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The group arrives at the Sleeping Badger Inn.
There they have been instructed by Captain Estarcus to investigate the murder of mercenary captain Jehannus. They have been told to tell the barman, Aldus, that Estarcus sent them and he will return the coppers he owns soon.
Slumbara trundles into the bar and orders a leg of lamb and 3 horns of mead
Slumbara: Slumbara is hungry
Slumbara: We cannot work on empty stomachs
Also, they have been "exiled" from the city for Volmalric's "crimes against humanity" (blah blah blah, unsubstantiated), and this will get them out of the city.
Aldus gets Slumbara his food, expects payment.
Meltam Perandus Casually walks up to the bar
Meltam Perandus: Society 4EXP/4FOC Successes = 3 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 14]
Volmalric enters and sits beside Meltam
Slumbara pays Aldus
Slumbara: Friend, are you the one called Aldus?
Slumbara: The guard captain with a long name wanted me to find you
Slumbara: Something about murder, I wasn't really listening
Slumbara: Did you do the murder?
Aldus: No, I work here.
Slumbara eats his leg of lamb and drinks his mead
Aldus: I'm the barman, why would I possibly kill a paying customer?
Slumbara: What about a customer that didn't pay?
Slumbara: Motive established
Aldus looks at Slumbara.
Slumbara: Slumbara is an excellent investigator
Aldus: How do I know you didn't kill him and you are trying to spread the blame around?
Slumbara: I have an ironclad alibi, I killed a city guard in front of dozens of witnesses
Volmalric orders a mead and enjoys the show
Slumbara: I couldn't possibly have been killing anyone in your bar
Aldus: I doubt that, since you'd be in jail. You kind of stick out here.
Slumbara: Slumbara only kills in self defense
Slumbara: Or for money
Slumbara: But this time was self defense
Slumbara: Volmalric, who do you think did the murder?
Slumbara: Me, or Aldus?
Slumbara: Or Meltam
Slumbara: We shouldn't count him out just in case
Meltam Perandus: Persuade 3EXP/3FOC Successes = 2 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 16]
Meltam Perandus: It wasn't me.
Volmalric: I was going to say I none, but then you added in Meltam
Slumbara: Discipline 2EXP/2FOC Successes = 2 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 18]
Volmalric: I mean, not directly of course
Volmalric: But indirectly? Hmmmm
Feneril (Slumbara): Arqiite and Guto, murdered Captain Jehannus
Meltam Perandus: Society 4EXP/4FOC Successes = 3 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 12]
Feneril (Slumbara): But As I said, Slumara wasn't paying attention, so in-character I can't help you
Meltam Perandus: I need a breath of fresh air, friends. Don't drink too much now.
Slumbara: Slumbara is not sure now...
Slumbara turns to Aldus
Slumbara: If you didn't do the murder, who did?
Slumbara: Was it Meltam?
Meltam Perandus: Persuade 3EXP/3FOC Successes = 1 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 20]
Slumbara: He is very sneaky
Volmalric sips his mead and nods agreeably
Volmalric: But really, I don't think Meltam could have done it
Slumbara: I don't know, he killed that old lady and burned her house down
Volmalric: Ah, but I know something you have forgotten
Slumbara: How to read?
Volmalric: That would be me knowing something you have never known
Slumbara: How to make pasta?
Volmalric: I was referring to the fact that we know perfectly well who it was who killed Captain Jehannus
Volmalric: Insight Successes = 1 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 20]
Slumbara: Meltam?
Kazemi (Volmalric): That would be pretty embarrassing for a professional merc to be hired to go hunt down a killer, and to accidentally team up with said killer to go hunt the killer because they forgot the name
Feneril (Slumbara): Have no fear: Detective Slumbara is on the case
Meltam Perandus is using a Hero Point
Meltam Perandus: Animal Handling 1EXP/1FOC Successes = 2 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 9]
Kazemi (Volmalric): We have neglected asking about who else is in the bar
Slumbara: Awareness - 8 Successes = 1 Complications = 1 [2d20 = 26]
Kazemi (Volmalric): This is why we can't have nice things
Aldus: Aldus shrugs and seems indifferent to your conversation. He tells you, "Yeah, Guto and Arqiite killed him, plenty of people saw the murder just outside the bar."
