Choir opens her beak and repeats Fran's statement.  "A few blocks of here there is a public bathhouse. The fancy one - you know, with a walled garden, frolicking nymphs carvings on the front gates, nice services and so on. I was there a week ago. What? A girl needs to relax sometimes. So, I was about to leave when I saw a couple of those black robes - they did not care even to cover their holy - or is it unholy for them? - symbols. I followed just out of curiosity - it's not the place for religious fanatics, you know. They went to that never used old servants room. At least it was servants room. I peeked - just a little. It was a room, all right, but with stairs leading deep down. Like drop a stone - wait for answer deep. It's a dungeon there. I saw them robes bringing a body down there - dead or unconscious know not. Did not followed, of course, but asked around a bit. That's where your killers are hiding."

OOC: Choir is a cheater! :)

Captain almost flinched at the sound of Tarina's voice. "May be one day I'll get used to it," he shook his head and reached out somewhere inside the table. "Here is something extra for a well handled situation." (10 gold each / level is added as well/ the final reward was promised for wiping out cultists)

""Smiling Nymph", hah? Not sure what to think of it. There are rumours, the house belongs to Grand Duke Thalamra Vanthampur." He was probably waiting for your reaction to the news. Since there could not be any (for obvious reason) Captain explained himself. "Right, not familiar with our politics. You see, the city is ruled by four Grand Dukes - Council of Four it's called: Ulder Ravengard, Thalamra Vanthampur, Belynne Stelmane and Dillard Portyr. Can not say they love each other. And rumours are, it was Vanthampur who convinced our leader - and by our, I mean Flaiming Fist - Ulder Ravengard to go to Elturel, where he perished with the city. Do not know how it all binds together, but that bathhouse indeed appeared right after Vanthampur began her "reorganization of sewers", whatever did she meant by that. May be a coincidence, but I do not believe in coincidences."

"Well, good luck you in there. Try to be careful - those cultists are worse than unwashed pirates. And just in case - if it's truly Vanthampur's ... make sure you are killing cultists and not visitors. Bathhouse is a public place, no invitations needed, works from Dawn to Midnight, usually full of people".

"Should you need anything for your next move - whatever you mages are using - ask the quartermaster."

(OOC: Forgot to ask before, but assuming Dead-Eye's scimitar is better quality than Ordrag's FF-issue scimitar, then Ordrag would like to keep the pirate captain's sword for himself)

Ordrag says he's going to the quartermaster for a whetstone to sharpen his scimitar, and can fetch anything the others want.

Fran would lean back against a wall while Choir filled the Captain in on what Tarina had said. She'd pet her nose in thought to what the Captain had to say about Thalamra Vanthampur and the loss of Uldar Ravengard. The captains skepticism confirmed her own, it can't just be a coincidence. Fran would nod to the captain as she takes her leave to do just that, go visit the quartermaster to request refills for her healing kit, a shield, lodestones (so she can use mending) and some butter.

(I hope I have enough gold? I'm assuming Choir has all the gold from the fight, or do we assume that's split? I'm not sure what standard practice is. I have one group the rogue pockets everything for himself and another one where we split evenly every time cause we're a sharing is caring party lol)

Fran will look to Choir, her cheeks redden a little bit, not sure if this would be rude to ask, "Choir... would you happen to have a small feather or two I can have?"

“Captain, one other thing of important happened in the  tavern as well. You might be familiar with the singing spirit that haunts it?” She looks for any reaction form him. “Well I spoke with Alan, the barkeep and he told me about it and that it always. ALWAYS. Sing the same song. That is until tonight. Choir, would you be a saint and play back the song for the captain?” 

Once Choir has sung it for him, Polly will translate it. “Who are the horseman you spoke of before?” 

Captain shook his head "That's beyond me, lass. Indeed the spirit haunting the Tavern never changed the tune, why would would it change now - ask some clerics, I would not know. And - horseman?  You mean, Hellriders? Why would I know more than you? They are your "protectors" of the city - Elturel. Like our Watchmen, I suppose, though now they came to Baldur's Gate to cause more unrest.We hall deal with them, your work is cultists". 

(Anyone willing to remember something about history of Hellriders can roll a History check)

Choir is puzzled by Fran's request, but she usually has a loose or broken feather or to to spare.  She finds a couple for her new friend.

Hellriders?  She thinks she's heard that name before...

17

 She wonders if the Quartermaster has sticks of incense, or if she could make a quick trip to the market or a temple.  The air goddess likes a little incense with her prayers. Choir decides she'd better go along and look for herself, since she would rather pick the scents herself.

