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Charlatos 17-18, 5123


Disclaimer

This log is purely intended as an archival record of spoken words and actions of characters within the game as could be witnessed by the character who was present to record them. The player posting it holds no position on the veracity, falsity, legitimacy, nor illegitimacy of any character dialogue, opinions, perspectives, interpretations, and stances presented herein.


Synopsis

A half-elven trader visits Wehnimer's Landing and says he found broken fencing at Graendlor Pasture, so adventurers head out and discover a corpse covered in jagged wounds. The trader says there were three shepherds and they had a mottled flock of roltons. Adventurers search the area of Aillidh Brae and find mottled white roltons, but reivers approach and a skirmish erupts as shouting echoes to leave and that the roltons are their flock now. Adventurers battle them off, taking heavy casualties, but some manage to escort the roltons back to Graendlor Pasture.


Log

Trader

[General] Gutstorm drunkenly thinks, "Dish place BIG."

[General] Directed to Gutstorm, Stormyrain warns, "Dwarf."

[General] Vaemyr thinks, "A nice cool breeze in the landing tonight."

[General] Lylia thinks, "More pleasant than the biting cold, to be sure."

A clap of thunder shakes the heavens.

[Realm] Petat thinks, "Setting up a triage at Voln."

[Town Square Central]

This is the heart of the main square of Wehnimer's Landing. The impromptu shops of the bazaar are clustered around this central gathering place, where townsfolk, travellers, and adventurers meet to talk, conspire or raise expeditions to the far-flung reaches of Elanith. At the north end, an old well, with moss-covered stones and a craggy roof, is shaded from the moonlight by a strong, robust tree. The oak is tall and straight, and it is apparent that the roots run deep. You also see a longhaired cheetah, a grizzled old warrior, the driftwood Nalver disk, the bloodstained Xorus disk with scuffed and dented sides, a grizzled porcupine, the Kelfyr disk, a bushy-tailed golden brown coyote, the Budroux disk, the Wolfloner disk, the Bellaja disk, the skull-shaped Irval disk, the Niffly disk, a surly luck spirit that is flying around, a black-toed saddleback foxhound, the Gutstorm disk, a gargantuan cloudy grey tiger, a sinuous bone white serpent, the Vaemyr disk, an animated flayed gigas disciple, the Herod disk, the Kialeigh disk, the Izaneth disk, the Valdorin disk, the Coins disk, the discordant Tikba disk, a concerned wasteland spirit that is flying around, the repousse copper Perigourd disk raised in leafy designs, the web-draped Missoni disk, a lazy wild reddish-black dog, the Minatos disk, a piece of sheet metal, a round silver-banded barrel, an herbal remedy donation bin, some wide stone benches with some stuff on it and an old well.

Also here: Astrilyn, Broad, Markx, Nomdelaern, Town Councilor Kiyna, Conquerer of Reim Nalver, Xorus, Imperatrix Lylia, Stormyrain, Town Councilor Kayse, Drazaa, Kelfyr, Budroux, Wolfloner, Bellaja, Great Lord Krendarr, Irval, Niffly, Argent Herald Leifa, Dame Evia, Jaffrey, Town Councilor Vaemyr, Lord Herod, Kialeigh, Great Lord Izaneth, Valdorin, High Lord Coins, Tikba, Missoni, Perigourd, Minatos, Grand Lord Arahnim, Ussey

Broad says to Drazaa, "You, sir, are a vacant, full-gorged brown-noser!"

Drazaa says to Broad, "You, sir, are a vacant, plague-infested death-token!"

Broad says to Markx, "You, sir, are a grizzled, lily-livered clotpole!"

Speaking to Broad, Markx exclaims, "You're a towel!"

Broad says, "I think mine was pretty much right on."

Irval says to Markx, "You, sir, are a gnarling manticore-wrangler!"

Markx says, "Tis what it is."

Kiyna warns, "I would advise caution, by the way. The Remnant Rooks, or I believe it was them, rolled an exploding orb into the Rusty Cutlass. They may attempt the same trick. Would be ready to dive for cover."

Speaking to Markx, Perigourd asks, "Been touring the Lobstorium?"

