Legacy of the Silver Dragon: Chapter 1 (Chickens, Demons, and a Missing Girl)

[Binder Fred]

"Who will provide the distraction?" Myst asked. "Do any of you have more than a passing acquaintance with the shopkeeper?"

"I spoke with persons who knew him," indicates the young mage to brother myst's question. "They seem to indicate that what happened yesterday occurred before, and in this same place." A waving gesture towards the storefront across the street. He then quickly continues, as Bosco is already moving: "Ah... Signs, symbols in chalk, amulets and sacrifices, these are the things we should be looking for, things that could anchor ill-will to this mortal coil. May luck be with us," he concludes with a rushed breath.

[sblock=Actions]Antares will let Bosco soften up the opposition - so to speak - and meanwhile incants his Detect Magic Spell (Duration 20 minutes), looking first at the whole of the store and roof from the outside... Anything of note? How many stories does this things have? Basement and/or attic? Are there alleys on the sides or is it pressed against its neighbours?[/sblock]EDIT = Good thing it's Halloween, eh Whizbang? Happy Halloween to one and all!

 

[mdengler]

Stellan is wearing his armor and weapons as he joins the group.

 

[gambler1650]

The door to the General Store is open already, providing a bit of fresh air in the otherwise somewhat odorous space - food is a large component of what is sold here after all. Before Bosco goes in, you can see Jorgen moving around inside, and he comes outside to look through the windows to make sure the wares are displayed properly after he adds a few more items, many are samples from other craft shops in town that are provided to Jorgen for advertising purposes. He can actually be heard humming to himself from across the street, taking no obvious notice of the group of soon to be minted new adventurers. He appears to be in a good mood, right up until Bosco wanders inside and knocks over a few potatoes that go merrily bouncing across the floor.

"Halfling!" yelps Jorgen, "This is not the place to ask for sterling. It's the place to spend it. I don't cheat anyone, and so I don't have money to spare for everyone who needs it. Try the street. He doesn't recognize Bosco, at the moment, more intent on chasing down the potatoes including one which has found its way beneath a stand of somewhat fragile looking wooden toys, similar to the one that Antares bought yesterday.

OOC: Will get back to Antares on the Detect Magic thing after getting a reply from him regarding a PM he sent.

OOC: How carefully are you swinging the tin cup, Bosco?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Bosco doesn't hit anything with the cup that will cost more than a few coppers to replace, in case he's forced to do so.

 

[Toric_Arthendain]

Myst hung back, waiting to follow Antares. The elf had been here before and had more first hand experience with whatever phenomena that he had witnessed. The cleric was therefore content to stay alert and keep his eyes open for anything strange or otherwise out of the ordinary.

 

[Voda Vosa]

Muzdim stands there. His weapon hand in his pocket, he grasp the black orb he caries in it anxiously. Otherwise, he makes no move, no sound.

 

[gambler1650]

[sblock=For Antares]As you cast the spell, you hear a bell like ringing sound. Your first thought is that the bell over the door is making the sound, but the door itself is tied back and open in front of the shop, and the bell itself is quite still. The sound you hear is definitely coming from it however, and it has a discordant edge to it.[/sblock]

 

[Binder Fred]

Outside Antares raises both hands at head-level, fingers loose, spreads his arms out only to bring them back forcefully, fingers grasping at apparently empty air, bringing something back towards pointed elven ears. Once: "I hear." Twice: "I see." Arms spread wide, faint blue glitter sparkling as they slice through the air, his face softly glowing with the pleasure of magic: "Roshasanant!"

Silence, at least to mundane ears......

Then a delighted giggle: "The bell! On the door. How very clever!" A sweeping gesture towards his companions, "Shall we?"

[Sblock=Minute 2]As he crosses the street, Antares will go over his companions for any new or old magical items or conditions (including examining his own ring), please.[/sblock]Once on the other side, just below the bell, the young wizard pauses, closes his eyes and listens with rapt attention.

[sblock=Minutes 3 (and up? he won't go past minute 5, please)] Can he tell: If it's a spell anchored to the bell or if the bell is a magic item in its own right? Single spell/function or something more complex? School of magic? Charge-based, X times per day or infinite "wondrous item" activation?[/sblock]

 

[mdengler]

"What did you find?" Stellan asks, clearly skeptical of the threat the bell poses. Then he adds, with a slight smile: "A demon?"

 

[gambler1650]

To answer a couple of other questions Fred had...

The store is one of several one story buildings along the street. It's not a tightly packed town, so as is the case of most buildings there's a space between it and its neighbors. As is the case with many of the shops, the living quarters for the owner is an extension at the back of the building, with a door connecting the two halves on the inside. There's a large window at the front to display the wares, but the sides have no windows whatsoever. You can't tell from the outside if there's a basement, and when you've been inside there's never been an obvious entrance to one, but most buildings in town have one in your experience.

Inside, Jorgen turns to the Halfling after recovering his potatoes and replacing them. Why are you still here? Outside, go! He turns towards the door to point - which obviously wouldn't work if someone was blind. And then notices Antares (and possibly some of the rest) walking towards the door, and frowns slightly as the elf doesn't come in but is obviously inspecting the door.

[sblock=For Antares]Your ring gives a somewhat neutral sound that's a combination of a chime and as if someone knocked on a piece of wood. Myst's holy symbol also rings, a bright, strong sound.

As far as the bell, you can't tell much beyond a relatively strong ward over it that protects further specifics of a second, weaker aura beneath. The discordance you heard previously is primarily from that second aura, and it may have some similarity to control spells that you've observed cast before.

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