But to Where?
Edirion replies All we know is that a bunch of Hobgoblins lies in the old temple ruins and that only if we believe to the greedy treasure seeker human.
Assumption
Miltiades arranged a meeting with Elmo.
Lenuran wants to eat breakfast with Ostler.
Korbryn wants to find out some more about the missing wizard.
The Kid, Edirion and Llewellyn – what are you planning ?
(If you can write it IC I'll be thankful)
I'll play Edirion until Landoutcast fix his connection problem.
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The Kid continues to look for signs of the odd gnome and its ugly halfling companion. The bard was distrustful of them, and that is enough for the Kid to take notice.
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"We were not asked to come here to support the local eateries," Llewellyn counters. "While the tales of hobgoblins may be no more than that, I do not believe they should go untended."
"I've heard somethin' about the local wizard disappearing, too...could just be coincidence, or perhaps it has something to do with these rumors we've heard."
"We were not asked to come here to support the local eateries," Llewellyn counters. "While the tales of hobgoblins may be no more than that, I do not believe they should go untended."
"True, the rumor of hobogoblins in the old temple ruins must be investigated, and we shall. But first we should establish contact with those we expect to be our allies and gain a better understanding of the local situation from the local agents of good. As local law enforcement, former temple hero, and our official contact, Elmo should be our start. Once we make establish ourselves in private he should be able to provide us with more information for us to proceed from a position of greater understanding.
The hobgoblins are an obvious issue we can address. We must also find out if there are subtle agents or problems we must also root out."
The Kid continues to look for signs of the odd gnome and its ugly halfling companion. The bard was distrustful of them, and that is enough for the Kid to take notice.
The finely garbed Gnome is no where to be seen, when you look around the inn and outside the window, you spot the ugly Halfling laying on the ground like a sleeping bum, beneath a poplar tree with an empty bottle of alcohol, nobody seem to be concerned about the poor creature.
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Mr. Lenuran
Vesta approaches to the gnome My father is awaiting you in the kitchen.
She says and escorts you through a wooden door and down some stairs.
The kitchen seems old style fashion, pots, pans and finjans hanging from little hooks, several cupboards, fireplace and butchery table, narrow glass windows provide enough light.
Sitting around a small rounded table, Ostler waves and signals you to sit. Cheese, fresh milk and bread are served for you. So… what business you came to do in our town, as I don't remember the business you did here nine years ago.
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"I always be ready fer slaying a few hobgoblins. Perhaps we should also play friendly with the locals, though. A safe base of operations is surely a must."
Mr. Lenuran
Vesta approaches to the gnome My father is awaiting you in the kitchen.
She says and escorts you through a wooden door and down some stairs.
The kitchen seems old style fashion, pots, pans and finjans hanging from little hooks, several cupboards, fireplace and butchery table, narrow glass windows provide enough light.
Sitting around a small rounded table, Ostler waves and signals you to sit. Cheese, fresh milk and bread are served for you. So… what business you came to do in our town, as I don't remember the business you did here nine years ago.
Having just finished washing up, Lenuran smiled warmly as Vesta approached him to take him to dine with her father. While he knew that he had to tread carefully, as Ostler was good friends with Elmo and others in the town, Lenuran did not want to be rude and treat the older human as a threat either.
"I am here to record history Ostler, much as I did all those years ago. I have been asked to lend what meager support I can to those I travel with and answer their questions on topics of this and that as best I can."
Taking a bite of the cheese, Lenuran liked the sharp spice to it and recognized it as one from the gnomish hills.
'His courtesy is still sharp to serve me a taste of my people...'
"I see Hommlett has prospered since I last past through. How has success treated the town? Is it still as welcome a place as when I was last here?"
"I always be ready fer slaying a few hobgoblins. Perhaps we should also play friendly with the locals, though. A safe base of operations is surely a must."
"Agreed. It will be wise to establish our base first, then proceed to investigate these rumors of things amiss."