Slumbara: Why didn't you tell Slumbara before? Were you lying to protect...
Slumbara leaps across the room grabbing two seemingly random men by their collars
Slumbara: obviosly those two
Slumbara: YOUR CONSPIRATORS?!?!
Slumbara and Volmalric notice the bar is not very busy this time of day, with perhaps another 10 customers and a few employees. They all seem very non-threatening to Volmarlic.
Slumbara: Brawn - 10 Successes = 1 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 13]
Slumbara Smiles broadly, looking quite proud of himself
Volmalric whips around in surprise as his ally attacks a couple in the bar
Volmalric: Slumbara?! What's this?
Slumbara: Slumbara is investigating the murder
Slumbara: These two look suspicious
Slumbara holds up his quarry as if to illustrative how suspicious they look
Volmalric: But you weren't even facing that way until just now, what did they do?
Volmalric looks suspiciously at the men
Slumbara: They were trying to sneak out of the bar looking fearfully at Slumbara
Slumbara: Obviously they fear that Slumbara will get to the truth with brilliant detective work
Volmalric: Isn't that often the reaction of people to you?
Slumbara: Bad people
Volmalric: Most people, really
Meltam Perandus: Observation 3EXP/3FOC Successes = 1 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 28]
Volmalric sips his mead
Slumbara: Slumbara only kills bad people, like picts, or that guard that snuck up on me
Slumbara: And actually, Meltam killed that guard anyways
Slumbara: Slumbara only wounded him
Volmalric: Perhaps it would be okay to set those young men down and we can hear their end of the story?
Slumbara: Good thinking, you can be good cop
Slumbara: Slumbara can be bad cop
Slumbara sets down the two men
Peasant 1: EGADS! Don't hurt us! We need to get back to the docks to unload barges!
Peasant 2 wets himself in terror of being eaten by the Darfari Cannibal that has grabbed him.
Peasant 2 is entirely convinced Slumbara is a Darfari Cannibal.
Volmalric: Hmmm, they don't sound like murderers to me
Peasant 2: I'm vegetarian! I can't even eat meat other people have killed!
Peasant 1 looks at Peasant 2 in disgust.
Tack (Meltam Perandus): A vegetarian? In Hyboria? Wozers......
Peasant 1: That is horrible, how can you even be something so callous and horrible as a vegetarian????
Volmalric shakes his head
Slumbara: Slumbara is not sure if these men speak the truth
Peasant 1 points at Peasant 2.
Peasant 1: That one claims he's vegetarian, he must be lying.
Slumbara: Maybe we should torture a little bit just to be sure
Aldus: Well, that's true, I've seen that guy eat the beef broth.
Peasant 2: Do you know how hard it is to get tofu in Pict land?
Slumbara: This is true, I've never heard of someone that doesn't eat meat
Peasant 1: I'm about at the "kill me" stage because I feel horrible even knowing a vegetarian.
Volmalric: I'd think that any murder with his salt would be able to make up a better lie than that
Volmalric: Go ahead and let him go, Slumbara
Slumbara: Hmmm, well if you're sure
Slumbara: releases the peasants
Slumbara releases the peasants
Slumbara: But remember: Slumbara will be watching
Peasant 1 runs off.
Slumbara: So if you didn't do these murders, don't go thinking you can do other murders
Peasant 2 runs off to change his undergarments.
Slumbara: So I guess we are back to square one. Prime suspect: Meltam
Volmalric: So, Aldus
Volmalric turns back to the barkeep
Volmalric: Were Arqiite and Guto regulars here?
Feneril (Slumbara): looks for clues as to Meltam's whereabouts (leaving Volmalric to do useful investigation)
Slumbara looks for clues as to Meltam's whereabouts (leaving Volmalric to do useful investigation)
Feneril (Slumbara): The modifer keys on this laptop are in different places, throws me for a loop
Slumbara: Awareness - 8 Successes = 1 Complications = 1 [2d20 = 21]
Aldus: They were, mostly because they liked the nearby brothel.
Slumbara: Observation 1EXP/1FOC Successes = 2 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 14]
Volmalric: Other than that, what were they like?
