Trolkarl steps forward, attempting his best command through the chaos
Ravensheild guards, stand down! Your earl is unharmed - only in shock. There is no attack, only truth revealed.
Your lord's brother- my brother- Handers has been found alive, imprisoned behind these walls. It was Garrod who fled as a coward calling for war when there is no conflict here. He sought for us all to spill blood to hasten his escape.
You are not pawns to the deceiver- you are the sworn defenders of this house!
Your duty is to your Earl, to House Ravenshield, and to the truth. Stand with us. Cooperate with the Purple Dragons and the men here - not as foes, but as brothers to defend our people and land from treachery. Show your loyalty now with unity.
The guards in the small room are facing off against the Purple. Dragons who have their shields up and swords drawn. Trolkarl's voice rings out from the chapel and seems to have a calming effect on the guards. A few of the guards can see Grammal in the corner and that no one is visibly attacking him. All of this seems to slow those in the room. You can see that more guards are coming and trying to pile into the room from the stairs. Those in position to see, see a ripple of surprise move through the guards up the stairs.
Kragen searches Brunel's body for a key to the lock on the irons holding Handers. No key is found.
"Lord Grammal if you don't tell your guards to stand down good men are going to die due to your inaction. Don't let this imposter cause further harm to your house."
Starker, mutters: “Is this improvised jailcell Nimnal’s secret laboratory? Surely such an accomplished person would not have accepted such a slovenly job of masonry? Cyrus, please remind me that we need to search this whole area more carefully.”
Starker, aloud: “Shall I just web everyone up until cooler heads prevail? I tire of this nonsensical posturing pantomime. Ruler, for the love of all the gods, please rule!”
Starker please hold the web - for now. If they turn on us or blood is spilled then act. But I fear it will deepen the confusion, and once the spell fades we have an even greater mess on our hands.
Turning sharply to Grammal speaking loud enough for all to hear...
Brother, for the sake of Handers and the good of our house - you need to pull yourself together. If you can not take command then I will- until you or Handers find strength to rule as a Ravenshield should. But we can not stand in chaos at this time.
Assuming no response, he turns back to the chaos
Who leads the house guard among those here? Come forward. Until my brothers regain their ability- I am serving to hold us together. Now have your men stand down, cooperate with the purple dragons, and consider the warrior Hoid and the paladin of Tyr a trained military man, Chadwick, as trusted advisors... both here to ensure you have guidance for the security of the house and our people.
Chadwick turns away disgusted. He says something to Hoid quietly.
He leans his glaive against the wall, and walks towards the stand off with hands up and palms facings the guards. Slowly taking off his helmet. Trying to get between the two groups.
"The Earl is not under attack! (Saying loud enough for the folks in the back) It was revealed that his trusted advisor was not who he thought he was and his brother Handers is actually still alive. We are trying to avoid unnecessary violence and provide aid and comfort while things get sorted out.
Who of you guards is in charge? Come, check on your liege. You'll see he is shaken, but unharmed."
Chadwick tries to escort whoever claims to be in charge through the line.
There is a sense of unsurety amongst the guards. The Purple Dragons remain unmoved in their readiness. Trolkarl's words seem to have diminished the ardor of the guards and you see weapons lower a bit.
The Inquisitor speaks, "Garrent, you did well to call us here. There was a great possibility for greater tragedy than that already seen to have occurred." He looks to the rest of you, "Did I hear correctly that Handers Ravenshield was imprisoned behind that wall? I am a healer, how can I assist?"
Chadwick says nodding to the guard "May Tyr grant me the wisdom and patience to see this through."
Louder he says. "Let's get a representative from the house guards so you can see for yourselves the Earl is fine!" Scanning those close by he'll pick the most grizzled looking fellow. "You. You've clearly commanded men before. Come see for yourself your liege is shaken, but unharmed.'
To the Purple dragons "please allow this fellow through so he report back to his squad."
"Once he has verified perhaps we can have the guards move back so help ease the tensions eh?
And I promise you all, if we can avoid unnecessary violence today the first round will be on me!"
Starker in a loud voice:”Our colleague has appehended Garrod by the stables and requests we come quickly. I suggest some guards and healers stay here to help the current Earl and his brother.”
Starts to walk slowly and calmly to and then up the stairs.
Hoid to the Inquisitor, “You heard correctly. Handers is being attended by Kragen. He has already rendered some divine aid. I am sure Kragen would appreciate any assistance you can provide. They are at the end of the passage behind me.”
Garrent and the Inquisitor remain to assist Kragen in ministering to the now freed Handers. The chain and leg irons are held in place with a lock. No key can be found to the lock. Brunel knows nothing of a key when he comes around and is asked. The chain is affixed to the wall poorly. Taking one of the guards swords, Hoid able to prise the spike in the wall loose and then lever it out with the blade. The sword is bent and ruined after his effort. Handers is carefully moved out of the room of filth that he had been imprisoned in to the chapel. There Kragen and Dimitris are able to pray over him and assist him with healing magics.
