Shackled City - Ch. 1: Life's Bazaar

[Catavarie]

Sym picks up the rapier and aftertesting its weight seems satisfied with its craftsmanship as he places it in his belt. Sym takes up the Crossbow and bolts and heands them to Adar, then picking up the thunderstones hands them over to Heimdal.There is a cloak here for whomever would use it.

Now Master Ghelve, perhaps you may now atone for your transgressions you've been part of these past few months.

What are these ruins you speak of? How can we access them? Do you have keys to any locks we may come across? How many of these fiends have you seen? Does one seem to lead the others? Has anyone else been about asking you about your involvement in the atrocities of late? Did these fiends have skeleton keys to any other locations than just the orphange?

 

[themind]

"Jzaridune was a small enclave inhabited by gnome spellcasters. It was abandoned about 75 years ago after a magical plague called the Vanishing swept through it. The disease caused several of the residents of Jzaridune to slowly fade away into nothingness.

There's an entrance in the back of the shop here. That's where they came up and surprised me. The doors in Jzaridune are gear shaped and designed to roll to one side or the other. Many of them bore traps that only the gnomes that lived there knew how to bypass. And I don't know how that is.

How I don't know how many there are. A few come up every so ofter, I imagine to scout out targets in the evening. IT seems they only go out on nights that are cloudy or of a new moon.
If they have a leader, I haven't seen him. Although they all seem to get along just fine without one.

I gave them three skeleton keys that can open most of the locks that I made for the townsfolk. One of the tall ones carry them. And no one has even suspected my involvement until you showed up.

I'm truly sorry, especially for the children. I never wanted this to happen.

I can offer you a map of the enclave, one my father had. But please, you must save Starbrow."

 

[themind]

I forgot to do this earlier.

Everyone has recieved 250 exp points thus far.

I will try and do exp after a battle.

Also, I think I have left some unaswered questions, by looking back to what has been posted.
Sorry about that. I will try and get them answered in the next couple days.

 

[derbacher]

"My friends, Pelor tells me that this thing is truly evil. This is a scourge that must be halted, and we must save the children. Let us secure this creature, and delve into this underground lair Master Ghelve speaks of."

 

[Blade of Desecration]

"Agreed. The sooner we get moving, the longer we have to act before they discover what has become of this one here."

 

[Blastin]

" Sould we try and question the creature first? I doubt we will get anything useful out of it, but I think we should at least try before going into the ruins. Any information we get from it could be helpful."
Saying that to the party Friar Blutok kneels next to the creature to assess it's wounds and see what it would take to wake it up.
Healing roll of:17
http://www.nadaka.us/DiceBoxDB.asp?Page=Find&By=Number&Value=7686

 

[themind]

Blutok is able to waken the unconscious Skulk. The creature looks up at you with grogginess, and then anger as it says a single word at you, in a language that none of you recognize. "Gurmafe"

 

[Catavarie]

"Perhaps we should leave this fiend with the preists at the church? Maybe they could persuade it to talk a bit more."

 

[themind]

So, what are you guys going to do?

 

[Catavarie]

So, what are you guys going to do?

OOC: Well I'm waiting for others to post before making any command decisions...I guess I'll give them till tomorrow night at midnight EDT then I guess I'll make a decision for the group, unless someone else comes up with a bright idea