As the tabaxi pings the kenku to the floor and begins putting more weight on him.. he doesn't seem too worried. When Flowers mentions making him squak however... the gears in the kenku's mind start turning.. and as Jen conjures a ball of flame and moves it closer to his face he quickly starts to thrash and kaw wildly while repeating the following phrases.
In a deep voice with an orcish accent: “Xanathar sends its regards.”
In a thin, nasally voice: “Tie up the pretty boy in the back room!” and “Follow the yellow signs in the sewers.”
In a scratchy voice: “No time to loot the place. Just get him to the boss.”
Alexa gives Marla a smile and murmured thanks before she hears the word Xanathar, her smile vanishing as she turns towards the group. "That...is not good," she says, narrowing her eyes as her hand drifts unconsciously towards the collar around her neck. "The Xanathar Guild is not kind to its captives." She frowns faintly. "And...it sounds like there is someone else here. I am going to find the back room." She proceeds to start towards the nearest interior door.
Alexa moves towards the back of the warehouse she spots a small room under the stars that leads up to the second floor. The door is broken and barley hangs from its destroyed hinges. The cramped chamber beyond smells strongly of sour fish and vinegar. It is filled with discarded ropes, canvas tarpaulins, and splintered wood from smashed barrels. The sound of ragged breathing coming from under a tarpaulin at the north end of the room can be heard.
While Jorah is searching among the crates along the back wall he easily discovers a hidden door. After pressing a loose floorboard a small click is heard and the wall panel swings open. Inside there are two large wooden crates. As the door swings open a faint ringing can be heard from a room upstairs before it goes silent once again.
Jorah quickly realizes that was likely an alarm in case someone had tried to open this door without a fight, but seeing as how everyone was dead.....he pushed into the secret room, checking the two large wooden crates. As he starts opening them and moving stuff around to look for stuff, he will call out in his high pitch voice, "Found zecret roon!"
The first crate with markings indicating that it was from the docks, contains four wood-framed paintings wrapped in leather. The paintings depict the cities of Luskan, Neverwinter, Silverymoon, and Baldur’s Gate and are worth 75 gp each.
The second crate, stolen from a caravan on the High Road, contains fifteen 10-pound silver trade bars, all black from corrosion but still worth 50 gp each.
Secret stash is the small room in the upper left on the image to the left (first floor) Alexa hears breathing in the room under the stairs towards the upper middle of the first floor.
"Alexa, go check out that noise."Misha whispers, then looks at the camera with an incredibly goofy face as if she made some terrible Amazon joke, just waiting for a moment to crack it.
Marla searches the bodies and fails to find any sort of identification. She can tell that their clothing matches much of the clothing on the dead bodies they passed in the street and is able to determine that the bodies are dead Zhents and Xant's. She sees their weapons laying on the ground near their corpses.
The tabaxi is able to quickly tie up the Kenku without much hassle as the bird man lets out a caw of relief when Flowers gets off of his back.
When Alexa removes the tarp, a young man in fine clothing quickly cowers in fear, holding up his hands and covering his face. "Please leave me alone! I Told you I don't know anything!" He would scream before peaking through his fingers and seeing the pretty cleric before him. "Oh.. Uhh.. I thought you were someone else." He would say much more calmly as he slowly moves to his feet. His fine clothes are covered with dirt and grime and he smells like pickled herring. "Have you come to rescue me? What is going on?"
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While all this is going on, Marla asks Shade to do a fly-by of the second level, to see if anyone is hiding, and uses Prestidigitation to make sure her dress is fully clean.
Shade swoops around the second level and does not see anyone. The bird does spot a small folded piece of paper laying on the desk in the one of the offices through the open door. (If you go get it it is a paper bird)
Jen conjures a flame in her hand and walks up to the Kenku. "Talk. Now."
Intimidation:16
Xenophon: Topaz Dragonborn Fighter (ixi's Dragon of Icespire Peak)
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As the tabaxi pings the kenku to the floor and begins putting more weight on him.. he doesn't seem too worried. When Flowers mentions making him squak however... the gears in the kenku's mind start turning.. and as Jen conjures a ball of flame and moves it closer to his face he quickly starts to thrash and kaw wildly while repeating the following phrases.
