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<blockquote data-quote="random user" data-source="post: 1659019" data-attributes="member: 16581"><p><strong>Chapter V - The Trouble with Cherbas</strong></p><p></p><p>March 4</p><p></p><p>The party rose early and got to work. Malif spent the entire day creating his familiar, Kestrel went off in search of Pippy, while the rest of the party started reading through the books Malif's mom had found.</p><p></p><p>After searching through town for a couple hours trying to gather information, Kestrel ran into Ash, who claimed to be Pippy's friend. Unfortunately he didn't know where Pippy was, but Ash said he was with Pippy when he originally got the stones.</p><p></p><p>"Yeah he got them from a wizard that came in through the west gate. The wizard was maybe six feet tall and had black hair but I don't remember much else." Kestrel asked a few more questions, but the lad was getting antsy and didn't give Kestrel any other real information.</p><p></p><p>Towards dinner, the party met back up to compare notes on their research into group dreams. They found much background information on dreaming itself, but little in terms of group dreaming. They did find out that there was a renowned researcher into sleep, dreams, and trace states in the area, a belar named Chias.</p><p></p><p>As Kestrel headed back to his room, he found an odd letter in his mailbox. Lydia had moved to Pavalar and made enough money in the last couple weeks to repay Kestrel! She was working at The Traveling Minstel in town and invited him to stop by.</p><p></p><p>Kestrel found the tavern without much trouble ("Eh lad everyone's been asking about it recently, it sure seems popular" a walker noted when Kestrel asked for directions). The Traveling Minstrel was a large three-story inn and tavern taking up much of a block. Upon entering, Kestrel noticed immediately that the place was packed and lively. Booths lined the sides of the common room, with some large tables set up in the middle. On one end was a long bar with three bartenders taking orders. Through the din of the crowd he heard some music in a corner.</p><p></p><p>After looking around for a couple minutes, Kestrel spotted Lydia moving from the kitchen to the bar. "Oh heya Kestrel! I'm glad you could stop by!" exclaimed Lydia as she gave Kestrel a heartfelt hug.</p><p></p><p>When asked how she had come to be in Pavalar, Lydia said, "Well, it's the most amazing thing really... I was pretty depressed when I first met you guys, and even though Janson is a kind-hearted man and took pity on me, I was doing such a bad job I'm pretty sure he would have fired me soon.</p><p></p><p>"But after you loaned me the 15 gold, I was so happy I started paying attention. A couple other customers at the inn overheard Errol appreciating his drink, and asked what he was drinking. I remember Janson making something special for him so I asked them if they wanted some too. They said yes, and I convinced Janson to make a couple more batches. Well turns out that the drink was hit!</p><p></p><p>"They liked it so much, everyone at that inn wanted a taste. A couple days later, an investor from Pavalar was coming back from Gront and liked the drink so much he wanted Janson to run a new inn he was about to open in Pavalar.</p><p></p><p>"Janson was thrilled and I was being a lot more productive at work, so he promoted me to head of the kitchen. Between my new wages and the tips we share, I've already made enough money to pay you back!</p><p></p><p>"Kestrel, I want to thank you so much again! I just had a feeling that my husband was going to have something bad happen to him in that mining town. But thanks to you he's back, Janson has a new inn, and I'm running the kitchen!</p><p></p><p>"Oh, hey I gotta go but come back if you get the chance and bring your friends too!" Lydia exclaimed as she heard her name called, and turned back torwards the kitchen.</p><p></p><p>As Kestrel left the inn and headed back to his apartment, he thought to himself, "Yet again, things are happening, and we seem to be right in the middle of it. I wonder if there's something about us that made Tera pick us besides that we were convenient. It seems like we have having an inordinate impact on the area for just being a few students. Is something out there helping us, or putting us in the right place to have an impact? Or is the paranoia from Malif and Vaugner rubbing off on me?"</p><p></p><p>As he was walking, he noticed that some of the usually constant magical lights which lit the streets were flickering for no apparent reason.</p><p></p><p>March 5</p><p></p><p>Kestrel and Errol decided to swap roles. Errol would try and find more information about Pippy while Kestrel hit the books. Errol spent the morning gathering information and found that Pippy had fled the southwest quarter and was now hiding out in the north quarter. Errol decided not pursue Pippy there as it was a rough and tumble neighorhood. A streetwise urchin would have no problems there, but Errol was wise enough to realize he would be lucky to escape the north quarter with his pants intact if he went there alone.