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Tyrion returns from the kitchen. "Found this in the kitchen trash." He shows the empty vial to the sheriff and passes it around to the group for examination. He continues, "I still think Trin is involved, but since we found this vial in the kitchen, I'm willing to join Mandoo in speaking to the Feedmill chef about this vial. Especially if the sheriff is willing to take us there tonight."
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Lizzo, being a former bounty hunter, is use to searching for clues. Once we're asked to take over the investigation his first step is do a thorough search of the seating area followed by the kitchen.
After that, he would inquire about Bork's possessions in the caravan and ask Cooky if would be ok to go through them.
"Cooky, I'm very sssorry for you. It wasss clear you and Bort are... I'm mean were... good friendsss. The killer mussst have targeted him, we were left alone and my porridge wasss ok. May I look at Bort'sss belongingsss? There may be a clue about hisss killer I can find."
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Finally, he'll offer to join Mandoo in search of the cook.
Lizzo, being a former bounty hunter, is use to searching for clues. Once we're asked to take over the investigation his first step is do a thorough search of the seating area followed by the kitchen.
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After that, he would inquire about Bork's possessions in the caravan and ask Cooky if would be ok to go through them.
"Cooky, I'm very sssorry for you. It wasss clear you and Bort are... I'm mean were... good friendsss. The killer mussst have targeted him, we were left alone and my porridge wasss ok. May I look at Bort'sss belongingsss? There may be a clue about hisss killer I can find."
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[dice=perception]1d20+7Finally, he'll offer to join Mandoo in search of the cook.
After making your request to Cooky, he goes and forwards your request to Tamari.
"Fine. You can go through his belongings, but I won't let you ransack the wagons."
She leads you to one of the wagons and opens up a large chest. It is filled with a bewildering assortment of odds and ends, including a bottle with a tiny skull floating in oil, a taxidermic dragon welp, a mummified owlbear paw, a shiny crystal that holds the illusionary image of a mountain peak inside, and so on. There is also a small portable alchemist's kit in the wagon, mostly drained of its supplies. There is also a sealed box within, but Tamli won't you to examine it at all. Finally, there are numerous large books.
Opening up the books, you find that it is crammed full of notes with details about his travels and transactions over many years. Given some time, you might be able to puzzle out the notes.
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The sheriff leads the party north to Amora's home. As you go through the area, you notice that the trees, clearly once some sort of crop, are fowl and rotten, the trees have taken on a sickness.
As the Sheriff is leading you north, another Farmer comes up to him. "Hey Sheriff! Darlene and Sandy are fighting again. Now I heard you got some sort of trouble brewing, but you mind helpin me real quick breaking them up? I can't get between me wife and Sandy. The'll tear my head off if ya know what I mean."
The sheriff sighs and turns to you. "See those lights up ahead? That where Amora Kasillan lives. Just go on up and knock on her door, but be polite. I can't really picture her having some sort of beef with Bort, at least not one where she decided to poison the guy. I need to go help him," he says pointing a thumb over his shoulder "break up a commotion before it gets bad. Women..."
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Tyrion is shocked to see how bad the forest looks in this area. He turns to the druid expecting him to be equally in awe, "Darr, I pride myself on my nature knowledge, but you're the expert. Shall we take a look?" Tyrion walks up to the base of one of the sick trees and studies it.
As the group approaches the front door, Tyrion pulls out the empty vial that once contained the Violet Breath. After Quecksworth presumably introduces us, Tyrion holds out the vial and shows it to Amora. "We're hoping you can help us. Our investigation turned up this vial that we believe contained the poison. We found it in the kitchen trash. Do you recall anyone in your kitchen tonight who isn't normally there? Or maybe someone specifically asked which food was being served to Bort?" Tyrion watches Amora carefully. He doesn't suspect the cook, but is willing to reconsider if he acts oddly.
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[Tamli] leads you to one of the wagons and opens up a large chest. It is filled with a bewildering assortment of odds and ends, including a bottle with a tiny skull floating in oil... There is also a small portable alchemist's kit in the wagon, mostly drained of its supplies.
There is also a sealed box within, but Tamli won't you to examine it at all.
