Lady Wintercrest smiles back at Halben and her complexion becomes soft in this sad moment.
"Well... A charming man who appears to be able to handle himself in battle considering you are unharmed."
Lady Wintercrest then eyes Halbens staff and reaches out tracing her fingers around the top of it with her ghost hand.
"And a lover of the arcane it seems. I'm sure we could find something to... talk about. Are you headed to Phandalin? We have a store there I must tend to. This stock was supposed to replenish the potions there but I fear there are none left."
Lady Wintercrest eyes then dart to the guards.
"Bates and Slevin ride out. Bates north and Slevin west. Look for any signs of another goblin band report back within one hour. You know the drill. The rest of you begin getting our dead up and seeing if anything on the cart is salvageable."
Two guards ride out and the rest begin doing as they were told.
"I always do enjoy a woman in charge." Halben says with a smirk. "Unfortunately, these goblins have kidnapped a dwavern friend of ours. He is located in Cragmaw castle. We seem to have a mutual..." Halben pauses for a second looking at her deeply in the eyes "...interest it seems. Maybe we could get rid of these goblins together, then spend some time back in Phandalin reaping the rewards in private."
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"My name is Riccard my sweet." Halben reaches for her blue ghost hand and if she gives it to him he will plant a kiss on it. If not he will pause for a second and then continue with a point at the goblin that was intimidated and in his best goblin impression say "It is about 4 miles off the Triboar Trail right when you enter forest! You extremely close. That trail just over hill."
"If you can not provide us with physical assistance at the moment, perhaps you can offer us something of use and as a band of merchants, maybe you could trade some of our items for some coin."
Lady Wintercrest smiles and purrs at Halben giving him her hand. Halben feels a force that he is definitely kissing somethings like a force. Not cold, not hot but a force none the less.
"An actor as well? That must help keep things fresh. So does this." Lady Wintercrest says with a glint in here eyes as he hand is floats from her wrist up and runs through Halben's hair before returning to her wrist.
The guards in the meantime are unpacking crates. You see them dumping shards of glass and liquid onto the ground. It is clear that this cart was hauling potions of some type. Every now and then they find a potion and set it in a pile.
Lady Wintercrest frowns and looks to her men lying dead on the ground.
"Unfortunately, our ranks have been thinned too much already. While I would love to watch the slaughter I must mitigate my risk by getting these remaining soldiers somewhere safe. However, I do want to help you eliminate this goblin castle."
Lady Wintercrest walks over to the small pile of potions on the ground. She takes a lid from one of the broken crates and holds it afloat with her mage hand. She then leans down and sets 5Potion of Healing on the lid. It then floats over to Halben.
Lady Wintercrest then say, "This is all that survived of the shipment. I fear they may come in handy for your assault."
Lady Wintercrest then walks over to her horse and from her Saddlebag withdraws a larger red potion.
Lady Wintercrest then looks over the rest of the party noticing the seemingly excessive weaponry and armor you are carrying.
Lady Wintercrest then says, "It appears you may be weighted down from the spoils of battle. The Lionshields normally only deal in weapons and armor but as you have helped us here today I will be more than happy to purchase any extra items you have and get them to the proper merchants."
Halben smiles Lady Wintercrest and takes the potion of greater healing then 1 potion of healing. He then grabs the greataxe and hands it to her for sale. After business is done, Halben bows and says to her "I will stay alive my lady. I won't keep you waiting long."
OOC: I think we have all we need to head to Cragmaw castle. I am ready to head there whenever.
The guards come over and take the items for you. Lady Wintercrest inspects them and then counts out the gold to hand to you. She seems very amused by the jeweled eye patch.
Lady Wintercrest hands Halben 15 gold pieces then hands Cypress 65 gold pieces.
"See that you don't" the Lady says to Halben. "Will you be off then?"
I think we are all ready to depart towards Cragmaw castle. I think we should scout the entrance when we get close. I will let one of the others roll perception since they are better at it.
As you approach it becomes apparent that the Cragmaw Castle is not one of goblin construction. The stronghold consists of seven overlapping towers; however, it's upper levels have since collapsed to heaps of crumbling masonry. Only the ground floor is still sound enough to be habitable.
You do a circle around the Castle to look for entrances.
You find one to the east. A short flight of steps seem to lead up to a terrace in front of the main entryway. Past the wreckage a pair of sundered doors lies a shadowed hall. Round towers loom over the entrance way, with dark arrow slits looking down on the terrace.
You find one to the South. One the south side of the old castle, an overgrown path leads to a passage that climbs up into the wall. A large iron door stands here, sheltered from a direct outside attack. Arrow slits teen feet above the overlook the path.
What would you like to do? I believe it is Halben's turn to decide.
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Halben looks at the two instances and says "Well, only one way to go about this." He then pulls a copper coin from his pocket and says "Heads (1) for East, Tails (2) for South".
The South it is. One the south side of the old castle, an overgrown path leads to a passage that climbs up into the wall. A large iron door stands here, sheltered from a direct outside attack. Arrow slits teen feet above the overlook the path.
OOC: Let me know what square anyone wants to move to and what you are doing.
Halben looks at Lady Wintercrest and says "Hopefully back with you." with a sly wink persuasion check 17
Lady Wintercrest smiles back at Halben and her complexion becomes soft in this sad moment.
"Well... A charming man who appears to be able to handle himself in battle considering you are unharmed."
Lady Wintercrest then eyes Halbens staff and reaches out tracing her fingers around the top of it with her ghost hand.
"And a lover of the arcane it seems. I'm sure we could find something to... talk about. Are you headed to Phandalin? We have a store there I must tend to. This stock was supposed to replenish the potions there but I fear there are none left."
