I'm not aware of ravens being able to cast spells. Druids, perhaps. And of course, druids can take any shape they wish, if they are powerful enough,Sen notes. Perhaps they can also speak through animals. Who can say? Their magic is... a little strange. He frowns, and scratches Nipper's nose. Though I can look through a weasel's eyes, and I suppose most others would find that a little strange. Sorry, I'm blathering. Yes, let's go to the morgue. That sounds like... great fun?
The party makes its way to the Waterdeep morgue, located conveniently on the edge of the city, very near the water. The morgue itself appears to be a repurposed temple of some sort, whatever god or gods that once inhabited this place having left long ago. The building has seen better days--its upkeep must have ended when its previous tenants moved on to greener pastures--but honestly, this isn't a place that is ever going to attract tourists, so why would the cosmetic appearance of the building matter, anyway?
Plus, there's the smell.
You can smell the magic as you get close--so much magic used to try to battle the smell creating a sort of magical death stench, as if the attempts to erase the stink of death magically just turned the air into a sort of dense spoiled milk.
There are two entrances to the building: a front door that appears to be the proper entrance and a side door marked 'DO NOT ENTER' in common, Dwarvish, Elvish, and several other languages you don't recognize (is that Infernal? I think that's Infernal. I took a semester of Infernal at...ah, forget it.) A pair of dwarves wearing long leather vests, emerges from the side door, pushing a cart ahead of them. You watch them wrestle the cart to the cliffside, park it, undo a latch on cart that allows them to lower one side of it, and then they hoist the cart up and dump several bodies over the side of the cliff. Without giving any of them a second look, they drag the cart back into the building.
Usul would now be riding Muad just about everywhere. He's much more tame, friendly, and well fed than before. ((let me know when Duncan (owl) returns, and if he has any info about the ravens he followed)). Approaching the morgue Usul says "Well... this place is dirty even for me. I don't know anything about bodies... perhaps we should find someone to ask if there was anything odd about it? We also just need to get more info on who this guy was working for as well. Maybe what we find here will be useful to trade to them later?"
Crush would stomp up towards the door, seemingly unphased by the smell... assuming he noticed the smell at all. Noticing the dwarves dump the bodies off a cliff and return to the morgue, Crush would pause for a moment before shrugging and pounding on the door with his thick gloved fist.
Sen sees a straight drop down to the water below, waves crashing against the cliff side. There's no evidence of the bodies that were just dumped over. I imagine he would feel a touch of vertigo and immediately pull back to make sure he was on solid ground.
Crush bangs on the door several times before there's a response. A dwarf in a similar apron to the dwarves you just saw opens the door and says "What is it? Door stuck? What do you want?"
Aria slides in between Crush and the dwarf who opened the door. "My polite friend here was always taught to knock before entering. We're here to check up on a body that was brought in today. If you could point us in the right direction, we'll be sure to get out of your hair immediately."
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Crush would grunt and make a fist as though he were about to knock once more where the dwarven face had replaced the door before Aria quickly stepped in. "Yes.., no be there..." Crush would growl while pointing towards cliff the men had returned form.
"Reanimation?" Aria fake laughs. "Oh you're a regular old comedian... unless you're being serious. Which in that case, no, we... I dont think that's our plan."She looks to the others and back to the dwarf. "I'm certain that's not our plan. We're looking for a tiefling, Sunkx."
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The dwarf is 100% serious, though not in the way that implies that's a service they would offer here.
At Crush's line, the dwarf says "Hey, no funny stuff here, we can let you look for your friend but we can't abide anything else..."
To Aria he says, "Sunkx? A Tiefling? Ehhhh... I dunno the name..."
The inside of the morgue is one large room. There are four rows of examination tables, many of them occupied. Several dwarves move between the bodies, trying their best to document what happened to them, collecting their possessions, or preparing to dispose of them. There are also several clerics moving through the tables administering generic prayers to the deceased in the name of their gods.
The smell in here is overwhelming. Make a constitution check.
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Walking toward the entrance Usul goes up with Muad and beside the door says to him "Stay boy. Wait here. Watch for Duncan." and heads in. CON 7 ((likely a fail...)) Entering the morgue Usul is overwhelmed by the smell, vomits a bit in his mouth, and excuses himself back out the entrance to get some fresh air.
Usul takes 1 point of damage and has to leave the building for some air. The rest of the party is free to investigate whatever they want however they want to -- but keep in mind, the dwarves are watching.
Aria has dealt with the stench of death and rot spending all that time in the Underdark. She starts to make her way around the room, looking for the tiefling. She's the only one who really dealt with him so she's the best one to identify the body.
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"Ive heard it both ways."
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I'm not aware of ravens being able to cast spells. Druids, perhaps. And of course, druids can take any shape they wish, if they are powerful enough, Sen notes. Perhaps they can also speak through animals. Who can say? Their magic is... a little strange. He frowns, and scratches Nipper's nose. Though I can look through a weasel's eyes, and I suppose most others would find that a little strange. Sorry, I'm blathering. Yes, let's go to the morgue. That sounds like... great fun?
Usul doesn't see anything unusual around them.
(I'll have a write-up for the next scene tomorrow, hopefully. Very busy night.)
