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Jaliera

**You are such a clever bird. Come back to me now.**

Whisper is such a darling and so useful.

She calls out to the others.

"There are two chambers inside and one has a chest. No more orcs as far as Whisper can tell. Shall we go take a look?"

Chandan

So be it. The old monk hopes that the orc is having pleasant dreams. To die in one's sleep, away from the cares of the waking world, is probably better than it deserves and the kindest fate Chandan can bestow upon it in the circumstances. He certainly won't let it roam free to pursue its villainy.

With the top of his spear, he pierces the orc through the cheek, front to back, ensuring the swiftest kill.

He keeps an ear to the rest of the party though, so is able to reply.

"A good idea, Jaliera. Maybe we find clues the orcs not know they had."

Kriv

He nodded, curtly, be it to Chandan's execution or Jaliera's suggestion. He took out a torch, ignited it and took point, heading in to illuminate the cave mouth.

Davroar

Trusting that there is no more orcs around, he will return to his normal self and follow the rest into the cave to see what they can find.

Jaliera

She slots in behind Davroar, bow at the ready and describes what lies ahead. Then she turns to check the other two are coming along.

"Coming?"

Davroar

Still feeling the effects of being bashed in the head by the ogre's club, he is not at his best in looking for unusual things.

Davroar Perception
Dugan rolled 1d20 and got 3

Jaliera

Jaliera & Whisper Perception
Gypsy rolled 1d20+4,1d20+3 and got 6, 21

Good job Whisper is awake as Jaliera is not!

DM
It was Jaliera, through Whisper's eyes that first noticed the trap. The orcs had cleverly disguised the pit, covering it with a sheet they must've stolen, propped up by large stones just inside the cave mouth. Had they gone inside without spotting it, there would have been some casualties.

The party is able to circumvent the hazard and once there conducted their search. The chest in the back was unlocked and once opened the party found 750 copper pieces, 180 silver pieces, 62 electrum pieces, 30 gold pieces and 3 vials perfume worth 10 gold pieces each. There is nothing else of interest here.

Jaliera

She gently ruffles Whisper's feathers in a way she knows the owl likes.

"Such a clever bird.." she murmurs, letting Whisper know how pleased she is.

She is very happy that none of them fell foul of that trap. She makes a mental note to be more careful in future. Like the others she is interested in the contents of the chest.

"Why would orcs have perfume?" she comments, almost to herself.

Kriv

Picking up one of the vials,

"Murder and rob someone more civilized, mistake it for a magic potion, stash it with the rest of the valuables. I wonder if the Banshee would see merit in them? Could be useful as a trade good there."

Chandan

"Maybe they used it on the ogre?" The monk replies to Jaliera, observing Kriv with the vials.

The dragonspawn's idea of a gift for the banshee strikes Chandan as a good one. Where he's from, in the East, gifts are often given as a way of enshrining hospitality.

Chandan is reassured that Davroar isn't injured, but keeps half an eye on the bear anyway.

Jaliera is well, and her owl unruffled except by affection praise. The tiefling Kallista seems fine in all ways, and that only leaves the scaly mace-wielding Kriv.

"You are unhurt, Kriv? More travels await."

DM
The first of the two tasks that you agreed to fulfill in your agreement with the necromancer Kost at the Old Owl Well has been fulfilled. The orcs will no longer bother the zombie-master. But you have yet to obtain the answer to the question to his question about who built the tower that he was studying. With that answer, Kost has offered to explain what he is doing there and that would give you answer to Daran Eldermath.

Copied from the News, Quests and Rumors: Daran Eldermath - Rumoured to be a former adventurer. Now runs the town orchard. Davroar saw him inside his home and saw a banner of the Order of the Gauntlet hanging there. The aged warrior eagerly shared tales of battles with giants and dragons and Davroar listened patiently these to his tales of adventure. And as time passed, Daren brought up recent stories about prospectors in the hills to the northeast of Phandelin who were digging around in the ruins of the Old Owl Well. The reports were that these prospectors were chased away by undead. "The ruins are an old watchtower of an ancient magical empire called Netheril," he told Davroar. "I am worried that there is dangerous magic lying dormant in those ruins. It would take brave adventurers to take care of this problem. It is only a few days northeast of here. If you would visit the ruins and find out who's there and what they are up to, it would be greatly appreciated."

Obtaining that answer means finding Agatha the banshee. Encountering Agatha would also fulfill the quest from Sister Garaele. She asked you to trade a comb for information about a spellbook. Kost had shown you where to find the Agatha. It's an abandoned town called Conyberry and it lies on the Triboar Trail which is about 25 miles north of where you are now.

Copied from the News, Quests and Rumors: Sister Garaele - Cleric of Tymora who maintains the Town Shrine. Rumour she had gone out of town and returned wounded and hurt. She has asked the party to visit the lair of Agatha the banshee and trade her a silver comb for information about a legendary spellbook.

Kriv

He shrugged, and responded to the vagrant,

"Nothing particularly problematic. Onward, to Conyberry."

Jaliera

She puts away her bow for now and settles Whisper down ready for travelling. As is becoming the habit now, she will send her out to scout ahead from time to time and look for potential enemies. Once on the way she will keep her bow to hand.

She will pack away the electron & gold to take with them, sharing it between them; the perfume too unless Kriv intends to carry it.

[OOC couple of things - do we know about banshees and the precautions we should take? Are owls susceptible.]

[I read the map as 17 miles from Wyvern Tor to Conyberry. I could hike about 15 miles in a day unless I was berserking it, sooo we need to camp the night?]

Chandan

He nods at the dragonman's answer. Good, they are ready then.

The old monk looks to the north, feeling the colder draughts against his face.

The sun is well past its zenith and the day grows old.

"Conyberry is a day's walk from here, I think. But closer than Phandelin.

"Should we make the most of the light we have? Head north and find shelter away from this bloodshed."

Davroar

"Yeah, let's get going..."

He agrees with Chandan that they need to get away from here as far away as possible. Hopefully they can find a stream nearby to clean up too. The last thing they need is another pack of wolves trailing their blood scent.