>>6077595>>6077696>>6077705>>6077912While the prospect of simply trapsing around the countryside looking for signs of Baloh is a daunting one, Sir Bormin takes to it well, somewhat to Hilma’s surprise. It isn’t until after visiting the third roadside inn and tavern, that she truly understands why Bormin is so unbothered by the prospect of tracking the carter.
“No sign of him here either your grace.” Bormin says, with the smell of beer on his breath.
“I see, if I didn’t know better Sir Bormin, I’d say you were using this search as a reason to spend the day drinking.” Hilma says, only half joking.
“I’m glad that you know your grace. Indeed, it is far easier to let other people’s eyes and ears do the searching for you, than to spend all day with one’s nose in the dirt like a blood hound.”
“Quite, and is all the drinking a necessary part of letting others search for you.”
“It is, people... innkeepers especially, are more forth coming to those who drink. I’m sure we’ll hear something about our man soon.” Bormin says reassuringly.
Hilma certainly hopes so, a few more stops and Bormin will be well and truly drunk.
Thankfully the fourth inn does have news on Baloh’s whereabouts. A sheep herder had seen a man of Baloh’s description driving a covered cart recently, a day ago in fact. He was following the road east toward the ocean. The trail was hot again. Without a moment to lose, Hilma, Bormin, and their retinue take off down the eastern road, hoping to find more traces of Baloh. It takes most of the day, but as the sun touches the horizon, something is found. They would have totally missed it, had the thunderous pace of their ride not frightened up a flock of carrion birds.
Calling for a halt Bormin dismounts to examine what unfortunate creature the birds had been dining on. Bloated and covered in flies Bormin nevertheless identified corpse as Baloh's, his body was stripped of clothes and tossed into the tall grass. The cart and money were nowhere in sight.
“Looks like our carter met an unfortunate end.” Bormin says staring down at the desceased.
“Bandits?” Hilma says covering he nose and mouth with a handkerchief to block out the smell of rotting corpse.
“Too early to say, but it’s very possible. Let’s have a look around, see if the person or people who did this left anything behind.
> Base DC 50> Bormin’s Power +30 DC> Hot on the trail +10DC> Crime Scene Cleaner’s Wisdom -25 DC> Total DC 65> Give me three d100s0 Passes = Nothing is found not a trace of who did this, or how. 1 Passes = There is enough evidence to figure out how the killing was done, but as for who, there is not much to go on. 2 Passes = You’re giving a clue on who might have done this, with how it was done. Maybe you can piece together why. 3 Passes = The who, when, and why are supplied to you via an unlikely source. 