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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mal Malenkirk" data-source="post: 4961837" data-attributes="member: 834">[sblock=OOC]<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" />Well, that was entertaining.All right, I think we are done at the inn and there is no decision for you to make until you are at the asylum, so strap in for some descriptions.If you bought some consumables before leaving, say so OOC.Joe; that's a wish list or actual purchases?  As I said, buy whatever consumables you want if you have the funds.  I don't reckon they are too hard to come by.[/sblock]The heroes board a fishing ship for a decent price, considering that Scared Hear Island isn’t a regular destination.  An old Halfling named Finnan with a grumpy attitude and most likely lots of debts accepted on the spot to take you where you wanted to go without haggling too much.The trip is fairly unpleasant as the boat rocks severely through most of it.  The fastest way to get there was by sticking close to the coast and that is not always smooth sailing.  Late in the evening, when the sun has just set, the halfling brings his boat in.  The light is dim but the island has a small lighthouse and luckily no reefs so it isn’t too arduous.There is a lone pier to support naval travels from the island to the mainland and Finnan agrees to wait for you, informing you gruffly that it’ll cost extra if you stay too long.The heroes disembark and find themselves in a small community of merely six houses.  An old groundkeeper greets you.  When asked, he points you toward the Asylum.  He seems ill at ease.  -“Too many strangers, these days.” He grunts, when called on it.More pointed question yields only two noteworthy facts; two years ago, the asylum was renovated and since that point, all the personnel started living inside the walls.  There was also a purge at around the same time and many people were let go as other were brought in.  Most of the houses you see are abandoned, used only by the personnel required to maintain the dock, which is important considering that traffic has increased.  That’s the other bit of information that attracts the party’s attention; there seem to be a lot of new arrivals of these days.   The team walks a short way on a rocky path and discover the looming shape of the asylum.  It is a flat structure just one story high built against and into the stone of Sacred Heart Peak, which is really not much more than a hill.  The personnel live on the first floor while the cells are dug into the ground.  The groundkeeper didn’t know how many sub-level the asylum has.  There are wide, solid oak door and no windows.  It looks like a keep.</blockquote>

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