Lone Wolf I: Shadows on the Dorn

[Krug]

Hoagar looks at the rest of the company. "Not me, since I deal with explosive stuff!" He casts his eye over the area. "So how did the giaks know about us? Let us interrogate our prisoner."

Hoagar will find ways to torture the Giak in order to make it talk. He says to the monks "Maybe you can read his mind?" he says scoffingly.

What do Giaks speak anyway?

 

[Relenoir]

Moon's Brand will NOT be okay with torture. Threaten it, try to trick it into saying something, but torture is indulged in by evil beings. "Hoagar, Giaks speak. . . Giak of course! Pretty simplistic language, and fortunately, I know how to speak it, so I can find out what it needs to know. For example, the cry we heard earlier I think was 'Drop the Giaks'. My mind powers are not quite to the level where I can read its mind; that's a bit more advanced than I'm capable of. However, I will do what I can to figure out what it knows. No torturing, though. We're better than that." Moon's Brand then begins to interrogate the Giak, asking others what she should find out besides her own questions.

 

[Eternalknight]

Hmm, so she can't read minds. Must have been a lucky guess back in Holmgard! thinks Silver Wind.

"Well," he says out loud, "I for one would like to know what these foul beasts are doing this far east. Oh, and I agree about the torture; a quick death is good enough for it."

 

[Paido]

Zane makes sure to find a spot sheltered by a rocky overhang. "Less risk of us being seen by Kraan or whatnot, now we know they're about. From now on, one of us best keep the King's scroll with them. Less chance of the Darkspawn destroying it, hopefully."

Jesabela smiles crookedly. "Aye, but whom shall we entrust with it? I would be perfectly willing to keep it safe, though astonished to hear no protest ..." Her gaze flickers to the Kai lords.


Upon hearing Moon Brand's comment about mind reading, she makes a quick mental note. A few moments later she takes the young Kai lord aside and whispers in her ear: "Morals and ethics are well and fine, but discussing them in earshot of the one you want to interrogate severely limits your options for bluffing. Maybe you should keep that in mind for the next time ..."

"Well," [Silver Wind] says out loud, "I for one would like to know what these foul beasts are doing this far east. [...]"

Jesabela looks towards the east. "And try to find out what those Kraan were up to setting course towards the Wildlands. There's something strange about that ..."


Just aside: Did my searching him back at the "ambush" site unearth anything of interest? Gold, equipment, clues of some kind, ...

 

[Andrew D. Gable]

Jesabela finds a suit of Giak chain and a black iron sword on the captive. He has no money and there is nothing outwardly unusual about him, although she does notice a quantity of dried greenish mud on his boots (and those of the other dead Giaks).

When questioned about why the Kraan are so far east, here in the Wildlands, the Giak blubbers something about Heloknar (black leader, also the name Giaks use for Darklords) and a camp near what is apparently a place called Vikka or something.

 

[Krug]

Hoagar looks at the others. "A darklord appears interested in our scroll," he says. "So what do we do now with this prisoner?" He takes out his waraxe as though he knows what the decision will be.

 

[Relenoir]

Upon hearing Moon Brand's comment about mind reading, she makes a quick mental note. A few moments later she takes the young Kai lord aside and whispers in her ear: "Morals and ethics are well and fine, but discussing them in earshot of the one you want to interrogate severely limits your options for bluffing. Maybe you should keep that in mind for the next time ..."

"Good point," she replies with a wink, "but moot when the subject of said threats doesn't speak our language," she finishes with a grin.
Going over to Dark Hawk next, she asks to take a look at the map he commissioned at the Monastery. She begins scouring it for anyplace named Vikka, while trying to recall if "Vikka" has any significance in the Giak language. She will also keep her eyes open for anyplace that she sees on the map that might produce green mud.
"As far as the scroll goes, I think we should all take turns holding it. That way, if they somehow manage to find out who's holding it at one point, the next time it would be someone different. Since you volunteered to protect it first, Jesabela, why don't you start off with it," she offers diplomatically. Besides, if the leak is in our own group, our enemies will tip their hands by knowing who to go after for the scroll on each occasion, she muses to herself. Later on, when she is certain that nobody else will hear, she will tell Silver Wind and Dark Hawk of that last thought, not completely sure she can trust all of the others with them.

 

[Eternalknight]

"Well thought," says Silver Wind softly. "I must admit I'm not sure about this woman. They lack of respect for King Ulnar was appaling."

"As for Vikka... the place sounds familiar..."

I'm guessing my combination of Hunting and Tracking wouldn't be enough to know that this place is V'ka, would it? I have no ranks in Knowledge (geography)...

 

[Paido]

"Good point," she replies with a wink, "but moot when the subject of said threats doesn't speak our language," she finishes with a grin.

Jesabela cocks an eyebrow. "Can you be so sure he doesn't understand us? Bluffing is not that much of an art ..."

"As far as the scroll goes, I think we should all take turns holding it. That way, if they somehow manage to find out who's holding it at one point, the next time it would be someone different. Since you volunteered to protect it first, Jesabela, why don't you start off with it," she offers diplomatically.

Jesabela shrugs. "Fine with me."

She'll take possession of the scroll as soon as there's a chance to do it inconspiciously; maybe at night, when no one's watching.

 

[Relenoir]

"Well thought," says Silver Wind softly. "I must admit I'm not sure about this woman. They lack of respect for King Ulnar was appaling."
"As for Vikka... the place sounds familiar..."
I'm guessing my combination of Hunting and Tracking wouldn't be enough to know that this place is V'ka, would it? I have no ranks in Knowledge (geography)...

With her voice low, she replies, "Honestly, I'm not sure about anyone besides the three of us. We could have a traitor or spy right in our group. I still haven't reached the level of mastery of Sixth Sense to be able to tell, so we'll have to rely on our outward observations. As far as Vikka goes, it sounds vaguely familiar to me too, but I can't quite place it either. . ."
I don't have any Geography either, but I do have a high intelligence score and knowledge of the Darklands, even though Maakenmire is an associate, not part of the Darklands themselves. Do I have any luck with a roll or by using the map?