You head to the hub of all information a tavern.
This tavern is for sailors it is named The Crows Nest. While not in the Westcrown ruins it rests close enough to the north wall to be very low class. The old stone and mortar building is degrading and has been patched with cheap materials. The inside is in even worse shape. The furniture has either been designed to look as if it was made of driftwood or it really was made of driftwood. The smell is what you would expect. Fish guts and body odor.
The crowd of about 15 patrons gives you looks as to say 'You don't belong here'
A fat human male bartender speaks Well to what do we owe this pleasure me lords and ladies? He says obviously sarcasticly.
"I was looking for a drink, but I came up short at every other tavern" Sorsha smiles.
A drink you say. Here my lady drink this. he pulls out two dirty glasses a pours a thick red fluid into each. He then raises one of the shots raises it to you and drinks it down and slams it on the bar.
The 'drink' seems to be fermented chum or something very similar. No one here is drinking it so this must be some sort of test.
Whoever drinks it roll a Fort save.
Sorsha accepts the drink, turns, to the side, raises it to her lips, throws it behind her and pretends to down the shot.
Nicely Done he buys it.
The man looks down at you approvingly.
Well what is it you really want little one?
Does Garrand know any local fishing stories?
<sigh> nothing comes to mind.
Garrand eyes the red fluid uneasily, "Ah, sadly I'm recovering from a... stomach thing. How about a drinking song to help everyone else along?" He'll try a sea shanty...
Between Sorsha and Garrand the crowd is swayed to your side.
Sorsha you gain 1 Personal Fame as the halfling with the iron stomach haha
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Seeing Sorsha 'drink' the potions Adria assumes either the brew isn't as bad as it looks or the halfling is iron-tough. She decides to give it a try...
*plug nose*
*sputter sputter* Yee gadz what the heck is in this stuff? If I grow hair on my chest I sear by the darkness I will death knell every last fool back there in the brewery!!
Garrand will nod modestly in acknowledgment of the applause,"Nothing you haven't heard a hundred times or more, I'm sure. How about this one..." He'll sing another popular song, encouraging them to join in.
After a few songs he'll hold up his hands laughing in mock surrender, "Enough, enough. I'm as dry as a bone."
He'll get a tankard of ale from the bartender and ask a few random questions about the surrounding area before asking with a grin, "Say, I hear there's a goblin named Whitechin who's declared himself king. Perhaps I should apply for a position in his court. Anyone know where I can find his majesty?"
Sorsha simply smiles, nods and says "Some ale please".
Adria you have the sickend condition until you vomt or 48 hours pass. The first 24 feels like a creature Is trying to claw it way out of you. The second day...well let's just say you really wish indoor plumbing and extra soft toilet paper had been invented. You get big grins all around after drinking it though.
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You guys go on without to the Goblin king without me. I'll *blurp* catch up when I can...Which one of you fine patrons wanna show a lady to a room? Single size bed, king size chamber pot please!!
Adria's got a new respect for Sorsha...how can she drink that stuff??
Might as well take this opportunity to recharge spells...
You guys go on without to the Goblin king without me. I'll *blurp* catch up when I can...Which one of you fine patrons wanna show a lady to a room? Single size bed, king size chamber pot please!!
Adria's got a new respect for Sorsha...how can she drink that stuff??
Might as well take this opportunity to recharge spells...
You are full on spells a few days have passed since your last fight. You head outside and vomit it up and feel much better.
To Garrand.
Whitechin huh? Well fer one thing he ain't no goblin. He's a man just deformed and ugly as sin. He's pushing this drug around here calls it crystal. It makes you stronger while you are high on it but sometimes it turns you into a monster as well.
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Adria wipes the puke from the corners of her mouth and goes back inside. She resolves to head to the Glitter Palace (Tarvi’s parents store) as soon as practical for a jeweled flask of some kind...she will be bringing her own drinks to the parties from now on. She will let Garrand and Sorsha do the talking, and she sits down at a lonely table to catch her breath. Damn room is still kinda spinning...
"Curiouser and curiouser. Where does he hole up?"
The fat man gives you enough of a description to find Whitechin on the other side of the wall.
"So the king of the goblins is a man named Whitechin and we know where to find him. Any other questions for our new friends here?"
Garrand will sing another song...
Sorsha enjoys the performance, and assuming she has received it, her ale as well.
If there is nothing else I will assume you head to the wall to try to find a way through.
Stealth to avoid being seen by the City Guards posted on the wall.
Perception to find an opening.
You only need to make these checks if you are getting illegally close to the wall.
ROFL
You all get to as close to the edge of the wall as you can as to be inconspicuous.
Sorsha slips through the shadows like she was made of them. (Time is Dusk by the way) She does not find anyway in at this juncture so she decides to slip down the wall a little ways more.
With little sound or trouble she finds the perfect spot to slide through the old and worn wall.
Good questions.
It's dusk so patrols are starting to light the giant night torches. Don't forget shadow demons roam the street at night and you are about to be breaking curfew.
One guard every 100 feet. Each carries a horn.
20 is enough you pass unseen
"Give me a moment, I'll distract the guards."
Garrand sneaks through the opening in the wall,
Garrand will cast ghost sound to get the guards attention away. Do shadow demons make noise? If so the sound of a shadow demon, if not a child crying in one of the abandoned buildings .
Sorsha marks the perfect passage and slips back to her party.
"This way" she whispers urgently, "Follow me, it's easy!"
She then scurries back to the passage through the walls.
Nilus follows Sorsha through the gap in the wall.
"Give me a moment, I'll distract the guards."
Garrand sneaks through the opening in the wall,[dice=stealth]d20+8
Garrand will cast ghost sound to get the guards attention away. Do shadow demons make noise? If so the sound of a shadow demon, if not a child crying in one of the abandoned buildings .
Even with your extensive knowledge you do not know what sound a Shadowgarm makes. You go with the child crying instead.
Even with that help Nilus botches being stealthy. A guard sees and shouts.
But does not raise an alarm or fire at you.
Halt Criminal!When Nilus of course doesn't. You will find it not so easy to re-enter the city, so I hope you enjoy living over there!
The ruined part of the city is much like a wasteland. Ruined buildings everywhere. You need to find where you are going soon before you are fighting off shadowgarms every step of the way.
Survival Check
Garrand will change the sound of a crying child to a long wet raspberry,
*edit* +2 for his compass if applicable?
We are up to 17 I'm looking for a little higher.
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Adria walks up to a big pile of broken columns. The building they once supported must have been massive. Clamboring her way to the top, she lifts her hand to her eyes. Her Asmodean Cloak billows behind her in the early evening breeze and in the last few moments of dusk she peers into the gloom. That's when she sees it...
She whispers to her friends: Garran, Sorsha, Nilus look over there!
(lowlight vision)
Garrand looks up from his compass, "Hmm? What is it?"
Adria points you all to something that is moving. It looks like black tentacles attached to a slug. Shadowgarn
There is still too much light out for it to attack or be solid yet. But you know you need to get indoors before you are fighting off these things by the handful.
Sorsha takes one look at it and hides.