Gneuman is found standing in the stable with his spear at Garrod's throat. You can see a that Garrod has a large shiner developing and likely a broken nose. The two Purple Dragons there are tending to the warhorses they all rode to Ravenshield Manor. Freya is there as well.
Grammal remains in a state of shock. Seeing Handers alive seemingly does not fit into his reality. Trolkarl seems invisible to him.
The house guards seem to be at a loss on how to act. Their Earl is clearly not well. Handers who led them previously is now found alive contrary to the accusation that Trolkarl had murdered him. Some tried to claim that Trolkarl is who imprisoned him behind the masonry wall. Others speak up that they were on the crew that built the wall and it was after Lord Trolkarl had departed.
After Handers is cleaned and taken to his bed and deemed to be in as good a place as he can be at this point, Dimitris begs his leave. The Purple Dragons had ridden a forced ride with a change of horses to make fast time here. Although none of the knights have let on about it, none have slept in 36 hours.
Before the purple Dragons depart. "Dimitris I wanted to thank you and your men for riding so hard to be here. Without your show of force and level heads I feel this would have ended bloodily. I'm glad we were able to resolve this without unnecessary loss of life."
Chadwick also hunts down a couple of nice apples for Freya.
Kragen, will continue to check in on Handers occasionally and ensure he is beginning the long journey of recovery. As a precaution, Kragen will use Lessor Restoration in the event Handers may have picked up a nasty disease.
When Trolkarl has house conditions back to normal, suggest to him that he have a crew remove the walled crypt area and clean it up. And may want to consider inspecting the remaining crypt area for the secret areas mentioned in the house journal.
Hoid will find Garrent and/or the Inquisitor and ask, “What do we do now? The Company is not here to pass judgement or mete out justice. We have no authority to do so. But it seems apparent to me that something terribly wrong has occurred.”
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Trolkarl steps forward, attempting his best command through the chaos
Ravensheild guards, stand down! Your earl is unharmed - only in shock. There is no attack, only truth revealed.
Your lord's brother- my brother- Handers has been found alive, imprisoned behind these walls. It was Garrod who fled as a coward calling for war when there is no conflict here. He sought for us all to spill blood to hasten his escape.
You are not pawns to the deceiver- you are the sworn defenders of this house!
Your duty is to your Earl, to House Ravenshield, and to the truth. Stand with us. Cooperate with the Purple Dragons and the men here - not as foes, but as brothers to defend our people and land from treachery. Show your loyalty now with unity.
Persuasion: 19
Hoid moves past Gaius to block the hallway. Position updated.
The guards in the small room are facing off against the Purple. Dragons who have their shields up and swords drawn. Trolkarl's voice rings out from the chapel and seems to have a calming effect on the guards. A few of the guards can see Grammal in the corner and that no one is visibly attacking him. All of this seems to slow those in the room. You can see that more guards are coming and trying to pile into the room from the stairs. Those in position to see, see a ripple of surprise move through the guards up the stairs.
Kragen searches Brunel's body for a key to the lock on the irons holding Handers. No key is found.
Chadwick steps over to Grammal.
"Lord Grammal if you don't tell your guards to stand down good men are going to die due to your inaction. Don't let this imposter cause further harm to your house."
Starker, mutters: “Is this improvised jailcell Nimnal’s secret laboratory? Surely such an accomplished person would not have accepted such a slovenly job of masonry? Cyrus, please remind me that we need to search this whole area more carefully.”
Starker, aloud: “Shall I just web everyone up until cooler heads prevail? I tire of this nonsensical posturing pantomime. Ruler, for the love of all the gods, please rule!”
Hearing Starker muttering amid the chaos...
Starker please hold the web - for now. If they turn on us or blood is spilled then act. But I fear it will deepen the confusion, and once the spell fades we have an even greater mess on our hands.
Turning sharply to Grammal speaking loud enough for all to hear...
Brother, for the sake of Handers and the good of our house - you need to pull yourself together. If you can not take command then I will- until you or Handers find strength to rule as a Ravenshield should. But we can not stand in chaos at this time.
Assuming no response, he turns back to the chaos
Who leads the house guard among those here? Come forward. Until my brothers regain their ability- I am serving to hold us together. Now have your men stand down, cooperate with the purple dragons, and consider the warrior Hoid and the paladin of Tyr a trained military man, Chadwick, as trusted advisors... both here to ensure you have guidance for the security of the house and our people.
Grammal sags to the ground, waving Chadwick away from him, "GET AWAY FROM ME!! ALL OF YOU!!"
Chadwick turns away disgusted. He says something to Hoid quietly.
He leans his glaive against the wall, and walks towards the stand off with hands up and palms facings the guards. Slowly taking off his helmet. Trying to get between the two groups.
