Reports of a Drow Arch Mage

@ Nor

You can evade them if you like, however they seem to be a rag bag bunch of bandits, most of them armed with farming tools and shortbows. seems like a bunch of farmers driven to despiration, what do you do?

@ A_Roleplayer

The Twins are safe an sound.

@ Vall Moon

You catch up with them just as the orc is restored to flesh.

@ KnightCaptain

wondering the woods, your keen ears pick out the sounds of orcs shouting, observing from the shadows you see a warband of 8 male warrors 3 archers and a shaman.

~do you understand orc?~

@ enigma

As you give the orders for the children to be round up, a Knight returnts a hour later grim faced. "Abbot... a child is missing.... Lilly.... a girl of six seasons...."

Nadin will help containing the orc if necessary, after this happens he adds to Steffan and the bladesinger

- Well, I speak orcish in case you not, I can help conducting the translations if necessary.

Not understanding Orc, Anadra does her best to transcribe the sounds she hears.

And keeping to the shadows she tries to follow the orcs.

Faolaine, at times when she can find and speak with a representative of each group involved in the search (Namely the Teachers Zulon/Alabyran, The Lathanderites/Knights, and the Defenders) asks for whatever leads they have found, and freely shares what her Captain Norlamin has shared with her during his searches. She emphaiszes her purpose as a coordinator of the efforts to find the children and stop the Drow with all haste, keeping all informed of what the others are up to.

(( this will obviously be subject to when these groups come back to MD after these mini adventures ))

Arjay nods to Nadin, as they all stand threateningly over the orc. The more sets of ears hearing this, after all, the better. He demands that the orc tell them what he and his fellows had been doing here, and what had turned them to stone. He'd ask in common, seeing if the orc knew it first, and would only ask in orcish if the orc couldn't understand him.

*keeps arrow at the ready watching for outward dangers as Arjay and Nadin go to their task*

The orc grunts, spitting him the group before saying in orkish. "Iz was unting a lil one! was gonna make her campfire slave! then Iz gotz hit in the back and all went darkz like! Next thing mez knowz I'z beeing woken up by'z you bloody ugly lot! Nowz... LETZ UZ GO!

Valtore of the Ironhouse Clan hears of the going ons with the disappearence of the children. With no hesitation he goes to the Church of Lathander and offers to let the children stay in the Clan Halls. The dead magic zone will prevent any mage from harming or stealing any children.

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@ Nor

You can evade them if you like, however they seem to be a rag bag bunch of bandits, most of them armed with farming tools and shortbows. seems like a bunch of farmers driven to despiration, what do you do?

@ A_Roleplayer

The Twins are safe an sound.

@ Vall Moon

You catch up with them just as the orc is restored to flesh.

@ KnightCaptain

wondering the woods, your keen ears pick out the sounds of orcs shouting, observing from the shadows you see a warband of 8 male warrors 3 archers and a shaman.

~do you understand orc?~

@ enigma

As you give the orders for the children to be round up, a Knight returnts a hour later grim faced. "Abbot... a child is missing.... Lilly.... a girl of six seasons...."

Norlamin calls out to the five 'bandits' as he approaches the crossroads, his buckler and longsword drawn. "You lot can come out and answer a few questions and be paid for your trouble, or you can take your chances against me."

"Why her," Arjay would demand of the orc. "Why this child. What made you come here, for this child."

@Valtore
a number Farmers, halfling wonderers and a gang of shadowdale orphans turn up at your doors asking for shelter, in total there are ninety six people seeking protection.

@Nor
the leader, a old man in his fortys lowers his bow. "Lads lower ye arms, this ere is a Black Archer, times might be despsate, but ill not be making a mark oh em. Ask we question archers, but not ere, come back to our camp? Less dem Zhent dogs wonder upon us."

@Arjay

The orc snarls and growls at them all trying to bust his bonds. "Wez just findz er like! Tracked ere too dis cave! When i gets free in going to kill youz and then ride dem females oh yourz.! He would say blowing a kiss to Kira.

*Winces her right eye shut, scrunching in her neck and shuddering.* "Ew. Just - Ew!"

*She takes in a slow breath...* "So...what now? He's captured, we can't just kill him."

Arjay drew his sword at that. "It's an orc, and it's just stated that it will kill us if it were ever free. There really is no other course of action to take," he would say in Elven as he prepared to behead the orc quickly and cleanly.

The dwarves clear out the lower hall and set up a bunch of cots with clean sheets. They start being in extra food and supplies. Letting the people use the indoor pool and offering to teach them a basic education. Theh also help show the children how to make toys, the basics of some crafting. Valtore sends out dwarves and Cormyrian soilders to look for other groups of people making thier way to the Hall.

Arjay wrote:

Arjay drew his sword at that. "It's an orc, and it's just stated that it will kill us if it were ever free. There really is no other course of action to take," he would say in Elven as he prepared to behead the orc quickly and cleanly.

Crosses her arms and turns her back to the Orc, shutting out the world with her eyes. "I won't stop you - it's a monster. But this takes me somewhere I don't want to go."

We don't suffer orcs to live. Kill the thing Arjay for you know it is right and just to do so. *He nods in approval* You may kill it, but know if you do not I certainly will.

As his companions voice their opinions, Arjay doesn't hesitate, lining up the blow and striking the head cleanly off the brute, a more painless end than the wretched mosnter deserved.

"Now... where to go from here. YOu think that it's a Free Haven slaver, you say?" As he asks this, Arjay begins searching the cave for any clue, anything to set this girl apart as something other than just an easy target. "I don't think this is anything as simple as a slaver, but Free Haven would be a likely place that they would have been able to get the coin."

"It's never simple, but it's a place to start. The Drow Houses below have had an interest in getting more 'female slaves' for months. House Jaelre especially wanted it's hands on Elfmaiden." Shaking her head slowly, staring blankly through the ground a moment - then regaining resolve.

"Let's do this."

Anadra finds the others and reports on the orc war party that she had observed.

The orc dies, dark green blood spilling everywhere. As you search the cave you find a blanket, a doll, a slightly rusted knife, a wooden bowl, a random collectio of what seems to be stolen cloths from peoples drying lines, you also find, childish pictures on the walls of fey, flower, a smiling sun, and a unicorn, and (whats your search?)

((search is 6))

Unless anyone else wishes to do anything, you all start your way to freehaven?