Kolbek
Kolbek drinks deeply while Sanae speaks, but gives every appearance of listening intently. ”Any idea what this ‘hidden agenda’ may have been?” He sets his empty mug down and shrugs. ”No matter, I suppose. And soon enough the lot of you will be away on your mission. Maybe there will be trouble later, but we’ll just have to face that when it comes.”
He nods at Xavier's comment about the weapons. "I dare say we may find a use for them, although there's not many here that can handle them well. I hired farmers and laborers, not fighters. Still, I'm sure they'll see use before long. I thank you."
He stands and stretches. ”I suppose you’re all hungry and tired.” He glances at ‘he has no name’ and Eff Flat; he has been eyeing the latter quizzically from time to time. ”Least ways, some of you must be.” He chuckles, a deep rumbling that never quite escapes through his beard. ”If my wife were here, we’d be sitting down to a formal dinner, with much pomp and ceremony and more courses than an army could eat. Alas, she’s visiting home, which is a good or bad thing, depending on your point of view. If you don’t mind, I’m going to keep things a bit simpler. If you’d like to something to eat, food can be provided. We can sit at table and talk things over, or I can show you to your rooms and we’ll get a fresh start in the morning. Your choice.”
Erin:
[sblock]Spell Infusion - While you're walking up the path, Kolbek is fairly distracted, it’s dark, and there are six of you. All factors that make it simple to drop to the back of the line and do your thing. <rolls some dice> Yup, you seem to have pulled if off without difficulty – what spell are you trying to store?
Architecture roll results - Just to clarify, there is only one house, but the top and bottom halves look like they come from two different ones. The architecture of the bottom is typical of a Mror above-ground dwelling. The top is more like the sort of house the wealthy have in Karrnath. From what you have seen so far, it is all expertly built.
The physical properties of the piping are fairly easily worked out – they are lengths of copper tubing joined together at corners or every ten feet with larger joint sections. Every foot or so there is a small (about 1/2 inch) opening with a short, funnel. Erin thinks she could duplicate it fairly easily, given proper materials and tools, of course. The inscribed runes give a clue to any magical properties it may have – probably a bit of judicious handling (Artificer Knowledge) and a Knowledge: Arcana check would reveal more.[/sblock]
Xavier
[sblock]Kolbek’s casual attitude is covering a great deal of tension, but he does not seem particularly interested in the river incident.[/sblock]
