Malvoisin's Savage Tide, Act 1 - There Is No Honor

[Malvoisin]

"Come now, friends. There is no need to bicker." The rogue eyes Shefton and Col sternly.

At the trapdoor, Anar looks down into the shaft, wondering what waits below. "So, Shefton, have you been down there? What can we expect on Vanthus and his associates?"

Shefton shrugs. "I don't know, sorry. Never been inside, myself. This is as far as I've ever been."

 

[Rhun]

Anar nods at Shefton. "Do you happen to know how many men Vanthus has in his employ?

 

[hafrogman]

Something sits not well with Keoni. He looks around for footprints to see if he can establish what has transpired here. He stands in silence for a moment, trying to place the problem until it hits him. His eyes catch on a piece of brush that Shefton had removed from the trapdoor.

"Wait. How can the trap door have been concealed if Vanthus is within? Is there another exit? Allies lurking about on this island? We cannot go down there without knowing who is up here."


[sblock]Assuming no sudden violent reactions to his statement, Keoni will start looking around for more clues or tracks.
Search +5
Survival +4[/sblock]

 

[Malvoisin]

Anar nods at Shefton. "Do you happen to know how many men Vanthus has in his employ?

"Sorry, mate, I'm not sure, but a man of Lord Vanderboren's resources...I'm sure he's got more than a few, ya know? There's plenty of unsavory sorts out there lookin' for a gig like that." Shefton's tone suggests that he holds himself to a higher standard, at least in his own mind.

 

[Malvoisin]

Something sits not well with Keoni. He looks around for footprints to see if he can establish what has transpired here. He stands in silence for a moment, trying to place the problem until it hits him. His eyes catch on a piece of brush that Shefton had removed from the trapdoor.

"Wait. How can the trap door have been concealed if Vanthus is within? Is there another exit? Allies lurking about on this island? We cannot go down there without knowing who is up here."


[sblock]Assuming no sudden violent reactions to his statement, Keoni will start looking around for more clues or tracks.
Search +5
Survival +4[/sblock]

Shefton seems unruffled. "Well, I'd be very surprised if this is the only entrance to the tunnels...it's just the only one I know of."

(Keoni Search, Survival checks) Keoni looks around for footprints or other clues, but finds no sign that anyone has used this trap door recently. There are no tracks or other signs that anyone else has visited the clearing or the surrounding jungle.

 

[hafrogman]

Keoni shakes his head slowly.

"Then he could have easily have left, if he was ever inside. I see no signs of passage hear any time recently. How do you KNOW he is there now? We should search the area before we go below."

 

[Rhun]

Anar considers Keoni's words. "So are you saying you want to search this entire island before going below? It seems like it would be much more expedious just to see what's down here

 

[GwydapLlew]

Chongo will aid Keoni in a search of the area. This was an ambush of some sort, he was sure of it - although he was not certain that Shelton had any hand in it.

 

[Legildur]

"Anar is right," says Bael, joining the others. "Unless that dinghy is hidden in the nearby vegetation, which I doubt that two men could easily carry a dinghy much farther than that, then Vanthus and Penkus aren't here right now, as this is the only beach to alight on. There could be a cave they entered, but then how would Master Shefton here know about the trap door?"

"My concern is, once we descend this shaft, how does Shefton return to land and not leave us stranded on this island?"

 

[stonegod]

Col looks around shiftily. "I donna trust this Shefton, but Vanthus and Penkus could 'ave been dropped off by others who do be hide'n them down thar. But that bloke do better be comin' w'us and be goin' first, or we do be trapped 'ere."