Ethrahal Campaign

Ashtear waits and listens against the door momentarily in case the little girl calls for help, while conversing with Manfred over the ideas.

14 Perception for dangers in the home. (If I hear anything she will immediately try getting inside. but seemingly the house is relatively safe if she survived fine so far. so busting down seems bad for her if she isn't in danger).

(Also giving Manfred Advantage via Help action on that Arcana check)

Coming back to the house, Albanus would want to knock on the door, saying “Little one, we are back. They’ll trouble no one any longer.”  Albanus tries the door and opens it, if unlocked. 

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Dain also considers the shadows...

 

Arcana:  16

 

 (Thinking for a moment, you seem to have heard something a long time ago about shadows and succubi, but it dorsnt quite come to you, though you know there is a correlation, you struggle to remember what exactly it could be)

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With the outcome of the battle becoming apparent, Vulgrom mumbles of Dwarvish thanks to All-Father while resting his fingers on his emblazoned shield.

His eyes narrow as they rest on the space where a shadow once was; damned things be purged - that succubus is next.

While turning back to the door, he holds the emblem on his chain while whispering a prayer for knowledge on whatever those creatures were...

Arcana/History: 10  ((No bonus on either skill))
Plus Guidance: 3

He then knocks on the door, "Hello! Little miss, it's us! We're okay! You can come back down now, I promise, lass!"

Persuasion: 16

 (You think as well, dwelling on what youve experienced with the aid of the All-Father, and you also think theres a correlation here. Shadows have to be created by some sort of ritual afterall)

You hear the scampering of feet behind the door briefly, before Albanus pushes it open, you all see what a wreck the house is now, chairs and tables thrown everywhere, every shelf empty and every nook and of the small house looking as though it had been thoroughly cleaned out. The small girl stands near the kitchen, hiding behind a half bent over bookshelf. Is everything ok now? They came last night. They took momma..... They were looking for something. The lady got mad when they didnt find it. Why did they do this to us? Where's momma? 

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Manfred dusts himself off with a smirk. It was exactly his type of battle -- one where he had to do very actual fighting.

Looking to Survivor he nods and adds "Or why in the seven hells would there be two sets of foul creatures feeding off the same tiny village? This can be no mere coincidence!"

He tries to remember any lore or songs he had heard from his troupe about shadows and their connections, if any to succubi.

Arcana check: 6

 ((Roll one more time with Ashtear helping you out))

"Well I know there be some relationship between those shadows and da serving girl from last night."  Dain says with a frown.  "No can be remembering exactly what, but I do recall that there is some sort of link between da two." He glances to the others.  "Anyone else remember anything?"  He moves into the stables and looks around then, trying to see if he can find anything else of value or use...

Investigation check:  30

“Come out, child. We mean you no harm,” Albanus says soothes, trying to comfort the girl. He’ll hold out a ration from his pack to the girl. “Tell me about your mom and this angry woman. You’re safe now.  Maybe we can help.”

(Rolling the advantage roll)

6

After chatting with Ashtear, Manfred frowns and shakes his head. "Nothing occurs to me. Regardless, I am ever more anxious to enter that 'woman''s lair now." He watches Dain closely, seeing if the dwarf's keen eyes picked anything up here in the stables.

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"Well I know there be some relationship between those shadows and da serving girl from last night."  Dain says with a frown.  "No can be remembering exactly what, but I do recall that there is some sort of link between da two." He glances to the others.  "Anyone else remember anything?"  He moves into the stables and looks around then, trying to see if he can find anything else of value or use...

 

Investigation check:  30

 

 ((Nice!!))(Your dwarven eyes keenly look for anything out of place inside the stable, and it doesnt take long to find something more than peculiar in its placement. A small leather bound journal is stuck very well between the floorboards, extremely well hidden even to the most prying of eyes, besides your own of course. You give it a quick yank, and it comes free, and upon opening it you quickly realize it is written in code.) 

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“Come out, child. We mean you no harm,” Albanus says soothes, trying to comfort the girl. He’ll hold out a ration from his pack to the girl. “Tell me about your mom and this angry woman. You’re safe now.  Maybe we can help.”

 The girl slowly syeps from behind the bookshelf, shaking slightly and a worried look on her face. Well she looks like me but bigger. She went to check on what was making the noise last night and she didnt come back! Then the angry lady came in an started messing up our house! I hid in the pantry but she didnt look there! Ive been waiting in here ever since. 

