Darksun Killer In Ravenloft PT I

[Ashrem Bayle]

"Templar..? posh! I'm no templar! I just work here for the city keeping it green and vibrant!" What can I do for you?

"A body was recently found within the sewers, near the South Gate Treants. Being a.... resident..... of the sewers yourself, what can you tell me?" With his right hand he held his obsidian staff. With the other, he moved his cloak aside and patted his belt pouch.

 

[silvertable81]

Dukotti shrugged at the logic. It was a good plan. If was inconspicuous, perhaps they would fail to see him until it was too late. Still, he would be close enough to where he could watch and hear the conversation. Besides, he enjoyed making people walk on glass around him. On numerous occasions, he had loosened an opponent's bladder with a simple gaze.

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Jayde Black
Our cast of Characters
OOC Thread for Kalidnay

 

[Jarval]

Odten stands back and lets Drinchek talk with the small human. He calms himself from his anger, but still mutters the word "defiler" repeatedly and with some venom.

 

[megamania]

KILLER IN KALIDNAY
DARKSUN
EN WORLD
SEGMENT 018

Jayde walks through the doorway of The Broken Lizard Tavern as she owns it. Dukotti follows but finds it hard to look like a slave. He comes across even rather strong to be a Bodyguard, or at least a good one.

The tavern is well kept. There are two groups of noble-like drinkers whom try not to look at you as you enter. A bartender looks up and squints as if his sight is less than very good. A bar maiden is picking up used cups from a third table. She gives a gentle sincere smile to both of you as you take in the place. A mul bodyguard is seen in the corner. He sneers showing off his missing teeth. He has possibly more scars than Dukotti but they appear to be not nearly as life-threatening. It would be easy to figure him as a powerful brawler and experienced Bouncer.

Everything here stinks of money and pride. Nearly all of the wood is Afgari (expensive dark red wood that is extremely hardand tough). Heads of exotic animals are stationed over the bar tender. They include various lizards, wild dogs and most impresively a Klar (armor plated psionic bear-like beast). Dukotti successfully spots that the eyes of one of the lizards is obsideon and seems to shine abnormally. Perhaps magical or psionic for some odd reason.

There are two doors leading into rooms behind the bartender and a set of stairs leading up. There are two more empty tables and five empty seats at the bar itself.

The maiden steps up to you. "Welcome."

 

[megamania]

KILLER IN KALIDNAY
DARKSUN
EN WORLD
SEGMENT 019

"Ugggg! yes how the pieces of the body stunk!" I could smell it before I even entered the sewer. Damn impolite and improper to caste pieces of a body into my sewer." The dwarf honestly seems peeved by this.


"Templar?" Nahhh...I just help 'em out a bit. Seems none of them like to grow a good root. You got that problem there laddies?" He gently punches one worker in the shoulder leaving a massive brown stain on his bare skin.

"Yup- found him here...oh a day or two ago. Suspect he was noble. Wore perfume....how unclean and unnatural!" Course Templar Denz (the original templar investigating this whose memory crystal the party holds) wanted me to keep that quiet. Ain't me fault he got himself torn up and hidden in my workplace."

Sorren notices the large flys begin to soar about the man's shoulder where touched by Krook.

"So- why you guys curious? Lost a noble have yah?"

 

[megamania]

KILLER IN KALIDNAY
DARKSUN
EN WORLD
SEGMENT 020

Still quite scared, the one boy answers the question as best he can.

"Haas is not right. He wakes in his sleep screaming. When we ask him what he saw he begins to reply then seems to grow dumb. He has been cursed. He has been kicked out of his residence by the agents of the Rat King. You may find him several alleys up in the refuge pile. He sits there in the heat of day moving his mouth but saying nothing. He is crazy...completely crazy."

The boy watches your hands fearing the casting of a spell to kill him or turn him into a creature less than a dung beetle.

 

[Velenne]

The competitive warrior in Dukotti can't help but sneer back. Of all the gladiators, mul's are to be respected most for their strength, prowess, and neverending stamina. This stunted thing was hardly a gladiator -more like a slug without eyestalks. Yes, he would call the creature Slug.

Following Jayde, his eyes will never leave the mul's. He stares hard and unyeilding, a small smile creasing his lips. The elf absently swings the spiked end of his chain with his far hand, his other palm resting on the pommel of his sword. Which would it be for this one? The chain or the sword?

Intimidate +10

Coming back to reality, Dukotti gets a sense of his bearings again. He's not in the pit anymore. This is a damned tavern. The mul is just a slug. Instead, he'll turn his attention back to his surroundings, noting any other warriors in the room, quickest exits, and the strange obsidian eye.

 

[silvertable81]

Jayde walks confidently to the bar, and tries to smooge the tender.
Diplomacy +21
She asks if there have been any lurkers around the bar, possibly outside, possibly in, definitely nervous.
Gather Information +14
She takes not a second glance at the Mul, preferring to infer knowledge at a glance. She looks at the eye.
Know; Psionics +17/ Psicraft +12
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Jayde Black
Our cast of Characters
OOC Thread for Kalidnay

 

[Jeremy]

Rat King, eh? I suppose even in squalor there is a pecking order wherein the strong feed upon the weak.

Drinchek pauses then whispers to the boy, "Do not fret, we will do you no harm, can you take us to poor Haas please? Maybe we can help him. After that you can run away from us and tell your friends how you barely escaped us. Or if you'd like you can stay with us. I can pay you a few bits a week to be sort of a runner for us if you'd like. Everybody needs friends......"

Drinchek's hobbled form remains crouched before the boy.

 

[megamania]

killer in kalidnay
darksun
en world
segment 021

Jadye asks her question which confuses the bar tender a bit. "Madame- how long have you been here in Kalidnay? Are you here to ask childish questions or get a drink? I serve the best Kank Honey Ale though you look like the elven wine type." As he says this he is quite taken by you.
Not bothering to ask he pulls out wine and poors it for you. He leans close to you- "Madame- people whom deal in the art frequent here...quiet like. I ignore them, the templars ignore them assuming we pay them enough. It's the way here. Please- do not start any trouble." He arches his eyebrow towards the nobles whom are either taking in the view or listening in on the conversation.

At only a quick glance, Jadye can guess if the eyes have special abilities it would be possibly profitable for such a meeting place but it was Dukotti that noticed it for what it may be

Dukotti is caught up in his staredown with the bouncer and fails to notice three new custumers that arrive until they sidestep you. One is a templar.

One of the people with the templar looks over at a table of other nobles. "Hey- Jutter....how goes the new mine? Your boy found yet?" There is obvious hatred between these two. The bouncer turns his attention to them instead now.