István quietly slips off his cloak, black silk tunic and fine chain shirt to gain access to his undertunic. Having removed and deftly folded the light undergarment, the whisper gnome dons the rest of his clothing and armor once more. The talk of Acheron and the various gate towns was largely beyond the gnome's ken at the moment, so he offers no comment on them. "I didn't know you'd made a habit of helping Thayan escapees Hagen. I agree with the popa, though I believe finding the means to throw off the evil eye from Hagen is more urgent even then finding a portal back to the Realms."
Getting up, the wayfarer quickly scans the flour spread around the room for any unexplained prints or disturbances and likewise checks to make certain the fresh milk hasn't been curdled by the proximity to evil. He then heads towards the door with his undertunic in hand. "I'll be back shortly."
[sblock=Cage Ratler]Assuming that the conversation is winding down and that most of the party will go to sleep soon, Istvan wants to stealthily (Hide +23 & Move Silently +17, taking 10) make his way out of the boarding house to carefully scout the immediate area around the boarding house (Listen +6, Spot +11, taking 20). Once he feels certain there's nothing threatening around the place, he'll scout around the larger neighborhood a bit to get a general idea of its layout and the types of shops and services available nearby.
Lastly, he intends to perform an old folk ritual for waylaying evil spirits that may be seeking him. It simply involves burying one's old shirt in the center of a crossroads and then spitting on the ground three times. He'll find a quiet intersection a few blocks away and either dig a hole or pry up a few cobblestones beneath which he can bury his old undertunic. Spitting on the ground indicates that he is entirely divorcing himself from his old possession and that it no longer exists to him. The idea is that the evil spirits are drawn to the shirt rather than himself and that they then become confused by the four cardinal paths of the crossroads and so can no longer find him.
István then intends to sneak back into the boarding house and catch two hours of sleep before relieving Heinrich for the rest of the evening.[/sblock]