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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 9453759" data-attributes="member: 6785785">The rider pauses for several seconds before answering. She looks at the stanchion anchored to her saddle and follows it to the flame of the torch at the end.Without eye contact with Vorn; “the notorious Redfletch…shouldn’t you have brought these villains to your brand of justice and we wouldn’t be here in the first place? What exactly…are you proposing…or maybe insinuating?”Then she turns and furrows her brow. Her horse can feel the tension in the air and it snorts as if to put a period on things.__________Starn, with Vorn at his side, moves close enough to speak to her without the crowd overhearing. "Perhaps, if justice is indeed your goal, you should reveal yourself to us. Otherwise we are forced to consider the worst possibilities."Starn's demeanor is neutral, admitting of the possibility of either compromise or the deployment of force, or even perhaps simply a parting of ways without incident.__________“Bold. Who exactly do you think is on trial here, Wizard?”She says this loudly. Loud enough for all to hear. Loud enough for her four riders to trot up.She says to the big, burly fella on her left, “did you hear his request? What do you think?”He looks up at the dark, dusk sky. Smirks and shakes her off.__________Vorn raises his hands, palms out. "I think the point is that no one's on trial here, Captain," he says. "At least not any kind of recognizable trial. And although, as you say, I'm not always one to fret too much about the formalities of the law, I only take such action when I am certain." He gestures towards the accused. "I don't think you can say you're certain in this case."He then moves to the wagon tracks. "I can follow these tracks. They're fresh enough that I'm confident my friends and I can catch up to the actual culprits. I know these lands well... and I know bandits well. They won't be more than a day's travel from here. Perhaps near the forest to the north, or else toward the hills to the west. I know every hiding place between here and Hammerfast. We will find them... and when we do, you can rest assured that true justice will be served."He turns back to her. "Release your prisoner to us. If he is indeed in league with the bandits, we'll confirm it. And if so... I'll carry out the sentence myself. I promise you." Several members of the expedition raise their voices in agreement, more than before. The captain's eyes narrow as she looks at Vorn. She seems angry, but convinced. __________Intent: To convince her that Vorn knows these lands well enough and is an accomplished tracker, and can find the culprits. Primary: Nature- r(6) + 12 = 18 vs. Medium DC 16. SUCCESS.__________Complexity 1 SC, Level 8 (DCs 12/16)Goal: Protect an innocent man from execution and learn all we can about these bandits' methods while we can4/4 Successes/1 Failures/0 Hard DC Available/1 Secondary Skills Available/0 Advantages Available/Primary Skills Exhausted: Insight, Diplomacy, Arcana, Intimidate, Nature</blockquote>

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