(Incense is not listed for sale in the player's handbook, even though it is a component for some spells, and acolytes get sticks of incense with their starting equipment.  There is a lot of debate online about how to deal with it, some people have suggested just buying them as candles. )

"I don't know much about the hellriders but we got a mission and some prep for it.  Let's resupply, get some rest, and then regroup for a quick meal before heading to the bath." he says before everyone starts to head their separate ways.  Giving a curt nod he follows several others to the quartermasters.  

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Items requesting to be requisitioned: 

spear or quarterstaff, chalk, dagger, potion of healing (most likely wishful thinking)

Fran would smile with much appreciation, taking Choirs feathers and putting them safely in her pouch. “Thank you friend.”

Fran would take a moment to think about how much she did remember about the Hellriders.

History: 18

Ordrag's gears work a little slower than most, but he says: These Hellriders are knights from Elturel, right? And they are here in Baldur's Gate, right? Well, maybe they know something about what happened there.

(I don't know what people's backgrounds are, but aren't a few of the party from Elturel? And how are there refugees if the whole city disappeared? How did they escape? Is this information we know?)

History for polly: 20

Polly thinks hard, she know she has read about the hellriders somewhere. 

Polly's history teacher would be proud of her today: she managed to remember not only the obvious - their status of "Protector's of Elturel", paladins who have sworn oaths to defend Elturel, but a piece of their history as well. She recalled that the Hellriders were so-named long ago when they descended into the Nine Hells on horseback to fight devils in an epic charge known as the Ride. Most of them never returned. It was 90years before The Companion appeared above Elturel, meaning, almost 140 years from now. This days Hellriders are not those who rode to Hell, but the name stuck. 

("Refugees" - are those, who happen to be outside the city walls the moment of Elturel's disappearance - citizens leaving or returning to the city, Hellrider's patrols (since they do (did) patrol lands in Elturel's jurisdiction, those who lived close to the city and would love to stay away from the dead crater in the ground. All of this is known.)

(I'd say, spear or quarterstaff, chalk and a dagger  are simple enough to be handed for free. The quality is standard, of course)

On the way to resupply, it gets back to her. “I knew it!” Polly exclaim and when the others look surprised at her she relay the information. “I’m having a bad feeling about this guys. A really, REALLY bad feeling!”

Then she walks over to Choir and Fran, hearing her ask Choir for a feather or two, reminder her of the ring she found, it might just work. “Choir, can I have a look at the ring you found? It might be perfect for one of my spell i know. I didn’t think of it before since I could not afford to cast it anyway, but that ring might just be what I need to do it.” 

ooc: I assume we were done at the captain? 

Choir hands the ring over to the wizard.  Pearls are pretty, but not sparkly enough to make her reluctant to give it up. If it had been a ruby ring, now...

"There is another temple to Akadi in Baldur's Gate," Choir says in the priestess's voice, and adds, "Do we have enough holy water?" in an acolyte's voice, and "Prayers to the goddess of air should be accompanied by burning incense, at least if you want her to pay any attention at all," in the voice of one of the priests.

Choir goes to look for a temple or somewhere to procure these items.  She doubts she would find them in the quartermaster's stores.

Fran would offer to accompany Choir to where she may need to go to obtain her items. Buddy system!

After obtaining the requested items.  Adray will take them to the courtyard and try a few manuevers spinning the spear about and thrusting.   Feeling that he has got the weight down, he ends his practice.  He then makes his way to his cot and tries to get some rest before their long night.

Polly goes To the mages quarter to resupply on spell supplies. Then she goes down to the barracs for some sleep and light reading. She needs to brush up on the identify spell. 

(Assuming nothing happens while Choir and Fran go to pick up supplies...)

On her way back to the barracks to get some shut eye, she will pick out two stones of similar shapes and size. After getting some sleep, Fran would sit up in her bed and sprawl out with her crossbow, tools and new stones. She'd tinker with her crossbow for a good hour and could probably be heard muttering to herself, maybe weaving in a couple dwarven curses along the way. Fran would pick up her crossbow to aim it, then tweak something here and there. Finally satisfied with that project, she'd pick up the stones and dip into her arcane knowledge. Fran would begin etching runes into the stones while she whispers some incantations to infuse them into sending stones. She'd take about 5 minutes per stone.

When she wakes up, Polly goes to the canteen. She is famished from the fight earlier and from some missed meals. If someone from her team is already there she will sit with them, otherwise she will sit down alone and eat her food. 

Once she finish, and if she is still alone, she will head over to the wizards library and see there is any useful cantrips she can copy down in her spellbook.

After having rested, Adray will make his way to the mess hall and grab something to eat as well.  Having just missed Choir, he'll eat with anyone that's available then wait at their appointed meeting spot.