The Tales of Faerûn - Campaign Thread

Rashana lets out a sigh and nods, but says nothing more. She attacks again.

Attack: 10 Damage: 5

Attack: 18 Damage: 7

As the others rush forward to meet the attacks of the Redbrand members Saravena takes a step back as she draws her crossbow. Watching as bodies hit the ground and the one remaining bandit being offered mercy but refusing it, Saravena just shakes her head, takes aim, and fires a bolt at the remaining bandit.

Attack: 24 Damage: 7

The last remaining Redbrand member falls under the attacks of Rashana and Saravena.

"Well, that was unexpected," Saravena remarks looking at the corpses then turns her gaze to the empty room and calls out. "Nothic, nothic are you here? We have new treats for you and some questions."

Misha looks upon his work and sadly shakes his head "That was an instinctual reaction I guess. Not what I would of chose, those guys seem to be some sort of zealots. Least they were." He starts looking around searching 10 investigating.

Saravena receives no response from the nothic.

However, Misha does find more barrels containing provisions similar to those found elsewhere in the hideout. However, he also notices that each of the three bands was wearing belt pouches. The first band had sixteen silver pieces and seven gold pieces on him. The second had twelve silver pieces and five gold pieces. The last had fifteen electrum pieces and two garnets.

Misha shows the group what he found "You think these provisions were stolen from the town?"

   Pointing at the barrels 

Rashana shugs, "What appears as fair payment to one person, appears as robbery to another." She looks at/in the barrels, trying to decide if their contents appeal to her, then looks around the room, wondering what these particular Redbrands were doing here.

She muses out loud, "Were these leaders, perhaps?" She gazes down at the one who refused to surrender. "Not common mercenaries."

"I thought Glasstaff was the leader....at least he was the one with the letters....anyway hopefully that's the last of them". Tagret then proceeds to pull one of the cloaks off a body to make a makeshift sack, and then starts tossing the weapons inside, figuring he might as well sell or donate these to the store in town rather than leave them here in case the Red Brands return in numbers.

If they are wearing leather armor then he will slash all the buckles and straps as well.

"We might as well take these to the Nothic" and with that he hauls a body up onto his shoulder and starts walking toward the cavern (we are in the basement still...?)

Rashana looks inside the barrels and finds salted pork, salted beef, flour, sugar, apples and ale.

Tagret begins to carry the body of the fallen enemy on his shoulder. However, it quickly becomes apparent that the path to the nothic is not obvious after entering the basement through the trap door.

Saravena looks around for sighs of the nothic but when none appear she begins looking for any passage it could use.

"I would guess they are just remaining members who came back while we were out and about," Saravena remarks bushing her hands against the wall after remembering the hidden doors they found previously hoping to maybe find another. "It's odd, you would think there would be some connection to this area to the area we explored earlier."

As she continues her search Saravena will periodically call out for the nothic.

Investigation 15

"I understand the need to feed this thing. But don't you think its kinda morbid? I think we should be getting back. Perhaps we should bury them properly."

Saravena is unable to find any secret doors. However, Rashana is able to spot the edges of the secret door that is on the western wall of the cellar near the southern wall.

 Rashana moves to the southwest, "A hidden way lies beyond."

She offers help to anyone who investigates the door to see if there is any obvious mechanism, or trap.

"You seem to have great eyesight, Rashana" Misha with the help of Rashana tries to find away to open the door. 12

After discovering the secret door, opening the door is really easy. At just a slight push, the door swings open. On the other side of the door, you find yourselves at the end of a previously searched passageway. Up ahead, you can see the area that the nothic normally resides in.

Rashana nods in satisfaction, then looks at her wounded companion. "Resting is advised. We have found all that is to be found."

She looks dubiously in the direction of the nothic lair before turning around, "We should find the source of the corruption; the prisoners may have revealed some truths in our absence."

"ah, so there was a door in this passage....no matter, feeding time for the Nothic now then" and with that he picks up the body and takes it to the cavern to dump for the beast

"I think this is a more practical use of the bodies," Saraven states in a matter-of-fact tone to Misha's statement about the bodies. "They are criminals, were they to be put to death for what they did, even if they had families, I doubt they would be given more than just being dumped into a mass grave with other criminals. This way the bodies are used to continue growing our relationship with the nothic. We do not know if we have seen everything that creature can do aside from speaking in minds, there could be things about it that could be useful in arcane or alchemical practices."

"Oh, brilliant work Rashana," Saravena remarks with a light cheer after the door is found. "I knew there had to be one around here somewhere."

"Coin," Saravena says with a nod to Rashana's remark. "Coin is the source of much corruption. Take what Albrek said when we first interrogated him, he did all this because the Lord's Alliance did not put as much coin in his pocket as he thought he deserved. Not that it will do him much good now though." Saravena chuckles to herself before following Taget to the nothic's den.

"Nothic are you here? We brought you more food and I have something to ask you."

You all wait for a moment near the crevasse for the nothic. Then you hear movement behind you. Turning around you see nothing skulking around in the darkness before it approaches you. Somehow the creature had managed to sneak around you.