Storm King's Thunder

"hey, Im going to see what those riders are about real fast."

"Someone should accompany you ... Marav? Angel?" 

// Now that your rest is done, let me know how you'd so like to proceed! //

Knowing that Rip wants to ask questions of the newcomers, Ink will suggest temporarily splitting the party... but will hold off on exploring the last path in the keep until the group is made whole. He'll suggest staying guard here by the entrance, perhaps even keeping the hut up to hide until Rip and whoever goes with him returns. He also suggests that perhaps someone could scout around the keep for signs of a secret entrance. 

//angel with rip, marav  to scout? Ink and flint relaxing in the tiny hut? Search parties in 15 minutes?//

//Sounds good. 

// Marav, if you're scouting around for hidden exits, I'll need a Wisdom (Perception) check! Please also specify approximately how much time you're trying to devote to this task. //

// Assuming Angel and Rip are heading to the lodge; let me know if it's different. //

Upon returning to the White Hart Inn, you find the two men sitting at the table, their cloakes hung by the fire. They are being served ale from a carafe that floats in midair, but they don't bat an eyelash at the phenomenon—they're all already in quiet but apparently heated conversation. The two bear a striking resemblance to reach other, though one wears his dark hair in a ponytail, and the other has his close-cropped and sports a full beard. They wear fine breastplates with what appears to be a family crest on them. 

history check to see if Rip knows the crest 11

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history check to see if Rip knows the crest 11

"Hail travelers! what brings you here, if you don't mind me asking?"

Perception18

Probably spend time until there is something else to do .

 // Angel, feel free to place yourself here or elsewhere, or to join the dialogue as you see fit! //

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"Hail travelers! what brings you here, if you don't mind me asking?"

"What felled your brother? Giants, undead, or barbarians?" Rip will sit next to the wounded one "That looks bad, mind if I take a look?" cure wounds lvl 1 10  on him "that ought to do it!"  then I'll raise a mug "To the fallen, may they watch over us with unburdened hearts."

yay, i rolled a 1! whoopee >.>

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"What felled your brother? Giants, undead, or barbarians?" Rip will sit next to the wounded one "That looks bad, mind if I take a look?" cure wounds lvl 1 4  on him "that ought to do it!"  then I'll raise a mug "To the fallen, may they watch over us with unburdened hearts."

"No worries friends, me and my comrades have run into giants fairly often of late and were trying to figure out why when we found ourselves here dealing with an undead issue. Only one bad guy left! Hell of a world we live in"

Lezryk, the one with the beard, grunts and raises his glass to you. The brothers say nothing more for the moment, instead opting to stare into the fire pensively. 

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//Beginning to wither? How quickly? Is it like as I look at it (active spell) or is it just something that has been happening for a while.//

It's not like a rapid effect, but you can tell that it's new. It's difficult to determine the rate of decay, but the green vegetation close to the keep has turned black, and it looks like the kind of effect that spreads.