Game Start; Febuary 26th, 852PA. On a trail off the road just south of 
Kanth

<Gohrn Da'ell> Wow, a game where we all start at the same time. 
<Hatch>  Okay Bob can't stay forever so let's go quick. :) 
<Lady Alexis> Looks like Bob will get no sleep tonight. ;-) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> WellAgain. 
<Hatch> Okay, who wants to blow up my ISP? 
<Lady Alexis> Um, wouldn't that disconnect you? 
<Gohrn Da'ell> Ah well.  ;)  The price I pay for quality roleplaying.  ;) 
<Kopporu>  *looks forlornly at her bed* 
<Gohrn Da'ell> brb 
<Lady Alexis> I know Pan, I'll join you later, it won't be enpty forever. 
<Hatch> I'll get a new one. 
<Domino> BOOM!
<Kopporu> Bee isnt in here is he? 
<Hatch> CLAIRE!! 
<Lady Alexis> ROFL 
<Hatch> NOW who wants to do her??? HMMMMM?? 
<Lady Alexis> HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA 
<Lady Alexis> <crickets chirp> 
<Hatch> OKay last time we just entered the town so we'll start right over.
<Domino> 
<Hatch> There's not that much to the town itself, a small church, a market, 
a tavern with a few rooms for rent, the sheriff and guardsmans barracks, a 
single building housing the blacksmith and armorer, a small temple of the 
Star, and a few other smaller shops. The remainder of the town is the few 
farms, and the fishing boats and docks.
<Hatch> In the center of the town square is a gallows being worked on, near 
it's base is a wooden pillory. Locked into it is a tall, lanky man with 
brown hair. 
<Domino> well pookie seems like a third of the chat wants you in bed :D
<Kopporu> {the star?  I'd ask what that is but i dont think Kopporu would 
care} 
<Hatch> A third? 
<Hatch> oh wait.. there six. 
<Hatch> So who besides Claire? :) 
<Lady Alexis> ((Me???? It's YOU!)) 
<Hatch> YOU 
<Lady Alexis> "Nice town." 
<Hatch> (The Order of the Star is uh.. a religious thing) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <looks around> 
<Domino> *looks at the bag that holds a head*
<Hatch> You look around. ;) 
<Hatch> Bah? 
<Hatch> bag? 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <heads torwards the smithy/armorer> 
<Lady Alexis> ((Bob hacked off the mages head and has it in a bag)) 
<Domino> ((i thought of gorhn but a head in a bag))
<Hatch> Oohhh yeah 
<Lady Alexis> <follows Gohrn> 
<Hatch> *cough* 
<Hatch> You find a blacksmith. 
<Hatch> Sorta. ;) 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *again following the women, head slightly tilted* 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Hello?" 
<Lady Alexis> <checks the place out> 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <looks around in the smithy> 
<Lady Alexis> "Charming little village." 
<Domino> *goes to the pillory*
<Hatch> A man in a leather apron with dark tanned skin looks up from the 
bellows 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Eh, it's a town." 
<Hatch> "Hello there good sir." 
<Hatch> ack 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *caught, between following the sexy warrior and the sexy 
thief* 
<Hatch> The man looks up to you, his soft brown eyes looking into you. His 
hair and face are dirty, his cheeks hollowed a little. It looks like he's 
been there for a while. 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Good morrow my good man.  I have some inquiries, and you 
look to be the man to ask them too." 
<Lady Alexis> ((OF! ask them OF!)) ;-) 
<Hatch> "Anything you could ask, I can give yee an answer" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> ((Whatever.)) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <looks at Alexis> 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <turns back to man> 
<Hatch> (yeah, get yer damn grammar right!) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "First off, would you be interested in a slighty used set of 
splint mail?" 