"Do you recall anyone in your kitchen tonight who isn't normally there? Or maybe someone specifically asked which food was being served to Bort?" Tyrion watches Amora carefully. He doesn't suspect the cook, but is willing to reconsider if he acts oddly.
"Porridge very good. Who make porridge?"
"Who put porridge in bowl?"
"Bowl sit in kitchen long time after?"
"Heard Kolnral serve porridge. Kolnral good person?"
"Anyone near bowl before Kolnral take?"
"Where Kolnral live?"
"Anything odd happen in kitchen tonight?
"Know Lawren Kent? Know where is now?"
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Lizzo asks Tamari, "May I borrow these booksss, I'll be sssure to return them."
While Lizzo can't decipher the information himself, he's guessing one of his other companions can. It could provide useful information about who Bort was dealing with in this area. He'll be sure to mention the wooden box, and it's location, as well to everyone.
Tyrion is shocked to see how bad the forest looks in this area. He turns to the druid expecting him to be equally in awe, "Darr, I pride myself on my nature knowledge, but you're the expert. Shall we take a look?" Tyrion walks up to the base of one of the sick trees and studies it.
As the group approaches the front door, Tyrion pulls out the empty vial that once contained the Violet Breath. After Quecksworth presumably introduces us, Tyrion holds out the vial and shows it to Amora. "We're hoping you can help us. Our investigation turned up this vial that we believe contained the poison. We found it in the kitchen trash. Do you recall anyone in your kitchen tonight who isn't normally there? Or maybe someone specifically asked which food was being served to Bort?" Tyrion watches Amora carefully. He doesn't suspect the cook, but is willing to reconsider if he acts oddly.
Tyrion decides it would be wise not to approach the sick tree and poke a stick at the rather ginormous beehive in the hollowed-out wood.
As for the apple trees themselves, they have been infected with some disease or other. You are not really sure what disease caused them to become foul.
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Amora is an elderly human in her 40s or 50s. For a woman who is slowly gaining more and more white hair, she has aged rather gracefully. "Oh, you must be the fellows Bort took on as passengers. What can I do for you? she asks.
After hearing your explanation, she invites you inside and offers you some tea and cookies. Off to the side in the small but cozy room is a beekeepers outfit sized for her, as well as a few smokesticks alongside a smoker.
"Gosh, are you telling me that someone poisoned Bort and I didn't notice? I... I don't really know what to say. I don't think anyone else was in the kitchen beside me, Trin, and Kolnral. , but I did go out more than once to empty out the slop bucket, and it is quite a distance from the kitchen to the disposal area. Oh, gosh. Now I'm worried people will say that my food is dangerous. That would just be plain awful. If men won't eat my cooking anymore, no one would ask me out on dates anymore!
"Porridge very good. Who make porridge?"
"Who put porridge in bowl?"
"Well, of course, I did dearie. I'm the best cook in Eden's Folly if I do say so myself. It takes a long time and some really special care to make the porridge. I make each batch individually you know; the porridge isn't as good if I don't make them custom order you know.
"Bowl sit in kitchen long time after?"A little bit? I remember stepping out for a bit after calling for Kolnral to give Bort his porridge.
"Heard Kolnral serve porridge. Kolnral good person?"
"Well of course she is. For your information, everyone has known each other for years! There is absolutely no possible way someone from the Freedsmill poisoned Bort! Nevermind he is the richest person who passes by on a regular basis to our tavern outside Mr Hallod."
"Anyone near bowl before Kolnral take?"
"Not that I'm aware of dearie.
["Where Kolnral live?"
Kornal? He lives just outside of the town proper with his wife and newborn daughter.
"Anything odd happen in kitchen tonight?
Like I said dearie, nothing odd happened while I was around.
"Know Lawren Kent? Know where is now?"
"The drunk? I have no idea. Would you like some more tea?
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"Would you like some more tea?"
Tyrion holds out his mug, "Don't mind if I do. It's delicious. Thank you."
While seated, he scans the small room and says, "I was about to warn you that you have a nasty hive of bees making a home in a nearby tree, yet I can't help but notice your beekeeper suit in the corner. Is it a hobby of yours, or is it merely a necessity?"
