The Phandalin Chronicles

Kazri makes sure there are no Orcs on the second floor. Then she helps Rekuberk with the remaining Orc. “Listen good. We took care of all of your companions. I would suggest that you cooperate with my colleagues questioning.” (Persuasion: 14)

Chill is able to check the rest of the house and finds that it is empty of anyone else. He does find a couple of interesting rooms including a library that the party may want to explore further. At this time he is just clearing rooms and looking for enemies.

Krom goes over to the well and looks down.

The well contains a Gulthias tree, the roots of which extend down deep into the well. With little room to spread out, the tree has grown into a malformed column of twisted wood with narrow gaps between its curling branches.

Kazri peaks upstairs but from below she does not see or hear anything.

Checking the bodies you find the typical gear of the orcs you have encountered previously. These dont have any javelins and the battleaxes they have are in pretty rough shape.

Chip collects 22 gold pieces and 55 silver pieces.

Searching the dead half orc you find something a bit more interesting.

Grannoc has a map scrawled on the torn-off flap of a leather satchel. It shows Neverwinter Wood and marks the location of a place called the Circle of Thunder.

The orc that you have kept alive stares you down and refuses to answer any questions despite your threats.

"Circle of Thunder, I guess that if that orc is not talking to us, it may be worth to check.", says Krom as the party examine the map. The dwarf then say to Chill, "You said that you found a couple of interesting rooms upstairs, we should examine them carefully before heading to the Circle."

"But before checking the other rooms, let me try to talk with that orc.", Krom murmuring a few of hymns of transmutations (Thaumaturgy three times), the dwarf slowly walks toward the orc, as Krom walks the ground starts to shake, "Where are the half-orcs? At the Circle of Thunder? SPEAK OR FACE THE WRATH OF MORADIN!!!" , Krom's voice booms like a thunder and his eyes burns like fiery embers as he speaks to the orc in the orcish language.

Intimidation 3

(OOC I do not know if this can grant me an advantage on Intimidation, but maybe 14 is enough to make him speak)

Chip would pocket the coin and toss the items found on the half orc to Kazri. He would then hold the blade of his longsword to the neck of the orc. As the blade rests against his enemies throat, he would let out a short sigh. "Alright.. well how about we do it this way.." Chip would say pulling back the blade. "I suggestion that you provide us honest answers to every question we ask you... otherwise I will cut off your arms and legs... but I won't let you die... no... I will HEAL YOU... so that you can live.. at least untill I toss your stump of a body to the boars we saw out front.... So what do you say friend... will you answer our questions?" The dragonborn would say as smoke rolls from his nostrils..

Intimidation (If he manages to avoid my suggestion spell) 17
Suggestion: Wis 16 save

"I'd hate to see those boars devour your alive like some kind of Orc Nugget...." The brass scaled dragonborn would add as he casually turns his back on the orc... letting his threat (and spell effect) sink in.

5 Wis save

 "Boars!  They be all around the house and more at that circle if you wanna know!"  The orc squeals.

Rekuberk grumbles that the orc responded to them and not him. He steps away to let them deal with it as he uses the cloth of another dead orc's clothing to clean the blood off of his hand axe.

"Answer my friends question... Where are the other half orcs and orcs... the ones with the magical abilities" He would ask with a grin.

"Bah! This orc is a waste of time." says Krom as the orc answers. "That half-orc's weapons were shaped like a boar's head...maybe there is a connection, the boars around the house could be also magically controlled."

"How do we intend to proceed? We should explore the rooms Chill mentioned before leaving this building." says the dwarf to the group. If nobody says anything Krom will ask Chill to show him those rooms.

Before exiting the room, Krom will add "If the orc does not have any further information, we should deal with him. We can not for sure let him go freely."

Again the orc squeals,

"Around the house and at the circle!  Did you not see them?  I know of no other orcs, you killed all of them!  Don't kill me!  We were going to attack some place west of here, a bird place?  Eagles lodge?  Hawk?  No!  I don't know the name."

The orc sounds flustered and fearful.

Krom stops as the orc speaks again "Around the house? Around the house there are only boars. Are the half-orcs able to transform in boars?".

The dwarf walks toward the nearest window and checks if the boars are still outside.