Alexa gives Marla a smile and murmured thanks before she hears the word Xanathar, her smile vanishing as she turns towards the group. "That...is not good," she says, narrowing her eyes as her hand drifts unconsciously towards the collar around her neck. "The Xanathar Guild is not kind to its captives." She frowns faintly. "And...it sounds like there is someone else here. I am going to find the back room." She proceeds to start towards the nearest interior door.
Stella Diamant, Human Rogue 17 (Swashbuckler), The Exploits of Misfit Company
Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
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Alexa moves towards the back of the warehouse she spots a small room under the stars that leads up to the second floor. The door is broken and barley hangs from its destroyed hinges. The cramped chamber beyond smells strongly of sour fish and vinegar. It is filled with discarded ropes, canvas tarpaulins, and splintered wood from smashed barrels. The sound of ragged breathing coming from under a tarpaulin at the north end of the room can be heard.
While Jorah is searching among the crates along the back wall he easily discovers a hidden door. After pressing a loose floorboard a small click is heard and the wall panel swings open. Inside there are two large wooden crates. As the door swings open a faint ringing can be heard from a room upstairs before it goes silent once again.
Jorah quickly realizes that was likely an alarm in case someone had tried to open this door without a fight, but seeing as how everyone was dead.....he pushed into the secret room, checking the two large wooden crates. As he starts opening them and moving stuff around to look for stuff, he will call out in his high pitch voice, "Found zecret roon!"
The Secret room:
The first crate with markings indicating that it was from the docks, contains four wood-framed paintings wrapped in leather. The paintings depict the cities of Luskan, Neverwinter, Silverymoon, and Baldur’s Gate and are worth 75 gp each.
The second crate, stolen from a caravan on the High Road, contains fifteen 10-pound silver trade bars, all black from corrosion but still worth 50 gp each.
Misha weel peer over zeh shoulder of leetle dragon boy, make und face of "Oh, that's kinda neat." and then follow Alexa to wherever she is going to.
Secret stash is the small room in the upper left on the image to the left (first floor) Alexa hears breathing in the room under the stairs towards the upper middle of the first floor.
I think Flowers is just plain flustered and will continue to sit on the kenku for now.
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Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword
"Alexa, go check out that noise." Misha whispers, then looks at the camera with an incredibly goofy face as if she made some terrible Amazon joke, just waiting for a moment to crack it.
Jen casts Prestidigitation to get the blood out of her clothes and takes a seat while she waits for Alexa.
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Marla will search the bodies of the people killed by the Kenku, searching for clues to their identities...
Investigation: 5
Marla searches the bodies and fails to find any sort of identification. She can tell that their clothing matches much of the clothing on the dead bodies they passed in the street and is able to determine that the bodies are dead Zhents and Xant's. She sees their weapons laying on the ground near their corpses.
Alexa approaches the tarpaulin, gently pulling it back.
Stella Diamant, Human Rogue 17 (Swashbuckler), The Exploits of Misfit Company
Kat, Medtech, Cyberpunk: Red
Shi, Changeling Bard 4 (College of Spirits), Tyrant's Grasp
Dani, Human Artificer 9 (Armorer), Skulls and Starships
DM, Project Point (Teams Scimitar and Longsword)
Everything Else!
Flowers will find some rope to tie the Kenku up with so he doesn't have to keep sitting on them.
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Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword
The tabaxi is able to quickly tie up the Kenku without much hassle as the bird man lets out a caw of relief when Flowers gets off of his back.
When Alexa removes the tarp, a young man in fine clothing quickly cowers in fear, holding up his hands and covering his face. "Please leave me alone! I Told you I don't know anything!" He would scream before peaking through his fingers and seeing the pretty cleric before him. "Oh.. Uhh.. I thought you were someone else." He would say much more calmly as he slowly moves to his feet. His fine clothes are covered with dirt and grime and he smells like pickled herring. "Have you come to rescue me? What is going on?"
Satisfied the kenku isn't going anywhere, Flowers will move to see what Alexa found
Skameros - Bugbear Barbarian - Out of the Abyss - By Kerrec
Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword
While all this is going on, Marla asks Shade to do a fly-by of the second level, to see if anyone is hiding, and uses Prestidigitation to make sure her dress is fully clean.
(Shade’s perception roll: 20)
Shade swoops around the second level and does not see anyone. The bird does spot a small folded piece of paper laying on the desk in the one of the offices through the open door. (If you go get it it is a paper bird)
"Hello!" Misha says. "I am Misha! Thees are new friends! We are eendeed here to rescue you. Can you tell us what heppened here?"