Forest's Edge:

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COMBAT*
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Snake rolls 18 for initiative

The snakes are 10 feet from Vahorn and 15 from Lia and Noell.

Vahorn and Noell are up.

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[OOC: So now the 5 person party is split THREE ways.]

Sweet Shop (Interior): As Dumasz enters the shop, a half-elf man, dark of hair and eye, you'd say in his thirties, with a slightly off-putting smile, says, "Welcome to the Sweets Shop. We don't see many of your type around here." Looking around there is a long counter with stools, and along the wall, many small bins stocked with candy. The air inside seems colder than it should.

 Dumasz starts looking through bins. 
“Thank you for the warm welcome despite the cool room, what is that by the way?”

”Anyways, I’m here for two things: the first is chocolate. The second is work related. It appears this was one of the last places a person who went missing was seen. What can you tell me about Old Laughing Joe, Derrik the priest, or the young Aleesa?”

Hayeth nods scratching the side of her head and whispering to herself "Pretty glad I didn't jump on plan B instantly" she looks up to the boys

"Very well, thank you for the help anyway, we'll check there" she stands up and nods in thanks and heads in to join Dumasz saying

"Brrrrr... chilly in here, they were the wrong kids by the way..."

She brings her arms in front of her and rubs them up and down to warm up

Noell doesn't hesitate, knowing fully well how dangerous snakes can be.  And a pair of them, and huge ones, at that!  Gritting her teeth, she aims with her crossbow and fires at the one closest to Vahorn.

Attack: 19
Damage:  9 (piercing)

Afterwards, she scuttles backwards, gesturing for Lia to do the same.  "Soften them up from a distance, then close in and end them if you can!  Their bites may be poisonous and you don't want to fend them both off at once!"

Vahorn backs off as far as he can, drawing his bow with tremendous speed as he fires at the same snake as Noel.  Attack: 16 Damage: 12

Forest's Edge:

The well-placed bolt and arrow make short work of one of the snakes.
The other, looking for a possible target sees Lia, still not having time to react and move out out their range.
It speeds over to her and strikes!

Attack: 11 Damage: 5

Lia proves to fast for the snake, but now has a chance to retaliate.

Players are up.

Lia nimbly dodges out of the way, sweeping her staff in a wide arc towards the remaining snake, then attempting to crush it underfoot.

”Bit late for that!” She shouts back to Noell’s comment.

Attack: 9 Damage: 6

Attack: 10 Damage: 6

"Oh, side effect of my "dairy frost" treat makings. I use magic to rapidly freeze a slurry of cream, milk and flavorings into a delicious treat! Want to try some?
  As for chocolate, look around I have a lot of choices."

"I'm afraid I have no Idea about any missing people. Aleesa is one of my regulars, sure, but everyone knows she was last seen in the woods near the creepy old hill."

Vahorn sniffs wildly at the air, a taste for snake blood now driving him. He circles around Lia grunting “Nice work.” as he looses another arrow at the snake Attack: 17 Damage: 11

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"Oh, side effect of my "dairy frost" treat makings. I use magic to rapidly freeze a slurry of cream, milk and flavorings into a delicious treat! Want to try some?
  As for chocolate, look around I have a lot of choices."

"I'm afraid I have no Idea about any missing people. Aleesa is one of my regulars, sure, but everyone knows she was last seen in the woods near the creepy old hill."

 Dumasz’s eyes light up and he nods emphatically, grabbing several chocolate bits and (I assume) putting them in a paper bag, approaching the counter for ice cream. 
“She was a regular. Did she ever talk to you?”

(and if so) ”What did you talk about?”

Caught off guard by the speed of the second snake, Noell's aim is somewhat off:
Attack: 10
Damage: 6

Hayeth giggles to herself watching the large dragonborn be so excited about the sweets she approaches the counter also, smiling and saying

"I'd like a dairy frost as well, how much are they? And is there a way for us to carry it instead of a bowl as I don't think we'll have time to sit down for it"

Lia's foot slams down on the remaining snake's head, and it lies still.

As Vahorn retrieves his arrows, he inspects the snakes. “Unusual....... for them to come so close to town.....” As he tries to figure out what section of the woods the snakes are from and any reason for them to come so far out he mumbles. “Good work Lia. Unorthodox..... but good.”

"Honestly, the kids never really talk to me about much of substance. I pretty much ignore everything they say. It's all nonsense, I heard one of them talking about seeing a 20 foot long snake swallow a cow. Nonsense!"

"I suppose I could charge a deposit on the dish and spoon and you could return them."

Hayeth please make an Intelligence check, adding cook's utensil's proficiency.

Vahorn is quite perplexed to be honest. The snakes are not of a kind you've ever seen around here before.

Vahorn keeps a blank expression as best he can, but Noell can see from the twitching of his lip that he is seething. “These snakes are not natives, somebody has introduced them to the ecosystem. They will wreak havoc, soon these woods will not be the same.” He stands, carrying the pair of snakes over to Noell. “This is more than a few foolhardy explorers letting their curiosity get the best of them. Whatever this is...... we need to stop it.” He scratches behind his ear vigorously before concluding. “We should round up the others, follow the tracks.”

“Thanks!” Lia seems a bit surprised at the praise, but genuine in her smile. “Your aim is fantastic. Yours too, Noell.” She nudges the snake with the toe of her boot before Vahorn picks it up. “So, you think there are more of them running around?”

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"Honestly, the kids never really talk to me about much of substance. I pretty much ignore everything they say. It's all nonsense, I heard one of them talking about seeing a 20 foot long snake swallow a cow. Nonsense!"

"I suppose I could charge a deposit on the dish and spoon and you could return them."

Hayeth please make an Intelligence check, adding cook's utensil's proficiency.

 

 Dumasz holds up a hand a lets out a warbling note, held for a moment, casting prestidigitation to create a small tin cup. “I think I’ve actually got this covered, no dish needed. But thank you for this, and for your time.”

I think I can actually make one for each of us.

Hayeth isn't proficient with cook's utensils so just base intelligence for her.

Intelligence: 20 (Rolled in campaign log)

Hayeths eyes widen a little at the large dragonborn using magic "That was unexpected but not an unpleasant surprise" she looks down almost ashamed "I shouldn't be judging books by their covers"