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(Rolling the advantage roll)

6

 ((Sheesh sorry!!)) (You spend a moment conversing with Ashtear, but all you two come up with is that there's something you havent learned about these creatures yet, and it probably has something to do with shadows. Or maybe not. Maybe leads to a short conversation about causation and correlation between you two) 

Unable to recall anything useful with Manfred, Ashtear makes her way to the little girl upon hearing her vague discription.Ashtear sits down near the girl, taking out her journal-flipping to the last page.  Drinking a small vial-and touching the page. An image of Janice appears on the page, not quite on the page, as if the picture isn't drawn but more projected from the page. "Did the angry women look like  this?"  

(Magical Tinkering used on a page, to create an detailed full colour image of our only potential target from her memory- class abilitie doesn't state it needs any sorta roll for details, but let me know))

Survivor will set his greataxe back on the ground, leaning on it and bowing his head as the spirits of his ancestors dissipate slowly, muttering quietly to himself, "Thank you for your strength, rest now until battle once more finds us." Looking around at the others, "Do you know why they were here yet?"

Vulgrom looks around, "Well lad, we can only guess she was looking for something. Couldn't find it...? Were those things created before, to scare the people away? Or after, in spite for not finding whatever she was looking for?" Vulgrom talks as he walks towards the living room and makes a fire in the fireplace. Looks for a sheet, or something similar, and use it as a blanket for the girl while offering her some of his rations.

"You can be honest with us, little miss. Have you got no clue what the horrible woman was looking for? Did your momma keep anything secret or hidden?" Vulgrom sits on a stool nearby, eating his share of the dried meat rations.

Persuasion: 11

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Vulgrom looks around, "Well lad, we can only guess she was looking for something. Couldn't find it...? Were those things created before, to scare the people away? Or after, in spite for not finding whatever she was looking for?" Vulgrom talks as he walks towards the living room and makes a fire in the fireplace. Looks for a sheet, or something similar, and use it as a blanket for the girl while offering her some of his rations.

"You can be honest with us, little miss. Have you got no clue what the horrible woman was looking for? Did your momma keep anything secret or hidden?" Vulgrom sits on a stool nearby, eating his share of the dried meat rations.

Persuasion: 11

 Albanus will help on the attempt. 8

Dain tries to make heads or tails out of the journal...  

Int check:  20

(If someone wishes to help him...  here is the advantage roll, take the first otherwise... 20)

(Well Ashtear can help with that. Except she's having a conversation currently. So she can not.  She'll look at it later though if need be.  Also sidenote. You don't reroll guidance if you get advantage. Only the d20. I believe?)

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Unable to recall anything useful with Manfred, Ashtear makes her way to the little girl upon hearing her vague discription.Ashtear sits down near the girl, taking out her journal-flipping to the last page.  Drinking a small vial-and touching the page. An image of Janice appears on the page, not quite on the page, as if the picture isn't drawn but more projected from the page. "Did the angry women look like  this?"  

(Magical Tinkering used on a page, to create an detailed full colour image of our only potential target from her memory- class abilitie doesn't state it needs any sorta roll for details, but let me know))

 The girl at the projection for a moment, her head tilting to the side as though in thought, before responding Sorta, but this lady had red hair I think.. It was hard to tell cause I was hiding so well they didnt see me and i didnt really see them! I did hear them talking though!

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Vulgrom looks around, "Well lad, we can only guess she was looking for something. Couldn't find it...? Were those things created before, to scare the people away? Or after, in spite for not finding whatever she was looking for?" Vulgrom talks as he walks towards the living room and makes a fire in the fireplace. Looks for a sheet, or something similar, and use it as a blanket for the girl while offering her some of his rations.

"You can be honest with us, little miss. Have you got no clue what the horrible woman was looking for? Did your momma keep anything secret or hidden?" Vulgrom sits on a stool nearby, eating his share of the dried meat rations.

Persuasion: 11

 Albanus will help on the attempt. 22

 I'm not really surs to be honest. Sbe said they had to find it last night, and that if they didn't it could ruin everything for them. Then i heard alot of noise and really weird sounds. She pauses for a moment, going wide eyed and shaking again slightly at the memory of the previohs nights occurance. No, at least, i dont think she ever hid anything from anyone. Is she ok? Did you find her?

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Dain tries to make heads or tails out of the journal...  

 

Int check:  20

 

(If someone wishes to help him...  here is the advantage roll, take the first otherwise... 20)

 

 (You take a minute to try and decipher the code, but without the key, all youre basically able to tell is that its probably coded in common, so you pick up on a word here or there like "the" and "but", but theres not alot you can get out of it without something to go off of at the moment)

(( Also wow, two rolls with advantage almost back to back same results.. Never in my life..))

