Welcome to the Eighteenth night of Dice-ember where this week we have two figures playing pretend and causing chaos. Will the party work out what’s happening or will they succumb this week to the agents at play in the city of Rimeglenn. Regardless of what happens we must sit by and idly wait until the full story can be told as we watch the season of mischief unfold before us.
So sit back, grab a seasonal beverage and let’s roll into the holiday season!
Playing Pretend
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The party watched as half a dozen guard escorted them and the two children from the hidden vault as they moved back towards the guardhouse. Captain Sungrave, Penelope, moved ahead of them talking to the children as they looked startled and intimidated. No hint of malice, deception or malcontent on their faces as they whispered to the captain and moved through the city streets.
Several people; adventurers, civilians and military watched as they were escorted and the voices began to chatter amongst each other. They recognised some of the faces, fellow adventurers who were staying at the Rusty Duck or those they had run into nearby on Adventurers lane. A few of them started to march off away from the party when they saw them, casting back glances when they could.
The party came back to the guardhouse and were shown to a large room, the Captains quarters. Sitting down at the table she watched as two of her other guards walked with the children into another room while she sat down with the party. “Now, I don’t doubt your integrity but I do have to ask some questions. The children say that they say you come and use magic trinkets to open the vault door, not that they knew what it was. They were on the roof looking out for pixies or fairies or something.” she paused for a moment to take a drink from a flask. “But they are frightened, hungry and cold. So they could have imagined things.” she paused to sip again.
“So please reassure me and tell me what you know. Is there someone who would want to frame you? If it’s the bloody knuckles we will have the answer from them, plus they were just as shocked as I to see the vault empty. So, I implore you to dig deeper. Someone from your past? Something else you have noticed? Anything at all?” she said as she brought out a quill and paper. The footsteps of two guards entering the door sounded from the seats that the party stood at or sat in.
“Help me prove your innocence and write the children’s accusation off as a case of mistaken identity. One moment,” she paused as she looked up at the guards. “Did you find out where they live? Or their parents, guardians?” she asked one of the guards.
“No my Lady. They are refugees, their parents lost in a snowstorm and they came in with the last merchants this morning. They were waiting for their parents by the gate but decided to explore instead. We have a guard looking for them as we speak” the guard reported. Nodding Captain Sungrave looked back to the party. “Those children are a mystery for now. But we will need to make sure we follow the processes of the city to clear your names so you are treated fairly and justly.”
She dipped her quill in fresh ink as she finished scribbling out some notes. “So, where do we begin?”
And with that the final stage is set. It would be obvious by now for all of us what is going on here but the tough part is getting the party to play along with us. So don’t forget to come back each day this week to follow along the story as it unfolds.
As this is the second last week of the year we are nearing a close so I wanted to thank you, early, for sticking with me this year. It’s been a year of changed format, some experimentation that didn’t stick and some formats that I think worked well. So don’t forget that if you like something to let me know so I can continue to provide meaningful content to all of you. And, as always, don’t forget to roll with advantage,
The Brazen Wolfe
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