Nemeia's eyebrows raise at Witt's insight. "That's true. You can't get to her Majesty if that giant wall of muscle is in the way. Is that why the Duke is insistent on us investigating him?"
Tirtyani looks thoughtfully at Witt before replying, "Konor's always been protective of Enalie. Probably more so after Illia's death. But he's the one person I know for sure had nothing to do with her death. If anything he blames himself for failing to protect the previous Queen, and is now even more vigilant when it comes to the current one. I know he's also been trying to investigate what happened. They haven't gotten far, it's been a struggle just keeping the kingdom moving forward while trying to fend off the sharks smelling blood in the water."
Nemeia nods, "I guess we should start with the sharks then. Besides the Duke, do you suspect anyone in particular? We need to look at who gained status with the late Queen's death as well as who would most benefit from any further incidents..." Nemeia casts a worried look toward Queen Enalie hoping that the young queen was as safe as possible given all the threats that seem to be lurking within the room.
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Khorzik continues with the group in his servant disguise holding the platter. He turns down new hallways and enters new hallways first to check for guards.
(Investigation: 21
Perception: 11
Deception: 21 assuming advantage for the spell)
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Sora, 9, Khorzik, as you reach the next level of stairs you all quickly surmise that this floor is definitely not for servants. Everything is much more pristine with a far higher quality and luxury of furnishings and decor. Ultra high detailed molding and ridiculously soft carpeting accenting extravagant murals, priceless vases, and gorgeous paintings along the walls. You see another long hallway heading off in either direction, this one much wider leading off into rooms with much more sparsely separated large doorways.
At the moment you don't see any guards.
Meanwhile back at the gala...
Tirtyani shuffles her hands as she considers Nemeia's question,"It's hard to say, this is the sort of thing Sarli might know more about. Honestly I would ask Konor himself if I could since they're investigating that stuff directly."
Nemeia nods with understanding. "I definitely intend to talk to Konor if I get the chance. It doesn't seem like now is the best time though. I'm honestly not sure when the best time would be to do such a thing." She laughs. "Sarli? Is that someone we can talk with now? I do apologize. I'm very unfamiliar with the names of people here."
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Moira
Thanking the folks at the inn. Moira heads to the nearest of the locations they gave her. (OoC see discord) Approaching the front gate she looked for any guard or staff on duty. Or else goes to the front door and knocks waiting for someone to answer. “Hello, my name is Moira. I met Lady Linthe at the royal gala. She asked me to come here to wait for her.”
"Sarliense, she's a close friend who also spoke with Moira. She mentioned something about heading off to speak with her parents. Hopefully she might be able to get an audience with the Queen and Konor later."Tirtyani said to Nemeia.
For everyone still at the party, you will likely notice at one point the massive Goliath by the Queen's side will get up and head back up the stairs and into the castle proper with as little interruption or fanfare as possible.
Meanwhile outside of the gala, some distance away at a large manor of some visiting noble, Moira found herself at the doorway looking at a fresh faced elven woman in a butler's outfit.
"Forgive me," She responded to Moira's introduction,"But I don't know of any Lady Linthe. I'm afraid the Lord and Lady are at the gala presently, however if this is a matter of some urgency you can come in and wait for them to return. Though I fear you might be waiting all night for their return."
All the while, back at the castle ...
As 9 opens the door to the first room she finds, she discovers what looks like some manner of study on the other side. Long, tall shelves filled with books like both sides of the room while at the far end a large wood carved table sits with a huge window behind it, presently giving a lovely view of the night sky.
Sora, as you head in the opposite direction, will eventually come upon a set of very fancy double doors. You'll also notice that at the end of the hall is a small sitting nook where a Royal Guard is currently stationed. At the moment they seem to sitting off to one side and haven't noticed anyone yet.
9 will look for anything suspicious or hidden in the room, she starts flipping through pages in the books and checking the drawers. She also seldomly peeks outside to make sure there is nobody approaching.
”Goodness. It is possible I got the wrong place. She mentioned training me in the arcane arts and I got excited and may not have been listening to the directions so well.” Moira describes the elven woman she is seeking and asks if they know where she might be staying or or any news of a someone visiting from the Glyphwood recently.
Oh,says Witt in consternation as Konor heads away. I mean, we could go and talk to Konor now that he's in the castle, but perhaps we should stay and keep an eye on the Queen in case something happens while her protector is away. He looks at Nemeia, suddenly a little worried. Should we split up? I don't know. What do you think?
