(CLOSED) Eddistone Point

[ArtoriasAbyssWalker]

[Elktran, Dark Elf Psion - Lv 0] {Hp: 10/10} {AC: 9}

Elktrans heart drops at the sight of the buildings. This entire village destroyed...? he thinks. Something is amiss... He focusses on his surroundings do his best to take it all in. "You may be right Gorthak. I have a feeling the dead of night is the worst time to be stuck out here." When Gort runs towards an unseen pray the dark elf's hair begins to rise in anticipation of this potential enemy.

[Keehnelf]

Buckey, Halfling Guide {HP: 20/10, AC: 12}

"I think camping on the outskirts of town will be most advantageous to us. That way if there's something in the town proper that's dangerous we can escape easily, and if something is coming from outside of town we're more likely to see it coming without the buildings being in the way." Buckey almost mutters these thoughts, as though they should be obvious to anyone who's considered them. "Listen: it only takes your family being killed by orcs once to learn lessons like this about keeping careful watches."

[GreyWolfVT]

Gorthak I disagree the outskirts are just as bad as the center of town. the middle ground or if we can locate a building that sits higher up is a better place to be. But now we have Gort to consider and go after." Gorthak then heads off after Gort to make sure he has not gotten himself into trouble again like he did with the goblins back when they first met.

[badams30]

Gort - Savage 0 lv (HP: 10/10; AC 11)
Action: Heading back to group

Gort starts to sprint in chase of the small humanoid, but decides to tell the others. He runs back toward Gorthak and says "Gort see short person run toward there (pointing toward bldg. 31) He run when he see me, yelling and stuff. Gort can't hear what he say. Let's go see who he is, eh? Let's go!"

Gort stands ready, waiting to see what Gorthak directs him to do.

[GreyWolfVT]

Gorthak nods approval to Gort and has Gort show him the way "Alright Gort show me the way."

[ArtoriasAbyssWalker]

[Elktran - Dark Elf Psion - Lv 0] {HP: 10/10} {AC: 9}

Action: Has a Schizophrenia attack, then follows his companions hoping to prove useful.

Elktran follows Gorthak, observing the conversation and listening quietly. He begins muttering to himself "Someone ran huh.." "No, no I don't want to run myself..." His expression begins to become drawn and his eyes dilate. "I'm not scared! Be quiet I say, you don't know me!" He holds his head in his hands and begins chanting "Be quiet, be quiet, be quiet, be quiet, be quiet, be quiet, be quiet, be quiet, be quiet, be quiet, be quiet, be quiet, be quiet, be quieeeeet!" He takes in a very pronounced breath, wipes his eyes with his hand and pitifully says "Please stop...." as he exhales. He takes control of his breathing, comes to terms with himself, and it seems that his episode has ended. He follows Gort and Gorthak, truly intrigued by the newcomer in this ghost town, and perhaps hoping to prove the unseen and unheard voice wrong.

[GreyWolfVT]

Gorthak - Minotaur lvl0 Knight
Action: Stops
Having heard Elktran say stop he stops and pauses
"Something the matter Elktran? You appear to be quite tense my friend."

[ArtoriasAbyssWalker]

[Elktran - Dark Elf Psion - Lv 0] {Hp: 10/10} {AC: 9}

The Elf shakes head "It's nothing...""If I told you, you probably wouldn't believe me, or rather you might label me as insane." Then for a moment he thinks about the strange group of adventurers he's with, how any average person would think he was crazy anyways. "Do you ever... Hear voices in your head?"

[GreyWolfVT]

Gorthak - Minotaur lvl0 Knight
Action: Walking and talking
"Well sometimes my conscious, and my god but not usually no."

[Antman9]

While Gort runs off in search of the unknown, Seeker completes his survey of building 25 then moves on to building 3, which has been smashed to bits; raised to a small pile of wood timber, shingles, and stone blocks.

[Antman9]

Gort dashes about town, unsure of where he should go, or even what he should do after he arrives there. Along the way he takes notice of a small boy standing in the street near building 10. The boy pauses at the sight of Gort then runs off toward building 31. Eventually Gort chooses to return to Gorthak for further instructions. The group, minus the looting looter Seeker, heads toward building 31 to ascertain the nature of Gort's apparition.

