Shinami sprints over to the newly formed pit and looks down hefting the silver throwing axe, ready to chuck it at the werewolf's head.
"Do we need him alive for questions or are we just ending this now?" He shouts out for the group to hear.
"End it!" Cecil shouts as he moves."You really think you can contain that thing?"
"End it." Brynn says through gritted teeth as he flourishes his greatsword. Silver or not, you're still my favorite.
Osslend and his hounds sprint across the distance, all the more easily thanks to Cecil's magic. At the pit's edge, "Bryce, give me the axe!"
"Kill the damned thing, Osslend says.
Once he's sure the thing is dead as indicated by the look on the face of the rolling head, Cecil breathing heavily, waves his hand toward the pit which dissipates bringing the contents to the surface as if the pit was never there.
"Everyone Ok?" Cecil asks hunched over with his hands on his knees breathing heavily.
The cold ferocity in Brynn's eyes dim to what now appear to be tired eyes. As the head rolls away with a glinting axe still poking out of it, Brynn points and begins to chuckle. "Don't forget to retrieve that axe, Master Genbu."
Beginning to wipe the blade of its gore, Brynn goes through a short ritual in caring for his greatsword. "Well that was..." Brynn looks at his wounds. "...very likely the closest I've come to death in a long time. I feel as if I might be fine in shrugging off the beast's ability to turn me to a wolf, but there's no way to know for sure. Shi+."
Shinami gestures and the glinting axe appears in his hand. He carefully wipes the gore off on the grass until the silver sparkles and shines in the glistening moonlight and straps it to it's home on his back.
Shinami reaches down to give Brynn a hand out of the pit.
"Well done Master Halistack. Well done! Let's get you patched up shall we?"
Shinami turns to his surrounding friends. "I must say, I'm deeply honored to be working with such a fine group. You all are fantastic. But wait... Where's Bryce?"
Shinami glances around with a worried look in his eyes.
Shinami gestures and the glinting axe appears in his hand. He carefully wipes the gore off on the grass until the silver sparkles and shines in the glistening moonlight and straps it to it's home on his back.
Shinami reaches down to give Brynn a hand out of the pit.
"Well done Master Halistack. Well done! Let's get you patched up shall we?"
Shinami turns to his surrounding friends. "I must say, I'm deeply honored to be working with such a fine group. You all are fantastic. But wait... Where's Bryce?"
Shinami glances around with a worried look in his eyes.
As you reach down to help Brynn from the pit he is lifted to ground level as the pit dissipates. You saw Cecil motion at the pit, so it's a fair assumption that it's supposed to do that. However you may find it odd.
Having caught his breath Cecil looks around and says,
"I have no idea where he went. I was a bit distracted."
Cecil walks over to where the hole used to be in order to check on owen examining his body for cuts or other damage. (through I believe took no significant damage).
he say's quietly to Owen, "You did well. How are you?" When he see's that Owen's fine he scratches behind his ear and pets him firmly, but lovingly Both of them smiling as he does so.
After confirming that Owen is ok Cecil will begin to detect and remove anyting magic from the werewolf. He'll take 20 searching the body for anything interesting.
"See Kayla? I didn't get bit this time! Great job Owen. You're quite a wondrous being. Find anything Cecil?" Shinami says as recovers from falling on his butt due to the sudden lurch of Brynn as the pit he was in fills in.
After Brynn climbs back out of the hole, Kayla moves over to him to check out his wounds. "Alright now Brynn, try not to cringe when I touch you this time. I'm going to cast another healing spell on you, so just relax."
Looking over his wounds, she remarks; "Brynn, perhaps we should find some more wolfsbane to give you a bath with. Just in case you know."
Kayla avoids looking at the head and body. Still not quite used to encounters to the death yet.
After Shinami's comment, she pats him on the head. "And we are very proud of you for managing not to get bit. You did great too Owen, you didn't get bit or scratched did you?" Kayla will go over and check Owen out too, just to make sure he doesn't need any healing as well.
There is no hole to climb out of as it was dismissed as soon as Cecil saw the suprised look on the werewolfs face as his head went rolling.
"Owens should still have wolfsbane in his packs. He collected a ton and we only used a little bit for my own path. Now... Should we go look for Bryce?"
"Yes, I hope he is ok. Oh, we should probably take the body back with us."
"Cecil, you seem to be the best at coming up with cover stories, we'll need to make sure no one caught on that there was a werewolf here in the town. We can't let this leak out to the public. Any thoughts?"
"BRYCE!" Brynn runs to the man's side and kneels. Checking his wounds and seeing the mess of blood on the ground, Brynn looks up to the party. "There's...no saving him. What did you do, Bryce?" Brynn's ashen face stares blankly through his corpse. It's only been a week since we first met, but I felt a connection to you, old man. You will be missed.
"Oh my Goddess, Bryce!" Kayla rushes over to his side and looks at his body. She'll ignore what Brynn and her own healing skills tell her and attempt to heal him anyway.
