"Keep him safe until I come back," says the sheriff to Dora, while looking back at Samel. "I will bring extra men with me so we can take him back to the main office."
He turns away and then back to add, "Oh, and if the Seeker arrives first, please ask her to await for my return before doing anything. This is my ward and I want to be kept aware of what is going on in it."
So saying, he leaves the guard post and enters his carriage, which immediately starts off on the way back south.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
To Dora "We may as well take all precautions. We need to monitor all entrances. Can you set up the guards and I'll wait here as backup."
[OOC: Sounds like a good time to give thelinkto the guard post on the World Anvil site. The guard post itself sits by the side of the main northern road. The cabin where Samel is only has two normal openings: the door and the window, which has shutters that are currently barred on both sides.]
Samel nods and then goes back to sit on the bed, his body wedged into the corner.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
[OOC could we get a map reference to the guardpost? e.g I am thinking somewhere between B11-B12.]
Nodding to Guilliame, " I will set up the guard but ponder this - why did the Sheriff not speak to Samel."
I walk out of the cabin, with a crossbow and bolts [OOC which I do not think I had put down], walk down the steps and scan for Barrus and Alice.
[OOC if I am able to walk to them in this turn, do so. If I can't speak to them then I will save the instructions below for later.]
"The Sheriff agrees that Samel is a valuable witness and has gone to fetch more bodies and will then take Samel to his office. In the meantime Samel's protection is our job. I want Alice on the road north of the post, I will take the road south. Stay in sight of each other. Barrus can start on the guardpost balcony and we will rotate every [OOC equivalent of half hour?]. If trouble comes give warning, the magus will respond as he sees fit, the balcony sentry is to stay with Samel at all times and the two road sentries can aid each other. Any questions?"
"Samel is testifying against the Hazluks as users of dark magick, as well we have an item that we think implicates a city official in the use of dark magick. So we could be facing anything really."
I pause before adding "don't forget though we have a magus who is spoiling for a fight. As am I. Lets see if our adversaries have an appetite for cold Stemian steel."
[OOC: The only thing on the platform that is easily movable and that could provide cover from the road is the table, which means Guilliame would have to either sit on the floor to cast his Identify spell or go into the cabin with Samel; he needs some space to do the ritual.
FYI, there is a tall wooden fence on the side of the guard post opposite the steps. The fence surrounds the premises of an artisan who makes paper from wood pulp; the smell of the bleach used to whiten the paper can sometimes become quite strong, depending on the prevailing wind). The fence is just off the top of the map of the guard post (10' away) and the entrance to the premises is about a hundred yards away around the corner.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Quietly to Dora. "Can someone come into the cabin with me. I won't be able to see what Samuel is doing while I'm casting the spell and I don't want him getting up to mischief. The other option is we tie him up."
[OOC where is Dora? I thought she had left the cabin and had left Guilliame to go outside and talk to Alice and Barrus on the perimeter but Guilliame is talking to her like she is quite close.]
"Is it wise to cast your spell when we are expecting trouble? If you do want to go ahead, Barrus is there as well to watch Samel and the rear of the Guardpost. I had asked him to put up a barricade but if you need the table to work on then just tell him."
[OOC where is Dora? I thought she had left the cabin and had left Guilliame to go outside and talk to Alice and Barrus on the perimeter but Guilliame is talking to her like she is quite close.]
[OOC: As per your last move, Dora is on guard watching the southern approach with her crossbow ready. However, I think it is okay to assume that Guilliame came to where she is standing to have this conversation once Barrus started to move the table into position as a barricade. So, currently, in my mind I have both characters standing at the roadside just a little way from the cabin.
For my information, where are the flask and the lantern? I assumed they weren't just simply left on the table where Guilliame cast his Identify because otherwise I would have had the sheriff make some comment on the flask.]
"Is it wise to cast your spell when we are expecting trouble? If you do want to go ahead, Barrus is there as well to watch Samel and the rear of the Guardpost. I had asked him to put up a barricade but if you need the table to work on then just tell him."
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
[OOC: Thanks Andrew. Sixty-five years young, as of today.
The following assumes that Guilliame has stayed in the cabin with Samel with the door closed and has not spoken with Dora. I will be using spoilers until the situation changes for things the other character shouldn't be privy to.]
For Guilliame:
[OOC: If Samel stays on the bed, there is a chair at the desk Guilliame can use while he watches. Samel himself just seems content to sit quietly and watch Guilliame carefully.
Does Guilliame want to talk with Samel? If so, please use the spoiler feature, unless you actually leave the cabin.]
For Dora:
As is usual for this time of night, the area is very quiet. So quiet that, in the distance, Dora hears the calling of the sixth candle. The voice of the caller is that of Cyrus [OOC: seeherefor a previous reference to this character, which may have been before your time playing the character] but he is so far away that Dora doubts he is going to make it to the guard post as he promised.
[OOC: FYI, given the distance they have to travel, it will likely be a candle calling or two before Jack, Luca and any response from the Temple of Donai arrives. Therefore, the chances are that the sheriff will return first because of the shorter distance and the speed of his carriage.
Please use the spoiler feature in your reply unless you actually go and talk to Guilliame.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"Watch out for Jack and Luka on the road - they will have word of the Seeker."
