Journal of Rollo Lavius 1

Entry #136 - Hommlet

(G136 16/03/2012 BG - JF(GM) , AP , ON)

DAY 124 (14th Flamerule) continued...

Later in the day Oz went to talk to Corum about Fenrir and possible rescue attempts. Corum said he was looking into it. He also mentioned an odd man with a long beard had been watching the OJB.

Oz then went to the Singing Sword.

Alduin went back to the house of Paul Treeman again, but it was still guarded.

He watched from a distance but was then pointed out to a Paladin of Tyr, who was part of the inquisition. The Paladin asked a few questions and bluntly demanded an on the spot fine of 50 gold since it was probable Alduin had just looted the place. This was true and rather then being arrested Alduin paid the fine.

Later still, in the evening, Oz went to check out more houses on his list. He looked at the wizard's domicile and asking about found that it was the house of a female elf sorcerer called Evesh of the Flames.

He then went to the Temple of Oghma and arranged for his mithril shirt to be enchanted.

When the all gathered at the Singing Sword, they learned that Emmer Jundhyl, the senior civilar of North Ward had been exposed as a doppleganger by watchmen working from the palace but unfortunately he had managed to escape. This would be good news for the Thundestaffs though.

DAY 125 (15th Flamerule) (July)

In the morning Oz warned Jessica Lepan of New Olam that Jesker Smint planned to kidnap someone and he thought it might be her. He left her a note.

He then went to the Grey Serpent and found that a letter from Freddorick had arrived two days ago requesting him to come to the village of Hommlet a few days east of the city.

Between them Oz and Al began to prepare for and plan their journey.

For the rest of the day Oz worked at the temple, then slept there. Alduin spent the night at the Singing Sword once more, where Cavu paid for everything.

DAY 126 (16th Flamerule) (July)

Before leaving, Oz paid Raya 200 gold to check out the guards and everything at 'house 5', the rich and well guarded nobleman's house. He then picked up his armour and hired the following chaps:

Rufus - male human warrior. Odd looking.

Wodot - female half orc warrior. Very odd looking, with long green hair worn in a bun.

Humperdink - male gnome expert - a tracker and guide - has an odd squirrel like face.

They left at noon, all on horseback, and arrived at a village in the evening.

It looked in a bad way, half deserted, but at least they had no trouble finding room at the inn although the prices were steep.

DAY 127 (17th Flamerule) (July)

They continued on their journey and spent the night at another village similar to the last.

DAY 128 (18th Flamerule) (July)

They continued on their way.

In the evening they arrived at the deserted fortified Rockside Inn. Why it had been deserted they could only guess at, most likely the well had dried up and the drought had forced them elsewhere. Everything had been boarded up, but the front doors had been broken open.

They went inside, barricaded the doors and made camp in the inn's main room.

DAY 129 (19th Flamerule) (July)

At about two in the morning, Alduin was alerted by a sound outside and woke everyone else. Then the door was rattled and everyone armoured up.

Oz got Humpy to look out the window, between the slats of the boards, but he was startled and leapt back when a crossbow bolt thumped into the woodwork.

They waited a moment to put on the last of their armour, but moved quickly when a horse neighed from the stables. Alduin pulled the tables back from the main door and Rufus leapt out to attack.

They saw the stable doors open and one small scrawny man ride off on one of the horses while another chased after another loose horse. Alduin shot with his crossbow and hit the one fleeing but he did not fall off. Oz and Wodot attacked the other but he managed to mount and ride off too, but not before he was hit by another bolt from Alduin.

About five minutes later though, one of the stolen horses came back, its rider presumably thrown in the night.

They secured the building again and in the morning went on their way.

By three in the afternoon they reached their destination, the village of Hommlet and went to the 'Inn of the Welcome Wench'. Oz spent some time talking to two men sat outside it, Elmo and Jack.

They then went in and got the address of Freddorick, booked rooms for everyone and settled in.

Oz took the opportunity to charm and gain information from a girl at the inn called Agnes.

DAY 130 (20th Flamerule) (July)

First thing in the morning Oz and Alduin went and knocked on Freddorick's door.

The cleric opened the door and eventually let them in. He said that he believed that they wanted to do good, since he had had word from Dana (Jade) that they were on the level.

However, he doubted that they were strong enough to take on the quest, since a failed attempt to retrieved the sword and the ephod and open the tomb would most likely do more harm than good.

There was a solution though, if a nasty monster that was eating the farmers cattle and destroying the land, a huge magical beast called a Bullette, could be dealt with, then Fred would give them his clue and the last known locations of Marten and Barndal.

Oz and Alduin agreed with this then went into the village to talk to people and formulate a plan. This included buying a donkey.

Initially they went to talk to the druid that had a grove alongside the village, a man called Jaroo. He agreed he would help from the air with any attempt to kill or capture the beast, but he had already tangled with the thing and nearly died so he didn't really fancy getting up close again.

Oz's thoughts turned to carpentry.