Zeke's father gives his son a curious look, like one of those "oh god is my kid being embarrassing right now" kind of reactions, and says "Hey there, Donny... Yeah, my boys go down there... I used to myself, but on account of my knee, and my back, it's not something I like to do so much anymore if I can avoid it, you know, it's dark down there too and my eyes aren't as great as they used to be on account of, well, I forget now what it was exactly, but, heh..." He scratches his head and grins sheepishly at Sen, now embarrassed for being old. "Anyway...It's pretty dangerous down there if you go at the wrong time. And it's hard to guess what the wrong time is sometimes. Trying to find rhyme or reason to the things down there. But it's not all bad. All kinds of stuff down there. Lots of treasure. People hide stuff down there and forget about it, or... expire, and there's all kinds of other things that this other wiiizzaa.." he suddenly becomes very suspicious of Sen.
Sen attemps to grin reassuringly. It would be more accurate to say that I'm a student really. Not much of a Wizard yet. Your sons are planning a trip soon? Or do you think that will change, because of... whatever just happened here?
Zeke's dad says, "Well, I was supposed to meet them here in a little bit, Zeke and I got here a little bit early and... yeah, I suppose the boys won't be doing any hunting down there today."
Down in the pit, Shadrach looks at the map and has started to wander a little bit (not out of sight), looking for any more clues.
Usul will attempt to help (investigation11) saying "What are you hoping to find down here? Any idea who might be paying the kobolds? And for what purpose?"
He says, "I don't know. There was just an attack. I want to see if they left anything else behind -- they brought their map with them, after all." There's a pause. "I don't know who would pay them to do this. It would take something desperate or insane or... I suppose risky to give them a weapon like this and trust them to carry it out. Who knows with these things."
Usul, Aria, and Shadrach get to the first bend in the tunnel and see a tattered backpack on the ground. Shadrach draws his sort and picks up the bag with the tip of the blade. It's been torn open.
Shadrach says, "What is... this?" he considers it for a few moments "I wonder. Hmm. Is this ..." He pauses, second guessing himself. "Should we continue, or do you want to take this opportunity to talk about what you've found about Anna Kelver?"
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((Does the pack look like it might belong to a young human girl?))
Looking over the bag Usul says "How about you tell us what you know. Ending up in the Undermountain wasn't exactly part of the plan. Who exactly is Anna? And by whom, and why, were you hired to find her?"
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Seeing Shadrach mention continuing to look around, Crush would make his way towards the opening to the Yawning Portal. "Sen... Get Down!.. We Go!" The orc would scream as he cups his gloved hands around his large mouth and shouts up towards the bar.
Aria looks at the backpack.. her eyes widening at the sight. She recognizes it as soon as Shadrach lifted up the remains... but she wasn't sure.. "Can I take a look at that?"
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Shadrach passes the bag to Aria. He turns to Usul. (for the sake of making things interesting, he's going to make an intimidation check to try to counter the persuasion check.) Intimidation: 19
EDIT: So he'll tell you something more, but he's not going to spill his guts.
Aria grabs the bag and well since she carried one similar to this exact one, she tenses up and just drops the bag in front of her... she quickly tries to pick it up without fumbling it and tries to hand it back to Shadrach
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(In my mind his reaction to the question is very visible frustration at [in his mind] the party not just doing what they're being paid to do and rounding on Usul in a sort of 'enough with the questions' posture.)
Shadrach wheels on Usul and says, "Anna Kelver is not some simple, quirky shop girl like you may have been led to believe. She is quite important. And my responsibility is to bring her home with some reasonable expediency, and not submit myself to your interrogation." He produces a small coin purse. "He is 30 gold pieces for your trouble. You may resign your commission now, if you so choose." He then turns to Crush. "Now tell me what you know about where in this miserable place Anna is so that we can go retrieve her."
If you have a passive wisdom score greater than 10, Shadrach comes across as really determined to get this done and completely legitimate. It's almost a Dad's Mad kind of speech. You have no reason to doubt his legitimacy.
Hearing Shadrach explain the situation, and feeling scolded, Usul replies simply, and quietly "She may be at The Tooth... And may be taking up the life of an Adventurer." before moving back a bit behind Crush, putting the orc between himself and Shadrach.
At this, Shadrach stares blankly. "She's delusional. What is she thinking! The Tooth?!" He makes a move to start charging down the cavern, and then stops himself, and turns towards the wall. He presses his head against the rock, muttering to himself. After a few tense moments, he says, "OK. I have some people I need to talk to about this. You are free to pursue this if you wish, but if you choose to end your service here, I understand. I don't know much about The Tooth but I have heard rumors that make me uncomfortable charging ahead now. I certainly would stand out in this armor and would probably not make it past the entrance. I will see to it you are paid in full for your service if you leave now."
As Usul ducks behind Crush, The Orc reach out and take the coin. "Crush get lot more coin when get Anna" He would say with a grunt, his eyes locked with Shadrach. "Point where Tooth at, Crush get Anna"
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Zeke's father gives his son a curious look, like one of those "oh god is my kid being embarrassing right now" kind of reactions, and says "Hey there, Donny... Yeah, my boys go down there... I used to myself, but on account of my knee, and my back, it's not something I like to do so much anymore if I can avoid it, you know, it's dark down there too and my eyes aren't as great as they used to be on account of, well, I forget now what it was exactly, but, heh..." He scratches his head and grins sheepishly at Sen, now embarrassed for being old. "Anyway...It's pretty dangerous down there if you go at the wrong time. And it's hard to guess what the wrong time is sometimes. Trying to find rhyme or reason to the things down there. But it's not all bad. All kinds of stuff down there. Lots of treasure. People hide stuff down there and forget about it, or... expire, and there's all kinds of other things that this other wiiizzaa.." he suddenly becomes very suspicious of Sen.
