Red Hand of Doom: Team 2 (IC)

[Neftren]

Jathrax

Slowly inspecting his blades, Jathrax turns them over and over again. Looking up and about, he notices the interrogation of the goblins. Crossing over to the goblins, he puts the Longsword turned Scimitar back into his pack, and he then took his shortsword and began twirling with it idly.

He slowly walked up to the goblins. "Provide us with information, and we'll keep you alive. At least, until we reach the courts anyway. Help us and we might possibly put in a good words... maybe you'll even keep your heads...

Now, where are your companions headed...? Where are you based? Tell me now. I want answers, and I want them now."

[Random NPC]

Maor Moonclaw

Maor glints back at Huukec with a raised eyebrow.

"What is it?" He asks, wondering with a cautious mind as he moves close to him so Huukec can speak softly.

[kpenguin]

Huukec

Huukec whispers to Maor:
Repeat your questions, but one at a time. Once you ask a question, wait for me to wave my hand. Then ask the next one

[Random NPC]

Maor Moonclaw

Maor nods at Huukec and approaches the Hobgoblins.

"What does this symbol means?!" He says now, loud enough to gain their attention.

[Powerfamiliar]

DM

The hobgoblins completely ignore the pale elf.

Huukec:

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Surface thought as Maor repeats the question:

Hobgoblin one: "What's with this shifter? why does he care so much about that necklace. He's not even threatening us, I wonder what's his angle."

Hobgoblin two: "That was Zarr's trinket, and I wouldn't tell you no matter how many times you asked you filthy shifter."

Hobgoblin three: "I wonder myself what Zarr used that for. Always had it with him when using his magic, or really doing anything."

[kpenguin]

Huukec

The goblin waves his hand.

[Random NPC]

Moar Moonclaw

Maor nods. "What is the Red Hand?" He says loud also, with a threatening voice.

[Powerfamiliar]

DM

Huukec:

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Surface thoughts:

Hobgoblin one: "We are the red hand, we all are."

Hobgoblin two: "Your doom shifter, the red hand will destroy you."

Hobgoblin three: "What are we?, what is the red hand?. It is the enlightened, the elite of the goblin race."

[Randel]

Dalton

Dalton has his homunculus follow the fleeing goblins as far as it is willing to travel, he gets out a scrap of paper and draws a quick sketch of the area and road, along with where the other goblins seem to be heading. He counts how many of the goblins are there in case they got some others along the way.

He has the homunculus stay back and hide among the trees, to avoid getting spotted.

He goes over to the Huukec and shows him the sketch, "This is what I got from my scout. Do you recognize any landmarks? If you can still scan their thoughts, we might be able to get some info on where their base is."

((OOC: Sorry, but Dalton doesn't have any knowledge of geography and I'm not sure if we have a map to compare his findings with ))

[Powerfamiliar]

DM

Dalton:

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your map should look something like this:

They stopped at the black x for a few minutes, and seemed to discuss and rest. They never met up with any others in the way. It's about a mile to the first river crossing, but flying high the homunculus manages to spot them heading into the forest then exiting near the second river.

[kpenguin]

Huukec

Please, wait a bit, Dalton.

Huukec waves his hand.

[Random NPC]

Maor Moonclaw


"Answer me! What does the Red Hand do?" He asks again.

[Powerfamiliar]

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Huukec:

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Surface thoughts:

Hobgoblin one: "We exists, and we do what we need to ensure that we stay alive."

Hobgoblin two: "What do we do? What do we do? What does it look like we do?."

Hobgoblin three: "How should I know what the hand does? I know what I do, I do what Koth tells me to do."

[kpenguin]

OOC: Damn it... I knew I should have prepared Charmed Person...

IC:

Huukec

Huukec waves.

[Random NPC]

OOC: I don't really know what Maor could ask.

Maor Moonclaw


Maor seems angry because the Hobgoblins refuse to answer him. He walks to Huukec and leans back close to him. "This is all I can think off and I hope you got information from this. Any questions you may want to ask, wizard?"

[kpenguin]

Huukec

Huukec whispers, "Ask them who Koth, Delk, Zarr, and Ulthar are as well as what and where the Vraath ruins are.

[Random NPC]

Maor Moonclaw

He nods and thinks, trying to remember if he remembers anything like the ruins he mentioned. He tries to think back if anything rings any bell.

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Rolled:
Geography Check (1d20+1)[2]
Nature Check (1d20+3)[18]

He then asks the Hobgoblins. "Where's the Vraath ruins?" He smiles wickedly.

