Incredulous, Trevor peers into the hut to take a look at the straw witch. Tricky one...
"I don't know about taking her stuff... I still think we should leave some money. If not for the cauldron, at least for the roots."
That certainly seems fair, Trevor. Lueck takes 5 gold out of his pouch and tosses them in the door. If she can help cure those back in town, knowingly or not, she deserves our appreciation and remuneration. Pausing at the haunting thought of those children back in town, he takes out his full ale skin and leaves it propped by the door. Then more quietly, he'll add Indeed, if she is of aid, we owe her a toast to her health and to my lord Cayden's favor.
Seeing what Vermiis is trying to do, Harn starts to look around for signs of what might had happened to the old witch.
Survival:
Aaremeth looks surprised as he is putting his paws on all of the wonderous items in the hovel. He then sighs Yes,I agree. I honestly thought she was dead, and while I don't appreciate this trick and trap, it is still her property." Aaremeth grabs a piece of parchment from the back of quck silver and the bundle of tatzylwyrm pieces. quickly pinning an ote of apology.
Dear Uzilima,
I aaremeth alduya apologize for the intusion into your home and in your property, paticulary your cualdron. we have taken a jar of pickled ratstail root. we were hoping to trade with you, when we saw the clever straw trick that conviced us you were deceased wwere going to take what we needed for now to return the populace of falcon's hallow to good health. In trade we have left some replacement components and five gold, I realize this will not replace your cualdron, but I am willing to help make a mends, you can find me at al ater date in falcon's hallow at alchemical soulutions.
sincerly,
AAremeth Alduya
With that he will take the bundle of tatylworm and leave it with the gold and the note on her table.
with a weary sigh AAremeth will ask [b]to the ruins?
Trevor
Harn
Nikolae
"Yes, to the ruins!"
Trevor takes his usual spot at the end, axe and javelin ready.
Trusting again Harn's proven skills in guiding us, we head off again into the forest toward the ruins.
"That's a nice gesture there Aaremeth, but from the looks of this place, it has been long abandoned." Turning in the direction of the ruins, Harn says, "Ya all ready?" As he heads off to their next destination.
As they walk, Trevor comes around to asking the question that's been burning in him since his youth really: "So, where do you guys come from? You all seem to have seen quite a bit of the world coming to this place. Me, I don't know much about the world outside the Hollow."
He stays alert nevertheless. Perception
And a good thing too! He could have stumbled on that shoelace...
hmmm, I suppose I shall have to come back out here then, when we are done. snatching up his note spell components and gold, He hands the gold back to lueck.
With a smirk at Trevor. I'm from the hallow too, I guess we just don't cross paths much.
I've been zigzagging my way north, mostly. Signing on with caravans here and there. I have say that so far there isn't much to tell. One tavern in very much like the next. I guess I never paid enough attention to my surroundings; I've been too busy looking for someone. But that's not important anymore. I realized that Cayden put me on this path for a reason, and that's what I have to pay attention to now.
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As they move towards the ruins, Nikolae wait for Lueck to finish his brief tale before replying, "I was born in devil-Cheliax, but close enough to the border that a fair bit of smuggling went on, beyond the notice of the authorities. I do not find myself welcome there, for diverse reasons, and Andoran seemed the best nation in which to forget that dreadful place."
And the closest, he adds silently, hand trailing to the nape of Vermiis' neck.
Yellow eyes look up at him, and Vermiis' twitches his ears, like a horse whisking away a fly, until the hand is withdrawn.
"Interesting. Well I'm sur I speak for AAremeth and Harn when I say that you are more than welcome here in the Vale and that we're grateful for your kind help coming to the Vale's inhabitants rescue."
Well, when Lueck goes to retrieve the skin of ale, he'll do a quick scan with Detect Magic. Unless he spots something that he believes may help save the townsfolks, he'll leave everything else undisturbed.
He might try to hire the boys here, to escort him back out.
Well gentlemen, I know it is creepy and possibly ill advised, but didn't you all just say there hasn't been a track around here in ages? Sounds like a good camping spot to me. the elfs curiosity of the stores of goods in conjunction with the fact that beasts don't tread here is combining to make him want to camp here. no sense and going into the word where the wild things roam.
"Fine by me, as long as we don't sleep inside! Same watch?"
Perception during my watch:
Same watches sound good. Lueck will be sleeping under the stars this night, since his tent was used to help wrap those remains. If needed, his watch perception roll is .
This night, no harm shall come to Trevor's boots. Not if Lueck, sword of Cayden, has anything to say about it!
Harn mumbles something about spooky uninhabited shacks before grudgingly agreeing with the others. Finding a comfortable place to sleep, he will quickly eat some rations before nodding off until his turn for the watch.
Perception:
The nights watch goes uneventful, but everyone has at least one moment of tension or eerie feeling at some point during their watch.
