Roll 0027



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563-05-12
Night

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Langley: "Here, take these if you don't have another weapon.
So, uh, everyone except me and the boy with the knives, really. And I guess the captain, with her one arm and all."

Maxim and Gabriel both take a crossbow and quiver.

~~~

Sei: "Well, this was going too smoothly for my tastes anyways. Hand me that towel, will you?"

Charlotte passes a towel to the Captain, who then covers the captive’s face. Grabbing the nearby bucket, she starts pouring water on the towel and watches the man squirm and gasp. After several seconds of splashing and thrashing, the Captain pauses.

Sei: "If you wanna talk, I'm listening."

Heretic: ”I, I don’t know.”

The processes is repeated several more times, the captive still claiming ignorance, until eventually he seems to have a change of heart.

Taking a moment to cough and slow is rapid breathing, the captive slowly talks.

Heretic: ”Somewhere… Somewhere in Sofolk… We only get told things through the, the rank leader, Wendal, he’s in Sofolk, I don’t know where.”

~~~


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Langley Verwelume (TorrentHKU)
a past of peaceful days
So s gi e me s r n

~


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Sei (Areku)
accordant and pure
lis le s m sou

~


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Gabriel (CrazyMLC)
still is my hand
Solis uid m p a

You take the crossbow and look it over, using the candles in the cabin for light.

Steel prod and trigger, wooden stock. The stock doesn’t appear to have any abnormal wear that would indicate a worn-off mark - perhaps it was made without one?


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Maxim Kapitanovich (TheKebbit)
my mind is at peace
Solis uard m i

After taking a crossbow, you look around for food.

A nearby shed has some foot stores, it seems - smoked meat of some kind from small game probably, and jars of preserved fruits and vegetables.


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Kanas Cole (Amazigh)
a past of peaceful days
o i g me stre g

~


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Diamond Zeal (Mackerel)
a past of peaceful days
So i g ve m str n

Roll 0028



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563-05-12
Night

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Sei: "See? Not that hard. Though, what sort of underling you are, taking orders without even having met the man who tells you to jump? That's why I hate heretics - Bunch of weak-willed fools."

Sleuth, you know any Wendals? Seems like we have a lead."

Charlotte: ”I do not. It sounds like this group is bigger than I expected, though.”

The Priest enters the room - he’s holding one of the crossbows that the heretics were using, and show it to the captive.

Gabriel: "Where did you acquire these weapons?"

Heretic: ”They were given to us. I don’t know who the people were that provided them.”

~~~


________________________________________
Langley Verwelume (TorrentHKU)
a past of peaceful days
So s gi e me s r n

~


________________________________________
Sei (Areku)
accordant and pure
lis le s m sou

~


________________________________________
Gabriel (CrazyMLC)
still is my hand
Solis uid m p a

~


________________________________________
Maxim Kapitanovich (TheKebbit)
my mind is at peace
Solis uard m i

~


________________________________________
Kanas Cole (Amazigh)
a past of peaceful days
o i g me stre g

~


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Diamond Zeal (Mackerel)
a past of peaceful days
So i g ve m str n

Heading into your lab, you begin using your mortar and pestle to grind chunks of sulphur into a fine powder.

Then, you grab jars holding pre-ground charcoal and saltpeter and mix them with the sulphur according to your latest experimental ratio to form the explosive powder.

Pouring some of the powder into a wax-coated pouch, you insert a fuse into the top and tie it closed tightly. After that, the pouch of explosive powder goes into a small wooden tube filled with rocks and the opening is closed, with the fuse sticking out of a hole in the lid.

For waterproofing, you take a candle and seal all the edges with wax.

Aaaaand… You’re done! One explosive weapon complete!

Roll 0029



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563-05-13
Day

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Gabriel: "When were they given to you? Which city?"

Heretic: ”Maybe a month ago. Sofolk.”


Sei: "Not too bright, this one. They told him to jump, he did."

Langley arrives just in time to see the Captain drag in the next heretic, watching the interrogation process as the same information is extracted - Wendal, Sofolk.

After that, the Captain calls it a night and lets her subordinates rest as she keeps watch.


~


The Captain and her team returns to the Order of Solis barracks in Rowan with the heretics in tow, along with the two potential aid-to-heretics.

Letting several men from the Order take the heretics to the dungeons, the Captain leads her team and the potential-heretic-aids to her superior’s office and gives her report.

Markus Jarron, Chapter Seer of Rowan. He looks quite aged, greying hair and beard, yet still possessing a powerful frame fit for the hunt.



Markus: ”Interesting.”

The Chapter Seer sifts through several stacks of papers on his desk before pulling out a packet, flipping through it for several seconds before stopping.

Markus: ”There it is, another mention of this Wendal fellow. A bigger group of heretics than we initially suspected.”

He taps a finger slowly on his desk, thinking.

Markus: ”I would rather have one of our more seasoned teams take over this case, unless if you’ve got an itch for this particular one.”

~~~


________________________________________
Langley Verwelume (TorrentHKU)
a past of peaceful days
So s gi e me s r n

~


________________________________________
Sei (Areku)
accordant and pure
lis le s m sou

~


________________________________________
Gabriel (CrazyMLC)
still is my hand
Solis uid m p a

~


________________________________________
Maxim Kapitanovich (TheKebbit)
my mind is at peace
Solis uard m i

~


________________________________________
Kanas Cole (Amazigh)
a past of peaceful days
o i g me stre g

~


________________________________________
Diamond Zeal (Mackerel)
a past of peaceful days
So i g ve m str n

________________________________________
Sei (Areku)
Gabriel (CrazyMLC)
Kanas Cole (Amazigh)
Langley Verwelume (TorrentHKU)
Maxim Kapitanovich (TheKebbit)
Diamond Zeal (Mackerel)

Sei: ”Hm.

I’d rather continue with it, finish what I started. The rookies are raw, but they showed promise. Not to mention how shortstaffed you are.”

Markus: ”Very well. I will gather what information we have regarding this ‘Wendal’. What will you do with these two?”

He gestures to Diamond and Maxim.

Markus: ”Heretics, but not witches. They could be useful, if you feel they are not dangerous to work with.”

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Sei (Areku)
Gabriel (CrazyMLC)
Kanas Cole (Amazigh)
Langley Verwelume (TorrentHKU)
Maxim Kapitanovich (TheKebbit)
Diamond Zeal (Mackerel)

Maxim: "On what grounds do you call me that, sir?"

Sei: ”Oi, don’t question the Hunt, heretic. We have an eye for such things.”

At any rate. They seem, trustworthy enough, for now. Willing to fight the cultists, at least. More than that, I don’t think we should let the alchemist go unsupervised - Her skills make her a target, and a potential asset to the witches. I’d be more comfortable if I could keep her within my sights.”


Markus: ”I see. I’ll leave them to you then.

Go check the armory for anything you can get your hands on - last I was there it was picked clean, but perhaps there’s an odd thing left. And take that heretical Investigator with you. I don’t know who her client is, but the both of you have a common goal.

I’ll get you your information in the meantime.”