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<blockquote data-quote="pogre" data-source="post: 6658720" data-attributes="member: 6588"><p>Intrepid Adventures of Legend or Hobo Murderers on the Loose (a pogre storyhour)</p><p></p><p><strong>Episode 26</strong></p><p><em>Oil and Chicken</em></p><p></p><p>The adventurers gained a grant of 5,000 hectares between the rivers south of Streamington. With the deed in their pocket the group headed back to the Old Ox Inn.</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>“That was a fine meal Lant,” Osbourne said to the proprietor of the Old Ox Inn.</p><p></p><p>“Except as newly landed gentry, we should be dining in the upper inn,” Cabo said.</p><p></p><p>“It would cease to be the upper inn if you dined up there,” Helja retorted.</p><p></p><p>“Actually, I may have a problem in the upper inn you might help me with,” Lant Marrowkind said. “I have a guest I have not seen for a couple of days.”</p><p></p><p>“We leave for weeks at a time,” Brodek pointed out.</p><p></p><p>“This is different. He went up to his room and has not emerged. He does not respond to knocks at the door. I’m worried. He seemed like a nice gentleman.”</p><p></p><p>“You will take me to his room and allow me entry,” Erik stated.</p><p></p><p>“Why?” Lant asked.</p><p></p><p>“If he has passed, I want to give him final rites,” Erik replied.</p><p></p><p>“Oh gods forbid! No offense Father. Surely not that,” Lant exclaimed.</p><p></p><p>“Lant, we will all go,” Helja reassured the inn keeper.</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>Lant knocked on the room door. Receiving no answer he keyed the door open and the adventurers came inside. The room was unoccupied.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/old_ox_20_upper_room.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>“I promise you he came in here and has not left,” Lant said.</p><p></p><p>Cabo started going through his personal effects and found a sash, a sabre, and a black overcoat in a bed chest.</p><p></p><p>“Hey, those are his things,” Lant protested.</p><p></p><p>“I know,” Cabo answered as he continued rifling through the chest. “I’m just trying to get a clue as to what happened to him.”</p><p></p><p>“Was this mirror and pitcher part of the room decor?” Erik asked.</p><p></p><p>“No,” Lant replied.</p><p></p><p>“Take it off the wall,” Brodek said.</p><p></p><p>“I don’t think it can be removed without damaging the room or the mirror,” Erik said.</p><p></p><p>“Don’t disturb it,” Lant said. </p><p></p><p>“What’s this on the floor?” Osbourne asked. Everyone edged closer to see the puddle of clear liquid on the floor between the mirror and the bed.</p><p></p><p>“Taste it,” Cabo suggested.</p><p></p><p>“You taste it,” Osbourne retorted.</p><p></p><p>“Alright, what’s in the pitcher? Maybe it spilled,” Erik volunteered.</p><p></p><p>“Not this,” Helja said. She pulled down the pitcher so everyone could look inside to see the oily, green liquid within.</p><p></p><p>“Lamp oil maybe?” Brodek asked.</p><p></p><p>“Not any oil I use,” Lant answered.</p><p></p><p>“I need two bowls and a chicken Lant,” Cabo demanded.</p><p></p><p>“What? Lant recoiled.</p><p></p><p>“I have to figure what this stuff is,” Cabo replied.</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>“What are you doing with that chicken?” Are you choking my chicken?” Lant asked.</p><p></p><p>“Relax Lant. I’m not choking your chicken,” Cabo replied. Cabo continued to daub oil on the chicken.</p><p></p><p>“Be gentle. You are choking my chicken,” Lant protested.</p><p></p><p>“Lant, I promise you I would never choke your chicken,” Cabo replied. The halfling thief took the oil smeared chicken and threw it at the mirror. Something remarkable happened. The chicken slipped through the mirror and for a moment everyone in the room saw a ship at sea next to a tropical island. “Now, I do owe you a chicken. And, now we know where your guest went.”</p><p></p><p>“What now?” Lant asked.</p><p></p><p>“Lock the door and do not let anyone come in here until we come out,” Osbourne replied.</p><p></p><p>“Why?” Lant asked.</p><p></p><p>“Because we are going to go find your guest,” Osbourne answered.</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p> </p><p>The adventurers piled it one another as they tumbled onto a wooden floor. They found themselves in a cabin on a rolling ship. There was a knock at the door and then it opened. Brodek moved quickly and wrenched the man entering the room down to the floor. Two quick fists to the belly knocked the breath out of him. As the man lay gasping on the floor Helja tied his arms and Brodek gagged him.