A sickness threatens the lives of Ungada's residents
Score: 206 | 5/20/18 |
13th Strassa 1517
The newest Stalwart Stones, Elven Scout Sean Shamshara, Troll Warrior Boris Hillmens, and Human Wizard Vyktor Wyvernjack, stopped a potential epidemic from destroying Kaer Ungada, passed their initiation quest, and got some tasty Dwarven cookies.
A family of Elves have come down with a frightening sickness. The healer, Ss'kala, is unable to stop the disease from spreading among the Atani household, and the first patient, a young boy named Salien, is closer and closer to Death's door.
The only three initiates of Kaer Ungada's force of Adepts, the Stalwart Stones, are sent to uncover what has happened, which will hopefully lead to a cure. Asking Salien Atani uncovers that he was dared to sneak into a warehouse "with a Sun on it"; it was inside where he was bitten by a "rat or something." It was later that night when he fell ill.
Sent to then talk to one of the boy's friends who was with him at the time, Bren, the heroes were treated to some cookies by his friendly mother. Bren confirmed Salien's story, though he never saw anything as he was outside at the time.
Following this, Vyktor, Sean, and Boris head to the Marketplace to find out who owns the warehouse with a Sun crest. Omaron, a down-on-his-luck merchant with a pet lizard, named Lizzy, tells them he is the owner and that nothing could possibly be living in his warehouse. He has wards and locks to keep such things out.
However, when he unlocks the warehouse doors and leads the group inside, they are met with a wretched stench. Crates stacked ceiling high block light from reaching the players, but they wind their way to the center of the warehouse only to see a one-story pile of refuse in the center of the room.
And Vyktor is the only one to see the three Noxious Lizards crawling around the garbage.
Omaron and Boris are the frontmost two and bear the brunt of the initial attack by the lizards. Once the initial surprise wears off, Omaron, slashed at by one lizard, flees outside. Eventually, with blade, arrow, and magic, the foul beasts are slain. Immediately, the air inside the warehouse feels fresher, despite the proximity to the pile of refuse.
Checking on Omaron, who is outside with vomit still clinging to his lips, the Stalwart Stones interrogate him a little more. From there they then go check on the Atani household, grateful to find out that the whole family, and especially the boy, Salien, are doing better.
Reporting all of this back to Sheyloon, they are awarded by being taken through the initiation rites of their Disciplines, which also serve as the Karma rituals.
Legend Point Awards:
- uncovering source of illness (Salien/Bren/Ss'kala) - 50
- defeating Noxious Lizards - 75
- investigating Omaron - 25
- Total: 150