Evia says, "Such a creepy smell."

Speaking in Faendryl, Lylia says something you don't understand.

The voice of Thrassus says, "It's about time they knew what that was like."

Markx says, "Can't say I have. Just managed to pick it somewhere along the way."

Perigourd says, "Ah."

Markx says, "Gotta have those 7 pieces of flare."

Speaking to Lylia, Leifa responds, "We don't know...for sure."

A tall half-elven trader wanders in, looking about.

Lylia says, "I had heard there was unrest among them. Understandable, given the changes in 'Mother's' leadership. Which, I am led to understand, we now see for what it is."

The half-elven trader says, "Oh, good. I found you all."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Kiyna asks, "Greetings, friend. Looking for something?"

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Perigourd asks, "You were looking for all of us?"

Evia says, "The smarter ones are asleep in bed."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Vaemyr says, "Hello there."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Kialeigh asks, "We're pretty hidden aren't we?"

The half-elven trader says, "Someone, yes."

Lylia says, "When looking for most of the town, the center is a good place to start, yes."

Evia says, "Not including Lylia who is smart and doesn't require long sleeps."

Speaking to Evia, Bellaja says, "No, no. That's the boring ones."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Vaemyr says, "Might I ask whom you are looking for? We might can help."

Speaking in Sylvankind to a tall half-elven trader, Drazaa repeats something you don't understand.

The half-elven trader says, "I'm sorry, I'm from the camp, I'm not too familiar with your town's layout just yet. I hope more soon."

Speaking to Evia, Lylia confesses, "I napped earlier."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Kiyna asks, "Is there a problem at the camp?"

Lylia asks, "Whom do you see?"

Irval says, "What can we do for you? Bar's a few streets east."

Lylia says, "Or seek, I should say. You probably see quite a few of us."

Speaking in Faendryl, Xorus says something you don't understand.

Speaking to Lylia, Perigourd says, "Twice as many if you're Guts."

Xorus says, "It is thrown together haphazardly. It makes it simpler to reconstruct when it is burned, because it does not matter where anything goes."

The half-elven trader says, "I went to go pickup my supply of wool. There's a few shepherds from the camp who frequent the pasture. When I went there, I found only broken fencing."

Evia says, "Road here, street there, bridge over blood puddle over there."

Irval says, "Broken fencing..."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Coins asks, "Ahh, which pasture? Graeland?"

Evia says, "Oooh."

Tikba asks, "Graendlor?"

Coins asks, "Am I saying that right?"

Lylia asks, "Graendlor pasture?"

Perigourd says, "Graendlor's I assume."

The half-elven trader says, "Aye, that sounds like the one."

Irval asks, "Could be anything. Anything else of note ?"

Thrassus asks, "Kobolds at it again?"

The voice of Gutstorm drunkenly slurs, "Dish better not be shum kine wild sheep chase."

Kiyna suggests, "Worth a look, I'd say."

The half-elven trader says, "The men were gone, and their flock."

Tikba amusedly says, "They are tame sheep."

Lylia says, "There are quite a few wreaking havoc down there. Kobolds, that is."

Thrassus says, "Not kobolds then."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Nalver asks, "What were the mens' names?"

The half-elven trader says, "I worry because, well, didn't people just blow up today in a tavern too?"

Speaking in Sylvankind, Drazaa says something you don't understand.

The half-elven trader says, "This world has gone mad."

The voice of Gutstorm drunkenly slurs, "Wot now?"

Lylia sighs, "It sometimes seems so."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Vaemyr says, "We can take a look for you, you should stay eithere here in town or your camp to be safer."

Kiyna says, "Welcome to the Landing. And nearby environs."

Bellaja asks, "Hungry spiders?"

Kayse murmurs, "Hopefully an isolated incident."

Irval says, "Could be."

Speaking to Perigourd, Vaemyr asks, "Care to lead us?"

Mourdeyan says, "Yer it Perigourd."

Speaking to Kiyna, Bellaja says, "Which are all protectorates of the Empire."

Leifa complains, "Red goo blasted a hole right through my belly, but of course, I lived."

