Argius continues to walk ahead for a few moments and then stops and slowly turns back face you all. Tilting his head back and forth and breathing deeply.
"What do you mean 'different person' Galacia, the orbs are important and I was spurred on by the need to get it. You should all know the strength that battle can bring."
He takes one step forward towards Krallek. Krallek as he does you can feel Eliana tense. a corner smile appears on his face. "If you aim to insult me, you would have to try harder than that. My hammer is my weapon I wield it to my will, amongst other things."
"If all you want to know is how I am able to fight then ask Graves. The weapon was made by him. Any who's need is great enough can use it and my need was great." He turns back to walk to town and moves to face Carth as he does.
"I have many skills Carth, the fact that one of them counteracted the creature was mere coincidence, the next time I may not. As for what you can expect, I can not say, I have only seen one orb up close and it did not have a creature in it and yes if I was you I would be expecting worse."
His patience growing short he turns continues to walk to town. "Your house, the temple, I do not care which Eliana. So long as you get healed up."
Looking at Archauoss and then back to Eliana. "I know her." He was about to continue when Carth spoke.
"Anytime Carth I hope I do not have to in future though." he laughs nervously. "Ask all the questions you want on the way back to town. Eliana needs help from the look of her and the temple is he best place for that. I really should report back to Mr Graves."
Just after all this is said, Argius makes his way round the corner to the front of the building. "Come on Elon stop dragging your feet." He walks over to Carth and places his hand on his shoulder.
Then looking at Eliana surprised for a moment then concerned. he almost pushes Archauoss and Carth over to get to her.
"What are you doing here? what happened, are you alright." he goes to touch her and she flinches and shys away as best she can.
upon seeing it he backs off. Standing up and looking around "Is everyone out?" Did someone get the orb?"
"Have you seen this grin? or did you hear from someone else?"
Not a problem Elon, If you die then Graves blames me." he laughs to himself.
He starts to walk round what is left of the mill towards the front of building. "Paul, hmm the bar man? interesting."
Argius steps backward and places his hands on Carth.
"That should help, at least for a while. Seems it likes you and your friend over there."Argius says pointing to Elon.
Initiative order updated and moved from previous page so it can be seen.
NAME & ROUND 1 ACTION
DM??? <----- Stood up and appeared.
Carth <------ attacked creature, failed save
Krallek<------charged creature, saw orb
Argius<-------Touched Carth.
Galacia<------TO GO NEXT
Elon
As you enter the room, the smoke surrounds you, the smell of burning wood and another scent fills your nostrils. for a moment your eyes water but as Argius moves through the smoke clears a little and you are able to see the room more clearly.
The fire damage is minimal here, the wood on the walls looks to be peeling, the beams on the ceiling looks ok from where you are. The two windows are letting in enough light to see the two doorways, one going to the right and one straight ahead. more smoke seems to be coming from straight ahead than from the right.
You can hear the fire and the banging. the air feels thicker than you expect it to and the blue flashes are coming faster now. from the doorway straight ahead.
"I don't know what that banging is or isn't but I'm heading for the orb." Argius says walking ahead
"At least one orb is in there."
Argius turns to those there. "It must not be destroyed here today"
He brandishes his own weapon. A extremely large and heavy looking hammer. almost dwarfing him as he holds it.
He steps forward motioning to go inside.
Elon, you would of reached the outskirts of town by now, What is it you will do next?
The river is a short way into the forest. you can see it from the forest edge it is not far. Who is following Elon?
"I doubt it, Mr Mirran, any who would be willing to help would of already arrived by this point and my men are helping the wounded and keeping order, I could try but I fear I would come back alone."
He turns to the group, "Forgive my defeatism but the town will not be harmed if the forest sets alight. It is no trouble to them as the river separates it from the town and no one uses resources from the forest, no one. Short minded fools that they are."
Argius goes to answer you Carth but waits to listen to the fire, "Odd is definitly the word." He then turns back to answer. There is a river it cuts through the forest there" Argius points towards the forest to the east of where you are stood. "It is the same one that runs through the town."
"No such luck I am afraid Miss Galacia, We will get no help from the town today. The mill should be empty, I do not watch it 24/7 but it has not been used in a while." Argius holds a hint of anger in his voice as he speaks about the empty mill.
Archaouss whilst the bang on your head isn't helping you , you do notice the smoke is mostly at the rear of the building and the fire looks low down.
Krallek, There are many doors and windows, there are no main doors to see from where you are stood and the smoke is mostly coming from the back.
General description of the millIt is multistory building, most of it has one story, and there is a 3 story tower structure attached to the side of the building, the tower is closer to where you are all stood than the rest. from what you can see it is a part wood, part stone structure, stone mostly on the bottom floor.
the old mill and Factory are attached, I have never come across anything like it, there are flammable and combustible items available though the quantities are not easy. Anyone who works with them would have the means, though the why, maybe not.
As you enter the temple, you see various people, some huddled together scared, some tending to cuts and bruises. the screaming has subsided now but you hear groans and sharp intakes of breath every now and then. Argious talks to people as you pass them, some he just touches on the shoulder in a reassuring way. other temple workers are helping also.
