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<blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 6211374" data-attributes="member: 9255"><p>THE HIDDEN</p><p>02 THE BODY </p><p>SEGMENT 020</p><p>“FOLLOW THE CLUES”</p><p>10/02/13</p><p></p><p>EYRE 17, 999 </p><p></p><p>“I want to solve this. It’s important.” Proclaims Truth. He doesn’t reveal to the group that he knew the dead man.</p><p></p><p>They have reviewed the evidence and tried to detect magic on the items. Rose has a nice Amulet of Health +2. The red rod is strange. It confounds Truth. It seems strange and thus magical but it doesn’t read as such. It has three rings carved into it but Truth misses it. Setting that aside, he returns to the journal. Much of it is written in a language he doesn’t know. But he picks up references written in common. Xor-Nadaii. There is a map also. A river that leads to a pond. At the pond is Xor-Nadaii. Truth turns to the last page. There is a journal entry here dated for Eyre 14 (3 days ago). </p><p></p><p>Dendril writes about how this began. He studied the ruins in Morgrave. There he had found references to the ruins and location. He traveled to Shadow Marches believing he had found the ruins through a map. He came to Yrlag and found a woman he knew from Breland. Madame Frome Durress. After speaking to her he hired guides and adventurers to explore the area. He believed he had found the starting point- a river just east of Yrlag.</p><p></p><p>They decide to try to locate the woman. They travel to the well to do section of Yrlag. They have gone to several taverns and inns with no success. Then Truth spots a sign that he recognizes. He pulls out the key and sees the same image of a crab on it. “There- The Water Crab Eatery… we can find answers there.</p><p></p><p>They go inside and find it not to be what they expected. A female elf dressed in very nice clothes stands at the bar table. Five other tables are here. The table in the furthest corner has a pile of books and someone reading a large tome. The group goes over to the table. “We were wondering if you could help us.” Asks Truth politely.</p><p></p><p>No answer.</p><p></p><p>RAF steps closer so that he can see over the top of the books. He is not happy with what he finds. A female elf, dressed in black with a green cape sits here ignoring them. A brooch depicting the Emerald Claw holds the cape together. “Excuse me…..” continues Truth.</p><p></p><p>RAF knows how to get her attention- he knocks down her stack of books and pushes the tome out of her hands. “We’re talking to you.”</p><p></p><p>“And now I must listen to you it seems.” She glares at them with malice. “A warforged brute, a shifter ranger, an elven swordswoman, a human swordsman and a robed and civilized warforged. What excitement- you must be the heroes of Yrlag I have heard so much of lately. Lucky me. Leave me. I have work to do.”</p><p></p><p>RAF, not sure if he is insulted that an Emerald Claw agent is ignoring him or not, kicks the books on the floor to redraw her attention onto him. Truth is surprised by her neither attacking nor even summoning up a protective spell. “Do you know a Dendril Whenduel?” He places down a gold piece.</p><p></p><p>Sighing in great annoyance, she slaps down several platinum pieces to prove she is above their petty attempts to buy her. “Dendril Whenduel who drools I don’t care. Leave me.” They continue to stand there waiting. “No I don’t but obviously he was picked on growing up with a name like that. Now leave…please.” And she scoops up her coins to replace them in her purse again.</p><p></p><p>Truth decides he will not get any further information from her and decides to leave without further provocation. RAF decides to do so anyway. He kicks the table leg, breaking it which causes the large tome she was reading to fall over. Truth notes the writing on the books and papers appears much like that in Dendril’s journal.</p><p></p><p>They go to the bar keep. She is obviously annoyed by the breaking of the table. To smooth things over, Truth puts down several coins to pay for the damages and for info. “Sorry- we really need to find out about a man named Dendril Whenduel. He was from Morgrave.”</p><p></p><p>“Why do you think I would know anything?” she asks.</p><p></p><p>Truth sets down the key. “We found this on his dead body this morning. He was found floating in the waters on the docks. We want to know what happened and why.”</p><p></p><p>“I know nothing about him or what he was doing. My customers are more civilized than most taverns. They come here to sit quietly and read while eating a simple but good meal.”</p><p></p><p>“Please- anything will help.” Adds Rose.</p><p></p><p>Looking at RAF and how he towers over her and his way of damaging things, she suggests going up to his room. She has only one room to rent and he has it. The key they hold is the key to the lock leading to the stairs to his room. They thank her and go outside to the entrance to the upstairs room.</p><p></p><p>It is a large loft style room that is mostly empty. There is a bed, a table and a chest. Nothing else. They look around and find nothing of use. They leave slightly discouraged.</p><p></p><p>Walking back to their own rooms they spot the vender that specialized in mapping and guides. They show him the map and after looking at it for a few moments (and Tom putting down a coin or two) he remembers the area. It is the first river east of the city limits. It should be easy to spot since there are two trees that have fallen and now support each other. It makes the symbol of an “X” by the river entrance.