Ashton looks around the room.  He is looking for a cloth or something suitable to put the dagger in, glancing around anything else of interest as he looks.  Investigation: 17 "I am ready to leave this place, the sickness scares me.  How about we take the dagger with us, as wrapped up as safely as possible, and head to either Pelc's or to this cave."  He looks at Xerim.  "Perhaps we keep it under wraps until you can do a check for evil."  

Whoever examines the dagger and the gilded sheath, can see that the ornamental inlay on the handle and the sheath, must have been crafted by a master of arts. The symbols depict the stars and the moon and the hilt s slightly curved.

As Ashton mentions, that the blade might be the cause of the curse, Tulgi stares at it with a glimmer of shock in her eyes. She grabs behind her and pulls out another blanket from a stack of it and wraps the dagger in it before she grudgingly gives the weapon to Ashton.

"Take that devils dagger away from me then!"

She shivers violently again and then she stares at the group.

"If ya find a cure, come back here! But now, leave me alone."

And she gestures you to leave the cabin.

Ashton will pick up the dagger (wrapped, thank goodness) and puts it in his pack. "Unless one of you want to carry it?"  He says to the group.  "Really, I wont mind."   He looks at the wolf and calls to it as he leaves the cabin. Animal handling: 13 "Come on" clicks his tongue twice and walks outside. 

(OOC: If the wolf follows fine, might be fun to see how to interact with it.  If not, fine, might be a pain to interact with it.

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Whoever examines the dagger and the gilded sheath, can see that the ornamental inlay on the handle and the sheath, must have been crafted by a master of arts. The symbols depict the stars and the moon and the hilt s slightly curved.

As Ashton mentions, that the blade might be the cause of the curse, Tulgi stares at it with a glimmer of shock in her eyes. She grabs behind her and pulls out another blanket from a stack of it and wraps the dagger in it before she grudgingly gives the weapon to Ashton.

"Take that devils dagger away from me then!"

She shivers violently again and then she stares at the group.

"If ya find a cure, come back here! But now, leave me alone."

And she gestures you to leave the cabin.

Carina stands still, warhammer and shield in hand, facing Tulgi and her wolf down and not backing away.

"No.  One more thing, Tulgi.  What other items did Urgon bring back from Eiselcross and sell to Pelc's that you then stole for the Uttolots?  Besides the dagger?  There is a good chance one of those relics may be the source of the disease, if it isn't the dagger.  Tell us if you want to help us find a cure."

The harmonica around her throat seems to drink the light from the fire.

Pandora steps behind Carina and folds her arms. She stares at Tulgi with a expectant look. I am curious to hear what she has to say. 

As Ashton tries to lure the wolf away, the animal is tempted to follow at the first moment. But it seems like, it has been with Tulgi so long, that it stays with her in this room, that must be way too warm for the poor animal. Tulgi looks at Ashton with a nother hostile look.

"Those are my true friends. Try to find some for ya own!"

She then thinks for a moment as Carina askes her question. Finally she shakes her head.

"T'was a bunch of strange stuff. But its been almost two months now. I think the was a chest or something like it? And two ornamented glass ... things. And ... " ... She tries to remember ... "There was something more, but I cannot remember. Hulil might still have everything in the cave, if ya lucky."

Ashton waits on Carina and Pandora to get back outside, then gathers with the group.  "Should we go to Pelc's next.  It seems to me to be the next most likely place to go.  They should know what all Urgon sold them, and what all got stolen. It also may be a good place to see if the sickness is spreading.

Carina nods grimly at the scant information Tulgi offers.  She holds the door for Pandora as they leave, assuming the elf has nothing more to ask.

"We'll be back when we find the cure."  In her mind, she adds:  And may the Raven Queen honor your death, Tulgi, as you will surely pass beforehand.

Once outside, she agrees with Ashton.  "Yes.  I think we have to go to Pelc's first to find out what other relics from Eiselcross Urgon sold and Tulgi stole.  I would rather not go to this Croakers' Cave without knowing what we are looking for.  And maybe there is an item or two Tulgi forgot to steal that is still at Pelc's.  After that, I'm thinking we update Elro before heading out of town so he knows what we have found.

