IC: Dichotomy's Age of Worms Redux, Part II

[Dichotomy]

[sblock=Ti & o3]Alendar shrugs and enters the house. Just as Llyr is getting the owlbear inside, the elf walks up to the man with a curious look on his face. "Ah, you should check that out," Alendar says as he points to one of the buildings corners. It seems suddenly obvious why the owlbear was so vicious, aside from its wounds. A baby owlbear lurks in the corner.

Alendar then quickly exits the house. As he leaves, Llyr notices that the elf is also carrying a human arm with him. The elf approaches Alexis as she starts her work and shows her the arm.

"There WAS another person. I guess why know why that beast was hurt. Look at the arm, though." The elf points out an odd looking tattoo on it. "I think that's the sign that Garavin Vesst used to brand his workers with. But he died last year, after Smenk bankrupted him."
[sblock=OOC]6 hitpoints for Moro

Llyr also knows that baby owlbears can fetch as much as 3,000 gold from collectors that train them, as they can be effective guardian beasts.[/sblock][/sblock]

 

[o3caudata]

[sblock=TiDi]Alexis looks disgustedly at the arm. "BAH! There will be hell to pay for this. Someone will feel the wrath of this, but for the time being I think we must take what we have and go back to the cairn. We'll follow the tracks as best we're able to where ever they lead. I can't see why anyone would want those bodies... unless..." For a moment Alexis trails off, transfixed on nothing.

Snapping back she continues, "Help me cover these remains. Is Llyr coming with us, at least on the tracking? It seems odd how anytime we loose a companion, one seems to fall into our laps. It would seem that we're being lead by someone who wants us to see SOMETHING through. Though right now, these new developments make me question what exactly that something is.... "

Once the remains are appropriately covered Alexis, crying silently, says a simple prayer wishing lasting rest and peace to the small boy, honoring him for his trials which extended beyond his mortal life, and thanking him for the help he gave to provided her party.

"Let's be on our way. Check with Llyr, and let him know we're leaving."[/sblock]

 

[TiCaudata]

[sblock=doo deee two]When Llyr sees the baby owlbear he immediately walks up to it and starts to carefully examine it for injuries. "This would be another reason for the adult to get angry for certain. Hey little guy, how are you doing? Are you hungry? We might be able to scrounge up some food for you here! Let's see, it looks like there are some...er...humanoid morsels here... I wonder where the rest...oh wait...nevermind. Plenty of protein, good meat, I think. I'm sure we can find you some more food too.[sblock=OC]So first thing, since I just found out that you two might not actually be seeing the white lettering as white like I can, I am switching to Lime. Next, I'll try to rear this animal (15+hit dice of the little guy=DC) I'll of course be using handle animal (+8) to do this.[/sblock][/sblock]

 

[Dichotomy]

[sblock=Ti & o3]As Llyr makes nice with the baby owlbear, he finds that the creature seems to immediately bond with him and it happily eats up anything the man finds for it.

Alexis and Alendar set about burying the corpse they assume is Alastor, and Alendar remains silent. The elf then fetches Llyr and looks askance at the baby owlbear. Just then, the little beast takes a nasty bite out of Llyr's hand. However, it immediately thereafter coos in the man's hands.

Once all three are back near the gravesite, Alendar quickly examines the ground again. "So we have one dead man left here, and the other four and the wheelbarrow went toward Diamond Lake. I suppose the bodies taken from these graves went with them."[/sblock]

 

[TiCaudata]

[sblock=bet you two are sorry that you wanted to split up now aren't you]"Graverobbing really is an affront on all levels! Not only does it countermand nature's way, (well unless you are looking for food I suppose, but these bodies were down there awhile and probably didn't have much meat left on them) but it also disturbs whatever religion the dead adhered to! We have to track these thieves down and make them pay! We should do it now while we can actually see the tracks too![/sblock]

 

[o3caudata]

[sblock=tidi....i'm doing my best guys....]"You sir, are correct. Graverobbing, for ANY purpose is an afront that can not be taken likely. We though have a quite time sensitive issue of our own, and i do not think locating these brigands will be nearly as difficult as you might suspect. You're timely meeting with us is entirely fortunate for all. We have a small matter to settle, in an old cairn outside of town. There was a small boy who was killed there, some time ago, and held to this world unnaturally. His torrment was long and lonely. His killers must also pay, but our window for discovering more about them is quickly closing. Should you choose to accompany us, i can promise you all my energy into seeing that those who did this vile thing will pay, but for now Alastor needs our help more. We will follow these tracks back toward town, and get at least some idea of their destination. We already have an idea who may be responsible for this. Come with us, and I will help you, WE will see that this is laid to rest properly. I can promise you that."[/sblock]

 

[Dichotomy]

[sblock=Ti & o3]"Let's be about it then," Alendar says as he begins leading the group following the tracks. The tracks quickly reach the road toward Diamond Lake. "Well, they are going into town, but aside from that, we aren't going to do any better by following the tracks. They've blended in with the rest of the road traffic." The elf shrugs his shoulders, while the baby owlbear sinks its claws into Llyr caught momentarily unaware.[/sblock]
[sblock=THE OTHER TWO!]Time passes as Viktor buries Breth's corpse and Boldak takes care of some business in town. But soon Boldak is back at the mine office, and Viktor has finished his task.[sblock=OOC]I figured you guys could start talking or something.[/sblock][/sblock]

 

[worthley]

"Is that them? Oh, no."

 

[michael_noah]

"Well, here's your share, then. Aren't they back yet?" says Boldak as he appears around the corner of the office.

"There's no reason it should have taken them longer to bury the body than it took me to run all over town..."

 

[worthley]

"Hopefully nothing horrific happened. It is possible that they are having problems convincing the farm owner to let them burry the body there."