Well, it might have worked, but I think we should take the father by the memorial, when we come back
Terrance puts his warhammer back into his belt.
Ioann's shout draws no response.
After some grumbling, Ioann falls back in line with the others.
"Did any of you see anything?" he asks after a minute or two of silence.
Seeing the dwarf ready his weapon, Orin shrugs. "Never hurt though, I don't think, good Ingrid."
Slowly, he pulls his own bow out, nocking an arrow just in case.
Back at the Lorrimor place, Kendra eventually cries herself out as her sobs turn to silent tremors. After a moment, she releases Ravel and pats her eyes dry. "Thank you, dear Ravel."
With her father's corpse covered, Kendra moves into the kitchen and begins to prepare a pot of tea with trembling hands.
"Fine we may as well look into it, but not for too long, I want to get.....that..thing out of Kandra's house as soon as possible." Ingrid says beginning to walk in the direction Terrance indicated.
Agreed, a look, then we go get the father.
Terrance looks a little upset, but is willing to go along.
As the group approaches the memorial, their eyes are peeled looking for who or what caused the noise.
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Back at the Lorrimor Estate, Kendra brings each of you a cup of hot tea. She then returns to sit at the table, where she takes a small sip of her tea before setting it down and staring off into space, a haunted look upon her face.
Again a desecration, let us go get the Father, and try to put this thing to rest.
Ake will continue brooding on the steps, thinking burny thoughts.
"The memorial's been desecrated again, an "E" this time." Ingrid says before exploding into a run directly as the man in the shadows.
"Got the bastard this time!"
Spotting the skulking man, Orin raises his bow at him. "Say the word, Ingrid, and I can loose an arrow at him. Or would you rather we charge him?"
"If her tries to run, drop him!"
Seeing Ingrid start to run, Terrance looks confused, and then starts running along behind her.
What, who are we running after ??
Ingrid points to the shadows at the old man attempting to move unseen.
Now seeing the old man, Terrance yells HOLD THERE and he pulls his warhammer out of his belt again.
As Ingrid closes the distance, the man spins around, revealing himself to be oldman Gibs Hephenus. He bellows in a shockingly strong and powerful voice before brandishing a bloody straight razor,
He seems completely crazed, spittle flying from his mouth. His feet are bare and he's wearing nothing but blood covered pajamas.
Gibs
Ingrid
Terrance
Orin
Ioann
R1
Orin, Terrance, Ingrid, Gibs, Ioann
Dont kill him, we will need him to answer to the Father Terrance yells as he closes the distance.
Looking quickly at the dwarf, he shakes his head. "Can't make promises... But I'll try."
Terrance seems to kick things into a higher gear, as he starts to lumber down the road after the oldman.
Move to F1, full round run action.
Orin, seeing his arrow sink in so well, decides he'll let the his Paladin and Dwarf comrades handle it from here, feardul another shot from him could kill the man before they could question him.
Charging towards the raving old man, Ingrid adjusts her blow, bringing the flat of her large blade slamming into Gibs.
"This is starting to seem a lot more complicated than when we were first asked to stay here," he says while his hair retracts into his head.
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Thank the gods this is not some tavern tale spun by a bard to impress the local yokels!
Still, I fear our complexities are only beginning.
Petros knew something, something more than what we have gathered thus far.
The Way and their involvement here, this scares me.
Not for me, I'll most likely end up on the end of some nervous guards spear, but for Kendra.
I do not think she has been tested yet.
She has a good heart, but I fear her for it, if this is the start of a bigger problem.
A kind heart is a terrible treasure to lose or break.
Gibs snarls like a rabid animal as he lashes out at Akasha with his razor.
R1
Orin, Terrance, Ingrid, Gibs, Ioann
Orin will nock an arrow and aim it at Gibs in case the fool tries to run.
Ioann is taken aback by the old man threatening them. Confusion erupts from deep inside of him, arising from the disbelief that such an old man, crazed, could have been the one raising the professor as a zombie.
For a moment, he freeze, becoming oblivious to the outside world, shaking his head fro moment to moment. At last, he cries out a loud "No", before rushing toward Gibs.
Arriving to the man, Ioann raises his sword, however, instead of slicing through their ennemy, he uses his joinend fists to hit him.
Terrance shifts to G1
Old man, give it up
He then attempts to knock the old man out.
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Ingrid swings her blade at Gibs once more, but manages only to miss the mad man.
Gibs slashes out at Ingrid once more.
R2
Orin, Terrance, Ingrid, Gibs, Ioann
My spells will serve me as blade and bow serve others.
They will not fail me if .
Impressed to see the man stand his attack, Ioann tries to punch him again.
His body shows sign of significant injury, but the man is crazed and seems to just ignore it as he continues to lash out violently with his razor. Ioann's fist rocks Gibs' head back, to which Gibs laughs maniacally.
R3
Orin, Terrance, Ingrid, Gibs, Ioann
Fearing the man might actually cause Ingrid harm, Orin finally swallows hard and tries to take him down with an arrow.
But in attempting not to hit any allies, he misses widely.
Terrance finally gets upset after seeing that hit on Ingrid
Stay down
As the razor scores, Ingrid growls in pain. [b]"I tried, may you find relief in Pharasma's arms.
Gibs falls to the ground, bleeding profusely and for just a brief second before the light fades from his eyes completely the insanity seems to lift. Confusion, fear, and pain spreads across the old man's face as he breathes his last.
Slashing out at Ingrid once more, Gibs seems to be intent on slicing her to ribbons. The mere sight of Ingrid seems to upset him far worse than the others.
Orin walks over, looking down at the man with an angry scowl. "Well, let's tie him up and get him to the Father. Maybe we can solve one or two things with him in tow."
After ensuring Gibs is bound, Lady Ingrid, I will be touching you Terrance lays a hand on Ingrid's shoulder In the name of Torag
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