The village of Prumen

[DarkMaster]

The businessman reply "Marcus take care of preparing the operation, I will let everybody know about your plan and don't worry about the councellor"

OCC Now just choose the member of your team

 

[Ferrix]

Jasper walks over to the source of the box, Dai. "Um, excuse me, could I talk to you for a minute?"

"I got's nothin' better to be doin', what'n is it that ya want'n to be talkin' bout?" Dai looks up at Jasper from his resting position.

 

[Kangaxx]

"I got's nothin' better to be doin', what'n is it that ya want'n to be talkin' bout?" Dai looks up at Jasper from his resting position.

"I was wondering if you could tell what was in the box which you delivered to the counselor, or where it came from. I must admit, I'm also curious about that." Jasper says, gesturing at the keg at Dai's feet.

 

[Ferrix]

"Dun know what was in 'da box, ain't my concern, jus' doin a job." He chuckles and then gestures to the kegs "d'ese 'ere are overrated footrests that I picked up 'n my way ere'."

 

[DarkMaster]

Jessica's father then addresses the assembly."We are looking for a few people willing to handle a small operation, Anyone interested please contact Lieutnant Marcus, we are counting on the others to protect the village for now.". He then addresses Marcus"You will be able to select among the best candidate"

Gnarll quickly step up to offer his candidature. The old Karn also approaches appologizing to Marcus and hoping he could be part of this operation. You also get 4 villagers interested (OCC they are probably commoner or expert 1,2). Most villager are a bit scared and prefer staying with a larger group.

 

[Kangaxx]

Jasper Conrad

"Dun know what was in 'da box, ain't my concern, jus' doin a job." He chuckles and then gestures to the kegs "d'ese 'ere are overrated footrests that I picked up 'n my way ere'."

"Footrests? They're a little larger than most I've seen. Well, uh, thanks for your time."

Jasper will turn back to Oculus and the two soldiers. "I feel a little better about this expedition now that most of the locals are going to be staying in town, and catching that sniper probably would be the best way to find out what is going on around here. Wait here for a moment, and I'll see if the lieutenant will bring us along."

Assuming they agree, Jasper then approaches Marcus, and realizes he has no idea what to say. "Um, hi Marcus. it's been awhile, hasn't it? I was just passing through town when this whole mess started, and the mayor asked me to help. I have some friends with me who are, uh, handy with both swords and spells, and we'd like to help out if we can."

 

[Cannibal_Kender]

Marcus smiles and says to Jasper, "It has been a while. I'd be glad to have you and your friends along on this mission."

He'll also accept Gnarll, Karn (not without a few unvoiced misgivings), and the villagers.

These plus the previously mentioned Soloman and Telic.

 

[DarkMaster]

[OoC Manzita did Solomon gave the objects he found on the trail to anyone? I will also assume that Dai propose his candidature and his accepted, Ferrix if you are not happy with it let me know]

Gnarll and Karn are quite happy to be part of the expedition. After hearing Marcus, Karn replies"You won't regret it Marcus, I know something is up in this village for quite some times and I can't wait to figure it out, again thank you".

The other four villagers are armed with agricultural tool and are ready to join you.

You take an hour to get ready, Jessica's father is offering you to pick some stuff from is General store (he also owns the General store) and is willing to pay for some extra's like holy water and the likes. And will provide you with all the healing necessary.
[OoC you can pick any basic equipement for free. If you want other stuff like weapon and the like just ask me. Also everybody is back to full HP]

The two soldiers with Oculus and Jasper are all excited with the idea of seeing some actions.

The other militian are currently starting to builds barricade and various other defensive system around the city in order to defend the village against the expected assaults.

You all follow Solomon for a few hours in the forest until you reach the trail he found last night. When you get to the trail it is around 4pm. You don't encounter anything others than small forest animal, you even encounter a nice dear drinking near a small lake.

Marcus and Solomon. During the trip you noticed that Gnarll, the four villager and Telic with his heavy armor are not very stealthy, Dai and the two wizards are not particularly skillful and don't make too much noise but might have some problem hiding effectively, Karn years in the militia are not lost, he is not as agile as he uses to be but he still moves like a cat.

The two warriors with the wizards seems pretty stealthy. You also notice how they were positioning themselves around the wizards to protect them while being difficult to spot. Marcus and Solomon remember spending some times learning the same basic technique at the academy to cover weaker or more vulnerable individual. Clearly they are either ex-soldier or learned with someone who was in the military.

 

[DarkMaster]

OoC

Feel free to interrupt the above thread with discussion or action with other PC and or NPC.

 

[Manzanita]

Solomon Kreel

"With respect, sir," Solomon says to Marcus, "I don't see what good a few villagers will do. They will probably just get themselves killed. Perhaps if we mentioned how important it is to defend the town, and that we are planning to remain fairly stealthy and thus must keep our numbers down, they can be turned down without any hard feelings."

"I also wish we could exclude Karn, though I don't know a polite way. I no longer trust him after he attacked you. Either he is going crazy or he's not entirely on our side. There's more than this whole episode than meets the eye. They counselor knows more than he is letting on. Perhaps Karn's loyalty is to him, more than the village as a whole."

"The others will be useful, I think."

"Mr. Almat's primary concern seems to be the fate of his lumberjacks. Following the tracks of that large group probably wouldn't be too difficult. I wonder if we should try following the sniper's tracks, though. Perhaps they'd intersect."

OOC: Solomon still has the (knives, eating utensils; I've forgotten what they were exactly) that he found on the big trail. He did show them to Marcus earlier. I also added the following to Solomon's equipment: Fishhook
Ink bottle
4 sheets parchment
50' silk rope
hourglass