DM Kathy Sunday August 2nd, 2015 9:15:26 PM
You discuss the loot, and seem inclined to sell most of it.
You also bring your new companions up to speed on what has been going on for the last day or two. Your mission was to investigate the alleged haunting, and you have solved it admirably. Everything you do from here on is "extra credit."
Alizar goes to interrogate the prisoner. Anner shakes his head when asked if he is thirsty. "What's poly-dipsy?" he asks. He shrugs when asked about injuries. "I guess I'll live," he says cautiously.
Toston, standing off to the side, detects no deception. Then again, Anner hasn't really said anything of substance yet.
Hmerrin, meanwhile, decides to explore the house. There are unused beds. The round room is currently unoccupied, as is the small servant's room off the kitchen. Only one of the beds in the very large bedroom is in use. I think Alizar claimed the front room earlier, or am I hallucinating?
Lornak HP:24/24 AC: 15(T:13/FF:10) CMD:17 Sunday August 2nd, 2015 9:47:04 PM
As it seems his assistance is not needed by the other members of the group interrogating Anner, Lornak excuses himself from the Great Room. He shoulders his gear and expolres the Round Room that piqued his interest when first entering Marsh House. As he walks down the steps he notices the writing desk along the wall and notes how this would be the perfect place to do client work. He sits down on the bed he hears voices echo into the room on a wind that has a slight chill. "Just like back home..." He mumbles. He then stretches out on the bed and relief enters his body. He doesn't think he will sleep but today excitement took more of toll on him than he thought. His head propped up by his hands he sees the little alcove across on the other side of the room. " I could set up a little herbalism bench in there possibly..." and trails off as he yawns. Before he realizes whats happening, Lornak dozes off to sleep.
Alizar HP:14/14 AC: 15(T:12/FF:13) CMD:13 d20+7=13 ; d20+7=19 ; Monday August 3rd, 2015 5:09:15 AM
[O.O.C Yes, I took that front room :)]
Alizar chuckled as he lifted the cup of water to his lips and took a sip, "Polydipsia, it's a term for chronic thirst. Just figured you might have worked up a bit of a thirst from the heist on Clover Way, and then the fight afterwards. Hell of a fight by the way, you and your House of Silver friends certainly can hold your own." (Sense Motive: d20+7= 13)
Alizar placed a small parcel on the table and unwrapped it, revealing a small hunk of cheese. "Speaking of the heist, I have to say, that was quite an ingenious idea, pretending to be a ghost and haunting the area, digging tunnels to the shops. Of course, that would be quite a job for just the three of you. Was that your idea or someone else? How many of the House of Silver were involved in the heist?" (Diplomacy: d20+7=19)
Var (Tom I.) HP:17/21 AC: 16(T:13/FF:13) CMD:14 d20+4=10 ; d20+3=20 ; Monday August 3rd, 2015 5:16:30 PM
(OoC: Sorry for missing the weekend post, was out of town & didn't get back before the Monday post came up.)
Var leans against a wall, watching the interrogation, sporting the angriest glower he can muster. (Sense motive: 10)
In response to Alizar's question regarding how many men the House of Silver had, Var says "Oh they had a bit more help before they ran into us... Didn't go so well for you, did it, Anner? By the way, your drown friend sold you out pretty fast. Must not have been paying him very much." (Intimidate: 20)
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP:14/14; AC:18; Touch: 18 : FF:14; CMD:16] - CMTC d20+7=10 ; Monday August 3rd, 2015 6:57:33 PM
Toston sits quietly in the corner, scratching his ear regarding the little he has heard so far. The ear scratching distracts the gnome.
(Sense Motive:10)
Hmerrin(HP 16/20 AC20/14t/16ff, CMD 18) Monday August 3rd, 2015 7:05:51 PM
Hmerrin works his way through the winding stairways, until he comes across a large room with three good-sized beds in it. Only one looks like it is in use.
The lad proceeds to size up the other two beds, his father's old sayings dancing through his head as he inspects their construction and levelness. [Take 20 Craft - carpentry : 26] In the end, he throws his pack onto the best one (or the one he thinks he can fix, whichever the case may be).
So, what to do next..... A growl from his stomach provides the answer. "I wonder what these fine fellows got to eat," he asks himself.
Whistling an old Hmara nursery rhyme, the boy goes looking for food.
