(Inactive) Psion's Return to the Tomb of Horrors (IC)

[Psion]

The party boards and searches the Pearl. For a ship that supposedly house the slaughter of 10 men, there looks like there were surprisingly few signs of a struggle. One deck table has a streamer of dried blood, and there is a cracked rigging and a bucket of overturned bucket of now rotten, smelly fish, but nothing else seems out of place.

In fact, in the midst of the chilling fog, the boat seems eerily quiet.

 

[Fenris2]

The party boards and searches the Pearl. For a ship that supposedly house the slaughter of 10 men, there looks like there were surprisingly few signs of a struggle. One deck table has a streamer of dried blood, and there is a cracked rigging and a bucket of overturned bucket of now rotten, smelly fish, but nothing else seems out of place.

In fact, in the midst of the chilling fog, the boat seems eerily quiet.

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Garrel poners a bit and says, "Lets see if detect magic turns anything up here..." He tries a detect magic scanning the ship, as well as examining the rigging where the crack is to see if he can determine anything interesting about that, magical or otherwise..."

 

[Psion]

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Garrel's examination of the magic aura reveals nothing more than what Peja observed at Khale's Place: a diffuse lingering magic throughout the area.
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[Kafkonia]

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"I don't blame Captain Payvin for not wanting to return," Ari remarks, walking cautiously a few steps behind Doorgath, trying to pick up any sounds that may be out of place.

[SBLOCK=OOC]
Listen check of 10, including bonus from today's Quickening of the Blood.
http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=815712[/SBLOCK]

 

[CanadienneBacon]

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Peja tromps along behind the others, next to Payvin. Quiet during the walk down to the docks lest he say anything to Payvin to make the sea captain refuse to go down, Peja frowns at the fog banked against the ship. Leaving Payvin on dry land and entering the ship with the others, Peja looks around, bends to examine the dried blood to determine how old it is and what sort of creature bled it, then straightens after a bit and returns to Payvin's side. With a curt, "Yer vessel needs washed, bit o' blood inside it, but naught that a bucket o' water won't cure."

[sblock=Psion]Heal +8, for a 15. http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=816742[/sblock]

Peja kicks at a bit of wood piling then looks up and eyes Payvin. "Mayhap me clan could use a boat like that fer the transport o' goods. If yer wantin' away fer a bit, I can give ye 1,000 geld fer the vessel. Not what she's worth, maybe, but when yer ready ter return, could be that the elder's'd hire ye on as cap'n. Get ter do yer job but without the worry. Well, think on it, anyway." Peja turns away from Payvin to face the boat, his eyes working double time to take in the vessel's features, his mind a whirling gear, trying to work out whether the boat could be made profitable.

 

[Psion]

[sblock=Peja]
The blood is well dried despite the damp recent weather. It's probably at least a week old.

The source of the wound that would release it isn't certain, but it's not splattered enough to have been from a rapid sword blow.
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Payvin regard's Peja's offer. "That's not so much as she's worth, but as much as I'd probably get. I'll take it, to be rid of her."

 

[CanadienneBacon]

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Always one to be slow to react, especially where business is concerned, Peja turns back to Payvin, stunned that the sea captain saw fit to accept the offer. Peja's face betrays his surprise as the priest blinks at Payvin, then nods in agreement. Peja offers, "Right. A deal, then. An' bein' that we happened ter strike it when I were travelin', I've got yer geld right 'ere." Peja reaches into his pack and withdraws a sack. Removing what looks to be maybe three hundred gold coins, Peja hands the sack and the remaining coins to Payvin. Affecting traditional dwarven gruffness, Peja grunts. "Count it at yer leisure, but no monkey business. I know me coin down ter the last copper bit and what what ye got there less what I got left is 1000 geld or I'm the business end o' an ogre." Still surprised at his good fortune on behalf of his clan, Peja remembers Payvin's circumstances and softens. "I'm stayin' at Khale's. Come an' find me if yer wantin' an ear ter bend or if ye care ter share a cup or two over a bite and a sup. Reckon Ari'd welcome yer comp'ny as well." Business paid and settled, Peja drops his remaining gold into his haversack.

When the others return, the dwarf snorts and says, "Bought me a boat, it seems." Nodding at Payvin's vessel, Peja asks, "Ne'er had a boat cross me 'ands before. We go down ter the dockmaster in the mornin' ter change the deed, or what? I ain't sure o' the custom when it comes ter seafarin' vessels."

 

[Kafkonia]

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Despite the oppressive fog, Ari watches the exchange between dwarf and captain with amusement. "Is there much call for ships in the mountains, Peja?" she asks, a smile on her face. Then, turning serious once more, she addresses the party as a whole. "I don't think there's much we can glean from this place."

 

[Psion]

Moving right along...

After extensive searching that evening, the party finds no further clues on the barge. They retire to Khale's Place where they have taken rooms are are expecting to meet with the last member of their entourage, Devraya.

 

[Fenris2]

Despite the oppressive fog, Ari watches the exchange between dwarf and captain with amusement. "Is there much call for ships in the mountains, Peja?" she asks, a smile on her face. Then, turning serious once more, she addresses the party as a whole. "I don't think there's much we can glean from this place."

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Garrel chuckles and says. Does anyone even now how to use it? ", as he looks at the boat rather dubiously...

He goes on to say, "Maybe we could talk to some sages? I think there may be one or two in the town. They might know something about this Devourer."