</p><p></p><p>They decide to gather up equipment and supplies and look for this river in the morning. Shortly after they leave a large humanoid walks up to the vender. “Sir- what can I do for you Mr. d’Tharashk?” The ½ orc smiles in a way that exposes one of his canine teeth. “Where were they going?”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megamania, post: 6211374, member: 9255"] THE HIDDEN 02 THE BODY SEGMENT 020 “FOLLOW THE CLUES” 10/02/13 EYRE 17, 999 “I want to solve this. It’s important.” Proclaims Truth. He doesn’t reveal to the group that he knew the dead man. They have reviewed the evidence and tried to detect magic on the items. Rose has a nice Amulet of Health +2. The red rod is strange. It confounds Truth. It seems strange and thus magical but it doesn’t read as such. It has three rings carved into it but Truth misses it. Setting that aside, he returns to the journal. Much of it is written in a language he doesn’t know. But he picks up references written in common. Xor-Nadaii. There is a map also. A river that leads to a pond. At the pond is Xor-Nadaii. Truth turns to the last page. There is a journal entry here dated for Eyre 14 (3 days ago). Dendril writes about how this began. He studied the ruins in Morgrave. There he had found references to the ruins and location. He traveled to Shadow Marches believing he had found the ruins through a map. He came to Yrlag and found a woman he knew from Breland. Madame Frome Durress. After speaking to her he hired guides and adventurers to explore the area. He believed he had found the starting point- a river just east of Yrlag. They decide to try to locate the woman. They travel to the well to do section of Yrlag. They have gone to several taverns and inns with no success. Then Truth spots a sign that he recognizes. He pulls out the key and sees the same image of a crab on it. “There- The Water Crab Eatery… we can find answers there. They go inside and find it not to be what they expected. A female elf dressed in very nice clothes stands at the bar table. Five other tables are here. The table in the furthest corner has a pile of books and someone reading a large tome. The group goes over to the table. “We were wondering if you could help us.” Asks Truth politely. No answer. RAF steps closer so that he can see over the top of the books. He is not happy with what he finds. A female elf, dressed in black with a green cape sits here ignoring them. A brooch depicting the Emerald Claw holds the cape together. “Excuse me…..” continues Truth. RAF knows how to get her attention- he knocks down her stack of books and pushes the tome out of her hands. “We’re talking to you.” “And now I must listen to you it seems.” She glares at them with malice. “A warforged brute, a shifter ranger, an elven swordswoman, a human swordsman and a robed and civilized warforged. What excitement- you must be the heroes of Yrlag I have heard so much of lately. Lucky me. Leave me. I have work to do.” RAF, not sure if he is insulted that an Emerald Claw agent is ignoring him or not, kicks the books on the floor to redraw her attention onto him. Truth is surprised by her neither attacking nor even summoning up a protective spell. “Do you know a Dendril Whenduel?” He places down a gold piece. Sighing in great annoyance, she slaps down several platinum pieces to prove she is above their petty attempts to buy her. “Dendril Whenduel who drools I don’t care. Leave me.” They continue to stand there waiting. “No I don’t but obviously he was picked on growing up with a name like that. Now leave…please.” And she scoops up her coins to replace them in her purse again. Truth decides he will not get any further information from her and decides to leave without further provocation. RAF decides to do so anyway. He kicks the table leg, breaking it which causes the large tome she was reading to fall over. Truth notes the writing on the books and papers appears much like that in Dendril’s journal. They go to the bar keep. She is obviously annoyed by the breaking of the table. To smooth things over, Truth puts down several coins to pay for the damages and for info. “Sorry- we really need to find out about a man named Dendril Whenduel. He was from Morgrave.” “Why do you think I would know anything?” she asks. Truth sets down the key. “We found this on his dead body this morning. He was found floating in the waters on the docks. We want to know what happened and why.” “I know nothing about him or what he was doing. My customers are more civilized than most taverns. They come here to sit quietly and read while eating a simple but good meal.” “Please- anything will help.” Adds Rose. Looking at RAF and how he towers over her and his way of damaging things, she suggests going up to his room. She has only one room to rent and he has it. The key they hold is the key to the lock leading to the stairs to his room. They thank her and go outside to the entrance to the upstairs room. It is a large loft style room that is mostly empty. There is a bed, a table and a chest. Nothing else. They look around and find nothing of use. They leave slightly discouraged. Walking back to their own rooms they spot the vender that specialized in mapping and guides. They show him the map and after looking at it for a few moments (and Tom putting down a coin or two) he remembers the area. It is the first river east of the city limits. It should be easy to spot since there are two trees that have fallen and now support each other. It makes the symbol of an “X” by the river entrance. They decide to gather up equipment and supplies and look for this river in the morning. Shortly after they leave a large humanoid walks up to the vender. “Sir- what can I do for you Mr. d’Tharashk?” The ½ orc smiles in a way that exposes one of his canine teeth. “Where were they going?” [/QUOTE]
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