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<blockquote data-quote="mikeawmids1" data-source="post: 8927368" data-attributes="member: 7030604"><p><u>Vaesen, Session 4/Part 1</u></p><p></p><p>Dusk settles over Wrecker Isle. The investigarors attend the Herring Baron's manse for supper. They are met by Lura the maid, who escorts them into the dining room. Zacharias is seated at the head of a long table, along with Godmother Abela and two of the three Amundsson brothers (Pete and Paul). There is an empty seat where the third brother (Pace) would normally sit.</p><p></p><p>Zacharias is charming as he welcomes the investigators to his home. Lura serves the appetizers: herring with slices of pickled cucumber. Gudrun chooses this moment to reveal an unfortunate intolerance to seafood, which does rather inconvenience their host. While Zacharias adjusts the menu, Erik quizzes the brothers Amundsson on their missing sibling. Pete and Paul claim Pace is away on business, but they are obviously lying. Godmother Abela prods Erik with a spoon and warns him that he should mind his own business, as the new moon is nigh. This is not the first reference to the new moon, and the investigators gnaw on this one clue like a pack of dogs with a juicy bone. Zacharias banishes his mother to the kitchen before she can say more, and requests that the investigators disregard her geriatric rambling.</p><p></p><p>The plates are cleared away and Lura brings out the main course: salted herring served with onions and wine vinegar. The investigators explain that they are looking into the death of Vicar Hedvqist and share their concern that the old priest was murdered, hoping to learn something from the Herring Baron's reaction. Zacharias seems genuinely shocked. Gudrun straight up accuses the Herring Baron of killing the vicar, which does rather ruin the whole evening. Gudrun notices that Zacharias wears an awful lot of cologne to mask a somewhat fishy odour.</p><p></p><p>Before things deteriorate further, Malte bursts in with news of a violent altercation at the inn! The young priest is brawling with some drunken sailors! The investigators rush ahead to rescue Oscar. A crowd has gathered outside the inn, where three burly seamen are kicking the naughty word out of the young priest. Erik fires his pistol into the air, hoping to disperse the mob. A brawny dock worker punches him in the head. Two more sailors pile in and dispense a savage beating that leaves Erik with a fractured skull and possible brain damage. Gudrun stabs one of the men with his dagger, and Arne shoots another in the leg. The injured seamen flee, leaving Svenrich to stablize Erik's broken condition.</p><p></p><p>The investigators carry Erik upstairs and put him to bed. Ideally, he should be taken to hospital, but the ferry back to the mainland won't return until the next day. Gudrun confronts Oscar, who explains the fight started when he tried to persuade Justina to leave the island with him. Gudrun curses the young priest for a lovestruck fool.</p><p></p><p>The night passes without further incident and Erik wakes the next morning with the worst headache of his life. Nevertheless, he forces himself to rise and rejoin the other investigators for breakfast <em>(salty porridge, yum)</em>. The group are discussing whether to cut their losses and return to the Upsala, when Malte approaches their table to enquire after Justina. Apparently the young woman has gone missing during the night, and nobody knows what has happened to her....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mikeawmids1, post: 8927368, member: 7030604"] [U]Vaesen, Session 4/Part 1[/U] Dusk settles over Wrecker Isle. The investigarors attend the Herring Baron's manse for supper. They are met by Lura the maid, who escorts them into the dining room. Zacharias is seated at the head of a long table, along with Godmother Abela and two of the three Amundsson brothers (Pete and Paul). There is an empty seat where the third brother (Pace) would normally sit. Zacharias is charming as he welcomes the investigators to his home. Lura serves the appetizers: herring with slices of pickled cucumber. Gudrun chooses this moment to reveal an unfortunate intolerance to seafood, which does rather inconvenience their host. While Zacharias adjusts the menu, Erik quizzes the brothers Amundsson on their missing sibling. Pete and Paul claim Pace is away on business, but they are obviously lying. Godmother Abela prods Erik with a spoon and warns him that he should mind his own business, as the new moon is nigh. This is not the first reference to the new moon, and the investigators gnaw on this one clue like a pack of dogs with a juicy bone. Zacharias banishes his mother to the kitchen before she can say more, and requests that the investigators disregard her geriatric rambling. The plates are cleared away and Lura brings out the main course: salted herring served with onions and wine vinegar. The investigators explain that they are looking into the death of Vicar Hedvqist and share their concern that the old priest was murdered, hoping to learn something from the Herring Baron's reaction. Zacharias seems genuinely shocked. Gudrun straight up accuses the Herring Baron of killing the vicar, which does rather ruin the whole evening. Gudrun notices that Zacharias wears an awful lot of cologne to mask a somewhat fishy odour. Before things deteriorate further, Malte bursts in with news of a violent altercation at the inn! The young priest is brawling with some drunken sailors! The investigators rush ahead to rescue Oscar. A crowd has gathered outside the inn, where three burly seamen are kicking the naughty word out of the young priest. Erik fires his pistol into the air, hoping to disperse the mob. A brawny dock worker punches him in the head. Two more sailors pile in and dispense a savage beating that leaves Erik with a fractured skull and possible brain damage. Gudrun stabs one of the men with his dagger, and Arne shoots another in the leg. The injured seamen flee, leaving Svenrich to stablize Erik's broken condition. The investigators carry Erik upstairs and put him to bed. Ideally, he should be taken to hospital, but the ferry back to the mainland won't return until the next day. Gudrun confronts Oscar, who explains the fight started when he tried to persuade Justina to leave the island with him. Gudrun curses the young priest for a lovestruck fool. The night passes without further incident and Erik wakes the next morning with the worst headache of his life. Nevertheless, he forces himself to rise and rejoin the other investigators for breakfast [I](salty porridge, yum)[/I]. The group are discussing whether to cut their losses and return to the Upsala, when Malte approaches their table to enquire after Justina. Apparently the young woman has gone missing during the night, and nobody knows what has happened to her.... [/QUOTE]
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