Strahd's "RttToEE" CLOSED

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

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The folded letter inside the black tube reveals hideous information related to a ritual. The information is for accessing an extra-planar node of utter darkness called the Black Cyst, this ritual requires multiple wish spells, living sacrifices, and all manner of other grisly components, as well as years of work.
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Tell you the truth lads.
Elmo reply
I'm not that concerned about a bunch of Hobgoblins in the ruined temple, the area is long forgotten, and the hobgoblins are not such of a threat or trouble.
Maybe to those who endanger themselves and takes the routes via the Gnarly forest to here instead of circling the forest by road through Dyvers or by the river Velverdyva to Verbobonc.
The captain scratches his forehead.
I heard someone named Xaod paid the place a visit. He is the brutish and drunkard fighter that stays in the wench. (He is the one that helped you kill the assassins in the common room).

 

[Rhun]

"Perhaps I'll be talkin' t' Xaod, then," says Korbryn, nodding to Elmo.

 

[stonegod]

The Kid twiddles with his new daggers, spinning them about his fingers. He had picked up a new horse, but did not look any happier for it. For the most part, he kept silent.

 

[Rhun]

Korbryn nods a farewell to the constable, and turns to his compaions. "I mean t' be speakin' t' this Xaod fellow, if any o' ye boys want t' tag along." With that said, the doughty dwarf begins to make his way toward the Wench.

 

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Returning to the wench, Vesta say she saw the man leaving this morning to wander the streets, the shops and the stands. He spoke to her several times, saying he was sent here to stop a great evil, but he was too drunk at the time.
She say that if the drunkard, boorish man cannot be found here, he maybe drink until losing his senses in "Terrigan's", the tavern can be found to the west of the Old Trading Post.

 

[s@squ@tch]

Lenuran of Lortmills, Bard 4, Hp: 24/24

"Kobryn, please let me know what he has to say, if you find him, and he is not too deep into his cups."

"I might be able to glean some additional information from his ramblings."

"At the moment, I am heading down to the trading post, I'm hoping they have a crossbow that is sized for someone like me, as I grow leary of wading into hand-to-hand combat in my advancing years."

OOC: Lenuran is going to head down to the trading post and see if Joman has a MW Light Crossbow and bolts sized for a gnome.

He'll then swing by Terrigan's to see if Kobryn has found Xoad.

 

[DEFCON 1]

"I mean t' be speakin' t' this Xaod fellow, if any o' ye boys want t' tag along."

Ithiken shrugs and stands up. "I'll go. What the hey? It's either that or sit here in the tavern all day." He then follows the dwarf out the door.

 

[Rhun]

Korbryn heads toward Terrigan's, hoping to find the drunken human fighter who may have an idea of what awaits at the ruins of the old Temple.

 

[stonegod]

The Kid sullenly follows Korbryn out into town.

 

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

Terrigan's

As a counterpoint to the inn of the Welcome Wench, Terrigan's is a low-price, low-class tavern, consisting of only a taproom.
The place serves cheap ale as you spot on the sign outside "Spirit 1 copper, Ale 2 copper".
This dark place looks like a rough place, beer and dry blood stains the floor waiting to me wiped and mopped by the old female human that mops the tables.
From behind the counter, a tall and well built man lines the wooden mugs on the shelf.
The place is empty, those drunkards who were inside were thrown out, two humans lie on the ground, one below a tree and another sleeps beside an empty beer keg.
One of them is Xaod, he is the brutish looking guy that helped you in the Welcome wench the other night.
Strangely, an amulet of Heironeous pops out from behind his messy shirt.