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Coral

She avoided people as she walked, and covered in the ichor that she was, people avoided her as she made her way to the beach and walked into the sea.
The nicks and scratches where the goblin weapons had broken her skin stang in the salt water, which helped her identify them and clean them, as she washed all the ichor from her hair, body, and clothes in the sea water.

Now, clean - but soaking wet - she made her way back to join the others once more.

Catalena

"Well, that's quite strange," Catalena remarked, being sure to point out to both Sheriff Hemlock and Zachergillan that the goblins came from multiple tribes. As to why rival factions would be suddenly cooperative, she left such ponderings to the Sheriff, along with the worry of what that might mean for Sandpoint.

She was tired, having been up since well before dawn, the reward of enjoying the afternoon's rededication ceremony of the Cathedral now gone along with her fine fabric she'd hoped to be wearing in a few weeks. Despite her disappointment, she thanked Desna for the fact that no one had lost their lives other than the goblins.

Cat appreciated the thanks from Mayor Deverin and grudging respect from Hemlock. Alas, no such luck that her performance today might take some time off her sentence. In fact, he'd said, and she didn't think he was capable of a joke, she might need to stay on longer until the other men were trained up better in light of this new threat. She sighed, and, as the sun went down, found herself finally off-duty and headed for the comforts of the Rusty Dragon.

She had asked Aendell if he still wanted a Harrowing this day, now that the afternoon had gone. A promise was a promise. "But," she added, "It will have to be soon because I plan to drink until I can no longer remember the smell of those goblin corpses I'd had to clear from town."

Selaim

She tried to hide in the shadows when the Mayor and Sheriff came over to the group to check on them and thank them for helping the town. She looked over to her friend horrified to see her covered in blood and ichor. Then followed her to the sea where Coral washed up. SHe stood watch as her friend bathed cleaning her falcatas with a scrap of cloth she'd found not wanting to wash them in the salty water.

As she cleaned her weapons she relived some of the fight. Standing beside Aendell and fighting the first group. They had worked well together and she felt that she helped him with his fight. That fight was more similar to the training they'd done since he learned of his weapons. Her arms would be sore the next day. That she knew. Her mind drifted to the second part of the fight. Coral taking off like a feral beast. The guard Zak knew dancing with her blade and opening things up for Selaim to sneak up behind the goblin.

That had felt good to use some of the things she learned on the streets to help. But what had not felt good was realizing that she'd been so focused on the goblin in front of her was that she was too late in helping her friends when the fight shifted at the end. Even if it had only been Zak who'd been hurt she should have been there.

SHhe gave Coral some space as they walked back to the group. Selaim quiet to let her friend process. Not knowing what to say to the girl. As they near the square where the fighting took place she looks around to find Zak. Seeing the blue haired half pint near some people she approaches.

"I'm sor..." she starts to apologize to him but trails off to ask. "How are you doing?"

Zak:

He catches her eyes and looks directly into them, and is using a serious tone that is not characteristic of him.

“I’m good, Selaim. You have nothing to apologize for. There were more important things in this square than me.”

He motions around to the various guards and whatever citizens might still be around.

“You were busy helping them. And that was a good thing, Selaim. Not surprising , but certainly gratifying. Felt good, didn’t it?”

Then he breaks into his characteristic grin.

“Besides, I never knew you were that much of a dancer. Put my pointy little stick to shame.”

He says, patting his sheathed rapier.

Aendell

He moves around the square, offering healing to those in need. As he does, he encounters the others and pats Selaim on the back, with a "well done" comment. He raises an eyebrow at Catalena's observation but doesn't have time to dwell on what it might mean just yet, although he does nod in response to her question about the Harrowing.

Coral

No-one was paying her much attention - which was the way she liked it.
She decided to see what she could get out of the siutation: she decided that food or money were inappropriate , and opted for good standing with the mayor.


Coral sweet talk the mayor - empathy spell
Angrboða rolled d10,d6 and got 9, 5

hopefully a raise


Coral lsweet talk the mayor with the spelleffect (+2)
Angrboða rolled d8,d6 and got 2, 3


so a 3+2 = 5 so a success

Selaim

Selaim was still trying to process Zak's reaction when she felt Aendell's pat on the back and heard the whispered "Well done." She watched him go to help more people. Stuttering something to Zak she went off to help remove the bodies of the goblins and help people.

"Why would them being from separate tribes be strange?" she asks as she helps move a body.

Catalena

Catalena was hauling a dead goblin toward one of the red wagons one of Gorvi's boys had helpfully parked in the center of Cathedral square. She dragged it along the ground by one foot not out of a particular contempt but because she didn't want the corpse discharging fluids all over her clothing. The goblins were foul enough when they were alive. When she saw Selaim joining in, she laughed, and said in Elven, "Oh, that is kind of you Selaim. But really, not necessary. You're supposed to be our guest and you've already been of great service. Let us grunts handle the dirty work."

Speaking of which, she saw Gorvi's boy lounging in the shade. "Oi!" she called over in Common, dropping the body next to the cart. "Help a lady out, eh? I just don't think I'm strong enough to do it," she added, sweetly, while rolling her eyes and giving Selaim a wink.

