01. The Crooked Man

"Lamia huh? Them chick's that eat babies and such, well hot damn. . Garret cups a hand to his mouth and raises his volume. .you hear that Chalybs we might have you a "hot date"."

Continuing the amazingly long walk down the plank walkway winding down to the victim's home. " So I wonder if I should veil my appearance? Or will the duster and some smooth talking do for now?"

Waiting a few steps for Ivy and William to catch up Garret aks,"If we're being watched we're being watched ain't much we're gonna do about it. . . . . . So any body have any experiance with witches? Or any medical or forensic knowledge? I can handle people but "bodies" that's a bit different. Oh and did anybody else turn anything up about something called a witch ball? I didn't turn anything about a lamia up in my search but I did find a few mentions of that "witch ball" thing but to be honest I have no idea what it is. . ."

Draco sneers from the shadows and makes a mental note: The Faun dies if it keeps pushing my buttons. And I need to be sure it understands that it calls me Draco or it doesn't address me whatsoever. My true name is for my use, not for a lowling like him. Also, he loses some fur for that "hot date" comment...

TOTALLY laughing my @$$ off over here! This is gonna be a GREAT combo! :P

EDIT: He then proceeds to cast a small series of spells, preparing eaach of them ahead of time to increase his chances of success.

Dice Roll: 1d8
d8 Results: 8

Spellcasting

Dice Roll: 1d6
d6 Results: 6

Wild Dice

Dice Roll: 1d8
d8 Results: 2

Spellcasting

Dice Roll: 1d6
d6 Results: 1

Wild Dice

Dice Roll: 1d8-1
d8 Results: 7 (Total = 6)

Spellcasting

Dice Roll: 1d6-1
d6 Results: 1 (Total = 0)

Wild Dice

Draco stumbles on his Speed spell, and takes an additional moment to prepare and cast it. (I realize this'll put me behind the party for a bit, but I should be able to catch up once it's finished. :P)

Dice Roll: 1d8-1
d8 Results: 2 (Total = 1)

Spellcasting

Dice Roll: 1d6-1
d6 Results: 3 (Total = 2)

Wild Dice

EDIT: Failing a second time, Draco gives up and flies towards the group to catch up, giving up on the stealth option so that he can at least be near his companions.

Toughness+Armor: 13

William Huntington

William nodded in agreement to Ivy's and Garret's response regarding "being watched". There really wasn't anything they could do about it, other than be aware. "I'm afraid I haven't had much experience with witches, nor do I have any medical knowledge, but I have studied the occult and that witch ball sounds vaguely familiar." William said, tapping his chin with his forefinger as he tried to recall info regarding the witches ball.

Knowledge Occult:
Dice Roll: 1d4e
d4 Results: 1

Wild:
Dice Roll: 1d6e
d6 Results: 5

You walk into a larger clearing that holds the home you have been tasked to visit. The shack is small and rickety looking, with moss growing here and there. An old dog and a rusted old truck sit in front of the place. Behind the home is a larger barn and behind that is the thick forest wall. Two older men walk out the open front door, obviously relatives from the similar likeness of their beards and facial structure. The older looking man of the two has a straw hat and the other has a pipe hanging from the side of his mouth. "She han't moved a muscle since I found her, and thats better than three hours now. Lord only knows how long she was like that fore' I got here." The older man speaks up.

Draco takes a lazy look around the area, then gestures to the barn. "I'm gonna go check that out. If you need me, well... Honestly, I'll probably hear your screams from there..."

He then strides lackadaisically over to the barn and steps inside to investigate.

I'm not going to even roll a spot check or notice or anything here, because Draco doesn't really care. He's just making excuses to be alone and go looking for a worthy fight. I promise, I'll warm up to yall and be a team player in time.

William Huntington

Along the path, William recites everything he can remember about witch balls. "Witch balls can only be made on Friday the 13th with 13 witches present. The witches meet at a crossroads near a graveyard and build a big fire for the cauldron and ingredients. Once the fire is hot the witches perform a chant around the flame to summon a devil which makes the fire burn blue. Then they throw in the ingredients: Blood of weasel, tail of rat, guts and bladder of a black cat, buzzard eggs, baby nails, foot of toad frog and the brain of a bat. They then light candles and dance around the boiling pot naked until the candles burn out. Finally they roll the gunk up into a ball with some of their own hair and that completes the witch ball. Each ball contains a curse given by the devil summoned to temper the flame."

"So it seems if witches are involved, we should be on the lookout for a ball of gunk wrapped in hair."

Once at the rickety shack William keeps a short distance from the two strangers, allowing the more friendly Garret to question the men.

The scaly one having wondered off again, Garret calls the rest of the group over before talking to the men, lowering his voice he addresses them,"Ivy if you could be so kind as to keep an eye out for that there witch ball I've got this odd feeling that it's played a part in this woman's state. . . . , William I don't knowni guess just keep an "ear" out to see if it seems they're keeping anything from us. . . " . Garret doesn't wait for any responses from the group as he walks away.

Strolling over to the the shack to speak to the men Garret fully takes in his surroundings and the odd similarity to his own homestead. He was raised in a place just like this.

Tightening the duster to better hide his legs, Garret pulls out a pack of American spirits puts one to his lips and lights it breathing in deeply. As he exhales he starts to speak to the men,"So I gotta coupla questions for Y'all are feeling up to it . . . . pausing only a second he barrels smiles forcing the conversation onward. . .so What're Y'all's relationship to the victim? Did the family or the victim have anyone who would wish to do them harm, and lastly and this may come off as odd but have you'uns seen or felt anything strange here of late?" . His rapid fire questions over Garret waits smoking his cigarette through too broad smile.

okay so now for some rolls I guess if necessary for you to utilize otherwise ignore. . .

Sorry I'm big on preemptive rolls just in case they help the gm do his job.

Alright first a notice check to seeing I notice anything odd

notice:
Dice Roll: 1d4
d4 Results: 3

wild:
Dice Roll: 1d6
d6 Results: 5

Now for a bit of the silver tongue, I'm going to use persuasion for me to get them to open up to me and answer my questions honestly

persuasion:
Dice Roll: 1d8
d8 Results: 5

wild:
Dice Roll: 1d6
d6 Results: 3

"We be Lucile's neighbors. I'm Jimmy and this here is mah bruther Timmy. We live right on up the road bout a mile. Well Luciel's Ma and Pa died a few years back, we buried them up at the old church since they were good christian folks they didn't mess wit nobody. And Luciel ain't got no problem wit nobody either." The older of brother responds to your questions, but is cut off by a female voice.

"Naw naw, I saw her the other day arguing with Cora Fisher and erry'one knows that Fisher is a witch!" The woman says coming from the house.

"And that wind bag is mah wife, Debbie. We aint seen Cora do no witchcraft but the word is she sided wit the devil. As for strange happen' around here. We always have strange going around. More and more witches each year, couple werewolves shacked up a few months ago but we make do and call you folks when we can't handle it ourselves."

Draco slowly closes the door to the barn behind him.

In case you were wondering. :P