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Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 6:05 am
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Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 9:12 am
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Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 9:31 am
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Kowsauni PupSage Kuori picked up the branch and the fur and said, "Just when I was starting to doubt the tree theory." She took the items over to Mr. Hopkins. "The thing crawled out of the pen over there. And it looks like Duke struggled enough to get a bit of a trim from the trees."((The broken branch lies outside the pen at the edge of the forest. You would have to jump over the fence to get it , which would be easy enough for Kuori, just wanted to make sure that was clear, I'll update the map later to show this.))
((K))
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Posted: Fri May 08, 2015 10:23 pm
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So whatever it was, went up and down the sides of the barn, in a direction parallel to the pen. But it definitely seemed to go TOWARDS the pen, rather than from it.
If the woods were that bad, Revenge would understand why Hopkins seemed to feel like recovering the bull was a lost cause. But it seems like whatever it was, didn't come from immediately nearby. Wouldn't most things, be them simple beasts or even raiders who were swiping something, return from whence they came with their prize? If it was from the woods, it re-entered in the most direct route. One would think that it would have used the woods as cover and strike from the same spot it retreated into...
This bothered the paladin, it just didn't make sense. He couldn't help but feel that there was a big old glaring hole that a missing puzzle piece was, but he couldn't for the life of him figure out what that piece ought to be.
Before he suggested back-tracking the other direction, he would try to get a bead on the Hopkins' themselves. Preferably the father first and foremost, if it mattered. Maybe there was something he wasn't telling them...
Quote: Insight of 27. Do I get the impression Old Man Hopkins is hiding something from us? Or his kids too, if necessary, but I figure if they know, he knows.
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Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 12:30 am
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Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 9:37 am
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Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 9:45 pm
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Old Man Hopkins
Mr. Hopkins would sigh again and shrug his shoulders at Revenge's comment. "It's hard for me to say. Any cattle I have had wander into the forest in th' past has never returned--but then I've never gone in after them. It's sort of forbidden, y'see. We don't go into the forest without permission. It keeps the peace. I'm sure y'all have already heard about it. Y'all are outsiders though, so it shouldn't make no diff'rence for y'all. Even Adrik isn't considered an official resident yet, at least by the powers that be in th' woods. I just, I just don't have an answer to that question, sonny. The forest is unknown to us."
Suddenly Emmaline comes running up to the pen. You get the feeling she is the kind of person who would rather run than walk when given the chance. She looks at the branch in her father's hand and immediately recognizes the fur. It doesn't take her but a second to figure out what it means. "Duke got dragged into the woods didn't he? We have to go get him, Pa! This is our chance to do somethin' 'bout this! Why, this only happened last night. We might be able to rescue him if he's still alive! Hell, even if he isn't, the creature couldn't have gotten too far by now! We could put an end to this!"
Mr. Hopkin seemed to be caught off guard by his daughter's sudden outburst. He quickly tried to rebuff her. "Now, Em, I know yer excited but we have to be smart 'bout this. Plus you know the rules..."
Emmaline cuts off her father. "Them rules didn' stop Ol' Duke from being taken. Th' forest isn't abidin' by its own laws anymore. We got to take action now while the trail is still fresh! Procrastinatin' will only cause us to lose our chance!"
Emmaline turns to Revenge and the others. "Y'all're adventurers from out of town, right? There ain't nothin' sayin' y'all can't go in the forest. Y'all can go look for Duke and the creature. You gotta help us! That's why y'all came here, right?"
Emmaline Hopkins
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Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 7:07 pm
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Revenge would stay quiet, allowing for the back-and-forth to end, and even then, he would be quiet for a few moments more. Then, he would address the girl.
"What chance do you speak of? From the way your bull... the way Duke was described to us, I don't think he'd be the type to go quietly. You must face the possibility that he is dead. But even if he is not, if he is somehow simply held captive, or stranded... how would we get him back to you? Something tells me he would likely just run rampant once freed, headlong into further danger. I don't think anyone ever delights in being the bearer of bad news, Miss, but it is a bitter pill that must be swallowed."
Revenge would then grip his halberd with both hands, facing towards the woods. "One thing I can do, however, is avenge him." He would look towards the others, and if no one was against it, the paladin would begin to march towards the woodline where Duke had gone, then through...
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 1:11 pm
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 1:18 pm
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Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 7:44 pm
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PupSage rolled 2 20-sided dice:
13, 14
Total: 27 (2-40)
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 5:56 am
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 8:08 pm
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 10:52 pm
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