Micheal hurries over to Olindar and the girl, and starts looking over her as he says "Unforutnently, I have not the skills yet to be granted that spell by Krendon..." He then starts trying to discern about what poison she has been hit with and how to help her.
Kleb bends down to help Michael, "Let me know what I can do to assist you. Unfortunately I never paid attention when my master talked about healing, but I listen well."
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There are no signs of any wounds or rashes that would indicate contact or injury-based poison so it is quite possible she ingested something. Ultimately, you are unable to discern the exact nature of the poison, although it is clear that it has thoroughly sapped the young woman's strength. She is currently in a helpless state and her breathing is labored, as if her lungs are not even strong enough to draw in breath. She is likely to die soon.
Michael tends to the woman carefully, examining her life signs and checking for anything to determine the source of poison, but the anguish on his face is a clear indicator that he has come up with little.
"Merciful Lawgiver," Olindar says darkly, putting his hand on his heart, "if only I'd known she were in such danger, I would've taken ye to her meself firs' thing in the mornin'. We all thought her last Defender was jus' an accident. Clearly 'twas an act of malice."
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Deuce, you or one other person may make a Heal check to aid Michael, though it is unlikely to do much good.
Micheal looks at Kleb "I do not know how much help you may be, but any help you can give is thankful." he then mumbles under his breath about not wanting to loose his first charge on the first day, and looks to Olindar asking "Do you know anyone that is close by who has the skills?"
"Not unless ye happen te 'ave several hunerd sols about ye. The temples in this city expect pretty hefty donations for powerful magic like that. That was why I was hopin', as her Defender, ye might know a bit more. Nae, bes' we can do now is te give 'er a peaceful place te rest. Michael, ye are welcome to tend te her, of course. To ye others, might I have a private word in the other room?"
Olindar takes the rest of you over to the bar room and makes as if he is pouring you another round of drinks, but it is clearly meant only to distract the other patrons (a large, burly man with a balding pate and a bushy, red beard, a young man and woman who look as though they are traveling together, and a rather scrappy looking fellow with a few missing teeth). Olindar keeps his voice low as he readies your drinks, "I'm only tellin' ye this 'cause ye seem like the right sort. But dark things been happenin' in this city of late. It's only jus' comin' together fer me now. Krethan, the woman ye saw last night, well I seen her 'round town before. Always spoutin' some nonsense, but then she predicted the great storm o' last year, an' no one doubted her talent after that. Shortly after, Sister Kara, the woman back there, took Krethan under her wing and began to teach her. Ye see, Kara is a diviner, one of the best in the city.
"Well Krethan been down on her luck lately. She come in wit' her poor mudder 'bout a week 'fore the lot of ye, lookin' somethin' horrid. So ole' Olindar tells her te kick a leg back and saw her tale. She tells me she an' her mudder been kicked outta their home. Come te learn 'twas only so an assassin could put 'er up to the Crucible. Only she survived the firs' attempt. After that, I gave her an' her mudder a discount rate te stay 'ere 'till they gots their own place again.
"Then her mudder disappeared yesterday. Sees it all the time. An ol' assassin trick te lure ye out at night; kidnappin' a loved one and tellin' the target te meet ye in some dark, deserted alley. Only Krethan didn' go fer it...at firs' anyway. Later in the day she came back wit' this fella, Durm, te protect her and said she was plannin' te go oot and get her mudder that night. I managed te talk 'er oot of it; convinced her if she went, then likely both she and her mudder would end up dead. I thought she would stay in last night, but then yer group arrived.
"Somethin' had changed aboot her when I saw her leave las' night, tha's te be sure. Though I can' quite say what it was. She had a strange look in 'er eye. Anyway, somethin' aboot yer arrival changed her mind, fer no sooner had the firs' of ye wandered in than she began slowly creepin' back te her room. I doubt ye even noticed.
"Then everythin' happened last night as ye know. And this mornin' ye show up; said she had survived last night, which was surprisin' enough. Then I come ter find out Sister Kara, the woman in the back room there wit' Michael, been poisoned. Sister Kara mentioned a woman with red hair. Well, I be no diviner but it sounds an awful lot like Krethen had somethin' ter do with the poison te me, but it don' make sense. Somethin' has got into Krethan, but I cannae say what."
Micheal does his best to console and care for Sister Kara as she lies there...many things are going through his mind. He sighs and only hopes that due to the circumstances, this incident will not show badly on him. He then walks in the direction of Olindar.
"Ah, Michael. I'm sorry things 'ave turned out this way. I was jus' tellin' these folks 'bout some queer things been goin' on. I believe perhaps ye and they might have more in common than ye think. There might be a way te save her though," he says softly, beckoning you closer. Once Michael is huddled around the bar with the others, Olindar lowers his voice and explains, "I have a special concoction which I think may keep her alive fer a few days. It's a special brew, hard te get. Problem is, it's no cure. Ye'll need to come up with a way to make the funds fer a powerful restoration spell 'fore I run oot. Ye wouldn't happen te 'ave a treasure map or nothin' would ye? If so, ye could go huntin' fer it whiles I take care o' Sister Kara."
Lestrivius catch is up with lady Arden, You have been gone quite sometime from the santucary I was becomeing worried that I was losing companions where are armored friends?
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"Not that I'm aware of, young one," the innkeeper exclaims sadly, "but then they keep mostly te themselves. If there were I would be unlikely te know about it. I'm no' a follower of Krendon meself. Sister Kara jus' happens to be a good friend o' mine."
Micheal sighs and looks to the others, a stern look on his face "I just met you all, but do any of you know of anything we can do to help her in a swift manner?"
Arden sighs deeply. This is much more convoluted than she had planned; simply deliver Psycho and leave the city. Alas, things never work out the way you expect. She takes Lestrivius' arm in hers. "Our friend Kylest is lurking over there and Kleb is just returning from helping this young man aid the ailing woman."
She looks at Michael. "Michael, is it? I am Arden. I'm sorry about your charge. If I had either the money or the connections to help your friend they would be at your disposal. But, we will shortly be leaving the city to take care of a... difficulty that has arisen. We expect no pay but there may well be opportunity to earn some. A place with us is all I have to offer." She glances down the hallway and then back to Michael. "Perhaps the Lawgiver will look favorably upon us and we can acquire what you need."
Arden smiles and glances around the room briefly. "I would prefer to discuss it in less public circumstances. If you would walk with us, I can explain."
Kleb asks Arden and the others in private, "Do you think our current quest will garner enough treasure that Michael may be able to purchase the restorative? If so, let's fill him in. We have been tasked to investigate a nearby town where some folks in the countryside have recently been complaining of orcs pillaging their farms. One scout tracked the orcs back to an old keep on Baron von Darque's lands. The baron hasn't been using it for some time, so maybe the orcs just broke in or maybe they are working with the baron. We've been tasked to go to this keep and clean out the orcs, as well as bring back any evidence that might incriminate von Darque on his association with them, if it exists at all."
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It depends if we find anyone with problems on the way but I wouldn't trust anyone to pay full price for our services I have worked as a herbalist prehaps we'll find the herbs for such a cure on the way but I'll need to procure a medical tome to know the plants for such a cure
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Micheal walks over with the group, listining to Kleb's and Arden. He says "Sounds like an intreging position...as for herbs and such, in truth we will have to first find out what is plaguing her...it would be easier to pay a experinced cleric, druid or arcane caster to cast the spell"
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