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"I am beginning to wonder if these are goblins at all. Everyone be ready." Do the tracks appear to be leading anywhere we can determine?
As you follw the tracks you notice there are three different sets of footprints. You do not recognize two but you realize one set as human(or at least somethinf of similar size), and from the prints impression in the ground you can guess they are a woman's.
Toward the center of the island. After a few hours of traveling you hear something the left of the path.
Make sight-based perception checks.
:: perception check d20(15) + 3 = 18, still detecting evil every round ::
Still looking around like he didn't see anything Elijah stops by a plant and waves Gavrin over pointing to the plant, when Gavrin gets into close enough Bean whispers to him, " Someone is following us. "
whispering would you like for me to fall a little behind, a small unarmed gnome usually makes a good target to draw someone out of hiding? I can handle myself if I'm ready for them, and if they don't attack me at least we'll know they aren't just waiting for us to let our guard down.
::Perception d20+3=19::
"Are you sure you could handle whoever it is by yourself? It is possible that they are just making sure we aren't here for them... unless, of course, they are goblins"
"Why not simply confront them as a group? If we start acting different, that would also likely tip them off that they were noticed. Just loudly say something like 'this is ridculous; let's just go home', turn around, and confront them ..."
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whispering while walking again now I figure they'll just avoid us as a group otherwise they would have confronted us allready. I wasn't saying go off without me, just get a little ways ahead, they'll think they have the jump on me but I'll be ready enough to shout out and you can come right back. If you want to try your way though, I'll go with it. I just suspect they'll stay clear of us that way. As for the acting different, I'm small folk, the only reason I'm keeping up now is cause you've slowed for me to keep up, just walk your normal pace and I'll walk mine and before you know it I'll be 30ft behind and it will seem completely natural, I can even call out hey wait for me or something and you can respond with, you hurry up if you don't want to be left behind. We can make a show of it. But if you think your way will work better, I'm no leader of men, we can do it your way.
And yes I'm sure I can handle it, at least for the time it would take you to come back, thank you for asking.
Whispering allright everyone start walking your normal pace and lets see what happens.
Gavrin continues to walk as the party begins to leave him behind and even calls out as discussed, after they yell back their lines he begins to grumble about how he should never have come here with the big folk to keep up appearances while at the same time keeping ready for an attack (although he has no weapons drawn)
::bluff 1d20+0 14::
Not understanding why a little girl would be on this island, Sehkola is quite taken aback by her appearance. While she talks with Gavrin, he casts detect magic on her and the area ...
Kora raised an eyebrow. "...the hell is a little kid doing out here by herself with all these goblins about? She follow us out of town, ya think?" she whispered to the others.
"Perhaps she lives here?"
:: Detect Evil ::
" Have you seen a little boy or goblins around here? He was supposed to be at home with his mommy this morning and he wasn't... she asked us to go find him for her, we think goblins may have taken him. " Elijah asks the little girl... not quite trusting that this island seems to have little, apparently magical, kids running around.
Completely off topic, I would like to announce that I have entered RPG Superstar! Wish me luck.
Sehkola stays back and lets Gavrin and Lashara deal with the girl; he has no experience with children, and his large height and exotic appearance might frighten a small child.
Kora remained with Sehkkola. She wasn't any good with children, and being a half-orc in a mostly human town didn't help much. "Crazy girl...", she muttered. "Lucky she hasn't been eaten yet. Who the hell lives so close to goblins anyway?"
" I think it's kind of the other way around Kora, who do goblins live near... they are kind of like rats, you just can't get rid of all of them " Elijah states while looking around again
:: perception d20(2) + it doesn't matter I rolled a 2! = not enough ::
" Could you lead us to your home? Maybe your Mom found the boy we are looking for or could tell us how to find him. " Bean asks the girl in a pleasant manner.
Perception:15=d20+3 Anything?
Gavrin quiets down and waits for the little girl to do what she is going to do before saying anything else
Gavrin quiets down and waits for the little girl to do what she is going to do before saying anything else
" Could you lead us to your home? Maybe your Mom found the boy we are looking for or could tell us how to find him. " Bean asks the girl in a pleasant manner.
Sehkola decides to speak to the girl (after all, she seemed very non-chalante about the goblins). "Does your ... mommy ... know of the goblins? And have you seen the boy? Where was he taken?"
This was getting too strange for Kora. "Nah. But if your mother knows about those goblins, what're you still doing out here?"
" Not if it would get you in trouble. We appreciate your help though! Elijah states.
"Do you think she'll be okay all alone?
"Do you think she'll be okay all alone?
I don't think she's what she claims to be, but if she'll lead us the boy I saw we leave it be for now. She can be a devil for all I care. Besides if they live on this island with the goblins she must be able to avoid them somehow. I say we wait. If nothing else just stand ready in case its a trick and she's bringing an assault to our door.
" I doubt she is a devil... maybe one of the fey. As long as she isn't hurting anyone I'd say leave her be. " Elijah looks around, making sure no one follows the little girl, he had told her they wouldn't and he meant to make sure that was the way it was.
"I detected no magic on her; it would be difficult for a fey or devil to look like a little girl without it. As strange as it may seem, either she's an actual little girl or something I've never heard of before."
"I detected no magic on her; it would be difficult for a fey or devil to look like a little girl without it. As strange as it may seem, either she's an actual little girl or something I've never heard of before."
Are there no spells that can conceal such things? Look I'm not saying I think she "is" a devil, but I doubt she is what she seems. In the end that doesn't change my plans, does it?
"I detected no magic on her; it would be difficult for a fey or devil to look like a little girl without it. As strange as it may seem, either she's an actual little girl or something I've never heard of before."Are there no spells that can conceal such things? Look I'm not saying I think she "is" a devil, but I doubt she is what she seems. In the end that doesn't change my plans, does it?
"True. And I believe you are correct, there is at least one spell I know of that can conceal the aura. It is an illusion, in fact."
You know for tall folk you folks take advice well.
" For what it's worth she didn't trigger my evil sense either. " Elijah shrugs, " As long as she isn't causing evil though I don't see any reason to interfere in her life though. "
Well if I'm not wrong the same can be said about that kind of thing too right, I mean I'm no mage but I can't imagine it's been around this long without someone figuring out a way to mask their nature.