When she sees no results she starts to cry. Oh why didn't I notice you hadn't followed sooner? I might still have been able to save you?
"Cecil, you seem to be the best at coming up with cover stories, we'll need to make sure no one caught on that there was a werewolf here in the town. We can't let this leak out to the public. Any thoughts?"
Before we get to the inn:
"He was wanted for crimes against the crown committed elsewhere. Perhaps in (insert distant Provence). That gives us reason for our actions and prevents panic. Also it paints us as heroes of the realm. "After seeing Bryce:
Cecil quietly says "What a waste." as he shakes his head quietly.
After a moment he sighs and says to those by Bryce in an attempt to be comforting, "He was a good man, but what's done is done. Let's give him a proper burial before the townsfolk wake and start gawking. He was a woodsman (right?) so we'll bury him in the forest. Come now, let's clean him up and get him moved."
Unless someone objects Cecil coordinates taking Bryce's body to a nice spot in the forest and having a small solemn memorial service.
Shinami shakes his head sadly as the group moved Bryce to the welcoming arms of the still forest.
"Bryce... I won't forget you. Some of the crazy things you did... Like jumping off a cliff after an invisible half orc.. You were just the right kind of insane. May you rest in peace friend. It's been a honor." Shinami bows his head as they lowered Bryce into his earthen grave.
Though she doesn't worship the same deity that Bryce did, Kayla will perform the funeral rites she is familiar with and hopes that Bryce wouldn't mind.
"You will be sorely missed, friend."
Heading back to town, Brynn will point out that Cecil looted the werewolf but never mentioned the items received.
"You will be sorely missed, friend."
Heading back to town, Brynn will point out that Cecil looted the werewolf but never mentioned the items received.
"In the haste I almost forgot. He had some interesting items"
Cecil lists off the items and explains in laymans terms what they are.
Amulet of Natural Armor +3
Belt of Physical Perfection, +2
Boots of Striding and Springing
Cloak of Resistance, +2
Headband of Mental Superiority, +2 (Class level ranks in Disguise)**
Ring of Protection, +2
Ring of Three Wishes - 1 wish left **
"THere are also a few of Bryce's items that he wouldnt want to go to waste. he was comitted to the cause. "
Bryce's gear
Cold Iron Arrows (50)
Cold Iron Dagger,
Silver Arrows (50)
Cloak of Resistance, +1
Manacles, masterwork
Oil of Invisibility
Potion of Barkskin +2 (2)
Potion of Blur
Potion of Protection From Arrows 10/magic,
Wand of Cure Light Wounds,
"I believe it would be best If I kept the ring with a wish in it. If you use such an item and word your wish inproperly the results can be ... unfortunate. For everything else I'm open to negotion as to what woudl be best with for whom."
Osslend, quiet for several long moments after finding Bryce, speaks quietly. "I'll find him a good spot."
Even though one should probably be in a grim mood just after the passing of a party member, Brynn's eyes widen at a few of the items Cecil mentions. "That belt...the amulet...that ring...oh my god. Appearing to calm himself, Brynn tries to speak again. "We should divide these up evenly...and as much as I want that belt, I've seen that I'm taking more damage than I'd like to, would anyone be opposed to me taking that amulet?"
Kayla shrugs at Brynn's question. "I'm not opposed to you taking what you want."
Turning to Cecil; "Guess it's you or me for the headband."
Kayla will pick up the manacles from the pile of Bryce's things. "I hope no one minds if I take these. Odd item to take to remember someone by I know."
Shinami pauses and thinks about the items Cecil listed off.
"Does anyone mind if I take the belt? I can give you the one I'm currently wearing, a Belt of Giant Strength."
Kayla shrugs at Brynn's question. "I'm not opposed to you taking what you want."
Turning to Cecil; "Guess it's you or me for the headband."
Kayla will pick up the manacles from the pile of Bryce's things. "I hope no one minds if I take these. Odd item to take to remember someone by I know."
"the headband would be good for me, but if I wear it then Owen can't wear his disguise. I'ts probably best if you wear it. I would like the amulet for Owen and the boots for myself."
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You return to Pollex where zero fuss is made about your return. In you adventurer's gear, you attract no attention whatever. The palace guards recognize Cecil and Shinami and let you pass without a word. When you reach your apartments, the doors within are all closed and white sheets are over the furniture.
You return to Pollex where zero fuss is made about your return. In you adventurer's gear, you attract no attention whatever. The palace guards recognize Cecil and Shinami and let you pass without a word. When you reach your apartments, the doors within are all closed and white sheets are over the furniture.
Flagging down the nearest servant
"Pardon, Why are the apartments not maintained? Were we not expected to return?"
Remarking to the group, "I'm guessing that whoever sent Ragna's head to her father assumed it would enrage him enough to kill us all."
Kayla asks a servant to find Thobir and to request his presence in their quarters as well as to arrange some dinner and hot water for bathing.