Speaking to Perigourd, Vaemyr says, "As we volunteer you."

Kialeigh says, "It better not be snakes this time..."

Perigourd says, "I can."

Evia says, "Apparently he does."

The voice of Gutstorm drunkenly slurs, "Think it time to import our liqour."

Kialeigh says, "If it's snakes I'm out.."

Kialeigh says, "Yer on yer own."

Perigourd says, "I'm not unknown to go after Gak there once in awhile."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Kiyna says, "Stay safe. We'll go investigate this."

Speaking to Vaemyr, Nalver says, "I sort of just nominated him. Otherwise him and Missoni will run off to a corner by themselves where they can be stern together."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Perigourd says, "We'll take a look and see if we can't find anything else."

Speaking reprovingly to Nalver, Tikba says, "Missoni is never stern."

Perigourd says, "And onward."

Speaking to Perigourd, Nalver says, "Sorry...not really."

[travel]

Speaking to his giant purple squirrel, Irval says, "Find em Red."

Stormyrain says, "It's a damned gak." [Nalver killed one]

Kiyna says, "Anyone else think this could be a trap? ...Keep your wits about you."

Speaking to Nalver, Vaemyr says, "I think you can hold off on the agression."

Kialeigh says, "Screw that gak..."

Lylia whispers something to Stormyrain.

Kialeigh says, "It could be a disquise."

Perigourd says, "Hmm.."

[Realm] Thrassus thinks, "I have found the fencing but nothing else seems amiss."

Speaking to Vaemyr, Nalver says, "When we are on your soil, you can give me commands."

Vaemyr says, "We're looking for some broken fensing."

Mourdeyan says, "Most times a Gak...is justa gak."

Lylia says, "Find Thrassus."

Bellaja whispers something to Kialeigh.


Investigation

[Graendlor Pasture]

Thick brush lines the stream running through the middle of the pasture, the shrubs clinging tenaciously to the banks, refusing to cede their ground. The herds have worn a trail along the streambanks, avoiding the annoyance of the brush in search of easier access elsewhere. You also see a spotted gak, a striped gak, a rolton, a striped gak, a striped gak that appears stunned, a spotted gak, a spotted gak, a spotted gak, a spotted gak, a spotted gak, a rolton, a spotted gak, a rolton that appears dead, a spotted gak, a spotted gak, a spotted gak, the Gutstorm disk, a butchered human corpse and obvious signs of someone hiding.

Lylia says, "He is not far, and he is standing near some fencing that looks broken. I only caught a --"

Kialeigh says, "They're crazed..."

>l corp

The corpse appears to be of a young man, with new scruff smattered across his cheeks. His eyes are wide in death and fear, and jagged wounds stretch across his stomach and chest. A bloodstained shepherd's crook rests near his body.

Kelfyr says, "Lotta gaks."

[General] Lylia thinks, "We have found a corpse."

Valdorin deeply says, "Hm."

Tikba says, "Too late."

Irval says, "Not good..."

Coins yells, "Lost men of the pasture!"

Kiyna says, "...Wasn't excited gaks that did that."

[General] Mourdeyan asks, "Where please?"

Speaking to Perigourd, Stormyrain says, "Fine Lylia, they have a corpse."

Bellaja says, "Well, sure looks like a shepherd."

Perigourd says, "We have one here too."

Stormyrain offers, "It was found, not created."

Irval asks, "Might someone be able to ascertain their end?"

Stormyrain says, "Oh."

Stormyrain glances at Lylia.

Valdorin deeply says, "Former shepard."

[General] Asthenea exclaims, "Poke it with a stick!"

Stormyrain says, "I'm clearly not paying enough attention."

Stormyrain says, "I'm afraid there's no story within the corpse."

Kelfyr says, "These wounds look similar to those from the folks we found across the river."

Thrassus asks, "Blade wounds?"

Kayse whispers something to Drazaa.

Irval says, "Tragic end then."

Speaking to Kelfyr, Perigourd says, "Indeed."

Valdorin deeply says, "Bloody crook."

Speaking to Thrassus, Vaemyr says, "Looks that way."

Bellaja says, "Tore him right open."

Lylia says, "His expression tells a story, of a sort."