<Lady Alexis> <smiles at the man, then turns to go to Domino> 
<Kopporu> {Domino is at the pillory} 
<Hatch> "Well now, that's something we don't get too often in here. Lemme 
take a looksee" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> (She knows.  :) )) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <sighs> 
<Hatch> Domino: The man looks up to you, his soft brown eyes looking into 
you. His hair and face are dirty, his cheeks hollowed a little. It looks 
like he's been there for a while. 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *follows the warrior woman, to the thief girl .... still 
watching with head titlted* 
<Domino> ((i was just waitting so you wouldnt have to run two  :) ))
<Gohrn Da'ell> <reaches under his cloak, and pulls out his old set of 
splint mail> 
<Lady Alexis> ((knows what?)) ;-) 
<Hatch> (ah okay HUGS) 
<Lady Alexis> <looks at the man in the pillory> 
<Hatch> (what Claire?) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> ((Oh, I was thinking something else.  Nevermind.)) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "It's seen some better days, I'll admit, but it's saved my 
life on more than one occasion." 
<Hatch> The smith takes the armor and eyes it carefully. "Well now it's 
seen a bit of wear, the most I kin give ye is thirty gold." 
<Alexand Di'Mere> ((I can't play too long, I do have classes tomorrow 
*sigh*, but for a while)) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Sold!  I need to drop the weight." 
<Hatch> He places the armor on a rack and counts out thirty gold coins. 
<Hatch> (okay) 
<Kopporu> **has wandered off to the docks** 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <takes the money> 
<Hatch> ^_^ 
<Kopporu> **occasionally can be seen playing in the fish, and then shooed 
away by grumpy seamen** 
<Lady Alexis> <looks at the pillory guy> 
<Hatch> Little girls and seamen don't mix. :) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "And one more thing, and you can go back to work..." 
<Hatch> Want me to paste that thing again?  
<Gohrn Da'ell> ((Groan.)) 
<Hatch> "Yes?" 
<Alexand Di'Mere> ((rofl)) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Do you dye armor?" 
<Hatch> "Dye?" 
<Lady Alexis> ((No, sorry, I missed it)) 
<Hatch> Okay 
<Hatch> The man looks up to you, his soft brown eyes looking into you. His 
hair and face are dirty, his cheeks hollowed a little. It looks like he's 
been there for a while. 
<Hatch> :) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Change the color." 
<Hatch> Last time! 
<Domino> "hello sir, can you hear me?"
<Alexand Di'Mere> *looks at domino* 
<Hatch> "Ah, I see. No, that be a bit out of my experience. Could burn it 
black but that might worsen it's quality." 
<Hatch> The man croaks "please" 
<Hatch> "please can you help me?" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Ah, luck isn't with me today.  Thanks for your time." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <exits and heads torwards the docks> 
<Domino> "im not sure if i can or not"
<Lady Alexis> <look at him again> 
<Hatch> The smith nods and turns back to his work. 
<Lady Alexis> "What have you done to be in there?" 
<Hatch> "Get me out of this. I did nothing wrong." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Kopporu?" 
<Domino> "then why are youthere?" "who put you there?"
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Koppy?" 
<Hatch> "The sherrif. They say I murdered my wife and another man." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <looks for Kopporu> 
<Lady Alexis> "And you didn't? 
<Domino> "and im supposed to just blieve you?"
<Hatch> "No, I would never kill my wife. I loved her so.." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Koooooooppyyyyyyyy....." 
<Domino> "whre can i find the sheriff?"
<Lady Alexis> <nods> 
<Hatch> He wanly nudges his head to the left. 
<Lady Alexis> <looks left> 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <looks around for a sailor> 
<Kopporu> {hellooooooooo sailor!} 
<Domino> "alexis do you want to stay or talk to the sherff,or just go to 
the inn?"
<Lady Alexis> ((Helloooooooooooooosailor Moon!)) 
<Hatch> A tall, heavily built man in a heavy black cloak and wide brimmed 
hat stands looking out a window across the street. The building has a metal 
6 pointed star emblazoned on it. 
<Gohrn Da'ell> ((I saw that for the first time the other day.)) 
<Lady Alexis> "We can see what the sheriff says...." 
<Lady Alexis> <walks to the sheriff office, smiling at him> 
<Domino> "im afraid somehting might happen to him before we find out whats 
happening"
<Gohrn Da'ell> <looks for Kopporu again> 
<Hatch> Entering the office you see he has a light brown goatee and 
piercing black eyes. Though you see no obvious weapons, he still carries a 
calmly threatening presence with him.
