Episode 1: Festival and Fire

Butler, Drake & Zahn:

"I was just about to see Mr. Podicker," the man says, standing up while still carrying his sister. "Now that..." he pauses for a moment, looking back and forth. "...I have my pouch."From your vantage point on the roof, you can see the town setting up tables in the village square. From all around the village, people are arriving with pots and pans filled with food.

Filgird:

The local boys are having trouble dragging the older man off the smaller man. Luckily Filgird is present and with one mighty heave he suddenly have the man down on the ground with a heavy thud. People are averting their eyes, and making "ooh" sounds, as if they were the ones getting knocked to the ground.

A man's voice can be heard above the din. "What in the seven hells are going on here!"

Looking over, you can see a dark skinned man you recognize from the speeches. The sheriff has arrived.

Butler:

The young man follows you. Along the trip he introduces himself as Gabrie Tomanasile. His sister is named Mairenta. They used to be travelling with a circus, but hard times forced it to split up. Since then, they have been travelling Varisia doing odd jobs, making a living.

Arriving at the Pillbug's Pantry you see a note on the door: "Closed for the festival."

Seems this is a bad day for doing any shopping.

Drake:

Drake, you head towards the theatre and has barely made it there when you can hear a voice from the roof. "Stop hogging. It's my turn."

Drake:

Drake, it sounds like a couple of teenagers. You can hear the sound of feet shifting around up there. Though it's hard to get a view from this angle.Butler:

There's no answer. One of the many passer-byes takes pity on your situation and stops. "He's got a healthy appetite, bet you half a shilling he'll be at the free lunch."

Zahn:

You arrive at the lunch, where all the taverns are giving out free food. It seems as much a marketing ploy of the taverns win new customers, as it is to feed the hungry crowds. Strangely there is an empty table, seems the White Deer hasn't offered up any tasty tidbits to the dismay of many hungry festival goers. The prize for best dish seems to come down to the Rusty Dragon's curry-spiced salmon served with early winterdrop mead and the Hagfish' lobster chowder.