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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stringbean2142" data-source="post: 4943602" data-attributes="member: 84434">[sblock=OOC]Apologies again for yesterday; chalk it up to my idiot friends. Now, back to the fun...[/sblock] [sblock=Veruzak]She's shadar-kai. And with your passive insight, you've got a feeling she might not be lying about her past. That's all I'll give you, though, everything else should be roleplayed between you and Bell.[/sblock] [sblock=Bell]First, an OOC aside; that Shadow Jaunt tipped Veruzak off to Belle's origins. I confirmed he'd strongly suspect in-character that Belle's a shadar-kai, but from here on out it's tied to your character history so you'll have to run with it as you will. Now, IC stuff. There's nothing you can pick up from Veruzak, but you have read of stories where wielding mental magics, such as what you've seen Veruzak use, can twist the wielder as much as the target. As for the check of the square, Lt. Rayn's got something magical on him but from here you can't tell what or where exactly. Mainly because I still haven't decided. I really need to get that worked out in the next hour or so...[/sblock] [sblock=Kendrick]The big, bad warrior, put off by a little girl? Do you know how hard it is not to be an evil DM and use that? Oh, why do you tempt me so![/sblock][sblock=Martelai]I'll buy that, but you'd need a hellacious roll right now to get anything from it. With more knowledge, that will definitely drop to a more legitimate idea (or not, if the knowledge contradicts your idea).[/sblock]Atlas moves into the house after patting the girl, finding Yurian's wife tending akwardly to the young woman first attack by the scout. Both of the young woman's arms are broken, and tears carve out rivers on her face from the pain.Yurian's wife motions to a pallet for Atlas to place the man and happily steps back as he bends to work on the woman's arms. They need splints, but luckily should heal just fine with time.As Atlas finishes his work with the woman, Martelai enters with the little girl, who happily tells him her name is, "Annie, mister hero man!" It's obvious she wants to say more, but following his advice she settles down and rejoins the other children. Still, her many glances at Martelai and Atlas suggest the team has a fan in young Annie.Outside, Kendrick has managed to resheathe his sword without young girls crowding him. It looks as though whatever killed the archers has also done some damage to the three unconscious men, and it's not definite when they will awaken or what state of mind they will be in. On the rooftop, Bell and Veruzak find themselves wondering about the other, and have both caught a hint of something magical in the area.Elder Frin, sleeves rolled up to reveal blood on his hands and forearms, emerged from the tavern and waves for the party to gather around. He looks at them and concern clouds his face. "The earthen warrior, he is ok? Where is he?" Atlas chooses that moment to rejoin the others outside. A smile chases the clouds of cencern away. "Ahh, excellent."I have the badges here for those who don't have them already." Her he grins at Kendrick, obviously amused at the man's earlier antics with the badge. "Please, do what you can and quickly. Where will you start?"[sblock=Update]Hmm, I just looked at my notes and realized you all managed to save everyone, and even those you took down were only knocked out. Beyond the two archers, no one died in this attack. That's worth a bit of bonus XP I think, once awards are given. Not a lot, but I want to acknowledge you fought like heroes, even if that's not quite you character concept!Also, I've realized that the Investigation log below may start to get rather large. I'll do what I can to prune, but if/when things change I'll make sure to highlight them red in the log.[/sblock] [sblock=The Investigation]2 SUCCESSES  Clues/Facts:  - Three months ago, animals start acting up. It starts in forest, spreads to farms and village.- Three weeks ago, a farmhand named Rand entered the Sea Foam Tavern and started attacking people. Was killed by a blow to the head.- A week ago, Krill Kol enters the villages screaming about sparks and strange people before passing out. Has no memory of event on awakening.  - Six days ago, two people killed by an eight year old boy named Mart. Boy subsequently killed by Lt. Rayn.- Patrols sent out to investigate. Eighteen men disappeared and one was found killed, apparently by a member of the guard. Lt. Rayn was one of the men who disappeared.- Veruzak may have found something...- Whatever is going on caused two men's brains to explode.  Possible Actions:- Talk with Krill Koll about his episode.- Talk with the witness that are still around of the events.- Investigate the bodies of Rand, Mart, and the archers. Arcana, Nature, Heal, or give me a good reason for something else. Different skills may reveal different things.- Talk with Rayn and the scouts once they have regained consciousness.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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