[LPF] In Love and Death

[deisenhut]

Yoshiki Akita (Human Monk 2)

Being used to a faster pace, Yoshiki is getting kinda bored with how slow things are going. Maybe there will be something interesting in this place.

Walking into the Broken Log after Zelena, he adds to her order, "The same, please." Moving up to the bar, he finds an empty stool to sit on. As he does so, he gives the gawking locals a quick bow. He drops a couple of gold pieces on the bar as he waits for his drink, scanning the place.

 

[deisenhut]

Yoshiki Akita (Human Monk 2)

OOC: I can push things along if you'd like to get right to the actual adventure.

This was just the earliest I could post today. I'm good either way.

 

[GlassEye]

The maid nods to Zelena and gives Yoshiki a snaggle-toothed smile.

"Right away."

Lady Moretti echoes the previous orders and the maid brings the ales then heads into the kitchen to get the bread and cheese. The locals continue to stare in a rather unfriendly fashion before turning back to whisper amongst themselves though you aren't entirely certain if the coldness is towards you as strangers or if it is for some reason directed towards Lady Moretti.

As Yoshiki continues to examine the place the paper blown about by the breeze of their entry slips to the floor. The place has seen better days as evidenced by the solid framework of the structure and battered carvings along the lintels. Despite being sadly run-down the Broken Log could be a thriving spot once again with a little work.

"Two and a half days," says Lady Moretti. "We'll see better progress than today, I promise you."

 

[CootaR]

giants, slashers and bacon

Along the path Krag is his usual chatty self. He recaps the story of the last encounter with those that were there, and those not there too.

"I wish we had saved the lady in the tree. Maybe if we had the tiny giant and her poochy-pooch we could have done good better. Any way Krag am happy he gots a new slasher!"

He tends to show of his brand new great sword to Kanli. "This one am sharpers than the ax-slasher."

"OOH! also me haves bow now! He reveals an elegant long bow with an incredible pull a man of lesser strength could not utilize.

This way next time we fight gaters Krag can shoot at dem's and not have to slash all the time.

There is rarely a moment of silence around Krag.

Once arriving at the tavern he orders water. And bacon.

 

[deisenhut]

Yoshiki Akita (Human Monk 2)

On the route there, Yoshiki nods and smiles when Krag looks his way but otherwise kept to himself.

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Inside the Broken Log, Yo hops down off the barstool after taking a long swig of his ale and walks over to the piece of paper being tossed about, bending down and picking it up. He glances at both sides of it before laying it on the bar and sitting back down. After taking another drink, he places the mug down over the corner of the paper so that it won't blow away again.

 

[GlassEye]

Yoshiki easily snatches up the paper. It looks like an old handbill and is barely legible, tattered and discolored by age and dirt. The only part he can make out is the headings, Wanted Dead or Alive, the criminal's name, Shalorr the Cannibal, and that the reward is 500 gold coins.

The barmaid brings out three plates with a half-loaf of heavy, dark bread and a wedge of pungent cheese and places them before Zelena, Yoshiki, and Lady Moretti. You can hear bacon sizzling in the kitchen and that intoxicating smell of cooking pork-fat fills the Broken Log.

"Yer bacon'll be right out, Sugar."

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[deisenhut]

Yoshiki Akita (Human Monk 2)

Seemingly uninterested, but as if attempting to make conversation, Yoshiki gestures to the paper now resting on the bar under his ale and asks the others, "Ever hear of this guy?" He grabs a chunk of bread and slices off a piece of cheese, placing it on the bread before taking a bite.

 

[Songdragon]

Zelena sips at her mug and looks over at the paper and name upon it... "Hmmm..." as she thinks.

((Knowledge (local) for Shallorr the Cannibal 1d20+8=9 use gnomish ability Eternal Hope to reroll the 1 1d20+8=15))

As she considers she looks to the barmaid and asks if she may sing for the locals... if it is a yes... the gnome will move and stand atop a chair and start to sing a more rural but lively tune...

((perform (sing) 1d20+8=14 not the best, but not bad either))

 

[CootaR]

sing song

While the gnome sings Krag leans in close to Kanli.

"Giants am good singers? Me thought giants eat bones. Why is this giant so tiny-like?"

 

[GlassEye]

Zelena remembers quite well hearing about Shalorr and reading about him in the Glass Trumpet, Venza's news-rag, around the time she was investigating a series of mutilations with Borric and Fury and a few others. The man killed a White Cloak captain and seriously wounded two others before being forced to flee the city.

The barmaid drops a plate piled high with thick slices of bacon still sizzling in front of Krag. On the side is a half-loaf of dark bread to sop up the bacon grease.

"There ya go, Sugar."

When Zelena asks if she can sing the barmaid gives her enthusiastic approval and stands grinning and tapping on the bar with her hands while Zelena performs. The other locals listen and Zelena would swear that she might have actually seen one smile briefly...