"So if Arnel was freeing slaves, where'd they go?  Wouldn't someone have noticed them leaving the temple?"

Aegnor

"Guile found a secret door in the back..We haven't checked it out yet", replies Aegnor.   "I guess we need to decide if we are all going to stay here and try and talk our way out of this blatant setup or are we going to beat feet and see if we can figure out a way to clear our names a different way?"

"Let's try the trap door & see if we can catch a few of those slaves.  Should help our case."

Guile chimes in, “There’s also the fact Arnel is off to kill Agnir now. So the those fakes might turn out to be our new bosses.  Do we want to try and stop that?”

"Well there's an important point.  Didn't Agnir say he was going to the mine?  Let's go."

Ravager checks for guards before heading out the door.

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Ravager is far beyond 60' of telepathy connection on her date" (Bridgette and Rog are not within 120' of each other.)

Nox does not see anything, the area around the old temple is even absent of guards...  obviously someone has ordered them elsewhere.

Arnel says to Guile snide remark, "They are exiting through a secret passage and you are in NO position to make any demands.  All I have to do is NOTHING and your group ends up running for your lives, dead or wearing slave shackles.  Now shove that attitude and shut your mouth!"   He turns to Aegnor and continues on, "At least YOU seem willing to listen.  I'm NOT going to tell you who planned to frame you, as I'm not going to make it easy for you to backstab me and ruin my plans.   BUT if you help me complete my job, then those who are trying to frame you are going to take the fall." 

He gets up and listens for a few seconds... he is greeted with silence and nods to himself.  "They're gone, anyways." comments the elf.  He then places pieces of a torn letter in front of you and narrates the following information:

"Agnir had been holding members of my clan hostage in the town of Calmwater in order to get our warriors to work for him.  That message was from the raiders holding the non-combatants hostage telling Agnir that an incursion there has liberated the town... meaning I and my people no longer work for your horde.  So I plan to kill him tonight and plant some evidence connected to the group planning on framing you.  This will make Reginald Ironcrag the new general in charge of this camp and get rid of competition for you."

The elf looks at you for a moment then says, "You can either choose to do nothing and hope I'm successful, help me out by making a diversion to distract the guards around the townhall or if you're REALLY stupid, we can settle this right now.  What is your decision."

 Aegnor

"Let's get to the mine quickly.  Shadow couldn't get a scent on Arnel so he's using something to mask his scent.  Arnel wants to Kill Agnir for holding his people as slaves and town hostage, I think.  That takes Agnir out and with us framed for the slave report we'd be killed.  Arnel was going to frame the others trying to frame us which would leave someone Neutral to his people in charge, I think.  Like I said...I think he was telling the truth."

Beast speech "Shadow heel.  Defend the group."  Shadow will attack anything that attacks the group as they move to the mine unless I call him off.

(Is it possible that Gema could start a "disinformation campaign" as she learns what happens? She can take on the persona of a recently dead humanoid)

Vanja speaks up. "I'm always in favour of march over mumble. Let's go."

She heads out to join those going to the mine. 

Gema can start doing disinformation in 3 rounds (round 4 when she gets into telepathic range of the group inside)

Ravager says to all who can hear (telepathically or otherwise):

"We should run (OOC-dash) when we aren't being watched, to get there faster."

Aegnor

Aegnor will keep up with the others along with Shadow as best he can.

Guile will find the trigger to the secret passage next turn.

What? What's going on? Honestly, I'm not even sure what you guys are up to... The dark knight mutters back in his thoughts as he carefully makes his way to regroup with the others

Guile recalls Nox to him, pulls the trigger to the secret passage, and shouts to Gema before entering.  "I'm seeing where the passage leads."

Guile will send his familiar ahead scouting with his blindsight to identify any creatures that may be lurking in the tunnel.

Nox flies about 30', then enters the area pictured above from the east passage.   This looks like an oceanic cavern currently at high tide, the moss glows giving the room DIM light.  Near the boat is 3 scrolls haphazardly dropped near it.  The northeast corner appears to have an old memorial spread out on the rocks.   The passageway to the south continues beyond Nox's sense range.

Guile will get close enough to cast mage hand to retrieve the scrolls.  He urges Nox to continue south to look for any sign of the prisoners.

Noted: It will take you a round to pick up the scrolls and bring them back to you in round 3.  Awaiting everyone's actions for round two.   Gema and Bridgette will arrive to the main room in round three and can join you in round 4 after you have determined what the scrolls are.  Let's assume that everyone will be ready to either continue on into the pool room pictured above.  (Or do anything else that catches their fancy before rounds 8-10)

(OOC - I thought Ravager, Aegnor and Vanja were dashing to the mine?)

Aegnor

I'm going to guess that Aegnor was redirected based on Guile's findings calling for him to join him there. "We were going to go warn Agnir, but I'm with you."

"Shadow good Job.  Heel, Guard."

Which he does.  "Let's check it out. Looks interesting any sign of the slaves?  They had to go this way.  Looks like a boat is left and we might need to take it.  Looks like a blade resting on the rocks over there possibly?  Can Nox grab it?"

Ravager,  Agnir should be in the Mayor's resident a couple of hours after the battle, not the mines.