2016/04/06

- Roondar got initiative on the two blokes in the cellar, injured them, saw an amulet on one of them, a priest? Managed to incapacitate those two - Another priest turned up and we fought him, he turned to mist and legged it up the stairs into wherever is above, screams heard - Dane followed him up, and found he'd killed the barmaid in a similar fashion to the other bodies recently, all burned and melted, when she tried to stop him. He then sliced himself, committing suicide, saying the Fade was calling him. Roondar bound up the two downstairs. Everyone was scared, Dane and Quest tried to calm them. Dane managed to persuade dwarves to help, one of them went and got the guard. - Quest went down to help Roondar with the two downstairs. Looked at the powder and the barrels, many filled with just black powder, not poisoned beer after all - Watchtower with a flag joined to the side of it on the barrels - Looked at their amulets. Black skull cracked made out of obsidian stone - Frisked the unconscious one, only found an amulet - Brought the two from downstairs upstairs as the Royal guards arrived, explained situation to them - Mortician turned up. Looked over everything, found a scroll; Quest helped her interpret, and also discovered amulets were enchanted with dark magic - Royal guards were going to inform the Prince, and invited us to come. Went with them to the palace. - Prince Ered was sitting in throne looking bored, half Orc guard and old advisor nearby - Elderly man there called himself Gillup, was sceptical about magic and shocked by our story seemingly.  - Spoke about Fade, said that there was a skirmish at an outpost nearby, good place to investigate  - Found stones on each of them with a skull with an eye with an opening in it - Gave us insignia of Kingsguard to help with investigation and given leave to investigate - Also mentioned about the Red Plume, female half-Orc leader, threatening Pyra and saying she'll cut off trade - Said to show the skull stones to Blane Stonespeaker - Dane asked Bruna the half-Orc lady and a couple of others about the Red Plume Orc tribe, said that their leader Muzga defeated the previous nice leader in a trial by combat. - Offered the Stonesthrow to stay in for now for free! - Decided to go and see Blane about the obsidian skulls after a short rest - Discovered that the skull stones were spying devices that were linked, wasn't sure about the amulet and suggested the library - We managed to find an old tome that had information about Vechna, an old wizard who tried to become a god but became a lich instead, slain, but his followers still try to resurrect him, the God of Secrets, also undead, opposes Ioun - Asked Blane about it, disgusted by the God of Secrets, warned us that it would be difficult to uncover; he didn't know anything more. Let us keep the book in exchange for some knowledge that we shared with him.