</p><p></p><p>Erik whispered something to Cabo and then sank on one knee before the man. “I am going to cast a spell on you. It will force you tell the truth. If you resist the spell I will have you killed, and then, I will talk to your corpse and get the truth anyway. It is really up to you.” Erik then took a dagger and cut the man’s palm and rubbed his finger in the blood. He then made a strange symbol on the man’s forehead and withdrew mumbling.</p><p></p><p>Cabo withdrew the man’s gag and began asking questions. The man told Cabo his name was First Mate Goyle and that he was aboard the sailing ship <em>Lucretia</em>. He also revealed that the Captain was with a group of sailors at the nearby island seeking the Idol of the Shaded Moon. Further questioning revealed that the captain’s cabin was a summoning circle that had a complicated ritual attached to it. Finally, First Mate Goyle told the group where to find all of the navigation charts and maps in the cabin.</p><p></p><p>Erik rushed over to the maps to ascertain the ship’s rough location. It was a great relief to the cleric to find that indeed the group was still in the same world or plane of existence.</p><p></p><p>“Looks like we have a ship and a map home,” Brodek declared. “I would say our work is done here.”</p><p></p><p>“You mean just abandon the captain! That’s mutiny!” First Mate Goyle protested.</p><p></p><p>“Mutiny infers that we owe some sort of loyalty to your captain, which we do not,” Cabo countered. “Impress upon us it is worth our while to go after the former claimant of this vessel.”</p><p></p><p>“First, you came here looking for him,” Goyle offered.</p><p></p><p>“Actually, we were trying to solve a mystery, which we largely have,” Erik stated. “But, please, go on.”</p><p></p><p>“The captain is on the trail of the Idol of the Shaded Moon, and he believed the idol was right here on this island. Even if the captain is gone, can you pass up a chance at such a fabulous treasure?” Goyle asked.</p><p></p><p>“Now, we’re talking. How much is it worth?” Brodek asked.</p><p></p><p>“I don’t know,” Goyle admitted.</p><p></p><p>“What is it’s power?” Osbourne asked.</p><p></p><p>“I don’t know,” Goyle admitted.</p><p></p><p>“What religion or god does the idol serve?” Erik asked.</p><p></p><p>“I don’t know,” Goyle admitted.</p><p></p><p>“I must say, you pretty much a failure in the temptation department,” Cabo noted.</p><p></p><p>The group huddled up and decided to go to the island and look for the captain - mainly because the alternative sounded fairly dull.</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>The trip in the row boat to the island was eventful in the harbor as a number of large toothy creatures kept zooming past. The ship pilot used a harpoon to steer the creatures away from the boat. The group made landfall on a white sand beach. They adventurers quickly found another rowboat pulled far up the beach. Next to the boat they found a dead sailor.</p><p></p><p>“An inauspicious beginning,” Erik declared,</p><p></p><p>“For him at least,” Cabo agreed as he rifled through the dead man’s clothes.</p><p></p><p>The adventurers found the remnants of a trail leading away from the boat and set-off into the jungle.</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>The adventurers continued to scale the mountain in the hopes that a higher vantage point would give them the lay of the land. Passing by a small cavern nestled near a rocky outcropping they were confronted by a large mountain troll.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/old_ox_21_mountain_troll.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The fight was an extremely one-sided affair and soon the scent of burning troll flesh permeated the mountain air. The group used the small cavern as a campsite and the following morning they continued their trek around the other side of the mountain. There they caught a glimpse of several smoke columns rising from several campfires in a small village in a clearing beyond the mountains in the jungle.</p><p></p><p>*****</p><p></p><p>Invisibly, thanks to Osbourne, Cabo scouted the village. He found little evidence the huge shaggy creatures that occupied the village had interacted with the captain and his men. Then, Cabo entered a shaman’s hut and found what appeared to be human skins. Cabo returned to the group at the edge of the jungle and revealed what he had found.</p><p></p><p>Osbourne cast invisibility on Cabo and Helja. The duo snuck around the village and found their way to the shaman’s hut. They launched an attack on the shaman.