This is Bazaar: Dungeon Adventure

[Badger]

Marcus Snowshield

As the gnome druid departed on his canine mount, Marcus looked over to his companions and to the shaken Keygen Ghelve. While he was sympathetic towards the locksmith's phlight, Marcus also knew that Keygan's actions would not be easily forgiven by the priests.

"Master Keygan, you said the settlement was inhabited by gnomish spellcasters, but now it stands empty. What caused this to come about? Also, know that your actions, however you see them, have placed many lives in grave peril. It would do well in your defense to help us in any way you can."

 

[Manzanita]

OOC: OK - I'm still here. Psyched to play. It will just take a few posts to get it all back in my head. Poto's off to notify the church that the party is going to take the passage down. Todd, let me know if you want to roleplay that or just have Poto show back up at the locksmith's.

Nice to have you back, Todd. & you, Badger.

 

[ToddSchumacher]

Keegan

"I really don't know what they are, and I mean they. As far as I can tell there are two types, tall and short ones. All I know is that the 'tall' ones hold my Familiar hostage down in Jzadirune. I can feel Starbrow below hungry and frightened.

*sigh*

For that they made me give em three sized skeleton keys that fit most of my locks, that's what they use when they go out.

As far as Jzadirune, it was an enclave of gnome spellcasters. It was abandened 75 years ago because of a magical plague called the Vanishing that caused the Gnomes to fade away slowly into nothingness. The Plague didn't follow the few gnomes back up to the surface, but I don't know if it's still down there. I haven't been down there since I was young.

Poto
You arrive at the temple...but Jenya is out...apparently meeting with the Lord Mayor of Cauldron on some buisness. You leave a message with Ruphus and return to the shop.

 

[Badger]

Marcus

Nodding his head sadly as the gnomish locksmith revealed how the kidnappers bypassed his locks so easily, Marcus' mind next tried to absorb the details of the magical plague. Wracking his brain, Marcus tried to remember if any of his teachers had mentioned a similar sickness during his studies.

[OOC: Knowledge (Arcana) check]

Wishing that Poto had not left so quickly, Marcus looked over to Griswald and Ian.

"I believe that we will have to be even more careful than before my friends. A sickness which caused a city to die is no laughing matter..."

 

[Festy_Dog]

Originally posted by Badger
"I believe that we will have to be even more careful than before my friends. A sickness which caused a city to die is no laughing matter..."

"Aye, too true... mebe these things are the gnomes tha' disappeared, as in, they came back but... like this," Griswald suggests, and indicates the dead body before them.

 

[Badger]

Marcus - Unhallowed returns

Looking down at the corpse at their feet, a shiver ran through Marcus' spine as he thought of the gnomes being twisted into the sinister creature that had struck him down minutes before.

"A valid point Sir Griswald and one I would have never thought of. If it is true, then I grieve twice for the gnomes. Once for the sickness which stole their life once, and for what may befall them if they seek to hinder our quest for those missing."

 

[Manzanita]

Poto Knezer

Upon his return & having caught up on the conversation: "Yuck. If I start fading out, be sure to get me out of there. Anyway, Jenya was not at the Temple. I've left a message. Are we ready to go down there? Keegan, have you had enough of the dispicable acts committed though your cooperation? Can you go forth and start to change the locks that have been compromised? We will do our best to rescue Starbrow. Please describe him to us."

 

[ToddSchumacher]

Keegan

"Starbrow? Um...he's...well...h-he's a rat. Brown with a white patch on his forehead shaped like a star. Um.....OH! Wait just a minute...

Keegan goes over to one of the chests, unlocks it, and gathers from it a scroll...

This might help. It's an old map fo Jzadirune. I'd be really grateful if you got him. And yes, of course, I'll have to 'fix' my locks ...If they'll trust me to do it....this is going to ruin me.

Not sure this is entirly legal but...

 

[Festy_Dog]

"Aye, thanks, a map'll do us a world o' good," Griswald says, "Ready comrades?"

 

[Manzanita]

Poto

"Keegan, you have some problems yes, but you must make the best of things. Go forth and be honest and repentent. Most people will understand. This is your only hope of restoring your reputation. Good luck. I hope to bring forth your friend shortly. We'll be off now. Let's go, Gentlemen."