Talanthrel (Paul) [HP 21/21; AC 20; Touch 14; Flat 16; Cmd17] d20=17 ; Monday August 3rd, 2015 10:04:45 PM
Talanthrel follows the others into the room and sets up his props off to the side but in clear view of prisoner. He gives Anner a bloodthirsty grin and starts shaving the silver into the glass. (aid other to Var's intimidate; untrained 17+4 for size difference=21 + any bonus for props)
Dušan (Erik) [HP:9/18; AC:12; Touch: 12; FF:10; CMD:13] d100=19 ; Monday August 3rd, 2015 10:23:17 PM
Dušan thanks Toston for the story. He now feels he understands enough to help out the interrogation.
For now he stands outside of the room letting the team do their thing while he casts Detect Thoughts to see if he can catch anything useful from Anner's surface thoughts. (Will Prevents. I believe the DC is 15 {10 base + 3 Charisam + 2 caster level})
(d100 = 19 Ley Roll, Spell is cast, Spell per day is spent. Total 4 and final Arcane Spells per Day spent)
DM Kathy Monday August 3rd, 2015 10:29:55 PM Alizar continues talking to Anner, and begins asking him about the House of Silver.
Anner gets right to the point. "What happens if I tell you?" he asks. "You going to let me go? Give me to the Knives? What?"
Talanthrel and Var do a pretty good job of showing Anner what might happen if he doesn't cooperate, and the halfling begins to look visibly uneasy. "Look," he says. "There's no need for the rough stuff. I'll give you all I got if you let me go after." Toston, looking on, senses no deception.
Meanwhile, Lornak seems to have found a place for himself in the round room, finding it rather homey. It's not exactly like home, of course--the numerous windows flood the room with daylight--but it does have all those lovely bookshelves.
Hmerrin makes his way to the very large bedroom and evaluates the beds. There are only two actual beds up there, although there is room for a third, and possibly more. So, selecting a bed is pretty easy. If he stays, he and Talanthrel will be roomies.
Var (Tom I.) HP:17/21 AC: 16(T:13/FF:13) CMD:14 d20+3=22 ; Tuesday August 4th, 2015 2:07:55 PM
"You tell us what we want, you get to walk out of town on your own two legs..." Var says, "Lie to us...and you won't be walking for quite a while." (Intimidate: 22) "Now, tell us all about the House of Silver, and where the rest of the stolen goods are."
Alizar HP:14/14 AC: 15(T:12/FF:13) CMD:13 d20+7=10 ; d20+7=11 ; Tuesday August 4th, 2015 2:43:49 PM
Alizar calmly took a bite of the cheese as his compatriots did the snarling and chest thumping routine. He let out a breath as Anner squirmed in his chair. (Sense Motive: d20+7=10)
"Well Anner, here is how this works. As you know, in this city, information is a form of currency. I am sure if you provide enough of it, I can convince my friends here to let you leave here alive. Golly, provide a lot of it, and I can probably convince them that you're still going to need all of those limbs attached." (Diplomacy: d20+7=11)
Var (Tom I.) HP:17/21 AC: 16(T:13/FF:13) CMD:14 Tuesday August 4th, 2015 3:27:05 PM
(OoC: ooh! just realized I get a +4 for intimdation checks against smaller creatures, so 26 intimidate)
Lornak HP:24/24 AC: 15(T:13/FF:10) CMD:17 d20+7=22 ; Tuesday August 4th, 2015 5:58:09 PM
Lornak is gently nudged out of his dreamstate as his neck goes slack and his head drops. He doesn't open his eyes initially because he doesn't have to. The light coming in through the windows floods his all too sensitive to his vision. "If I am to keep this room assignment. I'm going to have to cover some of those windows..." He thinks to himself.
Lornak swings his feet to the floor as he sits up, turning his back to the light. He breaths a sigh of regret as he shakes his head. "First day on the job and I nod off...pitiful." As he shakes off his lethargy he hears the group's guarantees being pitched to the ware-rat should he not cooperate. He feels a smile shape his lips.
When he opens his eyes his peripheral vision is a bright blurred light. He squints his eyes in reaction. As his sight adjusts, his discarded pack comes into focus in a space on the floor. He picks it up and starts to lay out his things. "My abilities may not be needed at the moment, but I should not be idle." He thinks to himself. Lornak then starts laying out his belongings. He places his weapons on the iron staircase. All except his knife. If he sleeps again it will stay with him because old habits die hard. He hangs the scholar's outfit and cold weather gear into the wardrobe. He unpacks his Artisan tools and scribe paraphernalia onto the writing desk, keen to use them later if time allows.