After sipping his tea, deep in thought, he asks Amora as delicately as possible, "So ... you must know Trin pretty well. Was she ... close with Bort? We heard she spent some private time with him occasionally, and we'll tread lightly when we speak to her if you think she'd be overly emotional due to his passing."
Once questions are answered, Tyrion turns to the group and suggests, "If it's not too late, perhaps we should visit Kolnral on our way back to the Feedmill." He looks around to see if anyone is interested.
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"... richest person who passes by on a regular basis to our tavern outside Mr Hallod."
Mandoo replies, "Heard Hallod cause trouble today. What happen?"
Once questions are answered, Tyrion turns to the group and suggests, "If it's not too late, perhaps we should visit Kolnral on our way back to the Feedmill." He looks around to see if anyone is interested.
Mandoo replies, "Agree; talk to Kolnral then Trin."
He turns to Amora, and raising his cup, says "Tea good. Where Trin live?"
Despite the late hour, you decide to go visit Kolnral on your way back to the Freedmil.
His home is a very small two story home. The six of you end up being somewhat crowded in the living room when Kolnral receives you, complete with a crying baby on his shoulder.
For the most part, his testimony was similar to the rest of of his coworkers. He didn't see anything unusual for the most part. You do however find some new information when you ask if anyone else .
"Hmmm. Well, I did see Phinick loitering around the back a little bit. He works around here as the the town's garbage man, picks up the trash around the town, eats the town's castaways, and burns the rest near his home. That goblin wouldn't hurt a fly though. He is too afraid of us "longshanks" as he would say."
Mandoo replies, "Agree; talk to Kolnral then Trin."
He turns to Amora, and raising his cup, says "Tea good. Where Trin live?"
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Mandoo is a little disappointed. He was hoping to discover that Kolnral was involved in the plot to kill Bort and would give up his accomplices if put under enough pressure. Instead, it appears that he's just another innocent bystander, much just like Delma, Amora, Cooky and the rest of Bort's crew .
Mandoo now suspects that the kitchen crew was not directly involved in Bort's death. He now suspects that someone else entered the kitchen and administered the poison to Bort's porridge when it was left unattended. The person in question would have had to be very familiar with Bort's habits, and must have known that Bort always got a bowl of turnip porridge for dessert. The person in question must also have had the opportunity to poison Bort's bowl without anyone seeing them. Such a person must have been positioned so as to see when Amora left the kitchen by the back door with the slop bucket and, after peeking into the kitchen to make sure it was empty, then entered to poison the porridge.
Though slightly dejected, Mandoo pushes on to try and confirm his new suspicions, "Amora say only she, Trin and you in kitchen tonight. Amora say she leave kitchen to empty slop bucket. Trin not in kitchen when dessert made and served. Was kitchen empty sometimes? Maybe after Amora make Bort's porridge and before you serve us dessert? Was kitchen empty when you pick up our dessert?"
Mandoo wonders if it's worth tracking down and questioning Trin tonight. During the time that the porridge was made and then served, Trin was either tending bar or sitting and talking to them at the table. Trin may have started the brawl deliberately, but Mandoo doesn't believe that she could have poisoned the porridge.
The goblin garbageman called Phinick that Kolnral mentioned sounded like a much more interesting possibility. If his suspicions about the poisoner were correct, then either Phinick was the poisoner or he may well have seen the poisoner loitering around the back waiting for Amora to leave.
Mandoo asks Kolnral, "Where Phinick live?"
Lizzo compliments Amora on her porridge, "At least Bort left usss while eating sssomething he loved. He talked about it on the ride here. Isss there any chance you would ssshare your recipe, I would like to introduce to thisss to my village back home."
"Of course deerie. Come on by in a day or so and I'll write down the recipe."
Though slightly dejected, Mandoo pushes on to try and confirm his new suspicions, "Amora say only she, Trin and you in kitchen tonight. Amora say she leave kitchen to empty slop bucket. Trin not in kitchen when dessert made and served. Was kitchen empty sometimes? Maybe after Amora make Bort's porridge and before you serve us dessert? Was kitchen empty when you pick up our dessert?"
