"Hmm, I believe the cult of Orcus perform blood sacrifices. I think we should be gentle with this young lady, Yrenn and get her warm and safe. May we take you home, miss?"
"Orcus is the demon Lord of Undead and the sworn enemy of the Raven Queen, his priests are usually necromancers and demand blood scarifies. This human was probably using the cows as a sacrifice but for him and his cult to gain more favor from Orcus they would have to sacrifice sentient creatures. It is also unlikely the farmhand is the one in charge, the rituals needed to commune with Orcus are not usually written down and must be taught".
I will wrap Orcus' holy symbol in a cloth and put it away until I have the time to destroy it.
"Have you had any contact with him since he was banished by your father?"
"No, in fact I wasn't aware that he was still in town," she says. "After my father drove him off, people said he had left town for Fallcrest or Winterhaven."
"Duke Elmo, Bringer of Doom, Survivor of Devils and nemisis of Suky the Seamstress, very much at your service Miss. Yours too," he adds to the rest of the group.
"Among friends, I don't use my title." The kobold gestures benevolently to include all the assembled company.
"To business. When did your father dismiss this despicable human from his service?"
The woman leads you across town to a small but well lit cottage. "This is where I live," she tells you. "Thank you for rescuing me." Then she bends over and give Jake and Elmo a kiss on the cheek before slipping in the door.
Jake looks as though he might launch into an explanation and then just says, "Y'know, it was kind of unusual in your case, but she's a nice lady obviously!"
"I suggest that everyone that plans on going.....down there" looking at grate "prepair themselves. Once we've caught our breath, then we should try and track the rod wielder that got away. Where are the city guards to deal with the bodies anyways?"
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palms sweating. why did it have to be underground? why did it have to be a demon lord? where is my whiskey bottle!?!
Jake looks up at Ba'az, "Wassat? You gotta remember I'm down here, big guy. But as we halflings say 'First it was the Dragons, then the Giants, then the Humans, then... it's our turn!' Pretty good, huh?" he beams in a jovial manner.
"OK, well, it's kind of like this - look at Elmo here. See how short he is compared to you? Right? OK, so that's like halflings to humans. Just remember, we're the short ones, but smarter. Easy as pie. Speaking of which, I could use some before we bust the heads of evil."
Jake nods in thanks and takes the sandwich, between munches he says, "Well," *Gromph* "Cultists and sewers" *MUNCH* "Go together like" *SNARFLE* "Beef and mustard! Mmm!"
The goblin refuses to tell you his name, but does agree to show you the enterence to the cult's lair. A half hour later, you are standing in front of a door, so cleverly concealed that you would have never found it yourself.
"The way is guarded by traps and guardians. It will be difficult for you to reach the inner sanctum alive," the goblin tells you. "Beyond that much I cannot say. I personally have never been past this point."
Logan draws his swords and begins creeping forward. "I'll go first. I've done this sort of thing before."
Logan moves to F11. Stealth and Perception checks: 1d20+8=27, 1d20+6=26
Elmo will scuttle along near the front unless he's needed somewhere else. He feels that the front line is more heroic, but he's also happy to protect Yrenn.
Elmo would tie him up, leave him enough sandwiches to keep him alive and dump him somewhere where he'd be found fairly soon. Unless we want to try taking him with us.
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