As Lornak moves around the room, he listens to the interrogation. He takes a look at the books on the bookshelf to see if the rooms former occupants had any taste. (Perception d20=22)
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP:14/14; AC:18; Touch: 18 : FF:14; CMD:16] - CMTC d20+7=24 ; Tuesday August 4th, 2015 6:51:26 PM
Toston continues to sit in the corner, scratching his ear and waits to hear what Anner has to say in regards to the questions. Toston pays careful attention to the halfling's body language. (Sense Motive: 24)
Hmerrin(HP 16/20 AC20/14t/16ff, CMD 18) Tuesday August 4th, 2015 7:16:37 PM
Hmerrin throws his pack onto the remaining bed in the large room.
Having found a place to sleep, its time to find some chow. The teen works his way back downstairs, to where he thought he'd spotted a kitchen. Time to see what the new crew stored in the cupboards and cellars....
Dušan (Erik) [HP:9/18; AC:12; Touch: 12; FF:10; CMD:13] Tuesday August 4th, 2015 9:05:33 PM
Dušan continues to concentrate on his casting of Detect Thoughts.
(ooc: sorry if I posted to close to the DM post last night)
Wilford Grimly (HP:12/14; AC: 14; Touch: 12; Flat: 12; CMD: 14) d20+2=18 ; Tuesday August 4th, 2015 9:47:12 PM
Wil wakes up rested. I may have been a few minutes but it felt like hours. "Scorpion!" He suddenly thinks and heads into the kitchen to start some dinner. (OOC: I rolled Craft: 18 to test my cooking skills with the scorpion. If there is a better way let me know)
Talanthrel (Paul) [HP 21/21; AC 20; Touch 14; Flat 16; Cmd17] d20=9 ; Tuesday August 4th, 2015 10:04:15 PM
Talanthrel pauses in shaving the silver to give the glass a swirl trying to see what the mixture of silver to water is. Deciding it is not enough he looks up at Anner and gives another bloodthirsty grin. And then continues to add more silver to glass. (Intimidate 9+4= 13 plus props)
DM Kathy d20+1=19 ; Tuesday August 4th, 2015 10:34:06 PM Lornak settles into his new quarters, making a mental note to invest in some drapes later.
Hmerrin stows his gear and wanders off in search of something to eat. He is pondering the lump of meat in the pantry (crab maybe?) when Wilford comes in to take over cooking duties. Wilford is able to inform Hmerrin that the meat is from a giant scorpion the crew killed yesterday.
Meanwhile, the interrogation of the prisoner continues. Dušan casts Detect Thoughts and begins to concentrate. [OOC: Sorry, Erik; I didn't notice that you'd posted while I was posting.] Since Detect Thoughts is an area effect, he may also pick up some stray thoughts from his companions, but I'm going to leave that to role-play. Anner makes his save, so his thoughts are not readable.
From his expression, however, Anner knows he's in a bad spot, and he is quite thoroughly intimidated and ready to tell you all he knows.
"Okay, here it is," he says, his nervous glance darting from Var to Talanthrel and back again. "House of Silver started as a gang, right? Just another street gang. Selene changed that. Selene, she's smart and she knows stuff and she wants. Man, does she want! She said we could be a House, like the big Houses, if we was smart enough and tough enough and mean enough. So she took over the gang, started running it like a House. Lotta the gang was were-creatures, right? Were-rats, mostly, but there's others. Selene is a were-somthin', but I don't know what. So 'cause of that, she says we're the House of Silver. Kind of like a joke, see? 'Cause silver will hurt us. And she's the Boss, and she had under-bosses that run operations for her, and we hired some stuff done, too. I dunno where the rest of the stuff is at, and that's Flower's own truth. We split up after the heist, see? Some of us stayed to take out you guys, and the rest took Selene's cut to her. I know where Selene was, but by now they know I was captured, so they'll be long gone."
To cut down on the inevitiable back-and-forth, that is truly all Anner knows, because that's all the DM has worked out at this point. :) If you think there's some glaring piece of information that Anner would have to know that I haven't divulged, point it out; otherwise, this is really all you're getting. Also, he's telling the truth.
So, you guys press him for a bit, but get little else. And now you have to figure out what to do with him.
