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Post by Daos on Aug 14, 2022 12:16:13 GMT -8
"Something simple, generic, and not at all interesting," Daos remarks. "Like 'Brewer' or 'Moore.'"
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Post by HorizonsDream on Aug 14, 2022 20:09:11 GMT -8
"Daos Moore," Caelynn says softly, and for some reason that makes her laugh a little bit. "We are probably going to have to be a little more careful on the road as well. They might have your description as well. "
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Post by Daos on Aug 14, 2022 20:30:34 GMT -8
"I'll have to keep my hood up," Daos agrees.
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Post by HorizonsDream on Aug 15, 2022 19:53:12 GMT -8
"Should we be on our way then?" Caelynn asks.
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Post by Daos on Aug 16, 2022 13:05:29 GMT -8
"Yes, I believe the further we get away from this place, the better," Daos agrees.
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Post by HorizonsDream on Aug 16, 2022 19:24:35 GMT -8
"Valarie, would you like to scout ahead this time around?" Caelynn asks.
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Post by GravityEmblem on Aug 19, 2022 5:29:45 GMT -8
"What? Oh! Certainly," Valerie says. "Sorry, I didn't realize you were speaking to me."
"Oh, right, give the job to someone else. It's not like it's dangerous to scout ahead," Meine mutters. However, Valerie gives her a rather disappointed look, and the princess stops grumbling.
The party quickly gets their gear together and sets off on the road to Cryfopolis, with Valerie scouting ahead. The road is quite familiar to Caelynn, and the party travels with a quick pace. After a few hours, however, Valerie comes running back to the main group.
"There's a pair of bodies down the road," Valerie explains, short on breath. "It looks like they had a fight and killed each other, but...well, I wanted to warn you. Just in case it means more danger."
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Post by Daos on Aug 19, 2022 14:38:39 GMT -8
Daos keeps his hood up while traveling, just to be safe.
When Valerie returns, he says, "Everyone stay alert. Let's go check it out."
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Post by HorizonsDream on Aug 19, 2022 17:53:49 GMT -8
Caelynn considering giving a witty comeback to Meine about how she knows scouting ahead is dangerous, considering what happened to her the day before, but she decides against it.
As they traveled, and as the road became more familiar, Caelynn was becoming a little more comfortable with their travels. She smiles to Valerie, and nods as that was exactly the thing she would have done. "Considering how close we are, I hope they aren't people I know."
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Post by GravityEmblem on Aug 20, 2022 4:15:00 GMT -8
"Oh, dear, I hope not," Valerie says. The party heads forward to investigate. Caelynn doesn't know them personally, but she recognizes their type--ne'er-do-wells from Cryfpolis' undercity. One of them carries a small, empty pouch at their side. She has a dagger plunged into her heart, and one loosely gripped in her hand, covered in blood. She has a number of other stab wounds, too. A trail of blood besides her takes the party about ten feet down the road, to the other body. He has many more wounds, all bleeding profusely. He's also clutching something in his hand, which Valerie carefully checks.
"It's a gem!" she says, shocked. Sure enough, Daos and Caelynn can glimpse a green glimmer underneath his palm.
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Post by Daos on Aug 20, 2022 14:08:13 GMT -8
Daos looks over the bodies, frowning. "Did they really kill each other over a single gemstone?"
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(OOC: How fresh do the corpses appear? Quite recent?)
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Post by HorizonsDream on Aug 20, 2022 20:54:56 GMT -8
"Hmm, they were poor, so it makes sense that they would fight over it," Caelynn says. "If I had to guess, they were from the undercity," she says.
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Post by GravityEmblem on Aug 21, 2022 11:00:44 GMT -8
"Still, murder seems like an overreaction," Tympany remarks disdainfully.
[OOC: Daos, make a Medicine check to try and tell.]
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Post by Daos on Aug 21, 2022 12:56:05 GMT -8
"And now they're both dead," Daos agrees. "Nobody won this encounter."
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Medicine check 0V_Vxln|1d20+6 1d20+6
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Post by GravityEmblem on Aug 21, 2022 13:00:19 GMT -8
To Daos, the bodies seem like they've been dead for a few hours at most.
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