"Told him not to go there, the place is cursed or to listen to that Half Orc spewing his lies." Omast downs the drink holding the cup out for more.
"Rodrick is dead, I just cannot believe it." The woman sobs more, towns folk give Yorikata and the half orc woman a bit of a wide berth.
"That is really sad, yes. He was such a good guy."
Dain gives a little more. What cursed place? What half-orc?
"give me more and I tell you more."
Yorikata doesn't recognize the woman but something tells her that she is important.
"Did you know Rodrik? His brother was just by telling me to stay away from the Sanctuary until his father has been and gone. Then I can go and say my goodbyes." The woman sobs in a very damp kerchief
Ahh I bet the dun fool can't cold his liquor well enough to tell us what we want to know.
Dain keeps dribbling the booze.
"We were introduced yesterday at the hopeknife celebration. To say I know him would be too much." Yorikata replies. "You were close to him?"
Balder is sitting quietly but impatiently tapping his foot as Dain seems to be getting more out of the drunkard than he was, so he lets him.
Omast gets fed up with the dribbles and lunches at the wine skin.
"I loved him, but don't tell Omast, he doesn't know. His father never allowed us to be open about it."
"This might hurt you even more, but I have to ask. We have checked on Rodrik and the circumstances of his death. To me it looks like a murder that was made to look like a suicide." Yorikata explains. "Did he talk to you about his work, or something he was after, or people he had trouble with?"
"I don't believe that he killed himself, he proposed to me a few days ago why would he do that? He did lose my hopeknife and we fought but it wasn't a reason to kill himself." Brinya takes a few deep shuddering breaths, she bursts in to tears for a minute before composing herself again.
"He was investigating something, said it would be His Greatest Work, That is when he lost my hopeknife. I told him last night during the ceremony that I didn't want to see him again until he found it." Brinya breaks down again.
"And now you wish you could take it back." Yorika comments. She sits down next to Brinya and strokes her back to comfort her.
Brinya nods and Cries more
As Omast lunges at the wine skin Lanneth snaps:
Behave yourself young man! This youngster offered you more swill for an answer and you haven't talked. Now if you want to resort to stealing, I'm sure these good guardsmen would be happy to lock you up until your head clears. That might take up to a couple of days.
We might even find a good place to keep you near the forge. I'd imagine you will enjoy recovering from your drink with hammers pounding next door.
But there's no need for that. If you tell him what they want know, I'm sure someone can agree to leave you to kill yourself in peace.
She looks disgusted at the man.
"I told you what I know, leave me alone to mourn in peace then ya wicked woman." Omast says with some drool coming out of his mouth.
No, You Didn't. What cursed Place? What Half Orc!
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Dain keeps his hand on Omast's forehead while he spins his arms around. The sooner you tell us the sooner you get the rest of the ale.
Omast sits down and closes his eyes having his fill of Dain and the rest picking on him.
Brinya nods, "He probably told Katrezra where the he lost the knife, Katrezra probably sot out someone really strong to protect him, someone like us."
"I was looking for Katrezra, but no one in town has seen him or knows where he might have gone." Yorikata tells. "Well, most people were surprised he left the sanctuary. Do you have an idea, where he might have went?"
Dain tosses the aleskin at Omast in disgust. Come on, lets try to find the others.
That child needs to sleep the drink off, not get more....
As the others turn away Lanneth looks back at the drunk, as soon as he opens the ale skin she says:.
May the night fairies bless you with pleasant dreams.
Then as if nothing had happened she walks away with the others.
Balder snorts a chuckle and shrugs then turns and walks away with Dain and Lanneth.
"So where to next?"
Gran't' follows Yorikata through the town. He keeps his eyes out for any of the children that have shown interest in his figures while he has been town.
We should look to see where Yorikata got herself off to.
She starts to look for the redhead.
As the few of you leave Omast to sleep it off, you come across Yorikata and Gran't talking to a half orc woman.
You can hear what sounds like howls coming towards you, these wolves look like they are rabid.
"What the...? Wolves! Wolves shouldn't be so close to the town, they... they're rabid, don't let them bit you. Gran't look alive!"
Balder says as he takes a throwing spear from his back and takes a few steps and launches it at one of the wolves.
Dain shoots his longbow at a wolf. Wolf! Wolf!
Lanneth sends a spike of fear across the link to Yorikata.
Then she moves up to be near Balder
How did they get past the wall? I would expect those in the forest not here...
"Something bad is happening!" Yorikata calls suddenly out "Go for cover." she tells Brinya, looking around where Lanneth is and where to hide.
Balder's Javelin strikes so hard it pins the poor wolf to the ground, the other two take off away from those attacking them but towards those who aren't quite prepared and a civilian.
"Gran't', can you hold off the wolves, please?" Yorikata asks the stone man, and ushers Brinya behind the tree.
Gran't' steps between the wolves and Yorikata, and Brinya.
"I will try." He says as stones near him start to groan.
As the wolves close on him a rock lifts from the ground nearby and shapes into a blade, coming to rest in his hand. Gran't' strikes at the closest wolf.
"Well now, wouldja look at the tricks that stony fella has."
As Gran't' strikes the wolf the stone shatters leaving Gran't' unarmed.
Gran't strikes at the blue wolf, leaving a large wound and red matted fur on the rabid creature.
Lanneth runs up behind the big rock and points at the closest wolf (Green).
Night Faries, scatter your dust to sooth the savage beast!
The Wolf slumps down asleep
Balder runs across the dried up riverbed hefting another spear and launching it at the last standing wolf.
Dain shoots again
Blader's blade strikes the wolf but Dain's arrow gets lost in the forest since no one was watching it go. The final wolf is as asleep on the ground.
"Why do they look like that?" The half orc woman asks with panic in her voice.
"I don't know, maybe rabies?" Yorikata answers Brinya. She leaves it to the guys to finish off that poor sleeping animal.
Dain needs to go back to basic training.
Hurry Boy, it will wake up soon!
Grant summons another blade and steps over to the wolf.
As all wolves are taken care of Yorikata comes out behind the tree. "Thank you." she tells Gran't'. "I forgot to bring my weapon."
She takes a closer look to see what is wrong with the wolves - besides being dead now.
Balder walks over to the first wolf and pulls out his first spear, then goes over to the second one and pulls out his second spear. Taking out his waterskin he pours water over his two weapons rinsing the blood off of them.
Giving them a twirl to get off any remaining water and blood he sheathes them across his back and walks over and hunches down to inspect the wolves.
The look like they were given some sort of poison in small doses, they are not feral but poisoned.
"Thank you for saving me, I would have never gotten away from them on my own." The half orc says.
Did anyone get bitten? If they were rabbid, that can be spread by a bite.
She also examines the wolves to see if she can tell what was going on with them.
Interesting, these wolves were poisoned. And over time too. It's doubtful this happened in the wild, most likely it was done to them.
Lets see, the tracks lead back this way, maybe we can see who poisoned them
She points off the way the wolves came and if nobody was hurt/after introductions starts to head that way.