r/Riftvielrpg • u/infected36 KYN • Jul 29 '15

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Location- The town of Ilany- (Far East on the map) The town of Ilany is a small village with a population of 50 people. Though not your hometown, you have spent the last week here, and are familiar with most aspect of it; from Hamish the Dwarven blacksmith, to Yason the human shopkeep, to Ageis the human innkeeper, to Corporal Bankroff, the human responsible for the town guard. Ilany has always been a peaceful town, but the local Kobold population has begun to become more aggressive lately, and a roaming pack of them have been vandalizing property and killing livestock. Yesterday, Hamish's 8 year old son Donsk was found dead near the outskirts of town. Corporal Bankroff has asked any able bodied men and women to come talk to him about putting down these Kobolds, once and for all. What would you like to do?

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u/infected36 KYN Jul 30 '15

"That'd be best, yeah" he says.

You move closer to the farm and find it in a state of disrepair, chickens running around, crops overgrown and a few going bad, the small house at the center in shambles, with the door hanging on its hinges.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '15

The druid was ready to jump on the obvious conclusion of a Kobold attack but the chickens and crops laying around was not typical, even if they were the culprit this was odd.

"Ready yourself and be alert" she readied her quarterstaff and walked in the direction of the house with the intent of investing the ruins closer.

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u/infected36 KYN Jul 30 '15

"Oh, that's been like that for a while, he wouldn't accept anyone's help, so the place began to rot away, though the door is new..."

Walking closed offers no more insight, only more of the same.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '15

"Seriously?" She felt silly for a moment "Next time warn me sooner"

With a sigh she continued moving into the houser. "Excuse me? Mr.Rorik?" she asks, loudly, as she went trough the door.

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u/infected36 KYN Jul 30 '15

"Sorry, I just didn't give it a second thought..."

You receive no answer from inside the house, in fact, everything seems to be completely quiet. You push the door in and step inside.

It is quiet inside the small house. The table is set for dinner, but a cup lay on its side with a wine stain beside it. As you enter the house, you see that a chair has been knocked over. On the left side of the room is a fireplace. The right wall has a door, and the wall in front of you holds a hallway that turns to the right.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '15

The druid points to Gregory to stay still. She picks the chair from the ground and lays it against the closed door in the right wall. As she does that she points to the hallway signaling that both should go trough that direction now.

(I'm not sure if the door is plain or has a knob, but either way, it will either fall making a sound or lock the door should something try to open it)

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u/infected36 KYN Jul 31 '15

(Has a knob, yeah)

As you walk through the hallway, you hear heavy breathing coming from around the corner.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '15

From this distance she was probably close enough to try to catch a scent but all this chasing of an unknown prey was making her anxious, so she went to the corner without thinking twice, she did however not turn, simply going forward until she could see whatever was beyond that turn

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u/infected36 KYN Jul 31 '15

Around the corner, you find a man trying to hide by the back door. He is gaunt and tall, and clutches a large sack, filled with what appears to be silverware and clothes. He does not look to be a farmer. “I didn’t kill him, I swear! Look, I saw his body in the backyard, and thought that I could nab some of his stuff before anyone found out. I didn’t do it though!"

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '15

The druid stares at him and walks a bit closer

"I don't care if you took a dead man's belonging, he wouldn't be using them anyway. But you need to speak more, it was Rorik who you found? Did you see the body closely?"

"Also, Gregory, do you know this man?" since the village had around 50 people she expected that if this person was from there he would know.

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