Kayse says, "Hopefully the rest of him will too."

Drazaa whispers something to Kayse.

Vaemyr says, "This seems similar to the kids we saw killed by the Reiver, but this is much farther from their territory."

Perigourd says, "We should see what else we can find."

Nalver says, "Thrasus is near."

[travel]

Nalver says, "Ohh."

Bellaja says, "Looks pretty clear, the cause of death."

Speaking to Thrassus, Perigourd asks, "Westward I'd expect?"

Kayse whispers something to Drazaa.

Speaking to Thrassus, Nalver says, "I had my familiar looking for you."

Bellaja says, "We should have his people come and take him."

Leifa says, "Same wound I had from that blast."

Xorus says, "By hook or by crook. Now we know the answer."

Thrassus says, "The fencing is s bit south of here."

Stormyrain murmurs, "He is a settler from the camp. They should be alerted."

Speaking to Kayse, Drazaa says, "This could be a tell-tale sign then."

Bellaja says, "I didn't catch the trader's name."

Stormyrain says, "Elidal will want to know."

Irval says, "Droppings..."

Speaking to Bellaja, Lylia says, "Nor did I."

Speaking to Stormyrain, Kayse asks, "Did the corpse have a tale to tell?"

[Graendlor Pasture]

Flowing to the northwest, the stream bubbles over rocks and wood with a pleasant, relaxing laughter. The thin carpet of meadow grasses spreads away from the stream, interspersed with a few large clumps that appear untouched by the herds. You also see a rolton, a rolton, a rolton, a rolton, a striped gak, a rolton that appears rooted, a kobold shepherd, some leather sandals, a shepherd's crook, some dirty brown robes, a striped gak that appears stunned, some smashed wooden fencing, some smashed wooden fencing and obvious signs of someone hiding.

Stormyrain flatly says, "It is a rolton." [Irval killed five]

Thrassus says, "Odd, these robes and such were not here before."

A half-elven trader arrives.

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Vaemyr says, "You really should stay back in town."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Perigourd says, "I believe we found one of your fellows northwest of here."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Kiyna says, "Be on your guard. It's not safe here."

The half-elven trader says, "Is.."

The half-elven trader frowns.

The half-elven trader says, "All of them?"

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Nalver says, "I would not go looking."

Vaemyr says, "We only found one."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Lylia says, "Best to stay with us. It is safer in a group this size."

Evia says, "He is non-living."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Perigourd asks, "How many were there?"

Irval asks, "How many should we be looking for?"

Irval asks, "Four was it?"

The half-elven trader says, "There were three shepherds, and they oversaw a remarkable mottled flock. Their coats were unlike some of these other restless ones running about."

The half-elven trader says, "Who would have done this?"

The half-elven trader says, "The Mother?"

Evia asks, "Yarn smugglers?"

The half-elven trader says, "The Thorns?"

Kelfyr says, "It could be Reivers as well."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Kiyna says, "Not likely, but it's too early to say."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Nalver says, "Did you say a malted ales was to be found? I think Gutstorm can sniff it out."

Tikba says, "Too many suspects to count."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Vaemyr says, "Hard to say."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Perigourd says, "Probably best to see what we can find before coming to any conclusion."

Stormyrain murmurs, "Who knows, at this point."

Lylia reluctantly admits, "I cannot see why she would, or why they would. This is far afield."

The half-elven trader says, "Grishom Stone?"

Irval says, "We are still investigating."

Bellaja asks, "The thing is, how did the flock get far?"

The half-elven trader says, "Barnom Slim?"

Vaemyr says, "Probably not Grishom or Barnom."

Irval says, "Wow."

The voice of Wolfloner darkly says, "White sparrows, the possibilities are endless."

Irval says, "You are remarkably well informed."

Evia asks, "Pink brambles?"

Lylia says, "Everything, everywhere is eventually Grishom Stone."

The half-elven trader says, "I trade more than just pelts."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Nalver says, "Rooks, Gnul, vishmiir."

Tikba says, "We must seek the others."

The half-elven trader says, "The other shepherds then....maybe they are with their sheep?"

