"Good morning my dear. How are you?" Father Grimburrow greets Kendra. "We are here to talk to the friends of the Professor. If we might?" He walks in without waiting for an answer.
The Sheriff takes off his hat greets Kendra "Mam." and follows Father Grimburrow.
The Father approaches the breakfast table and takes a seat at the head of it. "Good morning to you."
"As you already expected fur sure I have some questions. We had over half dozen undead walking around in Ravengro yesterday. And despite my expectation to find a necromancer somewhere we didn't see anything of that kind."
"I don't believe in such things just being coincidences. And as you told me just yesterday that you wanted to visit the Harrowstone I must know if you have been there. And what you did there."
"We went there alright," Aada says as she walks into the scene, "Place is a ruinous mess. However, we were attacked there by strange blackened skeletons. We also found strange marks, made from blood for possible necromantic purpose. Something is wrong there."
"You didn't do anything but look around? No touching these marks, no moving stuff? Anything that could have caused these undead to happen as a result? Something that could be undone?" Father Grimburrow inquires.
We examined the outside area and noticed a large colony of rats in a guardstower. We then saw a large block of stone that had toppled off the roof and examined it, noticing blood stains. The professor was found near such a block when his body was found, yes? When we looked at the pool of water, that is when we were assaulted by strange black boned skeletons and managed to put them down. Since it was getting dark we then returned to town to find the remains of the professor trying to break down the door of his house.
The Father sighs and his shoulders sag.
"And where have you been after the incident with the undead here in Revengro?" Sheriff Caeller asks in his all business no fun tone. As usual.
We came right back to this house and stayed the night
"As I told you." Father Grimburrow comments.
"But who else should do that? One of our farmers?" the Sheriff hollers back.
"I don't think so. But we have bigger problems here and these ladies and gentlemen here are our best bet to solve them. Or do you want to go to the Harrowstone?" the Father asks.
"I would also like to mention, gentlemen, that I examined the gargoyle that fell on the Professor. No touching, just looking, but it was still apparent to me that it fell not from old age and rot, but someone using tools."
"So let's assume that there is someone else that we haven't found yet who is playing foul with Ravengro." the Father suggests to the Sheriff.
"Hrmpf. I'm going to investigate further." the Sheriff tells and leaves.
"Just so you know. Someone desecrated the Harrowstone memorial with blood last night." Father Grimburrow explains.
He takes a deep breath. "You wanted to know something as you visited me yesterday. As it is unavoidable to look into the Harrowstone now I will help you. Waht did you want?"
"A cache of equipment in one of the tombs of the restlands, they hold supplies left by the professor in handling some sort of emergency."
"That is not correct. It is a cache of the church of Pharasma that my father knew of. He would never abuse a crypt - and a crypt it is no grave - to hide something." Kendra corrects Aada watching jealously over her fathers reputation.
"I have no knowledge of such things. My proprietor didn't tell me anything about such a cache." the Father replies astonished. "Where exactly is that cache?"
"Good question." Darius says a touch of snark in his voice.
"If you'll excuse me. I'm sure my companions here can answer any other questions you might have. I have other matter in the house to attend to. Lady Lorrimar if I may?" Darius says with a bow.
Kendra gives Darius a glare for being snarky to Father Grimburrow but makes no comment.
"My father's journal said something about a crypt at the crossing of the Black Path and The Eversleep." Kendra replies to the Father.
"Would you accompany me there so we might take a look at what the Professor wrote about? Or do you have other things you want to talk about before?" The Father asks.
Yes, Father. I am more than willing to lend aid.
"If further questions arise I can answer them later. Please follow me." Father Grimburrow says and leads the way.
Kendra moves to the library and tells Darius "I'm leaving with the Father to look for that crypt. Would you please put the chain on the door now and open for us when we come back?"
She then hurries to follow the Father. As it is an official search now her curiosity got the better of her.
Spugnoir follows.
"Dammitall. NOW everyone wants to go to the crypt!" Darrius groans.
"Hold on. Hold on! I'll come with. Since it's what I wanted to do first anyway." Darius plods along. The whole way grumbling under his breath.
Brother Varsk follows along with the group, listening to what is being said.
As he listens to Darrius grumble he drops back to talk quietly to him.
Mr Redgrave, it is obvious something is bothering you, may I ask what it is?
Lucy hangs back. "You guys go on ahead. Someone needs to look into the Whispering Way, and hopefully the professor's books will help." With that, she retreats into the library.
Father Grimburrow walks the way to the Restlands in a hurried pace. He is eager to see what there is hidden and what kind of help it will be to end that threat to Ravengro. Walking along the Eversleep he looks around as they approach the crossing with the Black Path. As there are not many crypts in the Restlands it is obvious which one it must be.
"There it is." the father tells and approaches the tomb. He gestures a spiral over his heart and utters a prayer. Then he grabs the handle and tries to open the door.
Father Grimburrow notices the lock falling apart but doesn't care. "Did the professor mention where in this crypt the cache should be?"
Spunoir's trained eye picks out tell-tale scarring on the lock. Hmm. That lock was burned with acid, someone may very well have been here before us.
Spugnoir points at the floor. Tracks! From the look of all the dust, I am guessing that these are from Professor Lorrimor since they are recent.
Kendra gives Spugnoir a glare.
Along the way Darius speaks to Brother Grergof. "It's this town and these people. I can't believe the Professor lived here. They are so unwelcoming. We offer aid and they threaten us. Now they come asking for help. I don't like it and don't trust any of them. Somethings going on here. And I want to find out what."
And with that he heads into the crypt.
Darius will move further down the stairs to the sarcophagus. And examines the sarcophagus but doesn't open it.
"I assume the cache might be in here. Wonder if it may be trapped though. But that's not in my skill set to determine."
Father Grimburrow cast light and follows Darius down into the lower part of the crypt. Looking around it becomes clear that there is no one buried here and the sarcophagus is indeed the only thing in here.
The father again gestures the spiral over his heart and speaks a prayer. "Would you please remove the lid of this sacophagus. But be careful that it doesn't fall and break."
"Oohkay. If you're sure." Darius positions himself to the left of the sarcophagus and prepares to move it.
Spugnoir also lends aid.
"This is an impressive collection of weapons to use against the undead." Darius remarks looking at the cache.
"Huh... What's that clicking sound? Does anyone else hear that?" Darius' hand instinctively goes to his sword and starts to draw it from its scabbard.
Brother Varsk follows the group down into the crypt.
What clicking sound? I don't hear anything....
He looks around again trying to see anything, including up the dark stairs.
"Was their a trap of some kind, a tripwire in the dark?"
"Sounds like... Tiny legs?" Darius says drawing his sword free.
A trap? Maybe opening the sarcophagus set something off.
He keeps looking around trying to see anything out of the ordinary with his flail drawn.
I'm not seeing anything, but just in case, Father should we gather up the items and go?