1) The Haunted House

[Mant72]

Keilif:

Assuming there is any wine left in Vhing's wineskin, Keilif will hope it is not too watered down to use to clean and sterilize his wounds.

[ravenn4544]

Ben tries to be helpful amidst his dry heaving, "I've seen a surgeon heat up a blade to melt a wound together once. Guy yelled like his soul was on fire but it saved his life..."

[wolfpack]

assuming all the stirges are dead and hearing ermulf say there may be something further in the attic jervis runs and leaps up to join him.

[Urson]

Alec
The dwarf nods to Danny Danke.

[coil23]

Doubtful

Doubtful walks into the room around the corner that had the moldy clothes and broken chest. Right inside the door he checks to see if any of those intact clothes are left that he can grab for rags to help with stabilizing Vhing. Grabbing those, he goes back to assist Keilif with Vhing, an ear cocked for any updates from Ermulf or Jervis upstairs in the attic.

[Nordbo]

Danny Cruester

nods back to Alec: "Bitte."

[OGRE MAGE]

Doubtful looks around for the rest of the clean clothing from the pile in the other room but everything that was there is now being worn by Burly the baker.

Ben suggests a hot knife as the healers work on Vhing. His condition stabilizes but he is still quite unconscious.

Jervis jumps up into the attic to help Ermulf and the pair disappear back into the darkness. They find that the shapes up there are nothing more than sacks and chests of old and rotting clothing. Nothing that the duo finds in the attic looks to be of any value whatsoever.

Just as they are about to abandon the entire upper area altogether, a weak buzzing sound starts from the very back of the attic. The pair carefully checks out the source of the noise and are amazed to find a small gnarled nest up at the top of the rafters.

Jervis reaches up to grab the nest to find out what treasures are held inside. When he pulls it down, he sees that there are still two very tiny stirges lying at the bottom, along with a few other baubles.

[Fulci]

Jónas Gillman

Jervis reaches up to grab the nest to find out what treasures are held inside. When he pulls it down, he sees that there are still two very tiny stirges lying at the bottom, along with a few other baubles.

Jónas peers into the nest over Jervis' shoulder. He gasps!
"Oh my oh my! I thought I knew these creatures! I've seen drawings of them in Uncle Bobber's shop!"

The rest of the team probably understands that Jónas is talking about "Bob's Square Sponge House and Oddities". He is a strange fellow that sells all manor of weird oddities at his riverside shop. He also deals in live creatures from both the river and the deep sea. He is known as an oddball around town.

"He told me once that such a monster captured live would fetch quite a few coins on the market!"

He starts looking for some sort of a sturdy box to put the hatchlings (?) in.

[coil23]

Doubtful

Doubtful looks down at a refreshingly quiescent Vhing. Mumbling quietly,

Almost hate to disrupt the peace. I have needle and thread to suture our friend here. I suggest we withdraw and set up camp. That will allow us some daylight still to take care of him and rest ourselves. Come night we will have to be on the alert for....something. If someone will help to carry him out I am going to set up some noisemakers. Vhing is better off set up with the back door camp so he will be closer to the well.

[Mant72]

Keilif:

"He seems stable for now, but we will have to keep vigil over him and make sure those wounds don't begin to fester. I'll help carry him out beside the well, but I don't think I can move him by myself."

[wolfpack]

jervis wrinkles his face at the tiny bastards.

These things will fetch us coin then?

[OGRE MAGE]

Doubtful and Keilif discuss what they should do about Vhing as the others head back to the opening with the nest and two hatchling stirges. The creatures are moving and making noise, but it is difficult to know the state of their condition.

Jonas finds an old, musty hat box that he thinks would make a great bird incubator.

There is talk of setting up a camp outside so Vhing can rest more comfortably. The afternoon is still young and the bright sunshine grows warmer as the day passes.

[Fulci]

Jónas Gillman

Jónas punctures the top of the box in a few places, then with the help of the others places the whole nest (or at least part of it) inside.

[coil23]

Doubtful

Did I really hear you talk of selling creatures into captivity for coin, Jonas? We had to kill these creatures to protect ourselves but all they were doing is protecting their home. They deserve better and we are better than that.

[hedgeknight]

"We still have plenty of light left to explore the house. No need to waste it. Can we not put Vhing in a room we've already explored with a couple of us to guard him?"

Burly looks at the tiny critters in the box. "Kinda cute...when they ain't trying to suck the blood out of you. Who we gonna bleed to feed 'em?"

[Urson]

Alec

Dis one- he chases Death like a stallion chases a mare in heat. Nodding toward Vhing. Alec will assist with getting the half-orc outside.

[Mant72]

Keilif:

"We still have plenty of light left to explore the house. No need to waste it. Can we not put Vhing in a room we've already explored with a couple of us to guard him?"

Keilif turns to Burly, "This is a good idea. I still think we should clear this place level by level. We are setting ourselves up for an ambush. We need to stop all this running about with no ryhme or reason. Let's find a cleared room to hold our friend Vhing in, and take turns watching over him while we still have daylight left to explore. I'm going back down to investigate the unexplored rooms on the first level. Anyone care to accompany me?" Keilif's frustration concerning the disorganized exploration of the place is clearly evident.

[coil23]

Doubtful

Turning away from Jonas for the moment, Doubtful considers the plans.

What if we put Vhing downstairs in the kitchen for now? It is near the back door and someone can keep an eye on him, the back door, and the main hall all at once. Then we can clear the first floor before finishing the second.

[Mant72]

Keilif:

Keilif nods in agreement to Doubtful's plans. "Sounds like a good plan. Shall we move him down and start our search?"

[hedgeknight]

"Works for me. I'll help you carry him downstairs."
Burly moves to Vhing's feet and prepares to lift and carry the half-orc.