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Malif finished the final incantation and converted his falcon into his familiar. While the experience had been tiring, with a fresh bout of energy from his exaltation of bonding his familiar, Malif spent the rest of the day modifying his hand crossbow to better load bolts.</p><p></p><p>Towards lunch, Kestrel got a summons to Mortenser's office. Once there Mortenser said, "I have an update for you in regards to the cherbas and the wizard. The cherbas are very dangerous. They can cause an anti-magic field around them as well as disrupt nearby magic. They are definately a threat to Pavalar, especially given how fast they multiply. We've done some scrying for a wizard leaving stones here as well as divining in general for any malicious attacks by a wizard. Nothing has turned out so far. We'd like to talk this urchin Pippy if possible. He may help us a lot."</p><p></p><p>"We've been looking for Pippy but haven't found him yet," replied Kestrel.</p><p></p><p>Mortenser continued, "If you could even find out his real name we should be able to find him without too much effort. Anyways, I remember you did a good job with the sculpture a couple of weeks ago, and I'd appreciate it if you could continue looking into this matter. If you get any further information please contact me or Jasrina -- she's the lead investigator in the outer keep -- as soon as you can."</p><p></p><p>The party met up to eat lunch and discuss their findings from the morning. Vaugner had reseached more about Chias. "Chias is very old, over 4000 years old, and used to teach his course in Pavalar. But interest wasn't very high and eventually he decided to move to the coast and continue his research there. He doesn't seem to be especially friendly or unfriendly, which probably means he'll be aloof unless we have someone introduce us," he reported.</p><p></p><p>As they were finishing lunch, a crier ran down the street shouting, "The magistrates of Pavalar have declared that all cherbas must be removed from the city. Please gather all cherbas and deposit them at the East checkpoint. Also, the magistrates are looking for a young boy who goes by the name of Pippy. A 100 gold reward is being offered for finding him alive. In addition, there is a 1000 gold reward for anyone who can find a way to reliably and efficiently get rid of the cherbas."</p><p></p><p>The party grumbled that this would make thier finding Pippy much harder, but decided they would try their luck in the north quarter anyways.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="random user, post: 1659019, member: 16581"] [b]Chapter V - The Trouble with Cherbas[/b] March 4 The party rose early and got to work. Malif spent the entire day creating his familiar, Kestrel went off in search of Pippy, while the rest of the party started reading through the books Malif's mom had found. After searching through town for a couple hours trying to gather information, Kestrel ran into Ash, who claimed to be Pippy's friend. Unfortunately he didn't know where Pippy was, but Ash said he was with Pippy when he originally got the stones. "Yeah he got them from a wizard that came in through the west gate. The wizard was maybe six feet tall and had black hair but I don't remember much else." Kestrel asked a few more questions, but the lad was getting antsy and didn't give Kestrel any other real information. Towards dinner, the party met back up to compare notes on their research into group dreams. They found much background information on dreaming itself, but little in terms of group dreaming. They did find out that there was a renowned researcher into sleep, dreams, and trace states in the area, a belar named Chias. As Kestrel headed back to his room, he found an odd letter in his mailbox. Lydia had moved to Pavalar and made enough money in the last couple weeks to repay Kestrel! She was working at The Traveling Minstel in town and invited him to stop by. Kestrel found the tavern without much trouble ("Eh lad everyone's been asking about it recently, it sure seems popular" a walker noted when Kestrel asked for directions). The Traveling Minstrel was a large three-story inn and tavern taking up much of a block. Upon entering, Kestrel noticed immediately that the place was packed and lively. Booths lined the sides of the common room, with some large tables set up in the middle. On one end was a long bar with three bartenders taking orders. Through the din of the crowd he heard some music in a corner. After looking around for a couple minutes, Kestrel spotted Lydia moving from the kitchen to the bar. "Oh heya Kestrel! I'm glad you could stop by!" exclaimed Lydia as she gave Kestrel a heartfelt hug. When asked how she had come to be in Pavalar, Lydia said, "Well, it's the most amazing thing really... I was pretty depressed when I first