The Dance of Souls

[Knight Otu]

Gur obscures the camp site as well as possible, and you march on. You soon reach Lornsten, and after a bit of asking, you find the stables. The owner does indeed loan you horses or ponies, as desired, and asks how Tennar does.

(If you want, you can craft and/or buy now. gp limit is 200 gp)

 

[Xaov]

Very interesting Banion, I don't think I've ever quite seen anything like that before. Your new ability should prove quite useful.
Upon entering the gates Azaroth will take a look around, then he'll go to the nearest Armor and Weapon shops and pick up some new gear

He will Buy:
Studded Leather: 25gp
Light Wooden Shield: 3gp
Scimitar: 15


Bringing him to 27 gold

After doing so He will walk around town a bit and see if anything of interest has been happening.

 

[Patlin]

Banion remains shyly inconspicuous, staying in the background and not speaking unless spoken to.

 

[SlagMortar]

Beamer accompanies Azaroth to see what is going on in the town. Beamer wear's his wide brimmed hat to obscure his features and make him a bit harder to identify.

OOC: An explorer's outfit includes a hat, but Beamer was not wearing his hat in Lathirn.

 

[Xaov]

OOC: Knight I'm going to start asking around about the Keep of Bloodstained Dreams. To prevent attention from the wrong kinds of people, I will say that I've always been interested in learning about the occult and that I had heard of the supposedly haunted keep from a Bard in a previous town.

 

[Knight Otu]

(Before I forget, at this point, everyone except Gur is at full health. Gur should be at 22 hp now, iirc)

Asking around town, you quickly get the impression that this is a quiet town. Hardly anything seems to have happened here in recent time. You hear a few rumours that something west of Lathirn seems to attract kobolds, and that a worg pack is rumored to hunt and torture other animals in the same general area.

Asked about the haunted keep, most people remain quiet, making protective gestures. A few refer you to an old man living a bit out of town - from what little you hear, he may have been in the area of the keep long ago.

 

[Patlin]

Banion buys a bag of carrots. (How about 5 copper worth, I don't know if that's a big bag or not in these parts.) He attempts to make friends with his pony, and offers it a carrot at infrequent intervals, along with more constant praise and gentle treatment. Even a pony seems gigantic to Banion, and he wants to make sure he's on the creature's good side.

When Azeroth is done asking questions, Banion asks in a deliberately quiet voice but above a whisper "Should we mount up now? Are we to visit this old man?"

 

[Xaov]

Well according to what I have gathered that old man my be able to tell us a bit more about our destination. Lets head there and then move on to the keep.


OOC: Oh! before I forget I'm going to pick up about 50 ft of it. Along with a grappling hook as well as a Burlap sack to put them in.


Takes me down to 25 gp, 2 sp

 

[Patlin]

Banion agrees. After Azeroth buys the supplies he desires, Banion mounts up. Encouraging the pony to a sedate walk, he starts toward the old man's house.

 

[Knight Otu]

(Azaroth - I assume you meant rope?)

After all the supplies have been gathered, the group goes to visit the old man, who turns out living on top of a nearby hill, in a run-down house. As you approach, you hear a voice cursing: "Taka and Jareth! If that is those damned kids again...!", and a white-haired man strides over, leaning on a cane. Coming closer, you see a big scar crossing his face - right through where the man's right eye would be. He is quite thin, and he was propably very dexterous in his peak years - and he is still quite fast for an old man. "Ur. Nope, not the kids. Who might you be?" His remaining blue eye studies you intensely.