Bones puts on leather gloves, then approaches. In a calming, almost delicate voice, juxtaposed to everything seen until that moment, he says. "My name is Dr. Silas McRoy, and I've been asked to check on you. If you'll permit me, I need to conduct a physical examination right away. Then I'll try magical healing. I have many questions that need answering, and I need your help to keep this..." He gestures at her veins, "from afflicting anyone else... especially the children of this area. What do you say Tulgi, help me so I can help you?"
Tulgi, huffs as you get close to her, still shivering some. "Look, seems to be the same damned illness that took Urgon, been lookin' fer a cure, okay!? How should I know what's going on anywhere else!"
Bones approaches with his hands out in a neutral position, like you might do with a scared animal. "How long have you been sick?" As he asks, he very slowly reaches out to turn her head from side to side, exposing a better view of the afflicted areas. (( If she is permitting, he will proceed to examine the visible parts of her skin, taking not of whether the veins are swollen or constricted, the color of her hair, skin, nails, lips, eyes, and looking for any buildup or moisture in her ears or nose. He would look into her mouth to see if there were any swollen nodules, or things out of the ordinary, and to examine the color of her tongue and back of throat. ))
"Are you really saying that you let everyone except a doctor take a look, so why bother letting the doctor? Come on now, this is my job, you want help don't you?" He tries to speak calmly, reassuringly. (( He will attempt Persuasion 5 ))
"Good blazes are y'all deaf!? I said we tried everything! Keep pushing that and there's gonna be trouble!" You can see her getting agitated now, like she possibly might be getting ready to attack.
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“All right, we get it.” Petros says in what he hopes is a reassuring voice. “Could you tell us when these symptoms started and where they started?” Persuasion: 13
Tulgi grunts and lets out one long annoyed sigh. "Fine. My sister, Hulil and I came here from Shadycreek run a few years ago, working for the Uttlot's. We were charged with keeping an eye out for strange and curious findings, artifacts and treasures that came out of Eiselcross. I think they wanted to keep them out of the hands of Uthodurn and the Dwendalian Empire. So when that explorer Urgon came back recently I took my chance at last. I waited for him to sell his findings at Pelc's Curiosities, then...I stole them. I gave everything to my sister, except a dagger. Last I heard she took them all up to Croaker Cave." She gave another long sigh. "I'm certain Urgon still has secrets or magic stored in his cabin, but I couldn't find any when I went looking." She glared at you all. "THERE! Ya happy!?" She pulled her blankets closer and shivered some more.
Bones, still holding his hands palms up in a plaintive gesture, "What you're describing makes perfect sense, but we are dealing with either a curse or a disease, that is for certain now. What's more certain is that your sister may have contracted it as well. You need to let me examine you fully, and you need to answer my questions. I know you're angry, I know you're scared. But right now your help could save both you and your sister. Please. Let me do my job." His tones is soft but not patronizing. He is earnestly pleading now. He waits for her to assent.
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Petros takes a couple fast steps towards her, “Let me put this simply: you are definitely going to die. This dagger could have cursed you. If that is the case, and if this is the only thing you didn’t give your sister, then she is safe. But we can only be certain if you let us inspect this dagger.”
From what little Bones has been able to view of the patient's body, what can I glean about this illness? (medicine = 6)
Those rolls!
(Indeed!)
Unfortunately, all you can see are the obviously blue cold veins appearing around what little skin she has exposed, her shivers and such. Nothing else seems to be out of the ordinary.
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Petros turns to Bones “Well ‘doctor’, I think this is your time to shine.”
Bones puts on leather gloves, then approaches. In a calming, almost delicate voice, juxtaposed to everything seen until that moment, he says. "My name is Dr. Silas McRoy, and I've been asked to check on you. If you'll permit me, I need to conduct a physical examination right away. Then I'll try magical healing. I have many questions that need answering, and I need your help to keep this..." He gestures at her veins, "from afflicting anyone else... especially the children of this area. What do you say Tulgi, help me so I can help you?"
