Summary LX: A Middle "Faranyn-Fest"
Catching up on some Sir Faranyn, Middle chronology from 2179, we had an
interesting mini-adventure the other day. I won't elaborate much on the events.
Murder Mystery, Middle:
A man-at-arms in the keep was killed one morning. He had been ripped apart
by a furry creature. A wood-carrier and an assistant cook were questioned,
and lots of other info. was put together. A lycanthrope was suspected but
could not be proved. (Retrospect provided the answer).
A later event at a shanty-town north of town, where workers were building
confirmed the lycanthrope theory. Several folks were killed when a large
black wolf attacked. Following tracks, we found that they circled around
back to the shanty town.
Later, at the shanty town, the wood-man's wife was killed and Sir Ceydric
chased down the werewolf. He easily killed it and the incident was wrapped up.
Hobgoblin Brawl:
Outside a seedy bar in town, a brawl had broken out between a Skullbreaker
Hobgoblin and a Fleshrender half-orc half-hobgoblin. The Skullbreaker and a
human mercenary friend were trying to kill the Fleshrender. There were
others involved in a fist-fight as well. When Theo attempted to break it
up, the two hobgoblins and the human tried to attack him as well. Theo
knocked them flat with his fists and had them arrested. Later, the human
was charged with assault (he hadn't actually struck Theo) but the two
hobgoblins were charged with attempted murder of a governmental official
(acting commander Theo) (the Skullbreaker had slashed Theo with his claws
and the Fleshrender had tried to hit him with his broadsword). The
punishment is hanging. The human was sentenced to the minimum 30 days in jail.
While awaiting to be hanged, despite a letter of protest from the
Skullbreakers, they were still scheduled to be hanged. During the night 6
days before the event, the Skullbreaker strangled the Fleshrender through
the bars of his cell with his bootlaces. The Fleshrender was dead and the
Skullbreaker was immediately hanged.
Pleasant, eh?
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So, that still only puts us caught up to about April 2179...
Kyle //Faranyn