Prancing in the Moonlight (25/04)
Apr 26, 2019 21:55:14 GMT
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Post by Markas Virnala on Apr 26, 2019 21:55:14 GMT
(3rd journal entry of Markas Virnala)
Another Adventure!!!!
Hoop and I were having drinks downstairs with Bain, Bogg, Yvonna and Doddil when... a muscular child entered the bar....
Urso, a very young Halfling. He looks like hes been living rough. Long messy and matted hair, dirty torn clothes. We see some young kids around town sometimes so this was all fairly normal. What was strange was he looked like a miniature body builder! To top it off, he drank the milk in the bar! It's more solid than liquid!
Around the same time, another halfling entered, this one clearly an adult. Laurel had a flowery headband and a scarf covered most of her face but there was a bright red showing under the headband. Honestly, we thought Urso was her child to start with but they just conveniently showed up together.
Jed pointed out a new job poster on the door for us to follow, and the the 2x halfling seemed interesting enough to keep up with us. Honestly, I'm glad they did.
Someone called Igor had a break-in 2 days ago and wanted help getting to the bottom of it. Honestly, walking to this guys house should have been a simple ordeal, but on the way we learned Yvonna Carries an assortment of small animals at all times, sailors apparently are quite partial to trying to adopt squirrels and Urso is quite adept at building game traps on the fly. That's of course not accounting for Bain basically adopting Urso, who in turn immediately starts to mimic his new father figure.
Igor turned out to be a centaur living in a tree. This is exactly the kind of thing I was hoping to come across leaving the monastery.
It was a sad story when we arrived though. Igor was a careful, almost timid character but helps out on the docks so is generally well liked. He came home 2 days ago to find his house torn apart and his friends (Fey sprites I think he called them?) Had been.... torn apart. Bitten and clawed to death. Our makeshift detective group had our first case.
The killing of the sprites was a messy affair bit otherwise the only think taken was some Wolfsbane, not a common herb, that can be used in potions, poisons and some magical applications. We spent some time looking around but didnt find anything else definitive, until Doddil pointed out some foot prints and Laurel actually managed to talk with some small birds who said they saw a woman enter the house while Igor was out. The foot prints where animal but seemed to switch to human.... that with some loose fur found around and the injuries Igor's friends had suffered, we started to have some suspicions about the killer...
We traced the steps towards town, where they end by a small brewery, with a sign saying they were closed. 2x ladies, a gnome and a halfling, were inside cleaning up a large mess. Once we mentioned the previous robbery and that "Bogg and Co., detective agency" were looking into it, they opened up, saying they had just been burgled themselves... the brewery was trashed but all that was taken was some alchemy supplies and fragrant oils. When we questioned them, they did recognise the woman we were looking for, and told us of a prominent scar on her face and neck.
We agreed it was sounding like a curse. Someone who was trying to free themselves of a problem.... the deaths of the Sprites may have been an unfortunate accident.... without any other leads other than this mystery woman, we head into town to the local wizard for help.
"The Urso & Co., detective agency" introduced ourselves to Ernetta Jones, the wizard in town running a shop called 'Pretty Parchments and all things arcane'. It was a fascinating shop but she seemed a little too interested in Hoop for my liking.... Hoop of course was just looking for a good time! Bogg managed to set off an alarm but it looks like he talked his way out of it.... he really does remind me of Hugo.... Urso meanwhile is thoroughly emulating Bain, to the point that Bain is trying to reign him in! Did not expect to see so much restraint there! It was quite funny to see Bain take away Urso's walking privileges and carrying him for a while.
Ernetta also knew the woman, seeing her a few days ago, looking for the means to make a cure for Lycanthropy, confirming our suspicions. We of course had to pay for the privilege and then for a location spell but we finally got a hard lead on where to find this person, out in the swamps outside town. Laurel confirmed tonight was a full moon so if we were going to do something about this, it needed to be soon. We agreed that we would try to help if we could, considering they appeared to be trying to cure themselves anyway.... Bain was just happy to be fighting a werewolf.
So we ventured out and eventually found a campsite. The swamp was an awful place... the air so thick and soupy... I was having trouble breathing most of the time. Maybe I should see a cleric for some help? Anyway.... we tried to sneak up but something happened, a branch snapped maybe? Instead of us sneaking up on it, we came face to face with it....