Slumbara puts on his deerstalker and takes out his magnifying glass and heads outside to find suspected-murder Meltam
Aldus: Arqiite was a handsome man, women liked him. He looked like a dandified sop, but could fight well. I've heard he cheated at cards and not many felt he was trustworthy. Guto was a jackass, no one liked him, but he hung out with Arqiite all the time. Not sure why Arqiite put up with him.
Volmalric: Mmm, did they live around here?
Aldus: Not that I know of.
Slumbara leads Meltam Perandus back to the bar by his collar
Slumbara: Athletics 3EXP/3FOC Successes = 2 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 17]
Volmalric: How long had they been coming to your bar here?
Meltam Perandus: Acrobatics Successes = 2 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 12]
Slumbara (shouting): Resisting arrest!
Slumbara tackles Meltam to the ground
Aldus: About four months, almost as long as your friend who wandered off has been in the area. Probably when the mercenary unit wandered into town.
Slumbara: Melee 2EXP/2FOC Successes = 3 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 5]
Meltam Perandus: Parry 1EXP/1FOC Successes = 0 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 24]
Slumbara tackles Meltam and arrests him, then drags him back to the bar
Volmalric: Yeah, sounds like that. Did you ever hear them talking about any other contacts or where they were from?
Meltam Perandus: 'I am under arrest and cooperating'
Slumbara throws open the door and drags Meltam into the bar
Slumbara: Meltam confessed to me that he conspired with a Kushite tiki to doom a mini demon or something
Slumbara: I wasn't really paying attention
Slumbara: but he definitely confessed to something
Slumbara: Detective Slumbara has cracked this case wide open
Aldus looks at Slumbara, looks back at Volmalric.
Slumbara leaves Meltam Perandus with Volmalric and plops into a seat by the fire, looking very satisfied
Volmalric drinks much more than just a sip of his mead
Aldus (whispers to Volmalric): You need me to put some sedatives in his alcohol to help with whatever he's got?
Aldus gestures at Slumbara.
Meltam Perandus: Hey Aldus, if you wanted to track those two goons down, who in town would specialize in that?
Volmalric (whispers to Aldus): Drugs don't seem to work on him, but thank you for the offer
Meltam Perandus: Any hound-masters or expert woodsmen?
Feneril (Slumbara): afk one sec
Aldus: Well normally I'd say Hauk, but I guess he died recently.
Aldus: Shame, that man was very good at tracking people down.
Meltam Perandus: So we need a Necromacer to re-animate Hauk? Okay. Deal.
Volmalric: NO
Volmalric: No more black magicks
Meltam Perandus: What's that's a perfectly legimate tactic!
Aldus gestures at Meltalm.
Aldus (whispers to Volmarlic): You need me to put some sedatives in his alcohol to help with whatever he's got?
Volmalric: It is not a legitimate strategy, you'd desecrate a good man's...remains and cause far more trouble than you'd solve
Volmalric: No undead. Period
Ruffian 1 shoves open door to bar and steps in.
Volmalric: Guto's from a few towns north of here apparently, so they might have wound up in that area
Feneril (Slumbara): damnit
Ruffian 1: Ah ha! There they are! The goat-fornicating Volmalric, bastard son of a drooling moron, and his lackeys are here terrorizing the peasants.
Slumbara: I'll have you know I haven't terrorized any peasants in minutes
Ruffian 1: It is up to my men and I to deal with these filthy abominations who have been exiled from Velitrium!
Slumbara laughs
Slumbara: It is cute, it is like when a puppy barks at a bear
Meltam Perandus Pets Skilttles innocently.
Volmalric: Oh for the sake of all...
Ruffian 1: Prepare to die, Volmarlic and any who serve you!
Slumbara: Athletics 3EXP/3FOC Successes = 1 Complications = 1 [2d20 = 27]
Ruffian 1 draws his sword.
Slumbara picks up a nearby table and attempts to break it with his forehead
Volmalric: Really now, how does Jaunus find so many gullible mercinaries
Slumbara stuns himself for this round. The three Ruffians laugh and charge at Volmalric.
Meltam Perandus: Stealth 1EXP/1FOC Successes = 2 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 14]
Meltam Perandus: SNEAK behind the loudest one AKA instigator with STRONG words
Meltam Perandus: Melee 1EXP/1FOC Successes = 3 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 3]
Meltam Perandus: Dagger: (Reach 1-Parry-Hidden-1H-3D): [4d6 = 14]
Ruffian 1: EGADS! My splanch!
