TheDredPriateRoberts

(someone said he wants people to be happy, and if they aren't they disappear, something like that anyway)

(hmmm I think this is all a front for some sinister plan, but again I'm paranoid like that lol )

(we can't afford extra enemies)

(I'll go with Snerp)

(the fortune teller's reading, they were in it, perhaps in a different location, but since we are here.....)

(splitting up the party.....(shudder)  )

(was thinking the same thing, but can't tell if it's real or just my usual paranoia. pied piper?)

(ok so that's interesting, is he from outside like us?  Not exactly sure where to go with that, if anywhere)

(was just thinking out loud)

(we'll have to visit the Vistani as well)

(risking what?  the bones were taken a week a go or more, no rush at this point imo)

(the dude digs graves, you guys are being to vague and sly for someone so simple minded imo)

ok, if amphetamines are ok for children as young as 5, how much risk is there?  And yet there is a legal age limit for weed and alcohol.  Seems rather inconsistent don't you think?  There is no monitoring type tests for kids on a.d.d. meds, no blood work etc.  I attended a talk way back on the subject of a.d.d. meds and I would have done a spit take if I had been drinking at the time, and I'll never forget, she said "There is no one who wouldn't benefit from amphetamines".  I'm trying to keep it specific and follow the logic starting with weed.  But if it is logical to make it legal, I'm trying to understand why that same reasoning couldn't or shouldn't be applied to other things as well that have low risk, including common prescription meds.  

sure but if legal weed is a logical thing, reasoning, why can't the same be used for other things including prescription meds?

(sounds good, lets start a list in no particular order :)   )

find the bones

festival

mansion

mage

Ireena

lake?

what else?

(ok guys we got lots of irons in the fire, let's regroup and focus, these guys probably don't stick around long before they set out hunting or whatever, let's come up with a time table of how much time we have before the festival and when we can hire these guys and explore the mansion and whatever else is around)

Whether you agree with legal weed or not doesn't matter, but why stop there?  Legalize amphetamines like a.d.d. drugs.  Benzos are the only things you have to ween off of because of withdrawal risks (if I remember correctly) sure there's unpleasant withdrawal with other drugs but those aren't life threatening, so that's the chance you take.

(holy forks in the road Batman!  we have to recover the bones, figure out what this festival thing is, hope it's not like the wicker man (shudder)  )

So, gentleman what line of business are you in?  And has business been good?  How well do you know the area outside of town, we have heard of a few spots that might be of interest to us, we are......explorers, cartographers of sorts, we make maps. (man I need some kind of lying skill it just comes so easy....maybe too easy)

(great minds.......We'll have to buy these 2 guys drinks anyway, their glasses are empty)

(she said to come in a few days, if anything happened to her in a town with guards etc, it wouldn't be anything we could do much about tbh)

(perhaps, they may be interested in sharing information, we can explore that once everything else has been done and caught up)

(don't forget the 2 men)

(do their clothing or anything about them give an indication of where they might be from?  or occupation, like wolf trophy hunters or something like that?)

(I'm not sure silvered weapons are in our immediate future, unless we get them already made.....one way or another ;)   )

(some house keeping, when appropriate I would like to weapon bond my long sword and if possible purchase a longbow and arrows)

(sounds good, wasn't thinking about the festival, but was actually thinking of the rest.  i like the festival idea, though we need to watch for pickpockets!  :)  )(I have no entertainment skills so.....at least nothing that currently comes to mind)

(hunt wolves for exp and profit!)

(let's visit the Vistani camp since we need to return the horses anyway, perhaps they have some different information)

(we could possibly make some coin, thinning the wolves from around the lake)

(find the mad mage)

(haunted mansion sounds like a premade death for us)

(I'll pump the guards for the usual info, any potential guild contacts here?  What we have learned so far, that information must be worth something to someone.....just have to find the right interested party(s). )

(we'd need some major contacts in an appropriate religion/guild, resurrect is powerful and probably not all the common, or cheap)

(a vengeance side quest would be loads of fun, I worded my 'promise' carefully, just in case ;)  )

(I vote yes)

(do we know how much time has actually passed?  if they kept his body they are long gone by now.  For now, this chapter is a dead end)

(I would like to do the same, but I don't think we are capable of carrying that out successfully, yet.  They also took the hair for a reason, so we'll be even at more of a disadvantage.  We need to research what they can do with the hair and how to stop it.  There's much to research and prepare before we attempt to take them out again.  If we can lift the curse on the whole area it would be easier to recruit churches and other good aligned groups to the area and they can do our dirty work for us.  This will not be a quick fix I'm afraid)

(I thought about burning the place down as well, but I think for now, that might give us a lot of unwanted attention.  Once we gain a couple more levels or npcs we could come back, but for now we should just forget it and push on.)

(I don't think the village is that far, and we have horses.  The idea of camping near here or out in the open doesn't sound like a good one)

(I'll revert back to sword and shield)

(welp the best laid plans of.......let's move on and get Ireena to her final destination)

(Graft can heal, so he'll be first, I think all you guys just need to be woke up or brought back to consciousness)

(naw they knew what I meant, we knew what they were after, my b.s. was an attempt to get them to leave the area for fear of a much worse fight yet to come by the new owners potentially saving future villagers etc, shrug, was lesser of 2 evils)

Very well it is agreed.  (do we still have the deed to this windmill and could it be transferred to someone else?)  Since the deal has been concluded, I feel obligated to inform you that we transferred ownership of this wind mill to a 3rd party, which was in part, our reason for this side trip.  While you are most formidable opponents for us you will not be for the new owners who will be coming in 3 days to take possession of their new property.  After all, how do you think we knew you here?  They told us and are well aware of you.  Some intrigue and ties to the castle, nothing I have interest or concern about, but perhaps you do, it matters not to me.  Farewell, I hope we never meet again :)

(this sucks as it's the only real edge, pun intended I have against many of these creatures)

(true)

(ok I call a time out, back up and lower my weapons)

I see no profit in this endeavor any longer and we should part ways.  I'll take my toys (waving my hand over the fallen) and you take your's, (pointing upstairs) and we shall leave.  This was never our destination, but surely you can understand the potential lure of profit? (yes and don't call me Shirley)

(tbh I don't think they are or would be interested in gold, they are evil and want to do evil)

(I don't have much of anything, Snerp is banker until we settle up)