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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Antithetist" data-source="post: 5387845" data-attributes="member: 88443">Orsik and Mythra discover that there is no postman as such, but the mail coaches pick up and drop off letters at the town's inn. At this time in the afternoon the cosy common room is quiet, with only a few old men in the corner nursing their ale and talking amongst themselves over a game of cards. The broad, ruddy-faced inkeeper is absently polishing glasses. He looks up, eyes widening, as the enormous goliath and his eladrin companion come into the bar, and it's plain to see that his main reaction as they start making enquiries is panic that such outlandish types are taking any interest in his affairs. Other than that, he shows every sign of having no idea what Orsik is talking about. "Derslin? I don't know a Derslin..."[OOC]The Insight check was successful, but isn't going to net you a success on the Skill Challenge. It will, however, give you a +2 bonus to your next Bluff, Diplomacy or Intimidate check involving the inkeeper.[/OOC] Meanwhile in the general store, the proprietor seems to be on the point of taking umbrage as Muzdum waves a salami at him. Happily Grys and Alexia soon smooth things over, and before long Alexia is chatting away happily with him. Over the course of their banter, with a few subtle guiding questions from Alexia, he mentions that a couple of weeks ago - just about exactly the time when the letter was mailed to Professor Howard - a stranger came into the shop, wild-eyed, covered in scratches, his clothes torn like he'd come straight out of the deep woods and run all the way. He filled his pack with dried meat and other supplies, broke a platinum piece in payment, and hurried off again into the woods.[sblock=OOC]I can tell you that you're going to need 12 successes before 3 failures, but there are no set skills. If what you're doing makes sense, I'll accept it as a contribution to the challenge. So far the tally is 2 successes, 0 failures.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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