"These guys are artistes of torpidity," she said to Selaim, quietly, as she saw the man haul himself up to head over. "All he's going to do is dump them over Junker's Edge anyway. Some of these goblins actually make a bit of business down there picking the trash."

She turned to walk away to get another one, continuing the conversation to Selaim. "Why is it strange that they are from different tribes? Well, goblins are disorganized in general, if I can term them kindly, insane and feral if I'm being honest and they squabble like rats even within their own families, even to the point of killing one another over something pointless. Life is cheap for them. But the tribes are separate for a reason. They hate one another... the swamp tribe often wars with the beach tribe who hates the forest tribe, and so on. So, seeing all of them together, fighting as one? Quite strange. And disturbing because there are quite a lot of them and their own internecine battles help keep us safe."

Coral

Having created, what she hoped, was a good impression with the mayor, Coral did what she did best - look like a sweet, innocent and helpless young girl - lost in a big world.

She headed off in the direction the goblins had appeared from, to see if she could find how they had got into the town. She wondered if they had scaled the walls - whcih seemed unlikely, or overwhelmed the gate guards.

The Goblins appeared all around the main square, seemingly sprouting up from thin air. The only indicator as to where they might have come from was the Goblin Warchanter that tried to make an escape and was caught.

[OOC: Anyone else joining Coral in her search?]

(OOC - Aendell was helping the wounded. If that is taken care of he can help search.)

Catalena

After Aendell nodded his assent to a Harrowing, Catalena replied that it would best be done back at the Rusty Dragon. She requested as well, quite seriously, that he spend his time thinking what his question was so it was firmly in his mind for when they met.



(OOC Sorry for two posts, but I'd forgotten I'd wanted to reply to Zeim. Zeim, can you give me a heads-up ooc as to what Aendell wants to know? There's some preparation I'd want to do before I write up that scene and the question affects the Choosing.

As far as trying to investigate where the goblins came from, I think Catalena is too occupied at the moment and also tends not to be particularly inquisitive as a person)

Coral

She headed off in the direction that the warchanter had sought to escape.

Zak moves in the direction f coral to assist her.

Selaim

AFter having her load removed she looked around to see whaere the rest of the group was. Seeing Aendell helping the wounded she starts in that direction but notices Coral wandering off alone then Zak following her.

"What are you doing you lech?" she asks herself. "Was she wrong to start trusting him again?"

She changes direction and heads to catch up with her friend at a light jog wanting to get to Coral but holding up when she catches up to Zak to walk with him as they follow Coral.

"What is she doing?" she asks the gnome.

“Well.”

Zak said.

“As this is the direction they came from I think perhaps she is trying to find where they came in. And I don’t think she should risk that alone, do you?”

Selaim

"Likely stor..." She starts to think but shuts that line down. She looks over and sees the concern on the gnome and realizes he was being truthful.

"No, she doesn't."

There are still people that need aid in and around the square.

Many people suffered minor burns and or slashes. Most are pretty easy to bind and take care of. The majority of the effort is in trying to keep the seaside town from burning down. Very few buildings are actually stone, most are wood.

Selaim, Zak, and Coral head around the corner and look for any kind of a sign of where the War chanter had been running off to.

A block or two from the square, they realize there are very little signs of anyone other than normal townspeople having visited. In fact as they examine the area, most of the trouble occurred at the square in front of the new church right at the time the thunderstone was used to get everyone's attention. The release of the swallowtail butterflies happened, but most missed it as they were too busy dealing with the little green mayhem creators.

Just when the trio feels like they have nothing else they can find, they see the spoor of some kind of a creature. It doesn't take a genius to realize that is the dung from the rat dog thing that one of the goblins was riding.

Given that they see that the rider must have come from the direction of the north wall. Though a dog climbing a wall is an interesting concept, most wouldn't do that very well.

Anyone who knows the town also knows the cemetery is in that direction as well.

Coral

"Let's go that way," suggested, not knowing the town well, and not waiting for an answer.

As they walk along people are trying to clean up from the mayhem that the goblins had caused. Remarkably most people are not hurt.

They do find two dead dogs as they go through, obviously skewered by the little rusty knives the creatures were wielding.

In a moment they are at the edge of the cemetery. It borders the north wall of the town.

[OOC: The three of you can make a notice check.]

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The people of the square thankful for Aendell's help and things seem to be calming down.

A two. So zak inspected his navel.

Aendell

Wiping a bloody hand on a rag he stands up and sees things are seemingly being taken care of now. He thought he saw his companions head off to his left so he stands up and moves off in that direction.

Selaim

As they walked behind Coral, Selaim was looking around. Hoping to catch sight of something.

Selaim Notice Check
Miales rolled d6,d6 and got 5, 1


If she fails the actual check she will turn to Zak, "What's wrong with your belly? You keep looking at it."

Selaim notes that there are tracks across the grass of the cemetery. At least some of the goblins came from over the wall and through the hallowed ground. She may not realize it being new to the town but this is the only section of the town protected by a wall, which would be more challenging entry point than many others.

Aendell is able to catch up and sees them starting across the headstone dotted plane.