Ohh.. yes, this place is prosperous, it was once a small village, now as you can see it's a town, many visitors come from the gnomish colonies in the south to the Lands of Verbobonc and Veluna up north, passing through the town and leaving shining ones for the locals, Halfings and Elves travel from Celene to find their fortune in the human lands, so I can say this place is a success and welcoming,
Trouble? ... thanks to St. Cutberth it's a matter of the past.
Ostler takes a bite from the cheese and add But now I'm old, I don't get out as much as before, my bones and my heart are weak so rumors and tales are the last thing I can tell you old friend
He says and drinks the fresh milk. Elmo is the one knowing all the things in town and I guess Jaroo knows the surroundings.
assumptions
Elmo can be found at his house and Spugnoir's (the missing wizrd) store is in the north west of town
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Savoring his last bite of the cheese, Lenuran felt that he could trust that Ostler would only tell Elmo the surface of the conversation should the sheriff inquire while the two of them shared a game of cards and a pint of ale.
"I do not know how long they will wish to stay in town, but I will mention to them your words. I had thought of visiting the grove before we departed, as Jaroo's place was very peaceful last time and with ten years to tend it, I imagine it is a true paradise now."
"Agreed. It will be wise to establish our base first, then proceed to investigate these rumors of things amiss."
The Kid comes up just as the dwarf and priest are talking. He his casually rolling a dagger in his hand, and doesn't stop as he speaks. "Just to know, the odd gnome the master bard was concerned about has up a left. Don't want to be chasing shadows, but if he be an agent of the dark of some sort, we may have tipped off suspicions already." The boy casually tosses the dagger in the air where he plucks it out with the other. "So, we going to talk to the drunk law man today and then kill us some hobs or what?"
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As you finish your morning meals you to set off, getting to know the city a little bit more is essential.
Edirion remarks as you ready yourselves and Lenuran ends his breakfast with the owner.
The buildings are mostly wooden, some are one story high but most are two story, the streets are clean and you spot chickens, roosters, gooses, cats and dogs wandering freely, the merchants open up the stores, stands and stalls for the by passers to see.
Wild flowers and soft grass growing in every niche they can pop up from, Poplar, Oak and Pine trees scattered all around the town, casting shades, serving as a resting places for the old and homes to many kinds of wild birds, insects and rodents.
Spugnoir's potion store is in the north west (#25), Elmo's office is not far from the inn, it lies next to Pelor's Temple (#2).
As for the Grove, home to Jaroo the druid, priest of the old faith – Lenuran spots the place, 200 ft. from the inn to the south east (#26).
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As his companions prepared to depart the inn, Lenuran wanted to tell them what he felt he had learned from Ostler. While he might have been making something out of nothing, a trait that came from working for the crown for these ten years past, he felt he was oblidged to pass all things forward.
Seeing them gathered at the front of the inn, he approached with his pack and shouldered it as he neared them.
"Ostler no longer wishes to be part of the games of the city. While Hommlett is not the size of Greyhawk, in its own way the power structure mirrors it. Jaroo the Druid of the Grove and Elmo have established themselves as the voice of the common people. I still do not feel comfortable going to Elmo as he could slip when he has been in the cups, even if he would not mean to do so. I was not close to Jaroo, but druids are supposed to be the protectors of the balance and if the Temple is beginning to stir once more, I can think of nothing that would qualify more as such a threat. As always though, the choice in this matter is for you all too decide."
"How much of a risk do you deem Elmo's tongue on matters of confidence? He is likely to be able to say if anything odd is worth investigating within the village, but we would need to confide in him to gain access to such evaluations I would think."
Thinking on the situation, Lenuran knew that those he journeyed with were taking a huge risk if they sought to strike the perfect balance between taking what was needed without giving more than they were allowed.
"If you could gain his trust by doing something that appeared to be unrelated to our task then his confidence could be gained without forcing ourselves to tell the full truth. However too much assistance is just as likely to encourage his praise of those who appeared from the heavens. Perhaps this matter with the hobgoblins could allow us to strike two birds with the same arrow."
"I thought I left all this endless natter behind when I left my fellow elves," Llewellyn remarks grimly. "But by all means, continue. If you speak long enough, we will no longer have to worry about our task -- or, I fear, anything."
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