Tzo-Tzo just puts a hand on her own face, muttering, “Good grief... you gotta be kidding me.” She then interrupts the conversation, “Hey, lady. I want the full therapeutic service package. How much is that?”
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DM - Elustran Days ~ Fate/False Revelation
Rex'aliha - Hoard of the Dragon Queen ~ Mozu of Worms- The Stormpoint Mountains ~ Muireach Maon- Shepherd’s Crossing ~ Crownsguard - Storm King’s Thunder ~ Gunnar Wayland -Boats, Rocks, and Ruffians ~ POUF!- Ex-Ravens ~ Pascal LaRoux - Long Road Dragon Heist
"Aww thanks! I'm a detective on the case! see, my father disappeared three days ago and i've been looking for him. the last he was seen he was headed for a bath"
deception? 26
The attendant replies, "I'm sorry to hear that, but we don't keep logs of who comes in and out of the bathhouse; so, I'm not sure how we can be of help. Perhaps you should go to the Flaming Fist or the..."
Tzo-Tzo just puts a hand on her own face, muttering, “Good grief... you gotta be kidding me.” She then interrupts the conversation, “Hey, lady. I want the full therapeutic service package. How much is that?”
The attendant is pulled out of the conversation and faces Tzo-Tzo. They give a polite cough and says, "Jabaz. You may call me, Jabaz." They smile upon the inquiry and respond, "Well, if you want 'everything,' so deep tissue massage, exfoliating scrub, facial, manicure and pedicure with accompanying hand and foot massage, hot stone aromatherapy, and access to the baths through close today: one gold piece and two silvers - for each person requesting such services, of course."
They look over at Keth then back to Tzo-Tzo and comments, "If it's just a day pass for the bath, then it's two silvers."
"First you try and take my axe... now you are talking about human sacrifices." he glowers at the attendant.
He turns to leave then stops his back to the attendant. "What do you know about the cultists seen leaving your alleyway?"
The attendant gets in a huff and responds, "I don't want your weapons, but if you are going to use the baths they must be stored and it's YOUR compatriot, I assume, that started talking about 'human sacrifices.' Reprimand her if it bothers you so much."
"Cultists? Alley? What are you talking about? I have as much say regarding who walks in those alleys as I do for who walks in the streets. Now, please stop creating a disturbance for our patrons trying to relax or... or I will be forced to call the Flaming Fist upon you!"
Tzo-Tzo crosses her arms, “Jabaz, got it. Listen,” she pulls out two gold, “This should be enough to cover the full package and the... disturbances, right?”
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DM - Elustran Days ~ Fate/False Revelation
Rex'aliha - Hoard of the Dragon Queen ~ Mozu of Worms- The Stormpoint Mountains ~ Muireach Maon- Shepherd’s Crossing ~ Crownsguard - Storm King’s Thunder ~ Gunnar Wayland -Boats, Rocks, and Ruffians ~ POUF!- Ex-Ravens ~ Pascal LaRoux - Long Road Dragon Heist
Jabaz looks at the gold, then at the departing Keth, then back to the gold. They sigh and say, "Very well - consider it forgotten." They take to two gold pieces.
Jabaz invites Tzo-Tzo over to one of the changing areas with lockers and invites her to change, providing a robe and towels. "If you will excuse me, I will return with your therapist."
Jabaz goes off to the door on the north side of the baths and knocks gently. The door opens, there is some whispering and out comes a human female dressed similarly to Jabaz. Jabaz walks her over and says, "This is Qurmilah, she will be attending to your requested services today. Now, if you will excuse me, I need to assuage the of the rest of our clients here after that... odd... interaction."
Qurmilah introduces herself and starts running through the requested therapeutic services requested by Tzo-Tzo.
Jabaz is about to get more refreshements for the individuals in the tabs when they quickly turnaround, and asks, "Are your... compatriots... going to be requesting specific services or just use of the baths?" Jabaz looks at the rest of the group, mostly gathered at the door.
As Jabaz waits for a response, they being filling a round of refreshments with the intention of distributing to the five individuals in the baths.
Tzo-Tzo waves a hand, and flips another gold coin, “Give them access to the baths, if they want more, that’s on their coin.”
Then she settles in for the fancy package. However, whatever shall she do, what with having no weapons, or armor, or strength modifier. Why she’s practically a sitting duck! Riiiiight? Shifty eyes
Tzo-Tzo waves a hand, and flips another gold coin, “Give them access to the baths, if they want more, that’s on their coin.”
