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Apr 23, 2022 6:46 am

Apr 23, 2022 6:46 am

Grandfather Zitembe

Rumours? These are no rumours! Souls are not returning to their bodies throughout the world! That is strange - you are no Chultians, are you ? If you truly seek what is happening to the souls of dead - why did you came to Chult? Aren't you to plunder the jungles?
While Ha'aroo heel offended he understand that the priest is testing you by accusing.

OOC:

This is an example of how I prefer players to do action that require Insight roll. A failure would mean that NPC will feel offended by PC. For NPC insight I'm not rolling I will let player to decide the outcome

Omala

Omala understand your sentiment and suggest that since prince wanted them "to speak of the deed to no one" it would only be of a benefit if Shago disappears and his body is to never be found.

OOC:

assuming you talk outside of villa and assuming you agreed to take care of Shago

You do agree to double check that with prince and he don't just agree, but express recognition for your smart thinking "it would be best for everyone if the "Shago sanctions" would not to be revealed" he add.

balgan144 Inactive forever!

Apr 23, 2022 7:02 am

Apr 23, 2022 7:02 am

"I think you're right the second woman seems reasonable, if we were just here to explore then doing errands for a discount would be wise, but we don't have time to waste, I'm sure the others will agree"

Once Eshek has interacted with them Travers will be confused by the knowledge the man possessed and then sudden confusion and lack of memory.

"What did you make of this Sharagwyn?"

Apr 23, 2022 10:58 am

Apr 23, 2022 10:58 am

I can't speak for my friend directly, but I came to visit Port Nyanzaru and get away from Baldur's Gate for a bit. We found out about the death curse while we were here taking in your lovely city and what we've been led to believe so far is that there is some artifact, this Soulmonger, in the jungles here. Pacan says, choosing to stick with truthfulness with the old man. Treasure is something I can find anywhere if I choose. But this Soulmonger is disrupting the natural order of life and death and that I cannot ignore.

Apr 23, 2022 1:32 pm

Apr 23, 2022 1:32 pm

After his companion speaks he adds on, "And I mainly came here to help out a friend and to see how Chultians live side by side dinosaurs. I never thought such creatures existed. Only since we got here did i learn of what was going on."

GreyWord says:

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OOC:

This is an example of how I prefer players to do action that require Insight roll. A failure would mean that NPC will feel offended by PC. For NPC insight I'm not rolling I will let player to decide the outcome

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OOC:

Ok so if we want to try and see if a NPC is lying or hiding something it is better not to roll insight and let you use our passive insight to determine if the NPC is lying or hiding anything. And if our passive insight beats their deception you will tell us the lie and the fact that they are lying. Otherwise if we roll insight to figure if the NPC is hiding anything and we fail then we will end up making the NPC offended. Am i understanding the way you work insight correctly?

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Apr 23, 2022 4:35 pm

Apr 23, 2022 4:35 pm

Travers and Sharagwyn
As Eshek continue talking to you - you feel his faith in Savras is really impressive. He admit to posses some of the divine magic and know what an enchantment magic used by wizard could do.
His loss of control over his own body was a different. He believe he was delivering you the message from Savras.

OOC:

You don't need to do insight here. It is obvious the man believe into what he talks. As for weather it is truth or not... you have no idea. You are most probably very skeptic about it

Pacan and Ha'aroo
As you continue talking with Grandfather Zitembe he seems surprised about and ask for source of your information about the artifact. Do you represent any organization? Maybe you are minions of a powerful wizard?
You realize that this should indeed be surprising for simple people like you to posses information hidden from high priest of the most powerful church in the city. Would you tell him the truth and tell about your patron? Tell that merchant prince Wakanga O'tamu also believe in that information? You realize - you don't know how much of that is to be kept secret

Jim and Nebula
Agree with the merchant prince that killing Shago discretely (i.e. hiring him as a guide and killing him in jungles) is the best option.
Weather you promise Omala to deal with his issue or not is up to you - he is in not situation to demand you anything and can not pay you anyhow

OOC:

Fort Beluarian is about 3 days away from your current location and that is the place where The Flaming Fist operates and where you could buy Charter of Exploration. If your jungle expedition faces The Flaming Fist patrol - they will attack the expedition and confiscate its gear