"The Earl is not under attack! (Saying loud enough for the folks in the back) It was revealed that his trusted advisor was not who he thought he was and his brother Handers is actually still alive. We are trying to avoid unnecessary violence and provide aid and comfort while things get sorted out.
Who of you guards is in charge? Come, check on your liege. You'll see he is shaken, but unharmed."
Chadwick tries to escort whoever claims to be in charge through the line.
Persuasion 13
There is a sense of unsurety amongst the guards. The Purple Dragons remain unmoved in their readiness. Trolkarl's words seem to have diminished the ardor of the guards and you see weapons lower a bit.
The Inquisitor speaks, "Garrent, you did well to call us here. There was a great possibility for greater tragedy than that already seen to have occurred." He looks to the rest of you, "Did I hear correctly that Handers Ravenshield was imprisoned behind that wall? I am a healer, how can I assist?"
A murmur goes through the crowd of guards in the room and on the stairs, "Handers lives?!...."
One of the Purple Dragons suggests quietly to Chadwick, "Have the guards clear out of the basement. This is no place to fight."
Chadwick says nodding to the guard "May Tyr grant me the wisdom and patience to see this through."
Louder he says. "Let's get a representative from the house guards so you can see for yourselves the Earl is fine!" Scanning those close by he'll pick the most grizzled looking fellow. "You. You've clearly commanded men before. Come see for yourself your liege is shaken, but unharmed.'
To the Purple dragons "please allow this fellow through so he report back to his squad."
"Once he has verified perhaps we can have the guards move back so help ease the tensions eh?
And I promise you all, if we can avoid unnecessary violence today the first round will be on me!"
Starker in a loud voice:”Our colleague has appehended Garrod by the stables and requests we come quickly. I suggest some guards and healers stay here to help the current Earl and his brother.”
Starts to walk slowly and calmly to and then up the stairs.
Hoid to the Inquisitor, “You heard correctly. Handers is being attended by Kragen. He has already rendered some divine aid. I am sure Kragen would appreciate any assistance you can provide. They are at the end of the passage behind me.”
Garrent and the Inquisitor remain to assist Kragen in ministering to the now freed Handers. The chain and leg irons are held in place with a lock. No key can be found to the lock. Brunel knows nothing of a key when he comes around and is asked. The chain is affixed to the wall poorly. Taking one of the guards swords, Hoid able to prise the spike in the wall loose and then lever it out with the blade. The sword is bent and ruined after his effort. Handers is carefully moved out of the room of filth that he had been imprisoned in to the chapel. There Kragen and Dimitris are able to pray over him and assist him with healing magics.
Gneuman is found standing in the stable with his spear at Garrod's throat. You can see a that Garrod has a large shiner developing and likely a broken nose. The two Purple Dragons there are tending to the warhorses they all rode to Ravenshield Manor. Freya is there as well.
Grammal remains in a state of shock. Seeing Handers alive seemingly does not fit into his reality. Trolkarl seems invisible to him.
The house guards seem to be at a loss on how to act. Their Earl is clearly not well. Handers who led them previously is now found alive contrary to the accusation that Trolkarl had murdered him. Some tried to claim that Trolkarl is who imprisoned him behind the masonry wall. Others speak up that they were on the crew that built the wall and it was after Lord Trolkarl had departed.
After Handers is cleaned and taken to his bed and deemed to be in as good a place as he can be at this point, Dimitris begs his leave. The Purple Dragons had ridden a forced ride with a change of horses to make fast time here. Although none of the knights have let on about it, none have slept in 36 hours.
At an inconspicuous time, Hoid will hand off the hat he picked up to Starker and quietly say, “Investigate this hat.”
Starker nods and surreptitiously puts the hat in his backpack for future study.
Before the purple Dragons depart. "Dimitris I wanted to thank you and your men for riding so hard to be here. Without your show of force and level heads I feel this would have ended bloodily. I'm glad we were able to resolve this without unnecessary loss of life."
Chadwick also hunts down a couple of nice apples for Freya.
Kragen, will continue to check in on Handers occasionally and ensure he is beginning the long journey of recovery. As a precaution, Kragen will use Lessor Restoration in the event Handers may have picked up a nasty disease.
When Trolkarl has house conditions back to normal, suggest to him that he have a crew remove the walled crypt area and clean it up. And may want to consider inspecting the remaining crypt area for the secret areas mentioned in the house journal.
(( All the above accomplished. ))
Dimitris and the Purple Knights find lodging at an inn in the village. Their horse find a much needed stable for water and feed.
Chadwick finds several apples that Freya gladly crunches.
Hoid will find Garrent and/or the Inquisitor and ask, “What do we do now? The Company is not here to pass judgement or mete out justice. We have no authority to do so. But it seems apparent to me that something terribly wrong has occurred.”