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Like I was saying, we were sent here by Nelket to gather information of the events that took place when she fled. We are here to figure out what the mist is, what may’ have caused it, how to fix it if possible. So please any information you can give us will help not only us but you and your clan as well.
"We don't need any help. We came across this village almost a year ago. It seemed deserted and decided to set up camp here. The other families and tribes seem to stay away from this area and that is good enough for me. It maintains our privacy."
"Mist? What mist? Not too sure about that or about the previous clan that lived here. But, you may look around the rest of the village."
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I wonder if they just enjoy their privacy or if they want to hide something to us.. Well, I'll never know. Let's try to be polite, but stay eager for a fight. Keep an eye on them, Lars
this place suffered some kind of curse or disease, an unnatural, magical disease. Have you spotted something odd since you're here, you or your girls?? Probably affected the wilderness too by now. We were told the wood used to build houses and furniture might have got the disease too. Maybe it's an exageration, as you don't seems ill, and I'm glad for that.
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"Hello! As my friends said, we're here to help the survivors come to peace with a terrible illness that befell them. We're looking for some relics they left behind."
Gosh, shouting across this clear is sure tiring. And impersonal. Let's earn their trust.
"Maybe we could come inside your home and have a chat? Kind of awkward to stay outdoors like this."
The group approaches the pathfinders. The male places his most recent game by the porch on a hook. He unlocks the door and allows the PC's in first. "Now relics, I have seen a few in the village still. You just have to go through the older huts thoroughly enough."
The interior of the house is far nicer than the outside. Animal skins and woven rugs adorn the walls and floors, helping to keep out the weather, and dried flowers and pleasant-smelling herbs hang from parts of the ceiling. A small table stands against the eastern wall, directly across from the door, upon which sits a large silver bowl.
"Here is one we found when we were fixing up this building." He says gesturing towards the bowl, which is etched with multiple figures and depictions of great landscapes.
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"To speak with Dolok, one would have to call him. It’s relatively simple, really, but there are some artifacts from our tribe that you will need to find first: a darkwood carving of a standing bear, a leather necklace strung with bear claws and black feathers, a silver bowl engraved with images from the clan’s past, a small polished stone with a mottled pattern, and a small pot of honey. To perform the ritual, one must wear the necklace and place the bowl on the altar with the rock in it. The honey must be placed to the left of the bowl and the bear carving to the right. You have to drip a bit of honey on the stone and then pour water over it until you fill the bowl. After that, recite a simple prayer, which I can teach you, and then wait. Dolok Darkfur should appear, unless he’s become so lost in his madness that he can no longer be reached.”
Khari recalls Nelket's words. "Is... this might be the bowl Nelket described. Maybe we could use it?" she turns up to the home owners. "If you'll let us, of course."
"I will let you borrow it if you really need it. We would like it back after you are done doing what ever you need it for." The male says.
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I hope you understand these are important religious artifacts to the people whose home you are staying in. I understand you are using it but we may not be able to give this back.
Oops looks at the rest of the party.
Well they seem to be okay let’s check out the rest of these houses and keep out for more artifacts.
Oops starts to head back outside.
Thanks for your hospitality.
"Okay" The man says dumping the water out of the bowl and handing it over. "And be careful. I get an eerie feeling in the house over there and the one over there has some toxic mold spores in the other" He explains as he points out the houses.
This building, the largest in the village, was once painted white, with light-blue beams and window frames. Intricate carvings wind around the vertical supports, depicting bears and humans enacting scenes that likely come from the Farheaven Clan’s history. Now, many of those carvings are covered by plants, the wood in many places is rotten and water stained, and the whole place smells faintly of mildew. Despite the building’s disrepair, the only entrances remain doors on the northwest and southeast corners, preceded by short flights of rickety-looking steps.
Lying near the eastern wall of the building are the long-dead remains of a humanoid creature. Nine small wooden carvings surround the body, each of which resembles a standing bear about 1 foot tall. They are arrayed around the body as if they were each looking directly at it.
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Hmm, I guess we should be careful not to touch anything. I’ve heard of souls lingering in places to torment others that come in contact with them. Oops has Jinx fly around the room looking for any artifacts.
Let me know if you find something Jinx.
Oops’ blue raven tattoo flashes to life and flies around the room looking for something he thinks could be one of the artifacts Nelket told us about.
Ouita enters the empty house and goes to examine the deceased.
Khari notices a thick yellow fog coming from the walls and settling down near the floor.
Surprise Round
Khari
Two claws form from the mist and slash at both Ouita and Khari. They do not seem effected by it though.
Round 1
Everyone may act
You know haunts can be damaged by positive energy damage. Holy water can also damage the haunt. This can only neutralize the haunt. Destroying the haunt may take extra steps.
Therin covers the area in holy energy. The mist begins to fade.
Round 1
Bold May Act
Therin
Jomal
Ouita
Khari
Oops
Lars
The groups moves into the mist and attempt to fight it.
The entire group now sees the bear like creature tearing into the villagers.
Lars and Ouita fight off the effects of the haunt.
Everyone else feels their minds being ripped apart.
Everyone May Act
You notice you physical strikes are doing nothing against the mist. It reforms as soon as you clear some away.
The only thing that made the mist recoil was the energy channeled by the cleric.