Eoffram nods, his head drooping a little- nerves, tension, trepidation- and several beers courtesy of Magnus.
"Then perhaps I should explain more..." Eoffram takes a gulp of air- not enough, the bar is hazy still with the smoke from the fires. Eoffram spies the exit-
"If you'd like to walk with me... I'll explain." Eoffram indicates the exit.
At this point the bar is almost empty, save for those that are carrying or helping out the wounded and the dead, and a small group of the Fallcrest Watch- with Sgt. Thurmina in charge.
[sblock= Skill Challenge Impressing Eoffram- Success]
Success= 33 XP each, Total = 292 XP each.
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You exit the bar with Eoffram, Sgt Thurmina and her men tag along- it seems Eoffram is important enough to warrant her attention.
[sblock=If there's anything you want to do in the bar]
If there's anything you want to do in the bar then don't hesitate to tell me- we can rejig time to take in to account your actions. [/sblock]
Together you wend your way across Five Arch Bridge and in to the city proper, here and there are signs of the Goblin's passing, although in all honesty the signs are few and far between already- a little spilt blood on the road, a scorch mark here and there, an abandoned helm in the middle of the road.
Eoffram chats- "It seems the creatures had a plan, what I mean to say is that several of the attacks served as feints, they had a target. At present we believe that 30 members of the public met their ends this evening, with twice as many left injured. The guard, and several more experienced citizens- such as yourselves, accounted for perhaps fifty dead Goblins... and an Ogre of course." Eoffram grins.
"As I was saying- the Goblins seemed to have a plan, while the Guard were kept busy fighting off the Goblinoids a group of the rascals made their way to the Hall of Great Valour... for those of you that don't know the Hall is a museum attached to the temple of Erathis here in Fallcrest- I kind of civic storeroom." Eoffram shrugs.
"It's not really a military target, as I say- a storeroom is a pretty apt description- it's the place we keep heirlooms and relics, of sentimental value only you understand, for the citizens to visit- not that many did."
Eoffram pulls up short- "Look it's a dusty room at the back of the church crammed with <ahem> junk, and looked after by a doddery old man called Sertanian, why it should be targeted..." Eoffram looks bereft of ideas, he walks on.
"The thing is we don't even know what was taken, if anything- there's a catalogue of the materials within but... alas the Goblins set fire to the place, there's nothing left of the paperwork, and Sertanian..." Eoffram looks suddenly very serious. "Sertanian was one of the ones taken."
Which cause your group to stop, Eoffram pulls up short, turns to face you.
"Which brings me to my first request, best guess seven citizens of Fallcrest were 'taken' by the Goblins- we don't know if this was deliberate or... Well, we just don't know. Obviously we'd like them back, and we're willing to pay- we will not have our citizens taken from the streets of their home." Eoffram slams his fist in to the palm of his other hand.
"We will pay 500 gold coins for the return of all seven citizens, what say you to this?" Eoffram asks.
[sblock=Quest #1 Recover the seven Citizens of Fallcrest]
500gp for the return of these citizens, and any others unaccounted for. The reward is payable in full for complete success in this endeavour. [/sblock]
[sblock=The missing seven citizens]
Sertanian: An aged male human, the curator of the Hall of Great Valour. Sertanian is the only captive who can identify the treasures from the Hall of Great Valour on sight (they’ve been his responsibility for years).
Jalissa: A young female human acolyte of Ioun, she was visiting Fallcrest and had only been here for two or three days, she was preying at the temple of Erathis- it encompasses a smile shrine to Ioun..
Kartenix: A male human guard captain, he was off-duty at the time, taking his son through the city on an errand. Kartenix is a fine swordsman and an astute military tactician- he may prove invaluable to you.
Thurann: The 8-year-old male human son of Kartenix the Fallcrest guard captain.
Mirtala: A female human cook who was preying at the temple when the attackers struck.
Zerriksa: A female human crone, she portrays herself as a wise-woman, selling trinkets and items to ward spirits away, or else to poultices to mend or to charm, many believe Zerriksa to be some sort of witch. She was reportedly taken while in the same location as Kartenix and his son.
Adronsius: A male dwarven alchemist, again caught running an errand witnesses state they saw him being beaten and taken away, I presume this may something to do with the goblins hatred of his race.
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Eoffram walks on. "We would also like you to recover the items from taken from the Hall of Great Valour, we feel it is important that we get these back, like our citizens we will not have Goblins wandering in to our city and just taking what they want. We're prepared to pay an additional 200gp for the return of these items, although... well, we have no idea what has been taken- you'll need to find Sertanian first, he'll know what they took, the old coot... I mean <ahem>, the curator is a very particular man. He'll know for certain what they took. Well, do we have a deal?"
[sblock=Quest #2 Recover the relics of the Hall of Great Valour]
200gp for the return of the items. The reward is payable in full for complete success in this endeavour. [/sblock]
Eoffram looks up, stops walking.
"The obvious question of course is where are the Goblins, the citizens and the items- well, that's where this bastard comes in..."
Eoffram, you know notice, has walked you through the city to the Fallcrest City Hall, the building serves a second function- it's also the city jail, he leads you in, past nodding Watch members and other workers, all of whom are rushing around- busy in the aftermath.
Past more guards and in to the a much more martial area, the jail.
"We captured a Goblin alive, he says his name is Morrick, I'm hoping you can find out what you need to know from him..."
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And I'll leave it there for the moment- if you have any questions then go right ahead, I'll post again tomorrow when you're let loose on the Goblin prisoner. [/sblock]
