Rhysfar can tell that the leather pouch is not significantly deteriorated and that it has only been buried for a few weeks.
"Hmm. Few weeks, maybe." Rhys drops the shovel and lifts the wallet, opening it.
You find a note folded up in the wallet.
Rhys reads the note out loud
"Hmm. That canoe was on the seabed. I'd like to get back there and have a look at somepoint."
"Well, I guess we could go check that too, while there's still light. Gimme a tick and I'll suit up."
Fang will dig through one of his packs and pull out a wet suit. His features return to normal for a moment, the softness returning to his eyes. A few seconds tick by and the hardness washes over him again.
When you are approaching the dock.
A solitary dock extends from the beach into the bay. The construction is solid and looks recent, suitable for tying off a small boat, although no watercraft are visible. The beach inclines to the east before giving way to grass and trees. Further on in that direction, buildings and a palisade wall stand on the rise.
From the dock looking into the water you spot a canoe on the seafloor about 10ft down.
Mary Kay stands on the dock, trying to make certain the canoe is within 30 ft of her.
"I will send a jolt if things go bad.'
”Jus’ don’t zap me too.”. Fang winks, then walks into the waters, approaching the sunken canoe.
Fang goes down in the water closer to the canoe and he can see that the canoe is damaged with a hole in the bottom hull.
As you get closer to the sunken canoe you see something come out from under the boat and it does not look happy.
Round 1
Eustice HP 7/8
Red
Maslow HP 8/13
Fang
Rhysfar & Esgidiau Rhys HP 5/11
Mary Kay HP 6/7
Eustice is up and I will also let Mary Kay use the readied action that you had said before Fang went down in the water.
Mary Kay releases a jolt of electricity at the creature as it approaches Fang.
Eustice swims a little closer, uses his hypnotic state on the creature, and casts Color Spray.
I am going to need a SR Check from Eustice.
Before combat- maslow would have taken mary Kay up on the offer of goodberries before fang jumped into the water
Eustice is able to incapacitate the creature and it is easily finished off.
Now that you can get closer to the canoe you notice a hole in the bottom of the canoe.
Fang notices that the hole in the bottom of the canoe is made from the inside by a tool or weapon. You know that with the correct people, tools and supplies that it would be possible to fix the canoe.
Fang will drag the canoe up to the shore, if nothing else, to get it out of the water and start it drying.
You are able to get the canoe ashore and share the information with the rest of the group about the canoe being damaged from the inside with a tool or weapon.
Going back to the weird tracks you follow them out of the gate and down a row of houses.
Rows of small cottages line the crossroads of two streets formed by months of regular foot traffic. The scene is silent and still. The houses are recently built, but there is no sign of life or activity. Many of these simple homes have no proper shutters, and in some cases even lack doors. Nearby, once-cut grass has begun to regrow undisturbed. Gardens and plots of farmland behind some houses have begun to grow wild as weeds threaten to choke out the vegetables and herbs.
You see the tracks still keep going straight past the houses.
Mary Kay makes a few gestures with her hands and slowly starts walking down the middle of the path.
"Nothing registering as magic so far. If we could go slowly, I will keep scanning."
She keeps her hands out for balance as she carefully steps forward.
You are able to scan the houses for any signs of magic and you do not feel any sense of magic from the houses. you are able to follow the path to the 4 way intersection and you see it continue to go South and then turns to the east at the end of the trail. If you continue to follow you notice that it leads to a building that is on top of a hill.
Eustice continues to follow, carefully examining for signs of Illusionatti influence.
Rhys continues to follow the trail, looking for threats.
Maslow will keep up with the group following up in the back keeping guard
As you keep following the tracks you turn the corner and head towards the house.
Atop a sloping hill stands a solitary cottage built apart from the rest of the colony. A stone well has been built not far from the house’s front door. A large stone near the entrance is painted with the words “Levin Farm.” Just south of the cottage is a tilled vegetable patch that grows wild from neglect.
Rhys and Esgi () move to the front, wary for traps or ambushes.
You do not notice any traps as you move closer to the door.
Once everyone is ready, Rhys will step forward and open the door.
Eustice nods.
As the door enters you notice this house contains simple wooden furniture but it's in complete disarray. Tables and chairs flipped over, blankets torn to shreds, melons and corn gnawed on then discarded to rot on the floor.
Rhysfar notices that one of the floorboards is warped at an odd angle and has the potential to squeak or make some noise. You are able to point this out and sidestep it if you wish.
Mary Kay takes in the state of the room. "It seems the places have been left fairly neatly, until locals came by afterward. I expect more creatures like the blacksmith area."
"Watch that floorboard. Looks squeaky." Rhys whispers and steps inside, guiding Esgidiau past the warped board.
Rhys steps in and approaches one of the doors quietly.
Rhys watches the others enter as he listens at the door.
You hear some noise coming from that room.
Rhys holds up one finger, then two, then shrugs.
He slowly reaches out and throws open the door.
Mary Kay moves so she has sight of the doorway. She then readies a cantrip for when hostiles appear.
Euatice arms himself with a machete and waits to see what happens.
Eustice enters being careful of the squeaky floor. He gets into position, arms himself with a machete, and waits to see what happens.
Seeing everyone being all sneaky-like, Fang resists the urge to charge up his electric blast and just waits to see what happens.
Maslow will give a nod I will sneak in and see what we are dealing with then if i can ill coax it out here for you guys to attack.
Maslow will stealth his way into the building after turning small sized.
You see a creature across the room that has a mug that he is drinking. As he sees you he drops the mug and looks very angry as he sways slighty.
Round 1
Red
Maslow HP 8/13
Rhysfar & Esgidiau Rhys HP 5/11
Mary Kay HP 6/7
Eustice HP 7/8
Fang
The creature staggers out of the room and tries to lash out at Maslow.
Then he is going to attempt to grab but fails to do so.
Everyone is up.
"Shoulda figgur'd. Alright, zappin' time."
Eustice uses his hypnotic stare on the creature and casts Daze.
Rhys clicks at Esgidiau and attacks the thing.
Esgidiau steps up and full attacks.
Mary Kay sends another jolt at the creature before stepping back.
Thats it! I'm tired of getting hit!
With the big hit from Fang the creature seems barely able to stand. Rhysfar and Esgidau take that opening to deal the finishing blows to the creature as he falls.
You notice that one of the barrels looks to be sealed and the other is empty, you can also tell that they are barrels of Ale.