Tulgi, huffs as you get close to her, still shivering some. "Look, seems to be the same damned illness that took Urgon, been lookin' fer a cure, okay!? How should I know what's going on anywhere else!"
Bones approaches with his hands out in a neutral position, like you might do with a scared animal. "How long have you been sick?" As he asks, he very slowly reaches out to turn her head from side to side, exposing a better view of the afflicted areas. (( If she is permitting, he will proceed to examine the visible parts of her skin, taking not of whether the veins are swollen or constricted, the color of her hair, skin, nails, lips, eyes, and looking for any buildup or moisture in her ears or nose. He would look into her mouth to see if there were any swollen nodules, or things out of the ordinary, and to examine the color of her tongue and back of throat. ))
"Whaddya think yer doin'! Don'ta touch me! I already got everyone around to take a look and ain't nobody knows what this is or how to stop it!"
"Are you really saying that you let everyone except a doctor take a look, so why bother letting the doctor? Come on now, this is my job, you want help don't you?" He tries to speak calmly, reassuringly. (( He will attempt Persuasion 5 ))
"No! Of course I did! Aren't ya listenin'!? Now go away!"
Hoping that perhaps a fellow dwarf will be slightly more comforting Gellwin came forward and lay a hand on the blanket but not Tulgi herself.
" I know his bedside manner leaves a lot to be desired but he really does mean well."
" Should I try healing magics?"
Persuasion: 18
"Good blazes are y'all deaf!? I said we tried everything! Keep pushing that and there's gonna be trouble!" You can see her getting agitated now, like she possibly might be getting ready to attack.
(those were terrible rolls guys lol)
“All right, we get it.” Petros says in what he hopes is a reassuring voice. “Could you tell us when these symptoms started and where they started?”
Persuasion: 13
Tulgi grunts and lets out one long annoyed sigh. "Fine. My sister, Hulil and I came here from Shadycreek run a few years ago, working for the Uttlot's. We were charged with keeping an eye out for strange and curious findings, artifacts and treasures that came out of Eiselcross. I think they wanted to keep them out of the hands of Uthodurn and the Dwendalian Empire. So when that explorer Urgon came back recently I took my chance at last. I waited for him to sell his findings at Pelc's Curiosities, then...I stole them. I gave everything to my sister, except a dagger. Last I heard she took them all up to Croaker Cave." She gave another long sigh. "I'm certain Urgon still has secrets or magic stored in his cabin, but I couldn't find any when I went looking." She glared at you all. "THERE! Ya happy!?" She pulled her blankets closer and shivered some more.
“Sooo, you have that dagger still?”
Bones, still holding his hands palms up in a plaintive gesture, "What you're describing makes perfect sense, but we are dealing with either a curse or a disease, that is for certain now. What's more certain is that your sister may have contracted it as well. You need to let me examine you fully, and you need to answer my questions. I know you're angry, I know you're scared. But right now your help could save both you and your sister. Please. Let me do my job." His tones is soft but not patronizing. He is earnestly pleading now. He waits for her to assent.
She looks at you with resentment again. "Maybe, why do you care? And ask one more time to touch me and I'll send ya into the fires here!"
Petros takes a couple fast steps towards her, “Let me put this simply: you are definitely going to die. This dagger could have cursed you. If that is the case, and if this is the only thing you didn’t give your sister, then she is safe. But we can only be certain if you let us inspect this dagger.”
Intimidation: 10
"If I give you the dagger will you all bugger off finally and let me die in peace!?" She snorts and shivers again.
From what little Bones has been able to view of the patient's body, what can I glean about this illness? (medicine = 18)
Those rolls!
(Indeed!)
Unfortunately, all you can see are the obviously blue cold veins appearing around what little skin she has exposed, her shivers and such. Nothing else seems to be out of the ordinary.