Of Sound Mind II

[GnomeWorks]

Seraphina nods absent-mindedly as Tokket explains what the bell means. She then looks to Kerrick.

"Alright... that's our sign. I think that I've told you everything that you need to know."

"We'd best be going, so as not to look suspicious. However, keep a low profile here... we don't want to be noticed by the guards."

Jarval, my plan is to leave once the first speech or introductory thing is over. Once we leave the square, my plan is to do as Kerrick and I discussed before, looking around the buildings closer to the square.

I want to avoid any of Haldik's guards, and anyone that looks like they have some sort of legal authority. I'll be looking in windows, doors, etc etc, but not going through anything. If I see something of interest or note something unusual about a particular building, then I will proceed to attempt entering, preferably by unlocking a window and going through that way, going through a door being the second choice to that.

I will also be on the lookout for other people - and assuming they aren't guards or law-enforcers, I will try to follow them and listen in on conversations if they have any. If I come across multiple people, I will try to judge which one is more unusual and seems to be out-of-place and follow that one.

 

[Zhure]

Gholog

Gholog leans down as far as is safe to tell the others about his sighting.

"It looks like the bell call summons the farmers to town, but it didn't sound urgent. Should we keep tracking, or try scaling this mount before it gets too dark?"

 

[Acmite]

I agree, Gholog, it doesn't sound that urgent. I think it best we continue tracking before the tracks become too difficult to follow. What do you think?

 

[Zhure]

Gholog

"It's agreed, we'll keep tracking." Gholog carefully descends. "The lower part of this climb I can make easy."

 

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Kerrick Jonez

Kerrick puts down his half finished ale and puts the money for it on the bar, "Well, I'm off to the meetin. Later, Tokket!"

Kerrick heads out into the forming crowd to wiat for an oppertune time to slip away and conduct his search.

 

[Jarval]

Kerrick and Seraphina:

You go out of the tavern as people start filtering into the Plazza. The guards place a few chairs on the platform, and take up positions around it. Captain Haldik walks up onto the platform and takes a seat.

There's an air of tension in the square, and people stand around in groups talking quietly.

"... and the hens still aint laying eggs. It's been three days now..."

".... blasted headaches, I've not had a solid night's sleep for over a week..."

"... and where's the mayor? We've hardly seen a sign of him since this all started..."


The trackers:

OOC: Are you going to try and climb the mountainside, or follow the other set of tracks?


Sorry about of the gap in posts, but I've had a two day power-cut

 

[Acmite]

I think the plan was for Gholog to continue climbing and we would follow those tracks. I thought someone had a spider climb or something, though, to make it a lot easier. Adren has Feather Fall in case he falls.....

The impression I got was that Gholog wouldn't be able to make the climb all the way--that it was too difficult--but that's (I think) what we're going to do.

Is this right, guys?

 

[Zhure]

Yes, we should track while there's still light. The climb can wait until the morning. Instead of taking ten when it comes time to make the climb, Gholog can just roll (since it's too tough to make on a take 10) and hope he makes the tough part of the climb, hoping featherfall saves him if he doesn't make the roll.

 

[Other Guy]

Jason Master

"Um..." Jason manages to say, watching Gholog struggling to scale the cliff, "I said I had a spider climb spell. It's in a scroll, too, so you won't even have to eat a spider or anything."

 

[GnomeWorks]

I don't like the looks of this. People here are too tense...

"Kerrick, be careful." Seraphina says quietly to him. "You're much bigger than me, so you're more likely to be noticed by Haldik and company. Go mingle with others of your kind, or something. Try to blend in. Act natural... you get the idea."

Seraphina wanders out amongst the crowd, hiding behind people to avoid being spotted by Haldik or his men.

She will attempt to listen in to as many conversations as possible, while keeping as low a profile as possible.

Has it started yet? No one is speaking, Haldik is still seated, so he isn't going to be starting this thing off... the bell rang, so it must be starting soon. Something doesn't seem right here, though...