On Aaremeth's watch, with out touching anything but the floor, his hands clasped behind his back, to ensure that his hands don't act out of curiousity, He looks at everything, keeping an eye out for anything there of paticular Value. He will also keep any out for odd things about the cabin.
perception
Around its neck is an ugly necklace.Ugly little trinket As you go over the hut looking through the cornucopia of oddities you also find A Darkwood wand, a scroll case with 4 scrolls, and three potions. AAremeth there is also a ton of stuff you or Laurel could use in your shops.
If you go back to the original post there is a link to a picture of the Ugly little trinket. page 10 after the fight.
AAremeth sips a fomula favorite of his. Indentify. what have we here?
the elf leans over to get a closer look at the shrunken head.
The wand is a wand of magic missiles it will shoot 3 bolts each 1d4+1 10 charges on the wand.
one potion of cure light wounds, spider climb, and bull strength
scrolls jump,scare,flaming sphere,glitter dust
Early before dawn, Trevor will start packing his gear, taking some time to eat only when everything is ready to go.
"All right, last stop! I'll be glad to get out of this scary spot. Harn, can you tell us more about those ruins? Will we need to go inside or does the mushroom grow outside?"
He'll take his place at the end, unless someone suggests a different order, axe and javelin ready, one eye on the woods, one on his boots,
Perception:
are the eyes open on the necklace? also I am not going to keep it a secret at least after we get further away and they won't make me put the stuff back.Aaremeth wiggles his fingers gingerly before picking up the useful items one by one saving the soul speaker for last. He will pull out his rapier readying himself in case something else comes to life while he is looting.
you guys can look at that last spoiler as I will be telling you about what I found on the way to the ruins.
As he hears AAremeth talk about his finds, Trevor's eye widen in suspect disbelief. His tone is calm and open for discussion: "It was my understanding that we would take only what we needed and also pay for it. Did I miss something?"
Sense motive:
I suppose it as it was with the shop keepers; we'll return what we are not using for this quest, and compensate for what we do use. I would feel better had she been there to bargain with, though.
Not really interested in whether stuff was taken from the shack or not, Harn pays no attention to that part of the conversation as he says to Trevor, "Can't really say if the mushroom grows inside out outside, we shoulda asked Laural before leaving. I just know where the most likely place around here might be. If we don't find any there, then we'll hafta think of something else."
Ready to get underway, Harn looks to the others and turns to head in the direction of the old dwarven monastary once the others are ready.
Well Trevor,after a further inspection, it doesn't seem like anyone has been in there for years. I think I will come back for the rest when this dark business is done in town. there is a large bit of coin to be made and if there is trouble to be had, I will take the responsibility directly on my shoulders. I will leave a note when I come back of where to find me and that I will be glad to repay her to the fullest amount if it comes to that, but to be perfectly honest, I don't think that day will come. that said there are some very useful items that may be of use ti us in the wild woods. I understand if the rest of you would rather not share in my gamble, but I think these items will be helpful.
AAremeth speaks as they move forward to their goal.
Trevor gives AAremeth a big smile as he relaxes a bit.
"Makes sense. We agree though that we'll need to make sure, on our return, that she's in fact deceased. If not, as Lueck rightly suggested, we'll give back what we didn't need and pay for what we used, right?"
"Otherwise, it does seem sensible to borrow some items to help us on our quest."
Absolutely, I am not one to waste a stock of ingredients as fine as that we are leaving, but at the same time, I won't do it at the price of robbing someone blind, now if she is indeed deceased, well then I doubt she'll be using them.
I will be glad to return with you, Aaremeth, after we've taken care of the people in town. If the witch is to be found and a debt of coin or just task is owed, I would be willing to aid.
As you make your way along the next day; most of the morning seems uphill, when you stop for a quick lunch break you crest a ridge. Atop the ridge is a clearing. Down below still several hours walk away you see what must be the ruins.
Dwarven Ruins
It lies across the river, but from here you can see a likely place to ford the river. You could make the ruins about half an hour from dark most likely, or find a likely spot between here and there to camp and approach in the morning the choice is yours.
sounds like a plan to me. might be nice to have a fortified camp spot tonight, I still wish that we could move quicker, I hate to think of those that might be suffering this very night.
The elf looks thoughtful for a long moment and then gets quiet again as he walks along the path.
So, we have asked you about yourselves , but not told you of ourselves, I was found in these woods as a boy by a family of lumberjacks, the Alduya's. but with out the arms for it and a wondering curiosity that would lead me on to stray paths, it made me unfit for the life of tree chopping, so I was apprenticed to an alchemist wondering through and after a tragic misstep with a mixture my master was, well gone, he was simply gone, I still am not truly sure if he died or was transported to some unknown place. after waiting for awhile I picked up and moved back to the hallow. but as I age much more slowly than my adopted family did, I look like this while my niece is the elder of the family. its just not the same as it was as a boy.