Apr 23, 2022 5:07 pm

Apr 23, 2022 5:07 pm

Ha'aroo thinks for a moment on how Grandfather Zitembe quickly became aggressive once Ha'aroo mentioned the soulmonger and now he is trying to get to the source of the expedition. Possibly to try and stop other expeditions from being set forth. So in response Ha'aroo states, "I apologize as I do not feel comfortable acknowledging if there is or is not another party involved as those who have ill intentions could use this information for goals that counter our own. We were hoping there might be additional information Savras might want to show us if his goals were aligned with our own. But it seems that this may not be the case and I apologize for waisting your time." Ha'aroo gives a slight bow while keeping eye contact as he has learned to do while living in a dragonborne tribe. His overt cautiousness he had learned while living in an Orc tribe may have him on edge in times of safety but it had also kept him alive to this moment.

DragonDweller62

Apr 23, 2022 5:43 pm

Apr 23, 2022 5:43 pm

"I don't know much about divine intervention," Sharagwyn admits as she walks beside Travers. "That is not my area of expertise. As far as I know, there are several spells that can charm and some more that can alter or remove memories." Shara lets a beat of silence pass until the next thought comes to her. "And if you want to think about it simply, no offense to any of your party, of course: why would a god be interested in us enough to send a messenger?

"We should tell the others . . . if you deem it wise, or course." Shara didn't know how much the other members of Travers' party members trusted her, but she felt it was wiser to tell them the whole story and let them draw their own conclusions.

GeneCortess Inactive for 1 months

Apr 23, 2022 5:58 pm

Apr 23, 2022 5:58 pm

Well, Nebula. Seems to me we need to get with the others and see if we have a need for a guide as this Shago might leave with us and never return back is kinda the thought. Jim sees what Nebula is thinking. That way we help Omala & Kwayothé as well as a guide for jungle trip to find the artifact for our parents and Syndra. Obviusly the matters are weighting heavy on Jim's mind.

Apr 23, 2022 6:14 pm

Apr 23, 2022 6:14 pm

OOC:

I'm sorry if I made it look like Grandfather Zitembe quickly became aggressive. He did not become aggressive . He is intrigued. Or at best he don't believe that your source of information is to be trusted. That's the real cause of his behavior and I'm sorry if I am too poor role-player for this to be evident

Boop Inactive for 4 months

Apr 23, 2022 6:38 pm

Apr 23, 2022 6:38 pm

Nebula nods. "Sounds like a plan. I suppose maybe it will be more straightforward when we meet them" or maybe less, she thought.

GeneCortess Inactive for 1 months

Apr 23, 2022 7:03 pm

Apr 23, 2022 7:03 pm

Jim with Nebula will now head off to find the party with news of a possible guide. Jim will if he can on the way pick some toy like trinkets. (Wood or ceramic toys. That being toy animal, shapes, pretty stones and shiny stuff. He expects to spend 2gp for a sack of such goodies.)

Apr 24, 2022 4:27 pm

Apr 24, 2022 4:27 pm

Eshek, seeing that PC do not believe in divine intervention excuses himself: I will seek the high priest Grandfather Zitembe to shine some light on the events. Maybe you are right and it was an evil wizard who worship gods other than Sarvas is setting up a trap for you. as he goes you hear him whispering Why would such a powerful wizard ... before he dives into the the crowd.

Grandfather Zitembe wish you best luck with your information gathering. He explains you the powers of Sarvas and his as the high priest duties in a way that you could read between lines following: Grandfather has the ability to see visions of a named character or object location, though invoking such power takes a lot of time and effort and the high priest is not wasting his time just because two strangers claim to know the truth about the the plague whole world have been puzzled about lately.

OOC:

I believe with this we could finish first part of the day and assume you all meet in the inn, share information and is now trying to decide what plans for the second part of the day
Do not forget to add 50 gp Syndra gave everyone of you (300 GP together should be enough to organise your first expedition)

You do know Syndra's and everyone affected by death curse days are counted. They will live another month or few, but certainly not a year.

balgan144 Inactive forever!

Apr 25, 2022 8:01 am

Apr 25, 2022 8:01 am

OOC:

Travers would share the information gained putting emphasis that it could be a good place to start but that we should be wary of it being a trap.

