Of Sound Mind II

[Jarval]

Gholog and Seraphina:

"I can't tell you where to find Captain Haldik at the moment, as he and some of his men are out looking for the children, but he will be back in the town later." Tokket says. "The mayor is holding a town meeting in the Plazza this evening, and I'm sure the Captain will be there."


Aiden, Adren, Kerrick and Jason:

"My thanks, Kerrick." Thorlenn smiles at you all. She takes Cobble by the arm and starts leading him towards the Bell and Clapper.


Zhure, when Gholog came into town he saw a couple of other half-orcs, but there don't seem to be many in the town.

 

[Zhure]

Gholog

"Well, then I think I'll take my room and nap until evening."

 

[Acmite]

Adren will go with the strangers into the inn and order enough food for everyone (and pay for it).

Perhaps while we wait for our food and ale, you could tell us more about what has happened to this overcrowded town? And the more information you can give us, the better we will be able to help.

 

[Jarval]

Thorlenn leads Cobble over to a stool and sits him down, before taking a seat herself.

"A lot has happened in the town of late. Almost everyone in the town has been having nightmares every time they sleep, and headaches while they are awake. I've tried what curative magics the lord Pelor gives me, but none seem to have much effect. Around a quarter of folk have left the town, and more are leaving every day. From what I've heard, Utrish, our 'wise woman'," Thorlenn rolls her eyes as she says this. "has said that the dreams will stop within a week. She's usually right, although I trust her methods little."

"Then, around just under week ago, three children went missing. This has caused more worry than anything else, and those with young children have been ever more ready to leave since. The adventurers who live in the town decided to go and look for the children and haven't been seen since. Captain Haldik, he's in charge of the town guards, has had his men looking for both the children and the Heroes of the Bell everyday for the last three days, but they've found nothing yet."


Sorry about the delay for this update. I'm a bit busy at the moment with an assignment for college, so my posting might be a bit erratic over the next week. But carry on as normal, as I'll try to post whenever I can.

 

[GnomeWorks]

Seraphina Tealeaf

"Gholog, wait a minute."

Seraphina hops off of her stool, and catches up with the half-orc.

"I'm going to look around town," She says, in a whisper. "I'll try to figure out what's been going on lately. I'll get the others while I'm at it, too."

She shrugs. "Or do you have a different plan in mind?"

 

[Zhure]

Re: Seraphina Tealeaf

She shrugs. "Or do you have a different plan in mind?"

"Um. I was going to talk to the captain, Haldik, after I napped. But I guess if you poke around and get everyone and bring them back here, that will work, too."

 

[Sollir Furryfoot]

Aiden tries to remain calm, although a slight flash of anger flickers on his face, "I'm afraid if your curative magics cannot help the villagers mine will probably not be sufficient enough...I suppose that means that we must solve the problem, but first we must find a clue of where to start. Have you heard of where the children's footprints led to perhaps?"

The young cleric turns to his companions, "I'm sorry for dragging you along on this, if any of you would like to leave, I will not hold it against you, but right now it is my duty to protect the villagers."

 

[Other Guy]

Jason Master

Jason smiles and says to Aiden, "Don't be sorry. You've dragged us all to an opportunity to help people. I'll do everything that I can to help you, I promise."

 

[Jarval]

Tokket returns to your table with your food and drinks. He nods a greeting to Thorlenn as he sets them down.

"I don't think the children left any footprints." Thorlenn says, only to be interrupted by a derisive snort from Tokket.

"Bah! Captain Haldik's men couldn't find their arses if you gave them a map, let alone follow a trail!" He says. "If the children left any tracks, the town guard won't have found them. Although if you want my advice, I'd look where the guards haven't been yet. You're not going to find anything if they've been stomping around."

Thorlenn looks annoyed at this. "They're doing their best! There's a lot of ground to cover, and it's not like the Captain has his full compliment of men."

 

[Zhure]

Gholog

"Perhaps we should volunteer to be extra manpower for the Captain," Gholog comments.