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Sen attemps to grin reassuringly. It would be more accurate to say that I'm a student really. Not much of a Wizard yet. Your sons are planning a trip soon? Or do you think that will change, because of... whatever just happened here?
Zeke's dad says, "Well, I was supposed to meet them here in a little bit, Zeke and I got here a little bit early and... yeah, I suppose the boys won't be doing any hunting down there today."
Down in the pit, Shadrach looks at the map and has started to wander a little bit (not out of sight), looking for any more clues.
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Aria starts to follow Shadrach... looking as well... very determined to hopefully find something... anything...
INVESTIGATION: 17
(( geez louise ))
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"Ive heard it both ways."
Usul will attempt to help (investigation 11) saying "What are you hoping to find down here? Any idea who might be paying the kobolds? And for what purpose?"
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He says, "I don't know. There was just an attack. I want to see if they left anything else behind -- they brought their map with them, after all." There's a pause. "I don't know who would pay them to do this. It would take something desperate or insane or... I suppose risky to give them a weapon like this and trust them to carry it out. Who knows with these things."
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Usul, Aria, and Shadrach get to the first bend in the tunnel and see a tattered backpack on the ground. Shadrach draws his sort and picks up the bag with the tip of the blade. It's been torn open.
Shadrach says, "What is... this?" he considers it for a few moments "I wonder. Hmm. Is this ..." He pauses, second guessing himself. "Should we continue, or do you want to take this opportunity to talk about what you've found about Anna Kelver?"
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((Does the pack look like it might belong to a young human girl?))
Looking over the bag Usul says "How about you tell us what you know. Ending up in the Undermountain wasn't exactly part of the plan. Who exactly is Anna? And by whom, and why, were you hired to find her?"
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Seeing Shadrach mention continuing to look around, Crush would make his way towards the opening to the Yawning Portal. "Sen... Get Down!.. We Go!" The orc would scream as he cups his gloved hands around his large mouth and shouts up towards the bar.
(Do you really want Crush talking to Shadrach?)
The backpack is practically identical to the one the party delivered for Sunkx.
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Aria looks at the backpack.. her eyes widening at the sight. She recognizes it as soon as Shadrach lifted up the remains... but she wasn't sure.. "Can I take a look at that?"
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"Ive heard it both ways."
Shadrach passes the bag to Aria. He turns to Usul. (for the sake of making things interesting, he's going to make an intimidation check to try to counter the persuasion check.)
Intimidation: 19
EDIT: So he'll tell you something more, but he's not going to spill his guts.
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((I assume this means that Usul is intimidated?))
Seeing Shadrach glare down at him Usul simply shuts his mouth and backs up. He knows better than than talk back to people much bigger than him.
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Aria grabs the bag and well since she carried one similar to this exact one, she tenses up and just drops the bag in front of her... she quickly tries to pick it up without fumbling it and tries to hand it back to Shadrach
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"Ive heard it both ways."
(In my mind his reaction to the question is very visible frustration at [in his mind] the party not just doing what they're being paid to do and rounding on Usul in a sort of 'enough with the questions' posture.)
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Shadrach wheels on Usul and says, "Anna Kelver is not some simple, quirky shop girl like you may have been led to believe. She is quite important. And my responsibility is to bring her home with some reasonable expediency, and not submit myself to your interrogation." He produces a small coin purse. "He is 30 gold pieces for your trouble. You may resign your commission now, if you so choose." He then turns to Crush. "Now tell me what you know about where in this miserable place Anna is so that we can go retrieve her."
If you have a passive wisdom score greater than 10, Shadrach comes across as really determined to get this done and completely legitimate. It's almost a Dad's Mad kind of speech. You have no reason to doubt his legitimacy.
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Hearing Shadrach explain the situation, and feeling scolded, Usul replies simply, and quietly "She may be at The Tooth... And may be taking up the life of an Adventurer." before moving back a bit behind Crush, putting the orc between himself and Shadrach.
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At this, Shadrach stares blankly. "She's delusional. What is she thinking! The Tooth?!" He makes a move to start charging down the cavern, and then stops himself, and turns towards the wall. He presses his head against the rock, muttering to himself. After a few tense moments, he says, "OK. I have some people I need to talk to about this. You are free to pursue this if you wish, but if you choose to end your service here, I understand. I don't know much about The Tooth but I have heard rumors that make me uncomfortable charging ahead now. I certainly would stand out in this armor and would probably not make it past the entrance. I will see to it you are paid in full for your service if you leave now."
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Nodding, and adding before Shadrach leaves "If we choose to continue our search for Anna... where and when can we find you?"
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(Is it 30 gold each?)
As Usul ducks behind Crush, The Orc reach out and take the coin. "Crush get lot more coin when get Anna" He would say with a grunt, his eyes locked with Shadrach. "Point where Tooth at, Crush get Anna"