The man is middle aged in peasant clothes. He looks like someone who has worked the land all his life. The man has stopped and is looking nervously towards Old Kellar's house. His boot prints indicate he's come from a nearby house.
Esa will approach him, keeping her distance. She speaks loudly and clearly, knowing her companions are most likely listening on the other side of the door.
"Hello to you too," she says, "Can I help you with something?"
Vakiel is outside the house, opposite side to Augustin but pressed against the wall in an attempt to use the darkness & shadows as cover. also listening and waiting
RL as a mastiff does not detect anything currently threatening. His nose detects spatters of fresh blood in the house, in line with someone being assaulted rather than wounded. A chair is overturned and the table pushed on an angle, indicating a struggle. As the party enter Old Kellar's home behind RL they note the fact the hearth is unlit, indicating whatever occured here happened during the day.
just checking that this would have happened today and not a couple of days ago please?
RL as a mastiff does not detect anything currently threatening. His nose detects spatters of fresh blood in the house, in line with someone being assaulted rather than wounded. A chair is overturned and the table pushed on an angle, indicating a struggle. As the party enter Old Kellar's home behind RL they note the fact the hearth is unlit, indicating whatever occured here happened during the day.
just checking that this would have happened today and not a couple of days ago please?
"Oh," the man takes off his hat as he sees Esa. "Fairy miss, I was on the lookout for Old Kellar's friends. He was taken today, and the lady in grey. Seems they decided it was too much of a risk after all to have him and they came to get him. The lady in grey ran off, but they yelled after her if she didn't stop, they would kill Old Kellar. She stopped and they struck her to the ground with fists, then took them both off."
He takes a breath, looking up into the rain. "I'm Fergus, I live over there," he points to a house not far away. "Old Kellar asked me to keep an eye out for Augustin and his friends if the Iron Circle should ever take it into their mind to come fetch him. I saw what happened and I wasn't sure if you'd come but I saw you come outta the woods with Augustin so I came to tell you. I hope I did the right thing."
"Oh," the man takes off his hat as he sees Esa. "Fairy miss, I was on the lookout for Old Kellar's friends. He was taken today, and the lady in grey. Seems they decided it was too much of a risk after all to have him and they came to get him. The lady in grey ran off, but they yelled after her if she didn't stop, they would kill Old Kellar. She stopped and they struck her to the ground with fists, then took them both off."
He takes a breath, looking up into the rain. "I'm Fergus, I live over there," he points to a house not far away. "Old Kellar asked me to keep an eye out for Augustin and his friends if the Iron Circle should ever take it into their mind to come fetch him. I saw what happened and I wasn't sure if you'd come but I saw you come outta the woods with Augustin so I came to tell you. I hope I did the right thing."
Esa nods before turning towards the house and calling out "Come out, everyone!"
She turns back to the man and adds, "Apologies, we weren't sure if you were friend or foe. We are the Delvers he spoke of, in fact we came here looking for him."
"Oh," the man takes off his hat as he sees Esa. "Fairy miss, I was on the lookout for Old Kellar's friends. He was taken today, and the lady in grey. Seems they decided it was too much of a risk after all to have him and they came to get him. The lady in grey ran off, but they yelled after her if she didn't stop, they would kill Old Kellar. She stopped and they struck her to the ground with fists, then took them both off."
He takes a breath, looking up into the rain. "I'm Fergus, I live over there," he points to a house not far away. "Old Kellar asked me to keep an eye out for Augustin and his friends if the Iron Circle should ever take it into their mind to come fetch him. I saw what happened and I wasn't sure if you'd come but I saw you come outta the woods with Augustin so I came to tell you. I hope I did the right thing."
Esa nods before turning towards the house and calling out "Come out, everyone!"
She turns back to the man and adds, "Apologies, we weren't sure if you were friend or foe. We are the Delvers he spoke of, in fact we came here looking for him."
RL will come out and wander a big loop around the building and people at least 50 yds from keeping a look out. Not glancing at any of the party in case they want to stay hidden.
