook with some of the more attentive Drow, allowing them to mingle and engage in behaviors they wished (within reason).One of the Drow was caught stealing by the guard, Baldur purchased the item, later revealing that it was merely transmuted metal.

    As the week ended, the camp was attacked by carnivores yet again. This time, Baldur was at the front, directing Drow and slaughtering the creatures. Not a single Drow was lost. They struck again the following night, and once more Baldur watched over his flock, ensuring that not one was lost to their fangs. Unknown to the Drow, he had been summoning (Call animal spell) these creatures well out of earshot of the camp, using his ability to call animals from the natural world to attract them to the area with his acolytes. He was careful, watching every movement making it impossible for any of the Drow to catch him in the act.

    Baldur ended his bloodless week with a mighty feast, prepared from the corpses of the slain carnivores. He spoke to any Drow that would listen, telling them about the world, and attempting to enlighten them about the customs and practices of the druids. He speaks to all, listening or not, telling them that he can offer power that they have never been able to grasp. They wouldn’t be oppressed and manipulated by the matriarch’s and the Psionidari. If they listened, and truly changed, they would be free to stay or roam the world, and would do so with newfound powers and purpose. No cowering before a spider god, they would instead stand by the world, and slaughter those who go against it, Killing the creatures that had destroyed their home and murdered their families, the cowardly priestesses of loth and manipulative genocidal Psionidari.

Tenatively Leon approaches the mighty druid siting in the Plow, even with his crocodile by his side Leon feels nervous, Baldur was a hero of rook, one of the great ones Leon had left his legal practice to emulate. Looking down respectfully Leon reaches the table and speaks to the great Druid. Taking a knee Leon quietly says "Lord Baldur, hero of rook, this scum who is before you would beg your wisdom and an iota of your time." Taking a breath pause Leon Continues "Esteemed hero, i have been lost as of late, i feel my connection with nature abandoning me, I have heard that you are the wisest druid in all of rook, as a humble Oracle of the Moon i beg for your advice in this matter." Leon continues bowing his head respectfully and waits for the Druids reply silently.

Leon seems to consider the oreads words for a second, after a moment he inclines his head at the oread and stands up to his full height looking the Drow dead in the eyes "You are known for your experience throughout the city of Rook my little drow friends, but let us be honest here at the end of the day you are but one man"

Leon walks around the oread slowly and methodically "Fine if you want the no bullshit approach to this conversation, I will cut to the chase no matter how much you draw upon the power of nature, twisting it for your own ends, you will always need soldiers" Leon stops and once again looks baldur dead in the eyes "I know your goals, I have heard the words of your little followers, you plan to take the underdark no, to place the Drow people under your mighty rule no? You think it will be easy for you no as the DEMIGOD (leon says loudly to the entire plow with a bit of a sneer) that toppled entire armies, but subjugating an entire people is not so easy. You need soldiers; and no those little girls playing pretend in druids robes you call followers are not soldiers, hell at the end of the day they most likely couldn't survive a day in the forest let alone a day at war."

Leon manifests a claw on his hand and waggles a long sharp index finger at Baldur "I have heard your ideals, and I must say i agree, the mighty and the wise should rule. I wish for the power and wisdom that you profess and I implore No I DEMAND a place in this new order you wish to found, a place where i can reach out and grasp the offerings that nature has for me and the rest of her loyal followers.

I wont be cowed by you or your legend, and I will gain that place, no matter the cost, no matter the pain" With a look of complete stubbornness Leon retracts the claw back into his hand and waits standing tall before Baldur.

Naya looks at Rainen, a bit confused as to why he's in her house, and why she should care. Baldur eating someone isn't a world shattering event, and certainly isn't worth interrupting her work for. If anything remotely interesting actually comes of it, Norrel will fill her in later.

She mutters something about needing to dimensionally lock the building before returning to her research.

Faelyn would also appreciate the use of his front door but is interested enough in events to tag along. If only to stop Baldur from outright murdering the other party.

Btw in the interests of well making this well.... Interesting do you mind if we pretend I reached level 7 before this, because if so I would polymorph into a behemoth hippopotamus and enter total defense for AC 37, my crocodile will aid another to add +2 to my AC for 39 AC as well. Totally cool if I can't but it might be more fun this way for balder. If you hit him and he somehow manages to survive a turn he will give up on defense and as a last ditch effort drop total defense on his next turn, using soulless gaze and omen to take standard action shake you and swift action frighten you at intimidate +25 his beats your DC 30 By more then 5 so you will be frightened for a total of 2 rounds during which Leon will go back into total defense, if I can do that then I straight up don't mind the ass Wupping I get afterwards, I made Baldur run away for 12 seconds. if Baldur can't land a hit taking 10 on 39 AC I'll keep up the total defense as long as possible.If you do not allow me to pretend level 7 then it will be an even more casual rape, please ignore any actions from Leon in that case, he is fucked with nothing to counter with at 6, in fact if we can't do this now as pretend 7 would you mind allowing me to postpone this until I get level 7?

K, if I get level 13 and 7th level spells and another 20k wealth,

you'll be fine. Cant do imaginary stuff.

BTW: Miscalculations bother the hell out of me, it is literally impossible your at ac 37. Huge forms give a -2, +6 nat armor from form, +6 from charisma (give or take), no armor, +1 ring, +1 amulet (unsure if you have those, I assume so) for 22. So unless you get 5 rounds of buffs (which even then its a stretch) no way your hitting 37.

Also, you cant take huge forms, even if you only put 2 fcb into crocodile to make it 1 level higher than you, you still wouldnt have enough. Hell if you put all 3, you would only be at level 10 for beast shape 2.
Also I'll be bigger than you, making my DC 34. No frightened for 2 rounds 

which is another thing, how is your initimidate so high at level 6? 6 ranks, 6 charisma, +1, +3 fcb, +2 soulless should only be+18. I dont know of any items that give +7 intimidate at your level.

So 7 wont change much, take your licking!

Sure, why not, list all your buffs and level 7 stats so I can poke holes in them.

Cause something doesnt add up!

cant get huge, but large will be the same ac I believe.
still dont see a +25 mod, which is what youll need to even effect me.