The Wizard's Challenge

Han responds to Croak; "That's why Northbank is popular."  Isa adds; "Used to be popular."

Shalech adds, "Seems like magic is now a curse for Northbank.  I know the feeling."

"Pish-posh, great warriors don't fight fences and old men's squash. If you're so great, why don't you make gold being guards? Or using your strength to help those people?" Kizori doesn't seem angry, mostly confused.

The hobgoblins look confused.  "Rhor Huul tal daan mal duun taach. Dar daan haakhaan agaan or okaalkec?" The smallest of the seven says.  Several others nods in agreement.

"Look..." The leader says.  "Our clan says the farmers and town are our enemy and so we treat them as such.  I don't know what kind of creature you are, but you seemed allied with the town.  You convince the clan we aren't enemies and I'll accept your words.  Until then, we are heading home." He grabs a bag of gourds. "With our loot."

Nathan tells the others what he has found out. "Well, at least now we know that locked doors are not going to stop this creature. I believe we should return to Dar and ask him whether he has an idea what a spectral wizard could be, or if not, whether he can recommend somebody who does."

"Should we begin heading back then?" Isa asks.

"Why are you enemies with the town? The trouble they've been having, they could use strong warriors to help protect the town, and rebuild. If you showed you aren't going to attack them, they might even pay you for your help. I'm sure they would. Look at me, they think I am a monster and I help them, and then they pay me!" Kizori smiles and pats his purse, the coins jingling. "Plus, humans are nice when they aren't afraid." Kizori chuckles, "I'll talk to their leader for you." Kizori turns and begins heading back to town, "Oh! Where is your village so I can find you later?"

(Kizori, make a Persuasion Check)

Persuasion 5

"North!" Is all the hobgoblin leader says and he and the others head off with their stolen loot.

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"Should we begin heading back then?" Isa asks.

 Shalech takes the opportunity to express his anxiety, "Isa, your hospitality was wonderful and your food phenomenal, but I have to admit I am very impatient to learn if your letters can help decipher the two journals and hopefully learn if I am free of Kyristan's influence or if not, how I may become free.  I would very much like to return to Dar's tower.  Tomorrow we can all return and face this ghost for you."

"Okay." Isa replies, nodding her head.  "Let's go."

The group gathers together, leaving Isa's house behind.  Along the journey, you see Kizori returning; though it'll probably take him some time to reach the road.  He's most of a farm field away.

"First orc orc friends, then that nice man Jimi, then Eliath and Eladan, and then those guys who helped with the dragon badger, and now hobgoblins! My parents would be so proud of the friends I have made." Kizori smiles and begins humming a song his mom used to sing to his brood as a child, making his way back to the old man's house.

Shalech looks towards Kizori and says, "Suppose we should wait.  Would be rude to just keep walking away."

“I’m, maybe you and the rest should head back to the tower, me and Eliath can go check up with Kizori” 

"Yeah, we can wait for him if you want to keep going." Eliath agrees.

"It's fine, he will here in a minute, we can wait. I am also interested in what he found."

“Well shouldn’t we just go over and get him”

Kizori seems to be veering off towards the nearby farm house.