"Let's have a party! This is a nice town...no one seems hungry. There's no reason to horde all the boar meat. Let's invite some friends and have a nice little time!"
And I know just the theatre director to invite! And Aldern. Of course...
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Once he is done with his dissection, Torg will preserve non-edible parts of the boar for future alchemical research, and then assist the others with taking into the tavern kitchen to be prepared. He'll keep the boar's head separate and intact, in-case anyone wishes to have it mounted.
Afterwards, having become covered in blood and other fluids from the boar, he looks for Ameiko and asks, "Can you draw a hot bath for me?"He will leave her a silver piece as payment, if she can.
Once he is bathed, he will go out into town and look for a book, ink pot, and quill so that he can diagram from memory the insides of the boar that he vivissected. He will also spend some time writing out notes on which parts of the boar are most likely to grant it the uncommon strength and rage it possesed.
Finally, he will find the others for the feast!
Ameiko seems a bit put off by the giant half-orc covered in blood and bits of organs. Sure... She disappears upstairs and returns after about twenty minutes. You should take extra care to wash... everywhere
Shortly after Torg vanishes upstairs, Aldern and the party arrives with the freshly dissected meat. Ameiko seems pleased at the idea of a party and is eyeing the several hundred pounds of meat with a keen eye. Looks like you have been busy! I take it this is why the half-orc was so... fragrant? She ushers the group into the kitchen.
She has you set the meat down on a giant cutting board and begins to send her servers out. Get every vegetable that Farmer Wilson has and make sure that he understands the deal... She pulls out a few ladles and cauldrons before barking at another server. I need at least five pounds of pastry dough. Chop chop, Milly! A chorus of Yes, ma'am! can be heard as she gives out instructions. Everyone gets the feeling that they aren't needed in the kitchen anymore.
Pour yourselves some ale and get out of the kitchen! Now its time for me to get to work if we are to be ready by dinner! Tell everyone out there that there is to be a town banquet by me. Plate fee is 5gp a head, unlimited wild boar in every shape and fashion. Ameiko yells at you as you are politely ushered out of the kitchen.
As you inform the crowd of this, you are met with raucous applause and cheers. Several people hop up and rush out, eager to tell everyone of this banquet.
Elena was very happy with the slight bit of recognition she'd been getting in town. She'd been a hit helping with the goblins, and now she got to throw a feast? Excellent. "Is there any party gear in town? I could play an instrument or three, but does anyone else have any musical ability? It'd be nice to have some music or storytelling while we celebrated. And, who has the nicer dresses in town? No reason to have festivities and not dress for the occasion! A treat for myself would be well deserved," she mentions to the others.
When she was given the information about any clothes sellers in town, she speeds off, knowing there might have to be a slight alteration here or there, to make her look her best.
Elena finds a master dressmaker in Sandpoint and he is willing to loan Elena one of her creations as an advertisement of her ability.
She finds that there is a local band in need of a vocalist and that they would love to perform for the banquet. They are an oread rock quartet with two bassists, a guitarist and a drummer. Are you up for the task?
Elena gladly accepts the garment. "I'd be happy to help you in the future, Sister," she adds with a hug. After she found her dressings, she went on the look out for the band. She hadn't met any oreads before, but after hearing their rumbling voices, and percussion, she knew at the least, they could provide some heavy duty bass. She invites them to the party, telling them she would cover their costs, and give them dinner and a few coins for the trouble!
Dashuun offers to tell frightening stories to children of his wilderness adventures so that the parents might be free to enjoy the banquet.
"Smaller ones make more sense." is all he will say on the matter.
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Broon wasn't used to others pouring attention over him, not from antipathy but pure embarrassment. At the shoulder greets, handshakes, applause and questions, he could barely stammer out anything to say, ”Uh hum, yes, uh right, haha, well perhaps”, in between the moments when he catches up with the other 'heroes' he comments,”Phew, this celebrity business is more tiring than I would ever imagine.”.
The banquet goes well into the night and there is no sign of Ameiko's father. As expected, Aldern spends most of the night hitting on Elena as she becomes the social butterfly of the group. She plays host and gets on with Ameiko quite well. They spend most of the evening chatting, when they aren't enjoying the food, drink or music.
Torg seems to find "friends" in some of the rough-around-the-edges folks, such as the blacksmith and the butcher
Dashuun finds that he and the local alchemist, Ruby, have a lot in common. She too is descended from an outsider, her great-great-grandmother was an Oread adventurer. She prefers to spend her time out in the wilderness, gathering the proper materials for extracts and infusions. She first notices him when he is telling scary stories to the children and delightedly claps her hands when the children run away in fright.
