"Well if we tackle the prison in the late afternoon then we can all head back here for the evening to watch for the vandals. My only concern is that leaves Kendra vulnerable..."
"If we go during the afternoon I doubt anyone would be brave or foolish enough to attack her during day light." Caelynn stated, thought she did seem to be lost in thought.
Everyone but Lyra roll survival check to see how you did fishing.
You can meet up back at Kendra's for dinner.
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"Ha! I actually caught something!"
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Smiling for once, upon arriving back at Kendra's he removes his helm before eating and turns to the group, "That was great fun! I've never had such a fun time before I think in all my life..."
After leaving the monument Quinn heads to the river with his companions and quietly fishes along side them.
back at Kendra's he shares in Rego's mirth. "That was a good catch you got, but that monster Burgen wrestled will be meal enough for all of us tonight. I just wish you two had left some for cealynn and I."
Rego chuckles, "Well at least there's enough fish for all of us!"
He pauses and takes a drink of ale, "I was thinking, we should really not all split up anymore. We know there are enemies lurking about. It's best if we stay together. Tonight, let's catch those vandals. If we do we might get some better reactions from the townsfolk as we do what we must to stop these cultists. Maybe they'll even be more helpful".
"Normally I am a better fisher then that... I am so embarrassed." Caelynn said with a soft sigh. "But I congratulate you both." She smiled with a nod.
Though when talking about issues they discovered today she let out a sigh. "Splitting up may be a poor idea as Rego said. But if those vandals get more brash they may try more... mayhap it would be a good idea to deal with them first." Caelynn nodded, though her face looked troubled.
The afternoon goes by for the mighty fisherman and their catch. Recipes are discussed and dismissed until everyone finally comes to a agreement on the best way to prepare the meal.
"lets stake out the memorial from the tree line."Quinn suggests."Burgen your kind can see far better in the dark then we humans so you should be right at the tree line.If any of the rest of you have inherited good night-vision from your non-human blood, the sneakiest should join him. The rest of us should hide back in the trees just in case things go wrong. Remember we only need to discover who it is. The sheriff can take care of the rest.
"I can see well in the darkness Quinn and it is a sound plan. However, if the figure is hooded how will we discover their identity? Even if we do see their face and point them out to the Sheriff it is their word against ours, who is to say we will be believed?
I think we should capture this vandal.
For this night, I will leave my armor behind as it will only hamper me, have nay of you leathers that I could utilize?"
"I can see well in the dark myself."
"If they are hooded then we should follow them that may reveal who they are. If they catch wind of us we can go for a more aggressive tactic, but remember what the sheriff said. No vigilantism. As for the concern of our word against there's. We don't need to prove who it is we just need to inform the sheriff what we see. He can use that to guide his own investigation."Quinn replies to Rego in a businesses like fashion.
At Rego and Ingrids revelation he smiles and says "Pharasma has blessed us with an overabundance of the right tools I see. Between her guidance and the blessings of Regos Goddess this mission is sure to go well."
"And if they attack us? Are we allowed to defend ourselves yes?" Caelynn asked, though she was sure she knew the answer. "Honestly should we let the vandal go if they do show? They could just escape." She pointed out.
"But I will agree with you there. Pharasma has seen to bless us. I believe this is a good omen." She stated.
Slightly annoyed at Caelynn's hostility to his ideas Quinn responds"If they attack us we don't even have to prove they where the vandals. They will be arrested for assault. Just let Burgen or I get hit first if possible. That way there is no question about whether we where acting in self defense. As for letting the vandal get away, yes that is what the sheriff said to do. Find them out and let him know. I don't know how much of a grudge the sheriff will hold if we go against him. If we have another situation like getting the anti ghost weapons I don't want him watching our every move."
Rego nods at Quinn, "I agree, we don't want to be the ones getting arrested".
"Quinn, are ye sayin' that if the vandal attacked Caelynn, who is a preistess not a fighter, that there would be doubt as to if was self defense or not?" Burgen shakes his head, "Not to say that ye can't defend yourself lass, but as apposed to those two, yer not exactly front o' the line material." he says pointing at Rego and Quinn. Burgen then turns to Quinn, "and whats this about lettin' the vandals swing at me? I'll not be standin' there lettin' them take chunks out o' my hide, just so's you can tell the sheriff we didn't hit first! For all you know the vandal might not even be alive, what if it's one o' the ghosts form the prison or one o' them whispery fellas? I ain't gonna be lettin one of them hit me first. We need to observe, not fight iffin' we want to keep to what the sheriff says, plus we can always follow them afterwords."