Alizar HP:14/14 AC: 15(T:12/FF:13) CMD:13 Wednesday August 5th, 2015 5:13:04 AM
Alizar popped the last of the cheese into his mouth. "Thanks Anner, I'm going to let my friends here arrange your ride home. I need to go take a nap."
With that, Alizar stood up, and exited. He walked straight into his bedroom, fell face first onto his bed, and fell fast asleep.
Lornak HP:24/24 AC: 15(T:13/FF:10) CMD:17 d20+7=11 ; Wednesday August 5th, 2015 11:14:03 AM
Feeling satisfied that his belongings are placed for easy access, Lornak walks to the landing outside his door. When he begins his climb up the stairs he is greeted by the smell of cooked meat coming from the kitchen. As he descends the second staircase he sees Alizar make a hasty exit out of the interrogation room. "Looks like we got what we need." He thinks to himself.
Lornak casually walks over to where Var is standing outside. Lornak addressees him quietly. "When we are done with him, we should take him out into the wild at dusk. He'll be too busy surviving the things that prowl the darkness then try to track us." Lornak then nods and turns and walks toward the kitchen.
As he approaches he hears someone say giant scorpion. Lornak greets Hmerrin with a smile and says to the room. "Giant Scorpion? You gentlemen have been busy. Taking on a massive and albeit nasty creature one day and then routing a den of thieving shape-shifters the next. Is this work conducive to a man as young as Hmerrin here? He may not last the week"
Lornak attempts to help Wilford prepare the afternoon meal. (Craft d20=11 to aid Wilford)
Wilford Grimly (HP:12/14; AC: 14; Touch: 12; Flat: 12; CMD: 14) Wednesday August 5th, 2015 3:35:44 PM
The scorpion gave off a sweet fish-like smell. "Doesn't smell too bad," Wil said as he searched for dishes. Once he found the dishes he placed them on a counter. "Broiled scorpion in two minutes," he shouted. "Thanks for the help Lornak. It's appreciated. So what are you working for? Any family?"
Var (Tom I.) HP:17/21 AC: 16(T:13/FF:13) CMD:14 Wednesday August 5th, 2015 4:01:04 PM
Var pulls Toston and Talanthrel in close for a quick strategy huddle. "Okay, do we take him out of the city by boat, or by land?"
Toston Lotor(Hugh Crosmun) [HP:14/14; AC:18; Touch: 18 : FF:14; CMD:16] - CMTC d20+9=12 ; Wednesday August 5th, 2015 6:45:23 PM
"I vote for land this time. Last time we used the sea. Plus Hmerrin has contacts with the caravans. We use Hmerrin's connections and the Doc's speech-craft skills and send this little rat on a vacation outside of Dirt City."
"Is that scorpion that I smell?" Toston asks, "Can it wait till after we eat?"
"We can then arrange Anner's passage and sell the excess loot. We should probably contact Boggs about returning the recovered stolen goods quietly and do that too."
Hmerrin(HP 16/20 AC20/14t/16ff, CMD 18) Wednesday August 5th, 2015 8:25:56 PM
"Scorpion?" Hmerrin asks in a startled voice. The lad looks on as Wil and Lornak prepare the critter.
He's still trying to figure out whether or not Lornak insulted him, when his mental gymnastics around 'conducive' is interrupted by the smell of cooked flesh.
"Smells kinda like crawdad," he muses. "And thems good eatin.'" [pause] "We ain't gotta worry about poison or nuthin'.... right?"
Hmerrin takes a seat with the rest, and gets ready for grub.
Dušan (Erik) [HP:9/18; AC:12; Touch: 12; FF:10; CMD:13] Wednesday August 5th, 2015 9:57:55 PM
Dušan quits concentrating on Detect Thoughts as he realizes Anner was concealing his thoughts. It doesn't seem to matter much as everyone seems to be speaking their mind anyways.
That's when Dušan smells cooking meat and his stomach lets loose a ferocious growl. "I don't suppose you have room for one more at the table?"
Talanthrel (Paul) [HP 21/21; AC 20; Touch 14; Flat 16; Cmd17] Wednesday August 5th, 2015 9:58:46 PM
Talanthrel puts on an outrageous pout. "Ahhh... I wanted to make him drink the silver water." he mock whines. "Well... If we are going to eat first; can you knock him out Toston? I would hate to come back from dinner only to find he has gnawed his way loose."
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