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The party makes its way to the Waterdeep morgue, located conveniently on the edge of the city, very near the water. The morgue itself appears to be a repurposed temple of some sort, whatever god or gods that once inhabited this place having left long ago. The building has seen better days--its upkeep must have ended when its previous tenants moved on to greener pastures--but honestly, this isn't a place that is ever going to attract tourists, so why would the cosmetic appearance of the building matter, anyway?
Plus, there's the smell.
You can smell the magic as you get close--so much magic used to try to battle the smell creating a sort of magical death stench, as if the attempts to erase the stink of death magically just turned the air into a sort of dense spoiled milk.
There are two entrances to the building: a front door that appears to be the proper entrance and a side door marked 'DO NOT ENTER' in common, Dwarvish, Elvish, and several other languages you don't recognize (is that Infernal? I think that's Infernal. I took a semester of Infernal at...ah, forget it.) A pair of dwarves wearing long leather vests, emerges from the side door, pushing a cart ahead of them. You watch them wrestle the cart to the cliffside, park it, undo a latch on cart that allows them to lower one side of it, and then they hoist the cart up and dump several bodies over the side of the cliff. Without giving any of them a second look, they drag the cart back into the building.
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Usul would now be riding Muad just about everywhere. He's much more tame, friendly, and well fed than before. ((let me know when Duncan (owl) returns, and if he has any info about the ravens he followed)). Approaching the morgue Usul says "Well... this place is dirty even for me. I don't know anything about bodies... perhaps we should find someone to ask if there was anything odd about it? We also just need to get more info on who this guy was working for as well. Maybe what we find here will be useful to trade to them later?"
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Crush would stomp up towards the door, seemingly unphased by the smell... assuming he noticed the smell at all. Noticing the dwarves dump the bodies off a cliff and return to the morgue, Crush would pause for a moment before shrugging and pounding on the door with his thick gloved fist.
An odd way to dispose of the dear departed, muses Sen.
He wanders over to the cliff's edge and looks down. How far down is it? Is it water or blood-spattered rocks at the bottom?
Sen sees a straight drop down to the water below, waves crashing against the cliff side. There's no evidence of the bodies that were just dumped over. I imagine he would feel a touch of vertigo and immediately pull back to make sure he was on solid ground.
Crush bangs on the door several times before there's a response. A dwarf in a similar apron to the dwarves you just saw opens the door and says "What is it? Door stuck? What do you want?"
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Aria slides in between Crush and the dwarf who opened the door. "My polite friend here was always taught to knock before entering. We're here to check up on a body that was brought in today. If you could point us in the right direction, we'll be sure to get out of your hair immediately."
Hoard of the Dragon Queen - Jalt Rhogar - Dragonborn Cleric (9)
"Ive heard it both ways."
Crush would grunt and make a fist as though he were about to knock once more where the dwarven face had replaced the door before Aria quickly stepped in. "Yes.., no be there..." Crush would growl while pointing towards cliff the men had returned form.
The dwarf opens the door and allows the party to enter. "Looking for a friend of yours, or what? Some kinda reanimation job or something?"
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"Reanimation?" Aria fake laughs. "Oh you're a regular old comedian... unless you're being serious. Which in that case, no, we... I dont think that's our plan." She looks to the others and back to the dwarf. "I'm certain that's not our plan. We're looking for a tiefling, Sunkx."
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"Ive heard it both ways."
Sen has returned from the cliff and he raises an eyebrow at the mention of reanimation. Is the dwarf joking about that? Insight 12
"Crush make corpse dance.. It funny.. Cubs like.. Me make it puppet." Crush would reply with a grin. as the others talk.
The dwarf is 100% serious, though not in the way that implies that's a service they would offer here.
At Crush's line, the dwarf says "Hey, no funny stuff here, we can let you look for your friend but we can't abide anything else..."
To Aria he says, "Sunkx? A Tiefling? Ehhhh... I dunno the name..."
The inside of the morgue is one large room. There are four rows of examination tables, many of them occupied. Several dwarves move between the bodies, trying their best to document what happened to them, collecting their possessions, or preparing to dispose of them. There are also several clerics moving through the tables administering generic prayers to the deceased in the name of their gods.
The smell in here is overwhelming. Make a constitution check.
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CONSTITUTION CHECK: 11
Hoard of the Dragon Queen - Jalt Rhogar - Dragonborn Cleric (9)
"Ive heard it both ways."
Walking toward the entrance Usul goes up with Muad and beside the door says to him "Stay boy. Wait here. Watch for Duncan." and heads in. CON 7 ((likely a fail...)) Entering the morgue Usul is overwhelmed by the smell, vomits a bit in his mouth, and excuses himself back out the entrance to get some fresh air.
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Crush Con Save! 8
Sen wrinkles up his nose. CON save: 13
He wraps his face up in his thick wizard's robe and manages to cope with the smell. Inside, he takes a look around.
Usul takes 1 point of damage and has to leave the building for some air. The rest of the party is free to investigate whatever they want however they want to -- but keep in mind, the dwarves are watching.
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Aria has dealt with the stench of death and rot spending all that time in the Underdark. She starts to make her way around the room, looking for the tiefling. She's the only one who really dealt with him so she's the best one to identify the body.
Hoard of the Dragon Queen - Jalt Rhogar - Dragonborn Cleric (9)
"Ive heard it both ways."