Candlekeep Mysteries Group 2

Mav poke around the remains inside the forge with his cane. Upon hearing Isa's excitement,  he moves over to see what she found. 

"Well aren't those a pretty find,  in this abandoned village.  Well done Isa...".

Realizing the group has been inside for longer than what it would take if was just a peek, Emporious breaks his connection and moves up to wait outside of V1. Once there he wait patiently outside.

“Ooooh!  PRETTY!” Hino exclaims, too stupid to realize that it’s a magical ring. To her, it just looks like a nice ring.

“Isa!  That ring will look stunning on you!  It’ll bring out the color of your beautiful eyes. All the boys will be fawning over you!”

‘Can you use the short swords, Mav?’ asks Orvok, slinging the shield onto his back for now. He’ll either give them to Mav, or strap them to his belt, before heading out in the direction of V2…

“Oh, do you really think so?  Will it really bring out the color in my eyes?” She asks completely missing the part about boys fawning all over her. She looks at it in her hand and then does a quick polish on it with the edge of her sleeve and slips it onto her right hand ring finger. She holds out her hand “what do you think?” She asks Hino. 

Barbär smiles and shakes his head seeing the ladies getting along. Meanwhile he keep his eyes out behind the group, making sure some trap didnt just trigger

I could even do an engraving on it if youd like?

Mav takes one of the shortswords and swings it around a bit before looking it over.   "They appear to be functional enough, and will probably fetch a decent price at the market."  And swishes it through the air a few more times. 

V2 - STONEMASON'S WORKSHOP

The front door of the stonemason’s home and workshop gapes open, with the remains of the door lying several feet away and covered in long brown grass. The roof has caved in, and remnants of rotting furniture are visible through the open doorway. Blank headstones stand in front of the house, and one beside the doorway is engraved with the words “Tiris Frosthair, Stonemason. Inquire at Back.”

At the back of the house, a covered work area holds more blank headstones and slabs of granite and marble. Rusted carving tools hang from the wall. A hammer and chisel lie on the ground beside a half-finished headstone that reads:

ADALYN CREEN
May you alw

"Well I'd say it's probably safe to assume that the Smith belonged to Tormun, and his wife, Blenyss. Let me see the book. I wonder what it has to say about Ms. Adalyn Creen." Once Emporious has the book he begins to flip through it looking for mentions of the person whose name lies on the unfinished head stone as well as any mention of the stone worker.

Investigation: 23

Nothing.

‘I’m worried about the speed at which things seem to have happened. Not good…’ mutters Orvok, before moving on towards V4. ‘I want to make the best use of my divine senses before they fade he says.’ explaining the haste…

V4 - THE TREE

A bare tree stands on the lawn in front of the mayor’s mansion. On the west side of the tree is a hollow knot, about 5 feet above the ground, filled with dead leaves and empty nut shells.

“Of course, the most honorable, splendiferous, uber most highness Mayor has the biggest house in town, while everyone else is forced to live in squalor. Typical.” Hino grumbles as they walk by the mayors house.

Upon seeing the tree, Hino will look around for the rabid squirrel that left the nut shells.  She'll also dig out the empty shells from the hollow, looking for something that might be hidden in there.  Perception: 10 / Investigation: 8

Nothing you can see.

Orvok moves Hino to the side gently ‘Not that sort of fumble, lass…’ he says, and standing on tiptoes to search the hollow properly..

Investigation: 17

Emporious continues to pour over the book looking for references to Lei Duvezin the mayor. 

Investigation: 25

While Hino and Orvok are checking the tree and Emporious has his nose buried in the book again, Isa takes time to just give a quick look around again.  "This place kinda gives me the creeps" She says... "There's something just not right and I can't place it."

Perception: 6

Orvok: Within the hollow rests a delicate necklace: a thumb-sized platinum oval pendant threaded on a thin chain (20 gp), inscribed with “For Lorna, Forever” in a careful script.

Isa: The hair on your arms and neck stands up, and the space between their shoulder blades itches. You just can’t shake the feeling of being watched.

Emporious: Nothing.

The Lords and Ladies here may have indeed abused their power or social standings. It does seem that way at least. I dont know what kind of people lived here. They could've been under some rule them selves. All i know is there is a heavy sense of unease here.

(can we hear any birds at all or is it quiet? Perception 22 )

'I think it's worse than that, Barbär. The suddenness of events suggests a calamity of some sort, perhaps related to whatever happened in the mines...?'

He shows the necklace to the rest of the group, 'A hidden keepsake. It may not mean anything, or it may be a clue. Time will tell.'

Finished with the tree, he leads the group towards V3...