"Good day and blessings to you, oracle of Yatwer" the bard bows slightly as he studies the hut and the woman.
"I am Ersarkess Masheken, explorer of ruins, collector of stories and scholar of the ancient mysteries. These are my companions." he straightens, motioning to the group.
"Recently, we were lead to buried Ashwell by a child, a boy of scrubby looks who asked us to help his sister who was left buried in some mudslide below. After some adventures while we followed the boy, what we found was much more than we bargained for. Going without expected payment, just to help the children, we were confronted by a creature of immense power."
As he talks, minor illusion follows the speech, showing Sorwheel, then in quick succession centipede, dead body in the pool, manor, sister and the artifact, sorcerer and the devils. Finally, it shows the jester as seen on the glasses back at the inn (Ersarkess knows better than to try and reproduce its likeness)
"We would like your help in interpreting what happened after that. Or before that. Or what is actually our destiny."
OOC: persuasion +4 if needed; no lies, Insight +2 if needed