Crown of the Kobold King

[Corpseflower]

Ordin's question causes the girl the clam up immediately, "I don't talk about that night. I don't ever want to remember any of it." She chews the last bite of the apple in stony silence, but when Ordin insists she lowers her eyes and explains in a quiet voice her lip trembling, "It was early this summer, not last winter. The smoke was everywhere in our room when I woke up. Iola and Quetana woke everyone up, but when they opened the door to the hall the flames sucked into the room and burned them alive." Jeva shudders and starts crying, "I'll never forget their screams... I... I saw it melt their faces off... their skin was bubbling and falling off." The apple falls from her hand as she covers her face and cries, "Everyone was coughing and passing out so I jumped out the window. I twisted my ankle in the fall, and I kept yelling for others to jump, but no one ever did." The girl continues to sob into her hands.

OOC: The timeline is right. It was early summer.
Sense Motive - DC 23:
Aidan 0
Dimlez 4
Luger 16
Azog 5
Turn 3
Ordin 20

 

[OnlytheStrong]

Are you injured now Jeva?


[sblock=ooc]I have terrible rolls! lol. Every part of this seems like a set up, but she's covering it up nicely. I hate to say it, but she just about has Aidan convinced.....dang it[/sblock]

 

[Corpseflower]

Aidan: Drawing a crossbow and loading unnoticed within close conversational distance will take a couple of opposed rolls. You lucked out there- She got a Nat 1 on both Spot and Listen.
Move Silently: 14
Sleight of Hand: 15

Kn History - DC 15:
Aidan: 16
Ordin: 17
Aidan & Ordin:[sblock]With this area being as remote and undeveloped as it is, there are still structures from the ancient Dhakanni empire scattered through the Eldeen reaches. There is supposed to be a monastery from that period known as Droskar's Crucible in the foothills of the Byeshk Mountains. Neither of you have ever been of course. The monastery dates from a period when the empire was well in decline. (The Dhakanni empire was an ancient civlization of hobgoblins and other goblinoids that once stretched across Khorvaire. It had fallen into ruins long before the Five Nations had even been an idea- before humankind had arrived on Khorvaire even.)[/sblock]

 

[Corpseflower]

Jeva sniffles, "No. I don't want to live out here any more though. Will you take me back to your town?"

 

[WarShrike]

Azog smiles wickedly at the whole situation. "Tell me little one, who cut off your wings? I know this game. If you want our help, you will hafta be more truthful with yer uncle Azog now. Do right by us and we'll do right by you. What say you?"

 

[OnlytheStrong]

Jeva, are there any more structures near this mountain you speak of? Or does this lumberjack you spoke of live totally isolated?

 

[Corpseflower]

Jeva flushes at Azog's bold statement, “Elara was a good woman. It was for my own good! She did this to us to make us better, she said. I was born... different. She said the Dark Six were in me and she did everything she could to save my soul, Host bless her. She did everything for us. And now she's gone..."Jeva begins sniffling and then sobbing quietly at the memories.
Sense Motive DC 17
Aidan 9
Dimlez 13
Luger 19
Azog 19
Turn 13
Ordin 14
Luger & Azog:[sblock] It was very subtle, but when she flushed- that was definitely anger not embarassment.[/sblock]

 

[WarShrike]

"I knew little of this matter, but from what i have seen this night, both here and in the orphanage ruin, Elara earned her fiery death. If the Host does indeed bless her as she deserves, she's burning still. But do not try my patience Pixy. You may decieve others, but you cannot hide your intent from me. I just gave you a chance to earn my trust, and you threw it away. I do not blame you for how you feel. Therefore, i will give you annother because of what we share, but had you not been a child of nature, you would be dead right now."

 

[Voda Vosa]

"It seems that she was indeed a torturer and a piece of scum. Ha! She did earn that death. Though, it would have been more fun if she was to die in the freeze winds. Its a much slower and painful death." Dimzel says with a sadistic smile.

 

[Corpseflower]

Okay- we're at a semi stale mate. She isn't going to convince all of you that everything is on the up and up now matter how long she tries. You want to take her with you or no? Either way let's get this show on the road.