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<blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 7856143" data-attributes="member: 7015827"><p>Back at the guest house, following dinner the group reunited with Aerikoth, and Rahnee explained the new assignment from the Mercenaries Guild. All save for Brok-Tul then went to sleep, planning to leave for the abandoned Dragon Coast watchtower in the morning. The half-orc stayed behind at the Gatereach to drink more after the meal. Rising at first light, Rahnee found the morning cold and snowy, and also discovered that Brok-Tul had not come home. The group roused themselves and went to the inn to quiz Jandrico about Brok-Tul's whereabouts, as well as to get an early breakfast. Following tea and biscuits, Jandrico informed them that Brok-Tul had been drinking heavily the previous night and had spoken of going back to the Shore, departing the inn at around hour 22. <em>(The visit to his old home district and its sad circumstances must have affected the half-orc greatly. A humanizing moment. --C)</em></p><p></p><p>Rahnee, concerned that something might have happened to Brok-Tul, led the others toward the Shore to try and locate their wayward companion. On the walk over, she explained to Aerikoth what had occurred the night before at the funeral rite. Near the scene of the previous night's rite, they found a local inhabitant. After he made a few meaningful gestures with his palm and received a "donation" from Jokull, he informed them that there had been a commotion at Lilda's Festhall, suggesting that Brok-Tul might have gone there. Rahnee gave the man another gold coin for his trouble and with the others retraced their steps up the hill to Lilda's. There, at the cost of a (foul) ale and another gold coin, Rahnee heard from the bartender, Paus, that a big half-orc matching Brok-Tul's description had gotten drunk and belligerent the previous night, drawing the attention of some rough customers. Paus told her that Thessar the Warrior, who lived next door, had convinced Brok-Tul to let things be and sleep it off at his place.</p><p></p><p>Rahnee knocked on Thessar's door and was welcomed by the large, bearded former adventurer, who seemed delighted to have guests even at an early hour. Thessar heartily recognized Aerikoth, forcefully clapping a hand on the mage's shoulder. After explanations were made about Brok-Tul’s situation, Thessar informed them that their companion was on the upper floor, still sleeping off his previous night's activities. Rahnee took Thessar up on his offer to check on the half-orc, going upstairs to confirm that Brok-Tul was still breathing. She returned shortly and informed the others that he appeared to be all right, thanking Thessar again for his generous aid. Thessar mentioned to Aerikoth that he was still waiting for a friend to get back to him regarding their business, things not being quite ready yet; Aerikoth indicated that he was patient and thanked Thessar for his trouble. <em>(The wizard has fingers in many pies, yet it seems his companions are not curious about the bakers. --R)</em></p><p></p><p>Thessar then insisted on sitting down and making full introductions, telling the group something of his past life as a mercenary and reminiscing about the time he had met Aerikoth, who was accompanied at the time by the adventurers Flavius Arcus and Gumble. Thessar recognized the Roaringhorn name, having ridden one of the clan's horses previously; sadly, it had been killed after saving him during an encounter with bandits near Elversult. Thessar mentioned that he had retired ten years ago, after fulfilling a contract for the dwarven Clan Ironhelm. In response to a question from Rahnee, Thessar indicated he had not seen any of the Ironhelm clan in Westgate recently - not surprisingly, since their clan stronghold was in the Giant's Run mountains. After promises were made to return and swap stories another time, Rahnee and the others departed, telling Thessar that they expected Brok-Tul would try and catch up to them on the Dragon Coast.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Carlo-One, post: 7856143, member: 7015827"] Back at the guest house, following dinner the group reunited with Aerikoth, and Rahnee explained the new assignment from the Mercenaries Guild. All save for Brok-Tul then went to sleep, planning to leave for the abandoned Dragon Coast watchtower in the morning. The half-orc stayed behind at the Gatereach to drink more after the meal. Rising at first light, Rahnee found the morning cold and snowy, and also discovered that Brok-Tul had not come home. The group roused themselves and went to the inn to quiz Jandrico about Brok-Tul's whereabouts, as well as to get an early breakfast. Following tea and biscuits, Jandrico informed them that Brok-Tul had been drinking heavily the previous night and had spoken of going back to the Shore, departing the inn at around hour 22. [I](The visit to his old home district and its sad circumstances must have affected the half-orc greatly. A humanizing moment. --C)[/I] Rahnee, concerned that something might have happened to Brok-Tul, led the others toward the Shore to try and locate their wayward companion. On the walk over, she explained to Aerikoth what had occurred the night before at the funeral rite. Near the scene of the previous night's rite, they found a local inhabitant. After he made a few meaningful gestures with his palm and received a "donation" from Jokull, he informed them that there had been a commotion at Lilda's Festhall, suggesting that Brok-Tul might have gone there. Rahnee gave the man another gold coin for his trouble and with the others retraced their steps up the hill to Lilda's. There, at the cost of a (foul) ale and another gold coin, Rahnee heard from the bartender, Paus, that a big half-orc matching Brok-Tul's description had gotten drunk and belligerent the previous night, drawing the attention of some rough customers. Paus told her that Thessar the Warrior, who lived next door, had convinced Brok-Tul to let things be and sleep it off at his place. Rahnee knocked on Thessar's door and was welcomed by the large, bearded former adventurer, who seemed delighted to have guests even at an early hour. Thessar heartily recognized Aerikoth, forcefully clapping a hand on the mage's shoulder. After explanations were made about Brok-Tul’s situation, Thessar informed them that their companion was on the upper floor, still sleeping off his previous night's activities. Rahnee took Thessar up on his offer to check on the half-orc, going upstairs to confirm that Brok-Tul was still breathing. She returned shortly and informed the others that he appeared to be all right, thanking Thessar again for his generous aid. Thessar mentioned to Aerikoth that he was still waiting for a friend to get back to him regarding their business, things not being quite ready yet; Aerikoth indicated that he was patient and thanked Thessar for his trouble. [I](The wizard has fingers in many pies, yet it seems his companions are not curious about the bakers. --R)[/I] Thessar then insisted on sitting down and making full introductions, telling the group something of his past life as a mercenary and reminiscing about the time he had met Aerikoth, who was accompanied at the time by the adventurers Flavius Arcus and Gumble. Thessar recognized the Roaringhorn name, having ridden one of the clan's horses previously; sadly, it had been killed after saving him during an encounter with bandits near Elversult. Thessar mentioned that he had retired ten years ago, after fulfilling a contract for the dwarven Clan Ironhelm. In response to a question from Rahnee, Thessar indicated he had not seen any of the Ironhelm clan in Westgate recently - not surprisingly, since their clan stronghold was in the Giant's Run mountains. After promises were made to return and swap stories another time, Rahnee and the others departed, telling Thessar that they expected Brok-Tul would try and catch up to them on the Dragon Coast. [/QUOTE]
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