<Lady Alexis> "Hello, sheriff..." 
<Domino> *stands   in the doorway*
<Gohrn Da'ell> <gives up and wanders back to the town square> 
<Hatch> He nods and smiles. "Hello there lady, Sherrif Gentry at your 
service." 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *stops following, and walks away from the sherrif office* 
<Lady Alexis> <smiles back> "My name is Alexis. We are just traveling 
through your fine town..." 
<Domino> *looks at alexand oddly*
<Hatch> "Yes, I saw you talkin' to old Zalcor there." 
<Lady Alexis> "...but I have an inquiry about the man in the pillory. His 
name is Zalcor?" 
<Domino> *constantly looks around*
<Gohrn Da'ell> <looks for a good place to start preaching from> 
<Hatch> "Zalcor, yes. Zalcor Ficher." 
<Lady Alexis> <nods> "And I understand he is accused of killing his wife 
and another man?" 
<Domino> *goes back to the pillory*
<Hatch> "He is. A man at least, his wife hasn't been found yet." 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *begins to follow domino again* 
<Lady Alexis> "A good reason to lock someone in a pillory, it is." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <starts twirling his scythe> 
<Lady Alexis> "But he entreated us for help, claiming his innocence, and 
seems rather sincere...." 
<Domino> to zalcor "why do they think you did this?""
<Hatch> "At the moment you can see that the gallows is still being built. 
Never had need of one until now." 
<Lady Alexis> "I noticed that." 
<Lady Alexis> "Did he catch this man and his wife in.... inappropriate 
circumstances?" 
<Hatch> "Well he says he ain't done it, but one of my deputies found the 
body of Andrew Raynar inside Zalcor's home with an arrow in his back." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <finds a place to sit down, and pulls out a sickle and a 
whetstone> 
<Lady Alexis> 'And the wife has not been found?" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <sharpen sharpen sharpen> 
<Lady Alexis> "Is there a reason Zalcor would do such a thing?" 
<Domino> "are you alive?" "did you not here me?"
<Hatch> "No, we still have people looking for her and Zalcor's sister." 
<Hatch> (ack! going to fast) 
<Lady Alexis> ((sorry!)) 
<Hatch> "Zalcor's a hunter y'see, gone into the mountains for a week or 
more at a time a lot. His wife, Rachel, was rumored around town that she'd 
been having someone else in the house when he was gone." 
<Lady Alexis> "Ah." 
<Hatch> Zalcor looks up and moans quietly, slumping back down again. 
<Lady Alexis> "And what of Zalcor's sister?" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <sharpen sharpen sharpen> 
<Domino> *examines the locks on the pillory*
<Hatch> "She ain't been seen for three days, said she was heading off into 
the mountains southwest for a few days." 
<Hatch> :) 
<Kopporu> *is somewhere else obviously, doing who knows what* 
<Hatch> The lock looks rather shody 
<Lady Alexis> ((didn't we come from the southwest)) 
<Hatch> (Came from due south) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> ((I think so.)) 
<Lady Alexis> ((Oh)) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> ((My bad.)) 
<Lady Alexis> <thinks a bit> "It is an unfortunate situation...." 
<Lady Alexis> "Another piece of business, if you have a minute?" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <sharpen sharpen sharpen> 
<Hatch> "It is. We'll keep looking for Rachel, but it's been two days she's 
missing and in another two or threedays the gallows will be done and won't 
be much point left." 
<Hatch> "Of course." 
<Lady Alexis> "My companions and I were attacked just south of town by a 
pair of bandits, a magic user and a roguish type. We dispatched them..." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <twirls sickle forward in his hand, then backwards, then 
forewards again> 
<Lady Alexis> "...but I was wondering if they were in the area long." 
<Lady Alexis> "Causing problems." 
