Insight's "The Isle of Dread" - Chapter One

[Leif]

Questor, Halfling Chaos Sorcerer 6

Questor is right on Vrashek's heels as the passage is revealed to them, but pauses for a moment to hear the bookseller's response to Astra.

 

[Insight]

Peering at the secret passage, she asks the bookseller, "Why didn't you use this to escape the moment you discovered they were sending men after you? You couldn't have known about us then."

Boloum pauses for a moment. "Well, I suppose I don't want to arouse suspicion. It's not ME they're after, anyway. Besides, someone has to close this secret passage once you've gone through. Now, hurry!"

OOC: If anyone wants to make Insight checks, please feel free.

 

[Insight]

Adam, Keharn, Geirgrim, and anyone else who just went from the Hog's Breath to the Book Shop:

As you exit the Hog's Breath Inn, you notice the familiar pitter-patter of gnomish feet behind you.

"Where are you guys going, huh? I bet you're off on a new ADVENTURE!" Flerrian Kagel laughs and laughs as you try to distance yourselves from him.

"I know a bit about adventure, you know! I was once a performer! I danced and made merry in front of KINGS! Well, people who thought they were kings, anyway!" He laughs again at his own joke. "I've traveled the known world and every sea we have mapped. And even some we don't! Ahh, the life of an adventurer. Going from place to place without a care in the world."

Kagel stops as you approach the book shop. "Looks like you have quite the welcoming committee!"

Indeed. Surrounding Boloum's Books are two or three dozen armed men. They are looking through the windows and approaching the door.

 

[Shayuri]

Astra watches the bookseller intently as he speaks, weighing what he says, and how he says it...

(OOC - Argh! I'm confused! Does this mean that Astra is NOT in the bookstore, or IS in the bookstore? I was assuming she got inside without incident, and your response with the bookseller seemed to confirm that...but now you're saying that Adam and everyone is OUTSIDE the bookstore, cut off by the Veiled guys. Parallel realities are colliding! Help! )

 

[Insight]

Astra watches the bookseller intently as he speaks, weighing what he says, and how he says it...

(OOC - Argh! I'm confused! Does this mean that Astra is NOT in the bookstore, or IS in the bookstore? I was assuming she got inside without incident, and your response with the bookseller seemed to confirm that...but now you're saying that Adam and everyone is OUTSIDE the bookstore, cut off by the Veiled guys. Parallel realities are colliding! Help! )

OOC: This is why I wanted people to state whether they went into the book shop or not. I'm assuming that Astra was inside the book shop at the time she asked Boloum. Otherwise, your prior post makes no sense. Everyone ELSE was at the Hog's Breath and went outside to go TO the book shop. THAT is when they saw the thugs outside. The PCs inside the book shop have not yet seen the thugs (but will if they don't go through the passage). To my understanding, there are two groups of PCs right now. At/in Boloum's Books are: Cassi, Nafije, Astra, Questor, and Vrashek. At the Hog's Breath (and just left) are: Adam, Keharn, and Geirgrim. The players for Skaros and Barook have not stated where they are, so I am throwing them in with the "outside" group (Adam, et al). I've edited my prior post to hopefully make it more clear.

Astra detects nothing unusual about Boloum, other than his obvious nervousness at his shop being surrounded by Veiled Society thugs.

 

[stonegod]

Skaros slowly sips his wine as everyone rushes put of the bar. As he languorously follows, a little behind the group and not pestered by the gnome, he sees the others around the bookstore. Trouble.

OOC: How much traffic is on the street now.

 

[Insight]

Skaros slowly sips his wine as everyone rushes put of the bar. As he languorously follows, a little behind the group and not pestered by the gnome, he sees the others around the bookstore. Trouble.

OOC: How much traffic is on the street now.

It's the afternoon, so probably a bit less than usual. There are between 40 and 50 people bustling around the general area of the Hog's Breath Inn and Boloum's Books and thereabouts. This does not include the heroes or the newly arrived "visitors" to Boloum's Books.

 

[Rhun]

Vrashek stands at the entrance of the secret passage, ready to lead the way. He cocks his head, and listens to Boloum's words.

 

[JustKim]

Nafije was not typically the one to ferret out suspicions. Once she had an impression of someone like Raef Boloum, she felt that she had them all figured out. But at the same time, she did have a head for people and their idiosyncrasies.

She thanked Raef profusely as they funneled into the secret tunnel. Sometimes, that had a way of bringing out a person's guilt.

 

[Walking Dad]

OOC: Will we get a map? How big are the doors to the book store? Where is Nafje's familiar? Can/will it report the outside situation?