Albanus leans in close.  “Did you live alone with your mother?  Where’s your father?  Your mother seems very brave and smart, and I think she passed them on to  you.”  Albanus glances around the room and gestures to the detritus, “Before this, was there anything strange happening?”

Aura walks up closer to the conversation between the party and the little girl, despite still feeling weaker thanks to their fight with the shadows. As she said before, she wasn't going to talk much, as she was aware she wouldn't probably do the best job on talking, so instead, she stands in the back looking at the girl and get a feeling on her emotions.

Insight Check: 17 (Just to be clear, I'm not distrusting the girl and thinking she's lying, it's more to see if she still might be too scared to open up and the possibility that that's leading her to hide something important from them.)

Ashtear alters the picture to have red hair, reconfirming with the girl, then filing the book away for later possible usage.

"We haven't found your mom, but we'll help you look.  Hm, 'Find something'... Do you remember a man from the Giant Slayer's guild coming to talk to your mom?"  Turning to the others in the group. "Maybe the missing agent had something and they were looking for it assuming it was here? ...Maybe that stone from the keg room? That would explain why it was there maybe.  Ok, so we should split up.  Some of us stay with the girl, the rest explore the home, then move on to the property?" 

(Sidenote: Where are everyone?  I know some are inside, but as far as I can tell some are outside still? with the journal or standing there? Or did everyone come in? 
IF everyone came in, and the journal is here, ashtear would like to also look at it.  In which case.  Int Check: 18 + Guidance pill 2 If someone wants to help Ashtear Advantage: 18)

Dain tucks the journal away, and continues looking.  He moves out of the stables and tries to see what else is around that might have something of value or note in it.  If he doesn't find anything else outside the house, he will go inside.

Investigation check for outside the house:  12

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Albanus leans in close.  “Did you live alone with your mother?  Where’s your father?  Your mother seems very brave and smart, and I think she passed them on to  you.”  Albanus glances around the room and gestures to the detritus, “Before this, was there anything strange happening?”

Well, not till father went missing a few weeks ago. Then my brother after that... Nkw I'm the only one left. And even more people have gone missing momma said! Mostly here in the farmlands i think she said.. So yea lots of weird stuff.

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Aura walks up closer to the conversation between the party and the little girl, despite still feeling weaker thanks to their fight with the shadows. As she said before, she wasn't going to talk much, as she was aware she wouldn't probably do the best job on talking, so instead, she stands in the back looking at the girl and get a feeling on her emotions.

Insight Check: 17 (Just to be clear, I'm not distrusting the girl and thinking she's lying, it's more to see if she still might be too scared to open up and the possibility that that's leading her to hide something important from them.)

 (You get the feeling this girl is probably trying to cope with the fact her family might be dead. She doesnt sound so scarred that shes leaving major holes in the story or anything though.)

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Dain tucks the journal away, and continues looking.  He moves out of the stables and tries to see what else is around that might have something of value or note in it.  If he doesn't find anything else outside the house, he will go inside.

 

Investigation check for outside the house:  19

 

 (All you see iz the zame things you saw upon arriving, stable, horse, etc. Doesnt seem to be anything out of place around the property.)

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Ashtear alters the picture to have red hair, reconfirming with the girl, then filing the book away for later possible usage.

"We haven't found your mom, but we'll help you look.  Hm, 'Find something'... Do you remember a man from the Giant Slayer's guild coming to talk to your mom?"  Turning to the others in the group. "Maybe the missing agent had something and they were looking for it assuming it was here? ...Maybe that stone from the keg room? That would explain why it was there maybe.  Ok, so we should split up.  Some of us stay with the girl, the rest explore the home, then move on to the property?" 

(Sidenote: Where are everyone?  I know some are inside, but as far as I can tell some are outside still? with the journal or standing there? Or did everyone come in? 
IF everyone came in, and the journal is here, ashtear would like to also look at it.  In which case.  Int Check: 10 + Guidance pill 4 If someone wants to help Ashtear Advantage: 24)

 (After consulting with Dain forna minute, him showing you the basic pattern he had picked up ready, you start pickibg it up ratger quickly! You can do a brief reading by tranlating in your head a page or so, but to get everything out of this journal you'll nedd to sit down and actually translate it taking 4 to get through.)((Just asssuming youll want to read the last page, ill send you a PM with what it says and you Rp how you like!))

((Edit: Theres supposed to be an hours after that 1 ^ lol))