Gormenghast

[Yair]

Sofia stares at Chronius for a moment as she asks crisply "Annan, whose property is that?"

Annan did not escort you out, and you were actually rounding the corner of it's compouns which is some way from the entrance. Looking around, you do see someone looking at you through a half-shut window; assuming you ask him....
The small figure recoils when you address her, but shyly peers over the windowsill. She looks at the direction you pointed to, ans softly says "Pyotr."

 

[Maerdwyn]

"Spesiba, We will try to help if we can," Sofia says kindly to the shrinking figure. She turns to the two grogs nearest her. "Boris, Sasha, come with me please. We should at least see if Pyotr has esacped the blaze." She takes the two grogs with her around closer to the burning house, to see if anyone is obviously within, or if anything else is amiss besides the fire.

ooc: will evaluate how to proceed when she sees more.

 

[Someone]

"You´re getting yourself and all of us in problems" says Chronius, looking around. "But if you are decided, then it´s better to don´t do things half-hearted. You" says pointing at the grogs "Raise the alarm and laert the neighbour."

 

[Yair]

The remaining grogs look at one another in confusion upon hearing Chronius's order, then shrug and begin to holler "fire! fire!". In short time a few of the neighbours look out their windows, lights light up behind closed doors, and the people of the neighborhood start pouring out of their homes.

In the meantime Sofia had reached the burning building. It is a simple house that, by its marking, belongs to a carpenter. For now the fire is limited to its thatched roof, but in short time it should expand further - to both the house proper to to adjacant roofs. By now few people have entered the street, and those that did run out to arrange water. You think soon a small mob will fall upon you, however, judging from the sounds of it.

 

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Victor decides to go with Sofia and the Grogs and see if he can help with something.
Those bustards that knock me on the floor must be responsible for this menace. He thinks to himself.
Hey folks, judging on my first encounter with those people in the city, I presume they don't like strangers, I hope they will thankful this time.
he rolls his eyes and follow Sofia, and starts peering into the house from the windows, if he sees someone , Victor tries to get his attention.

 

[Yair]

The window is partly blocked by wooden "doors" to hedge out the winter, but they are not closed. Through the crack you see the inside of the room, and at first notice nothing outside of a table, chairs, and such trivia. On a second look, however, you spot a leg peeking from behind the table. Someone is lying on the floor, unmoving.

 

[Someone]

Chronius just covers his face and does his best to not being noticed.

(OOC: just saying I´m here)

 

[Maerdwyn]

Assuming that the room isn't chokes with flames, Sofia turns to the grogs, "Can you get that man out of there?" She looks at the size of the home, trying to figure if it is likey to house more than just the one, visible person. If any towns people arrive at the scene she asks them how many people live in the home.

ooc: what is the temperature (below freezing or above)? Any signs of where the fire started?

 

[arscott]

Chen, who has come to the jewish quarter to find Annan, is drawn by cries and alarms to the carptenter's house. Upon seeing the flaming roof, he immediately goes to find some source of water.

 

[Yair]

OOC: The house is fairly large, large enough to contain his workshop and a small family (barely). It is cold, but above freezing. So far the fire has been limited to the roof; an Awareness EF 9 roll will suffice to notice that it's focus was some foreign object in the roof, now entirely burnt out. The doorway to the house can be broken with a few good shoves. You can play your own grogs if you want to; I wouldn't mind knowing what grogs that party has, also...
Assuming you do break in (?!)...

A small crowd is gathering, but they don't do anything except stare. In answer to Sofia's question, one of them (an old women) says "Pyotr the carpenter lives here. He lives alone, ever since the plague took his wife." She looks at the house in disdain. "Although he lives mostly at Olag's really."
As the grogs break through the door they are greeted by a strong stench, a mixture of vomit, alcohol, and smoke. It is not hard to determine that Pyotr has drunk himself to a stupor. The roof is slready starting to burn from within, and small pieces of burning thatch and sparks rain down on them. [They should have no problem draggin him out.]

A single dog has come out along with the people, a small irritating thing. He sharply barks at both the fire and Chronius, running back and forth between them in a frenzy. Some of the gathered people are giving Chronius concern looks.

The neighberhood people that are doing something are organizing a column of people from the near well to the house; as he seeks water Chen finds himself quickly recrtuited to the effort. "Here!" a bucket of water is thrust into his hands, "pass it along!" Only then does the person stop to look at Chen, and is struck dumb for a second or two at finding such an unfamiliar face in front of him.