Midnight: Peril in Arbordale

Dane Swift

Still a little shaken, and not wanting to go through explantions, Dane takes up a possition outside, next to the inns door, and waits for the others to return.
 
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Darius will add details regarding Jarnath's mental health and his concerns (potentially suicidal). He will add any details necessary to the explanations of the others regarding what happened.
 

Miri's only reaction to the news of Fell wandering the village is a raised eyebrow. Taking another puff from her pipe, she says, "Strange that the non-living are loose in the village. I wouldn't have thought it possible. No one has seen anything like that ever in Arbordale. The folk here know how to properly handle their dead."

The two older men again stop talking at the mention of the Fell and both are obviously listening in to the conversation between Miri and the rest of the group.

Miri takes another long drag from the pipe and then turns to Kuknar. "The graveyard lies just to the north of the village, about a quarter mile away from the last farm you come to. It is marked by a ring of standing stones. For those that aren't familiar with the way the Dorn dispose of their dead, they are cremated on an open pyre inside the ring of standing stones. The cremation continues until even the bones are consumed and then the ashes are spread inside the ring of stones. There are no actual graves. Everyone in Arbordale is familiar with this ritual and as far as I know, all residents of the village always treat the dead this way."

While conversing with Miri, Jarnath simply stands near the bar, staring at nothing. He remains still and quiet the whole time.

Miri continues, "I will keep Jarnath here while you investigate the graveyard and the rest of the village. He seems unlikely to give me any trouble."

OOC: I will probably get a map of the village posted soon so you guys can get a better idea of where things are. Also, Miri speaks several languages and when she speaks, she makes sure to repeat anything that she says in more than one language so that everyone in the group understands her (i.e. Trader's Tongue and Norther or Erenlander).
 

Upon getting directions, he nods and then readies his axe. Turning back to the group, he begins to head out the door. [Trader's Tongue]"Well, are the rest of you ready? I think we need to get on with this chore before more of these folk are hurt or killed."[/Trader's Tongue] With that he heads out into the night air again. He nods to the two group members outside and relays what Miri told them in Trader's Tongue.
 

Darius followed Kuknar out of the inn, longing to actually sleep for the night in the warm inn rather than walking through the snow in the middle of the night. Regardless, Darius had slept outside in the past and would do so again if necessary.

Darius nodded to his friend, Thrarn, upon exiting the inn and waited for the decisions of the rest of the company.
 

[norther]"I'll go get Calog from the stable,"[/norther] Elidur says when everyone is outside. [norther]"I don't think we should split up, but having my steed with us will help us close the gap with any Fell that might attack."[/norther]
 

OOC: Here's a map of the village. Nothing fancy, just enough to give everyone the idea of where things are. Also, I believe that the plan is to basically patrol the village with a side trip to the graveyard. With that in mind, I'll post sometime in the next 24 hours and move things along. If anyone else has anything to add before then, feel free to post.

1 - Miri's Inn
2 - Cobbler's business and house (Jarnath's house)
3 - Graveyard
 

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As they are all gathering and getting ready to patrol, Kuknar brings up and idea. "Instead of looking all over town, why don't we head back to Jarnath's house and see if we can't track these abominations back to their origin?"
 

Darius nodded to Kuknar, agreeing to his plan to backtrack the fell. Although a cursory pass through the village wouldn't be a bad idea either, just to be certain none were roaming about.
 


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