<Hatch> "I see. Rare but not unheard of, bandits on the roads." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <sharpen sharpen sharpen> 
<Lady Alexis> "Well, thank you for your time, sheriff." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <blinks> 
<Lady Alexis> <turns to leave, then stops again and turns back to him> 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <looks at pillory and gallows> 
<Lady Alexis> "Sheriff..." 
<Hatch> "Yes?" 
<Hatch> (The gallows looks big and wooden) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <thinks> 
<Lady Alexis> "Perhaps you can use some help in your search for the missing 
women?" 
<Hatch> (So's the pillory) 
<Domino> *whistpers to alexand* -- law hasnt ever done anything good ever
<Lady Alexis> "I am an experienced tracker." 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *looks at domino*  *looks like he is thinking* 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <goes down one knee> 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <begins to pray> 
<Kopporu> {level 2.... real experienced ;)} 
<Lady Alexis> ((ROFL)) 
<Hatch> "If you should see them I would be much obliged. Seein' as the only 
evidence I have either way is a dead body, and nobody even knew where 
Zalcor was at the time." 
<Lady Alexis> ((What IS Koppy up to??)) 
<Lady Alexis> <nods> "well, I cannot speak for all of us, but I am willing 
to help. If Zalcor is innocent, it would be a sin to see him hang. Besides, 
they may need help." 
<Domino> "i say, i come back here later tonight and let him go" *whispers*
<Hatch> "I would be grateful. Even his sister would help a little." 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *whispers back, maybe he's innocent, maybe he isn't, how 
are we supposed to know ?* 
<Lady Alexis> ((What time of day is it? LAte afternoon?)) 
<Hatch> just after midday. 
<Domino> "because the more laws we have the worse the tryants are that 
enforce them"
<Lady Alexis> "Okay. I will speaki to my companions about it." 
<Lady Alexis> ((sounds familiar, Becca. ;-))) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <pray pray pray> 
<Hatch> "Thank you, miss Alexis." 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *so how many laws are in this town ?* 
<Lady Alexis> <smiles to him> 
<Lady Alexis> <goes out to the other 3> 
<Lady Alexis> "The sheriff would be appreciative if we would help him find 
Zalcor 
<Lady Alexis> 's missing wife and sister." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <stands> 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <works some kinks out> 
<Lady Alexis> "We may e able to find out if he is innocent or guilty if we 
find sign of them!" 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *shrug* okay, ... maybe they will be pretty 
<Alexand Di'Mere>  
<Gohrn Da'ell> <joins the other three> 
<Lady Alexis> ((ROFL)) 
<Lady Alexis> "Zalcor?" 
<Domino> Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges.
<Gohrn Da'ell> "You've got my help." 
<Domino> The more corrupt the state is, the more numerous are the laws. 
*winks at alexand*
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Big guy is against more coming from this town." 
<Hatch> Big guy. ;) 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *smiles* Very good miss domino 
<Lady Alexis> <looks closer at Zalcor> "Zalcor? Do you know what happened?" 
<Hatch> It looks like he's passed out. 
<Lady Alexis> <sighs> 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "What can we do? 
<Lady Alexis> ((How far away is that owlbear den?)) 
<Lady Alexis> "SHeriff said his sister went off to the Southwest 2 days 
ago." 
<Hatch> About 9 hours down the road and 4 hours along the trail you 
followed. 
<Alexand Di'Mere> ((ewwww, there was a woman in that owlbear den ....)) 
<Lady Alexis> ((Yep. ;-))) 
<Lady Alexis> "And his wife is still missing.)) 
<Alexand Di'Mere> ((AND KOPPY ATE HER !!!!)) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> ((Okay, that's funny on so many levels.)) 
<Kopporu> {just nibbled!!!} 
<Lady Alexis> ((ROFL)) 
<Lady Alexis> <thinks a bit> 
<Domino> ((i have her hand))
<Lady Alexis> "The woman in the owlbear den..." 
<Hatch> *cough* 
<Lady Alexis> <Turns and walks back to the sheriff> 
<Lady Alexis> "Sheriff?" 
<Domino> "alexis, do you want this hand?"
<Hatch> He looks up from his desk. "Again, miss Alexis?" 
