Katze seems more relaxed as the sea comes into view, pausing for a moment to breathe in the sea air, before saying "Let's get this done, ehya?"
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"Pain is the only way you truly know you're alive; anything unliving can't feel pain, at least according to all the stories I've heard." offers Katze by way of explanation. After watching Elise's magic demonstration, Katze asks "So, it looks like you can shoot lightning. What other abilities do you have that you know of?"
Katze shrugged and said "Life is pain." before turning back towards the trail.
Katze will take everything but the bedroll, which she will use to cover the Hobgoblin's body, then dust herself off and say "Okay, nothing here is magical, so we should press on."
Katze will cast detect magic to see if anything radiates magic on him, then she will collect his leather armor.
"Nice shooting!" says Katze at an near shout. She then kicks the downed Hobgoblin for good measure before turning to Elise. "Are you hurt?"
Katze picks up her song where she left off previously and swings her chain twice at the Hobgoblin.
Katze will heal herself then continue her move towards the Hunter, menacingly swinging her chain.
Katze continued her song with the next stanza and then went charging after the archer.
Katze again unlimbered her chain, then began a song about the battle between a dragon and three warriors, one of them a fierce archer. Finally, she prepared to swing her chain when one of them got within range.
"I can't stand the noise it's making, and using something like that to catch a creature is not hunting." said Katze as she moved over and freed the little creature. "We should keep our eyes out for more of these." said Katze as she indicated the trap.
"What a wierd looking cat." said Katze.
Katze unlimbered her massive chain and tried to pinpoint where the sounds were coming from exactly.
Katze gives a sidelong glance towards Elise to see what she wants to do.
Katze shrugged "Dunno, it just...happens. I think about what I want to happen and it does, but I think it has something to do with music or dance. I tend to think about music a good deal, since on my ho....mother's ship, we would always be singing. It helps to pass the time."
"Probably ale, maybe a new whip. You know, the simple things. Did you have something you're eyeing?"
Katze shrugged and said "Fair enough. let's head on towards the manor then." and turned to head back towards the road.
"I think I shall." chuckled Katze as she pocketed the dagger and the ring. "Sounds like you just want to head to the manor and clear it out, right?"
"You scared of a dead body? it's not like it can hurt you." chuckles Katze.
Spotting the arm, Katze will dig up the rest of the body.
"Seems like sage advice. Did you still want to see this creature? I don't believe it is the thing that left the tracks we were following."
"No, we don't get these....snakes on ships. It is a pretty color though!"
"What's a snake? this thing?" Katze gives it a tap with the toe of her shoe.
"Thank the waves! What was that monstrousity?" asks Katze as she lets the refrain from her song die down.
Katze burst into a exciting song about two ships that fought amongst a raging storm. She then uncoiled her massive chain and swung it at the snake.
"Fair enough." says Katze as she unlimbers the coiled metal chain at her side and follows Elise into the copse.
"You want to track it, or keep moving?"
"Not sure, although I think there's a song about a two-legged goat creature..." Katze begins whistling, humming, and singing through a bunch of different sailor tunes; some of them only last a few bars, but some of them last a verse or two.
"Huh, that's odd." said Katze. She then moved up and began looking at some impressions in the ground. "You know anything about tracking?"
Katze will also share what she learned.
Katze listens to the man speak, shakes her head, and walks out. Given that she has a bit of time, she'll quickly look through some of the shops near the inn for someone selling holy water.
"I can't say too much, but it might not even be haunted. As my mother would say 'can't raid a ship if you don't know the captain'. Is there anything else you can tell me?"
Sighing like an exasperated parent dealing with a small child, Katze says "Okay, let's make this quick. If I need to kill one or more ghosts, what is the best way to do so? Additionally, how would I go about 'purifying' an area?"
Katze looks at the man's hand like it's a snake that would bite and says "are those the women that you worship, or are they actual people?"
"Yes, I am Sea Wolf. I seek to speak to the woman in charge, as I have some questions I'm hoping she can help me with." said Katze with the tone of voice of someone talking to a secretary.
Katze smirks as Dana heads out, then makes her way out as well. Katze began looking for priests or temples in the town to get their advice.
"It's not as impressive as all that. I just picked up a few things here and there to help survive a pitched battle on a boat. I'm also good at telling people what to do, but my advice is usually sounds when it comes to fighting. I hope you're right though, and there is nothing here. I have no problem taking money from men and not doing anything for it." Katze smiled, but it lacked the cruelty her smiles often seemed to contain. "Maybe it's more efficient to split up? You can go talk to the priests, I can go shopping. We can meet back here when we're done." "That sounds completely reasonable. I will spend some time doing research and you go get what you need. Let's plan to meet back here in the afternoon? I imagine it will take me a bit to track down the various holy men that abound and convince them to talk to me, so if I'm not back when you get here just wait for me in the tavern." Katze thinks for a moment then says "I meant to ask this earlier, but what would you like me to call you?"
"I do not require anything at the moment, as I am well armed." say Katze as she pats the chain at her side. "However, perhaps we should talk to the local priests to see if they know anything about hauntings? that might lead to the best outcome."
"So, now that we're away from all of that, we should probably get to know a bit more about how each of us handles ourselves in a fight. I like to get right into the thick of it and beat people senseless. If there is someone you want to take alive, let me know and I'll switch to my whip. Finally, I do have some minor spellcasting abilites: mostly related to making us work better as a team. I can also mend wounds if needed."
Katze moved outside the inn to wait for her new companion.
Katze waved off his offer for another drink, then fished out and dropped a sold piece on the counter before turning and walking out to wait for her new teammate.
Katze's eyes darken just a bit, and her face lowers at bit, ath Elise's last question. With a sigh, she says "I assume that my mother took him, tortured him, and then killed him. She is a very dangerous woman, and sometimes allowed her rage to control her. When she did what she did to me, she was under such a rage; when she calmed, she would likely have blamed Dimitri for 'corrupting' me or something like that, and gone after him with everything she had. His small coastal port town would not have survived her fury." At this, she swallows hard and says "and thus concludes my sad tale of woe. So if I might ask, to change the topic, what happened with your mother?"
"You really don't like men, do you? Is that normal among northerners?" "My mother taught me that all men were good for nothing but pleasure. She would often take lovers and then throw them overboard when she was done with them. I...once fell in love with a man, and for that, I was thrown overboard myself. As a result, I have been trying to temper what my mother taught me, but most men I have met are unworthy of my respect."
"Agreed, although he is a man so I'm not expecting too much." As the pair return downstairs, Katze moves up to bar, gets Top's attention and asks "I...we have some questions that need answers. What do you know of that man's house?" she asked as she looked up.
Katze nods in acceptance but does not shake the man's hand. As they are walking away from the man's room, Katze says "Nice job. So, do you know anything about exorcising ghosts?"
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