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C&C: A Lion in the Ropes
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driver8
First Post
The troupe hitches the horses to the wagons. Slowly at first the wagons turn and gain the road. Turning west they begin to pull away.
"Good journey friends," cries out Johan, "may Fharlanghn guide your steps til you arrive at your destination!"
And so the party heads east. Four hours you trudge on making good pace, resting when required.
Darkness falls some 3 hours later. The clouds thin and in the moonlight, the road is visible enough to allow safe enough passage without much difficulty. With the darkness comes extra vigilance, but no threat emerges from the night.
Finally perhaps six hours later, with the moon high in the sky, and the clouds beginning to threaten in rain you see a small village in the darkness.
The village is series of wooden buildings arrayed neatly along either side of the road, not far from the river. No light can be seen through the tightly shuttered windows, but smoke rises from the chimneys. The doors of the houses are closed and the town is silent.
"Good journey friends," cries out Johan, "may Fharlanghn guide your steps til you arrive at your destination!"
And so the party heads east. Four hours you trudge on making good pace, resting when required.
Darkness falls some 3 hours later. The clouds thin and in the moonlight, the road is visible enough to allow safe enough passage without much difficulty. With the darkness comes extra vigilance, but no threat emerges from the night.
Finally perhaps six hours later, with the moon high in the sky, and the clouds beginning to threaten in rain you see a small village in the darkness.
The village is series of wooden buildings arrayed neatly along either side of the road, not far from the river. No light can be seen through the tightly shuttered windows, but smoke rises from the chimneys. The doors of the houses are closed and the town is silent.
driver8
First Post
Norgim walks around the village. With his enchanced vison the paladin notices another smaller path leading away north, while the main road continues east. The village itself is small, perhaps 20 small cottages with thatched roofs.
As he looks for lodgings, Norgim sees nothing that looks large enough to be an inn or tavern. Likewise, there are no signs to indicate the village even has such a place.
James' knock goes unanswered for many long moments. Before anyone can knock again, however, movement is heard within the structure. Then faint candlelight spills out from the closed slats of the shutters. There is a long pause, and you can hear whispers, as if someone is at the shuttered window looking out.
"Milords?" the answer finally comes. "Not sure who you be, but we cannot help you. It be late. If shelter you seek, the Church o' the Cudgeller be down the road to the east. We dont want no trouble, if you please."
As he looks for lodgings, Norgim sees nothing that looks large enough to be an inn or tavern. Likewise, there are no signs to indicate the village even has such a place.
James' knock goes unanswered for many long moments. Before anyone can knock again, however, movement is heard within the structure. Then faint candlelight spills out from the closed slats of the shutters. There is a long pause, and you can hear whispers, as if someone is at the shuttered window looking out.
"Milords?" the answer finally comes. "Not sure who you be, but we cannot help you. It be late. If shelter you seek, the Church o' the Cudgeller be down the road to the east. We dont want no trouble, if you please."
James Ferdinand III
"Oh? And just how far to the east may this temple be, then? And what's the problem you folks have, anyway? On a pretty night like this, I'd think there'd be people out and about, eh? Lovers going to meet lovers, that sort of thing?" He turns to look at the rest of the group. "I mean, really, what else is there to do in a town like this?" Turning back to the house, he waits for any answer to his questions.
"Oh? And just how far to the east may this temple be, then? And what's the problem you folks have, anyway? On a pretty night like this, I'd think there'd be people out and about, eh? Lovers going to meet lovers, that sort of thing?" He turns to look at the rest of the group. "I mean, really, what else is there to do in a town like this?" Turning back to the house, he waits for any answer to his questions.
howandwhy99
Adventurer
Kuld said:
Fatcoin runs up to Norgim nonchalantly. Looking around he says with a lowered voice, "The village looks locked for the night. Perhaps it would be wise to find a hayloft to rest the eve away with say a one person watch?. Or if the dwarf Pugh is here, maybe he would share whatever his own sleeping fortune is with us? As a fellow dwarf I think you stand at least a chance of convincing him. It would do mite bit better than sleeping outdoors with those stormclouds coming." Fatcoin points towards the horizon.
