Dungeon Adventure Path: Life's Bazaar

[Old Fezziwig]

Sando: Ouryn manages to buckle his enthusiasm for juggling down long enough to spit out the story of Llarduen Longjaw in a more or less complete (you think), albeit mangled form. The way the young boy tells the tale lacks any sort of narrative cohesion, but you gather enough to know that the witch's cloak and the cloak in his nightmare are related because nasty monsters and wicked witches wear dirty, tattered cloaks. This is, in Ouryn's mind, how things are and always have been. When he finishes, he grins and his eyes get big. "So are you going to teach me to juggle now?"

Vorik, Qoll, and anyone else paying attention to their conversation: Gretchyn gives you permission to inspect the dormitories on the second floor, although "mind you not to get in the way of Patch and Neva as they tidy things up. Oh—that reminds me," she cocks her head to the side pensively and then bears her teeth in a friendly grin and nods, "most of the rest of the staff should be here—you've met Patch and Temar, our cook. The nurse, Neva, is upstairs, Jaromir should be out back tending the garden, and Willow's just about ready to start teaching. As long as you don't disrupt things too much, my staff is at your disposal."

The dormitory rooms are large, holding a number of cots. Patch putters about the boys' room, picking up after them, while a young human woman with plain features and of small stature tends to the girls' quarters. The only other room on the second floor is a spacious bathroom, with two large tubs. Your searches of the bedrooms yield no clues.

OOC for Carrach: I need you to touch base and let me know what your intentions are—if I don't hear from you soon, I'll assume that you're heading back to the orphanage and will arrive next turn. The next move will be up by the middle of the week (Wednesday).

 

[Douane]

To Carrach (If I can get him before he leaves):

"I will perform to my utmost ability for my employer and to this group that has invited me to join a shared quest for answers. However, don’t believe for a second that I have anything, which I feel I need to prove to you or to anyone."

Carrach stops for a moment, a bit unsure of what to do or say next.

...

"We'll see about this. I sincerely hope that your 'utmost ability' will prove to be of use on our quest."


He bows slightly to the human in a rather mocking gesture and turns towards the street.


"To the Waste with mercenaries and their ilk!", Carrach murmurs on his way out.

 

[Douane]

After receiving the list, Carrach gives it a short look. When he comes upon the first case of disappearance, he is startled. Adressing the acolyte who gave him the list, Carrach asks in a rather sarcastic tone:

"So you have people missing for almost a whole season and haven't done anything about it until now?

Only when the little ones in your own responsibility got kidnapped, you decided to act?"


Not expecting any kind of fitting explanation (at least for him), Carrach will hurry back to the orphanage.

"Thank you for caring!"



He will study the leaves on his way back, trusting his size to make up for any carelessness he might display while walking through the city.

 

[Douane]

OoC: Great! When I'm sitting at my 'puter waiting to post something, the boards are down, but the moment I leave for the weekend they come back online.

In atonement for my lateness, I offer this list of Kidnap Victims:
(Hope it will work this time!)

 

[Argent Silvermage]

Sando smiles and shows the child how to catch the scarves as they fall keeping them 'dancing in the air', "See it's easy at first. but eventualy you want to start juggeling balls and eventualy knives. But stick with the scarves for the next few months. It'll take a lot of practice to master the art." Sando has a flash back to his father teaching him about breaking and entering and shivers. I'll never be like them. he thinks to himself.
After spending time with Ouryn, Sando will help the others search the orphanage. "Ouryn? Do you know of any secret places in the orphanage? That the adults don't know about?"

 

[gordonknox]

To Qoll:

“That’s sounds great, lets compare notes. It looks like there is nothing here at the orphanage.”

To Group:

(If I have a chance to look at the list. Also, since I am from the area, I would just like to mentally cross-reference the people who appear on the list against my memory, just to see if the list is accurate.)

“I really cannot see any patterns on the list. If I may say so, it appears that older folks were taken at the beginning of the scourge, ending up with the four poor tots here at the orphanage – going from older to younger perhaps? If this holds true, will more children be taken? Could newborns be next?”

“Another small thing, it looks like a lot of folks were abducted at Inns or Taverns…may be nothing.”

(I would like to make a copy of the list for myself with the intention of sharing it with my employer.)

To Sando:

(If I can here his conversation with Ouryn, I will pay attention to the answer given. My idea is to cast a Recent Occupant spell in a hidden area, if one is uncovered.)

gk

 

[Argent Silvermage]

"I think that's a wise idea" Sando says, "That spell night work very well in this instance."

 

[Jalon Odessa]

Liandra sits calmly near the rest of the group, pondering their next course of action.

'Indeed, it seem the pattern that whoever's performing these kidnappings was following is cryptic to say the least. Perhaps we should interview the friends and relatives of some of the more high-profile abductees?'

 

[Old Fezziwig]

Carrach: The acolyte you receive the list from roles his eyes, unimpressed with your bluster. As you leave you hear him mutter something about "all talk," "spouting off at the mouth," and "typical adventurer." Your trip back to the orphanage is uneventful.

Sando: Ouryn doesn't know of any secret places in the orphanage, but he does offer that "some of the chairs an' tables an' desks are good for hiding under. Sometimes Patch and us boys play hide'n'seek. No one ever finds me under the desk."

OOC: Thanks for the .doc file, Douane, and no worries. The last few weeks have been nasty for the boards. Everything seems to be fixed now, though, so hopefully we'll be able to get this thing wound up and going again on a steadier basis. As for other moves, let me know what you're doing and where you're going, and I'll post more!

 

[Douane]

Studying the list thorougly, Carrach comes to the following conclusion:

"Whoever has taken them sure has no use for old people. Only a few are barely into middle age, most are way younger. Perhaps he needs them for some kind of strenous work?"

...

"Hmm, this reminds me of some part of that prophecy the high priestess gave us, ie. that we should look below the cauldron."


"You," he turns to Vorik, "told us you were a native to this city. Are there any kind of mines below us? And if there aren't any, how about some unofficial ones. Would that even be feasible?"