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/old_ox_22_shaman.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The twin attacks of the duo quickly struck the shaman down. They then snuck around and set two of the huts on fire. The hairy villagers came running towards the fire.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.pogre.com/old_ox_23_shaggy_villagers.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>As the villagers bunched together Osbourne stepped from behind a hut and lit the villagers and all of their huts up with fireballs. Soon, the entire place was a conflagration.</p><p></p><p>Cabo jumped and danced in the great shadows of the tall flames.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pogre, post: 6658720, member: 6588"] Intrepid Adventures of Legend or Hobo Murderers on the Loose (a pogre storyhour) [B]Episode 26[/B] [I]Oil and Chicken[/I] The adventurers gained a grant of 5,000 hectares between the rivers south of Streamington. With the deed in their pocket the group headed back to the Old Ox Inn. ***** “That was a fine meal Lant,” Osbourne said to the proprietor of the Old Ox Inn. “Except as newly landed gentry, we should be dining in the upper inn,” Cabo said. “It would cease to be the upper inn if you dined up there,” Helja retorted. “Actually, I may have a problem in the upper inn you might help me with,” Lant Marrowkind said. “I have a guest I have not seen for a couple of days.” “We leave for weeks at a time,” Brodek pointed out. “This is different. He went up to his room and has not emerged. He does not respond to knocks at the door. I’m worried. He seemed like a nice gentleman.” “You will take me to his room and allow me entry,” Erik stated. “Why?” Lant asked. “If he has passed, I want to give him final rites,” Erik replied. “Oh gods forbid! No offense Father. Surely not that,” Lant exclaimed. “Lant, we will all go,” Helja reassured the inn keeper. ***** Lant knocked on the room door. Receiving no answer he keyed the door open and the adventurers came inside. The room was unoccupied. [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/old_ox_20_upper_room.jpeg[/IMG] “I promise you he came in here and has not left,” Lant said. Cabo started going through his personal effects and found a sash, a sabre, and a black overcoat in a bed chest. “Hey, those are his things,” Lant protested. “I know,” Cabo answered as he continued rifling through the chest. “I’m just trying to get a clue as to what happened to him.” “Was this mirror and pitcher part of the room decor?” Erik asked. “No,” Lant replied. “Take it off the wall,” Brodek said. “I don’t think it can be removed without damaging the room or the mirror,” Erik said. “Don’t disturb it,” Lant said. “What’s this on the floor?” Osbourne asked. Everyone edged closer to see the puddle of clear liquid on the floor between the mirror and the bed. “Taste it,” Cabo suggested. “You taste it,” Osbourne retorted. “Alright, what’s in the pitcher? Maybe it spilled,” Erik volunteered. “Not this,” Helja said. She pulled down the pitcher so everyone could look inside to see the oily, green liquid within. “Lamp oil maybe?” Brodek asked. “Not any oil I use,” Lant answered. “I need two bowls and a chicken Lant,” Cabo demanded. “What? Lant recoiled. “I have to figure what this stuff is,” Cabo replied. ***** “What are you doing with that chicken?” Are you choking my chicken?” Lant asked. “Relax Lant. I’m not choking your chicken,” Cabo replied. Cabo continued to daub oil on the chicken. “Be gentle. You are choking my chicken,” Lant protested. “Lant, I promise you I would never choke your chicken,” Cabo replied. The halfling thief took the oil smeared chicken and threw it at the mirror. Something remarkable happened. The chicken slipped through the mirror and for a moment everyone in the room saw a ship at sea next to a tropical island. “Now, I do owe you a chicken. And, now we know where your guest went.” “What now?” Lant asked. “Lock the door and do not let anyone come in here until we come out,” Osbourne replied. “Why?” Lant asked. “Because we are going to go find your guest,” Osbourne answered. ***** The adventurers piled it one another as they tumbled onto a wooden floor. They found themselves in a cabin on a rolling ship. There was a knock at the door and then it opened. Brodek moved quickly and wrenched the man entering the room down to the floor. Two quick fists to the belly knocked the breath out of him. As the man lay gasping on the floor Helja tied his arms and Brodek gagged him. Erik whispered something to Cabo and then sank on one knee before the man. “I am going to cast a spell on you. It will force you