I suppose the kitchen would be empty at times. It isn't like we were worried about anyone coming into the kitchen before to put poison in our food.
Mandoo asks Kolnral, "Where Phinick live?"
Hmmm. Phinick lives in an abandoned home near the northern woods, I believe.
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Lizzo seems to agree with Mandoo, he was hoping to find a grudge someone from the kitchen had with Bort. From what he can tell, it sounds like Trin and Bort may have been in a secret relationship. While it doesn't look like Trin did the poisoning at this point, he hasn't completely ruled out the possibility. Tracking down a wife or husband killer was 50% of his business as a bounty hunter.
He votes to wrap up questioning for the night, and track down the cabin in he woods in the morning, and then with question Trin over lunch. Or is that a bad idea to eat from that kitchen again? He will grudgingly go along if out voted.
"Of course deerie. Come on by in a day or so and I'll write down the recipe."
He will definitely do this. At some point before leaving town he'll stop by the kitchen and collect the recipe. He'll be sure to bring a bushel of turnips and the recipe on his next trip home to share with his fellow Iruxi.
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He votes to wrap up questioning for the night, ..., and then question Trin over lunch [tomorrow]. Or is that a bad idea to eat from that kitchen again? He will grudgingly go along if out voted.
After they leave Kolnral's house, Mandoo is eager to find Trin and Phinick to question them about what they might know. He wonders if perhaps it is too late in the evening to continue their investigation, but worries that the long night might erase valuable clues that would help them in tracking down the poisoner.
He is particularly interested to find out how Phinick is involved. Kolnral's description of the goblin suggests that he's unlikely to be the poisoner, but Mandoo is not sure he believes that. Even if that were the case, Phinick was possibly in a position to witness the poisoner entering the kitchen. Still, thinking back on the wolves and bloodseekers of earlier in the day, the thought of traipsing around near the woods in the middle of the night does not appeal to him. Phinick can probably wait until morning.
Addressing the group, he says, "Mandoo say see Trin now. Go Feedmill after." Given what they had learned of Trin and Bort's relationship, talking to Trin in private might make her less reticent to share what she knows, even if they did have to wake her up to do it.
(from earlier post) He'll be sure to mention the wooden box, and it's location, as well to everyone.
Mandoo turns to Lizzo and speaking loudly enough for the whole group to hear, says, "Lizzo say Bort have skull bottle in chest. Smell sweet and flowery? Was full or slightly empty? Could be same poison as kill Bort?"
More generally, he muses aloud, "Box also interesting. Tamli not want us see inside. Contents maybe important. Maybe help explain death."
Then turning to Tyrion, "Maybe we look inside box? Tonight. When others asleep. No one see us. What you say?"
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Then turning to Tyrion, "Maybe we look inside box? Tonight. When others asleep. No one see us. What you say?"
Tyrion raises an eyebrow and subconsciously pats his toolkit on his belt pouch. "Why, of course, my friend. I always come prepared for ..." he pauses, looks around, and continues in a lower voice, "...delicate matters requiring the utmost discretion."
You decide to go see Trin, despite the late hour. His brother eventually answers the door, and very, very reluctantly lets you in.
Trin explains that she didn't notice anything in particular last night. She spent the night hanging back with you, talking to Bort, and moving back and forth between the kitchen and tables.
If you asked to search her home for evidence, she reluctantly agrees, and you don't find anything to link her to Bort's death.
Regarding the instance in which she was witnessed Bort on her back, she turns around, and begins to disrobe in front of you. Her back is lined with a large scar on her back.
Someone once ambushed me from behind me some time ago; tried to take my maidenhood. Bort heard the commotion, and came to check out the commotion. That is also when I got this scar. I'm very grateful to him for that, and now I think I'll never really ever be able to repay him.
"Bort always thought it was Harrold, and tried to prove it, but he was never able to. I asked him to stop, because Harrold is very dangerous. He said he would, but now I think he never did..."
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Tyrion thinks aloud, "I believe we heard that a burly drunk named Hallod was asked to leave the Feedmill today. If Bort thought Hallod was involved with the attack on Trin a while back, that would give Hallod motive." After a short pause, he adds, "And didn't Amora refer to Hallod as the richest man in town? If so, he might have the means to take care of Bort."
