Endur's Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil

[Endur]

Del responds, "Hear? I was about half a mile from the moathouse, I try not to go any closer than that. I didn't hear anything. I just saw the Dragon outlined against the cloud.
"Could be that the Dragon was just passing through. Might not have anything to do with the moathouse.
"But that moathouse is a magnet for evil. Its haunted.
"Dead people have been walking around that place for years.
"Last week, I saw a bunch of people hanging around that place. Big commotion. Wagons. Horses. Lots of yelling and shouting. Moathouse was busier than a bee hive. Must have been at least forty of them.
"I wonder if they left or the Ghosts got them or the Dragon ate them."


Behind Del, Chat makes a face like he clearly does not believe anything Del says.

 

[Dalamar]

"Relax, it's not like I'm going to go in the moathouse. Just get a bit closer and look around, make sure the unliving aren't on their way to eat us at the very moment."
Kerwyn pauses for a moment. "But if somebody wants to tag along, I have no objections."

In fact, he did, but he was pretty sure that if he didn't at least appear to be open to the suggestion of company, he'd not get a chance to be alone with some precious items to "not find".

 

[Pyrex]

Raner Bluestone

Del responds, "Last week, I saw a bunch of people hanging around that place. Big commotion. Wagons. Horses. Lots of yelling and shouting. Moathouse was busier than a bee hive."

"Seems a bit odd for a place empty and haunted by undead. Did ye happen to notice whether they were loading the wagons or unloading them? T'would seem that either the Moathouse has either gained a bunch of new residents or someone beat us to the treasure poor Nierethi was so keen on finding. Might be useful to know which before we go stompin about."

Kerwyn pauses for a moment. "But if somebody wants to tag along, I have no objections."

Raner shakes his head; "No, even if they didn' hear you coming they'd certainly hear me. But if ye aren't back in half an hour we'll be coming looking for you.

 

[Dalamar]

"I'd say it takes me half an hour just getting there, no chance of being back by then. Half spent scouting the area, and then the same each way, so at least one-and-a-half hours. I'd say two, so I don't have to rush myself going there and back."

 

[Endur]

Kerwyn does not see anyone or any sign of a Dragon on his scouting mission.

The ruined and crumbling moathouse appears abandoned.

(Map of the Moathouse attached).

Does Kerwin enter the abandoned Moathouse?

 

[Dalamar]

OoC:He isn't dumb enough to enter alone. Pretty greedy, but not quite that greedy

IC: "Nothing that I could see there," Kerwyn reports as he gets back from his scouting.

"So, umm... Who wants to share their breakfast? 'Cause I forgot to bring any of my own."

 

[Thanee]

Lenya

“Well, then should we see what's inside?”

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

"Here, take one of mine," Craven says to Kerwyn, holding out a wrapped bit of trail ration. He was not particularly hungry, and didn't wany anything in his stomach in case something happened. If Old Del was mostly healed, with crutches to help him get back to to town, then Craven will go with the others.

 

[Endur]

Old Del stands up, ,"You saved me. Thanks again everyone. I'll let Elmo know what's going on.

"Belaver, I'm going to have a long talk with Jaroo. Its right time he started thinking about retiring and letting someone competent like yourself take over the Grove."


Old Del starts on his way, hobbling towards Hommlet.

After he is out of sight, Chat says, "Nice old guy, but I think hunting out here by himself has caused him to start seeing things. Kerwyn didn't find anything at the moathouse because the old man imagined it all.
"Still for a moment there, Old Del had me believing that maybe Nierethi knew what he was talking about, that there was a Dragon's Hoard at the moathouse and that we'd all get rich."

 

[Thanee]

Lenya

“While I don't believe all those stories, there is no reason why we shouldn't be more than careful still. At least the undead are for real, as far as we know.”

With a wave of her right hand, Lenya invokes one of her inborn powers, which she had mastered only recently. A short moment, her eyes flicker in purple light, then everything is back to normal.