This is Bazaar: Dungeon Adventure

[Badger]

As the others around him introduce themselves, Marcus mentally kicks himself for not doing the same when he had the chance.

~ You only had the first chance to speak...what better time could there have been?~

Trying to time it as best he could after the others introduced themselves, Marcus offered his name as well.

"Forgive my lack of manners Priestess, I am Marcus, a humble shaper of the Weave and tanner, and now that you know us to be dedicated to your cause, what could possibly make the thieves guild seek to keep the church away from the orphanage?"

 

[ErichDragon]

Ian

Ian nods off several times while waiting for Rufus to return with Jenya. He wakes up just as everyone is introducing themselves.

"Ach. Ian McLaren at your service. I'll help you look after the wee ones of course."

 

[ToddSchumacher]

Jenya

"Wonderful, wonderful. The church of St. Cuthbert has publicly vowed to locate the children and bring the perpetrators to justice, in as such this is what we have found out sor far:

The children: Deakon, Evelyn, Lucinda, and Terrem are but the most recent victems in a serise of strange disappearance and robberies. They were secure in thier bedchambers (Separated by gender) and locked up tight at night to keep them out of mischief.

In order to locate the children, I used an item from the church's vault that allowed a divination. I asked 'Where are the children who were abducted from the Lantern Street Orphanage?' The responce was ... cryptic:

The locks are key to finding them.
Look beyond the curtain, below the cauldron,
But beware the doors with teeth.
Decend into the malachite 'hold,
Where precious life is bought with gold.
Half a dwarf binds them, but not for long.

The church would be very grateful for the help you can offer. To start we offer a healing potion to each of you, a token of good faith, and if you succeed at finding the children 2,500gp (Total).

Questions?

 

[Manzanita]

"Ah, Jenya. This sounds like a worthy mission indeed. I will gladly accept!" exclaims Poto Knezer. "Does any of that rhyme make sense to you? Do you know of any malachite? Locks might refer to shipping lanes in canals. Or locks on doors I suppose. Anyway, I suspect our search should start at the Orphanage. Can you take us there?"

OOC: Where in Greyhawk is this taking place?

 

[Festy_Dog]

Griswald nods, an expression of thought etched onto his face.

"Aye, puzzlin'," he says raising one heavy gauntlet to his chin.

 

[Badger]

The Riddle- Marcus

As Priestess Jenya read the results of the divination to them, Kaleb's professional curiousity was on the item that she had used for the information.

~Perhaps after we have found the children, it would not seem too foward of me to ask to examine the item...~

Focusing back on the hear and now, Kaleb looked towards the priestess and spoke.

"Could we get a copy of that please? Perhaps the words are used for a different meaning than what would be obvious at first glance. I would be more than willing to copy it myself before we begin our search."

Realizing that the others had officially thrown their support in, Marcus felt he should do the same.

"While I'm sure my services at the tannery will be missed, I do believe that this holds a stronger merit by far.

While waiting for the okay to copy the note, Marcus cycles the riddle through his head letting his mind try to match any obscure facts to the riddle that spring to mind.

 

[ErichDragon]

Ian

"Well, I'm not much for noodlin' riddles, but I'll lend my sword to helpin' find the lads and lasses. In the morning of course..."

Yawn

 

[ToddSchumacher]

Jenya

"In the morning, of course. I do belive the first line is the most important. While I'm no expert on locks, the line might be relating to the ones at the orphanage. Although we have interviewed the workers there, perhaps, in the morning, you should investigate the building yourselves. Fresh minds and all that. Unless you have suggestions of your own?"

She offers a place to stay for any who need it, as well as dinner and or breakfast. She gives a copy of the riddle to any of your who want it as well as a full list of 25 abductees. Unless any of you wish to do anything in the night, or have any more questions for Jenya, the night passes uneventfully.


Course of action?

 

[Manzanita]

Poto Knezer

Let's hit the orphange first thing in the morning. After breakfast of course.

 

[Festy_Dog]

Griswald straps his armour on in the moring before going to breakfast.

"I like tay have it on as often as possible, never know when ye're gonna get called to duty," is his excuse.

He travels with the others to the orphanage.