While returning to the Feedmill, Tyrion and Mandoo chat quietly. Later, after everyone returns to their rooms for the night, the halfling slips off downstairs "to get some fresh air" if anyone asks. He meets Mandoo outside near the wagon that Lizzo described so they can take a closer look at the mysterious crate.
When Trin mentions Harrold, Mandoo asks her, "Heard Hallod cause trouble today at Feedmill. What happen?"
"He drank a bit, and made an unwelcome pass at me again. I wish we could simply bar him from the tavern, but about three years ago, he somehow got flush with cash. His home is an absolute mess, and he doesn't seem to do much outside of raising his dogs, but now he seems to be the richest person in town now. He is always careful not to step over the Sheriff's line and leaves when he asks."
Tyrion thinks aloud, "I believe we heard that a burly drunk named Hallod was asked to leave the Feedmill today. If Bort thought Hallod was involved with the attack on Trin a while back, that would give Hallod motive." After a short pause, he adds, "And didn't Amora refer to Hallod as the richest man in town? If so, he might have the means to take care of Bort."
While returning to the Feedmill, Tyrion and Mandoo chat quietly. Later, after everyone returns to their rooms for the night, the halfling slips off downstairs "to get some fresh air" if anyone asks. He meets Mandoo outside near the wagon that Lizzo described so they can take a closer look at the mysterious crate.
Before going to bed, you sneak out to the wagon and take a look around, looking for the box. Tyrion opens the box...
It turns out to be a jewelry box. There are six rings within it, each is a jeweled and well crafted piece of art, and will likely fetch well in the open market.
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Once back at the Feedmill Lizzo tells his companions about the book he found, and asks if there is anyone who could take a look at them over the next day or two (if we're here that long).
He asks his companions: "Isss anyone able to invessstigate or decipher thisss book? I'll give it a try with my legal background, but it'sss a long ssshot. We can look for Harrold in it."
DC 18 Decipher writing check using society or DC 15 investigate skill using lore. Requires hours of dedicated study to get results.
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Tyrion turns to Lizzo after studying the ledger, "Unfortunately, those markings are completely foreign to me. I wouldn't have a clue as to where to begin."
It turns out to be a jewelry box. There are six rings within it, each is a jeweled and well crafted piece of art, and will likely fetch well in the open market.
Together, Tyrion and Mandoo work the lock free without damaging it. Tyrion picks up a ring and marvels at it. He then looks to the monk and whispers, "Probably legitimate business here ... no clues to Bort's untimely death." Unless Mandoo has objections, Tyrion puts the ring back as he found it. If Mandoo is satisfied, he allows Mandoo to re-lock the chest and leave everything as they found it.
Tyrion then heads back inside, sits at the bar for one last nightcap, and climbs upstairs to get some much-needed sleep.
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"...but about three years ago, [Hallod] somehow got flush with cash. His home is an absolute mess, and he doesn't seem to do much outside of raising his dogs, but now he seems to be the richest person in town now."
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"Bort always thought it was Harrold, and tried to prove it, but he was never able to. I asked him to stop, because Harrold is very dangerous. He said he would, but now I think he never did..."
Tyrion thinks aloud, "I believe we heard that a burly drunk named Hallod was asked to leave the Feedmill today. If Bort thought Hallod was involved with the attack on Trin a while back, that would give Hallod motive." After a short pause, he adds, "And didn't Amora refer to Hallod as the richest man in town? If so, he might have the means to take care of Bort."
Mandoo didn't know much about poisons except that they required skill to prepare and tended to be expensive. The stronger the poison, the more difficult and expensive it was to obtain. The poison used on Bort seemed to be of a particularly nasty type and must have cost the poisoner a fair sum; a sum far greater than anyone he'd met in the village so far was likely to afford. So when Amora mentioned that Hallod was rich, it had piqued Mandoo's interest in the man.
Mandoo nods in agreement at Tyrion's comment, "Tyrion correct. Strong poison expensive; very expensive. Bort dangerous to Hallod. Hallod not like Bort. Hallod rich. Hallod dangerous. Means; motive; willingness. But opportunity? Not sure yet. Maybe Phinick know. Must find Phinick tomorrow."