Meltam appears to have slipped behind the reach of Ruddian #1 and gives him a mortal wound through the right kidney.
Aldus sighs.
Volmalric is using a Hero Point
Aldus: Yeah, more blood to clean up.
Aldus: Woohoo....
Volmalric: Get out of here you buffoons, you're interfering with investigations into the death of a good man and embarrassing yourselves. You're giong to disappoint both your family and Mitra like this.
Volmalric: Persuade 2EXP/2FOC Successes = 2 Complications = 1 [2d20 = 22]
Volmalric: Persuade 2EXP/2FOC Successes = 0 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 31]
Ruffian 2: Discipline 2EXP/2FOC Successes = 0 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 29]
Ruffian 3: Discipline 2EXP/2FOC Successes = 0 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 24]
The Ruffians pause in their attack, consider Meltam's words, and quickly leave the way they came.
Slumbara picks the table back up and smashes it on his head again
Meltam Perandus: Agility - 11 Successes = 2 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 15]
Slumbara: Athletics 3EXP/3FOC Successes = 2 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 18]
Meltam Perandus: Athletics Successes = 0 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 29]
Volmalric checks the dead man to help out with the spleen wound
Volmalric: Healing 3EXP/3FOC Successes = 1 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 25]
Volmalric: Resistance 2EXP/2FOC Successes = 0 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 28]
Meltam Perandus: You'll not besmirch Volmaric's good name and live to tell about it!
Meltam Perandus: Fight like men you lily-livered pansies!
Meltam Perandus: Persuade 3EXP/3FOC Successes = 1 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 23]
Slumbara: Melee 2EXP/2FOC Successes = 0 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 35]
Volmalric heals the Ruffian's injury. The man grins and grabs Volmalric's shoulder, then promptly jabs a knife into his stomach, causing Volmalric intense pain from the poisoned dagger.
Slumbara swings his sword (apparently) aimlessly at the man
Volmalric: Arrgh
Tack (Meltam Perandus): It's not easy being a benevolent servant of Mitra.
Volmalric: Resistance 2EXP/2FOC Successes = 3 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 9]
Volmalric catches the Ruffian's hand and smacks him in the face with an open palm
Volmalric: You ungrateful wretch! Begone with you!
The poison appears to be nothing more than some blade oil, and causes no permanent discomfort.
Ruffian leaves, thinking he has successfully poisoned Volmalric.
Slumbara picks up a table and throws it at Ruffian
Slumbara: Athletics 3EXP/3FOC Successes = 1 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 20]
The people Meltalm is chasing have left to consider a new life, and are not interested in fighting.
Ruffian gets hit by the table, which undoes the healing Volmalric performed, killing the man.
Kazemi (Volmalric): A new life in hell
Volmalric: Healing 3EXP/3FOC Successes = 2 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 13]
Slumbara hands Volmalric the rest of his horn of mead
Slumbara: You should try not to get stabbed
Innocent Bystanders: Wow, That Volmalric is amazing, he tried to heal the man who wanted to kill him, and his loyal bodyguard then used drastic amounts of overkill on the injured man. We will have to tell all of our friends about this.
Slumbara: It is bad for your health
Slumbara turns to the bystanders
Slumbara: No, overkill would have been would if I used my giant sword
Slumbara shows the people his sword
Innocent Bystanders: EGADS!
Innocent Bystanders: MY EYES.
Innocent Bystanders reenact scene from Blazing Saddles when the Black Sheriff says, "Let me whip this out."
Volmalric: I'd like to add a correction that just because I happen to be around Slumbara does not make him my bodyguard
Volmalric: That would imply payment, and I do not pay Slumbara money
Meltam Perandus: We should consider leaving this place as soon as possible. Trouble finds us more easily if we are idle.
Slumbara: Yes, I am glad you have decided to cooperate with Detective Slumbara's investigation
Skittles looks at Meltam as if he suddenly developed sanity and sound thinking.
Slumbara: You must lead us to your conspirators: The tiki sorcerer and the Stygian demon
Slumbara: Slumbara will convince Captain whatever his name is to be lenient with you
Meltam Perandus: I am innocent in this regard. However, I belive the best place to look for the goons is wherever it is easiest to cross the Thunder River, as they are, in my estimates, headed back towards the Black River.
