No, I came on my own. Spugnoir conducts an examination, checking for any bites, scarring or indications that he had been injured by wrewolves.
Thank you very much for your patience. Spugnoir brews some Wolvesbane tea with the potion. Now this packs a punch, so sip slowly.
Duristan reluctantly drinks the tea. Hastily he downs it to be done with it. "Thank you. I'll leave for dinner now." he tells, soundingnot very thankful.
Duristan handles the poison rather well after a little dizziness a t the start.
You are welcome, enjoy your meal. Spugnoir heads back to the others.
Stam will get a brush and brush Ned down despite it being apparent it has already happened.
"This is quite the lodge, lots of people come and go from here?"
"Did I offend her? Did I interrupt something?" Stam Winks at Grergof.
You know she seems more of Mr. Redgrave's type honestly.
But she does good work, so Ned will be well taken care of.
Oh that reminds me, we need to talk about something later tonight. I'll gather the others and Head to our room. Join us when you are done.
Grergif gathers the others when the are free and relays what he heard about the strange group.
Stam will give Ned some feed, "Don't get to crazy my friend, they might kick us out if you don't behave."
Stam will then head up to the room of Grergof and Spugnoir
When Spugnoir arrives, he rubs his chin. Hmm...So do you think we should head out and find this person? Oh, I gave the noble we met hunting werewolves a belladonna drink in case he was infected.
At least one of us should talk to this Madam Ivanka before we go and see if we can find out more about these men like a name or description.
Darius listens to the information that Gregof had gathered.
"I'll go chat to this... Madame Ivanka in the morning. Spugs, care to join me?."
Sure thing. Want me to make a pox remover.
"I'm sure a remove curse spell would suffice." Darius says nudging Spugnoir with a chuckle and a wink.
"Oh dear. Seem's we've struck a nerve with someone. I expect tonight might be rather restless."
I could dust it for fingerprints and perhaps examine the ink and make of paper and see who has the material in their room
I bet this is either Corvin or Cilas, who else knows what we are looking for?
Hmm..How many other servants have overheared perhaps? This sounds kinda generic 'You are in great danger!' We have been neck deep in it.
"The Porter that I talked with and the owner of the facility. I asked them both if we could have a look at the records." Stam looks the note over, detecting magic on the note and the writing.
"I am going to retire, it has been a long day and I wish to get some sleep. Tomorrow I guess we have a mystery to solve." Stam will hand the note back and excuse himself.
"Keep watches. The night may not yet be over for us." Darius says the heads to his room.
Indeed, I will keep watch with Stam.
Grergof goes with Stam back to his room and locks the door then goes to sleep for the night.
Stam again detects magic on the note. "We have really stumbled onto something here, I assume the curse is related to the werewolves." Stam then hands the note to Grergof.
Darius awakens and goes through his morning obedience to Iomedae then meets up with everyone and see's the note.
"I do not take kindly to being threatened. Whoever this is will not dissuade us now. There is clearly something wrong with this place. Perhaps even more than the werewolves?"
Is this a threat or a warning? The note could be read either way.
Keep an eye out at breakfast, maybe we can determine who sent these.
Then Grergof leads whoever is interested down for breakfast.
Stam will look about the room for Cilas before sitting down with Duristan, "Good morning, are you off on another werewolf hunt today?" Stam will eat his breakfast with earnest.
"Well, I would really like to. But Kroitzcer is not willing to come. And my hirelings are also no longer available. Two are dead and the other two quit after last night."
"But what about you? You handled yourself really well in that fight. Are you interested in becoming my new hunting crew?" He puts a pouch with coins on the table. "That's your pay for yesterday. I'd pay that for every day you're in my service."
Grergof quietly stands just inside the doorway and observes the people there, scanning the assembled group for anyone that is evil.
Spugnoir sips some coffee. Investigating these werewolves seems like a good course of action. They certainly seem to be a threat to the lodge. We'll have to be extra careful, keep our silver ready and I could brew more wolves-bane tea.
Grergof sits down and takes some breakfast to eat.
While investigating the werewolf's might be a good idea, I don't know that hunting them is. It seemed like there were some serious political infighting going on between the clans, so this entire area may be more on alert and dangerous then normal.
Plus, you saw what happens when one dies. It reverts to human form, which means you get no trophy to show for the hunt.
It seems to me most anything else would be better to hunt right now.
"I know I get no trophy but freeing the world of these creatures is a service to the world. Don't you think?" Duristan replies.
Infighting? They are wolves, their infighting is canine dominance stuff
"Spugnoir is most likely right, I would like time to study them though, and Count Caromarc would probably like notes on them as well." Stam will finish his breakfast and then head to the library to get some supplies.
"Excuse me but do you have any paper for sale? A pencil or extra ink?"
As the sensational trial in Lepidstadt just demonstrated, just because something is a given creature, does not mean they deserve punishment.
If a werewolf kills and slaughteres for no reason then yes, they deserve to be taken down. But just because they exist does not mean they should be hunted.
Hunting is fun for food or trophies, but hunting intelligent creatures just because they exist... that is something that my Goddess does not encourage.
"Thank you, do you have any books here on werewolves?" Stam looks around the library a bit
"Once I meet a benevolent werewolf I might consider that. Until then I keep hunting them. So far I have met noone who like the idea to meet one and get bitten to become one. But whatever. Do you want the job?" Duristan asks.
In respect with Varsk's wishes, let us investigate them first and then we can decide on a course of action. Agreeable? I am interested in helping Mr.Ariesir.
Stam will take his leave and head back to the group.
"I have some supplies for documenting any of our findings, when are we leaving?"
Not one for philosophical debates sir? More of a man of action? I can respect that. Sone of my favorate students were much the same way.
There really is a great joy in simply seeing your prey and bringing it down.
But to answer your question, at least for today I think I would like to pass on hunting. Unless my companions have other plans, I plan on spending the day fully taking advantages of the amenity within the compound. Perhaps tomorrow we can go hunting again.
"I take that as a yes." Duristan replies with a satisfied smile. "Hunting for sure has to be prepared and I'll tell you once I'm done with that. Enjoy your time here. That's what the lodge is built for." he gets up and shaking your hands he leaves for his room to make plans.
"I would like to spend the day in the library researching more on these Werewolves, and other beasts that may haunt this wood. Also to see what hunters here actually found and not released to hunt." Stam takes his pages and heads back to the library.