Heroica RPG - Quest#155: The Grunch Who Stole Grogmas

[Waterbrick Down]

4 hours ago, -obelix- said:

"Excellent! Oh, sorry, I was kind of absentminded at the cave."

Thalion looks around the room and notices some spots on the floor. "I don't recall those being there when we were here earlier." he points to the spots and moves to inspect them more closely.

Thalion inspects the spots and finds they are footprints of a very fine black dust.

3 hours ago, Asphalt said:

Remembering his time within a similar globe, and the power it had to see, Vindsval carefully examines the objects on the mantle.

Vindsval picks up the snow globe and notes that it is a tiny reproduction of the Mopag Settlement, but nothing else.

1 hour ago, StickFig said:

Matthias pokes his head out the door, looking for tracks - or animals who might have seen something.

The druid does spot a rat moving through the snow at the edge of the house.

"Squeek"

[StickFig]

"Good day, friend rat. I must intrude on your time in a matter of utmost importance. Have you seen someone come and go through this door today - someone not with my pack, and who did not belong here? And have you seen the Mopag children leaving the village today?" Matthias addresses the rat in the creature's own language.

Edited March 6, 2017 by StickFig
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[Waterbrick Down]

24 minutes ago, StickFig said:

"Good day, friend rat. I must intrude on your time in a matter of utmost importance. Have you seen someone come and go through this door today - someone not with my pack, and who did not belong here? And have you seen the Mopag children leaving the village today?" Matthias addresses the rat in the creature's own language.

"Oi, I sure saw a squeeking little dark squeeker go in there and come squeeking back out dragging a squeeking bag, probably about six squeeking hours ago."

[Asphalt]

What did your friend have to say Matthias?

[StickFig]

"He says some one small and dark dragged somone else - in a bag - out of here about 6 hours ago."

"Thank you very much - you didn't happen to note which direction the dark squeaker was headed when they left?"

[Waterbrick Down]

"The squeeker was heading squeeking somewhat south."

[Asphalt]

40 minutes ago, StickFig said:

"He says some one small and dark dragged somone else - in a bag - out of here about 6 hours ago."

"Thank you very much - you didn't happen to note which direction the dark squeaker was headed when they left?"

Sounds like our stranger and young Lindy.  Did he know which direction?  Could he show us to a trail?

[-obelix-]

3 hours ago, StickFig said:

"He says some one small and dark dragged somone else - in a bag - out of here about 6 hours ago."

"Thank you very much - you didn't happen to note which direction the dark squeaker was headed when they left?"

"That is a lead. If we can get a direction, we should follow it."

[Palathadric]

I nudge Thalion.

"Still consult the compass for Lindy. Things may have changed."

[-obelix-]

1 hour ago, Palathadric said:

I nudge Thalion.

"Still consult the compass for Lindy. Things may have changed."

Thalion nods, "You are right, I forgot..." He takes out the magic compass and attempts to determine the path to Lindy.

[Asphalt]

Two directions cant hurt.

Vindsval Pulls his magic compass and concentrates on the little girl.

[Waterbrick Down]

6 hours ago, -obelix- said:

Thalion nods, "You are right, I forgot..." He takes out the magic compass and attempts to determine the path to Lindy.

4 hours ago, Asphalt said:

Two directions cant hurt.

Vindsval Pulls his magic compass and concentrates on the little girl.

Both compasses needles twirl in circles unable to focus on anything. Grunch pokes his head over Thalion's shoulder.

"What I tell ya, no good even Mux had a hard time tracking the villains' smell. Do we have any other clues?" 

 

[Asphalt]

Vindsval stores the compass, not surprised its capricious magic did not aid them.

Thallion What of the mess on the floor?  Does it suggest anything?

[-obelix-]

23 hours ago, Asphalt said:

Vindsval stores the compass, not surprised its capricious magic did not aid them.

Thallion What of the mess on the floor?  Does it suggest anything?

"They appear to be tracks in a fine black dust. It doesn't say anything to me; anyone else?" Thalion asks as he looks around towards the others.

