"This is wrong. A person burnt to death so quick and silent that the person in bed could barely react before dying. There was no sign of smoke coming from this room. That shadow is more dangerous that I thought" says Kiza
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Spike:
”Ugh,” says Spike eloquently as he moves into the room and looks in the direction of the corpse’s final gaze, thinking that following its line of sight at the time of death might lead to an important clue.
He tries to assess from the relative warmth of the room if the fire was recent or not, and he also keeps an eye out for that pesky shadow in case it comes back wanting to suck the life out of someone in the vicinity.
Perception: 15
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Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
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Essendrum steps in and says in a commanding voice, “Touch nothing!”
He then begins a careful and thorough investigation of the scene. He is particularly careful about the book, examining it visually only at first. He will then cast a ritual Detect Magic to examine the room visually for magic. Eventually he will ask that a shield be slid under the burnt book to support it so that he can try to read any visible writing and see if any pages remain underneath the outer ones which are clearly burnt.
Just when your investigation is getting underway: Kiza is the first to hear the sound of running footsteps coming up the stairs. (Reaction?) A couple of seconds later the rest of the party hears heavy footfalls running down the hall in your direction.
Essendrum waves Enoch, Flint, and Kiza to the door.
”Would you be so kind as to look into that racket? It would be odd if the killers, having avoided detection and vanished into the shadows, now clattered back again. I suspect it is someone in authority. See if you can persuade them to let me work.”
With that he returns to his investigation.
”Oh, and if you see Bjorn, he might want to take a look at this.”
Heading back into the hall, Spike moves to intercept whomever is running their way. He is not moving threateningly, but, well, he is a dwarven barbarian in spiked armor...
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The three houseguards, for that is what they are, guards employed by the Danivarr House, arrive. Seeing a Kiza with a drawn rapier, and her yelling out to them, they stop, flip their helmet visors down, and level their spears. One is about to speak when Flint and Enoch come out of the room. This spurs them to take a more defensive stance. "You are trespassing on Danivarr grounds and in an area that is off-limits to the patrons." one guard tells the party. "Kindly leave the area or face the consequences of your actions."
Essendrum
After convincing the rest of the party to "check out" the noise in the hall, Essendrum turns his attention back to his spell. He is 3 minutes in when he hears something whisper to him. It is faint and hard to make out but the sound seems to be coming everywhere in the room. ((Currently the voice is too faint to understand what it's saying. If Essendrum wishes to put his attention to the voice (With an Investigation check) he may be able to figure out what the voice is saying but, he has to stop the ritual casting to do so. What do you do?"))
Bjorn
Bjorn leaves the table and starts making his way to the stairs. On the way there he sees a very large half-orc hurrying to the steps then up them.
Kiza will lower her weapon, but not sheathe it yet "Answer me first what brought you here? I get the feeling someone or something alerted you to come here as a distraction"
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Enoch slightly lowered his shield. "We had no idea this area was off-limits; if you could please answer our companion's question, we can then head back downstairs and, ah, apologize in person to your employer."
While the guardsmen confront the party, the raven flutters down and begins strutting around the hallway pecking at their shadows and eyeing them suspiciously. If any of them pay it too much attention, it croaks “Eyes front, soldier!” and flaps away.
Hallway-Kiza, Flint, Enoch The soldiers seem to relax with Enoch's question. "Well Sir," one of the men begins. "We was just on guard duty when.." his voice trails off and he goes quiet. There is a slight breeze that blows from behind those in the hallway. "They do not answer to you," says a sultry feminine voice. "Nor should they. Why are you here?" she asks.
Essendrum
Essendrum stops his casting to focus on the whispers. He closes his eyes, concentrates, and hears the following: "weyic am pil ao vyyeywz virc hyir i pil ao zmy vircyl zalqfy fyir am pil ao wytryz myirzw duy am pil zmiz xe pih dujy" Essendrum: Make a WIS save DC 14, please.
Bjorn:
Bjorn makes it to the top of the steps and around the corner to see the 3 guards facing off with his companions. Abruptly a young woman steps out of....well nothing..and onto the floor behind the party about 10 ft. away from them. She is about 5'5", has a thin build, with long gold hair, and her elven features are prominent. She is wearing a white blouse with a brown skirt. You'd think she was just one of the serving girls if you hadn't seen her step out of some invisible portal.
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"Who are you? The guard's employer? These guards arriving here and now is not a coincidence and you know it. We are here because one of us saw an incorporeal being. Was it a ghost or something else we do not know" says Kiza clearly suspicious of the newcomer.
Kiza gauges their reactions and exams the newcomer with the sultry voice's body language. Whether they are tense, being deceptive, or genuine sincerity.
Insight
4
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"This is wrong. A person burnt to death so quick and silent that the person in bed could barely react before dying. There was no sign of smoke coming from this room. That shadow is more dangerous that I thought" says Kiza
Spike:
”Ugh,” says Spike eloquently as he moves into the room and looks in the direction of the corpse’s final gaze, thinking that following its line of sight at the time of death might lead to an important clue.
He tries to assess from the relative warmth of the room if the fire was recent or not, and he also keeps an eye out for that pesky shadow in case it comes back wanting to suck the life out of someone in the vicinity.