The voice of Wolfloner darkly says, "Even a former double of Rysus could be the culprit."

Evia says, "Althedeus..."

Nalver asks, "Are we allowed to say vishmiir?"

Vaemyr says, "Aye we'll keep looking."

Irval asks, "'Do you now. Anything you can tell us about one named Talon?"

The half-elven trader says, "I will..I will go to the camp. I'll have them come for..."

Lylia says, "Then yes, we should keep searching."

The half-elven trader sighs.

Kayse casually says, "News about Wehnimer's travels far beyond our palisades. It should not be shocking to hear someone be educated in our---enemies."

Vaemyr asks, "Perhaps they fled toward the Vale?"

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Kiyna stresses, "Be careful."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Tikba says, "Tell them to come armed."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Perigourd says, "If we find them whole, we'll make sure they get back safely."

The half-elven trader nods to Kiyna.

Bellaja asks, "How could they get an entire flock to move so fast?"

The half-elven trader says, "Aye, I will. Armed and ready."

Perigourd says, "Moving."

Speaking to a tall half-elven trader, Vaemyr asks, "Would you like an escort?"

Evia says, "By being hungry wolves."

The half-elven trader says, "No, I will be fast and quiet."

The trader moves off, fast and quiet.

Nalver says, "It's late."

[travel]

Mourdeyan says, "We passed a couple of the shepherds...seemed a bit harried."

Tikba mildly says, "I do not think it was the Thorns."

Speaking to Evia, Bellaja says, "Right. It'd give us an idea if we could find some of the sheep."

Kiyna says, "The field of floating disks makes it difficult to see..."

Lylia says, "I have no love of them, but they have no reason whatsoever to do this. It would make no sense."

Bellaja says, "If they're around, they were spooled. If they aren't, something or things have a full belly."

Irval asks, "I didnt ge ta close look at the corpse, can someone tell me about the state of its condition?"

Mourdeyan says, "Pax."

Speaking to Irval, Bellaja says, "Wound to the guy."

Perigourd says, "I wonder if they'd have gone into the vale."

Speaking to Irval, Lylia says, "He looked like he died frightened."

Evia says, "Golly."

Speaking to Irval, Tikba says, "Wounds to the torso."

Speaking to Irval, Bellaja says, "One is all I saw."

Irval asks, "Slashes gashes or bludgeoned?"

Tikba says, "They bled."

Lylia says, "Jagged wounds."

Speaking to Perigourd, Missoni says, "It may be worth looking."

Irval asks, "Any sign of bites?"

Lylia says, "Nothing that appeared like a bite to me."

Evia says, "Just jagged."

Irval says, "Could be a blade..."

Irval says, "Or could be a lot of other things..."

Vaemyr says, "I searched all the way up toward wehntoph, I'm gonna go back and check toward the forest."

Mourdeyan says, "They kin be dangerous."

Kiyna says, "I'm going to check a different direction, myself. Let me know if you find anything this way."

Evia says, "Well hmm."


Reivers

Some town hunters walk by, carrying some manticore pelts over their shoulders on the way to the furrier, "...and I swear, I felled a few manticores, and kept hearing bleating all around...was the weirdest thing like..." and they trail off.

Kelfyr asks, "No signs of anything all the way through to here, and this is essentially a dead end. Perhaps they ventured closer to the Trollfang?"

Mourdeyan says, "Lotta gret scabbards runnin around."

Valdorin deeply asks, "What was that about manticores?"

Kialeigh asks, "Maybe we should check the fur shop if anyone has turned in their pelts?"

Perigourd says, "Lyserian hills."

Valdorin deeply says, "And bleating."

Tikba says, "The reivers may have come for the sheep."

Kelfyr says, "Sounds it."

Valdorin deeply says, "I say the hills."

Mourdeyan says, "Oops, broke it."

[Realm] Thrassus thinks, "I found the rolton at least."

Kiyna says, "...This is the way toward the Spider Temple, among other things."

Xorus says, "The new faction of reivers must be lacking in marriage material."

Kiyna says, "I hope that's not involved."

Tikba says, "Ailidh Brae."

Lylia says, "Thrassus is near a rockslide."

