Tests and Trials

[Rodgeir]

The man casts about again but fails to spot Jaq as he slips aside and further away.

Licking his lips nervously he turns, dagger still held in front of him. He casts a glance about and hunkers beside a tent as the soldiers patrolling the edge of the makeshift camp approach (more than 50' away). Looking around again the man's expression of worry turns to a sneer as he tosses the bag inside the tent.

If Jaq does nothing, he waits for the guards to pass before moving quietly away from the tent.

[NotStickFigures]

Jaq does nothing and will wait for him to move away from the tent and will then watch and follow him from a slight distance, waiting to see if he begins to pilfer goods again. After about a minute he will try to talk spooky again and say, "Good, now leave the camp!"

Stealth: 2D20.HIGH(1)+11 = [15, 7]+11 = 26


Jaq doesn't really expect the man to leave the safety of the camp for the night, but hopes he scared him straight, at least from stealing for the camp anymore.
If within 5 minutes, he does not steal again, he will head back to Lurn.

((I mean, how upset can Jaq really get with someone pilfering?))

[Rodgeir]

The man stops when Jaq whispers again. He grinds his teeth a long while before yelling at the top of his lungs,

"THIEF! THERE'S A THIEF IN THE CAMP!"

The is an instantaneous, if somewhat scattered, response around the spread out campsites. Some rousing quickly and calling for an explanation and others far more slowly.

The man repeats his shout and answering shouts come from around the camp and, in particular, from the location of the soldiers'. Within a minute there are many torches lit and people are calling out their dismay.

((What is Jaq/Lurn doing during the turmoil? Kroshav and the rest are now awake as well.))

[NotStickFigures]

Jaq will make sure the man is looking towards him, so that he does not know who was stalking him. Once he is sure he is not going to know it is him, he will put down the hood to his cloak and then walk normally back to Lurn.

[spiderwrangler]

Kroshav will roll out of bed and check with Ealu if she'd been awake and aware on his way over to check in with those of their group that were on guard.

"Lurn, what's up? You see anything?"

[Dlover]

"Someone was stalking around the camps. Jaq went to investigate, seems like things aren't going to be resolved quietly."

((I feel like you mean "Make sure the man isn't looking towards him," NSF.))

[Rodgeir]

Jaq slides away unnoticed as a trio of soldiers approaches the man, along with with other individuals. Jaq makes out,

"... didn't see him... threatened to shoot me with a bow..."

Before he leaves earshot and approaches his group's campsite.

Ealu confirms she was awake but not watching or listening in the direction of the camp. She indicates there are predators in the woods! Not close. Really far away actually, but she can smell them and so can Charlie!

[Dlover]

"Since he's calling out alarm, maybe we should probably have a chat with the soldiers."

[The Lost]

Joe looks at Cary before back to the dwarven woman. ”Can ye tell us abou’ what happ’ned tha night when ye interacted with tha victim? N wha were ye doin’ last night?”

[spiderwrangler]

"Sure.", Kroshav says, grabbing his sword and scabbard and joining Lurn.

"Rest of you keep watch on camp, let Ealu know if you need us to hurry back, she'll let me know. She says there are predators in the woods she and Charlie can smell, but not close. Be alert."

[Rodgeir]

The dwarven woman gives Joe an exasperated sigh.

"Aye slept and aye was sleeping."

[Dlover]

Lurn pushes himself upright, letting Jaq have his bag back, and starts over for the soldiers, "I heard some shouting about a thief, you folks need a hand?"

[Rodgeir]

The soldiers are near the half elf man but they are surrounded by a number of talking/yelling, in some cases half drunk, deconscripts. One of the soldiers glances at Lurn as he makes his offer but he doesn't respond as another, louder person demands they recover his pilfered pay voucher.

[The Lost]

Joe looks at Cary. "So ye think ye can help 'er n get her out o' this situat'n?"

[Dlover]

((Regretting my lack of Thaumaturgy. Kroshav got anything, or is Lurn just going to have to shout?))

[spiderwrangler]

((Has Jaq joined up with us? Also, did that brooch end up with Kroshav? No cantrips for this paladin, but he's big and can yell loud/intimidatingly.))

"Doesn't seem that anyone is taking charge of whatever is going on..."

[Rodgeir]

((I need to update the sheet, but I don't know who ended up with what? You mean the Brooch of Insight and Charm?))

[spiderwrangler]

((Yes, I know I'd expressed interest ooc, but don't recall if he'd ended up with it.))

[NotStickFigures]

(Yep, Jaq gave it the brooch to Krohav. )

Right now Jaq is going to hold back and wait and watch and let the others do what they wish.

[Rodgeir]

((Kroshav would have had time to attune it if he wanted to.))

Things are certainly stirred up and no additional soldiers look to coming to help the first three that showed up. The ones doing the patrols remain on their patrols, giving concerned glances at the ruckus but still try to stay focused on the forest.

[Quarg]

Cary states dryly in dwarvish, "I have no interest in being sent down an old mine by a daughter of the Blandbloks clan...So, if she wants help then she needs to if to speak square with me, as I will speak square with her.... and I'll let her previous falsehoods she told the Lieutenant stop and die here and now..."

Cary leans forward and states the false name the dwarf previously gave her eyes drilling into the dwarf. "Really, Back in Thalmir you would be in the work gangs for that 'joke'...I suggest some enthusiastic truth now..."

[spiderwrangler]

((He would have.))

"What's the trouble?"

[Rodgeir]

One of the soldiers says distractedly to Kroshav,

"Apparently someone has been about stealing pay vouchers and coin. This man says he saw them. The rest say they were robbed. Or are belligerent drunks."
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((Intimidation from Cary with advantage please))

[Dlover]

"First thing is for everyone to calm down. Shouting and demanding results are just going to make it harder to find the stolen items. You there," he nods to the man claiming to have spotted the thief, "Where was it that you saw this thief?"

[Rodgeir]

He gestures to a few tents a ways away.

"Over there. Near those tents. Threatened to shoot me when I asked what he was up to. Probably still here. Maybe watching."