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Nstrivaxon, the Cunning wrote:
<Clawing and lashing at one another, the fight between the pair of aliases proceeds elsewhere...> ![]()
Mad Geologist 5/Dungeonmaster 4/Writer 1
Seebo & Nim: Spoiler:
"I don't even know if the potion's still working.", the maid mutters, before reluctantly venturing further back into the room, and addressing the girl. She says something in a harsh language, full of guttaral sounds and subtle inflections and the girl responds. They exchange some words, and the girl points at Nim at one point and says something.
Then the maid turns back to Seebo and Nim. "I've told her that you're one of the servants of the Red Wizards in these parts, and you want to know who her father is.", the maid says to Seebo. "She says that her father is Zulkiss Tam, and wants to know if the half-orc is one of his gladiator bodyguards and has been sent to rescue her?" Sorry about the delay. Still not feeling well, but sleeping better and feeling considerably more compus mentis than I was leading upto and over the weekend. Ashan: Spoiler:
There's still no sign of Aumbril at the Silver Tree so you leave your message. Back to the boarding house? Posting may continue to be erratic over the next couple of days whilst I continue to recover. ![]()
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Seebo:
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Seebo Murnig wrote:
Seebo & Nim: Spoiler: "Why?", she shrinks away from Seebo now in fear, too. "Do you know the Red Wizards? Do you work for them, maybe?"
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Ashan sets off, leaving the others behind. Ashan: Spoiler:
Outside it's stopped snowing for now. At the 'Silver Tree', it looks like they're expecting a big party later this evening, but no sign of the mine-owners yet, and no sign either of the sage. Seebo & Nim: Spoiler: The maid is firmly convinced that having anything to do with the girl is 'bad luck' and is currently refusing to have anything to do with her. ![]()
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Ashan Ackanya wrote:
If this is the plan, do you mind if I skip the in-depth wine-bar description in the event of the sage not being there? ![]()
Mad Geologist 5/Dungeonmaster 4/Writer 1
It may well take me the weekend to think this one over, since based on previous experiences I foresee it being potentially awkward to find something for everyone to be doing and finishing with the party meeting up again at the same time and place if you split up now.
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From a brief and not very descriptive account by Nim, a 10 isn't going to go very far, beyond, umm, yes it might have had some significance (and the relatively common knowledge that circles get occasionally used for calling/binding things)....
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Mad Geologist 5/Dungeonmaster 4/Writer 1
Nim/Raven:
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Ashan Ackanya wrote: ...Gather information skill attempt to see if that can help Nim's memory of events. The Gather Information assists Nim in getting the events he described in approximately the right order. He also remembers that there was a woman in the cabin, but she got left behind when they were later attacked by nasty little fey on the way back to town. ![]()
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Nim was there a short time ago at dinner when the Sable Bow man from the garrison brought that message from Bronx. Nim ought to remember that the man brought a message about Bronx, even if he can't recall what the man said!
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DM Charles Evans wrote:
I have checked and the sage Leafgreen has indicated to at least Ashan that: 1) at some point he is hoping to harvest plants 'within hours of the time when one years ends and the next begins'.2) at some point he may 'show his face' at The Silver Tree, out of need to be sociable to the mine-owners. So he may or may not be home at this point. ![]()
Mad Geologist 5/Dungeonmaster 4/Writer 1
Hmm, not sure if that's what's causing delays, but there seem to be a lot of temporarily disappearing posts around recently...
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"Three silver pieces sir, for dinner and the night.", the flustered maid responds to Ashan's inquiry, as he piles on the charm.
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Mad Geologist 5/Dungeonmaster 4/Writer 1
Sorry about the delay; haven't been feeling too well since Wednesday morning here, and am only up to posting again now.
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Mad Geologist 5/Dungeonmaster 4/Writer 1
Well I assumed there were 24 other participating tables/groups, and did check, just in case... *24 d100 rolls*
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At last the staff start to clear the tables of the plates and dishes from the meat and vegetables course, and bring in a bucket full of numbered ivory plaques for the cheese course. Basically the table that has a diner who draws the plaque with the lowest number on it wins. Would you like to pick a champion to roll a percentile chance on Invisible Castle to see if you win, or would you like me to roll a percentile?
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Seebo Murnig wrote:
When Seebo raises his tankard, it raises a cheer from that table, and they raise their tankards back, in humorous salute. ![]()
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Whilst the meat and vegetables course proceeds, some of the other guests begin to get slightly more jolly as drink starts to take effect.
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The man from the Company of the Sable Bow leaves the room.
Death-cheese, made from catoblepas milk, is a speciality cheese, very highly regarded and expensive. At year's end Mrs. Prestwick has a lottery whereby one table of diners get a piece along with their regular cheeses for the year's end meal. ![]()
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"I don't know much about what went on at the Redstar offices this noon. There's a story that a pair of gnomes went berserk and killed everyone else there because they were all planning to assassinate the merchant, Greyfrost, and his escort; then there's another story that a cabal of half a dozen halfling friends of Jaego were amongst the assassins, along with a gibbering mouther. You end up not knowing what to believe. Probably fey pranks involved somewhere."
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Ashan Ackanya wrote:
"I don't know where this 'Davkul' that Bronx mentioned is, no. Mr. Murnig's friend, Bronx, was just heading out with a tracking party to try to run Jaego down. Bronx reckoned Jaego had skipped town, and it depends how long they're out looking for him I guess as to how long Bronx is going to be out. Lieutenant Merruth Orcbane is handling the case of the poisoning this morning. I don't know much about it other than that the mine-owners are pretty angry about it. Seems the fellow was staying here at their expense. Maybe he was a merchant they requested specially visit town to talk private business with them." He shrugs. "We've been ordered not to poke our noses into the circumstances if we weren't part of Orcbane's group that investigated the scene of the murder this morning." ![]()
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The man from the company of the Sable Bow is happy to leave unless you have any questions for him; he was asked by Bronx to update you on his status.
Spoiler: Ashan overhears some comments from an adjacent table, where a couple of gnomes speculate that the mercenery must be here to talk to Seebo about the poisoning of a guest here this morning, which they had heard he [Seebo] 'and that fat gnome' were helping to investigate. ![]()
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"Bronx seemed to have a pretty good idea of who it was - gave us a description of a halfling fellow who had claimed to be called 'Jaego' - and Bronx left town a short while back with a patrol to look for this halfling, since Bronx seemed to figure that Jaego had left town. The snow should make him fairly easy to track him if he has tried to skip town, too... 'should' I say. Bronx also thought there might be evidence that this Jaego was linked to whatever madness went down at the Redstar mining offices this noon, and maybe events at a woodsman's cabin a short way from town." ![]()
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"Uhh, I, he... that is to say the gnome, Bronx, said something about Mr. Murnig being a gnome..."
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The man proves difficult for Ashan to divert from his errand with small talk.
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This meal is a sort of 'big occasion' one, tonight being Year's End, with different courses being brought in at regular intervals; sorry if I didn't make that clear enough. Unless you make a specific request to the staff to 'hurry up' for you, or you skip some courses, it's going to take a while.
Spoiler: "Err, you wouldn't happen to be familiar with the guests here, would you? I'm looking for a gnome by the name of Mr. Nim Murnig." ![]()
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At present, if you want the opportunity to have in-character conversation, without pressure on, this is your chance. I can handwave through dinner if you like, but I thought your characters might have some things to discuss (plans for tonight if any, what's going on in town at present, etc), even if they might want to leave more secret matters for a more secure place. |