tell the truth. If you resist the spell I will have you killed, and then, I will talk to your corpse and get the truth anyway. It is really up to you.” Erik then took a dagger and cut the man’s palm and rubbed his finger in the blood. He then made a strange symbol on the man’s forehead and withdrew mumbling. Cabo withdrew the man’s gag and began asking questions. The man told Cabo his name was First Mate Goyle and that he was aboard the sailing ship [I]Lucretia[/I]. He also revealed that the Captain was with a group of sailors at the nearby island seeking the Idol of the Shaded Moon. Further questioning revealed that the captain’s cabin was a summoning circle that had a complicated ritual attached to it. Finally, First Mate Goyle told the group where to find all of the navigation charts and maps in the cabin. Erik rushed over to the maps to ascertain the ship’s rough location. It was a great relief to the cleric to find that indeed the group was still in the same world or plane of existence. “Looks like we have a ship and a map home,” Brodek declared. “I would say our work is done here.” “You mean just abandon the captain! That’s mutiny!” First Mate Goyle protested. “Mutiny infers that we owe some sort of loyalty to your captain, which we do not,” Cabo countered. “Impress upon us it is worth our while to go after the former claimant of this vessel.” “First, you came here looking for him,” Goyle offered. “Actually, we were trying to solve a mystery, which we largely have,” Erik stated. “But, please, go on.” “The captain is on the trail of the Idol of the Shaded Moon, and he believed the idol was right here on this island. Even if the captain is gone, can you pass up a chance at such a fabulous treasure?” Goyle asked. “Now, we’re talking. How much is it worth?” Brodek asked. “I don’t know,” Goyle admitted. “What is it’s power?” Osbourne asked. “I don’t know,” Goyle admitted. “What religion or god does the idol serve?” Erik asked. “I don’t know,” Goyle admitted. “I must say, you pretty much a failure in the temptation department,” Cabo noted. The group huddled up and decided to go to the island and look for the captain - mainly because the alternative sounded fairly dull. ***** The trip in the row boat to the island was eventful in the harbor as a number of large toothy creatures kept zooming past. The ship pilot used a harpoon to steer the creatures away from the boat. The group made landfall on a white sand beach. They adventurers quickly found another rowboat pulled far up the beach. Next to the boat they found a dead sailor. “An inauspicious beginning,” Erik declared, “For him at least,” Cabo agreed as he rifled through the dead man’s clothes. The adventurers found the remnants of a trail leading away from the boat and set-off into the jungle. ***** The adventurers continued to scale the mountain in the hopes that a higher vantage point would give them the lay of the land. Passing by a small cavern nestled near a rocky outcropping they were confronted by a large mountain troll. [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/old_ox_21_mountain_troll.jpeg[/IMG] The fight was an extremely one-sided affair and soon the scent of burning troll flesh permeated the mountain air. The group used the small cavern as a campsite and the following morning they continued their trek around the other side of the mountain. There they caught a glimpse of several smoke columns rising from several campfires in a small village in a clearing beyond the mountains in the jungle. ***** Invisibly, thanks to Osbourne, Cabo scouted the village. He found little evidence the huge shaggy creatures that occupied the village had interacted with the captain and his men. Then, Cabo entered a shaman’s hut and found what appeared to be human skins. Cabo returned to the group at the edge of the jungle and revealed what he had found. Osbourne cast invisibility on Cabo and Helja. The duo snuck around the village and found their way to the shaman’s hut. They launched an attack on the shaman. [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/old_ox_22_shaman.jpeg[/IMG] The twin attacks of the duo quickly struck the shaman down. They then snuck around and set two of the huts on fire. The hairy villagers came running towards the fire. [IMG]http://www.pogre.com/old_ox_23_shaggy_villagers.jpeg[/IMG] As the villagers bunched together Osbourne stepped from behind a hut and lit the villagers and all of their huts up with fireballs. Soon, the entire place was a conflagration. Cabo jumped and danced in the great shadows of the tall flames. [/QUOTE]
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