Jones Shei'lac |
"There's something you're not telling us, isn't there? Come now, we've paid a fair amount to hear this."
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 15 + 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 15 + (4) + 1 = 36
Rynjin |
"Well, if you think it's important."
"They aid they were from Cortaud, but that was clearly a lie. I see a lot of clients from all over Ustalav, so I've learned to recognize an accent. Thee guys were clearly southerners, maybe from Caliphas. I'm not sure on that, but it's a good guess, and they clearly weren't from Cortaud. Belik is from Cortaud and they sounded nothing alike." she shakes her head as she rambles on.
"One of them had a weird amulet too. Looked like a skull with a gag in its mouth. He shoved it back in his robes soon after it fell out, but I got a good look at it. Then they chattered for a while. Don't think they paid very much attention to me at all. Said something about 'Stairs of the moon' and mentioned a 'packlord's heart' but I don't know what those are, and I don't really care to."
Darius Ral'algul |
" They didnt say anything else.. nothing? Asked you to dance.. and didnt care what you did, didnt touch you at all. Did they ask you to do anything else? If we could just ask them I would think it would have been done.. this particular place is not well known. "
Samuel Sledge |
"It would seem directness is the best option. Let's find Delgros."
Rynjin |
Niama waves goodbye.
You find Delgros where he usually is when not on a hunt, which is near his little menagerie.
"Have you guys seen Estovion? I needed to talk to him earlier, but he doesn't seem to be in."
Zin'Retatarianna Mor |
"After the most recent events it's probably best that you do not."
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Zin'Retatarianna Mor |
"We killed some important werewolves or some such on our last outing. They seemed pretty upset about it, so we're going to go kill a whole lot more."
"Want to come along?"
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Zin'Retatarianna Mor |
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"Slaughtered them like they were beasts of burden, it would have been funny, if it wasn't so pathetic."
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Rynjin |
"I don't hunt werewolves. No point to it unless you can kill 'em all, and I'm not deluding myself into thinking I can. You can't eat them, and they don't have a pelt you can skin off of them, so the only reason to do it is for humanitarian reasons."
"Not ready to get myself get killed on a crusade like that just yet. No offense."
Zin'Retatarianna Mor |
"I don't see how you'd find it dangerous at all, poor bastards brains are so addled by inbreeding they only thing they know how to do is talk big and then die."
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Jones Shei'lac |
"You might recall we only killed two of them. I believe they would be much more dangerous as a larger pack."
Zin'Retatarianna Mor |
"Considering the third ran away like a coward, and all the rest in the forest would rather wet themselves than be seen, I have my doubts."
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Samuel Sledge |
"Peer pressure. The more they are, the more pressured the individual will be to appear strong."
Darius Ral'algul |
" A pack tends to be more dangerous but starch tactics can minimize even that. Regardless.. Delgros I assume you simply have permission. I must ask.. are you aware of the Location of a tall standing monument in the woods? "
Rynjin |
"I know OF it, but I couldn't give you the location. I assume you're talking about the Stairs of the Moon. It's DEEP into werewolf territory, to the west...maybe. I'd bet you Duristan knows for sure, and could lead you at least part way. He ranges farther than good sense would suggest on his werewolf hunts."
Darius Ral'algul |
Sense Motive on Locatiion: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (16) + 16 = 32
Darius narrowed his eyes, " Did he not often to ask for your help? How could he know more about such a place than you when you have been here I presume longer? "
Rynjin |
He is truthing
"Because I'm not a f%!!ing moron like Duristan is."
"I know the packs around these parts. We came to an agreement the one time I was dumb enough to range too far. One of the Vollensag knocked me on my ass and we had a 'civil discourse'. I stay out of their territory and their business as much as possible, and they'll refrain from eating me and the guests I take out into the wood."
"So I stay within a few miles of the Lodge when I take groups out on hunts. I range a bit farther on my own, which they don't seem to mind as much."