If Augustin can hear Fergus, he would like to do an insight check. Does he know anything Fergus and is he trustworthy, or are we just running into a trap.
Wait, we need your help, anything you might know will be helpful. We’re here to liberate Harken Castle. We were hoping old Kellar would provide a way in but he’s not here. Please help us.
"Well, master Augustin, I don't know how I can. I don't know anything about such things. But I will help where I can, of course. Soon as these Iron Circle folk are turfed out the better."
Fergus just looks at you blankly as if you had just asked him to do calculus.
"Master Augustus, I'm not your man for such things. I don't know of any resistance, nor have any ideas about getting into the castle. I've never even been there."
He wrings his hands, obviously distressed about the expectations Augustin appears to have of him.
The man is middle aged in peasant clothes. He looks like someone who has worked the land all his life. The man has stopped and is looking nervously towards Old Kellar's house. His boot prints indicate he's come from a nearby house.
Esa will approach him, keeping her distance. She speaks loudly and clearly, knowing her companions are most likely listening on the other side of the door.
"Hello to you too," she says, "Can I help you with something?"
Vakiel is outside the house, opposite side to Augustin but pressed against the wall in an attempt to use the darkness & shadows as cover. also listening and waiting
Grimbald has crossbows ready, ready to quiet any alarm the stranger may make,... if it comes to it.
just checking that this would have happened today and not a couple of days ago please?
Yep, today fresh.
"Oh," the man takes off his hat as he sees Esa. "Fairy miss, I was on the lookout for Old Kellar's friends. He was taken today, and the lady in grey. Seems they decided it was too much of a risk after all to have him and they came to get him. The lady in grey ran off, but they yelled after her if she didn't stop, they would kill Old Kellar. She stopped and they struck her to the ground with fists, then took them both off."
He takes a breath, looking up into the rain. "I'm Fergus, I live over there," he points to a house not far away. "Old Kellar asked me to keep an eye out for Augustin and his friends if the Iron Circle should ever take it into their mind to come fetch him. I saw what happened and I wasn't sure if you'd come but I saw you come outta the woods with Augustin so I came to tell you. I hope I did the right thing."
Esa nods before turning towards the house and calling out "Come out, everyone!"
She turns back to the man and adds, "Apologies, we weren't sure if you were friend or foe. We are the Delvers he spoke of, in fact we came here looking for him."
RL will come out and wander a big loop around the building and people at least 50 yds from keeping a look out. Not glancing at any of the party in case they want to stay hidden.
If Augustin can hear Fergus, he would like to do an insight check. Does he know anything Fergus and is he trustworthy, or are we just running into a trap.
Insight: 14
Grimbald will appear and do a perception check for any spies watching us. 24
Augustus knows Fergus and has always thought of him as a hard working man of the land, not known for subterfuge or getting involved in anything dodgy.
Neither RL or Grimbald detect anything or anyone that seems suspicious.
"Well," says Fergus, looking uncomfortable and out of his depth. "I'll head to my bed, if that's alright."
Wait, we need your help, anything you might know will be helpful. We’re here to liberate Harken Castle. We were hoping old Kellar would provide a way in but he’s not here. Please help us.
Fergus seems even more uncomfortable.
"Well, master Augustin, I don't know how I can. I don't know anything about such things. But I will help where I can, of course. Soon as these Iron Circle folk are turfed out the better."
Who can get us into Harken castle?
is there some kind of resistance here who can help disrupt things. The element of surprise is key.
Fergus just looks at you blankly as if you had just asked him to do calculus.
"Master Augustus, I'm not your man for such things. I don't know of any resistance, nor have any ideas about getting into the castle. I've never even been there."
He wrings his hands, obviously distressed about the expectations Augustin appears to have of him.
RL will cast around to find the scent of old Kellar and Alesia and see which direction they were taken. Perception check 26
Augustin shakes his hand.
"Thank you Fergus, you have no idea how helpful you've been. Get yourself to safety, wherever that may be."
Pretty much straight towards Harken Keep.