somewhat confused as to what this is all about, Marwan Investigates the Carousel for anything that might tell him the names of the unicorns on it Investigation: 8
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The carousel’s eight unicorns ride in pairs, and each unicorn wears a name tag on its bridle. Some of the names are legible, while other name tags are worn and indecipherable.
"If you can learn the others names, you can let them know by painting the names on their placards." Diana gives Marwan a clay pot of gold paint and some paintbrushes. "I can close the carousel for a short time while it undergoes some 'essential repairs.'"
"Thanks," Marwan says before taking the paint, he will first inform the group of the legible names, pointing at the nametags "Anyone have an idea as to how we'll learn the names? it's not exactly like we can ask the unicorns, and I imagine our centaur friend can't tell us...My sister says my handwriting is 'illegible' so if one of you wants to paint the names on, I'll let you do that..."
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"Don't them horses come to life when the carousel starts? Reckon we could try to ask them they maybe?"Xivros rubbed the back of his neck and look to the others to see what they thought.
For the first two, one has a name tag that says "Fortune". The second had a word, probably 4 letters long, starting with B... but the rest has faded away.
For the second pair, one name tag is the word "Fall", while the other simply begins with "Pr"
With the third pair, one tag says "Stone", while the other begins with an "M" and ends with an "s".
And the final two show one unicorn named "Stitch, and the other appears to be 4 letters, 3rd one being an "n".
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The lanky spellcaster peered at each of the pairs in turn. "Ah could make some guesses, but maybe y'all have some ideas?" He looks to the others to see what they might offer up.
Fortune, B _ _ _ fall, P R _ _ _? Stone, M _? _? S Stitch, _ _ n _
"Fortune Favors the bold, I'm told, and it would make sense for the two names to be related to each other, I think, that's all I got, though" Marwan notes, pulling out his fake beard and stroking it, he doesn't put it on, he just strokes it, hmming to himself in thought
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Mischief breaks out of his own thoughts and observes the riddle the others are attempting. "Well, if I had to guess, I'd say a stitch in time saves nine. Perhaps Nine is the name for that one?"
"My hand's pretty steady." Mischief says, "But if you ask me I'd trust the fellow that can run a good shell game." Mischief nods in Marwan's direction, "Our dwarf - "ish" friend over there seemed to have a decent game of Thimblerig going over there at the main entrance."
"Alright, so, Bold, Pride,Moss, annnnnd Nine." Marwan will note "Alright, i think we're ready to 'repair' the ride, miss, hopefully. My handwriting's not the best, as i said before, but if everyone thinks i should write it, i shall."
After having been given the unreadable note from Marwan, Xivros was inclined to offer his own hand. "Ah don't mind taking a go, friend." He holds out a hand for the paints with a broad smile. "Unless someone else wants a go?"
I'll just assume Xivros takes on the task, or will be here another week while everyone offers it back and forth. :)
Xivros paints the names on the name plates. The creature running the attraction than says "Thank you! For your assistance, please take a ride for free - no ticket required."
Does everyone mount up? If you do, read your spoiler below, but only if you accept the ride.
Mischief:
As you ride the unicorn around in a circle, you hear it whisper to you. "The one you seek that has your smile is named Baviorna Blightstraw. She lives in a rambling cottage on stilts, in a fey swamp. She is allergic seeing someone run widdershins." And then, silence except for the creaking of the ride as is slows to a halt.
Marwan:
As you ride the unicorn around in a circle, you hear it whisper to you. "The hag you seek sleeps in a dollhouse and can’t remember the first creature she sees when she wakes up. She has taken your ability to write. Her nam is Skabatha Nightshadeand perhaps she has it hidden in her lair in a dead, hollowed-out tree in a sylvan forest." And then, silence except for the creaking of the ride as is slows to a halt.
Alys:
As you ride the unicorn around in a circle, you hear it whisper to you. "Endelyn Moongrave is the cause of your poor fashion sense. She took it from you years ago, and hides it away in a mountaintop theater. She is also the reason you feel compelled to always knock on doors before you enter. Perhaps it is not important, but she has foreseen her own death, which happens during an eclipse." And then, silence except for the creaking of the ride as is slows to a halt.
Carlin:
As you ride the unicorn around in a circle, you hear it whisper to you. "The hag you seek sleeps in a dollhouse and can’t remember the first creature she sees when she wakes up. She has taken your ability to keep a secret. Her secret is that her name is Skabatha Nightshadeand and she has a lair in a dead, hollowed-out tree in a sylvan forest." And then, silence except for the creaking of the ride as is slows to a halt.
Xivros:
As you ride the unicorn around in a circle, you hear it whisper to you. "Baviorna Blightstraw possesses your ability to tell direction, and had prevented you from being able to start a fire for all these years. She lives in a rambling cottage on stilts, in a fey swamp. She is allergic seeing someone run widdershins." And then, silence except for the creaking of the ride as is slows to a halt.
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Mischief clambers on board the unicorn now labeled Nine. As the ride springs to life, his energetic motions suddenly stiffen up and a serious look crosses his face. He pats the unicorn's neck gratefully as the ride comes to an end and stares at his map as he exits the ride.
