Sir Barksalot leads the way, and you eventually find yourself at a warehouse door. The key fits the lock
Miro unlocks the door and pushes it open before he slices the pie and enters!
There are a good half dozen wan and pale looking figures, looking up expectantly. That look turns to horror then rage in a moment
Uh oh. Who has that glow thingie that is good against undead?
Tram, it seems like a bunkhouse...but you weren't there long
We're going to be up to our ears in nasties. lets bottleneck them. Miro has his holy water ready.
Lets try to pin them in the doorway... or just burn the place down around them... Exxor's voice trails off as he looks at the surrounding buildings to see what else a fire might impact while readying his crossbow for the first thing to come out the door.
Exxor thinks it would be hard to limit the fire to the one building. Not impossible, but hard
Exxor scans the nearby buildings... too risky. We will have to do this the hard way.
A big fire is too risky. We don't want to change to meaning of Torchbearer. We are just gonna have to buy Tram a new shirt.
Let's get this vampire killing started!
Go get them Exxor!
Assuming Miro reopens the door, in we go swinging (or firing our crossbows), Tram, Exxor and the night..
Miro does so!
The door bangs open and the room is empty
Exxor looks up expectantly...
Miro looks around for any rats or bats. Barksalot looks behind them
Hold on... apparently we are back to doing things the hard way...
Exxor will dig the bullseye lantern out, and get it lit so that they can shine some much needed light on the situation inside.
There is a closed door at thenother end of the room
Exxor hands the lantern to Miro. I don't need this.
He moves into the corridor towards the next door, keeping an eye out for things with teeth and claws, or that may otherwise go boom in our faces.
Looks like we'll have to do something about Tram being the odd person out in regards to eyesight.
I have my magical spells ready!
The door is pushed open and all the same people are pressed back in the corners trying to hide
Wait guys! I don't know if they are prisoners instead of foes!
They responded by looking at us expectantly - then horror, then rage, and apparently we are back to fear... none of that means they are bad guys... any snarling fangs, red eyes, overtly hostile activity?
Exxor looks at the figures closely... do these seem to be frightened abused missing people (pale and wan), under the influence of magic, or evil vampire spawn fleeing the light of certain destruction?
Miro has his crossbow ready to fire
Show me your teeth... seriously, at what point did I go wrong, that my life has come to this... running around the slums with a trigger happy halfling and a halbred wielding noble shouting"show me your teeth"... Actually, this life is pretty good! Exxor smiles, as much from the absurdity of Trams command as his own musings.
Or drink this refreshing bottle of water.
They comply and there are fangs.
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He slammed the butt of his halberd on the floor and threw the other hand up in the air almost comically.
"Are you serious? Look, i'm not complaining really, I have, i think, a difficult girlfriend and far too many ruined shirts to want to fight you all but like you know Rawr hiss evil monster subsisting on the blood of the innocent. Thats your thing right?"
He began sounding exasperated. He kept his grip well on the halberd just in case they made a break for it.
I think they just might be new at all this and might become productive members of society again with a guiding hand. Just call them sunlight challenged.
Who brought you here and why? Why were you all targeted? What did the female want? Was she working alone? Exxor calls out.
Lets see what we can learn. he says loud enough at least for Tram and Miro to hear
We have encountered three other vampires... one wanted redemption, one wanted to rule the world, and one wanted to eat my friend. We sent one to heaven and two to hell. I would really like to find a way to redeem these innocents without sending them to Pharasma for judgment. Exxor rests his cheek heavily against the butt of the crossbow, the smile has faded from his face. I am beginning to understand why my friends fight so hard for their home, when evil is strong and unwavering, so must we be...
Do a perception check exx to figure them out
. She said we were to be her brood. She has never let any of us out hunting before...
Exxor eyes them...
Getting them all back into society is something I hav no idea how to do.
[b]You are heroes right...Can't you fix us?[/ooc]
If we can save them... If there is a chance...We owe it to them.
I could not save Vahnwynne, but perhaps these people can be saved.
Works for me. Who or what will they be dining on in the meantime?
Exxor resists the urge to say halfling... and simply shrugs. We can figure that out at the base.
Was the female working alone - and did she have a name? Did she say why you were gathering?
She didn't say. Maybe there are clues in her private room.. They point to another room
How about you chat with them and figure out how we can get them breathing again? Miro says to Exxor. I'll go check out her room with Barksalot.
Go look and take Sir B with you... somebody has to keep an eye on you!
Miro does so, and really does not pocket any valuables for himself. Honest.
Perception miro