City of Cresthall

Hatt gives a startled yelp and rushes to Bennett; he channels divinity (preserve life) to heal Bennett by 25 HP.

Gasp gasps as Bennett begins to spill the bean! He's cut short though, dropping and seizing! Shit! Is he dead? It looks like it, what with his brains now leaking out his nose... Gasp dives down next to Hatt to see if he can help! "We Took the mission...."

”Ha!” Crispy laughs, “That’s what you get for keeping secrets from us.”

She stands over his body. “No, but seriously, he dosent look so good.”

Crispy glances at Ashley, as if to say “Now everything makes more sense.”

Ashley returns Crispys look. She checks to make sure Bennett is alive.

Even though Hatt rushes to aid Bennett, he still remains unconscious.

(Bennett is knocked out for 10 hours.)

"Aah!" Jarrick shouts, "...This is what happens then...And the bastard did take her away. See what that bastard of an adviser did?! Your friend just spoke about what he was doing for Opsola and he instantly starts dying! I'm not going to wait anymore! Your friend just confirmed that Myra is in that tower so I'm going to go save her before that bastard does whatever he did to your friend!" And with that, Jarrick storms out of the room.

Ha! Nighty night sweet prince! Don’t let the bedbugs bite. Haha!

He's alive, I think, says Hatt.  Medicine:  20.  I think he'll probably be fine after a few hours.

He frowns after Jarrick.  He's going to attack Opsola?  He's going to get himself killed.  And from what Bennett said, he may not be in his right mind either.  

“Whoa, there brushfire.” Crispy says, grabbing Jarricks arm, giving him a glare. “You wait just a Hell’s second. We gotta make a plan here. This ain’t no killin’ kobolds, you get me? Siddown while we sort things out and do the right thing here. Trust me. We wanna help you but im not sticking out my neck for some drunk kid or risk the lives of my associates unless we have thought this out.”

This is puzzling. Looks like you may have been right Crispy. Ashley concentrates for a moment to see if she knows any spells that might break a curse or enchantment. Hatt, Lathandar has not yet graced me with any dispelling magic. Would you know any that might help Bennett ?

If Jarrick doesn't sit down willingly, I push him into a seat and give him a look that says: "I'll kill you myself if you don't listen."

"So let me get this straight.." Crispy says, crossing her arms, her triceps clearly showing due to a little tension. "So our secret cargo was a girl named Myra who's very voice can charm someone. First of all, why would Almanac think we'd kill Bennett because of the risk of him getting charmed? And now Gasp is afflicted too. Don't say her name, Bird Person. So the question begs to be asked. WHAT is Almanac doing with Myra?"

She thought about the situation for a moment. "Jarrick. Did you know Myra could do this? Or perhaps you're under the same spell? Ashley, Hatt. See what you can do about our idiot leader, here."

(Okay, to clear it up. Bennett has the stroke once he says Myra. He does not say the rest of his speech. All you do know is the secret cargo is Myra.)

Jarrick doesn't let Crispy stop him. He pulls himself out of her hands and keeps on heading to the door.

(If you want to stop him, you have to grapple him. You roll athletics against his acrobatics, 15)

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This is puzzling. Looks like you may have been right Crispy. Ashley concentrates for a moment to see if she knows any spells that might break a curse or enchantment. Hatt, Lathandar has not yet graced me with any dispelling magic. Would you know any that might help Bennett ?

 I tried already this morning, says Hatt glumly.  I suppose it can't hurt to try again, but we will have to wait until tomorrow.  I am too tired and have little strength left.  And we need to wait until Karra returns anyway, before we can continue this discussion.  It's clear we need to be very careful about what we say, and be very careful to make sure Bennett and Gasp don't say anything that triggers this again.  In any case, Hatt says as he thinks of what Bennett said, it seemed to trigger on this person's name, so let's just refer to her as M for the moment, and see if that helps.

Frowning, he watches Jarrick attempt to bypass Crispy and casts Hold Person on him (DC 14).   Sir, I'm afraid we need to detain you for your own good.  

Gasp looks to Crispy and points to Jarrak "Cursed..." he mimics Opsola. He then repeats it, pointing to himself, and then one more time to the tower.

well, this isnt good. If Bennett and Gasp are curse , along with the denezins of the tower, we have a serious issue. Ashley frowns, sighs, then says a prayer to Lathander.

"Hm." Crispy said, after Gasp spoke and Ashley prayed. "I agree. This ain't good news. On a side note, I told Bennett once that the sun sets everyday because it's mad at him. I think i'll write a book on how to make friends one day."

Ashley stumbles in her prayer slightly at Crispys joke.

Save: 17

 Jarrick freezes in place as he struggles against Hatt's magical hold. "Grah! Let me go! If I was cursed then I'd be like your friend! And I already have a plan! I'll do it myself!"

Crispy nearly tackled Jarrick until Hatt cast Hold Person. She eased up and returned to a normal stance as the spell held. She gave him an annoyed face."No, you won't." Crispy reminded him, like talking to a small child. "You stay HERE. With US. Got it? We'll do it together. What's your plan?"

Motioning to Crispy to make sure Jarrick is held securely and not likely to run off, Hatt will release the spell and allow him to speak.