He also turns and asks Lindy's parents, "Excuse me, but before this happened, did any of the toys you got for Lindy, not the ones that sprang to existence out of nowhere, came to life and attack us?"

("If any of the toys they got are affected, maybe we can find out where they got them from and find out what is going on there."), he thinks to himself as he waits for the answers.

[StickFig]

Matthias realizes the others have been waiting for him to translate... "The rat says they were headed slightly south."

"Thanks again friend." The gnome looks around outside for any more fine black dust footprints.

[Palathadric]

I apply my magnifying glass to my eye to aid Matthias in his search.

[Asphalt]

Vindsval turns to the parents.

Is there anywhere nearby that someone would collect a fine black dust on their feet?  A coal mine maybe?  A forge?

[Waterbrick Down]

2 hours ago, -obelix- said:

"They appear to be tracks in a fine black dust. It doesn't say anything to me; anyone else?" Thalion asks as he looks around towards the others.

He also turns and asks Lindy's parents, "Excuse me, but before this happened, did any of the toys you got for Lindy, not the ones that sprang to existence out of nowhere, came to life and attack us?"

"Why would we give dangerous toys to our daughter? All the toys that attacked are the ones that appeared."

1 hour ago, Asphalt said:

Vindsval turns to the parents.

Is there anywhere nearby that someone would collect a fine black dust on their feet?  A coal mine maybe?  A forge?

"There's a forge here in town, but I can't see the blacksmith having anything to do with this, he has children of his own after all."

2 hours ago, StickFig said:

Matthias realizes the others have been waiting for him to translate... "The rat says they were headed slightly south."

"Thanks again friend." The gnome looks around outside for any more fine black dust footprints.

Matthias finds more black soot outside the door, but the freshly fallen snow soon covers any other tracks.

"If we're heading south that does eliminate quite a few possibilities."

Grunch pulls out a map for the party to see.

"There's an old mine in the southern part of the Mopag forest. Might not be a bad place to start."

[Asphalt]

Vindsval Nods to the parents.  I will take your word on the Smith, if you would vouch for him that is good enough for me.

If there is a mine to the south I say we head there.

[-obelix-]

16 hours ago, Waterbrick Down said:

"Why would we give dangerous toys to our daughter? All the toys that attacked are the ones that appeared."

"There's a forge here in town, but I can't see the blacksmith having anything to do with this, he has children of his own after all."

"There's an old mine in the southern part of the Mopag forest. Might not be a bad place to start."

"I didn't think you would give your child dangerous toys, but I was thinking maybe whoever made/sold them might have made them unsafe. Don't worry though, we will find Lindy." Thalion said reassuringly.

He turned towards the orc and nodded, "Alright, lets head towards that mine."

[StickFig]

Matthias, standing outside the open door (and letting the cold air in, shame on him) agrees. "Let's move quickly!"

[Waterbrick Down]

21 hours ago, -obelix- said:

"I didn't think you would give your child dangerous toys, but I was thinking maybe whoever made/sold them might have made them unsafe. Don't worry though, we will find Lindy." Thalion said reassuringly.

He turned towards the orc and nodded, "Alright, lets head towards that mine."

The Party heads southward and eventually turn east making their way through the Mopag Forest. As the snow falls the Party soon spots a cabin set in the woods near the supposed mine, a dim glow of candlelight can be seen in the windows.

[-obelix-]

"Let us head towards that cabin, maybe we'll find some clues about LIndy's whereabouts there."

[Palathadric]

I apply my telescope to my eye to see if anything can be spotted around the cabin or in the windows.

[Waterbrick Down]

4 hours ago, Palathadric said:

I apply my telescope to my eye to see if anything can be spotted around the cabin or in the windows.

Through the windows Pretzel can see a roaring fireplace, a tree decorated with tinsel and colored lights, and many presents wrapped up in colored paper.

5 hours ago, -obelix- said:

"Let us head towards that cabin, maybe we'll find some clues about LIndy's whereabouts there."

Thalion leads the group forward and upon pressing on the door finds it unlocked. Inside the Party sees a myriad of toys and tools, wrapping paper, a decorated tree, paints, and parts. A large mirror hangs from one of the opposite walls.