What Adventure Awaits?

"Uh, erm, um .. .. .. .."Berm stammers upon seeing her and hearing her statement, "Uh, yes. Watch the birds.
 

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And so the quartet watches the birds. They do not deviate from their flight pattern. Not a single one ever comes to roost.

[sblock=Shalaye]The birds are not natural. They probably used to be, but not now.[/sblock]
 

Shalaye frowns. "I know not what bring you to such a place, but I am sure of this... it is most certainly cursed. The birds that fly overhead... they live no longer. Their presence in the sky offends Gozreh."

"It seems we have the same goal, then..." Shalaye adds, "It is... good to see you well, Berm. The others, too, of course."
 

Kaer Fegavas, human barbarian

Kaer takes a sidelong look at Shalaye, but when she speaks and doesn't seem to be overcome by madness, he shrugs it off. They're circus folk, after all; odd is their business.

"Is that what this is about, then?" he wonders aloud. "Someone killing off the animals to raise them again? But why the hells would they .... ? All right, enough looking. I think it's time we got a closer look."
 


Shalaye's eyes gloss over for a moment as her head tilts to one side. Suddenly, she snaps backs into focus and says, "If we are to investigate, it may be best to wait until morning, though many of the lesser undead need not fear the sun. Might you have any useful tonics in those robes of yours, Zantalus?"
 


Cautiously the party creeps forward. The unnatural birds continue to wheel in the sky. Moving up the hill toward the ruined fort, it becomes apparent there are two ways into the bailey proper. The remnants of the old road leads up to the front gates, which have long since fallen and been overgrown by vines. The wall itself is rough and worn from decades of rain and wind. There are a places where the wall has collapsed completely.

Peering through the downed gate and through the holes in the walls reveals a grassy yard leading up the hill away from the walls toward the old tower. There is no sign of life.

The question facing the carnies: How to proceed? Through the gate? Through a crack in the wall? Over the wall?
 


Kaer Fegavas, human barbarian

Kaer frowns. "I'm a fan of straight-forward," he whispers, "but maybe with this one we want to not knock on the front door? Oughtta be one of those cracks we can get through, you think?"
 

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