Island Empire, Part IV To face the Lich

Leif · Jan 2, 2010

Gnurl Whiskerling

Scotley said:
The ogre offers Gnurl a small step ladder and gestures at the rather high bed. "Mistress 'll like as not give you a cut rate if you fill the house at this late hour. 'sumin you don't make too much noise."

"Why, thank you, Dear Crumpet," says Gnurl as he ascends the proffered steps into bed. On the way up, he presses a gold piece into the Ogre's hand. "A very early wake-up call, if you please, Crumpet? Oh, and there's another gold piece in it for you if you can manage to wake that sot Zurrik before he recovers from his, um, over-indulgence tonight."

Maidhc O Casain · Jan 2, 2010

H'Roosh follows along with the others, seemingly lost in thought. He flips Crumpet a gold piece before quietly bidding his friends good night and taking his room.

Scotley · Jan 2, 2010

Gold trumping silver, Gnurl gets a wink from Crumpet as he pockets the coin. The beds prove comfortable and free of vermin. The brief night passes uneventfully. Crumpet's heavy heavy treads outside Zurrik's door presage the first cock's crow by half an hour. Soon all are roused as requested. A maid accompanies Crumpet on the wake up calls with ewers of warm water for each of you.

Lou · Jan 2, 2010

Zurrik Odeil

Zurrik awakes suddenly about a half hour before dawn, unsure of why he is suddenly awake. He turns his head to the side and creates a splitting headache from the sudden movement. Wow, where am I? thinks Zurrik. The events of last night slowly sink in. So why am I awake? What time is it? Zurrik slowly sits up on the edge of the bed. Great! How do I get rid of this pounding in my head?

About the time Zurrik decides to start moving around, the knock at the door means morning is here. Answering the door to find Crumpet and a maid, Zurrik takes the ewer of warm water with thanks. Washing his face in the warm water, Zurrik slowly begins to feel better. After his morning ritual, Zurrik leaves a silver piece by the basin and opens the door to find his friends.

Maidhc O Casain · Jan 3, 2010

H'Roosh wakes early and performs his morning meditation and kata. When the knock comes he is cooling down, and he takes the ewer gratefully. He leaves a gold on the bedside table and exits to find his friends.

mleibrock · Jan 3, 2010

Radoon

Radoon will take the last room and enter after all his friends have entered their rooms. As Crumpet shows Radoon his room, He will also give the Ogre a piece of gold and whisper, "Any other tips that might make the mistress of the house more agreeable?"

Knowing it is late and he has had way too many drinks to pull of total sobriety, but thinking it might be worth a shot, Radoon will try and engage the ogre in a bit of conversation to see if he is willing... "You are quite the imposing figure, I assume you keep the peace very well around here. We had a bit of a scuffle on the other side of town and I find myself in need of a healer, might you happen to know of one around here? This is quite the nice setup here, have you worked for the Lady long?" Radoon will continue to try and spark a conversation to see if the Ogre seems interested in discussing any topic.

Once finished, he thank Crumpet for the escort and will also retire for the evening.

When awakened by the rapping at the door, Radoon gratefully washes his face and upon looking at the young girl, begins to think of M and is soon flooded with feelings of melancholy. Aye, it may be time for this old salt to retire to something a bit more meaningful.

Radoon will exit and meet the rest of the group at the designated spot for breakfast.

Leif · Jan 3, 2010

Gnurl Whiskerling

After rising in the pre-dawn hours to study his spells for the day, Gnurl makes his way out to find breakfast after having performed his daily ablutions with the warm water. Upon exiting his room, he sees that Zurrik is at least marginally functional. "Drat! I was hoping he'd be much more hungover and subject to my taunts for the whole day. Oh, well, can't fault an ogre for trying, I guess." Gnurl will flip the promised gold piece to Crumpet. "Spend it wisely, Friend Crumpet. Or, if not, at least try to sneak out of her room well before her husband is due back!"

Scotley · Jan 4, 2010

[sblock=Radoon]The Ogre is bright for an Ogre, but that isn't enough to make him a particularly interesting conversationalist. Further, it is the middle of the night for him and he'd just a soon be sleeping as talking with a drunken sailor. That said, he proves a useful enough fellow.

He tells you that Mistress Pilson isn't difficult to get along with. She is just a force of order and good in this rather rough and tumble place. She likes polite sober people who don't brawl at the drop of a hat.

He smiles a toothy smile at the remark about him being an imposing fellow. "I find a stern look dissuades most from making trouble round here. Now, Mistress Pilson doesn't like trouble as you said, I've got a good place here. I keeps the riff raff out and been doing it for nigh on two years now with no complaints."

"As for a healer, I know a woman who can help you. She is always welcome here. I can arrange for her to be here first thing in the morning. When the scullery goes to market I'll have her fetch the girl."

As good as his word, Crumpet returns early the next morning with an attractive middle-aged woman. She smells of incense and soap as she leans close to examine your wounds. Her long fair hair is neatly braided and only a few gray hairs show. Her eyes are emerald green and it would be easy to stare into the deep concerned gaze for a long time. She says little, but that she has a morning service to perform. At that Radoon notices that she wears spotless white robes of a priestess of some sort under a long traveling cloak. She casts a quick spell and suggests you drink lots of fresh juice and less liquor until the wounds are fully healed. Saying she is pressed for time she is gone before you can even get her name. [/sblock]

Scotley · Jan 4, 2010

Crumpet smiles as he pockets the gold coin offered up by Gnurl and winks at his suggestions for it. "Sage advice from a Gnome. Will wonders never cease." As he departs he stumbles into a tin watering can next to the door of Zurrik's room setting off a considerable clatter. He strolls down the stairs whistling a merry tune entirely too cheerful for the hour.

As you complete your morning ablutions and come out of your rooms another unexpected sight greets you. A attractive middle-aged woman with braided fair hair and startlingly green eyes hurries from Radoon's chamber pulling a long traveling cloak around some sort of sheer white shift or robe. With a smile she touches Zurrik's cheek as she passes and his headache vanishes. Her gaze lingers over H'Roosh's shirtless form still glistening with sweat from his morning exercise. She bustles down the stairs and out of the gate in a considerable hurry without a word to anyone.

As you consider this strange apparition the maid announces that Mistress Pilson is now offering breakfast at the main house. This brings to the forefront of your senses what was merely tugging at the edges of your awareness. Wonderful smells of baking bread and frying bacon can no longer be ignored.

As you gather, Radoon looks much improved since the fight day before. He almost looks younger as well as hale and hearty. He walks with surprising spring in his step.

A door to the house stands open below.

Leif · Jan 4, 2010

Gnurl Whiskerling

"Sage advice from a Gnome is, I should think, the general order of things! But, perhaps you are not very used to dealing with us cosmopolitan, world-wise folk? No matter, I wish you a pleasant day, Crumpet." Gnurl pays no attention to Radoon's improved condition, attributing it to a night spent in pleasures of the flesh, in which Radoon is well-known to indulge at every available opportunity. He does remark, "How in this world have you managed to live so long, Radoon, carrying on as you do?"

Gnurl is first in line for breakfast! "A wise man once said, 'He who would live knows never to stand between a hungry gnome and his repast!' Words to live by, friends."