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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MacConnell" data-source="post: 8225876" data-attributes="member: 6855223">While Taylar searches the belongings of the fallen Markidian, Adisakti and Raven Elk pick up the unconscious girl and carry her back to the barracks. Adisakti speaks in Markidian, just so the girls will understand him. "She would prove dangerous to take with us, and I cannot see killing her or leaving her there on the ground. Though it is very likely she will continue down the path as she has been instructed, I do not care if she eventually reports to someone of our deeds. She would not know enough information for her words to be viable; and filled with such prejudice, she would paint an inaccurate picture. At this point, I want your malevolent leaders to come looking for us, anyway."[spoiler=Active Search]Taylar: 38(observation) + 25(clarity) + 50(d100) = 113Raven Elk: 42 + 40 + 50 = 132Adisakti: 34 + 42 + 50 = 126[/spoiler]Searching the man, other than the obvious metal sword, wooden shield, and leather tunic, Taylar also finds a leg bone of some feline strung from his belt and a jawbone of some pig fashioned as a necklace about his neck. The very presence of this fetish and talisman are directly opposed by the  religion that this man is supposed to uphold. Taylar is not at all surprised by the hypocrisy, having sensed during battle that the man could bend waylines. The sword and shield are decent, as well as the leather tunic. The clothing may fit Raven Elk but would be too small for Taylar.Back at the barracks, the girls instinctively retrieve their bows. With a few seconds hesitation, one of the girls offers her arrows to Adisakti. Adisakti nods and motions for the other girls to follow suit. He allows them to keep their bows.In the main structure there is the expected food stores and water barrels. The sacks and containers are too large to conveniently carry, indicating that they had to arrive by wagon, prompting Raven Elk to ask some questions."How often are supplies delivered? Which reminds me, how did you arrive, on foot or by horse?"As it happens, the supplies are delivered once a tenday. Two of the five girls arrived on foot. One says that she had been first carried by boat. The other three were carried in by horse. Once Taylar arrives, Raven Elk conveys his opinion in Maldrog. "Wherever these girls were kept until adolescence, one was close by. I suspect one was from the abandoned village across the bay. The other three were at some distance too far to reasonably walk."In addition to the edibles, there are six leather tunics that would fit the girls, all of which are marked on the back with the symbol for Dusk, which has been erroneously taught as the symbol for Dawn, wooden practice weapons, and a wooden desk containing a ledger with writing and 34 loose marks.A trap door is discovered under a woven rug. The opened door reveals a hidden compartment with a large wooden crate. Once the heavy crate is lifted and opened, the Outliers discover a cache of much better quality throwing knives and a very thin, arm length sword made of some iridescent, brownish metal. The pommel is modified with an enlarged, outward swept hand guard designed to deflect other blades.By their reactions, the five girls had no idea about the trap door or its contents. By question, they affirm that they have never been in this building where the man slept.[spoiler=Character Data]Taylar: full wellnessBracers: 20 - 1 - 1 - 1 = 17 - 1 = 16Spaulders: 18 - 2 - 1 = 15Tunic: 57 - 2 - 6 - 2 - 6 - 6 = 35Raven Elk: full wellnessBuckler: 19tunic: 57 - 4 -6 - 1 = 46Adisakti: full wellnessBracers: 20 - 1 = 19 - 2 = 17Tunic: 57 - 5 - 6 - 2 - 6 - 6 - 4 = 28[/spoiler][spoiler=Inventory][ooc]Current Inventory:harnin short swords: 14 (In Refuge)Coins:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">chest of various coins (In Refuge)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">marks: 171</li> </ul>Animal Parts:Grizzly Claws: 20. ??Minerals:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Slate: 62: {Thump x2}</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Flint: 4 {Heat x2}</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Coal: 1: {Heat x3}</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bloodstone: 2: {Confluence +1}</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sunstone: 9: {Persona +1, Muddle x2}</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Heartstone: 5: {Confluence +1}</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lodestone: 1 {shock x2}</li> </ul>Ores:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Zinc Ingots: 1: {Health +1, Mend x2}</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tin Ingot: 1: {Persona +1, Muddle x2}</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lead Ingot: 10: {- Body x2}</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Iron Ingot: 1 {Confluence +1, Mend x2}</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Calcium Ingot: 1: {Cohesion +1, Restore x2}</li> </ul>Plants:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lighter Pine: 8 measures {heat x2}</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mend Leaves: 3 measure {+ Body x2}</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Muddle Leaves: 2 measure {- Mind x2}</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Soothe Leaf: 2 measure {+ Mind x2}</li> </ul>Unknown Items:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Angry Spirit Dust: ??</li> </ul>.[/ooc][/spoiler][spoiler=Party Discoveries]Acolyte Avery's Ledger (In Refuge)[/spoiler][ooc]Each character receives 5 DP. State nominal actions and inquiries. Travel was delayed for the nature of the find. Provide a random roll.[/ooc]</blockquote>

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