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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 8106597" data-attributes="member: 2012">Anton's grimace softens and he nods. "I'm glad to hear it. The rats are costing Walther tons of money. He had to close the bakery due to the infestation. He and Albina are at their wits end. She had to take a third job here in Old City for them to be able to feed their children. I'll send him a message to let him that you'll handle it."The words seem to finally sink into the guard sergeant. "We will make sure he doesn't go anywhere. I swear it.""We will hold you to that promise," Vinccenzo replies. The Sectarian Guard is still annoyed at the man."We only have five cells here and they all have bars not solid doors. But there is one where we can keep it isolated from any other prisoners. It's been a quiet night, so the rest of the cells are empty," the sergeant replies. "We will make sure that no other prisoners are kept in the cells next to it, and I'll have Anton and Wymond watch it carefully. Wymond has some magical skill, so he's the best man I've got to watch this killer."Another one of the guards standing behind the sergeant nods to the PCs. "I won't fall for his tricks.""More of them, eh?" The sergeant muses while rubbing the scruff on his chin. "Do you think they'll come for him?""They might, so be very careful and don't let anyone in, even if you know them," Vinccenzo echoes both Tim and Akos' words and tone. "Also, the doppelganger is wily and a bit mad. It will say things to try to shock you. Don't listen.""Sergeant Lichefield, syr, we could put him in the cellar," a burly, bearded guard says in a heavy northern accent. "In the ol' storeroom. It's nearly empty and has a good lock. If he makes a ruction, no one will hear his wailing.""I agree. You should put him down there," Vinccenzo says. "And I'd say to have at three guards stationed outside the door at all times and do as the knight suggests. Don't enter the room with less than five guards."The sergeant looks at his underling, a bit annoyed before glancing towards Tim. He seems to be thinking very carefully about the knight's words. "It will be a bit of work, but its the best idea." He looks back at the guard. "Since its your idea, Odhran, you can stand guard with Wymond and Anton will stand guard up here at the door to the cellar. Go tell Anton and Mariana to prepare the prisoner to be moved downstairs and then go clear out anything in the storeroom that it could use to escape.""Aye syr," the man replies.The sergeant looks at Vinccenzo. "Good enough?"The Sectarian Guard grudgingly nods.The fog has become as thick as the iron-pea soup that "Nonna" Valencia often force fed him when he was a boy. Luckily, the fog doesn't smell or look like the soup. He, Breva, and Vinccenzo let Akos and Tuck guide them to the Mill of Hooves. It doesn't take as long as it did to get to the guard post with the two of them working together.Entering the stables, they find the boy, Joseph Dale, lying where Akos left him. The boy's breathing is steady but shallow and when Akos checks on him, Joseph moans softly. "Mama.""We need to get him to a temple but there isn't one close by. Well, not that I know of," Vinccenzo says with great concern. He looks at Tuck than at Akos. "Do you know of some place nearby? If we have to take him all the way to the Temple District, it will take too long."He ponders for a second, looks as if he's going to suggest something to Akos, and then shakes his head. "Damn! I need to spend more time outside the Wizard District!"[OOC]<a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=242848" target="_blank">Vinccenzo - Aid Another for Akos: 1D20+4 = [3]+4 = 7</a> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes    :rolleyes:"  data-smilie="11"data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />Roll another Knowledge (local) check (DC 18). Vinccenzo tried use Aid Another (DC 10) with Akos, but he just doesn't know Old City well enough. Tim can try to aid Tuck, since he's been in Bluffside for a while now. Remember that if you have 5 ranks in Gather Information, you get a +2 synergy bonus. If either of you beat the check by 5 or more, your PC knows exactly the best place to go and how to get there (in about 20 to 25 minutes). If you both do, then you can get Joseph there in 15 to 20 minutes.Note that a Natural 20 is considered a 30 for my games (and that a 1 is always a failure). If either of you roll a Nat20 (even if the other one rolls a 1), then you can get the boy to the best place in 5 minutes flat!A roll of 1 by either of them (without a Nat 20 by the other) would be bad, but not the end of the world. (A delay of 2d4+2 minutes.) A roll of 1 by both would be very bad. (A delay of of 2d12+4 minutes and there isn't any place close by. The PCs will have to take Joseph either to Sylemis at the Ascetic's Temple in the Gardens, which will take over an hour in fog.)Since the boy is in peril, you can't Take 10. It's been about 50 minutes since Akos Heal check. (He can make another Heal check [DC 16] at that time to try to extend the time by another hour.) That means you have another hour and ten minutes before the poison starts to take effect again. I'm assuming the PCs still have Mani's dagger to help create an antidote.[/OOC]</blockquote>

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