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

[Leif]

Questor, Halfling Chaos Sorcerer 6

Questor the clueless keeps on following Vrashek.

 

[Insight]

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?

OOC: 1. I wasn't planning on creating a map. You won't need one unless you guys decide you want to fight 30+ Veiled Society thugs. There's the Hog's Breath Inn, a 2-story building, next to the smaller Boloum's Books. They're on one side of a busy street. 2. Boloum's Books has one entrance that you can see. It is a single door of normal size. There a number of windows at the front and side of the shop. 3. I believe the parrot is with Adam et al. 4. That is up to Nafije. I'm not going to NPC her familiar.

 

[JustKim]

OOC: If you say something to Goldie, Nafije will hear it. She'll be happy to converse through her familiar. But Goldie isn't capable of gathering or reporting information independently.

 

[Walking Dad]

OOC: 1. I wasn't planning on creating a map. You won't need one unless you guys decide you want to fight 30+ Veiled Society thugs. There's the Hog's Breath Inn, a 2-story building, next to the smaller Boloum's Books. They're on one side of a busy street. 2. Boloum's Books has one entrance that you can see. It is a single door of normal size. There a number of windows at the front and side of the shop. 3. I believe the parrot is with Adam et al. 4. That is up to Nafije. I'm not going to NPC her familiar.

OOC: Sorry, maybe I misunderstood you, but it sounded like the half of us is going through a secret passage to a location unknown to the others and the others (the Adam-group) isn't able to enter the book store because of the minions (and don't know of the secret escape tunnel). Also the distance that can be between the wizard and her familiar isn't infinite. Any clue how we can get the group together without having to fight? The entrance size was important for the possibility to enter the building mounted. Any possibility for the bookstore-group to contact the others later? It would be a bit uncharacteristic for Adam to just leave the others behind in a 'sieged building'.

"Shall I try to come in or just leave and we regroup later?" Adam asks through the familiar.

 

[JustKim]

Apropos of nothing, Nafije began to summarize the situation to Cassi, Astra, Questor, and Vrashek. Elsewhere, Goldie relayed the message to Adam. "Raef has shown us an escape tunnel. We're passing behind the book store. If you can get Mr. Allard to open the back of the Hog's Breath, we can meet there."

Nafije is silent for a moment, but her train of thought continues. "I've never seen the Elvenguard near the Hog's Breath. I don't think we'll be safe there."

Back in the tavern, Goldie began to preen a brightly colored wing, signifying that Nafije had relinquished control.

 

[Leif]

Questor, Halfling Chaos Sorcerer 6

To Nafije, Questor says, "Agreed! It's looks decidedly un-safe just at the moment. And, umm, Elvengard? I'm not familiar with that particular bunch. Who pulls their leash?"

 

[JustKim]

"The elite guards of the city," Nafije reported. "Duke Stefan commands them." She spoke of them with a reverence and naivete reserved for incorruptible authority.

OOC: Assuming I know this- here's a Streetwise check if necessary!

 

[Leif]

Questor, Halfling Chaos Sorcerer 6

"Well, umm, begging your pardon and all that, but we haven't done anything wrong! If they're constable- or watch-types then they should be pursuing real villains not harrassing upstanding folk in Specularum. Oh, heh, you're not on the lam, are you, Nafije? If you are that's ok by me, as long as you keep us informed when your 'ememies' approach, so we can be prepared for it."

 

[JustKim]

"Certainly not," Nafije smiled with just the corner of her mouth, "I mean we cannot rely on the Elvenguard to diffuse a bad situation at the Hog's Breath. Only a veneer of civility would hold back the hand of this Veiled Alliance."

"We'll have to decide where to go. And unfortunately, my knowledge of Specularum leaves much to be desired."

 

[Shayuri]

"As does mine," Astra agrees. "While we're in the city we're on the hunting ground of this 'veiled society.' We should leave as quickly as we can. Use this tunnel, meet the others, and depart immediately. We can return for any loose ends tomorrow, during daylight, when large bands of armed men cannot travel so freely."