Are you injured? I have no idea, the explosion has come from the field behind here. No one has come from that direction, the only people I have seen have come from town. The only thing that is back there is the old mill, factory and the edge of the Forrest. Please excuse me I need to try to calm people down.
He looks at Velana, You must be one of the people we where expecting yesterday. please excuse for now, I will properly introduce myself once this has been taken care of. I am glad to see you are here though and I shall pass the news to My. Graves as soon as it is convenient.
He makes his way inside the temple.
As you approach the temple you see smoke coming from behind it and people are making their way round to see the damage. Argious is at the door way,guiding people in with the injured and scared.
Sybill will most likely be in the market square, it is hard to miss her stall, or her. follow the loudest voice and you will find her. As far as Papers go, we hold no more authority here than the farmers or merchants. If there are any unsure faces then simply state you are guests of Mr Graves. that should ease tensions.
Archaouss, we have three inns here, the one you could describe as a dive would be. Leggies. It is actually called the 'Fumbll Arms', but its known locally as Leggies. the barkeep is Paul. you will find it towards the housing area. The next Inn is named 'Griffin' not a dive but probably somewhere in the middle. Barkeep is called Terry and That is near the market square and the remaining Inn is just across the way near the town hall. Called 'Judges Ruin' our more up market inn. Does a great roast. Owner is George.
Mr Graves is currently unavailable due to this difficult situation. He is not normally one to keep people waiting, believe me he knows when and where things are supposed to happen. As i said he has been thrown off by this. it is not a state i am used to seeing him in.
There is a courtyard here, through the main hall and round the back. as far as labs go, there is n room for a private lab however we have an extensive set up, upstairs and in the attic, which you are welcome to use.
As far as suspects, all I know is gossip and exaggerated hearsay. I can tell you that the person to talk to is Sybil. As I said earlier to some of you, what she doesn't know, isn't worth knowing. You are welcome to access where our Orb is normally kept, however each group is responsible for their own orb and it is not my place to give you permission to see where the others are usually kept.
Are there any other requests before I leave?
Argius enters the room and releases a Sigh of relief.
I was informed you had all arrived. I am pleased to see it s true. Welcome everyone. For those who where last, refreshments are there.He points to the refreshments Mr Graves will be down shortly he is preparing some items. He apologizes for this wait. I assure you he is moving as quick as he can however this recent incident has thrown him off a little. However your rooms are almost done
He pauses for a moment looks upwards and then nods.
Feel free to come and go as you please however Mr Graves asks that you do not practice or use your particular...talents...in the town. people here are very faithful to the gods. which sometimes makes them narrow minded as a group. With the current situation regarding the orbs it would not be advisable.
Your help with the orbs is greatly appreciated. IF they could be found before the harvest festival things could return to normal around here. well as normal as this place gets anyway. He smiles to himself and laughs a little.
Sybil is...Well Sybil is not in charge but you wouldn't know it. nothing goes on with out her knowing. She is...how to put it...Arguis searches for a polite word She is the matriarch, everyone's mother hen. though sometimes she can leave you feeling hen pecked. She is nice just hard to get used to but as i said she knows everything that goes on in town and despite her balshiness, she is a great judge of people.
He goes to excuses himself.
We shall get your rooms ready. feel free to have a look around the temple, or town and read the books here if you so wish. If you require any further assistance then please ask. Anyone in robes like mine will be happy to help you if they can.
with that he leaves to finish his dutys.
Arguis Laughs at Marcus's comment.She is worried as we all are, but she is quick to anger and not so quick to act herself. preferring to accuse others of doing nothing. If you ever meet her husband you will understand. she is the wife of this years Farming orb holder. If she returns calmer I shall introduce you formally.
Any help you could give us in this would be appreciated. We are busy with preparations for the coming ceremony and I'm afraid we are few and can not devote much time to this issue. Despite my feelings on the matter.
If you wouldn't mind trying to find whom ever is responsible. the Merchants Orb was the first to go missing, if you find Sybil in the market. You can't miss her, even if you wanted to. She will be able to tell you more. in the mean time we shall prepare your rooms and make ready your goods.
Well any help would be appreciated. perhaps I should explain what has happens. every year around this time we have a harvest festival. its an important day in our calendar. you see out town is dependent ton farm and trade to survive and each year we honor the gods by the bringing together of the four power orbs. they are placed at the bottom of the tree in our town center and they grow and make the tree brilliant with light.
these four orbs represent each of our industry's and sources, one for the farmers, one for the merchants, one for the faiths and one for the leaders.
They have all gone missing over the past four weeks and without them we can not make our offering to the gods for a successful harvest. without a successful harvest the merchants have no merchandise and the town can not trade.
Welcome Elondor Vesuvius, I believe we are expecting two more, one has messaged ahead and the other should be arriving shortly. Argius indicated to the refreshments. Please help yourself, and my apologies for the noise as you arrived. I assure you normally we are a quiet town. It's just there has been some issues recently.
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