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[Malek Deneith]

- "Where we can find this... Morrik... if we decide to try and gain some information from him?"

[Tavana]

Troyas, nearly through the door, turns around "Oh didn't I say? He's chained in the square down by the river. North and west of here. You'll have to pass by him to cross the bridge over the river to the Northern gate regardless. If you have need of me, ask a Guard. I will try to answer as quickly as possible." With that he is gone, leaving you now to decide your own fate.

[Madtrixr]

Norian shouts as Troyas leaves "May Pelor always shine on you!" as is customary for Clerics from his school to say when someone of importance leaves. "Well then, let us go find this Morrik fellow." Norian, for once, leads the charge.

[S.K. Ren]

"If questioning Morrik becomes difficult, would any of you have objections to me persuading him?" Adis asked. You could clearly tell from his face that he was thinking up creative ways to persuade Morrik.

[Madtrixr]

"Um..." Norian nervously said as he looked around. "Depends on what you have in mind for Persuasion. I can't say that I'll tolerate any harsh action against him, though I haven't met him yet, so who knows...At any rate, you have to give us an idea of what you're going to do."

[S.K. Ren]

"Oh, I'll just ask him a simple question: Would he rather be caught lightning storm or an ice storm, then I'll show him what it's like depending on his answer; He'll just have to stay 'there' until he's ready to answer our other questions. I wont kill him of course, but this all depends on how he behaves."

[Madtrixr]

"Erm..." Norian looks a little uneasy. Obviously, this could get messy, but, it was true that they may need the information. "I guess that is fine. As much as I don't approve of it, sometimes, you have to do things you don't wan't to." Norian looks up at the sky, and offers an apology to Pelor "Oh Pelor, Holy Sun, please forgive us for what we may do in our quest, for there might not be any other way" Norian looks down "And with that, it is time to go find our new friend Morrik."

[Tavana]

Getting to Brindol's town square was quite simple, walk north to the walls, and west until you hit the river and viola! Town square!

In the centre of the square there's a set of makeshift stocks. The Hobgoblin is currently occupying them, and appears to be shackled as well. Two Guards stand nearby to make sure that he doesn't escape...as well as the townsfolk don't get overzealous with him. That being said, there is quite a lot of evidence of rotten fruit and vegetables having been thrown in his direction. That being said, at least the wounds he sustained in the raid two nights ago have been bandaged. He appears to be nearly fully healed from the encounter.

Skill Challenge: Persuade Morrik

The Guards nod in your direction, apparently aware of your new assignment in that they seem to be expecting you. They smile menacingly towards Morrik and say "Well Hobgoblin, now you're in for it. These five took down your Ogre. Imagine what they'll do to you." One Guard winks at you and they step away from the stockades. They do stay well within earshot, though.

Morrik wearily raises his head, looks your group over and grunts out, "I ain't saying nothin' unless you people let me go."

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Basics skills include Bluff, Diplomacy, History, Intimidate. Good luck.

One more thing, though: after careful consideration, if you feel that your skills cannot be of any help in this encounter, then you may choose to assist only. But you MUST participate in some fashion to gain experience for a successful skill challenge.

Spoiler: Order (click to show/hide)

Post in whatever order you'd like, but I will be evaluating fails and successes in the following order:
Norian
Rah
Karan
Graven
Adis

[Madtrixr]

"Listen, Morrik. We're not here to torment you." Norian glares at Adis a bit "We simply want some information. Now, of course, I don't want it for free. I'm willing to bargin. Granted, I probably can't obtain your freedom, but I'm sure we can work something out, say, better treatment, perhaps? What do you say?"

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Diplomacy (1d20+7=12)Methinks no.

[Gargulec]

'Let us cut a deal' said Karan, sitting in the front of shackled goblin. 'We can do two things to you, you know. Kill you were you are and spare you several weeks if not months of constant humiliation followed by messy death due to stray stone thrown by one of angered townsfolk. Or something similar, believe me, you would not be the first goblinoid to end up that way' she paused, and gave the goblin a dry smile. 'Or, you could cooperate, tell us how to reach your camp safely, and then we would do our best to ensure that you are released.'

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Bluff obviously. 13 is the result.
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2565480/

[fwoop]

Rah knew nothing of this diplomacy stuff! But he could tell his friends needed help. Rah looks to the sky and ponders, What Would Peelor Do? Hmm...

I have to do something that Peelor likes. Peelor is a dog. Dogs like... tummy scratches?

He looks at the hobgoblin. He did not look like he'd enjoy a tummy scratch.

He sees all the refuse around the hobgoblin. The rotten food didn't look nice. Food! What food do dogs like... meat!

Rah, convinced of this unbreakable chain of logic, does what is Right.
"Yous"
Rah points a leg of roasted meat at the hobgoblin
"Have meats. Meats taste good. Eat lots. Then talk, ok?"
He reluctantly hands the meat to the hobgoblin.

Giving away meat... Peelor is very demanding! Rah gains more respect for Nori - he must have it tough.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Rah engages in meat-aided diplomacy!
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2565552/
Diplo = 1d20 + 0 = 17

[Malek Deneith]

- "Well if he decides he doesn't want to talk you can always leave him with Adis and us." - Graven's eyes give ominous green glow for a moment - "This unit predicts that some of spirits here wouldn't mind a god talk with the creature.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Aid Another - Intimidate (1d20+1=19)
Ffffffuuuuuu...

[S.K. Ren]

During his companions attempts at getting the Hobgoblin to talk, Adis was practicing his spells. Refining them in plain sight of the wretched creature. Seeing as it was his turn, Adis walked over to Morrik with a huge smile and began to whisper in his ear.
"Have you ever thought about what an ice sculpture feels like?" With that Adis pointed his stave at the ground, freezing it with a Ray of Frost. Morrik was unharmed, but his feet were now standing on icy ground. "If the experience interests you, we can start with the toes and work our way up. If you're not interested..." Adis' voice suddenly got dark, "we will start with the toes and work our way up..."

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Intimidate 1d20=18

[Tavana]

Morrik swings his head around, and accepts the meat feebly. He bites viciously from the leg, apparently not noticing the chill creeping up from his feet. He mutters briefly in his tongue and turns back to Adis, doing his best to stare him down, saying "You lot took down an Ogre, right? You kin' do better than this."

The Guards grunt at his comment, but stay away from your group for the moment.

[Madtrixr]

When Morrik speaks in Goblin, Norian picks it up. He cringes a bit, and whispers to Adis "Hey, knock it off with the spellcasting. He just said "Cast one spell and me and you'll never make it to Rivenroar, pig." So, we need to figure something else out."
Straightening back up, Norian tries to figure out what to do next. He decides to try and impress the goblin with some history that he learned in training.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

And fails miserably, for the second time that day.
History (1d20+5=8)