Chapter 1 - Screams at Dawn

[PyroArrow]

Vicentio Senereno [Wizard - AC 10 - HP 5]:

Comes out of the Tea Pot overhearing the conversation & adds,

"You can count me in as well My Lady."

[MrHemlocks]

Do we have horses or ponies?

[ybn1197]

No, you do not. Everyone can fit into the wagon.

The two militia men arrive on the scene and start pushing the on-lookers back. "Go about your business people; there's nothing to see here. Go on now," the older of the two states in a loud voice. The crowd of people begin to disperse and go about their way. The younger guard looks to Millivent and says, "What's going on here? Are these gentlemen harassing you?"

Wiping her eyes, she relates the whole story to the guards and explains your interest in helping her. Once done, the guards roll their eyes, sigh, and say their jurisdiction lay only within the city itself. Then the older one pulls a small piece of paper from a pouch, hands it to Adrik.

[pipes84]

To DM

Is the woman's wagon near the scene? can we see it from where we are?

Craw gets closer to the woman and lends his arm to assist Abhkari raising her up. "Madam, I think it would be wise for you and your little child to take shelter here in the Tea Kettle, while we take care of this" He looks around for the woman's wagon "If you let us take your wagon, we will be reaching your farmstead much sooner"

[ybn1197]

Craw and Abhkari raise the woman up, her clutching the infant keeps her from using her arms. Her tears begin to abate with the knowledge that you are willing to help her in this time of need. "My wagon is there," she says pointing back down the road out of the village. You see a backboard wagon, its horse grazing on some grass. Craw quickly can see the horse has been driven hard (but not harshly), sweat streaks its coat. "Our farm," she continues, "is about 7 miles to the north. You have to take the second trail on the left from the main trail to get back to our farm. I pray you find them."

[PyroArrow]

Vicentio Senereno [Wizard - AC 10 - HP 5]:

"I can drive the cart back to her farm so everyone coming along, hop in."

[pipes84]

With a laconic nod, Craw leaves the woman and turns to the wagon. He approaches it slowly and starts checking its conditions, taking a glance at the axles and wheels. As he comes close to the horse, he gently pats its shoulder "Come on, old boy, we need you to go the extra mile today". A last check on the harness and "I can sit alongside you in the front, just in case you could use a hand" he adds to Vicentio.

[PyroArrow]

Vicentio Senereno [Wizard - AC 10 - HP 5]:

To Craw:
"Well, hop on up, Sir!"

[Eulalios]

Abhkari (Archery Fighter - AC 12 - 12/12 hp)

Bids the old lady farewell, and hops up onto the wagon.

[MrHemlocks]

Adrik, unfolds the paper handed to him and begins to read it. "Now what do we have here?" Seeing the others heading for the wagon he calls out to them. "I will be right there fellows."

He will read the paper while heading toward the cart.

[ybn1197]

To Adrik:

The paper is a promissory note entitling its bearer to 50gp from the city’s coffers for services rendered.

[MrHemlocks]

After reading the paper, Adrik places it securely into his jacket pocket. Grabbing hold of the chart and using his thick hands to secure his stubby legs as they lifted into the air, he flings himself into the back of the wagon and onto its floor. Standing up and brushing off his clothes he calls out to the others. "Hurry now and get in and I hope someone has more experience than I when it comes to controlling this wagon!"

[pipes84]

Craw climbs up on the front near Vicentio, the boards squeaking a little under him.

[tumblingdice]

Erevan takes his seat in a fastidious, nervous manner. "I was never partial to horses," he says with a sneeze.

[Eulalios]

Abhkari

"Nine Hells! Near forgot my gear!" - he leaps from the wagon and darts back into the inn to retrieve his stuff.

[tumblingdice]

Abhkari

"Nine Hells! Near forgot my gear!" - he leaps from the wagon and darts back into the inn to retrieve his stuff.

Oops. Didn't we all. Erevan goes back and gets his too.

[ybn1197]

You all rush back into Madame Freona's and grab your gear. With gear in hand, you all hop back into the cart while Vicentio grabs the reins and sends the horse racing back up the trail towards the Moss's farm. With Vicentio and Craw in the front, Abhkari, Erevan, and Adrik are forced to sit ungracefully in the back while the wagon jumps and bucks as it is driven at a speed it was not designed to travel at. It is nearly an hour from when you left Silverhill that you arrive at the Moss's farm. The place looks deserted. As she stated, the farm (if such it could be called) is right next to a bog/marshy area. The farm consists of a large house (presumably where the family and hired hands lived as it is larger than a simple family would have need of) and a large barn like structure. There are no fields for the growing of vegetables, nor are their any grazing pastures. This leads you to believe they are peat farmers, farming in the nearby bog.

[PyroArrow]

Vicentio Senereno [Wizard - AC 10 - HP 5]:

Says to the group,

"Alright, fellas, where do we start? the barn or the house?"

[pipes84]

Craw [Fighter - AC 15 - HP 13]

Craw jumps off the wagon with a grimace, stretching his back and shoulders.
"We could take a look at the house first. And the outside too" he adds looking to the east "...got to find tracks, lest we end up splashing here and there in the bog like toads"
Then he squints, looking cautiously to the house and barn.

Perception check: [1d20+4] = 1+4 = 5
and he probably doesn't see either...

[MrHemlocks]

"Yes, the house first!" Adrik grumbles as he rubs his wagon bruised behind. "What is the matter Craw? No luck I see looking for goblin feet prints. Here let me try."Training his greys eyes on the ground, Adrik looks for signs of humanoid tracks.

looking for humanoid tracks [1d20+3] = 5+3 = 8