HF 043 Quill in the Alley

[2/10/17, 9:18:18 PM] Josh: Sorry, got that wrong, perception.

[2/10/17, 9:18:26 PM] Josh: Lots of things happening.

[2/10/17, 9:19:23 PM] Josh: As you head down that way, you hear footprints, hurried footprints.

[2/10/17, 9:19:29 PM] Josh: Going the other way.

[2/10/17, 9:25:00 PM] Quill: Quill follows the footsteps.

[2/10/17, 9:25:11 PM] Josh: You run down that way.

[2/10/17, 9:25:21 PM] Josh: You hear a second set further ahead.

[2/10/17, 9:25:49 PM] Josh: You hear a bang.

[2/10/17, 9:25:59 PM] Josh: It's loud and sharp, it cuts through the air.

[2/10/17, 9:26:28 PM] Quill: Quill runs in that direction.

[2/10/17, 9:26:45 PM] Josh: You turn a corner and you see two figures.

[2/10/17, 9:27:04 PM] Josh: One is Frederick, dressed in his attire, leaning against the wall, in pain.

[2/10/17, 9:27:22 PM] Josh: The other is Jarqin, lying dead in a puddle of blood.

[2/10/17, 9:27:37 PM] Quill: ((Who is Frederick?))

[2/10/17, 9:27:44 PM] Josh: ((Whitestone))

[2/10/17, 9:27:50 PM] Josh: ((Of the Witch Hunters))

[2/10/17, 9:28:00 PM] Josh: ((He's the surrogate captain))

[2/10/17, 9:28:08 PM] Quill: Whitestone?

[2/10/17, 9:28:45 PM] Josh: Frederick: "...Mr. Rae.  ...Word was you were looking for him.  ...I'm afraid...it didn't go well."

[2/10/17, 9:28:56 PM] Quill: What happened?

[2/10/17, 9:29:31 PM] Josh: Frederick turns and you see his entire right arm is encased in ice, save for his hand.

[2/10/17, 9:29:41 PM] Josh: In that hand is...something you've never quite seen before.

[2/10/17, 9:29:55 PM] Josh: You've seen muskets, big, loud, clunky.

[2/10/17, 9:29:59 PM] Quill: Quill grabs his badge.  "Jarqin's dead."

[2/10/17, 9:30:07 PM] Josh: This is like that...but small...simple...

[2/10/17, 9:30:20 PM] Quill: Fancy gadget.

[2/10/17, 9:30:30 PM] Josh: Frederick smiles and nods.

[2/10/17, 9:30:44 PM] Josh: Frederick: "Thank you.  My own design."

[2/10/17, 9:30:59 PM] Josh: Frederick: "Only good for one shot...but...it can be enough..."

[2/10/17, 9:31:12 PM] Quill: Quill checks Jarqin.  Is he dead?

[2/10/17, 9:31:19 PM] Josh: Roll medicine.

[2/10/17, 9:31:34 PM] Josh: You are very sure, he is dead.

[2/10/17, 9:31:53 PM] Quill: ((Beyond stabilizing him with a healing word?))

[2/10/17, 9:31:58 PM] Josh: Yeah.

[2/10/17, 9:32:38 PM] Josh: He got cut up from the fight with William, and there are slash marks down his side AND, there's a small smoking hole in his chest.

[2/10/17, 9:32:42 PM] Josh: He is very dead.

[2/10/17, 9:34:12 PM] Josh: Frederick: "If you like...next time...I can let him escape."

[2/10/17, 9:34:39 PM] Quill: You hurt, badly, Whitestone?

[2/10/17, 9:35:13 PM] Josh: Frederick: "...you could say that..."

[2/10/17, 9:35:40 PM] Quill: ((He gets 7 hp back.))

[2/10/17, 9:35:57 PM] Josh: You melt off some of the ice and he seems a bit better.

[2/10/17, 9:36:19 PM] Josh: He let's go of his gun and slides it back up his sleeve.

[2/10/17, 9:36:31 PM] Josh: It appears to be on a sort of track.

[2/10/17, 9:36:58 PM] Quill: Good catch, though.

[2/10/17, 9:37:11 PM] Josh: Frederick: "Thanks...lucky I came this way..."

[2/10/17, 9:39:15 PM] Josh: Frederick: "...I was told...he had dragons?"

[2/10/17, 9:39:34 PM] Quill: Mind-controlled dragons, yes.

[2/10/17, 9:39:44 PM] Josh: Frederick: "How?"

[2/10/17, 9:40:01 PM] Quill: I guess he was trying to start a war.  He might have been behind Dynne's murder, too.

[2/10/17, 9:40:23 PM] Quill: Don't ask me, I have no idea where he found some dragons.  It's a great big world, though.

[2/10/17, 9:40:38 PM] Josh: Frederick: "No...how did he control them?"

[2/10/17, 9:40:48 PM] Quill: Some artifact.

[2/10/17, 9:41:01 PM] Quill: We got it from him.

[2/10/17, 9:41:15 PM] Josh: Frederick: "...sounds dangerous.  Maybe you should let my people handle it...when we get back."

[2/10/17, 9:41:40 PM] Quill: Quill shrugs.

[2/10/17, 9:43:44 PM] Josh: Frederick: "How about you let me help you carry him back to the station?"

[2/10/17, 9:44:08 PM] Quill: Our carriage isn't too far away.  I'd appreciate it.

[2/10/17, 9:44:29 PM] Josh: Frederick smiles and nods.  He looks a bit better since you healing worded him.

[2/10/17, 9:46:49 PM] Quill: Quill helps lug Jarqin to the carriage.

[2/10/17, 9:47:46 PM] Josh: Frederick goes to help.  As he does so, you see him slip his bad hand into one of Jarqin's pockets.

[2/10/17, 9:47:59 PM] Quill: Looking for something?

[2/10/17, 9:48:11 PM] Josh: Frederick: "Just trying to get some leverage."

[2/10/17, 9:48:29 PM] Josh: Frederick: "Make him easier to carry is I can grip him better."

[2/10/17, 9:49:22 PM] Quill: Quill nods, and keeps an eye on the hand as well as he can.