Perception 19

While Ghorar is more than happy to follow Chill around during his investigations, providing what aid she can, Rhogar tunes out much of what goes on to focus on rest. And yet, the Bronze Dragonborn cannot help but let his attention linger on the tree. Ill feelings soon grew into something akin to obsession; and then beforelong, he's standing by the well again, glaring up it. "This well is not so wide that my breathe should not have scored you... and yet, you do not burn? Are you perhaps...." He trails off there in deep thought for a moment.

Nature: 13.

Regardless of any insight a name from Krom or Vixix' own messaging provides, Rhogar takes out Rhozavixx and utters a word of power to cause its had to explode into blue flames. "Better SAFE than sorry. No seed of darkness will remain in this place. This I swear." And so began a dangerous cycle of hacking and reigniting the blade from the precipice. All until its entirety caught flame, or at least the top half fell over, decreasing the odds of an "incident".

On closer examination Rhogar does see that his breath of lightning did injure the tree with some scoring.  Despite this he breaks out his axe and begins to chop at the tree.  Limbs and vines begin to break off but it is quite sprawling.   

Just how much time does Rhogar wish to give to this activity? 

The orc continues to look fearful as he answers. 

"I've never seen it but the others say that he saw one change from a human to a boar."

Looking out the window Krom can see a couple of boars in the pumpkin patches that are in sight. 

Kazri goes to help Rhogar. She uses her hands to try to pull as much vines out as possible. (Strength: 19)

"So more were creature then...." Rekuberk says as he grips his sword as he listens to the orc, keeping a close watch over it.

Chips mouth would drop open.. looking to Rhogar and the others. "I knew it.. What did I say when we saw that boar on the road.. I knew they weren't just normal beasts!" The brass dvaled dragonborn would shout.

(@DM: He keeps going until the group is ready to leave, or it falls.)

Rhogar pauses for a moment, and eyes Kazri with a raised brow ridge. One brief glance at the ceiling later, and he soon shrugs off both her presences and efforts for the most part. And with every strike, another burst of fire. "Times like THESE makes me wish I brought along oil." He comments, chuckling.

Krom thinks a few seconds and then says "After the rats, the boars...we have to take care of the ones near the house quickly. However I wonder why they did not attack us all together before. We could attack from here a couple of boars just to see if they are actually boars or no."

"We have to be careful since only magical or silvered weapons and magic can hurt such creatures. Around the house, if I remember correctly, there were a lot of boars outside, if they are all wereboars we may get overwhelmed."

The dwarf walks near Rhogar and says, "I have a couple of torches if you are determined to burn to ashes that strange looking tree. It seems to be however that we have more pressing matters to deal with before starting destroying trees or plants."

"Why are we trying to burn down the tree? and are we done with the orc?" Chip would add pointing his longsword towards the captured enemy. He would then move over Rhogar and whisper.. "How deep was that well... maybe we should toss the orc in there once we are finished with our questions." he would say before looking to Chill. "Perhaps those of us with mundane ranged weapons should pick one boar and open fire. If it dies and stays a boar... we know they are just boars.. if it does and turns into an orc... we know they are wizards... if it gets pissed off and attacks.. well then it might be a wereboar. 

 "It is not we, but /I/ that's doing this. Can you not sense it? Not smell it? Do you think it not strange such a twisted mass had those foul vine creatures guarding it for a reason?" Rhogar stops long enough to shoot both Krom and Chip an annoyed look, then turn back towards the tree. Just when it looks as if he might say more, Chip's whispered words earns an immediate turn and small scowl from the Dragonborn. "Deep... But let nature reclaim them. Or bury them, if you feel so inclined. Further Outside. I will not let this... 'thing' be nurtured by the dead, or needlessly risk the dead being further twisted by such tainted grounds." He states bluntly, then turned back to chopping and burning the thing.

"And no thank you, Master Krom. Earlier was but a jest. I need to be able to [Tooltip Not Found] with my magics in an emergency. Deal with your boars however you see fit. But without more proof, I would rather focus on the work here first. Hollar if your... tests yield something. The grounds are not so vast that I cannot reach you all in moments -- Lady Kazri? You should go with them."