Mark Rolls CHA First off, I just want to relish Mark rolling a CHA check.

(This is because of a long argument Mark and I had over the place of CHA in an RPG, over on DiD Factory.)

Aaah. Yeah, that's nice.

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Anyway, here we go.

Theodore, feel free to interject at any time in the following narrative.

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Yeah, it's the Gorgos guard. No, you don't see the guys you fought with up here. They listen to your story and frown.

"Uh, say what? What are you doing here? Oh, with that prince guy? He and his pals came through the fort a couple days ago. No, I was on patrol, so I didn't see any of you. Look, the captain's going inside to check things out, make sure everyone's safe... let's just wait for him to get back out here."

You wait.

They offer you a cigarette if you want, but they won't let you leave. They're nice enough to you, and tell you that everything has suddenly gone to hell. Just when they thought shit was calming down after the tsunami, now a fucking Dragon shows up and starts attacking the city. Something else weird is going on, there's some fighting in the streets. These guards don't know that much more, as they're stationed on a fort on the mainland out of town.

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After 20 minutes or so, a lot of people come out of the temple. A bunch of guards, the two non-Jerry priests, the Ambassador, and a young lad dressed in the Prince's clothes who is definitely not the Prince.

You get a bad feeling.

One of the guards who emerges was one of the guys fighting the rats. He looks at you, nods to you, then is confused by what's going on.

You quickly try to explain the situation, but the Ambassador shouts over you, and is walking next to the guard captain anyway.

"There! There's one of the murderers! One of the robbers trying to take advantage of the dire straits in town!" The Ambassador catches your eye, and looks at your finger. "You see there? The ring of my friend and colleague Mr. Duggins. The blackguard is wearing the dead man's ring!"

The guards basically apprehend you, still not totally understanding what's going on.

The Ambassador shakes his head, "No, of course the Prince is fine, he was hiding upstairs, thankfully," and pats the shoulder of the pale lad who seems to be impersonating the Prince.

"These fellows have committed theft and murder. Can't we just, you know, settle things here, so we can return home to peaceful Onze?"

The guard captain however, isn't quite clear on things and isn't willing to just 'settle' you guys right now. The captain says "Uh, look, we'll take these brigands back to our fort and make sure the proper procedure is maintained, okay? Your Excellency and you Priests should come with us, so we can get statements. Boys, get in there and get the perps."

The captain shakes his head at you. "Nope, sorry. I met the Ambassador and his guards when they came through the fort. Don't remember seeing you. Looks like your story doesn't really hold up."

Some of the guards enter the temple and retrieve the KO'd bodies of your friends. With them comes Jerry the priest.

The priests and the Ambassador eye you suspiciously. As you're being arrested, you're tied up and gagged Theodore.

The assembly then makes its way back down the cliff trail.

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I'll pause here and see what Theodore has to say.  ¶ 5:55 PM