Then she settles in for the fancy package. However, whatever shall she do, what with having no weapons, or armor, or strength modifier. Why she’s practically a sitting duck! Riiiiight? Shifty eyes
Jabaz catches the gold midair and says, "Thank you."
She turns to the rest of the group and says, "Feel free to use the baths as you please, I only ask that you dress appropriately and store your belongings." They look pointedly at Keth. Jabaz concludes, "I hope that you enjoy your time here and find some peace and relaxation." They turn around and go off to wait upon the other patrons using the baths.
Keth doesn't leave, he just stands by the door in the shadowiest area he can see.
Keth finds the shadowiest place by the door, bathed in warm candle light refracted by some water vapor rising from the nearby hot bath.
Qurmilah escorts Tzo-Tzo to the massage room on the north side of the bathhouse. This room contains a massage table draped in clean towels. Bottles of perfume are stored under the table while there are essential oils along some of the shelves. A bit of natural light seeps in from a window on the north end of the room, somewhat stifled by the fact that the window faces the alley and therefore the building immediately across from it.
Unless either asked something specific or asked to be quiet, Qurmilah will start some typical small talk one would expect in this situation, as well as begin the requested therapies.
Tzo-Tzo, with her lithe body bearing long worn scars, will settle in. Before the scene fades, the ‘camera’ will settle on her left shoulder blade which bears a unique birthmark, which bears a striking resemblance to an eclipsed sun. Meanwhile, on the rest of her back, Tzo-Tzo has a large tattoo that seems to ‘disguise’ the birthmark by depicting it as a scale pattern in a large serpentine creature. Essentially, one of those big Irezumi tattoos.
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DM - Elustran Days ~ Fate/False Revelation
Rex'aliha - Hoard of the Dragon Queen ~ Mozu of Worms- The Stormpoint Mountains ~ Muireach Maon- Shepherd’s Crossing ~ Crownsguard - Storm King’s Thunder ~ Gunnar Wayland -Boats, Rocks, and Ruffians ~ POUF!- Ex-Ravens ~ Pascal LaRoux - Long Road Dragon Heist
// Okay everyone, so Tzo-Tzo bought five hours worth of treatments, at the end of which, staff will recommend that she relax in the baths between hot and cold for a while to rinse off the toxins expunged from her during said treatments. If we were playing in person, or live, I'd break this up hour by hour, but we're not. So two blocks of three hours each. Things may or may not happen during those three hour blocks. You'll get to react to them. DM encounter rolls occurred offline. //
Hours tick by....
Tzo-Tzo is receiving an excellent set of treatments initially focusing on relaxing, stretching and rejuvenating her musculature, joints, and tendons. The small talk is pleasant enough. Towards the end of the third hour treatment, while repositioning herself she finds herself staring at a wall. This wall looks odd - as if not all the stones were quite as flush as the others - maybe. It is difficult to tell as the knots in her back get systematically kneaded away.
Oswin finds himself sketching while half in one of the baths. The quiet and pensive relaxation has afforded him the time to work on his designs.
For Keth, time is moving slowly, if at all. The gentle movement of the steam in the air, the sound of the water running through pipes replenishing the baths, the dull and lulling chatter of some of the patrons, the snores of others. It all melds together into a droning background static.
Outside, Kahn finds the streets have hit an early afternoon humdrum - not too surprising given the area is mostly residential. The fancy butcher shop receives a few more customers, but that seems to be the extent of the foot traffic. She hears the sound of wings on the air, but no birds are in flight overhead.
Three ostentatiously dressed older men are walking along the street making their way to the bathhouse. They open the door to the courtyard and make their way in. The first two head straight to the interior door. The last one in stops, throw a few copper pieces on the floor in front of Kahn, and sneers, "Go haunt the outer city, little girl."
The door opens from the courtyard to the bathhouse and in step a pair of older, ostentatiously dressed men. They look at Keth standing by the door. One of them says, "I guess Vanthamper finally hired some extra help for this hole." The other responds, "Yeah, but seems like they couldn't afford much." They both walk away guffawing towards some unused lockers.
Tzo- Tzo stretches her fingers, casting an invisible Psionic mage hand to test the wall. It seems... weird.
Unfortunately, with a 5 and a 12, she isn’t getting far.
From the angle she is viewing the invisible (to others) psionic hand roam about the wall, it is difficult to discern anything further about it... Something is off about that northern wall in the therapy room, but it will likely require more overt and close-up study to discern.
