Vrux, a Village cursed

Rell

With a snort of disgust, Rell lets his mindblade wink out. "It is not a complete loss, he may have escaped, but at least he is unmasked. Perhaps we can create some sort of distraction for Golaer?" Looking to the Dwarf and the Gnome he adds, "Are you wounded?"
 

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"Wounded?" Makas asks increduously, obviously still seething about his predicament as he thrashes about in an attempt to break free. "Not half as wounded as that old elf will be when I catch up with him!"

"Nay, laddie, I be fine," he adds.
 

Calondor stops once he reaches Makas and Fror then sheathes his rapier "I think we should be able to convince him. Hopefully we can find more in Yv'vus' hut for proof, though."
 

Fror seems quite scared by what just happened. "I've never liked elves that much but never understood why. Now I know. If I had been more careful I've could have stoped him with my crossbow" Fror lower his head slightly ashamed.

Golear appears a few seconds later behind the party. Obviously he heard the group discuss about Yv'vus. "I don't beleive you, Yv'vus has done so much for our group. He killed many soldier of the empire and always protected us against them. Yv'vus his someone special and it takes time to know him well"
Golear seems very nervous and scared by what the hero can do.

spoiler Calondor, Rell
[sblock]Both the half-elf and half-giant notices that Golear seems very nervous but feel they don't feel that the men is lying to them. He seems to really beleives what he just said[/sblock]
 

Rell

Rell turns to Golear, "It does seem very strange. Have you noticed a change in Yv'vus lately? Could someone be forcing him to act against us? The enemy is known for using family to get their way. Perhaps something even more sinister such as magical compulsion? That magical helm of his made me nervious from the beginning. Come let us sit down and discuss this. We must not let Yv'vus be accused unfairly, tell me more about him." Rell will try to sit down with Golear out of sight of Yv'vus hut and keep him talking until the others have had a chance to search it.
 

Golear seems nervous all of a sudden.
(Rell roll bluff 13+1 vs sense motive Golear DC 15)

"I don't like this, Yv'vus has always been good to us. I don't know why I should trust you. You could be spy working for them after all you were initially travelling with them. And now you ambush our leader in the woods and pretend he his the traitor. If you think that you will divide us to vanquish us more easily you are wrong.

Golear straighten up and looks at the members of the group proudly and with a very questioning look in his eyes. Behind him a few of the rebel appears behind him, curious to know what just happened.
 

Makas shakes his head in disagreement with Fror. "No point in thinking about 'what ifs'," Makas says. "Ya did good and fine by me, and I'll not forget it."

Securing his axes, the dwarven warrior turns to address Golear, loudly enough for the campfolk behind to hear. "I don't care much what ya think of us. But answer me these questions and maybe you'll see the truth."

"We went into the township to find out what was goin' on. For certainly no good was goin' on. And someone tried to assassinate us with these magical pictures to guide them,"
he adds, pulling the pictures from his belt pouch and passing them to Golear. "You can see that they were made here, in this very camp, when we first arrived. If Yv'vus suspected us as traitors, would he not have warned you against us? And why did he try and misdirect our search for the item that captured our likenesses for the assassins? And why did he flee when the search continued? For Fror and I were waiting here for the traitor, but not suspecting it would be Yv'vus. I bet if we walk back there right now and search his tent, that we'll find the device. If we do, then we are proved right and you have been betrayed. If not, then the case is open."

"Would you pass on this opportunity to prove that the old elf was true to you?"
 

Calondor takes a glance towards the hut then back at Golaer and sighs then says "First of all, you have reason to be suspicious of us. But I believe we can prove we are not your enemy. Now, I'm not completely sure what happened here. Makas can explain that, in a few moments."

"Now, I had my suspicions about Yv'vus when we first proposed to sweep the camp looking for magical items. He was hiding something, but I didn't want to come out and say it. Then he goes off from our group, why? perhaps he has a good reason so I think no more of it. But then, there is the fight with Makas."

"If Yv'vus was your friend, why did he not run towards the camp? Surely your men would have defended him from the dwarf who, apparently, was an enemy of your group. Unless he knew, or thought he knew, that you would find out something terrible about him. Now, what could you find out about him that would make him run away from the camp?"

Calondor pauses for several moments "Only one thing. That he was a traitor to your cause"

OOC: Diplomacy?
 


Diplomacy Makas provides help roll 1-2 DC 10, Calondor roll 16+11)

Golear listen carefully to Calondor. He lowers his head and starts scratching it. "So Yv'vus is a traitor. But I never saw him work against us directly or indirectly. Perhaps we should investigate his hut for any magical devices that could print magical picture. The only thing that bugs me is that none of you were injured in the fight.

Golear turns his back on the group and head towards the hut. "Please come with me, let's try to find this device"
 

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