Xivros, hauls himself up onto the unicorn with practiced ease. Though it's only a carousel, his movements suggest he's not wholly uncomfortable on a horse at least, perhaps unicorns as well. Similar to Mischief, he's a little confused by what the unicorn had to share. "Thanks much, friend," He looks thoughtful. "Ah don't suppose anyone knows who Baviorna Blightstraw is? Guess she lives in some kind of swamp?" Odd.
Marwan saddles up and takes a ride, he has never ridden this ride before, but his movements make it clear, still, he gets on and takes a ride "Apparently, my thing is in the dollhouse slash hollowed tree of one Sku...ski....skabab...batha Nightshadeu..and...In a sylvan forest." He notes, not as surprised, he does work here, he's probably seen weirder, "Her name is hard to pronounce, but she will forget the first creature she sees, when she wakes, which could either help or hurt, I'd rather not fight with the hag, if I can avoid it, I hear they're dangerous," he thinks to himself for a few moments, before looking at Xivros "Can't say I have, but if I had to guess, based on how we got to get this line of information, which is that, carlin asked about toad people, said toad people may know a thing or two...I suppose I have heard of a bipedal frog thing sneaking around the carnival, but I thought it was an old wife's tale, so to speak, that, or Carlin knows more than they're telling us, keeping away info isn't technically lying if we don't ask for it." Marwan notes, turning to Carlin "I would appreciate knowing why you asked the centaur about toad people, came off as random in the moment."
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Alys also takes a ride. (Pete seems to have disappeared, both here and in a game he runs that I am in, so for now I will bot him to keep the information flowing.)
As you speak of your experiences, she also shares. "Apparently my lack of good fashion sense is due to some sort of a curse by one Endelyn Moongrave. The unicorn claims that she lives in a mountaintop theater. and has foreseen her own death, which happens during an eclipse? I guess it's a clue... but not a very good one. But at least now I know who to blame, and can explain that to my mother!"
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somewhat confused as to what this is all about, Marwan Investigates the Carousel for anything that might tell him the names of the unicorns on it Investigation: 8
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Marwan Silvercreek - level 1 halfling bard
The carousel’s eight unicorns ride in pairs, and each unicorn wears a name tag on its bridle. Some of the names are legible, while other name tags are worn and indecipherable.
"If you can learn the others names, you can let them know by painting the names on their placards." Diana gives Marwan a clay pot of gold paint and some paintbrushes. "I can close the carousel for a short time while it undergoes some 'essential repairs.'"
Latimer Trumador Human cleric 1 : Lost Mines of Phandelver
"Thanks," Marwan says before taking the paint, he will first inform the group of the legible names, pointing at the nametags "Anyone have an idea as to how we'll learn the names? it's not exactly like we can ask the unicorns, and I imagine our centaur friend can't tell us...My sister says my handwriting is 'illegible' so if one of you wants to paint the names on, I'll let you do that..."
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Marwan Silvercreek - level 1 halfling bard
"Don't them horses come to life when the carousel starts? Reckon we could try to ask them they maybe?"Xivros rubbed the back of his neck and look to the others to see what they thought.
There are four pairs of unicorns on the ride.
For the first two, one has a name tag that says "Fortune". The second had a word, probably 4 letters long, starting with B... but the rest has faded away.
For the second pair, one name tag is the word "Fall", while the other simply begins with "Pr"
With the third pair, one tag says "Stone", while the other begins with an "M" and ends with an "s".
And the final two show one unicorn named "Stitch, and the other appears to be 4 letters, 3rd one being an "n".
Latimer Trumador Human cleric 1 : Lost Mines of Phandelver
The lanky spellcaster peered at each of the pairs in turn. "Ah could make some guesses, but maybe y'all have some ideas?" He looks to the others to see what they might offer up.
Fortune, B _ _ _
fall, P R _ _ _?
Stone, M _? _? S
Stitch, _ _ n _
"Fortune Favors the bold, I'm told, and it would make sense for the two names to be related to each other, I think, that's all I got, though" Marwan notes, pulling out his fake beard and stroking it, he doesn't put it on, he just strokes it, hmming to himself in thought
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Marwan Silvercreek - level 1 halfling bard
"Fall," Carlin points to one of the horse pairs. "And assuming the other one comes before it that could be pride!"
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Xivros shot a slight smile at Carlin and Marwann, pointing to the sign next to the unicorn labeled 'Stone' "Moss maybe? What do you reckon?"
"Perhaps, it's the last one that really stumps me, never heard no saying about stitch" Marwan will continue to stroke his fake beard, stumped.
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Marwan Silvercreek - level 1 halfling bard
Mischief breaks out of his own thoughts and observes the riddle the others are attempting. "Well, if I had to guess, I'd say a stitch in time saves nine. Perhaps Nine is the name for that one?"
Xivros nods in approval. "That sounds right to me. Either of you have a steady hand to write the names?"