What stood before us was a huge grey wolf like creature.... I'd never seen a werewolf before but I can see why people tell horror stories about them.... its face was still stained with blood and its matted fur showed off its muscular frame.
Urso surprised us by suddenly flinging a small ball of fire at the beast.... only to miss and start a fire instead. Things get a little hazy after this.... I remember attacking with the others Nd being surrounded by fire and ice.... Laurel transformed into an animal and summoned a beam of light from the sky.... I do remember shoving the creature back, tripping it over Laurel into a burning Bush (thanks to Urso!).
The next thing I remember though is waking up on the floor. Laurel was back up and the werewolf was asleep. My clothes were covered in blood and hanging off of me. Yvonna was also now looking.... hairy? They had been infected with the lycanthropy after being bitten while I had apparently nearly been cut in 2 by the beasts claws.... this is the second time I've nearly died here. I am thankful that Laurel was here this time but I think I need to start thinking of someway to better protect myself....
Anyway, we surrounded the sleeping werewolf and collective beat it into submission. We didnt want to kill it but try to contain it. Laurel managed to restrain it while we finished the cure they were making. I felt confident I got it right so we split to mixture between Yvonna and the werewolf. Thankfully, it looks like we were.... Yvonna returned to normal and we watched as the werewolf slowly transformed back into the pale woman.
In the end, we opted to leave the woman in the care of Igor. It felt wrong taking her to that authorities... she had killed and stolen but I believe she never intended to kill anyone and she was trying to cure herself....now she wasnt a werewolf, she shouldn't be a danger anymore and Igor is a kind person. He was suffering the loss of his friends but I think he will still help her.... I hope anyway..... he seemed happy with our efforts, paying us more than I originally expected to get. The 2x ladies from the brewery gave us a small reward each as well for solving the case and returning their alchemy kit.
Now I have some more funds, I should probably replace these tattered clothes. I might try to find something for Hoop as well. I'm sure they'll be happy with Werewolf fur but finding something shiny cant hurt. I've also managed to get hold of some Wolfsbane for myself now as well. Might come in handy.
Another Adventure!!!!
Hoop and I were having drinks downstairs with Bain, Bogg, Yvonna and Doddil when... a muscular child entered the bar....
Urso, a very young Halfling. He looks like hes been living rough. Long messy and matted hair, dirty torn clothes. We see some young kids around town sometimes so this was all fairly normal. What was strange was he looked like a miniature body builder! To top it off, he drank the milk in the bar! It's more solid than liquid!
Around the same time, another halfling entered, this one clearly an adult. Laurel had a flowery headband and a scarf covered most of her face but there was a bright red showing under the headband. Honestly, we thought Urso was her child to start with but they just conveniently showed up together.
Jed pointed out a new job poster on the door for us to follow, and the the 2x halfling seemed interesting enough to keep up with us. Honestly, I'm glad they did.
Someone called Igor had a break-in 2 days ago and wanted help getting to the bottom of it. Honestly, walking to this guys house should have been a simple ordeal, but on the way we learned Yvonna Carries an assortment of small animals at all times, sailors apparently are quite partial to trying to adopt squirrels and Urso is quite adept at building game traps on the fly. That's of course not accounting for Bain basically adopting Urso, who in turn immediately starts to mimic his new father figure.
Igor turned out to be a centaur living in a tree. This is exactly the kind of thing I was hoping to come across leaving the monastery.
It was a sad story when we arrived though. Igor was a careful, almost timid character but helps out on the docks so is generally well liked. He came home 2 days ago to find his house torn apart and his friends (Fey sprites I think he called them?) Had been.... torn apart. Bitten and clawed to death. Our makeshift detective group had our first case.
The killing of the sprites was a messy affair bit otherwise the only think taken was some Wolfsbane, not a common herb, that can be used in potions, poisons and some magical applications. We spent some time looking around but didnt find anything else definitive, until Doddil pointed out some foot prints and Laurel actually managed to talk with some small birds who said they saw a woman enter the house while Igor was out. The foot prints where animal but seemed to switch to human.... that with some loose fur found around and the injuries Igor's friends had suffered, we started to have some suspicions about the killer...
