The Lamentation of Lolth - Chapter V

[hippocrachus]

Calenthang cocks an eyebrow at Ayden.
"Maybe not that cave in particular. I believe the Mellorn know of the dangers around their lands. I'd hate to believe that everything around us is one big conspiracy revered Ayden, but these wood elves seem too detached while a festival of many peoples and trades is held in their city," the elven warrior glances sidelong at Ayden to assure him he is serious.

 

[Verbatim]

"If you have reason to distrustful of your own kin Calenthang, then so do I. Let us see if your fear is warranted, or if the elves have simply grown callous to the potential attacks around them."

~Dark and empty...what have we stumbled into now Uncle?~

 

[Mimic]

Broddy shows Dunstand where he purchased the alchemy kit, watching intently (and talking continually) as Dunstand buy whatever is needed.

 

[Velmont]

Sielwoodan looks at Teleri as she seems abosrbed by some thought... she looks like to have forgotten her question. Not that it is bothering him. He finally break the silence.

"Not surprising, I don't speak much about me. I don't speak much at all. Noise keep away games and bring predators to you. And most of the time, all that is said is purely useless. Being silent and listening to your environment can teach you much more than the babbling of the usual traveller. Think about it."

And after a moment of hesitation, he adds

"Olostin's Hold."

 

[kirinke]

Teleri blinks. "My apologies. I tend to ramble a bit and get side-tracked easily, my mother says it's a habit I've had since I was very young." She grins at Seilwooden lopsidedly.

"I was thinking a bit about our encounter with those Grimlocks. I noticed how uncordinated they were as a team. If they had used a bit more team-work, they would have easily squashed us. Whatever lies in that hole... We'd best not underestimate it nor assume anything."

She frowned. "Also, this 'Kayris' keeps popping up in the most unusual places don't you think? First in the clearing, then vanishing, only to attack Therav through a dream. And I do not doubt that Therav was attacked. That is the only explination of why he would go running off like that."

She jerked her head towards the scarfed Mellorn. " Surely they are here to make the fair safe for everyone. And having a fairgoer go off the wall like that would reflect badly on them. Why did they not intervene? They did not help or interfere at all, almost as if they were purposely ignoring it." she looked grim. "Perhaps they were in a trance? I do not know. It is odd." She jams her hands in her pockets and looks rightly perplexed.

 

[Verbatim]

As Ayden and Calenthang walked through the crowded festival, Ayden could have sworn that the Mellorn guards eyed both he and his companion darkly as they passed, but quickly wrote off his thoughts as figments of his imagination.

~It is Calenthang's worries that have you edgy...this festival has been going on for years and if something was amiss, surely the elves would have put a stop to it...~

As he approached the temple, Ayden looked around and did not notice Teleri or Sielwoodan, nor the others.

"Calenthang, could you bring the others here to the temple for me? I will go inside and speak to the acolytes that I met yesterday and seek out the high priestess and see if she has spoken with Teleri and Sielwoodan already. If she has not, then I will speak to her on our behalf and see if we can determine what is truly going on here."

 

[Majin]

As Ayden and Calenthang are about to ascend the temple steps a familiar figure catches their eyes. An old woman, working her way through the crowd calls out to them, who they quickly recognize as Mother Grundy, looking quite distressed as she runs up to meet them, clutching a large bundle to her chest. "Terrible, simply terrible! Andreas and Chastity have been captured!" she cries, on the verge of tears.

"The White Brotherhood, they came back and were questioning everyone in town as if we were all criminals, guilty of some horrid crime. We knew what they were there for. Andreas and Chastity knew they were no match for the force that arrived, but they stalled them so I could get away. Andreas gave me some items to return to you all, not wanting it to fall into their hands," she explains presenting the large tied bundle to Ayden and Calenthang.

 

[Verbatim]

As Mother Grundy began speaking, Ayden felt the blood in his veins turn to ice, and he could do nothing to stop the sudden palsy which overtook him and made his hands twitch uncontrolably.

~By your sacred harp Uncle..what madness has came over this world?~

Forcing his hands to still their shaking slightly, Ayden reached out and carefully took the package, wondering what Andreas had placed inside it.

"With Finder's grace I thank you for seeking us out Mother Grundy. Please start from the beginning and tell us what has transpired, as if we are to seek them out, we need all the information that we can get. How long ago were they taken? Did Mayor Trond fall in your defense as well? Was Father Ernest among the number who came into town?"

Ayden hated the tone in which his voice came out, but he knew he needed to keep Mother Grundy focused so that she would not slide into the hysteria he feared lurked beneath the surface.

ooc: Well, it looks like the fecal matter has certainly hit the oscillating cooling device now...

 

[Dhes]

Arms loaded with Sunrods and Thunderstones, Dunstand returns to the merchant. Seeing that the others are still out and about, the rogue takes the time repack his backpack and change into a different outfit. Feeling the gnomes eyes on his back as he busies himself. “Tell me Broddy, why is a wizard like your self so interested in alchemy?”

 

[Mimic]

Broddy ponders the question for a moment and then shrugs slightly. "Its just interesting, you can do so many different things with it, various potions, with the right stuff you can cure poisons... plus," he says with a grin "they you can make really good stink bombs."