The butler at the elven noble's home clearly doesn't seem to recognize the person Moira is speaking of."I can't say I know this person. Perhaps the Lord and Lady have met her. They are visiting from Glyphwood as well on the matter of business. In fact as I recall they are not the only ones. Though I'm afraid I'm rather focused on my masters' well-being and couldn't tell you the location of other houses outside of Lynansera."
Meanwhile back within the depths of the castle.
9 searches through out the study, finding a number of rather boring documents mainly having to do with guard postings. Ultimately nothing of interest catches her eye.
Sora manages to slip inside of the doors easily, closing them behind her to avoid being spotted by any guards. Turning around she finds herself in the middle of a massive bedroom suite. This space is easily larger then your combined penthouse back at the sturdy unicorn, and far more luxurious. Specialized decorations using a pallete of mostly purples and pinks cover the entire space.
Nemeia also questions their current predicament. She doubted she could chase after the Konor and worried about her companions mission where the large guard was heading. She didn't have the means to warn them and wouldn't know where to find them even if she did. "I don't like that the Queen is alone." Nemeia knows there are countless guards around to defend her, but the loss of the main protector worried the tiefling quite a bit. "I wonder where he went off to," Nemeia says with a bit of worry in her voice. "Is there trouble in the castle? Shouldn't he be by her side at affairs like these?" Nemeia seems quite troubled by the situation before turning back to Tirtyani.
"Talking with her would greatly help our investigation. You said she's left already? Do you know where we could find her?"
Nemeia offers Witt a slight shrug as she ponders what to do. "If you think you can gain more information going after Konor, I think it would be helpful. Just don't do anything to get yourself kicked out of here. We need to be able to defend against any threats that may arise."
Oh. Okay,says Witt. And he heads off in pursuit of Konor, trying really hard not to break into a run and attract attention, but moving really quite fast for a halfling.
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Moira
”I see. I think I am going to check some of the other manors. It must be around here somewhere. If I can not find it I may circle back. Thank you.” Moira walks off and goes to another location the inn staff told her about. Using the same story asking after Linthe.
Deception : 20
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Nemeia's eyebrows raise at Witt's insight. "That's true. You can't get to her Majesty if that giant wall of muscle is in the way. Is that why the Duke is insistent on us investigating him?"
Tirtyani looks thoughtfully at Witt before replying, "Konor's always been protective of Enalie. Probably more so after Illia's death. But he's the one person I know for sure had nothing to do with her death. If anything he blames himself for failing to protect the previous Queen, and is now even more vigilant when it comes to the current one. I know he's also been trying to investigate what happened. They haven't gotten far, it's been a struggle just keeping the kingdom moving forward while trying to fend off the sharks smelling blood in the water."
Sylnache Ashrain - 7th Sojourn
Nemeia nods, "I guess we should start with the sharks then. Besides the Duke, do you suspect anyone in particular? We need to look at who gained status with the late Queen's death as well as who would most benefit from any further incidents..." Nemeia casts a worried look toward Queen Enalie hoping that the young queen was as safe as possible given all the threats that seem to be lurking within the room.
Stealth: 19 + 1
Perception: 17
Khorzik continues with the group in his servant disguise holding the platter. He turns down new hallways and enters new hallways first to check for guards.
(Investigation: 21
Perception: 11
Deception: 21 assuming advantage for the spell)
Sora, 9, Khorzik, as you reach the next level of stairs you all quickly surmise that this floor is definitely not for servants. Everything is much more pristine with a far higher quality and luxury of furnishings and decor. Ultra high detailed molding and ridiculously soft carpeting accenting extravagant murals, priceless vases, and gorgeous paintings along the walls. You see another long hallway heading off in either direction, this one much wider leading off into rooms with much more sparsely separated large doorways.
At the moment you don't see any guards.
Meanwhile back at the gala...
Tirtyani shuffles her hands as she considers Nemeia's question, "It's hard to say, this is the sort of thing Sarli might know more about. Honestly I would ask Konor himself if I could since they're investigating that stuff directly."
Sylnache Ashrain - 7th Sojourn
Nemeia nods with understanding. "I definitely intend to talk to Konor if I get the chance. It doesn't seem like now is the best time though. I'm honestly not sure when the best time would be to do such a thing." She laughs. "Sarli? Is that someone we can talk with now? I do apologize. I'm very unfamiliar with the names of people here."
“I think we should split”
9 carefully opens one of the doors and slowly peaks in.
Sora nods to 9 before she takes off in a different direction, "Try not to go too far, and stay out of sight."
