"If they were good, then Kelemvor will see to it that their souls are sent to a paradise for animals. Or at least that's what my parents told me when my pet frog was killed."

When Persephone kills the last bandit, the blonde lowers her sword and shield and breathes a sigh of relief. "No problem, Misha." She gives the acheronian a smile as she stows away her weapons and looks over Corrin and her wounds.

"I'm fine, mom, promise! Just stings a little, 'sides, you told me pain builds character!"

Amelia chuckles lightly, and pulls away from her daughter. "I did, I did, but you can't help your mother worrying about you." She then looks around to see what Jill and Misha had been talking about. "Er... Let's say that it was natural selection that did this to them and move on, yeah?"

"Sure thing." And Jill opens the bag that she got from the toymaker that took her to Waterdeep and pulls out one of the toys: a paddle that's connected to a small rubber ball by a thin string. She begins swinging it, trying to see how many times she can hit the ball before messing up.

Meep eyes Jill quietly for a minute at the mention of a pet frog before she dusts herself off, feeling drained of most of her arcane power. "Let's just hope it's smooth traveling for the rest of the day eh? Anyway... Where did that demon come from, and why did it come from that bandit?"

Jill sees Meep staring at her after she mentioned the pet frog. "It wasn't like you. It didn't talk or cast spells or anything like that. It just hopped around and ate whatever bugs I fed it. It was still my friend though. Until some kid decided to step on it and kill it."

Meep nods and offers Jill a slight smile. "I understand. I'm sorry that happened though. I'm sure he went to this paradise for animals you mentioned."

She then silently contemplates what would happen if she dies. Would she go to the paradise for animals or her human form of paradise?

"Ach." Misha says to Jeel. "Ees horrible story. Poor gorf."

"I at least punched the kid and gave him a bloody nose. It turns out that he wasn't so good against opponents who weren't tiny frogs, because he ran away crying. My parents got angry at me for doing it, but they still held a little funeral for him and buried him in the backyard. They were nice like that."

Persephone: "We should hurry along...I'm sure those ne'er-do-wells will be back again, shortly.  And this time, they'll be much angrier, as their bodies are a little, how you say, discombobulated?"

OOC: Shadar kai are immortal - if killed, their souls reappear back in the Shadowfell, where the Raven Queen (if she likes them) yells at them, puts their soul back into a new body, and then sends them back out into the planes to do her bidding.  They don't really understand or fear death, hence her confusion about the souls of the bandits we just killed.  She thinks they'll come right back.

Jill turns from her thoughts and responds to Persephone. "These bandits are not going to come back unless someone brings them back. I do not know how things work in the Shadowfell, but here, dead things tend to stay dead."

EPISODE NINE - CRISIS IN THE CITY OF CARAVANS

Continuing along the Trade Road, we past the town of Triel to the town of Scornubel. Scornubel was a vast city teeming with people, especially in the summer months, when its population doubles, triples, even quadruples in size or more as countless traders pass through the city from across the Sword Coast and beyond. From here, we would travel west along the River Chionthar passing the towns of Elturel, and Fort Morninglord - finishing up at Baldur's Gate. 

At Scornubel, people of all sorts elbowed past us as we waded through a crowded market pavilion. The sound of merchants hawking their wares, the music of a half dozen buskers, and an untold number of people chattering amongst each other turned into a disorienting sea of noise. 

WIS DC14 Perception: ?????

Perception: 20

“Curious. Such a strange world this is!”

JILL: A commoner bumps you hard on the shoulder, and with just a glance, you notice that 8 the person who bumped you shifts in Amelia! Amelia2 tries to slip away into the crowd!

1. Meep
2. Misha
3. Jill
4. Corrin
5. Per
6. Amelia
7. Nok Nok
8. Misha

"Fils de pute!*" `Before Jill can give this individual more of her mind, they've shifted into Amelia and are already running.  Jill very quickly pulls out some paint and writes "REAL 1" on Amelia's forehead. "After the other one!"

*-Son of a *****!

To Nok Nok, one human looks just as much like another, but he spurs into action at Jill's command. He gives chase, hoping to keep close.

Ok here's the challenge, the shifter is getting away!

I'm going to need 3 checks from each player and you attempt to weave and dodge the bustling crowd to intercept the imposter! The DC is 15. The roll can be Athletics, Acrobatics, Stealth even if you're trying to do something different, it's up to you guys. I'll tally up the successes and we'll go from there!

A pursuit through the crowd and it's not Nok Nok being chased. "This is fun!" 

Run, Nok Nok, Run!: 6, 13, 18

“This is not fun! Why are people stealing my face!?” Amelia grumbles as she breaks into a run, trying not to wipe away the paint on her forehead.

“I’m having a blast too, Nok Nok! I’ll race ya!” Corrin giggles and tries to weave through the crowd.

Amelia Athletics: 19, 20, 18

Corrin Stealth: 8, 7, 7

Amelia is running on pure intent to murder the shifter! Corrin? Not so much.

“What in tarnation?!” Persephone exclaims as she sees the shapeshifting occur in the crowded marketplace. “I don’t get it....what just happened?!”  Then she notices the others of the group giving chase to the mystery being, so she follows suit.

DC15 Stealth check: 14 22 23