Night's Embrace: Part 1--A Touch of Darkness

[Legildur]

Being unable to read the books himself, Blunt refrains from exercising his troubled mind any further and spends the bulk of the day in meditation and rest (he's still quite injured) near his friend, Titus.

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: If you stay in the inn past checkout time, you have to pay for another night--same price as before)

 

[Legildur]

"Question is," says Blunt, as he rises from one of his long sessions of meditation, "Do we explore further in the coming night?"

"Or do we stay here another night and heal Titus and Shan?"

"I am content to stay another night and let wounds heal."

"Kel, should we try and find someone to translate these books for us?"

 

[Boddynock]

"Well," says Kel, wiping bacon grease from his chin, "I say we stay put. The luxury of having everyone back on deck, and at full capacity, is worth the outrageous prices they charge here."

Kelloran's eyes widen at the thought of all their hard earned loot going into the innkeeper's strongbox, but he stands by his words.

"Do we have any idea what sort of writing this is? That might help me work out who we should ask to help. Whoever it is, it'll have to be someone ... discrete."

 

[Rystil Arden]

*Noone can make hide nor hair of most of the writing, though the Draconic on one of the books is more easily recognisable.*

"I think...my brother could probably read this. It's one of those planar languages," Nhalia comments, "Of course, he's not around, so it doesn't matter."

*Blunt thinks Titus knows a lot of those weird languages.*

 

[Shayuri]

"Nhalia," Sulannus asks, "Do you think it would be useful for you to make a report to the town guard about these events? Perhaps show them the warehouse and what's hidden within?"

 

[Legildur]

"I haven't known Titus for more than a couple of weeks," starts Blunt. "But he did like to read and speak in some odd languages. Even if he can't read these books, I feel sure that he would be able to at least say what language they are written in."

"It's just a matter of waiting until Nhalia can bring him around."

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: So is that a consensus for ponying up the cash and sitting on your hands for a day?)

 

[Legildur]

(OOC: Well, it is difficult to go anywhere with 2 members down and the others badly wounded. So we need to wait for Nhalia and the moonrise. And we still need someone to read the books. My vote is to stick around, even though it is expensive. At least it is good rest!)

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: If you rest the whole day, you do get double recovery Okay, if Kel and Blunt agree, that's effectively a consensus)

*The group pays for another day's stay and rests peacefully, recovering well before moonrise and Nhalia's prayers to her goddess, the moonlight and starlight shining on her and causing her lavender hair to almost glow with a brilliant sheen. She seems empowered by the light, somehow just a bit bewitching, like a hint of the unknown, promise held just beyond the horizon.*

*Her spells prepared, Nhalia immediately substitutes one each for healing each of the unconscious warriors.*

(OOC: Everyone recovers 2 HP naturally. Titus recovers an additional 7, Sulannus an additional 4, Shan an additional 5)