Slumbara: Survival 1EXP/1FOC Successes = 1 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 19]
Meltam Perandus: Let us procure fresh horses and cause this Inn no further trouble.
Slumbara: I am glad to see you are turning a new leaf
Volmalric: I'd like to add a thing here: If anyone asks about my whereabouts, would Aldus be so kind as to point them up towards the town Guto lived in?
Meltam Perandus: Perhaps it was all in your perception. We Bossoinans have always tried to bring civilization to the wilderness, justice where there is only savagery.
Meltam Perandus: Persuade 3EXP/3FOC Successes = 1 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 27]
Volmalric: heads out of the bar with Meltam and Slumbara
Volmalric heads out of the bar with Meltam and Slumbara
Slumbara: Discipline 2EXP/2FOC Successes = 4 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 2]
Slumbara laughs in Meltam's face
Volmalric: We should let the captain know where we're going, just in case
Slumbara: Yes, we must head south
Meltam Perandus: We can't do that, for surely Guto has ears remaining here.
Slumbara: to cross the Thunder River where Meltam's conspirators are
Volmalric: How surely is surely?
Slumbara: Well if his ears are here, then they probably don't work anymore
Volmalric: Thank you, Slumbara, for being the voice of reason
Slumbara: I have found that once you cut them off, they are mainly just decorative
Volmalric: Meltam, you knew those two. Would Guto or Arqiite be more of the brains of the operation
Kazemi (Volmalric): *?
Feneril (Slumbara): I don't know about that, but I know who is the brains of this operation
Meltam Perandus: They are goons. Hired Muscle. Henchmen.
Feneril (Slumbara): Detective Slumbara: on the case
Volmalric tilts his head
Volmalric: So who is it who hired them?
Slumbara is using a Hero Point
Slumbara stops to make a pour-over coffee and smoke an e-cig
Tack (Meltam Perandus): make sure to get your hair in a man-bun before leaving town.
Slumbara: Probably one of the same sorcers that hired us
Slumbara: THey had much money
Volmalric: Persuade 2EXP/2FOC Successes = 0 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 37]
Volmalric: Slumbara, surely you would look most amazing if we got a trio of steeds to ride off into the sunset with
GM: Yes, Arqiite and Guto both worked in the same mercenary outfit as Meltam. They all reported to Captian Jehannus (the murdered guy)
Slumbara: Of course my friend, I will find a stable while you speak to the captain
Meltam Perandus: Lore 1EXP/1FOC Successes = 1 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 19]
Slumbara: But this is funnier
Meltam Perandus: Lore 1EXP/1FOC Successes = 2 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 7]
Slumbara Slumbara returns from the stables atop a majestic riding horse, with a donkey in tow behind
Meltam Perandus: Is there are cartographer around?
Meltam Perandus: Intelligence - 8 Successes = 0 Complications = 1 [2d20 = 37]
Volmalric: I see you brought Meltam's steed
Volmalric: Did you forget to get one for me as well?
Slumbara: You can share
Slumbara: Donkey is very strong
Slumbara: Much like SLumbara
Slumbara: You can pay me back when you have money
Meltam Perandus: Well im out of money otherwise I'd say we need to visit Eeric the Traveler's Map Emporium, where we might get a used placemat with a crayon drawing detailing the hidden location of wealth beyond our imagination.
Volmalric: Pardon?
Slumbara turns to Meltam Perandus
Slumbara: I still see through your lies from the last time
Slumbara: get on the donkey
Meltam Perandus: Agility - 11 Successes = 2 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 17]
Slumbara: Animal Handling 4EXP/4FOC Successes = 3 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 7]
Slumbara guides his horse effortlessly out of the city
Meltam Perandus: Onward to High Adventure!
Feneril (Slumbara): BTW, it is going to be bedtime for me soon (Newt wakes us up by 5:45 most days)
Feneril (Slumbara): If we can find a way to start earlier in future weeks it would be good, but I know Mike's schedule is another time limiter
Slumbara Leads Meltam Perandus and Volmalric out of the city and heads south towards the Thunder River
Slumbara: Survival 1EXP/1FOC Successes = 1 Complications = 0 [2d20 = 27]