Building 31 is a tower of sturdy design. The thing is constructed of massive gray blocks, its base roughly 50' in diameter rises up out of the ground like some unholy creature from a time long past. The outer structure raises up some 50' then a second tower raises up another 36' from its center.

30' to the west of the tower is a burned and scorched spot of earth roughly 20' in diameter. It smells of charred flesh, but there are no remains to indicate what was actually burned.

The massive blocks, near the base, are marred with black scorch marks, and large chunks of stone, the size of a human skull, have been knocked out of the stone in numerous places, evidenced by piles of similar looking stone at the base of the tower. A curved staircase follows the base of the tower on its eastern flank ending in a 10' x 10' single stone block platform. The block sets out 10' from the base of the tower, adjacent to a massive wooden entrance, also 10' off the ground. The Wood entryway, 5' w x 10' h, appears to be recently shored up with heavy timber and covered with small steel plates that look like pieces of full-plate armor, hammered into roughly square pieces.

A deep human voice shouts down from the top of the first tower, "State your business or move on!"

[GreyWolfVT]

Gorthak
Actions: Grumbling/Talking
"Ah I guess that would be us..... We are passing through but require a place of rest for the night. Might there be any such place remaining in this town?"

[ArtoriasAbyssWalker]

[Elktran - Dark Elf Psion - Lv 0] {Hp: 10/10} {Ac: 9}

"Ho there!" Elktran calls. "This is an impressive fortification you have here, what dangers lurk about the require such a thing?"

[Antman9]

[Unknown Stranger form above]
Action: Converses

"Passing through from where?" the man yells down. "State your business clearly. Names, occupation, business. Quickly now, the sun sets!"

[GreyWolfVT]

Gorthak
Action: More Talky Talky
"I be Gorthak, aspiring to be a Knight. From parts unknown. Sent by a mage to go check on his apprentice that was supposed to light a beacon that has not yet returned."

[ArtoriasAbyssWalker]

Elktran

The sun is setting...? Elktran is worried by that statement. "We come from a nearby village, Dragons Belch if you must know. My name is Elktran, I am a philosopher."

[badams30]

Gort - Savage 0 lv (HP: 10/10; AC 11)
Action: Talking to tower occupants

Gort holds his spear up and shouts in his guttural manner "Me Gort. Gort help kill spiders and ugly mouth monsters." Gort looks about and says "Why town all busted? That make Gort mad. You tell Gort who busted town, and Gort go get dem." He glances at Gorthak and nods vigorously as if to emphasize his frustration.
Gort suddenly pauses and says "Oh, Gort sorry he scare little person. Gort was looking for monsters. Sorry, little person."

[Antman9]

[Unknown Stranger form above]
Action: Converses

A head, decked in jet black helm appears over parapet and shouts down, "What mage? Quickly now!" The head looks across the horizon quickly then back to the party below.

[Keehnelf]

Buckey, Halfling Barbarian-to-Be {HP: 20/10, AC: 12}

"My name is Buckey Halfbeard, and my profession is eating pretentious little crapholes like you for lunch!" he shouts up at the ramparts, pointing belligerently. "You sound awfully tough behind a thick stone wall, but you wouldn't be nearly as rude if you had six inches of my axe-blade protecting your brain from any new thinking!"

He huffs back and forth a bit before resuming his tirade, "You think I got my whole family killed by orcs just so I could travel halfway across the world and be insulted by a menacing tool with a crossbow? I've met turds with more positive qualities than you! I bet you laid with a woman, she laughed at you, and you torched this whole town to salve your damaged pride! Or better yet, you were hiding in that tower when the town got razed and don't even have the first clue what happened!"

He steps near Gorthak, and says in an undertone, "Maybe he'll get cross and reveal something about what happened without realizing it."

[ArtoriasAbyssWalker]

Elktran

"Ah, please excuse our friend. He is a little rambunctious, a short temper for a short man, eh?" He try's to form an awkward smile hoping his light hearted attitude will help the cause. "Why don't you tell us what the danger here is? There's no point in hiding anything. For all you know we could be detrimental to your situation."