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Khan looks the man in the eye and whispers, "I just wanted a bath daddy..." before shifting her face to appear as if it were melting and rotting at the same time. lips pull tight as her cheeks split open, eyes rolling up into her skull. "why daddy?" she gurgles out before snapping her face back to normal
The man looks at Kahn's unsettling visage and his mouth drops as he lets out a high pitched scream. Panicked, he turns around and sprints into the courtyard and then the bathhouse as fast as he can!
Bursting into the bathhouse he yells, "Demon! At the door!" He runs towards the northwest corner of the room and huddles in fear - sobbing.
Tzo-Tzo just puts a hand on her own face, muttering, “Good grief... you gotta be kidding me.” She then interrupts the conversation, “Hey, lady. I want the full therapeutic service package. How much is that?”
DM - Elustran Days ~ Fate/False Revelation
Rex'aliha - Hoard of the Dragon Queen ~ Mozu of Worms - The Stormpoint Mountains ~ Muireach Maon - Shepherd’s Crossing ~ Crownsguard - Storm King’s Thunder ~ Gunnar Wayland - Boats, Rocks, and Ruffians ~ POUF! - Ex-Ravens ~ Pascal LaRoux - Long Road Dragon Heist
"First you try and take my axe... now you are talking about human sacrifices." he glowers at the attendant.
He turns to leave then stops his back to the attendant. "What do you know about the cultists seen leaving your alleyway?"
Marav(Druid/Ranger) -Storm Kings ThunderDontontion(Rogue/Warlock) - Storm Kings Thunder
DM - Stormpoint Mountains :: A Critical Role Adventure ( Map of Trunau )
Storm King's Thunder - Ink, Elven Bladesinging Wizard
Core City: APbPA - Ormond, Human Twilight Cleric
The Inferno - BG:Dia - DM
They keep me rollin'
Tzo-Tzo crosses her arms, “Jabaz, got it. Listen,” she pulls out two gold, “This should be enough to cover the full package and the... disturbances, right?”
DM - Elustran Days ~ Fate/False Revelation
Rex'aliha - Hoard of the Dragon Queen ~ Mozu of Worms - The Stormpoint Mountains ~ Muireach Maon - Shepherd’s Crossing ~ Crownsguard - Storm King’s Thunder ~ Gunnar Wayland - Boats, Rocks, and Ruffians ~ POUF! - Ex-Ravens ~ Pascal LaRoux - Long Road Dragon Heist
Storm King's Thunder - Ink, Elven Bladesinging Wizard
Core City: APbPA - Ormond, Human Twilight Cleric
The Inferno - BG:Dia - DM
They keep me rollin'
Tzo-Tzo waves a hand, and flips another gold coin, “Give them access to the baths, if they want more, that’s on their coin.”
Then she settles in for the fancy package. However, whatever shall she do, what with having no weapons, or armor, or strength modifier. Why she’s practically a sitting duck! Riiiiight? Shifty eyes
DM - Elustran Days ~ Fate/False Revelation
Rex'aliha - Hoard of the Dragon Queen ~ Mozu of Worms - The Stormpoint Mountains ~ Muireach Maon - Shepherd’s Crossing ~ Crownsguard - Storm King’s Thunder ~ Gunnar Wayland - Boats, Rocks, and Ruffians ~ POUF! - Ex-Ravens ~ Pascal LaRoux - Long Road Dragon Heist
Keth doesn't leave, he just stands by the door in the shadowiest area he can see.
Marav(Druid/Ranger) -Storm Kings ThunderDontontion(Rogue/Warlock) - Storm Kings Thunder
DM - Stormpoint Mountains :: A Critical Role Adventure ( Map of Trunau )
Keth finds the shadowiest place by the door, bathed in warm candle light refracted by some water vapor rising from the nearby hot bath.
Unless either asked something specific or asked to be quiet, Qurmilah will start some typical small talk one would expect in this situation, as well as begin the requested therapies.
Storm King's Thunder - Ink, Elven Bladesinging Wizard
Core City: APbPA - Ormond, Human Twilight Cleric
The Inferno - BG:Dia - DM
They keep me rollin'
Tzo-Tzo, with her lithe body bearing long worn scars, will settle in. Before the scene fades, the ‘camera’ will settle on her left shoulder blade which bears a unique birthmark, which bears a striking resemblance to an eclipsed sun. Meanwhile, on the rest of her back, Tzo-Tzo has a large tattoo that seems to ‘disguise’ the birthmark by depicting it as a scale pattern in a large serpentine creature. Essentially, one of those big Irezumi tattoos.
