Parths' Adventurer Training

After entering the building Belialuin puts his hand on Wormsquirt's shoulder and says "Well that's quite an entrance you made big guy, but telling the truth I feel the hunger getting to me as well" after turning to Tilda he, using all of his charisma, takes her by the hand and while looking deeply into her eyes says "Do not fear lady Tilda, Wormsquirt is our fellow companion who protected this place together with us. Please reward us with your divine cooking skills, shall you? "

After this, he lets her hand out slowly and turns to the Zarbof and Parth. "Well Zarbof is right, after today's battle, I'm itching for something more adventurous. By the way commander is there any chance I can study the books you talked about". He prepares to pour a drink for everyone in the vicinity moving closer to the barrel behind the bar.

With everyone gathered inside and Tilda sufficiently calmed to resume her cooking Parth disappears upstairs for a moment and comes back down with 2 books. One is rather large and thick, the other is small and more ragged looking. He sets them on the table next to Belailuin and says "I think you may enjoy these. This one here" motioning to the larger book "is a history of the development of sorcery in the forgotten realms written some time ago by, I believe, a monk although his name slips my mind at the moment. This other is the diary of a sorcerer who had gotten his powers from the link with an old family heirloom" He looks at you seriously "Take what's said in the diary with a grain of salt. By the end of his writings I'm afraid the sorcerer had gone quiet mad.

Dodging the swipes of Tilda's broom, Wormsquirt tries to maneuver himself into the kitchen. "I'm not a lizard. My lineage comes from dragons." 

Smoothing his ruffled clothes with what one would call indignation, Wormsquirt composes himself and bows slightly to Tilda. "I will assist in the kitchen with your approoval."

Persuasion (if needed): 9

You see a shift come over Tilda as you're speaking. "Really? Dragons. Like fire breathing sitting on treasure dragons? Oh, my. Are you like some kind of royalty then?" Looking somewhat nervous she tries to bow to you but her great bulk prevents her from bowing very far "Forgive me. You just startled me when you came in sir and I've never seen someone who looks like you before"

She starts waddling her way back to the kitchen saying over her shoulder "You're welcome to help if you'd like but I have everything well in hand. It's just about ready to serve"

You hear Parth softly chuckling at the table.

As the food is being served. Parth looks to you all and say "so it seems you'd like something more interesting than squishing bugs to further you're training? Can't say I blame you there. I'll send some of the regular staff to deal with the vermin requests"

"There are a couple things that could be looked into. For one I don't like that those gnolls got brave enough to follow Wormsquint all the way here and attack." As he's speaking 2 lookouts come in dragging the gnoll behind them. "Ah, speak of the devil. Perhaps we can pry some information from this one"

"One of you also suggested looking into those baseless rumors. While I would never be seen giving them any credence, if someone where to find out what really happened and put the rumors to bed it would certainly help my business"

"It's all very well us bringing this creature in for questioning, but can any of us actually speak to it?"

" You bring up a good point Zarbof. One of my men does have a gift for languages but I'm unsure if he'll be able talk to it"

ooc: I'm going to give one of his guys a 30% chance of knowing gnoll. They are somewhat common in the area, so 70 or over. Language check: 16

Wow, ok, so one of his guys speaks gnoll.

“Parth, what exactly do you plan we do with the gnoll once we have expended it’s knowledge?”

"Well if you all decided to find out why they are getting so bold, we could release it and track it back to wherever it came from, although I have a feeling Wormsquint might now where that is. In that case we put it out of it's misery"

So one of his men has been grunting and growling at the thing and finally says "They think that Wormsquint stole the chiefs spear?"

OOC: did you hand out exp. for that battle or are we using milestone...just wasn't sure if I missed it.

Ooc: we're using milestone and you will level up with tonight rest :)

OOC: no problem have to make sure I'm set to milestone if not I will fix it right now

"Wormsquirt, DID you steal their chief's spear? Sounds like a fun story! And if you didn't, do you want it? I'm sure we could go get it for you!"

Zarbof turns to the man interrogating the Gnoll. "Can you get any information about how many of them there are? Not that I'd necessarily trust that information to be accurate."

There are more grunts and growls between them while the gnoll thrashes around, finally the lookout punches the gnoll right in the snout and growls something menacing sounding. The gnoll calms somewhat.

"It's tough to say. It's saying that us fur-less creatures would be eaten like baby rabbits. That it's pack is strong. It's saying there are many more than us but I don't think it could tell us an accurate number."

OOC: Do you need to speak the same language as something to be able to insight check it?

"Well, of course it would say that - it's trying to deter us from wiping them out.  It's bluffing!"  Zarbof exclaims with great confidence.  He pauses for a moment.  "...then again, it wouldn't surprise me if they were as numerous as it says.  If that's true, we could be walking into serious trouble.  But we can't just let them keep getting bolder and bolder, can we?  Maybe we send this one back missing a limb and the rest of his friends dead to send a message .

ooc: Hmm, that's a good question. I believe you would have to yes but I'll do a bit of research on it. Also Wormsquint will have some information since they were following him.

Insight :

Your Wisdom (Insight) check decides whether you can determine the true intentions of a creature, such as when searching out a lie or predicting someone’s next move. Doing so involves gleaning clues from body language, speech habits, and changes in mannerisms.

So based on that you could do an insight check just based on body language and mannerisms. It would have to be a high roll

OOC: Well, why not?

Insight check on the Gnoll: 3

Yeah, you don't glean any meaningful insight judging by it's mannerisms. Between being tied up and you not being able to understand what it's saying you're at a loss.