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The Caravan - A Halloween MiniRP

Jameson sighed at the caravan master's silence and wondered what else is he keeping from the group. The caravan master has been helpful all these time but Jameson was still worried about his true allegiance, could he be a spy sent here to monitor them, ordered by their leader through telepathy? Only time will tell. Jameson was hesitant to talk about the group's plans with him around but it doesn't seem like he had a choice, he'll just have to spare details if need be. He then said to Skylar, "I suppose destroying these materials might slow down whatever they have planned, but I doubt it would stop them or else they would've came after us. I think we should learn what we can from them for now."

"No point in asking him too, he doesn't seem like he wants to answer our questions." said Jameson as Skylar placed his hand on his shoulder. He turned to have a look at Skylar and he could tell that he was visibly exhausted which was no surprise, Skylar has been casting spells non-stop in the past hour or so and it's beginning to take a toll on him. Jameson then said to Skylar in a softer tone, "You wanna talk about what happened back there? You were clearly absent and you mentioned an 'Alexander', was he someone you knew?"

Slave ship wrecked

It didn't take long for the slavers to arrive at the village and the elder was notified before they arrived by the scout. There was no need for subtleties, upon listening to the scout's reports he knew these weren't your everyday slavers, they knew they were being watched. The elder walked out from his house to welcome the slavers, he was flanked by two native warriors armed with spears. He did not want to threaten the slavers, but he wanted to make his authority clear.

Ulric stood in front of the group and he was clearly the leader, Matahari said to him, "I know why you're here, and we can both agree that you want to leave with your property as soon as you can." Matahari took a deep breathe and sighed, "They were here, no point hiding that fact from you nor do I intend to, but I chased them out. Your kind always bring trouble here, no matter who they are, I rather not get my people involved." The elder wanted to get the whole thing over with, the sooner the better and preferably without any bloodshed. He was confident that his men could take on the slavers, but the casualty would make the village susceptible to attacks from other tribes.

The Caravan - A Halloween MiniRP

I love how Baldur deftly tried to steal one book and Skylar just shoved a whole bunch of random papers and shite into his bag and we all took off with integral parts of the ritual.

Theses are either some lucky people or some very unlucky people.

@rocketrobie2

Who needs luck when you can just take everything. Not sure which items to take? Take one and leave it to chance that it's something important? Screw that! Take everything and you're 100% right!

Sooooo... we just blow everything we stole up right? Just launch it into the sun? Like 10/10 would recommend to stop a ritual.

@Achronum

Common sense dictates that we do that, but since we're kinda in a horror story, we slowly examine each and every item in detail and give the demons time to catch up.

Slave ship wrecked

@Kelewen

Yup, I noticed that. I was waiting for a post regarding them entering the village, but if you'd like I can make one myself with them entering and the natives' actions.

The Caravan - A Halloween MiniRP

-@xChrome is gone for two hours-

-Suddenly everyone has become cultists-

@rocketrobie2

Also, Sherlock 'Jameson' Holmes saves the day! Aaaaaand pissed off a bunch of demons. Would be amusing though if we took all those books and they were useless, we basically robbed a woman who offered us help who is now stabbed in the gut.

The Caravan - A Halloween MiniRP

The fog was as thick as soup outside, but the feeling of dread in that house was even thicker and Jameson was glad to be out of it. "Glad you guys caught on, opened books and trinkets strewn across the table? They had to be related to whatever they have planned for Regina to be studying them. We best look for Raven and Ivan, we'll discuss everything further afterwards once we regroup." said Jameson to the group. "But before we say anything more...", he then turned to look at the caravan master, "...you best explain what's going on, starting with your name." Jameson couldn't believe that after all that has happened, they still had no idea of the caravan master's name.

It wasn't long after Jameson spoke that he heard a voice coming from the house. Judging by the accent, it must've been the one upstairs with Regina. Jameson turned around to listen and examine the figure, from what he could make out from the dense fog, the man doesn't seem like he intends on giving chase which seems awfully suspicious given that he just confirmed that the group had took something important. One thing's for sure - they just angered a really mean demon.

"You guys heard that right? We took something important, but for some reason he isn't coming after us after those threats..." said Jameson quietly as not to be heard by the demon, although they had quite a distance between them, it was better to be safe than sorry. He then quickly turned towards the caravan master, "...unless the threat is already here."

The Caravan - A Halloween MiniRP

I'll be going to bed but I'll try to wake up earlier to check up and reply on the RP if I can. Otherwise, I'll just go with the majority for the sake of continuing the story, I trust you guys to make the right choice, unless that choice is summoning a demon or something like that, then I'm gonna nope outta there.

The Caravan - A Halloween MiniRP

The caravan master didn't exactly answer his question, but his reply gave Jameson even more questions and worries. So they're planning on something even demons consider taboo, Jameson shuddered at the thought of what that could be but he tried to keep his composure to not reveal anything. Everything points to running being the best choice right now, 'thirty-one dead men', Jameson doesn't intend to add himself to that number, and the unnatural-looking fog is coming visibly closer, whatever they decide next they had to decide quick.

"Alright, I got the hint." sighed Jameson, feigning disappointment. "Guys, we have no reason to stay here any longer, there's nothing we can do if they do not intend to lend us either the caravan master or Regina. Skylar, pack up your books on the table, we're leaving. Robart, you too, see if you missed any of your stuff. I'm gonna go get Baldur." said Jameson as he made glances between them and the table. Jameson walked towards the ladder and knocked on the trapdoor and shouted, "Baldur, we're leaving, weather doesn't seem well and they might be expecting other guests, this house ain't big enough for all of us."

The Caravan - A Halloween MiniRP

Jameson turned back to Skylar and gave him a weird look then thought to himself, "Wasn't he here when everything happened? Hell, he was the one who escalated everything!". He shook his head slightly and replied, "Baldur is upstairs with one of them and Regina, he's-", Jameson's words trailed off into his thoughts, "What IS Baldur doing up there?". Jameson knew Baldur wasn't too fond of them, but would he somehow sacrifice them for a safe passage to the North? Given Baldur's talents in magic, and the lack of a human cultist right now, would he end up in their ranks instead? Jameson dismissed those thoughts not long after and gave Baldur the benefit of the doubt, Baldur was self-centered, but not selfish.

Jameson then turned back to the caravan master, "So, still waiting for your answer."

The Caravan - A Halloween MiniRP

@Proxi

Goddammit Raven. He's like the character that does totally random stuff and gets away with it, and it actually makes sense! I like it.