Apr 25, 2022 12:29 pm

Apr 25, 2022 12:29 pm

Pacan smiles and thanks Grandfather Zitembe. If there is anything we can share with you after, would you be interested in hearing it? she offers before they depart.

Apr 25, 2022 12:52 pm

Apr 25, 2022 12:52 pm

Dramasailor says:

Pacan smiles and thanks Grandfather Zitembe. If there is anything we can share with you after, would you be interested in hearing it? she offers before they depart.

OOC:

OK, let's do this in parallel/retrospectively.

Grandfather is certainly interested in any information or especially if they concern death curse - the phenomena he have not yet been able to explain.

OOC:

To boost this up the high priest will not be interested to pay you anything for information and he will relate to that as "rumour provided by strangers", but he is really interested in gathering anything because that's the problem affecting his business directly (he can't resurrect any more).

Apr 25, 2022 5:28 pm

Apr 25, 2022 5:28 pm

Ha'aroo goes back to the group and lets them know that they found a priest, Grandfather Zitembe who was being harrassed to find someone named Artus Cimber for 500 gold. I will let the group know that they said they could look up people and items but it looks like helping us find the Soulmonger wasnt something the temple of Savras was interested in.

OOC:

This information may change of course depending on what Pacan finds out.

"So you guys" as Ha'aroo looks at Travers and Sharagwyn "had found a guide you think may be helpful, and you" then looks at Jim and Nebula "said we would need to either kill some guy or tell him he has to leave his home in order to save that other guy right?"

Ha'aroo looks at the map they received, "it looks like Fort Beluarian and Camp Vengance are the opposite direction from each other so doing both would be a waste of time. What do you all think we should do? Are any of you really good at surviving in the wild by chance? I am decent at it but would not consider myself deeply skilled in the subject."

Last edited April 25, 2022 5:33 pm

Boop Inactive for 4 months

Apr 25, 2022 5:30 pm

Apr 25, 2022 5:30 pm

"What supplies should we buy? I'm happy to put some of my money towards a group pool - because I'm not sure what to get. We'll need water? Hiking Gear? I've only really travelled for a few days at sea, never on land"

Nebula looks around to see if the others are interested in her proposal

Apr 25, 2022 5:39 pm

Apr 25, 2022 5:39 pm

Ha'aroo quickly raised his eybrows at Nebula's remark. "Oh your right! We need some supplies before we head out. I was thinking about picking up a few things before heading out" And Ha'aroo starts listing off his shopping list:
1 water collector
6 more waterskins
10 insect repellent
20 torches
1 two person tent
1 bedroll
1 blanket
1 hemp rope
1 bag of ballbarings

"What do you guys think about getting a pack mule to help carry things?" He looks at Nebula "pooling our money together is probably a good idea for some things like a guide, taking a boat ride or anything the group will be using together. Im not opposed to pooling some money or just everyone chip in when a group expense comes up."

Last edited April 25, 2022 6:03 pm

GeneCortess Inactive for 1 months

Apr 25, 2022 5:45 pm

Apr 25, 2022 5:45 pm

I would say a tent would be best. I have a two-person one right now. Thinking about it, I think that I will get a second waterskin too. Some of that icky smelling Insect Repellent unfortunately is going to be needed as well as lots of rations. One cannot always be sure how long we will be gone.

Edit: LOL. Cross posting.

Last edited April 25, 2022 5:46 pm

DragonDweller62

Apr 25, 2022 7:19 pm

Apr 25, 2022 7:19 pm

Shara glances around at the taproom of the inn, filled wall-to-wall with noisy clusters of patrons guffawing, clapping, and shouting. Drinks are spilled and woes washed away as day fades to night. The crowded, malodorous atmosphere doesn't help having to worry about her mother, Syndra, and everyone else in mortal danger. Overly-nervous, she's unable to focus on the party's conversation.

She catches the part about pitching in for supplies. "We'd need much to be able to survive a lengthy expedition," she says, trying to keep her mind busy. "There is magic that can produce sustenance, but I believe that is far beyond our capabilities right now. I would consider it wise to purchase an animal for the lot of us."

OOC:

Made some assumptions about the environment for roleplaying purposes, feel free to ignore if untrue.

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