"My hand's pretty steady." Mischief says, "But if you ask me I'd trust the fellow that can run a good shell game." Mischief nods in Marwan's direction, "Our dwarf - "ish" friend over there seemed to have a decent game of Thimblerig going over there at the main entrance."
"Alright, so, Bold, Pride,Moss, annnnnd Nine." Marwan will note "Alright, i think we're ready to 'repair' the ride, miss, hopefully. My handwriting's not the best, as i said before, but if everyone thinks i should write it, i shall."
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Marwan Silvercreek - level 1 halfling bard
After having been given the unreadable note from Marwan, Xivros was inclined to offer his own hand. "Ah don't mind taking a go, friend." He holds out a hand for the paints with a broad smile. "Unless someone else wants a go?"
I'll just assume Xivros takes on the task, or will be here another week while everyone offers it back and forth. :)
Xivros paints the names on the name plates. The creature running the attraction than says "Thank you! For your assistance, please take a ride for free - no ticket required."
Does everyone mount up? If you do, read your spoiler below, but only if you accept the ride.
Mischief:
As you ride the unicorn around in a circle, you hear it whisper to you. "The one you seek that has your smile is named Baviorna Blightstraw. She lives in a rambling cottage on stilts, in a fey swamp. She is allergic seeing someone run widdershins." And then, silence except for the creaking of the ride as is slows to a halt.
Marwan:
As you ride the unicorn around in a circle, you hear it whisper to you. "The hag you seek sleeps in a dollhouse and can’t remember the first creature she sees when she wakes up. She has taken your ability to write. Her nam is Skabatha Nightshadeand perhaps she has it hidden in her lair in a dead, hollowed-out tree in a sylvan forest." And then, silence except for the creaking of the ride as is slows to a halt.
Alys:
As you ride the unicorn around in a circle, you hear it whisper to you. "Endelyn Moongrave is the cause of your poor fashion sense. She took it from you years ago, and hides it away in a mountaintop theater. She is also the reason you feel compelled to always knock on doors before you enter. Perhaps it is not important, but she has foreseen her own death, which happens during an eclipse." And then, silence except for the creaking of the ride as is slows to a halt.
Carlin:
As you ride the unicorn around in a circle, you hear it whisper to you. "The hag you seek sleeps in a dollhouse and can’t remember the first creature she sees when she wakes up. She has taken your ability to keep a secret. Her secret is that her name is Skabatha Nightshadeand and she has a lair in a dead, hollowed-out tree in a sylvan forest." And then, silence except for the creaking of the ride as is slows to a halt.
Xivros:
As you ride the unicorn around in a circle, you hear it whisper to you. "Baviorna Blightstraw possesses your ability to tell direction, and had prevented you from being able to start a fire for all these years. She lives in a rambling cottage on stilts, in a fey swamp. She is allergic seeing someone run widdershins." And then, silence except for the creaking of the ride as is slows to a halt.
Latimer Trumador Human cleric 1 : Lost Mines of Phandelver
Mischief clambers on board the unicorn now labeled Nine. As the ride springs to life, his energetic motions suddenly stiffen up and a serious look crosses his face. He pats the unicorn's neck gratefully as the ride comes to an end and stares at his map as he exits the ride.
Xivros, hauls himself up onto the unicorn with practiced ease. Though it's only a carousel, his movements suggest he's not wholly uncomfortable on a horse at least, perhaps unicorns as well. Similar to Mischief, he's a little confused by what the unicorn had to share. "Thanks much, friend," He looks thoughtful. "Ah don't suppose anyone knows who Baviorna Blightstraw is? Guess she lives in some kind of swamp?" Odd.
Marwan saddles up and takes a ride, he has never ridden this ride before, but his movements make it clear, still, he gets on and takes a ride "Apparently, my thing is in the dollhouse slash hollowed tree of one Sku...ski....skabab...batha Nightshadeu..and...In a sylvan forest." He notes, not as surprised, he does work here, he's probably seen weirder, "Her name is hard to pronounce, but she will forget the first creature she sees, when she wakes, which could either help or hurt, I'd rather not fight with the hag, if I can avoid it, I hear they're dangerous," he thinks to himself for a few moments, before looking at Xivros "Can't say I have, but if I had to guess, based on how we got to get this line of information, which is that, carlin asked about toad people, said toad people may know a thing or two...I suppose I have heard of a bipedal frog thing sneaking around the carnival, but I thought it was an old wife's tale, so to speak, that, or Carlin knows more than they're telling us, keeping away info isn't technically lying if we don't ask for it." Marwan notes, turning to Carlin "I would appreciate knowing why you asked the centaur about toad people, came off as random in the moment."
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Alys also takes a ride. (Pete seems to have disappeared, both here and in a game he runs that I am in, so for now I will bot him to keep the information flowing.)
As you speak of your experiences, she also shares. "Apparently my lack of good fashion sense is due to some sort of a curse by one Endelyn Moongrave. The unicorn claims that she lives in a mountaintop theater. and has foreseen her own death, which happens during an eclipse? I guess it's a clue... but not a very good one. But at least now I know who to blame, and can explain that to my mother!"
Latimer Trumador Human cleric 1 : Lost Mines of Phandelver