Tikba says, "I see the roltons with Thrassus."

[General] Vaemyr thinks, "Found something."

[General] Vaemyr thinks, "Ailidh Brae, Vale."

[Realm] Thrassus thinks, "I'm not alone here it seems."

Evia says, "Hoolp hoolp."

Tikba says, "There are quite a few."

Mourdeyan asks, "Aillidh brae?"

Lylia says, "Thrassus says he is not alone there. I do not think he means the roltons..."

[General] Vaemyr thinks, "Some special looking roltons, definitely not normal."

Lylia says, "Yes."

[General] Petat asks, "Brensharani roltons?"

Kelfyr asks, "Let's try not to kill the roltons when we get there, eh?"

Irval asks, "Was that bandits?"

Tikba says, "The plank, I suppose."

[General] Kiyna thinks, "They're mottled, with dark hooves."

[Aillidh Brae, Vale]

Small, pink flowers brighten up the flat, mossy ground. Two large rocks lie nearby, their surface covered by lime-green lichen. The tranquility of this place is marred by a very loud and annoying bird of some sort. You also see a dark-hoofed mottled white rolton, a dark-hoofed mottled white rolton, a dark-hoofed mottled white rolton and a dark-hoofed mottled white rolton.

Perigourd says, "Hold."

Bellaja exclaims, "Oh good!"

Valdorin deeply says, "Mottled."

Leifa says, "By the boulder would be through that bush back there."

'A tall reiver strides purposefully up to you.

A tall reiver strides purposefully up to you.

A tall reiver strides purposefully up to you.

A tall reiver strides purposefully up to you.

A tall reiver strides purposefully up to you.

[General] Perigourd thinks, "Yes, we're with part of them now."

A tall reiver strides purposefully up to you.

Kialeigh says, "Pretty roltons..."

A large-eyed reiver brute swings a ball and chain at Mourdeyan!

[combat]

Valdorin deeply says, "Hm."

[combat]

Tikba says, "Ah."

[combat]

[General] Nalver asks, "Can you skin them?"

[combat]

[General] Kiyna exclaims, "Reivers ambushing us!"

[combat]

[General] Vaemyr thinks, "Reivers here, attacked us."

[combat]

Mourdeyan says, "Hold! oh gads."

Evia says, "Well..suppose we could herd them....somewhere."

Shouting echoes in the distance!

[Aillidh Brae, Vale]

Small, pink flowers brighten up the flat, mossy ground. Two large rocks lie nearby, their surface covered by lime-green lichen. The tranquility of this place is marred by a very loud and annoying bird of some sort. You also see a gleaming chain hauberk, a reinforced shield, a handaxe, a star sapphire, a gleaming chain hauberk, a reinforced shield, a reinforced shield, a short sword, some light leather, a conical steel helmet, a heavy quartz orb, a gleaming chain hauberk, a handaxe, a reinforced shield, a reinforced shield, tendrils of creeping black mist, a handaxe, a handaxe, the web-draped Missoni disk, a lazy wild reddish-black dog, a burly reiver axeman that appears dead, a burly reiver axeman that appears dead, a burly reiver axeman that appears dead, a burly reiver axeman that appears dead, a burly reiver axeman that appears dead, a large-eyed reiver brute that appears dead, a large-eyed reiver brute that appears dead, a large-eyed reiver brute that appears dead, a large-eyed reiver brute that appears dead, the skull-shaped Irval disk, the repousse copper Perigourd disk raised in leafy designs, the Kelfyr disk, the Bellaja disk, the Kialeigh disk, a grizzled giant purple squirrel with onyx black eyes, a fluffy white cat, a concerned wasteland spirit that is flying around, a bushy-tailed golden brown coyote, a grizzled porcupine, a black-toed saddleback foxhound, a dark-hoofed mottled white rolton, a dark-hoofed mottled white rolton, a dark-hoofed mottled white rolton and a dark-hoofed mottled white rolton.

Bellaja says, "Yelling."

[combat]

Missoni worriedly exclaims, "We do not know which faction these are with!"

[combat]

Irval yells, "On yer guard!"

[combat]

Lylia says, "They came in swinging."