As the group leaves the cabin of Tulgi Lutan, the blizzard cuts cold onto every part of their skin that might be uncovered. Especially after the heat in the small cabin seconds before. Flinching from the weather the group now heads towards Pelc's Curiosities, guided by Xerim now instead of Cabbart, as he knows the prominent shop from his time in the village.

However, it takes some more time to find Pelc's, since Xerim has problems leading the way in the dense snow storm that seems to have erased the whole world beyond ten feet of yours. But in the end you arrive at the shop.

The dark cabin before you has a sign over its door which reads, “Pelc’s Curiosities,” with the image of a curving dragon used to make the letter P. Though the shop appears closed, the front door is slightly ajar. The blizzard is howling loudly but all of you can hear whispered voices, footsteps and rumbling coming from inside the cabin as you get closer to the shop.

(Windows are marked with numbers, in case you want to do something with them)

As I bid Tulgi farewell, I say a prayer in my head. "May she find strength to fight to the end.  May she find peace if she reaches the end." I touch my pendant as I walk through the door. 

Hearing Carina, I agree with her, "Yes. We should report back. At least give Elro some peace of mind."

We begin to do our trek to Pelc's. I begin to bring my hood over my head and look up to gauge the weather and time of day. Again, with the cold not bothering me, I lead the group to Pelc's. As I see the door slightly ajar, I stop and hold my arm out. "Hold on." I say

(OOC: Would I know if Pelc's is close this time of day,  or if the door is ever slightly ajar during a blizzard, throughout my time coming to this shop?)

Freezing to death, and barely watching where he is going, Ashton looks up when he hears Xerim say 'hold on'".  He notices the shop appears closed with the door open and slides past Xerim in the snow to get to a window   Standing between the door and window #3, he tries to peer in. 

Perception: 14

It's freakn cold out here. Can't believe that there are so cold places on earth.

Pandora follows the rest of the group. When Xerim tells them to stop, she tries to get an overview of the situation. She spies Ashton sneaking up to window #3. "I will go to a window on the other side. Maybe we get an other perspective from there." she whispers. The wood elf assumes a dejected posture and sneaks to window #7 (Perception: 17). 

Xerim knows that Pelc is a strange elf. She opens her shop only if she is in the mood and most certainly never at dusk. As it is almost dark now, and since a sign at the door states CLOSED, he is sure that this shop should be completely closed right now.

Ashton and Pandora try to look through the windows but can only see that the windows are shuttered and locked from inside.

"Oof', says Ashton as his head gently bumps into the shutters.  'should have looked to see if there were shutters first I guess' he thinks. He then turns and looks at the rest of the group.  As Pandora comes back around the building rubbing her head as well  He holds 2 fingers up pointing at his eyes, then points them at her then at the slightly ajar door.

(OOC: Just kidding about the head Pandora, but you have night vision, I do not.  So thinking you should look in the door way.)

Elmira, who quite likes the cold really, slows her pace down and seems to discern the situation from the grave faces and pointing. She tries to slink up to the door and pry it open a tad to peek inside.

(Stealth: 12, one day, I will roll over a 10 and it will be for something silly and unimportant.)

As Elmira peeks through the door she sees that five cloaked elves appear to have ransacked the shop and are searching through the broken debris on the floor. The furniture, shelves, and front counter have been smashed, and the shop’s wares now litter the floor. 

They haven't seen her by now.

(@Elmira give me a perception check on top of it)

(Perception: 23)

Elmira holds up a hand to the others with her flat palm facing them. She looks back to them briefly with her other finger to her lips, then she turns back to see if she can't get a better look on the situation playing out in front of her... or if she can't overhear just a little bit of any conversation that might be happening.

(OOC: Is there a back door?)  Should we come in by 2 different doors to have them surrounded?

(OOC: Nothing really looks like another door on this map imo. I do think we should probably ambush them, hoping for surprise.)

Ashton looks at Elmira and nods.  "I agree. Who should go in first?  I have good armor and a shield."  (OOC: AC of 19)

(OOC: DM can I see ok if I go in first?  or is it dark?)