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<blockquote data-quote="Isklexi" data-source="post: 6355210" data-attributes="member: 6684948"><p><strong>Trouble in the Cloudwood</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Midday</strong></p><p>The constables left the aftermath of the terrorist attack for the police and Delft to wrap up and left for the Cloudwood District. They had a good idea of where Ekossigan was hiding, but they wanted to stop by the Mayor’s office to investigate the strange events in the district first and confirm their destination.</p><p> </p><p>The constables were greeted by empty streets, shuttered windows, and barred doors as they entered the district. The party could tell things had only gotten worse since they received the reports from B-Team. The constables were especially surprised when they turned a corner and found a police blockade in the street. After a brief confrontation with the police manning the blockade, an officer that used to be on the taskforce vouched for the constables, and they were let through. As he escorted them to the mayor’s office building, the policeman explained that tensions in the district had escalated after a police officer had been murdered by a mob that morning.</p><p> </p><p>The mayor’s offices were surrounded by the district’s police force. Kirk noticed that the building had also been partially painted with a mix of mulberry and chicken bone powder, which common folklore claims as a ward against angry fey. They found Mayor Idylls cowering behind his desk. The party convinced the panicked politician that they were there to help and gained the cooperation of the local police sergeant. Sergeant Langlois explained how the district’s troubles had started after the discovery of a murdered child. The constables first looked into the district’s records on orphanages and found what they were looking for, Gallo’s School for Boys. The orphanage had been established almost a century ago by an order of druids and built into the branches of an ancient tree. Langlois remarked that the victim being an orphan would explain why no one could identify the boy.</p><p> </p><p>The constables chose to examine the dead boy before leaving. The victim was a young boy in his early teens. They quickly noted the contusions around the boy’s neck and the small lacerations across his body. The party determined that the likely cause of death was a hanging. Of more immediate concern were the curious runes painted onto the boy in dark green dyes. The constables realized these markings were reminiscent of ancient curses used by the fey before the founding of Risur, but they were unable to identify the actual purpose of the curse. They decided to attempt to dispel the curse despite the potential for a dangerous magical backlash. Irony performed the ritual with assistance from Rai while everyone else cleared the room for safety. Their caution was warranted as the curse unraveled in a deadly burst of energy that incapacitated both Rai and Irony. Fortunately the other constables were waiting just outside the room to render aid.</p><p> </p><p>[gm]The players rolled really low on their arcana checks during this interlude, but I allowed them to recognize the old runes with a history check. I didn’t reveal to them the purpose of the curse or how powerful it was. They then proceeded to roll a 1 on the arcana check for the Remove Affliction ritual. This would normally have resulted in Irony’s death, but I didn’t want to interrupt the flow of gameplay that much. Instead, I ruled that the backlash of energy was split between Irony and Rai (since he had been helping with the ritual), and they both fell to 0 HP.[/gm]</p><p> </p><p>With the district free from the malevolent curse, the constables began the trek out into the wilderness. They met Asrabey at the edge of the forest and proceeded into the forest amidst a cold, gloomy, drizzling rain.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Isklexi, post: 6355210, member: 6684948"] [b]Trouble in the Cloudwood[/b] [B]Midday[/B] The constables left the aftermath of the terrorist attack for the police and Delft to wrap up and left for the Cloudwood District. They had a good idea of where Ekossigan was hiding, but they wanted to stop by the Mayor’s office to investigate the strange events in the district first and confirm their destination. The constables were greeted by empty streets, shuttered windows, and barred doors as they entered the district. The party could tell things had only gotten worse since they received the reports from B-Team. The constables were especially surprised when they turned a corner and found a police blockade in the street. After a brief confrontation with the police manning the blockade, an officer that used to be on the taskforce vouched for the constables, and they were let through. As he escorted them to the mayor’s office building, the policeman explained that tensions in the district had escalated after a police officer had been murdered by a mob that morning. The mayor’s offices were surrounded by the district’s police force. Kirk noticed that the building had also been partially painted with a mix of mulberry and chicken bone powder, which common folklore claims as a ward against angry fey. They found Mayor Idylls cowering behind his desk. The party convinced the panicked politician that they were there to help and gained the cooperation of the local police sergeant. Sergeant Langlois explained how the district’s troubles had started after the discovery of a murdered child. The constables first looked into the district’s records on orphanages and found what they were looking for, Gallo’s School for Boys. The orphanage had been established almost a century ago by an order of druids and built into the branches of an ancient tree. Langlois remarked that the victim being an orphan would explain why no one could identify the boy. The constables chose to examine the dead boy before leaving. The victim was a young boy in his early teens. They quickly noted the contusions around the boy’s neck and the small lacerations across his body. The party determined that the likely cause of death was a hanging. Of more immediate concern were the curious runes painted onto the boy in dark green dyes. The constables realized these markings were reminiscent of ancient curses used by the fey before the founding of Risur, but they were unable to identify the actual purpose of the curse. They decided to attempt to dispel the curse despite the potential for a dangerous magical backlash. Irony performed the ritual with assistance from Rai while everyone else cleared the room for safety. Their caution was warranted as the curse unraveled in a deadly burst of energy that incapacitated both Rai and Irony. Fortunately the other constables were waiting just outside the room to render aid. [gm]The players rolled really low on their arcana checks during this interlude, but I allowed them to recognize the old runes with a history check. I didn’t reveal to them the purpose of the curse or how powerful it was. They then proceeded to roll a 1 on the arcana check for the Remove Affliction ritual. This would normally have resulted in Irony’s death, but I didn’t want to interrupt the flow of gameplay that much. Instead, I ruled that the backlash of energy was split between Irony and Rai (since he had been helping with the ritual), and they both fell to 0 HP.[/gm] With the district free from the malevolent curse, the constables began the trek out into the wilderness. They met Asrabey at the edge of the forest and proceeded into the forest amidst a cold, gloomy, drizzling rain. [/QUOTE]
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