We traced the steps towards town, where they end by a small brewery, with a sign saying they were closed. 2x ladies, a gnome and a halfling, were inside cleaning up a large mess. Once we mentioned the previous robbery and that "Bogg and Co., detective agency" were looking into it, they opened up, saying they had just been burgled themselves... the brewery was trashed but all that was taken was some alchemy supplies and fragrant oils. When we questioned them, they did recognise the woman we were looking for, and told us of a prominent scar on her face and neck.
We agreed it was sounding like a curse. Someone who was trying to free themselves of a problem.... the deaths of the Sprites may have been an unfortunate accident.... without any other leads other than this mystery woman, we head into town to the local wizard for help.
"The Urso & Co., detective agency" introduced ourselves to Ernetta Jones, the wizard in town running a shop called 'Pretty Parchments and all things arcane'. It was a fascinating shop but she seemed a little too interested in Hoop for my liking.... Hoop of course was just looking for a good time! Bogg managed to set off an alarm but it looks like he talked his way out of it.... he really does remind me of Hugo.... Urso meanwhile is thoroughly emulating Bain, to the point that Bain is trying to reign him in! Did not expect to see so much restraint there! It was quite funny to see Bain take away Urso's walking privileges and carrying him for a while.
Ernetta also knew the woman, seeing her a few days ago, looking for the means to make a cure for Lycanthropy, confirming our suspicions. We of course had to pay for the privilege and then for a location spell but we finally got a hard lead on where to find this person, out in the swamps outside town. Laurel confirmed tonight was a full moon so if we were going to do something about this, it needed to be soon. We agreed that we would try to help if we could, considering they appeared to be trying to cure themselves anyway.... Bain was just happy to be fighting a werewolf.
So we ventured out and eventually found a campsite. The swamp was an awful place... the air so thick and soupy... I was having trouble breathing most of the time. Maybe I should see a cleric for some help? Anyway.... we tried to sneak up but something happened, a branch snapped maybe? Instead of us sneaking up on it, we came face to face with it....
What stood before us was a huge grey wolf like creature.... I'd never seen a werewolf before but I can see why people tell horror stories about them.... its face was still stained with blood and its matted fur showed off its muscular frame.
Urso surprised us by suddenly flinging a small ball of fire at the beast.... only to miss and start a fire instead. Things get a little hazy after this.... I remember attacking with the others Nd being surrounded by fire and ice.... Laurel transformed into an animal and summoned a beam of light from the sky.... I do remember shoving the creature back, tripping it over Laurel into a burning Bush (thanks to Urso!).
The next thing I remember though is waking up on the floor. Laurel was back up and the werewolf was asleep. My clothes were covered in blood and hanging off of me. Yvonna was also now looking.... hairy? They had been infected with the lycanthropy after being bitten while I had apparently nearly been cut in 2 by the beasts claws.... this is the second time I've nearly died here. I am thankful that Laurel was here this time but I think I need to start thinking of someway to better protect myself....
Anyway, we surrounded the sleeping werewolf and collective beat it into submission. We didnt want to kill it but try to contain it. Laurel managed to restrain it while we finished the cure they were making. I felt confident I got it right so we split to mixture between Yvonna and the werewolf. Thankfully, it looks like we were.... Yvonna returned to normal and we watched as the werewolf slowly transformed back into the pale woman.
In the end, we opted to leave the woman in the care of Igor. It felt wrong taking her to that authorities... she had killed and stolen but I believe she never intended to kill anyone and she was trying to cure herself....now she wasnt a werewolf, she shouldn't be a danger anymore and Igor is a kind person. He was suffering the loss of his friends but I think he will still help her.... I hope anyway..... he seemed happy with our efforts, paying us more than I originally expected to get. The 2x ladies from the brewery gave us a small reward each as well for solving the case and returning their alchemy kit.
Now I have some more funds, I should probably replace these tattered clothes. I might try to find something for Hoop as well. I'm sure they'll be happy with Werewolf fur but finding something shiny cant hurt. I've also managed to get hold of some Wolfsbane for myself now as well. Might come in handy.