[Powerfamiliar]

DM

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Maor's new question gets the hobgoblins' attention. They all stare at him confused an surprised, but still none is speaking.

Huukec:

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Hobgoblin one: "Who are you? What's going on?"

Hobgoblin two: "It's an old human castle in the forest, everyone knows that. "

Hobgoblin three: You get a crude visual image of what looks like a ruined keep.

Rolled Knowledge checks for you on the answers. None of the names ring a bell, but you do remember the name Vraath. It's an old Cyran noble family name. At times during the last war Cyra was in control of this area.

Maor

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You've never heard of the ruins, and you have seen nothing recently that would lead you to think the ruins are near.

[kpenguin]

Huukec

Huukec waves his hand.

OOC: Can we assume he does after he gets his answers? Its getting really repetitive.

[Powerfamiliar]

((haha sure ))

[Random NPC]

((OOC: I'm sorry, it's 2 am and I just got home from partying with my friends and hanging out with them all day long ))

Maor Moonclaw


"I got your attention now, eh?" He says as he smiles like a crude beast. He looks to his right into the horizon. "I bet Koth would get angry at you." He looks back at them. "Like always, right?" He smiles and get closer.

"I bet you can see that angry face right now, don't you?"

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BUAHAHA! I'm using my bluff check to make them picture him/her for Huukec... at least get a lot of information from that

Bluff: (1d20+2)[22]

the DC shouldn't be too high, right?

[Powerfamiliar]

DM

"Screw you shifter, curse you and your little band. You don't stand a chance against Koth, he will dine on shifter meat if you dare confront him." screams hobgoblin two. The other two glare at him, and when he notices he abruptly shuts up.

Huukec

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Surface thoughts:

Hobgoblin one: "What's this idiot doing, shut up!"

Hobgoblin two: Is focused on Maor.

Hobgoblin three: You see a tall and wide robed figure. When the captive focuses on the face, you see what is undeniably a bugbear.

[kpenguin]

Huukec

*hand wave*

OOC: I'm assumed to do this, but as long as I'm online...

[Random NPC]

Maor Moonclaw

The prey fell on the trap

"Koth is going to hurt me? His pride was hurt after what my band did. I bet he will go back to Delk and cry some more." He says to them smiling. "By the way, how's Delk doing right now? I wonder if Delk remembers me and my bow..."

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Working some more on the Bluffing
(1d20+2)[11]

I guess this is when Huukec's time is up after this.

[Randel]

Dalton

As the others interrogate the prisoners, Dalton takes another look through the eyes of the homunculus and tries to see if he can find the camp or place where the hobgoblins went.

After a minute or two, if he succeeds or fails, he has the homunculus return and orders it to fly around in a wide circle looking out for any other groups in the area.

[Powerfamiliar]

DM

The hobgoblins seem more composed now, and just stare in anger.

Huukec

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Surface thoughts:

Hobgoblin one: "pfft, Koth hurt by this. I don't think he liked Ulthar anyway."

Hobgoblin two: "This fool is just guessing. Koth cry to Delk? haha, if anything Koth is going to whoop Delk's ass."

Hobgoblin three: When Maor mentions Delk you get a visual of a hobgoblin dressed very similar to this three.

Dalton:

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As far as your homunculus can see the three never stopped moving.

[kpenguin]

Huukec

Huukec sighs and waves his hand.

[Random NPC]

Maor Moonclaw


"Well, tell me how Ulthar and Zarr are? Always together, right?" He asks the hobgoblins.

I hope you got more information with this, Goblin

[Blue_C.]

OOC: Mostly just checking in, so you know I haven't wandered off.

Mi'lassk

It still felt wrong, all these years after he'd left home, to do this in anywhere other than the swamps. But knowing that all of Eberron lands are the province and body of the Dragon Between, no matter their seeming, he settled down and got to it.

Breathing deep, he opened himself up to nature, expanding his mind, reaching up, down, and outward into the land like a mangrove growing. For a moment, he was aware at once of every fallen leaf he sat upon, and the heartbeats of the newborn chicks in the tree he leaned against. Upon this awareness, he pressed images, hoping that nature itself would be willing to grant what he asks for.

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Mi'lassk is still preparing spells

[Randel]

Dalton

With his homunculus circling the area on the lookout for other groups (If its not already doing so, he orders it to do so now), and the interrogation going on, Dalton decides to just take a break.

After loading up the loot again, he pulls out his bag of Everlasting Rations and starts eating some of the contents. Sitting on a nearby tree stump or other clean surface, he munches on a few biscuits and some handfuls of trail mix. "Should see about getting this thing to serve something hot one of these days..." he thinks as he eats.