Broon becomes the talk of the town. There aren't many dwarves in Sandpoint and ones that are skilled archers are even rarer. He does take notice of a man in the corner of the pub, sloshing his drink everywhere and spilling his plate. The man seems to be engrossed in a conversation with himself and he seems a bit... off? His robes are black and red and appear almost divine, but Broon has seen nothing like this before. The man keeps to himself mostly.
Loriana keeps to herself mostly, preferring to sit back and enjoy the party from afar.
Dashuun gets a bit drunk, then makes a pass at the alchemist lady.
She seems flattered by the drunken attempt of seduction by Dashuun, but playfully rejects any advances. She seems interested in the aasimar, but clearly wants to take it slow. She invites him to join her in a trip to the local mountain range to source some rare smoky quartz for some Shield extracts.
Dashuun accepts, then finds more to drink. Unfortunately after that he starts chasing children and growling at them like a wolf.
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Ruby laughs at Dashuun's antics with the children.
The party winds down and everyone seems pretty content with the day's actions.
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The adventurers awake in the morning and are greeting by a sobbing woman, flanked by two children, and the Sheriff. I hate to bother you, but I feel that you may be able to help this poor woman. We have been bogged down since the goblin attack and it would be great if my deputies could help with this...
The Sheriff sits the woman down and Ameiko offers her a cup of tea. She introduces herself as Amele Barrett. Alergast and Amele Barett are a typical Sandpoint family, with two children (little Aeren and Verah) and a loyal family dog named Petal. They were present at the Swallowtail Festival, where Aeren saw a goblin light a cat on fire and then caper around the burning remains-the poor boy really hasn't been the same since.
Every night, his howls of terror send Petal into a barking fit, and when his parents investigate, Aeren claims a goblin came out of his closet. Alergast checked the closet dutifully but found nothing, and ever since, the kid's complaints about the "closet goblin" have grown more and more tiresome to his parents. Yesterday, Alergast threatened to make Aeren sleep in the woodshed if he couldn't learn to "be a man" and sleep through an entire night without crying and telling stories.
She goes on to say that last night Alergast didn't go to soothe Aeren when he had his night terrors. But then, a few moments later, they heard poor Petal cry out in pain and Aeren's screams turn shrill. This time Aeren wasn't just having nightmares. Amele pauses, takes a breath, and then shows the Pathfinderss Aeren's arms: they're covered with fresh goblin bites.
When Alergast burst into the room, he found a goblin crouched on his son's chest. Petal was dead, a knife deep in his ear, and the goblin was frantically trying to chew off Aeren's arm. Alergast attacked the goblin and chased it back into the closet, where it clambered into a hole it
had cleverly hidden under an old fur. Alergast flew into a rage, and as he started tearing apart the closet in an attempt to get at the goblin, Amele panicked and fled the house with her children to seek out the Sheriff for aid.
"Tell us where your home is. We'll get right over there, and flush that little goblin out, and deal with it. I'm only sorry we weren't there to help poor little Petal. Let's go everyone," Elena commands, hopping up from the table. "Watch her, Ameiko. We'll be back lickety split."
The Sheriff can easily give you directions to the home.
If the entirety of the group joins her, Elena hands Dashuun a vial. "This is a potion to make it easier for you to land a blow. I found it on one of those crazy goblin leaders last week. If there are more than one goblin at the home, this might be a necessity for you."
Dashuun stands proudly. "The hunt is on."
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Elena and Dashuun are excited for the chance to put some hurt to the goblins. Torg rushes upstairs to get his greataxe. Broon and Loriana are also onboard. The Sheriff thanks you and points you to the home.
As you get there, the door to the home is ominously swinging open in the wind.
Dashuun turns wolf-like before investigating.
Elena follows in the house directly behind the man and his wolf, feeling quite secure there. "Watch out, you know how sneaky these buggers are," she whispered.
Dashuun and Elena take the lead into the house. Broon and Torg follow behind, weapons drawn. Maze takes up point outside the house with Loriana to see if the little bugger tries to escape.
Dashuun morphs into an adlet and begins to explore the kitchen. He sees several countertops, food left out and a wood burning stove. It looks like this room hasn't been touched by anyone since the wife fled.
The party thinks it is weird that no one is around since the husband was supposed to be here.
