They did appear to be Spanish, maybe 16th or 17th century?

Odd... Nicole followed the trail to the ocean, to see if anything was there.

She gathered up the coins and headed back to her room at the inn; she didn't have a way to track someone underwater, if that was the real trail, so she'd have to attempt magic.

As you arrive back at your room, the maid was waiting outside of it.

"Are-are you still safe, madam?"

"Why wouldn't I be?" Nicole asked.

"We've heard that the Church has taken an interest in you," the maid said. "But you should be safe here."

"Well, good, then," said Nicole.  "What is this church, though?"

"It's a local religion," the maid said. "Not all of use follow it."

"So what's their deal?" Nicole asked.

"I can't go into full details with outsiders, but they worship things that are not gods and want to keep outsiders, well, out," the maid said.

"That last part's the awkward one," said Nicole.  "I don't care if they worship clear glass bottles on alternate Wednesdays if they don't make trouble for other people.  But glad to hear that this is safer; I'm going to do some work in my room, I guess."

"Are you expecting any guests today?" the maid asked.

"No," said Nicole.  "I don't really know anyone in town."

"We'll ensure you aren't disturbed," the maid said with a bow.

Well, she had to trust someone... she set out to perform a magical ritual to locate the girl, to learn what had happened to her.  The shreds of skin were going to be a part of it; it should show easily if they were hers or not.

(OOC: Give me a spirit or Ki roll. Your choice)

23:08, Today: Nicole Hellsmith rolled 24 using 5d10 ((3,9,2,4,6)).

1 Success.

A trail you can follow appeared.

Well, it was something... and there was no time to waste.  She headed out.

The trail led down to the beach, you can see that the sky is threatening to rain and rain hard.

Well, of course it was.  And if they'd gone underwater, as she suspected, she might be out of options.  But for now, she followed the trail.

The trail led down to the beach and then to a large church on a cliff looking over the ocean.

Better... and somehow, inevitable.  Nicole headed towards the church.

As you got closer, you started to see some residents patrolling around the church.

(OOC: Some stealth is needed if you want to continue.)

20:47, Today: Nicole Hellsmith rolled 9 using 2d10 ((6,3)).