Perception: 15
Gerrard Feldren - Human Noble in Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
Essendrum steps in and says in a commanding voice, “Touch nothing!”
He then begins a careful and thorough investigation of the scene. He is particularly careful about the book, examining it visually only at first. He will then cast a ritual Detect Magic to examine the room visually for magic. Eventually he will ask that a shield be slid under the burnt book to support it so that he can try to read any visible writing and see if any pages remain underneath the outer ones which are clearly burnt.
Investigation: 20
Just when your investigation is getting underway:
Kiza is the first to hear the sound of running footsteps coming up the stairs.
(Reaction?)
A couple of seconds later the rest of the party hears heavy footfalls running down the hall in your direction.
"This can't be good." mutters Bjorn. He sighs, stands up and heads towards the potential problem upstairs.
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Essendrum waves Enoch, Flint, and Kiza to the door.
”Would you be so kind as to look into that racket? It would be odd if the killers, having avoided detection and vanished into the shadows, now clattered back again. I suspect it is someone in authority. See if you can persuade them to let me work.”
With that he returns to his investigation.
”Oh, and if you see Bjorn, he might want to take a look at this.”
Spike:
Heading back into the hall, Spike moves to intercept whomever is running their way. He is not moving threateningly, but, well, he is a dwarven barbarian in spiked armor...
Gerrard Feldren - Human Noble in Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
"Someone's coming fast. Friend or foe we will soon find out" says Kiza as she unsheathes her rapier.
Raising his shield again, Enoch quickly moved back out the door and turned toward the approaching footsteps.
He also took the precaution of focusing his spirit inward, activating his divine guidance.
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Bjorn touches the scroll amulet on his neck and heads up the stairs, listening for clues of what's going on up ahead. Perception (+6): 23
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The three houseguards, for that is what they are, guards employed by the Danivarr House, arrive. Seeing a Kiza with a drawn rapier, and her yelling out to them, they stop, flip their helmet visors down, and level their spears.
One is about to speak when Flint and Enoch come out of the room. This spurs them to take a more defensive stance.
"You are trespassing on Danivarr grounds and in an area that is off-limits to the patrons." one guard tells the party. "Kindly leave the area or face the consequences of your actions."
Essendrum
After convincing the rest of the party to "check out" the noise in the hall, Essendrum turns his attention back to his spell. He is 3 minutes in when he hears something whisper to him. It is faint and hard to make out but the sound seems to be coming everywhere in the room.
((Currently the voice is too faint to understand what it's saying. If Essendrum wishes to put his attention to the voice (With an Investigation check) he may be able to figure out what the voice is saying but, he has to stop the ritual casting to do so. What do you do?"))
Bjorn
Bjorn leaves the table and starts making his way to the stairs. On the way there he sees a very large half-orc hurrying to the steps then up them.
Kiza will lower her weapon, but not sheathe it yet "Answer me first what brought you here? I get the feeling someone or something alerted you to come here as a distraction"
Enoch slightly lowered his shield. "We had no idea this area was off-limits; if you could please answer our companion's question, we can then head back downstairs and, ah, apologize in person to your employer."
(( Persuasion Check: 16 ))
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Spike:
"I suppose the incorporeal undead wasn't considered a patron," grumbles Spike as he looks intently at the bodyguards, assessing their intent.
Louder, he says, "Typically yer restricted areas have some kind of sign or such--I saw none. Ye have any proof beyond yer bluster?"
Insight: 2
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Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
Essendrum stops his ritual and concentrates on the whisper.
If he needs a new roll: 16
(( Second Persuasion roll for disadvantage: 17 -- both rolls are +12 ))
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While the guardsmen confront the party, the raven flutters down and begins strutting around the hallway pecking at their shadows and eyeing them suspiciously. If any of them pay it too much attention, it croaks “Eyes front, soldier!” and flaps away.
Hallway-Kiza, Flint, Enoch
The soldiers seem to relax with Enoch's question.
"Well Sir," one of the men begins. "We was just on guard duty when.." his voice trails off and he goes quiet.
There is a slight breeze that blows from behind those in the hallway.
"They do not answer to you," says a sultry feminine voice. "Nor should they. Why are you here?" she asks.
Essendrum
Essendrum stops his casting to focus on the whispers. He closes his eyes, concentrates, and hears the following:
"weyic am pil ao vyyeywz virc
hyir i pil ao zmy vircyl zalqfy
fyir am pil ao wytryz myirzw
duy am pil zmiz xe pih dujy"
Essendrum: Make a WIS save DC 14, please.
Bjorn:
Bjorn makes it to the top of the steps and around the corner to see the 3 guards facing off with his companions. Abruptly a young woman steps out of....well nothing..and onto the floor behind the party about 10 ft. away from them.
She is about 5'5", has a thin build, with long gold hair, and her elven features are prominent. She is wearing a white blouse with a brown skirt. You'd think she was just one of the serving girls if you hadn't seen her step out of some invisible portal.
Wisdom save: 13
"Who are you? The guard's employer? These guards arriving here and now is not a coincidence and you know it. We are here because one of us saw an incorporeal being. Was it a ghost or something else we do not know" says Kiza clearly suspicious of the newcomer.
Kiza gauges their reactions and exams the newcomer with the sultry voice's body language. Whether they are tense, being deceptive, or genuine sincerity.
Insight
4