GM Kurst Grath's page

"If you're planning on helping out, I need you to light the beacons around town while I assemble other militia members to thwart the attack, and you are already an organized group, so you can move more quickly. If you find anyone around town that needs help, help them, but tell them to head to the longhouse for orders or for their safety" He shouts at the party to be heard over the yelling and horns.

Kurst’s instructions are simple. First, the PCs must light the beacons at three key locations around town: the Commons beacon (area J), the inner gates beacon (area K), and the Hopespring beacon (area M). The Flame of the Fallen (area I) is already lit from Rodrik’s funeral, but if the Trunauans are to have a chance in this fight in the dark, the other beacons must be lit as well.

The PCs’ secondary objective is to secure as many areas as possible as they make their way to the beacons. While slaying orcs is helpful, it’s even more important for the PCs to rescue townsfolk from danger. For now, Kurst tells the PCs to direct anyone they find in Trunau’s upper quarter to head to the Longhouse (area C) to take refuge or rally with the other defenders.

You lead the half-orc back to town and immediately report your findings to Kurst. "As long as the attack won’t take place until the half-orcs signal for it", Kurst reasons, "and as long as the militia keeps guards stationed at the beacons and around the city walls, Trunau has little to fear. Even if the saboteurs signal the attack from outside the town’s walls without being detected, the militia should have time to sound the alarm and close the gates."

"Anyway, Rodrick's funeral is tomorrow. You're welcome to attend it. After that, we can decide the fate of this half-orc. In the mean time, I'll see if anyone can get more information out of him, but I doubt it." he says as he leads your group to holding cells while yawning.

"No, my brother did not have any thing currently. Other than the chance of invasion, Truanu is mostly quiet. As for the half-orc, she and Rodrik were engaged to be married, but only a few people, myself included, knew about their relationship. Brinya’s a half-orc. Her heritage doesn’t matter to me, but it does to my father, which is why Rodrik kept it secret. That’s why Rodrik was staying at the Ramblehouse. My father somehow found about the two of them, and he and Rodrik had a falling out over it. Since my father has forbidden me to visit her, could you check up on her and make sure she’s okay? You can also ask her whether anything seemed strange about Rodrik the last couple of nights." he replies to Lidia.

"Our militia is trained to fight orcs, not investigate mysterious deaths—especially one that’s officially a suicide, so they won't really have any interest here. And my father has forbidden me from talking with ‘that half-orc temptress’ who he thinks seduced Rodrik. I'm not sure what you'll need, but let me know and I'll see if I can get it for you." he says in response to Little Ben and Lidia.

Rodrik's brother, who was with him when he talked you, although silent, Kurst Grath, approaches Little Ben and Lidia, "I’m sure you’ve heard by now that my brother, Rodrik—you met him last night—was found dead this morning, and I’ve had my hands full since. Right now, the official cause of death is suicide, but I just can’t believe that. Something else has to be going on. Unfortunately, Rodrik was the best investigator in Trunau; if he were on the case, solving the mystery of his death wouldn’t take long, but with just me left, we might never know what really happened." Kurst sighs heavily.

"I simply can’t handle the investigation and tend to my family duties at the same time. I may be a patrol captain, but right now, I feel my responsibilities as a brother outweigh my other duties. Still, I can’t just let this lie. I’m afraid I’ve exhausted all my other options—the members of Trunau’s militia are competent defenders during siege times, but they’re not sleuths by any means. I need your help. Will you investigate my brother’s death? Until his death is solved, I won't be able to make any of the moves to honor the offers he made to you yesterday." he says as he looks around and points at people in the crowd.

"On that note, you might as well ask Thyste, the fox-girl that put on a show, and Ulreatha, the gnoll with all the Heyenas, to help out. Actually, those heynas might prove quite useful if he can handle them like bloodhounds. Also, I heard a man named Hans is here, we were going to offer him a type of medic position with his skills, but we weren't able to see him last night. Regardless, if you see him, ask him to help, then come talk to me about that position." he says as he looks around to try and find Hans once again.