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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rhun" data-source="post: 5006145" data-attributes="member: 29098">The several days you have spent in Hommlet have been pleasant. You've had some time to rest and recover, purchase additional equipment, add spells to your books, and even enchant some of your weapons. You've even gotten to better know some of the village folk as you have gone about your daily business. But mostly, the days have been filled with waiting. Still, the village of Hommlet is not such a bad place to while away the pleasant autumn days, and the villagers are surely glad of your coin.Sir Merrick and Aeron have both spent some time at the Church of St. Cuthbert, studying the teachings, meditating, reflecting, and praying. Both the acolyte Calmert and the Canon Terjon (A quiet, withdrawn and overweight man) have proven to be quite wise and insightful in your discussions with them. While the religion differs from Aeron's own, the teachings of St. Cuthbert and Pelor seem to have more in common than they have different. And Merrick finds many of St. Cuthbert's tenants to be refreshing: things like "evil which cannot be removed must be eliminated," "lawful correction lies in a stout billet," and "preach quietly, but have a large cudgel handy." Both the cleric and the knight feel more relaxed and enlightened than they had just a few days before when they had returned to the village.And Merrick and Zirat have found much time to spar; a large clearing behind the Wench, down near the river, and obscured by thick hedgerows has provided them an ideal spot to exercise and train. They even found a few others to test their skill against. The jovial and tipsy Elmo, son of a local farmer, has proven to be a skilled fighter. While a bit slow in speech, his skill with the axe matches that of Merrick and Zirat during practices, and he has proven a fine drinking companion at night. He even introduced the two to Keln the Brewer and family; after the introduction, they were introduced to the brewer's special vintage, and were not so early to rise the next morning.Deren has spent the last few days keeping to himself. He has been withdrawn, saying little, eating and drinking little, and spending most of the time alone in his room. It is apparent that something is weighing heavily upon him, but what that is he has refused to say. And Ciaran and Vaseda have spent much of their time in Burne's library, studying old tomes and books. And they've shared a few drinks at the inn with a travelling wizard by the name of Spugnois, who is also staying at the inn. The three have had many lively discussions on such topics as arcane magics and the planes of existence; the man's knowledge is quite impressive, even if his claims to the extent of his own power is not.Certainly, you've all met others as well. One can hardly spend a week at the Wench, and not at least make some association with the local farmers and craftsmen of the town, who sometimes like to end their day of work with a pint of brew. Peaceful and pleasant indeed. But as the days pass, you can't help but feel like you are being watched from time to time. None of you ever actually see anyone paying anymore attention to you then they should, and no attacks materialize, but the feeling remains. For the most part, Hommlet is exactly what it appears: quaint and peaceful.</blockquote>

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