Coming from where?

Balir assumes that they are coming from within the tower, and steels himself to defend the others from the undead within.

In reply to Balir Ironhide (msg # 663):

One of the doors opens, and the servant who first greeted you stands there with a negative neutral expression.

"The Master had extended an invitation, something quite exceptional. You repay his courtesy as you have? I must ask you to leave, or the Master will be quite displeased with you."

In reply to Tower servant (msg # 664):

"We appreciate the invite to dinner, but we are concerned that we might be on the menu...can the master guarantee our safety?

In reply to Kirpich Rockson (msg # 665):

The servant stands quietly in the bright light.

"Again, it is time for you to leave."

In reply to Tower servant (msg # 666):

"The problem with that, sir, is that the local farmers think something is wrong here. The vampyrs we have seen seem to confirm this. Should this place become the target for adventurers?"

To Balir, these undead creatures seem like they were abominations.  They were no longer human, and should be put to rest.  He had no time for them, especially because they stood between him and the promise of riches.  He considered that far more important then these creatures.  They should be killed anyway.  As far as Balir was concerned, the most important considerations all aligned here, and so wordlessly he steps in to attack.

[Private to GM: I had Balir roll control for greed, which he failed.  He's done talking to these abominations.  It's time to find the hoard of gold, and these stupid things are in his way.  Obviously he can handle them, overconfident like he is...
15:08, Today: Secret Roll: Balir Ironhide rolled 15 using 3d6.  Greed control roll 12.

Step and attack, aiming for the head:
15:13, Today: Secret Roll: Balir Ironhide rolled 11 using 3d6.  Attack for the head, skill 17.

Damage - cutting:
15:15, Today: Secret Roll: Balir Ironhide rolled 10 using 2d6+3.  2d6+3 damage to the head.

If needed, shield block:
15:16, Today: Secret Roll: Balir Ironhide rolled 10 using 3d6.  Shield Block 14.]

In reply to Balir Ironhide (msg # 668):

"He does not seem to be vampyr..." Kirpich cautioned.

In reply to Kirpich Rockson (msg # 669):

Balir splits its head open, and the servant remains standing for a monent before collapsing.


Btw, the local farmers were all burnt and slaughtered by the beast you were hired to kill...

In reply to Tower servant (msg # 670):

Kirpich checks the remains to determine what it was.

"Well, he does not seem a vampyr. I wonder if the farmers were burnt and slaughtered to stop them becoming vampyr, sort of like population control where food is limited?"

I thought there was some strange beast involved?

In reply to Aethul (msg # 672):

There had been a number of large lizard like footprints in the area of tne burnings...

In reply to Narrator (msg # 673):

What do we know of dragons?

As much as Balir wants to check the now dead tower servant for valuables, his job is to guard the rest of the group.  He does, however, find himself edging slowly towards the door, as he can't quite contain the pull of coin.

OOC Is the door open, and can he see the hallway if it is?

In reply to Balir Ironhide (msg # 675):

There were four doors exiting the central area, there sounded like stairs in two directions.
The door had closed soundlessly behind the servant. Now that it has been lying on the ground, a very small amount of blood is leeching out of the wound.

Balir notices the creature he just slew is bleeding.  While it doesn't mean much to him, he takes it to mean they can be killed.  carefully, he approaches the door where the creature came from.

OOC If he can push the door open with his shield, he will.  Don't know how it latches, nor whether it opens in or out.

In reply to Balir Ironhide (msg # 677):

Kirpich will stop to see if it is actually dead...

In reply to Balir Ironhide (msg # 675):

The body is cold snd unmoving, the bleeding seems to indicate that the patient had verynlittle blood.

Diagnosis or Thanatology.
A search or per-4 roll also.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 679):

Kirpich examines the body closely...

[Private to GM: Search: Rolled 4 under. Diagnosis: Rolled 4 under...consistant!]

He also looks it over closely then searches it




[Private to GM:  14:45, Today: Aethul rolled 6 using 3d6.  Perception.]

In reply to Aethul (msg # 681):

The servant wears an iron chain with a small silvered pendant, perhaps worth $40, and has a plain silver ring worth maybe $50.
He appears to be of greatly advanced age, and it was some sort of miracle that he could stand with that little blood. The bones seem stronger than someone would with this sallow skin.

As you examine the body, the few drops of blood merge, and togethrr they roll to a crack in the floor, where they disappear.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 682):

"Odd, something is not right. Perhaps we should deal with a few more servants before dealing with the master..."

It is unnatural to say the least ... the silver is worth a little.   He'll take the ring and break the pendant off of the iron, putting it in a small pouch as well.

In reply to Aethul (msg # 684):

It is a silvered iron pendant, you need to take the chain as well.

In reply to Narrator (msg # 685):

Kirpich is more concerned with what the servant is than his jewellery...Is the servant an undead of some description?

[Private to GM: Rolled 10 under Hidden Lore (Undead)...]