Founding of a Guild (4e)

[Atanatotatos]

The lizardfolks lead you to the pool of low water Oak and Isdar remember. They invite you to follow them in the water and crouching under some thick roots arching like a bridge. It's a wet walk only lasting a few feet. You come out on the other side of the pool, the side Malek and Earth had come in front of.
The walk to the village is brief and uneventful.
A couple of lizardfolsks gasp, or hiss, or emit low growls when they recognize Earth and Malek, but they bring you nonetheless in the largest hut of the village, where a shaman-dressed lizardfolk is waiting for you...

[sblock=perception 15]in a corner of the central clearing f the village there's a small pyre crudely built with small branches. There seems to be a human figure in it, but you can only take a passing look as you get lead to the shaman's place.[/sblock]

[sblock=note]Depending on the way you act, this might be an easy social encounter, or a tough one (or a violent onslaught, but i hope not ). Use wichever skills you like, but if you use "apparently inappropriate" skills, justify it.
Quick rules:Roleplay the skill checks well (as in, reasonably, and contextualized) and you'll get a bonus ranging from +2 to +4. Same penalties are also possible for particularly bad choices.
Those who don't feel like participating actively because they have bad skills: remember, with a 10, you can give a +2 to another's skill check, and if you roleplay reasonably in context having a ten should be easy with a bonus.[/sblock]

 

[Graf]

Yenha doesn't take much interest in the hut or the surroundings [Perception=[URL="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1769366/"]7[/URL]] trying to look at the shaman and gleen some insight [insight=[URL="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1769370/"]7[/URL]].

I bet he eats insects... she thinks to herself. Like a frog.

 

[Atanatotatos]

The lizardfolk stares at you for a long time, then emits a low annoyed growl ad, finally, says: You really the onesss One-arm ssent? He sssaid you were sssix!...and shoots a menacing look at Earth and Malek.

 

[Walking Dad]

"You see, you know never who you will meet in this swamp. Let's forget about the last unpleasantness. And we really hurt your men only after they poisoned us!" Malek says, neither saying yes or no.

[sblock=OOC]
Bluff check. (1d20+11=17)

[sblock=Mini stat block]
Malek
Perception: 10 Insight: 15 Low-light Vision
AC 15 Fortitude 14 Reflex 14 Will 15
Hit Points: 26 / 26 Bloodied: 13
Temporary Hit Points: 0
Resist: Fire 5
Action Points: 1 Second Wind: 1
Healing Surge:6 Surges per day: 8 / 8
Encounter Powers: Dreadful Word, Infernal Wrath
Daily Powers: Crown of Stars

Condition: -
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[Atanatotatos]

...your liess are apparent, "thiefling"! now why don't you tell me why you five are here?
(0/1)

 

[Atanatotatos]

During the long silence, the lizardfolk shaman continues to stare at the party members. He hisses impatiently and finally, almost yells:Why are you here? What are yur intentionss?? Did you even know Issdar, the one that was known as the warrior of two scimitars??

 

[Voda Vosa]

OOC: Funny thing, I thought I had posted this. It turns that I didn't-

"We are here in search of an elf, whose arm was severed somehow." Earth replies calmly. "I know nothing more"

 

[Redclaw]

Isdar smiles at the lizardfolk. Ah, very wise, he says conspiratorially. You try to trick us to see if we are lying. I am Isdar. The one-armed elf is Sylas of the Twin Blades, and yes, he brought us into this swamp. I can only assume that you are the allies he left us to find. I am glad that we have finally found you on our own. He looks around for a moment. Now, if you could bring us to the elf he can advise us on our next move.

[sblock=ooc]Diplomacy 13[/sblock]

 

[Atanatotatos]

...The lizardfolk doesn't look particularly pleased at Isdar's words, anyway, he concedes: I do not like you, human, but i believe your wordss. Forr now... after a vrief pause and a menacing look, the shaman continues: ...but you are late to sssee Sylas. He iss dead. You may have seen a pyre while in a corner of the village coming here. Hiss body will be burned tonight. ... he looks slightly saddened for a brief moment.

 

[Voda Vosa]

"Why?" Earth asks. "He was alive and speaking to you, in what seemed to be good terms" the warfoged say "Must we assume he was your enemy? Or it wasn't the Lizard-like-men who killed him?"