I'm still here, but I'll be honest, my enthusiasm has waned. I spread myself a bit too thin during the PBP Gameday, and I think I need a measured break.
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Dario nods. "That's not a bad idea. If the Baron is sensitive to certain issues, perhaps his wife could shed some light on things. Do you think she would be willing to meet with us?" "This Ilquis killed several over villagers with this ritual, including the chandler, I think. Has anyone been missing these people?"
"Yes, Gavril. We found Irini involved in some strange ritual of a creature of light in the chandlery. Do you know anything about that? Perhaps we should speak to the Baron again. Is he still as agitated and rude as he was earlier?"
Professor Westone smiles at the reunion, but then frowns at Gavril's words. "Wait, you work for the Baron? I thought he threw out all the fletchlings. Doesn't he believe the fletchlings are the cause of the disease?"
"Interesting little stash he has there." Dario nods to Hawk who seems to be examining the items. "But we had best get Irini to the manor. We need to speak to the Baron about this as well."
"What's at the manor, Irini? Is that where your boyfriend is?" Dario wipes off some of the wax from Irini. "We'll go with you. We need to tell the Baron what's been happening."
Dario helps the woman to her feet. "My dear, take all the time you need. But hopefully you can help us understand what's been going on. What happened that you ended up in the vat?"
Dario pushes the man to the floor. "Stay there!" He turns to help Lluvia pull anyone they can find out of the vats.
Yeah, you could destroy the summoning circle.
Dario struggled with the worker, trying to pin him to the ground. "Hurry!, I can't hold him!"
Seeing the fate of the woman, Dario tries to block the man from going to Ilquis. "Did you see that? He killed her! Snap out of it!" He rushes the man, trying to tackle him.
"What the devil was that?!" Dario looks back with alarm at the others. "There's a person in there!" The professor tries to grab the hand and pull it out of the vat. "What kind of magic are you doing?"
"These are your friends?" Dario steps towards the far end where the man and woman are working. He approaches them. "Hello? My name is Dario. Are you from the town? What are you adding to these vats?"
Dario nods. "Do you know of this sickness that inhabits the village?" He glances back at the circle. "Also, may I ask what ritual you were performing here?"
Dario nods as Krasmir begins he's analysis of the circle. When the voice calls out to them, he looks up at the chandelier. "Please forgive the intrusion then. As my..." He glances at Hawkren. "...friend says, we were looking for the chandler. Would you perhaps, be him?"
Dario walks among the room, avoiding the ritual circle for the moment. He touches the furnace gingerly, trying to see if it was hot recently. Only then does he return to the front of the room. He bends down with Hawkren to examine the circle. "What do you think?"
Dario smiles as the lock clicks open. "It pays to study mechanical concepts too. Many religious texts are held behind a locked door." He nods to the others and opens the door.
Dario nods at the scroll he found. "This could be useful later." He slips it into his pack and then notices Lluvia examining a door. "What do you hear, my dear?" He moves up to her and helps her examine the door.
Meanwhile, Dario examines the scroll, deciphering it's magic with his own.
"You think these creatures were responsible for the plague? That somehow their essence caused the disease?" Dario helps Hawkren with the lockbox, carefully trying to open it.
Dario shouts and points to the creature Lluvia attacked. "Watch out!" He begins climbing down the ladder to help the others.
Dario watches with some incredulity as Prae converses with the undead being. "Prae...what's going on?" He glances at the others, ready to direct them against the creatures again.
"Some sort of incorporeal undead." Dario cranes his neck to try to get a better view. "You need to use magic or magic weapons to hurt it." -Posted with Wayfinder
"Watch out! Some sort of smoke monster! Prae, get down there!" Dario slides to the side to allow Prae a direct path down the ladder. Then he begins trying to direct the others from his higher vantage point. "It's coming around the crates! Move!"
Dario allows the others to go down the ladder. He waits at the top, glancing at Prae. "Who is it down there?"
Dario smiles at Lluvia. "Good work. Nice bit with the spring there. Sharp." He nods to her and approaches the trap door. The Professor kneels down to examine the door while she introduces herself to Krasimir. He speaks over his shoulder to the newcomer. "Professor Dario Westone. I'm a traveling scholar." Slowly, Dario opens the door, using the light from above to provide ample illumination for his elven eyes.
Dario returns his attention to the room and is about to step in when Lluvia announces that she may have triggered a trap. "Everyone, step back! Let her work!" He watches the young woman deftly work at the mechanism. "Very good, Lluvia..."