DM - Elustran Days ~ Fate/False Revelation
Rex'aliha - Hoard of the Dragon Queen ~ Mozu of Worms - The Stormpoint Mountains ~ Muireach Maon - Shepherd’s Crossing ~ Crownsguard - Storm King’s Thunder ~ Gunnar Wayland - Boats, Rocks, and Ruffians ~ POUF! - Ex-Ravens ~ Pascal LaRoux - Long Road Dragon Heist
Keth just stands there without moving making everyone slightly uncomfortable.
Marav(Druid/Ranger) -Storm Kings ThunderDontontion(Rogue/Warlock) - Storm Kings Thunder
DM - Stormpoint Mountains :: A Critical Role Adventure ( Map of Trunau )
"I knew it! you owe me coin. it's the neighbors!" Khan skips outside and sits in a open vulnerable 'pease don't kidnap me' manner.
Rip Dangerfield- Halfling Bard, Storm Kings Thunder (retired)
Matrix- Human Monk/fighter, Storm Kings Thunder
perception 14
Rip Dangerfield- Halfling Bard, Storm Kings Thunder (retired)
Matrix- Human Monk/fighter, Storm Kings Thunder
Perception: 20
Marav(Druid/Ranger) -Storm Kings ThunderDontontion(Rogue/Warlock) - Storm Kings Thunder
DM - Stormpoint Mountains :: A Critical Role Adventure ( Map of Trunau )
Tzo-Tzo has been relaxing, not super perceptive: 14
DM - Elustran Days ~ Fate/False Revelation
Rex'aliha - Hoard of the Dragon Queen ~ Mozu of Worms - The Stormpoint Mountains ~ Muireach Maon - Shepherd’s Crossing ~ Crownsguard - Storm King’s Thunder ~ Gunnar Wayland - Boats, Rocks, and Ruffians ~ POUF! - Ex-Ravens ~ Pascal LaRoux - Long Road Dragon Heist
Keth waits a while but starts to get visibly impatient.
Marav(Druid/Ranger) -Storm Kings ThunderDontontion(Rogue/Warlock) - Storm Kings Thunder
DM - Stormpoint Mountains :: A Critical Role Adventure ( Map of Trunau )
// Okay everyone, so Tzo-Tzo bought five hours worth of treatments, at the end of which, staff will recommend that she relax in the baths between hot and cold for a while to rinse off the toxins expunged from her during said treatments. If we were playing in person, or live, I'd break this up hour by hour, but we're not. So two blocks of three hours each. Things may or may not happen during those three hour blocks. You'll get to react to them. DM encounter rolls occurred offline. //
Storm King's Thunder - Ink, Elven Bladesinging Wizard
Core City: APbPA - Ormond, Human Twilight Cleric
The Inferno - BG:Dia - DM
They keep me rollin'
Tzo- Tzo stretches her fingers, casting an invisible Psionic mage hand to test the wall. It seems... weird.
Unfortunately, with a 5 and a 12, she isn’t getting far.
DM - Elustran Days ~ Fate/False Revelation
Rex'aliha - Hoard of the Dragon Queen ~ Mozu of Worms - The Stormpoint Mountains ~ Muireach Maon - Shepherd’s Crossing ~ Crownsguard - Storm King’s Thunder ~ Gunnar Wayland - Boats, Rocks, and Ruffians ~ POUF! - Ex-Ravens ~ Pascal LaRoux - Long Road Dragon Heist
From the angle she is viewing the invisible (to others) psionic hand roam about the wall, it is difficult to discern anything further about it... Something is off about that northern wall in the therapy room, but it will likely require more overt and close-up study to discern.
Storm King's Thunder - Ink, Elven Bladesinging Wizard
Core City: APbPA - Ormond, Human Twilight Cleric
The Inferno - BG:Dia - DM
They keep me rollin'
Khan looks the man in the eye and whispers, "I just wanted a bath daddy..." before shifting her face to appear as if it were melting and rotting at the same time. lips pull tight as her cheeks split open, eyes rolling up into her skull. "why daddy?" she gurgles out before snapping her face back to normal
intimidation 9
Rip Dangerfield- Halfling Bard, Storm Kings Thunder (retired)
Matrix- Human Monk/fighter, Storm Kings Thunder
// WIS save of 5 for coin drop man.
Storm King's Thunder - Ink, Elven Bladesinging Wizard
Core City: APbPA - Ormond, Human Twilight Cleric
The Inferno - BG:Dia - DM
They keep me rollin'