Yedan's Troubleshooters

[SelcSilverhand]

"Speaking to the dead is easy, quips Evret. "It's getting them to talk back that's the tricky part."

"I have to agree with leaving the other coffin alone, I think we need to seal this up again and get moving to the graveyard. The stench is getting pretty strong in here."

 

[Arrowhawk]

Eager to move things a long, Whyre speaks up...

"If everyone is in agreement that the other coffin isn't worth disturbing then maybe we should reseal this coffin as soon as possible. Bastion, you've got the look of a guy who gets his way. Maybe you and Evret can find the guy who sealed this coffin the first time and get some glue to seal it again? Or maybe just convince that same guy to do it? Either way, I can stand watch outside and make sure now one comes in.

As far as the graveyard, I'm happy to wait until the entire group is ready."​

 

[Kaodi]

Bastion and Evret managed to track down the local man who sealed the coffin. He agrees to fix the problem, but he seems none to happy about what you did. And once the repairs have been made, he demands five silver sovereigns to as payment for the work and for keeping his mouth shut about it.

 

[Arrowhawk]

			FIVE silvers! By the gods, we want to seal the coffin not raise the man from the dead! Bastion did not say there was any symbolic reason to seal the coffin, so what does this guy think he's threatening us with? The coffin is not damaged and nobody disturbed the body. Is this a good old fashion bluff?

OOC: Going to roll perception to see if this guy is trying bluff us in some way.

 

[Kaodi]

You do not get the sense that the man is trying to deceive you, just that he displeased with you.

 

[ghostcat]

Mez fishes 3 silvers out and holds it out to the local. "Here 3 silver, that's all I've got. Who's going to donate the other two." he says.

Assuming someone else donates the other two silver, he takes it and holds it out to the man, saying. "Here you go." As the man reaches for it, he closes his fist and says "For this much, you can tell us the reason that the casket was glued shut in the first place."

Assuming that the man answers, Mez opens his fist and lets him take the coins.

 

[Arrowhawk]

Following Mez's lead, Whyre fishes out two silvers and hands them to Bastion,

Professor, I leave these delicate matters to you.​

 

[Kaodi]

The man tells you that gluing is just the preferred method of sealing finer caskets, because not only does it not involve marring the surface of the casket, but provides the best protection available against decay. And all coffins have been sealed for as long as he can be remember. Once paid, he takes his leave.

 

[DistractingFlare]

Bastion paces anxiously. "No sign of tampering. The body in...standard condition. What could be the problem here?" His thoughts drift toward the graveyard, but he refuses to be the one to bring it up. He's already established himself as perhaps too interested in the dead.

 

[Arrowhawk]

"Glue is used to prevent damage to the better caskets? Now why didn't I think of that?

Well, Professor, the only stone left unturned is undoubtedly in the graveyard, no pun intended. Let's proceed"​