"Since Duristan has been here, he's been on five werewolf hunts."
"Every time he comes back with tales of how far he's delved into the woods, and how many werewolves he's killed. Conveniently leaves out the part where his hirelings drop like flies every time he goes out. You think him losing those four was bad when you decided to 'ambush' those wolves earlier? You should have seen the first couple of hunts."
"Duristan has more blood on his hands than any one of those wolves out there does. So he'd BETTER have gotten something useful out of it."
Darius Ral'algul |
" He seems careless and unorganized as well as reckless. I am glad I was not wrong on that account. His attitude for the 4 that perished wasnt exactly to my liking either. Regardless there is something that needs to be done. The Vollensag and the other tribes are going to become more active otherwise. Your 'agreement' may not hold up any longer. "
Darius gives the man a once over and then says to the party, " Seems we have to go speak to the foolhardy one "
Zin'Retatarianna Mor |
"Every time he comes back with tales of how far he's delved into the woods, and how many werewolves he's killed. Conveniently leaves out the part where his hirelings drop like flies every time he goes out. You think him losing those four was bad when you decided to 'ambush' those wolves earlier?
"How is it you were unaware of the recent events I spoke of just moments ago."
"But now recall details of the encounter that was not shared with you?"
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Rynjin |
Yeah, Duristan has an established track record of flaunting his "badass werewolf hunter" status at every given opportunity. It is literally the entire reason he's here: Killing werewolves, and bragging about killing werewolves.
Zin'Retatarianna Mor |
Ok then, just seems weird that Delgros would still want to take people out then if he knew the threat placed on the lodge, seemed like he was unaware.
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Samuel Sledge |
"Well, hopefully, it will be boring and routine. But I doubt we'll get so lucky."
Rynjin |
"Interesting. I've wanted to go there for a while now, but haven't had anyone I could really trust to watch my back. I found a map a while back on my dad's estate and came here to raid it...but that quickly became apparent as a bad idea."
"But with YOU guys, I think we can do it!"
Darius Ral'algul |
" Then its settled, get yourself ready.. we head out immediately. Just a note.. this wont be anything like even the boar skirmish or the little play around with the Vollensag. There will be werewolves.. everywhere. You will have no hirelings to help. Expect every opponent to be a skilled warrior and Beast. "
Darius Ral'algul |
His GRRR face
" You have the map correct can you lead us toward it or would you rather one of us do so from the map? I see that you come prepared, good. I expect there be other things than just the Werewolves.. life is not kind. Undead are a possibility as well. "
Zin'Retatarianna Mor |
"We should really probably have a physical copy."
"In the case of unfortunate circumstances."
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Darius Ral'algul |
" Yes a physical copy would be Ideal if possible.. your leading us I have no issue with otherwise. "
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (9) + 16 = 25
Samuel Sledge |
Sledge will procure a Enlarge Person extract from Jones and load it into one of his wrist sheathes.
"Let's go."
Jones Shei'lac |
How about no. I need rest.
Zin'Retatarianna Mor |
I'm down some spell slots as well, and going in the daytime seems safer.
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Darius Ral'algul |
We had.. one fight and you need rest.... I've heard of the 15 min adventuring day but this is silly. You shouldnt burn through all your resources and its really stupid to rest 24 hours when ESTOVION JUST ESCAPED. On the safety scale its exactly the same Werewolves are not suddenly strengthened or weakened by the night.
Jones Shei'lac |
I wasn't expecting Estovion to go rogue when I used up two of my 1st level slots healing Duristan.
But fine. Sledge, this Enlarge Person is my last 1st-level for the day. Use it wisely.
I'll try to be more thrifty in the future.
Darius Ral'algul |
Thing is you arent a fullcsster, you should not be fully dependent on your spells/infusions to be useful You have both 2nd and 3rd level infusions and class abilities outside that. Zin is a fullcaster but divine so she has other things she can do