The group moves towards the living room, which has a dining room table with four places set. Three chairs and a high-chair. Likely for the youngest. A large blood stain seems to arc from the southern bedroom to the northern bedroom.
The group heads towards the northern bedroom, where they were told the husband was bashing away at the closet. They see a crib and a bed as they peek around the corner, but Dashuun also smells the overwhelming scent of blood. Two human feet poke out from the corner of the closet and you hear gnawing.
Elena moves into the room, hoping beyond hope that the goblin had stolen a piece of ham, instead of what she feared the awful chomping sound was. She tried to move to peek around, and see if a goblin was visible so that she could blast it with one of her spells.
As she peeks around the corner, she sees half the body of a man. The other half appears to be inside a whole in the floor. The chomping sounds grows louder as Elena approaches.
Dashuun barks and rushes towards the closet.
Seeing Dashuun heading for what she expects to be the goblin, Elena grabs ahold of the feet and pulls them back toward the interior of the home, keeping her eyes tightly shut as she did so. "Go get it, Dashuun!"
As Elena pulls back the dead body, they see a small goblin leap out at them. It seems to be leading to the other bedroom.
Initiative:
Suddenly, one goblin rushes out of the other bedroom and attacks Broon with a Dogslicer. They seem significantly more powerful than the weakest goblins you fought in the town square, but not stronger than the cavalier.
Initiative:
Surprise Round:
1st: Goblins
2nd: Elena; Dashuun @ 4/9 HP
1st Round:
1st: Elena
2nd: Goblins (#1; #2)
3rd: Torg; Broon @ 4/12 HP; Maze; Dashuun @ 4/9 HP
Dashuun delivers two wolf kicks at the goblin.
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Dashuun's kick seems to hit the goblin, but he is still standing despite the devastating blow!
Initiative:
Surprise Round:
1st: Goblins
2nd: Elena; Dashuun @ 4/9 HP
1st Round:
1st: Elena
2nd: Goblins (#1; #2 @ 9 damage)
3rd: Torg; Broon @ 4/12 HP; Maze; Dashuun @ 4/9 HP
Elena tries to protect herself against the goblin's bite as she casts a spell.
Concentration check
Damage if spell works
Elena takes down the goblin. The other one continues his assault on the "dwarf".
My food, puny longshanks! Go get your own!
The dogslicer cuts deep into Broon's shoulder, but he is able to twist at the last minute to avoid death. He, however, is staggered by the hit.
1st Round:
1st: Elena
2nd: Goblins (#1)
3rd: Torg; Broon-Staggered @ 0/12 HP; Maze; Dashuun @ 4/9 HP
Dashuun closes the distance to the next goblin and finds Broon in his dangerous predicament. He bites at the goblin viciously.
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Elena follows up, and assuming she can get a peek, she uses another magic missile to try and take it out before it could further injure Broon.
Damage
This goblin seems to be a bit brawnier than his compatriot and doesn't go down from the attacks.
1st Round:
1st: Elena
2nd: Goblins (#1)
3rd: Torg; Broon-Staggered @ 0/12 HP; Maze; Dashuun @ 4/9 HP
Torg swings his greataxe, trying to cleave the little monster in twain.
Attack
Damage
Possible crit
Damage
Torg cleaves the little bastard in half, but the carnage in the house is still terrible. The group heads back to the Sheriff's Office with the dead goblins and throws them in a pile outside after cleaning them of gear (per Torg's request).
The Sheriff thanks you and you advise the woman to stay out of the house and to get someone else to clean up. The Sheriff offers and commends you. He hands you a small fee. The woman sobs uncontrollably and the children have no idea why. They keep asking for their daddy. She summons the courage to give you some money. It is likely her entire life's savings.
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As you venture back to the Inn, under a more somber mood, you are met by Ameiko. She informs you that you have made quite a tidy sum! Her face is extremely cheerful!
Dashuun turns down the gold from the woman, instead offering her 10gp of his own. "For your family's peace."
"Now, I can't take your money, ma'am. Keep it, and use it for the children. Don't worry, if you have any problems, come straight and ask for the Sheriff...he'll watch over your family.". Elena flatly refuses her gold for this particular task, seeing all that ant to the widow as well.
After the lady leaves, Elena talks to the others at the bar. "Should Howe throw another get together here at the bar? We could donate most of the proceeds to the lady. You saw what that goblin did to her husband."
"...You saw what that goblin did to her husband."
"And her little dog, too."