Moira
Thanking the folks at the inn. Moira heads to the nearest of the locations they gave her. (OoC see discord) Approaching the front gate she looked for any guard or staff on duty. Or else goes to the front door and knocks waiting for someone to answer. “Hello, my name is Moira. I met Lady Linthe at the royal gala. She asked me to come here to wait for her.”
Deception : 21
"Sarliense, she's a close friend who also spoke with Moira. She mentioned something about heading off to speak with her parents. Hopefully she might be able to get an audience with the Queen and Konor later." Tirtyani said to Nemeia.
For everyone still at the party, you will likely notice at one point the massive Goliath by the Queen's side will get up and head back up the stairs and into the castle proper with as little interruption or fanfare as possible.
Meanwhile outside of the gala, some distance away at a large manor of some visiting noble, Moira found herself at the doorway looking at a fresh faced elven woman in a butler's outfit.
"Forgive me," She responded to Moira's introduction, "But I don't know of any Lady Linthe. I'm afraid the Lord and Lady are at the gala presently, however if this is a matter of some urgency you can come in and wait for them to return. Though I fear you might be waiting all night for their return."
All the while, back at the castle ...
As 9 opens the door to the first room she finds, she discovers what looks like some manner of study on the other side. Long, tall shelves filled with books like both sides of the room while at the far end a large wood carved table sits with a huge window behind it, presently giving a lovely view of the night sky.
Sora, as you head in the opposite direction, will eventually come upon a set of very fancy double doors. You'll also notice that at the end of the hall is a small sitting nook where a Royal Guard is currently stationed. At the moment they seem to sitting off to one side and haven't noticed anyone yet.
Sylnache Ashrain - 7th Sojourn
9 will look for anything suspicious or hidden in the room, she starts flipping through pages in the books and checking the drawers. She also seldomly peeks outside to make sure there is nobody approaching.
Perception: 14 + 2
Meanwhile Sora will try to enter the room she's at without alerting the guard.
Thieves Tools - 24
Slight of Hand - 17
Moira
”Goodness. It is possible I got the wrong place. She mentioned training me in the arcane arts and I got excited and may not have been listening to the directions so well.” Moira describes the elven woman she is seeking and asks if they know where she might be staying or or any news of a someone visiting from the Glyphwood recently.
Investigation: 16 + 1
Oh, says Witt in consternation as Konor heads away. I mean, we could go and talk to Konor now that he's in the castle, but perhaps we should stay and keep an eye on the Queen in case something happens while her protector is away. He looks at Nemeia, suddenly a little worried. Should we split up? I don't know. What do you think?
The butler at the elven noble's home clearly doesn't seem to recognize the person Moira is speaking of. "I can't say I know this person. Perhaps the Lord and Lady have met her. They are visiting from Glyphwood as well on the matter of business. In fact as I recall they are not the only ones. Though I'm afraid I'm rather focused on my masters' well-being and couldn't tell you the location of other houses outside of Lynansera."
Meanwhile back within the depths of the castle.
9 searches through out the study, finding a number of rather boring documents mainly having to do with guard postings. Ultimately nothing of interest catches her eye.
Sora manages to slip inside of the doors easily, closing them behind her to avoid being spotted by any guards. Turning around she finds herself in the middle of a massive bedroom suite. This space is easily larger then your combined penthouse back at the sturdy unicorn, and far more luxurious. Specialized decorations using a pallete of mostly purples and pinks cover the entire space.
Sylnache Ashrain - 7th Sojourn
Nemeia also questions their current predicament. She doubted she could chase after the Konor and worried about her companions mission where the large guard was heading. She didn't have the means to warn them and wouldn't know where to find them even if she did. "I don't like that the Queen is alone." Nemeia knows there are countless guards around to defend her, but the loss of the main protector worried the tiefling quite a bit. "I wonder where he went off to," Nemeia says with a bit of worry in her voice. "Is there trouble in the castle? Shouldn't he be by her side at affairs like these?" Nemeia seems quite troubled by the situation before turning back to Tirtyani.
"Talking with her would greatly help our investigation. You said she's left already? Do you know where we could find her?"
Nemeia offers Witt a slight shrug as she ponders what to do. "If you think you can gain more information going after Konor, I think it would be helpful. Just don't do anything to get yourself kicked out of here. We need to be able to defend against any threats that may arise."
Oh. Okay, says Witt. And he heads off in pursuit of Konor, trying really hard not to break into a run and attract attention, but moving really quite fast for a halfling.
Moira
”I see. I think I am going to check some of the other manors. It must be around here somewhere. If I can not find it I may circle back. Thank you.” Moira walks off and goes to another location the inn staff told her about. Using the same story asking after Linthe.
Deception : 20