met you guys, and even though Janson is a kind-hearted man and took pity on me, I was doing such a bad job I'm pretty sure he would have fired me soon. "But after you loaned me the 15 gold, I was so happy I started paying attention. A couple other customers at the inn overheard Errol appreciating his drink, and asked what he was drinking. I remember Janson making something special for him so I asked them if they wanted some too. They said yes, and I convinced Janson to make a couple more batches. Well turns out that the drink was hit! "They liked it so much, everyone at that inn wanted a taste. A couple days later, an investor from Pavalar was coming back from Gront and liked the drink so much he wanted Janson to run a new inn he was about to open in Pavalar. "Janson was thrilled and I was being a lot more productive at work, so he promoted me to head of the kitchen. Between my new wages and the tips we share, I've already made enough money to pay you back! "Kestrel, I want to thank you so much again! I just had a feeling that my husband was going to have something bad happen to him in that mining town. But thanks to you he's back, Janson has a new inn, and I'm running the kitchen! "Oh, hey I gotta go but come back if you get the chance and bring your friends too!" Lydia exclaimed as she heard her name called, and turned back torwards the kitchen. As Kestrel left the inn and headed back to his apartment, he thought to himself, "Yet again, things are happening, and we seem to be right in the middle of it. I wonder if there's something about us that made Tera pick us besides that we were convenient. It seems like we have having an inordinate impact on the area for just being a few students. Is something out there helping us, or putting us in the right place to have an impact? Or is the paranoia from Malif and Vaugner rubbing off on me?" As he was walking, he noticed that some of the usually constant magical lights which lit the streets were flickering for no apparent reason. March 5 Kestrel and Errol decided to swap roles. Errol would try and find more information about Pippy while Kestrel hit the books. Errol spent the morning gathering information and found that Pippy had fled the southwest quarter and was now hiding out in the north quarter. Errol decided not pursue Pippy there as it was a rough and tumble neighorhood. A streetwise urchin would have no problems there, but Errol was wise enough to realize he would be lucky to escape the north quarter with his pants intact if he went there alone. Meanwhile, Malif finished the final incantation and converted his falcon into his familiar. While the experience had been tiring, with a fresh bout of energy from his exaltation of bonding his familiar, Malif spent the rest of the day modifying his hand crossbow to better load bolts. Towards lunch, Kestrel got a summons to Mortenser's office. Once there Mortenser said, "I have an update for you in regards to the cherbas and the wizard. The cherbas are very dangerous. They can cause an anti-magic field around them as well as disrupt nearby magic. They are definately a threat to Pavalar, especially given how fast they multiply. We've done some scrying for a wizard leaving stones here as well as divining in general for any malicious attacks by a wizard. Nothing has turned out so far. We'd like to talk this urchin Pippy if possible. He may help us a lot." "We've been looking for Pippy but haven't found him yet," replied Kestrel. Mortenser continued, "If you could even find out his real name we should be able to find him without too much effort. Anyways, I remember you did a good job with the sculpture a couple of weeks ago, and I'd appreciate it if you could continue looking into this matter. If you get any further information please contact me or Jasrina -- she's the lead investigator in the outer keep -- as soon as you can." The party met up to eat lunch and discuss their findings from the morning. Vaugner had reseached more about Chias. "Chias is very old, over 4000 years old, and used to teach his course in Pavalar. But interest wasn't very high and eventually he decided to move to the coast and continue his research there. He doesn't seem to be especially friendly or unfriendly, which probably means he'll be aloof unless we have someone introduce us," he reported. As they were finishing lunch, a crier ran down the street shouting, "The magistrates of Pavalar have declared that all cherbas must be removed from the city. Please gather all cherbas and deposit them at the East checkpoint. Also, the magistrates are looking for a young boy who goes by the name of Pippy. A 100 gold reward is being offered for finding him alive. In addition, there is a 1000 gold reward for anyone who can find a way to reliably and efficiently get rid of the cherbas." The party grumbled that this would make thier finding Pippy much harder, but decided they would try their luck in the north quarter anyways. [/QUOTE]
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