"Keep him safe until I come back," says the sheriff to Dora, while looking back at Samel. "I will bring extra men with me so we can take him back to the main office."
He turns away and then back to add, "Oh, and if the Seeker arrives first, please ask her to await for my return before doing anything. This is my ward and I want to be kept aware of what is going on in it."
So saying, he leaves the guard post and enters his carriage, which immediately starts off on the way back south.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"We'll look after you, Samuel."
To Dora "We may as well take all precautions. We need to monitor all entrances. Can you set up the guards and I'll wait here as backup."
Samel nods and then goes back to sit on the bed, his body wedged into the corner.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
[OOC could we get a map reference to the guardpost? e.g I am thinking somewhere between B11-B12.]
Nodding to Guilliame, " I will set up the guard but ponder this - why did the Sheriff not speak to Samel."
I walk out of the cabin, with a crossbow and bolts [OOC which I do not think I had put down], walk down the steps and scan for Barrus and Alice.
[OOC if I am able to walk to them in this turn, do so. If I can't speak to them then I will save the instructions below for later.]
"The Sheriff agrees that Samel is a valuable witness and has gone to fetch more bodies and will then take Samel to his office. In the meantime Samel's protection is our job. I want Alice on the road north of the post, I will take the road south. Stay in sight of each other. Barrus can start on the guardpost balcony and we will rotate every [OOC equivalent of half hour?]. If trouble comes give warning, the magus will respond as he sees fit, the balcony sentry is to stay with Samel at all times and the two road sentries can aid each other. Any questions?"
[OOC could we get a map reference to the guardpost? e.g I am thinking somewhere between B11-B12.]
[OOC: Actually, closer to the line between B12 and B13 because the road has to cut across to where the bridge crossing the northern tributary is.]
Alice and Barrus listen to their new instructions and then Alice asks, "What sort of trouble are we expecting?"
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"Samel is testifying against the Hazluks as users of dark magick, as well we have an item that we think implicates a city official in the use of dark magick. So we could be facing anything really."
I pause before adding "don't forget though we have a magus who is spoiling for a fight. As am I. Lets see if our adversaries have an appetite for cold Stemian steel."
[OOC: While they wait, is Guilliame going to do an Identify on the contents of the flask?]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"Oh, Barrus, could you set up cover on the balcony using the tables and such like? We may not need them but best be prepared."
[OOC: The only thing on the platform that is easily movable and that could provide cover from the road is the table, which means Guilliame would have to either sit on the floor to cast his Identify spell or go into the cabin with Samel; he needs some space to do the ritual.
FYI, there is a tall wooden fence on the side of the guard post opposite the steps. The fence surrounds the premises of an artisan who makes paper from wood pulp; the smell of the bleach used to whiten the paper can sometimes become quite strong, depending on the prevailing wind). The fence is just off the top of the map of the guard post (10' away) and the entrance to the premises is about a hundred yards away around the corner.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
[OOC what corner? I will leave it for Barrus and Guilliame to work out what they will use for cover.]
"Barrus, you keep an eye on the side of the guardpost away from the road as well."
"Shall do, Handleader," says Barrus taking a position up against the rear railing.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Quietly to Dora. "Can someone come into the cabin with me. I won't be able to see what Samuel is doing while I'm casting the spell and I don't want him getting up to mischief. The other option is we tie him up."
[OOC where is Dora? I thought she had left the cabin and had left Guilliame to go outside and talk to Alice and Barrus on the perimeter but Guilliame is talking to her like she is quite close.]
"Is it wise to cast your spell when we are expecting trouble? If you do want to go ahead, Barrus is there as well to watch Samel and the rear of the Guardpost. I had asked him to put up a barricade but if you need the table to work on then just tell him."
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
OOC Happy Birthday Phill!!
Given Dora is not in the room I won't talk to her quietly (or loudly) and won't do the identify spell.
To Samuel "Make yourself comfortable away from the walls. We'll keep care of you."
[OOC: Thanks Andrew. Sixty-five years young, as of today.
The following assumes that Guilliame has stayed in the cabin with Samel with the door closed and has not spoken with Dora. I will be using spoilers until the situation changes for things the other character shouldn't be privy to.]
For Guilliame:
[OOC: If Samel stays on the bed, there is a chair at the desk Guilliame can use while he watches. Samel himself just seems content to sit quietly and watch Guilliame carefully.
Does Guilliame want to talk with Samel? If so, please use the spoiler feature, unless you actually leave the cabin.]
For Dora:
As is usual for this time of night, the area is very quiet. So quiet that, in the distance, Dora hears the calling of the sixth candle. The voice of the caller is that of Cyrus [OOC: see here for a previous reference to this character, which may have been before your time playing the character] but he is so far away that Dora doubts he is going to make it to the guard post as he promised.
[OOC: FYI, given the distance they have to travel, it will likely be a candle calling or two before Jack, Luca and any response from the Temple of Donai arrives. Therefore, the chances are that the sheriff will return first because of the shorter distance and the speed of his carriage.
Please use the spoiler feature in your reply unless you actually go and talk to Guilliame.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
[OOC assume Guilliame knows whereabouts of flask and lantern as he did a seek the arcane on both as I was initially questioning Samel.]
[OOC happy birthday to you as well Phill. From Jen and Paul.]
"Samuel. I still don't know what you told Dora. What has happened that you find yourself here?"