<Lady Alexis> <signals the others over> 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *stays away* 
<Lady Alexis> "About half a day south of here, we found the body of a woman 
in a den of owl bears." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <stays away as well> 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "So, Alex, what do you think?" 
<Hatch> "Owlbears? Haven't seen one of those around here in years." 
<Domino> *walks over*
<Alexand Di'Mere> Don't know, this doesn't effect me one way or the other, 
but it at least might be fun 
<Lady Alexis> "There was a mated pair and several cubs in a large den not 
too far away." 
<Alexand Di'Mere> I'm sure anyone about to die will say anything to avoid 
it, so I can't know if he is innocent or not 
<Lady Alexis> "They attacked us, and we ended up finding their lair. THere 
was a woman there." 
<Domino> ((Lost hatch))
<Gohrn Da'ell> "I hope the measure of fun isn't the only way you measure 
things in life." 
<Lady Alexis> Becca lost you Hatch 
<Alexand Di'Mere> Well how it effects me acually 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <waits on his next statement until we're all together again> 
<Gohrn Da'ell> Lost him too. 
<Lady Alexis> Doh! 
<Alexand Di'Mere> I know I'm a selfish bastard but at least I'm honest 
about it *shrugs* 
<Kopporu> {hatchie go bye bye} 
<Lady Alexis> Everyone shush a sec. I'm gonna save this in case he can't 
get back. 
<Hatch> yay 
<Alexand Di'Mere> whoho ! : ) 
<Lady Alexis> Where were we? 
<Hatch> uhm 
<Hatch> "Owlbears? Haven't seen one of those around here in years."  
<Lady Alexis> "There was a mated pair and some cubs not far from here. We 
foiund a dead woman in their lair." 
<Domino> *slams the hand down on his desk*
<Hatch> "A woman, you say? What did she look like?" 
<Lady Alexis> <jumps a little> 
<Hatch> He jumps 
<Hatch> "Yeah, missy?" 
<Lady Alexis> ((Ooooh DOmino! Nice touch!!)) 
<Lady Alexis> ((It was the DISEMBODIED hand she slammed down! ;-))) 
<Hatch> He looks down. "Oh my." 
<Domino> "what did that/?"
<Hatch> "You better tell me what this is about." 
<Lady Alexis> <looks a little uncomfortable> 
<Domino> "i found that in the owlbears that arent around here"
<Lady Alexis> "And the rest of the body was in their lair." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "What I'm getting at Alex, is do we really need to be here?" 
<Hatch> "So you say." He carefully picks up the hand and examines it. 
<Lady Alexis> "Does it look... um.... familiar?" 
<Alexand Di'Mere> Not as far as I can tell, but it seems the women are 
interested in it, and well I'm interested in them 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "We were hired by Ryan and the others to find this Kether 
character.  This is just a setback in those plans." 
<Domino> "well i didnt chew on it"
<Hatch> "Chewed off. Hard to say who it's from. A woman for sure.... 
Owlbears you say?" 
<Lady Alexis> "Or digest it, for that matter." 
<Lady Alexis> "Yes, owlbears. THey're dead. 
<Hatch> "And the body you saw, what did it look like?" 
<Lady Alexis> "The body is still there.... well, what's left of it." 
<Lady Alexis> <Describes the body> 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <rolls eyes and sighs> 
<Lady Alexis> ((hehehe)) 
<Lady Alexis> ((We're boring the boys. ;-))) 
<Hatch> He looks confused at your vague and rambling description. "Didn't 
look at it too closely didja?" 
<Lady Alexis> ((And Koppy is off playing with seamen.)) ;-) 
<Hatch> EW! 
<Gohrn Da'ell> ((I bet that's a first.)) 
<Lady Alexis> "I tried not to, really." 
<Lady Alexis> ((BOB!!)) 
<Alexand Di'Mere> ((ROFL ROFL ROFL ROFL ROFL)) 
<Hatch> It better be! 
<Domino> semen and pan dont mix
<Hatch> *^_^* 
<Lady Alexis> BECCA!!! 