"Oh I didn't even think about that... If the vandal does turn out to be undead I cannot allow it to walk away." Caelynn said with a sigh as she leaned back in her chair. "Also there are more muscles to me than you think Burgen." She told the dwarf quietly as she offered him a small smile.
"I'm built like a lighthouse and you are from a race known for its sturdiness. That's why I suggested us Burgen."Quinn replies then turns to Caelynn"If it is anything more serious then a common hooligan then the limitations of the sheriff are out the window and we cripple and capture or straight out kill the thing immediately."
Rego nods, "I think we are all in agreement then, let us hope that Sivanah blesses us this night allowing us to uncover this mystery once and for all".
"Right then, iffin' there be no more disagreement for the evenin', can someone please go check on the fish?" Burgen asks,"Feels like we been talking fer hours and we won't do no good at all iffin' we're hungry."
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As Quinn sees Caelynn leave in full armor Quinn dose the same.
The night goes by uneventfully.
Lyra returns late from her shopping trip into town. When you arrive the next morning she has some information about another of the prisoners that was killed in the fire.
"So what have you been up to while we where out fishing and hunting?"Quinn asks Lyra conversationally the next morning, still rubbing the crustys from his eyes.
"If you really call what we did last night hunting." Caelynn commented with a small yawn. "We didn't find anything... it was almost as bad as fishing."
"Should we take watches and just have some of us nearby on standby tomorrow night? We don't want to scare them off..."
"Yes Lyra, I hope you had more luck than we did last night!"
"Its a good idea. Any clue what the order should be?"Quinn replies
"As I can see at night I can take the latest of the watches".
"I can see at dusk very well." Caelynn said simply. "A gift from my elven mother."
Lyra tells you the tale of Ispin Onyxcudgel. He was one of the famous prisoners at Harrowstone.
Only 5 years before his hometown of Mosswater was
destined to be overrun and ruined by monsters from the
nearby river, Ispin Onyxcudgel was a well-liked artisan
and a doting husband. When he discovered his wife’s
infidelity, he f lew into a jealous rage and struck her dead
with his hammer, shattering her skull and his sanity with
one murderous blow. Wracked with shame and guilt, Ispin
became convinced that if he could rebuild his wife’s skull
she would come back to life—but unfortunately, he could
not find the last blade-shaped fragment from the murder
site. So instead, Ispin became the Mosswater Marauder.
Over the course of several weeks, the cunning dwarf
stalked and murdered nearly 20 people while searching for
just the right skull fragment. He was captured just before
murdering the daughter of a visiting nobleman from Varno,
and was carted off to Harrowstone that same night.
lets hope he just found peace in death and went to join his wife. I don't want to find out if one of us has the matching skull peace."Quinn says Trying and failing to be optimistic. Then he moves on to say"You two cover watch tonight then, and Burgen and I will watch tomorrow night."
"Very well Quinn, it shall be so".
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"I think those of us with night vision should do a stake out, the others could do some more research, As I think we'll be needing more information."
"I'm the only one without eyes designed for the dark. But if I'm looking I can still be a good night watch. So did you have any ideas where we should start looking for information today?"Quinn says to Ingrid
Then he turns to Burgen and mentions "I would also like to take a look at the chicken coop with you today. On the day we arrived there was something unnatural about the chickens behavior and I wanted to know if magic might be involved. As you miraculously cleans the statue yesterday I thought you might know something of the subject."
"I'm not the only one with night vision" replies Ingrid.
"As for information I think we need to know every prisoner that was housed there, as it feels like we are missing some pieces of the puzzle. Like were any of the prisoners spell casters and if so what level of skill did they have."
"The temple had very little on them, I am honestly unsure who would have more information on them." Caelynn said with a small sigh.
"The chicken coop? What did you see that was odd?" Caelynn asked.
"The chickens sat in there nests motionless except to stare at me. They have plenty of food and water, yet still seem unhealthy, and they aren't laying any eggs though they should be.Quinn replies to Caelynn then turns to the group at large and suggests "Perhaps we should go out for drinks soon and see what the local taverns rumor mill has to tell us."
Nothing happens the next night.
The following night Rego, Caelynn, and Ingrid are on watch at 1am.
Rego begins to lose hope that these vagrants will return but agrees to stake out the location once more.
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