Mandoo makes a mental note to ask Delma or the sheriff where Hallod lived.
Once back at the Feedmill Lizzo tells his companions about the book he found, and asks if there is anyone who could take a look at them over the next day or two (if we're here that long).
He asks his companions: "Isss anyone able to invessstigate or decipher thisss book? I'll give it a try with my legal background, but it'sss a long ssshot. We can look for Harrold in it."
Tyrion turns to Lizzo after studying the ledger, "Unfortunately, those markings are completely foreign to me. I wouldn't have a clue as to where to begin."
Mandoo also gives the papers a quick look, but his doubts are quickly confirmed. He cannot make head or tail of the markings and wouldn't even know how to begin to decipher them.
Mandoo says somewhat apologetically, "Mandoo not know writing. Cannot help. Sorry."
Tyrion opens the box... It turns out to be a jewelry box. There are six rings within it, each is a jeweled and well crafted piece of art, and will likely fetch well in the open market.
Tyrion picks up a ring and marvels at it. He then looks to the monk and whispers, "Probably legitimate business here ... no clues to Bort's untimely death." Unless Mandoo has objections, Tyrion puts the ring back as he found it. If Mandoo is satisfied, he allows Mandoo to re-lock the chest and leave everything as they found it.
Mandoo is impressed by the rings, but the temptation to walk off with them is slight. He nods in agreement at Tyrion's comment.
What interested Mandoo more were the other objects in the chest. Ever since finding out which poison was used, he'd been wondering how the poisoner had obtained it. So when Lizzo mentioned seeing a bottle with a tiny skull, he'd wondered if Bort himself had brought the poison to the village.
Mandoo looks through the other items in the chest. They appear to be interesting curios of the type he'd seen for sale in the markets of Absalom. He remembers marveling at such things when he'd first entered the big city, but after several months there, familiarity had bred contempt and he'd lost that initial wonder.
The bottle that he'd thought might hold the poison looked like just another animal skull preserved in oil; a specimen for display or perhaps to be used for research by a druid or alchemist. Just to make sure, he sniffed at it, but detected none of poison's the sweet & flowery aroma.
It had been a long day and Mandoo expected tomorrow would be no different. Better head up to the room to get some sleep.
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After handing the ledger back to Lizzo, Tyrion thinks for a minute. "Wait...can I take another look? Something looked a little familiar." Before heading to bed, Tyrion studies the entries a little more carefully.
Tyrion starts to make sense out of the writing and commits a couple more hours before bed to figure it out. Assuming others will be in bed, he'll report his findings to everyone in the morning.
It takes you most of the night, and you end up waking up much later than everyone else, but you do manage to decipher the writing.
The books are large and filled to the brim with details about his travels and transactions over many years. Bort visited Etran’s Folly at least 22 times in the past decade, and about three years ago the merchant started making deliveries labeled “reagents” to someone referred to only as “H,” receiving rather large sums of gold in exchange. These deliveries are numbered, starting with 1 and ending with delivery number 14, which occurred the day the caravan arrived in town.
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Tyrion pads down the stairs carrying his mug, yawning, and sits at the bar. His mug clearly is already half-filled, and he asks the bartender to add a splash of juice, explaining "it doesn't matter what kind."
Between yawns, he explains what he found in the ledger, and then asks, "So ... update the sheriff and then find Hallod or find Phinick?" While the group is discussing, Tyrion finds something to eat and swigs the last of his 'juice'.
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Between yawns, he explains what he found in the ledger, and then asks, "So ... update the sheriff and then find Hallod or find Phinick?" While the group is discussing, Tyrion finds something to eat and swigs the last of his 'juice'.
"Mandoo say go see Phinick. Hear what Phinick see outside kitchen. Hear what he knows of Hallod and reagents."
Mandoo then pauses and furrows his brow in thought, "Tyrion probably correct. Maybe better see sheriff first. Tell what find in books. Hear what he knows of Hallod and reagents. Hear where Hallod live."