Lady Wintercrest eyes then dart to the guards.
"Bates and Slevin ride out. Bates north and Slevin west. Look for any signs of another goblin band report back within one hour. You know the drill. The rest of you begin getting our dead up and seeing if anything on the cart is salvageable."
Two guards ride out and the rest begin doing as they were told.
"I always do enjoy a woman in charge." Halben says with a smirk. "Unfortunately, these goblins have kidnapped a dwavern friend of ours. He is located in Cragmaw castle. We seem to have a mutual..." Halben pauses for a second looking at her deeply in the eyes "...interest it seems. Maybe we could get rid of these goblins together, then spend some time back in Phandalin reaping the rewards in private."
Lady Wintercrest seems to pause and consider Halben's words and smiles.
"What is the name of my charmer? And do you know where this Cragmaw castle is?"
"My name is Riccard my sweet." Halben reaches for her blue ghost hand and if she gives it to him he will plant a kiss on it. If not he will pause for a second and then continue with a point at the goblin that was intimidated and in his best goblin impression say "It is about 4 miles off the Triboar Trail right when you enter forest! You extremely close. That trail just over hill."
Performance 9
Conway whispers to Halben “since she is a merchant see if you can talk her into taking all these useless items we are hauling”
“Yea I’ve got this damn pearl and Cypress has the eyepatch too” Fawn whispered to Halben
"If you can not provide us with physical assistance at the moment, perhaps you can offer us something of use and as a band of merchants, maybe you could trade some of our items for some coin."
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Lady Wintercrest smiles and purrs at Halben giving him her hand. Halben feels a force that he is definitely kissing somethings like a force. Not cold, not hot but a force none the less.
"An actor as well? That must help keep things fresh. So does this." Lady Wintercrest says with a glint in here eyes as he hand is floats from her wrist up and runs through Halben's hair before returning to her wrist.
The guards in the meantime are unpacking crates. You see them dumping shards of glass and liquid onto the ground. It is clear that this cart was hauling potions of some type. Every now and then they find a potion and set it in a pile.
Lady Wintercrest frowns and looks to her men lying dead on the ground.
"Unfortunately, our ranks have been thinned too much already. While I would love to watch the slaughter I must mitigate my risk by getting these remaining soldiers somewhere safe. However, I do want to help you eliminate this goblin castle."
Lady Wintercrest walks over to the small pile of potions on the ground. She takes a lid from one of the broken crates and holds it afloat with her mage hand. She then leans down and sets 5 Potion of Healing on the lid. It then floats over to Halben.
Lady Wintercrest then say, "This is all that survived of the shipment. I fear they may come in handy for your assault."
Lady Wintercrest then walks over to her horse and from her Saddlebag withdraws a larger red potion.
Lady Wintercrest then walks up to Halben and presses the Potion of Greater Healing(https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/potion-of-healing) into his chest and says, "Keep yourself alive and come meet me in Phandalin."
Lady Wintercrest then looks over the rest of the party noticing the seemingly excessive weaponry and armor you are carrying.
Lady Wintercrest then says, "It appears you may be weighted down from the spoils of battle. The Lionshields normally only deal in weapons and armor but as you have helped us here today I will be more than happy to purchase any extra items you have and get them to the proper merchants."
Halben smiles Lady Wintercrest and takes the potion of greater healing then 1 potion of healing. He then grabs the greataxe and hands it to her for sale. After business is done, Halben bows and says to her "I will stay alive my lady. I won't keep you waiting long."
OOC: I think we have all we need to head to Cragmaw castle. I am ready to head there whenever.
Cypress approaches her with one great axe and the eyepatch taken from the bug bear
The guards come over and take the items for you. Lady Wintercrest inspects them and then counts out the gold to hand to you. She seems very amused by the jeweled eye patch.
Lady Wintercrest hands Halben 15 gold pieces then hands Cypress 65 gold pieces.
"See that you don't" the Lady says to Halben. "Will you be off then?"
I think we are all ready to depart towards Cragmaw castle. I think we should scout the entrance when we get close. I will let one of the others roll perception since they are better at it.
Perception 9
Fawn sees cypress is still dreaming about the Lady so she takes a second look
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As you approach it becomes apparent that the Cragmaw Castle is not one of goblin construction. The stronghold consists of seven overlapping towers; however, it's upper levels have since collapsed to heaps of crumbling masonry. Only the ground floor is still sound enough to be habitable.
You do a circle around the Castle to look for entrances.
You find one to the east. A short flight of steps seem to lead up to a terrace in front of the main entryway. Past the wreckage a pair of sundered doors lies a shadowed hall. Round towers loom over the entrance way, with dark arrow slits looking down on the terrace.
You find one to the South. One the south side of the old castle, an overgrown path leads to a passage that climbs up into the wall. A large iron door stands here, sheltered from a direct outside attack. Arrow slits teen feet above the overlook the path.
What would you like to do? I believe it is Halben's turn to decide.
Halben looks at the two instances and says "Well, only one way to go about this." He then pulls a copper coin from his pocket and says "Heads (1) for East, Tails (2) for South".
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"South entrance it is!"
The South it is. One the south side of the old castle, an overgrown path leads to a passage that climbs up into the wall. A large iron door stands here, sheltered from a direct outside attack. Arrow slits teen feet above the overlook the path.
OOC: Let me know what square anyone wants to move to and what you are doing.
Cypress moves to y43 and attempts to listen for anything on the other side of the door
perception 18
Halben will move to the wall at Y,37 and wait for Cypress's report.