[combat]

Speaking to Missoni, Stormyrain says, "No we like to kill anything that moves."

[combat]

Mourdeyan says, ""please."

[combat]

Shouting echoes from many directions in the brush, "Leave now, go!"

Lylia says, "If they come in with murder on their minds, then this is what happens."

Evia says, "Who is yellling."

Shouting echoes from many directions in the brush, "Git gone!"

Mourdeyan says, "They just wish t'be left alone."

Tikba asks, "Are we fighting for the roltons?"

Perigourd says, "Apparently."

[combat]

Irval yells, "Stop or else we'll be forced to take you down!"

[combat]

Lylia yells, "We are looking for some answers. Not a fight. Though we are capable of bringing one, if need be."

Bellaja says, "I keep looking for a coat of arms or something.."

Xorus says, "I really must object to this hooliganism in our yard."

[combat]

Perigourd says, "I.. cannot lead a charge against them."

[combat]

Shouting echoes from many directions in the brush, "It's all our flock now, not ders!"

Valdorin deeply says, "Oh come now."

[combat]

Lylia says, "I see."

[combat]

Kelfyr asks, "Where are the shepherds?"

Mourdeyan says, "If I saw an armed party enterin my pastures, sure I'd be swingin."

[combat]

Irval yells, "Your flock? Send out someone to negotiate!"

[combat]

[General] Gutstorm asks, "Maybe Faendryl enclace shperimentin wit da rolton?"

[combat]

[General] Lylia thinks, "We are not in the woolgathering business."

[combat]

Wolfloner darkly asks, "So they declared war on the Reivers?"

Speaking to Wolfloner, Tikba asks, "The sheep?"

Evia asks, "Huh?"

Irval yells, "Send someone out to negotiate or we'll be forced to kil lyou to the man!"

Mourdeyan says, "Praps the reivers are protecting them."

Irval yells, "Or Woman!"

Bellaja says, "Uhm.."

Tikba says, "They came to steal the roltons. It is clear enough."

Speaking to Mourdeyan, Perigourd says, "That is unlikely based on the evidence."

Irval says, "They claimed ownership."

Wolfloner darkly says, "How about we hand Irval over to the Reivers instead."

[combat]

Perigourd says, "And it doesn't speak well that they're crossing the river to raid."

Gutstorm drunkenly slurs, "Dern orcsh!"

Tikba says, "We should ask for the bodies of the others."

Kialeigh asks, "Maybe some should break off and take the roltons back to the camp?"

Irval says, "If they are after their flock."

Mourdeyan says, "S'truth."

Perigourd yells, "We wish to speak with Dikirk!"

[General] Seesall thinks, "Maybe Gutstorm got lonely one night."

Bellaja asks, "And who will ask for the flock back?"

[General] Kiyna asks, "Anyone found anything?"

Valdorin deeply exclaims, "Parlay!"

Lylia says, "I am not meant to herd."

[Realm] Thrassus thinks, "The rolton will follow you if guided."

Missoni calls, "We are merely looking for some lost shepherds."

Evia asks, "Where do these rolton belong?"

Gutstorm drunkenly slurs, "Me grabbed a rolton."

Speaking to Missoni, Perigourd says, "One of them is dead, it's beyond lost."

Speaking to Evia, Bellaja says, "To the dead shepherds."

Speaking to Perigourd, Missoni asks, "But the others?"

[combat]

Lylia says, "Back to Graendlor Pasture."

[5700 lines of combat]

The ghostly voice of Leifa says, "Worst trick in the book, turning us against each other with dark magic."

[combat]

[General] The ghost of Tikba evenly thinks, "As I was about to say, we did not come here to kill men over sheep."

[combat]

[General] Evia thinks, "Don't stand there and be killed...err too late I see."

The ghostly voice of Kelfyr says, "Sorry rolton, doesn't look like I've made a very good shepherd."

The ghostly voice of Kialeigh says, "Good now."

The ghostly voice of Kialeigh says, "Killed by love..."

[if there was further followup, I'm unaware of it; much of the party was killed off and pulled back while others escorted the roltons back to Graendlor Pasture]