The Drow War Book One - Chillhame

[Ranger Rick]

“To the mines!” Kyalia echoes Laurel, while she is already walking.

Nodding to the mines as Dolan starts a slow jog, relaxing his 'grip' on the sap.

 

[Voadam]

Enthalus will leave with the rest, though once they are away if he suspects the hobgoblin of lying he will tell the rest of the party so they can double around.

 

[Evil Ujio]

Enthalus observes the leader carefully as he talks about the battle and the children

[ooc sense motive +4, and bardic lore +1 for info about speaks with fists tribe]

Enthalus believes that the leader is telling the whole truth, and is not tricking them in anyway.

The party traces their steps back and then makes a path to the mines. A journey that takes over an hour and a half to accomplish but not a difficult task as the what looks to be the mines come into sight along with a quartet of people lounging around a sign and a fire.

One of them stands and waves at the party, “Hail strangers,” it is the voice of Jim the miller.

 

[Festy_Dog]

[elven]"What would he be doing here? I'm suddenly suspicious of him rather than being mildly annoyed,"[/elven] Saxon says, ending with a cough.

Mzarem's keen senses keep track of events as he stands guard-like beside the druid.

 

[Thanee]

Kyalia

Kyalia greets the man and speaks to him with some apparent concern.

“Hello! Havn't I seen you in town? You shouldn't be out here. It's dangerous.”

 

[Endur]

"We're looking for some missing children. Their tracks led to this place."

 

[Ranger Rick]

Dolan slowly walks around the Miller looking for his cronies. If none are around, he would be in postion to attack from the rear.

 

[Voadam]

Enthalus will smile at the miller and observe his reactions.

 

[Evil Ujio]

Kyalia greets the man and speaks to him with some apparent concern.

“Hello! Havn't I seen you in town? You shouldn't be out here. It's dangerous.”

Jim smiles his three cronies watch the party and even give Dolan a good stare as he tries to work around and position himself behind Jim and his friends. Jim replies, “Aye I heard of the children, I came to the mines right away and we have not seen a sign of them, even ventured inside, nothing. I doubt you will find much and besides if they went too deep the ghosts would have gotten them. The children are probably wolf fodder now.”

One of the cronies pipes up, “Tis a damn shame, it is.”

Jim nods, “Aye, best you head back to the village we will stay here in case we see something of the children but I do not hold out hope,” he sighs.

 

[Ranger Rick]

Dolan having worked himself behind Jim et. al. says, "oh no Mr. Miller, you have a hearth and home, we are use (looks at his lack of sleeping gear)...I mean they are use to sleeping under the stars, allow us stay here in case we see something of the children. For I do very much hold out hope." As he says all of this he looks for any clues of foul play on the clothes of the 4 men.

OOC: Spot +5. I am hoping to keep Jim and his cronies off balance by making them have to turn around to face people to talk. Also this allows me to see the backs, sides and the fronts of the men.