Heroes of the Day [Dawnforge] Part 1: Attack in Ebernath!

[Starman]

Placid Brokenfang-Somewhere on the Parthian Sea

The drowned man is dumped unceremoniously in Placid's cabin. Two of the other three passengers in the room wake up and stare at the man and Placid before going back to sleep. Placid casts his spell on the man and some of his wounds seal up. The man does not wake, though. As he examines him, something on the man's hand catches his eye. On the man's chest is a beautiful, intricate tattoo. Placid pulls the man's tattered shirt aside to get a better look. It is a set of scales, an eye on one side, an hourglass on the other.

Nor does he wake over the next few days. Despite the lizardman's care, the drowned man does not seem to get any better. In fact he slowly fades and Placid gets the feeling that the man does not wish to live any longer. Four days later, he is dead. Captain Aswan, not wanting to keep the man aboard, dumps him overboard.

None of the crewmembers, including the Captain, remembers hearing the drowned man saying anything when pulled out of the water. They look at you strangely when the topic comes up.

A week later you pull into port in Ebernath. You ask around and it isn't long before you find out that your companions are staying at a place called the Giant's Tankard.

 

[Starman]

Ebernath

The sign outside of the Giant's Tankard shows two men dwarfed by a mug twice as tall as they are. The group goes in and sits down at a table. There is room for sixty or so people in the common room. Several tables are taller than normal with larger chairs and stools to accomodate big folk. A few ogres and minotaurs sit at these tables. People of ther races are scattered throughout the room.

A woman comes over, lowlander by the looks of her, and gets drinks and food for everyone that orders them. You spend the next few hours sipping on your drinks and talking amongst each other. Just when you are thinking about dinner, the door swings open and the last man of the Storm Company, Placid Brokenfang, walks in.

 

[scranford]

Tervelyn - Dawn Elf, Duskblade

While Tervelyn would personally prefer the quiter Broken Horn, he knows that as a group the Giants Tankard would be the place to stay. It seemed to cost more to replace broken furniture at the quiet places, than at the rowdier places. So as normal, he takes a seat so that he can keep an eye on the place, and orders wine and fine food. His face lights up with a smile when the missing member of the storm company enters the bar.

"Well look who decided to grace us with his presence". "Welcome Placid, over here".

 

[Mark Chance]

"Well met, comrades," Placid says. To a passing wench as he slides into a seat, "Woman, a round of drinks for the Storm Company here." He fishes five gold coins from his purse and stacks them on the table. Then, he addresses his comrades again, "So, then, how go things here in town?"

 

[Widowmaker]

"Good, Good! We have been here only half a day and Tarq had to kill a bunch of sea men and a witch." Kellix says slapping Tarq on the back.

"We just arrived today. And how about you? How was your journey? I assume things are better now." Kellix will state to Placid.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

Targ gives a green-toothed green at Placid, and claps the lizardman on the shoulder in greeting. "Kellix say nice things, but Targ only hit sea witch once. She had bad magic... she's dead now. Need ale," he says simply, and walks over to the barkeeper. "Need ale, giant tankard of ale."

OOC: Widowmaker, it's TarG not TarQ.

 

[Widowmaker]

"Targ did well. He distracted the sea witch long enough for the others to finish her off." Kellix say looking over at the others.

OOC: TarG - got it.

 

[Guest 11456]

Ellawyn, female gnome shaman & Molly, female wolf

Ella and Molly enter with their group. Molly finds a relatively quiet spot near the group and curls up for a nap. Ella and Molly would probably be more comfortable at the Broken Horn, but Ella understands the needs of the larger folk. When offered food and drink, Ella declines but requests a bowl of water and some meat for Molly.

When Placid joins them once more she nods at his arrival. "I trust your trip was uneventful, Placid." She then addresses the entire group. "Now that we are all back together we need to get information about Grimnoth."

 

[Mark Chance]

When Placid joins them once more she nods at his arrival. "I trust your trip was uneventful, Placid." She then addresses the entire group. "Now that we are all back together we need to get information about Grimnoth."

Placid looks pensive, which is a strange expression on a lizardfolk.

"I fear Grimnoth may need to wait, my friends. Your trust in the uneventfulness of my trip is misplaced, Ella. There was a most strange event." Placid tells the tale of the storm, the man falling overboard, the sudden cessation of sound except for the cryptic poetry, how the man refused to recover and eventually died. "The bit of verse was 'The Pale King wakes. The red moon rises. The cunning man-thing calls. The beast within answers. The storm must rage. The world will weep.' I cannot help but feel the fifth line refers to us, but who knows for sure? Combine this strange seaborne event with this city's problems stemming from the sea, and we end up with a total too portentuous to be dismissed as coincidence."

 

[scranford]

Tervelyn - Dawn Elf, Duskblade

Tervelyn, after hearing the strange prophecy, mulls over the verse in his mind (Knowledge History?) to see if any of the names ring a bell.