Mando then realized that if there were such an alchemist in the area - either Hallod himself, or someone he hired - then it would probably be no big deal for such a person to brew up some poison with which to kill Bort; especially if they had a lot of expensive reagents lying around anyway. Mandoo sighs inwardly; looks like poor Bort may well have supplied the ingredients of his own doom.
And what would Hallod be wanting with all these reagents? Clearly, whatever it was was making him a lot of gold, but how could such an apparently large-scale enterprise using large quantities of poisonous chemicals go undetected in such a small village?
Mandoo's thoughts flash back to their visit to Amora last night and all the sick and dying crops they saw along the way. Tyrion couldn't determine the source of the sickness, but it whatever it was did not seem natural to Mandoo. He wondered if the reagents that Bort had delivered to the village had anything to do with it.
As they wander around the village today, Mandoo decides to keep a close eye on the extent of the sickness affecting the crops and to see if he can determine a possible source.
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Lizzo spent a few hours studying the book last night, but he made no progress. In the morning he rises early to get in a bowl of porridge, and picks up,the recipe from Amora.
“Thank you for decoding thossse numbersss Tyrion! I’ll buy the next round of porridge if H doesssn’t turn to be Harrold. We ssshould tell the sssherrif before we talk to him, he may not like our quessstionsss?”
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Feeling more awake after his breakfast, Tyrion looks up and nods to the Iruxi. "My pleasure, Lizzo. Just lucky it was similar to an accountant's ledger I investigated last summer." He pauses, thinking back to that case and adds to no one in particular, "To be honest, calling this former client an accountant is, well, a loose term -- a generous euphemism of the highest magnitude requiring a healthy suspension of both disbelief and judgment. He was as shady as the ground cover of a rain forest at night. But damn, he paid well."
Tyrion comes out of his reverie, and looks around, "Darr, Quecksworth, Kaneda ... you guys awake? Thoughts on heading to the sheriff? My first question will be: Is this dude's name Hallod or Harrold ... keep hearing it both ways!"
The party goes to see the Sheriff, who hears of your investigation, and raises no objection to questioning Phinick or Harrold.
You follow the directions to Phinick's junkyard. As you do so, you find him in a very difficult situation.
"Help! Help!
He seems to be running clockwise around his home. A moment later, a gigantic boar rounds the corner, chasing the goblin.
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He seems to be running clockwise around his home. A moment later, a gigantic boar rounds the corner, chasing the goblin.
When he first hears the goblin's cries, Mandoo slides the bo staff out from behind his back. As soon as the boar comes into sight, a big grin materializes on Mandoo's face and he immediately takes off running towards the creature.
"A tune to calm," Quecksworth begins to play in verse as he draws his lute, "The savage beast. "Lest what is swine, will 'stead be feast."
He seems to be running clockwise around his home. A moment later, a gigantic boar rounds the corner, chasing the goblin.
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"A tune to calm," Quecksworth begins to play in verse as he draws his lute, "The savage beast. "Lest what is swine, will 'stead be feast."
Quecksworth begins singing an inspiring tune, raising the morale of his allies!
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When he first hears the goblin's cries, Mandoo slides the bo staff out from behind his back. As soon as the boar comes into sight, a big grin materializes on Mandoo's face and he immediately takes off running towards the creature.
You hear a loud TWACK as Mandoo strikes the boar once with his staff! The pig stops chasing the goblin and turns towards the new threat!
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Lizzo has hunted boars before, and knows they can be nasty little fellows. He moves to get a clear shot, studies his prey, and fires two arrows in rapid succession. He thinks he hears a wonderful tune that helps get into a rhythm.
The first of Lizzo's arrows manages to pierce the boar's tough hide, causing the boar to squeal loudly.
The boar charges at Mandoo!
piercing
piercing
The boar misses its charge, but immediately turns around and manages to gore into Mandoo's side!
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The goblin doesn't stop moving. He turns south and starts running away from the conflict!
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Darr is quite intrigued that a boar is chasing the tiny goblin. But takes action because Phinick is in trouble.
Begrudgingly his casts a spell to stop the boar.
*Fail
Electric arcs dance between Dar and the Boar. The boar squeals and convulses momentarily, and there is a light smell of cooked bacon in the air.
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Boar ==> 28 damage
Mandoo==> 12 damage