Dario spins around as a new voice joins the group. Did we throw a party and forget about it? "Who the devil are you?" The Professor's elven eyesight helps him see the symbol of Shelyn on the man's armor. "Glaive and Songbird. Prae, you're right, he's a Shelynite. Get him inside and close that bloody door. The next thing you know, the Mayor himself is going to waltz in!" "Listen, we're here to help with the illnesses. The Baron indicated the Chandler was working on a cure, but we have yet to find any sign of him. We're concerned that something happened to him. The Baron is sure that it has something to do with the Shadow Plane, so we're looking into it. We're helping." Dario emphasizes that last work, perhaps trying to convince himself of the same thing.
Yep, And not to tell anyone who you are. :) Once we're not actively breaking/entering, maybe we'll get around to that...
Dario puts away his scimitar. "That demonstrates the power of taking your studies seriously. Not only the study of the arcane, but that technique with the scimitar was something I saw demonstrated by the Dervishes in Katapesh. I had a beautiful young Dawnflower teach me the steps. She was quite accommodating. Very lithe." He smiles to himself. The professor snaps out of his reverie back to the task at hand. "It was a simple wax golem, though it does show that someone had some considerable skill to create one." "Now, there's supposed to be someone here investigating the disease. Perhaps he's in the next room?"
Suddenly, Dario appears on the other side of the wax golem, in mid-swing. He's whirling around with his scimitar in hand, mimicking the dervishes of Sarenrae.
"It's a wax golem! Use fire spells if you have them. Otherwise just hit it hard!"
"Some sort of guardian! Bring it down!" Dario shouts, trying to rally the group. The Professor then speaks some old arcane words and vanishes from sight.
Lluvia, we're happy to have you inside. Dario wanted to get everyone inside rather than have anyone stuck outside where they could be seen. I just wanted to role-play his reaction to two random people walking up. I think Hawkren's threat of exposing our activities is enough to have us go along with you for now. Once we see what's in here, it should cement our ability to work together more.
Dario shakes his head. "Get inside!" He quickly ushers everyone in and closes the door. "Now, who are you exactly?" He rolls his eyes at Hawk. "Fine, just don't get in the way. We're trying to figure out what's going on here. The Baron told us the chandler was looking for a cure."
Dario straightens suddenly, the woman's voice startling him as the lock clicks open. His eyes shift to the side to try to catch Zaitherin's attention. He whirls around suddenly, trying to hide what he was doing. "Ah...well...excellent to meet you. I, um...I mean, we are interested in the sickness too. Perhaps we can meet at the inn later on to discuss things." Behind him, the door creaks open loudly. Dario winces at the sound.
Ha! That's how Lluvia is coming in? In the middle of a break in?
Still here as well.
If Cy's willing to run five, I would support you returning, Prae. It's been an interesting approach with you being a Kuthonite.
I think we need more than just the two of us. I'd say we recruit 2 more if we're going to continue in this.
Dario glances up at the sickening smell. "Wait, someone is in there." He sighs. "Ok, keep an eye out." The Professor moves up to the door and takes out two small pieces of metal. He quickly works them into the lock to try and open the door.
Dario moves around the building looking for any signs that someone may be inside. "We can always come back later. Perhaps we can ask about the man around town."
-Posted with Wayfinder
Dario walks up and raps sharply on the door. "Sir?! We are here from the Baron. We'd like to speak to you, if you would." He glances at Zatherin, seeing her come up without nearly a sound. "Did you find out anything else? The Baron is half-mad with all this going on. Seems to blame the Shadows."
Dario rolls his eyes at the Baron's behavior. "Come, Prae, let's visit the chandlery to see what's going on there" He bows to the Baron. "We are taking our leave, Baron. If you learn of anything, please send us a message."
Dario pulls away slightly from the Baron. The man was really beginning to worry him. "I suppose it's possible a shadow sickness has infested the fetchlings. But why are they not affected? Their connection to the shadow world? Hmm, a possibility." The Professor looks into the Baron's eyes to see if there's any sanity left. "You mentioned a man in the chandlery is working the disease. May we speak to him? Perhaps he's learned something."
"Prae, please! The Baron is entitled to his privacy." Dario glances at the various books and at the pages. "Though, the good Baron seems to be researching shadows? What are these shapes, Baron? Perhaps a learned man like myself can help with your understanding. If this is important to the town's health, I'll do all I can."
"Hmm. Yes, Prae makes a good point. Perhaps we can see the body that started all this."
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