Nodwin waves goodbye to the other guildmembers as they continue on their way, then urges his companions to continue on their own journey.

In reply to Nodwin Zideqick (msg # 429):

"You said we were to make a right, then a left ahead, I think?"

"Yeah.  Almost t'ere.  Be smellin kobold anytime now."




OOC:  If those are the correct directions...

My directions were "Head south, then you'll come across an east/west corridor" with nothing else indicating which way to go.  Or how many more ladders I'm inflicting on François and Evain...

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 431):

South gets you to the E/W corridor, where turning right (west) then Left (south again) should get you to the vicinity of the guild...

That is the way we head then.

Having switched to the lead while Broderick was blathering, Mario follows directions, turning right at the east-west corridor, then left when he can to go south toward the Guild.

In reply to Mario Crowfoot (msg # 434):

Ahead you can see distant torchlight. From behind you, you can hear the distant metallic thumping of that golem.

Making sure the group is keeping up, Mario continues to walk point.  The light stone tied to the upper nock of his bow lights his way.

Jareth will stop the group for a few minutes before they get too close.

"Hang on.  Get a look on this guy.  Make sure ain't some nob from uphill 'fore we drag 'im into t'e Guild."

Jareth will (with help from a laborer) flip the guy over so he can get a good look at his face and clothes.

Then whether he recognizes him or not, Jareth gives him a quick pat down for valuables.



OOC:  02:44, Today: Jareth Mooncalled rolled 13 using 3d6.  Getting a good look at the dead John.

Area Knowledge (Guild), Area Knowledge (Northport), and Current Affairs are all 12.  Any other (locally relevant) Area Knowledge and Heraldry are 11.


02:52, Today: Jareth Mooncalled rolled 13 using 3d6.  Searching the dead John.  Search 11.
Probably couldn't find a fat coin purse if it were glowing and crying out "Help!  I'm stuffed with money and about to burst!"

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 437):

The dead john doesn't  look particularly  familiar... nor does he seem to have anything of value... anyone else giving the look over?

Jocelyn gets curious and starts looking through pockets, his belt, boots and other places people tend to secret things... but she finds nothing either.




[Private to GM:  14:37, Today: Jocelyn Lemru rolled 11 using 3d6. Perception is 12 - 5 for no search skill... have research, but not search.]

"Don't recognize him.  Probably safe to sell him to Selan.  What ya think Nodwin?"

Mario will look the corpse in the face as well, just for thoroughness sake.

[Private to GM: Lacking Area Knowledge or anything social or political above default, if it's not one of the Brothers, he's unlikely to recognize the deceased.]

You check him an see if we missed anything...

In reply to Jocelyn Lemru (msg # 442):

He doesn't look familiar...

OOC:  How do his clothes mark him?  Agrarian, foreign, etc?

Nodwin takes a look at the fellow as well, though he doesn't expect to recognize him.

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 444):

His clothing is slightly disarrayed, but fine, and it marks him as being a member of the merchant class, and probably from Southern Aral.

"Hmm.  Came to town to trade, and then had to get rough with the lady."  Mario shakes his head, then returns to his recent position at the head of the group.

"Sounds about like it.  But bein fair, little hair pullin ain't exactly rough trade.  Lot o' dames like it.  But t'en t'e *hair* on that Lady gots t'e mind of it's own."

Jareth helps to arrange the corpse to balance on the wheelbarrow in order to recommense.


After a few minutes he takes up the topic again, but not really directed toward anyone, "Wonder she descended from Stheno, Euryale, or Medusa's lineage?"

He shrugs and then mutters, "Never did like Ovid or Harrison's versions of t'e myths."

"The Brothers never even mentioned the names of the others; just Medusa.  Then again, that mythology was about polytheist heresy to them; they probably wouldn't have taught it at all if they didn't have to explain about Homer.  Start talking about the gods that show up in the Iliad and Odyssey, next thing you know you're teaching a whole unit on those gods.

"Never did find out where Greece was, though."

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 448):

"Are we going to talk about the snake haired lady's possible ancestors all day, or are we taking this mess to the guild before it eats its way out of the barrel?"

"If t'e barrow be balanced to ya specifications Master leMert, t'en by all means!"

With that Jareth will begin leading again with Mario.


"Heard Greece was way far away across t'e ocean.  Maybe t'e sea?  Always thought of travelin t'ere.  T'ey say it an far Arabia are t'e seat of Philosophy.  Always wanted to go walk t'e streets that Diogenes slept on."

In reply to Jareth Mooncalled (msg # 451):

You get rolling along, and after a few more turns, you can see the torchlight and lowered porticullis of the guild entrance...
...behind you you can hear the clanging steps of that golem.
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"Wow, look at that.  Not exactly a back door from our house into the Guild, but we can get there if we need to.  Tempting to get a piece of chalk while we're here and mark the way.

"I can always tell which way is which."  Mario glances around, then points accurately.  "That way's north, for instance.  But sometimes it takes me a couple trips to memorize a route, especially without good landmarks and in bad light.  I can see times we might prefer to get here below streets, instead of above."