Of Sound Mind

[Sollir Furryfoot]

Aiden sighs, "These poor creatures...whoever did this to them will pay, that I promise." Aiden watches the group, prepared to heal the horses if they get too far damaged from the crystal being dislodged.

 

[Jarval]

Jason moves over to the unconscious horse and starts to tie it up. It takes him a fair amount of time, and his knots are large and somewhat clumsy, but they seem secure enough.

After a few minutes work, Gholog pries the crystal out of the dead horse's skull. The crystal is about 3 inches long and comes to a sharp point.

Adren and Kerrick: Once the crystal has been prised free, you both get a feeling of dislike and slight fear from your psicrystals. Jaxen and Virch both seem to have this distaste for the crystal, although they are both a little puzzled by their reactions to it.

 

[Zhure]

Gholog

"Great, now I feel like a butcher. I'm going to have to buy a pair of ten foot long tongs if this keeps up."

Gholog will assist in tying up the remaining horse.

 

[GnomeWorks]

Seraphina Tealeaf

She moves to stand near Gholog and takes a look at the crystal.

"Hmm... that looks like it was deep in the thing's brain." She says, indicating the horse. "Umm... if we want to question it, what do you propose we do? Can any of you psionic-types talk to it? I've got a feeling that I won't be of any help here."

Seraphina continues to stand around, looking around aimlessly.

"Well, if we are going to stay in Bellhold awhile, perhaps some of us should go and prepare rooms for us or something." She says. "I'll go and do that. If anyone else wants to come along, I'm fine with that."

After counting how many people and mounts are in the group, she mounts Rufus, and continues on down the road towards Bellhold.

 

[Jarval]

Gnome, you might want to edit that last post a touch. Gholog made sure that one of the horses was very dead. The one Aiden's tending is still alive, although it's still got a shard of crystal in its skull.

 

[Acmite]

I'm not sure I want anything to do with the crystal. It is agitating Jaxen, but neither of us understand why. I'm not even sure I want to touch it.

Anyone looking at Adren can clearly see that he is both nervous and confused at this development.

OOC: Sadly, I don't have Knowledge: Psionics or Psicraft. Jarval, if there is any check I CAN make, I'd like to do so.

 

[Zhure]

Gholog

"My apologies for the condition of your horse, Othic. Perhaps I can repay you for the loss?"

 

[Jarval]

As Gholog walks over to Othic he can see the farmer shaking violently. He starts slightly as Gholog begins to speak.

"Ah, um, you need not pay me... You have saved me from them... What are they?" Othic takes a few steps towards the horses with a look of horrified fascination.

Adren thinks through his knowledge of psionics, but he can recall nothing like this (untrained Knowledge (Psionics) check).

 

[Zhure]

Gholog

"I don't know, Othic. I'm not sure any of my more learned companions do or not.

... we are also looking for some missing children and heard there is a cleric still in these areas, I don't suppose you could direct us to either?"

 

[Jarval]

Othic seems to regain a little composure as he talks with Gholog.

"Aye, I've heard about the missing children. Sounds like a bad business, but I know little about it. You'd want to speak to Captain Haldik of the Watch about it, as he's lookin' for them.

You'd be thinkin' of Thorlenn, she's a priest of Pelor in the town. She's stayed when most of her fellows have fled." Othic frowns as he says this.

"What are you going to do with me horse? I'd rather you didn't leave me with it if you can't cure it."