Plans and venturing to the Old City

[Attilius]

Oct 22, 2021 6:07:33 GMT -12 DM Bob said:

A smooth, triangular building is seen to the right, next to the right-most pole. It is thin, tall and has no street facing entrance. It's roof is steep and angular, reminding you of a stubby obelisk or angular shovel head. At one point, it was probably bright white. Now more stained with time and dust. 

The pink feather haired halfling points "I'm walking around that sharp angled building..."

As he walks around the building he looks for cracks or any other noticeable markings on and around it and the ground surrounding it.

He'll also put his ear on each side of the triangular building and plug his outside ear to see if he hears anything. He'll then gently knock on the wall to see if he hears a difference in any of the walls acoustics.

[ascieszl]

Ibubesi rolls his eyes and then makes a circling motion over his head.

"Ral, Guthay - guard." He and the Kirres move into a circle, back to back with the remaining party members standing in the street.

"These fools will get us killed, my pretties, splitting up like this..." he mutters under his breath.

[Skrye [AC3; 48/48HP]]

- Valmera stays around, where everyone is at most. She nods as the small halfling moves around, in erratic behaviour in her eyes - How could be still alive behaving like that? He might be or too lucky or hides something under his sleeve.. - She thinks to herself

[DM Bob]

There is no street traffic. There hasn't been since you passed the bridge... and that was in the direction of the caravan you aided the day prior.

Mokli and those who investigate the noose chiseled warehouse do see a rear entrance, door missing. There are some interesting things to see from here. This building has shares a common courtyard with two near identical warehouses. There are clay pitchers and urns stacked up to either side of the rear entrance, all about a gallon to a gallon and a half in size. Many are broken, but you could probably salvage 20-30 of these if you took the time and the effort to do so.

The other two buildings have what looks to be dry rotten ropes coiled about in piles to either side the corresponding doorways - but those two doors are intact and shut. A yellowed pair of inix skeletons and a broken wagon rest closer to those facilities as well... it appears they had been staked to a post and left to die sometime long ago. The wind blows and a small tumbleweed passes by.

***

Hawkings gets closer to the strange building and gets hit with a wave of apathy... or is it complacency? No need to panic. He should leave in an orderly fashion with the others. Duty first! It is safer near the river.

Ibubesi notices a slight dumb smile from the tiny halfling as he turns around and begins to wander back the way you came.

[Attilius]

Hawkings shrugs as he gets back to the group. "Just another oddly shaped structure."

He continues to keep walking towards the bridge down the street after that remark though. -DM edit

[ascieszl]

Oct 25, 2021 5:25:22 GMT -12 DM Bob said:

Mokli and those who investigate the noose chiseled warehouse do see a rear entrance, door missing. There are some interesting things to see from here. This building has shares a common courtyard with two near identical warehouses. There are clay pitchers and urns stacked up to either side of the rear entrance, all about a gallon to a gallon and a half in size. Many are broken, but you could probably salvage 20-30 of these if you took the time and the effort to do so.

(Assuming they tell of of what they saw) "How old do the pitchers of water look? Recently hidden, or as old as the bones?"

"Also, where might the Halfling be going to?"

[Skrye [AC3; 48/48HP]]

- Clay pitchers? I'd love to look their patterns, surely old ones to add to my designs, and I might be able to repair them, if I have time to but it odd that these two doors are still intact - relies in a more interested mood as her eyes wonder to the dead bodies

[Attilius]

[Coden Rokos (Jesse H.)]

"I wonder if these clay pitchers are the source of my water-instinct."

[Skrye [AC3; 48/48HP]]

- It might be but if the water is as old as this buildings, it might be stagnant to be drank, and in that case.. What sudden event made all the life here to perish? And why that doors didn't rotten or got ransacked like the others? - She stops her reply to Calidane for a second - Too many questions at the moment without answer

[Niachi]

Moktli trots back with his findings, adding:

"So are we stealing Maraneth water here? But them Inix bones make fine weapons and armor. If we ain't in danger, think on how we can use them. With Maraneth, or not. Any of us know weapon-making or armorer-stuff?

[DM Bob]

These urns do not appear to be the source of the water. That appears to be inside the building (wasn't sure how close you wanted to get to the entrance, as in close enough to peer in, etc...).

[Coden Rokos (Jesse H.)]

Calidane frowns and turns with his stick in hand a few times, then says, "No, the water's further on. Not the jars. Maybe a well, or a cistern, or an underground spring."

"Are we sure this is run by House Maraneth? Or is it someone's private outpost, squatting in the ruins?"

[ascieszl]

Oct 25, 2021 9:20:55 GMT -12 DM Bob said:

These urns do not appear to be the source of the water. That appears to be inside the building (wasn't sure how close you wanted to get to the entrance, as in close enough to peer in, etc...).

(How old do the pitchers look, Bob?)

[DM Bob]

Old. The colors are faded, but many have a reddish cast to them, perhaps something to do with the soil properties in the area if these were locally glazed. They are pretty smooth as well (in spite of their age), meaning the previous owners knew the secret of throwing some sand into the clay - or the clay that was used had it occuring naturally. There is a bit of pitting on the sides exposed to the sun, but otherwise they may still be serviceable.

The yellowed inix skeletons also look near ancient, with the bony feet claws covered in sand and dirt. You are unsure if the age would affect the quality of a weapon made from such bone.