<Hatch> See Claire?! 
<Gohrn Da'ell> Game over man, game over. 
<Alexand Di'Mere> ((is dying laughing)) 
<Hatch> ooh look, dorito bits! 
<Kopporu> {....} 
<Lady Alexis> ((HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA)) 
<Hatch> :D she's speechless. 
<Kopporu> {*goes back to brushing her teeth*} 
<Gohrn Da'ell> ((Well, if we were serious once, we'll never get that 
back...)) 
<Hatch> HAHAHAHAHA 
<Alexand Di'Mere> (( I DON'T Want to know WHY she's cleaning out her mouth 
......)) 
<Hatch> O.O 
<Hatch> BEEEE! 
<Lady Alexis> ((HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA)) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> ((ROFL)) 
<Alexand Di'Mere> ((sorry that was evil .......... hehehhe)) 
<Lady Alexis> ((ow ow ow ROFL)) 
<Hatch> EW! BIG dorito bits! 
<Alexand Di'Mere> ((well I was laughing, thought I'd share the pain)) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> ((dries eyes)) 
<Lady Alexis> "I wish I could describe her better, but it wasn't something 
I wanted to spend any time staring at..." 
<Domino> ((where were we again))
<Hatch> (Well SOMEONE got a really close look( 
<Lady Alexis> ((We need Koppy!)) 
<Kopporu> {*whistles*} 
<Domino> *yells out the door, would you find fuzzy please
<Lady Alexis> "I think Kopporu can describe her better. We just need to 
find her." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <turns to Alex again> 
<Hatch> "Kopporu? ...." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "You think we should lead the search party to the home of 
the owlbears?" 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *sigh* why do I have to deal with the little wild 
munchkin ?? 
<Lady Alexis> "One of our companions." 
<Hatch> "I see." 
<Lady Alexis> "She's a little.... free-spirited." 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *goes looking for kopporu and drags he back to the 
others* 
<Hatch> "mm hmmm" 
<Hatch> heheehe 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <sighs> 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <begins digging through his pack> 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <removes a wineskin and settles down for some good drinking> 
<Hatch> ack 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <looks at the guyinthepillorywhosenamehecan'tremember>  
"Want some?" 
<Lady Alexis> ((Where is Koppy?)) ;-) 
<Hatch> Zalcor is still unconscious. 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <shrugs and drinks> 
<Lady Alexis> ((Didn't Ale drag her back?)) 
<Hatch> (Ponders the koppiness) 
<Hatch> (Well -I- know where she is. Find her) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <empties the wineskin> 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *sighs*  *not going to put up with a stubborn koppy* 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <stands and makes his way to the sherriff's office> 
<Alexand Di'Mere> here little koppy koppy 
<Lady Alexis> "We'll be right back. Need to find our lost person." 
<Lady Alexis> ,goes to the waterfront by the docks> 
<Hatch> He nods and looks back down to his desk 
<Lady Alexis> ((Um, she isn't skinnydipping, is she)) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <shrugs and follows> 
<Hatch> ask her.  
<Kopporu> **Kopporu is seen watching (in fascination) a sailor cleaning 
fish on the docks** 
<Lady Alexis> <walks to Koppy> "Hi there." 
<Kopporu> *waves Alexis away* 
<Lady Alexis> <chuckles> 
<Kopporu> *continues watching* 
<Hatch> õ.0 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <stops behind Alexis a bit> 
<Alexand Di'Mere> (why didn't he find koppy *grumbles*  *goes back to the 
pillory thing* 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Give me my money." 
<Lady Alexis> "Hey, remember that girl we saw the owlbear eating?" 
<Domino> *holds the same rope i used on her from before*
<Alexand Di'Mere> *has plenty of silk rope* 
<Kopporu> *suddenly starts hacking* 
<Hatch> O.O 
<Kopporu> *hack hack hack* 
<Kopporu> *thumps chest* 
<Lady Alexis> ((Hairball?)) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <thumps Koppy on the back> 
<Kopporu> "patooie!!!"   **spits out... what appears to be a lump of... 
uh.. some sort of "meat"* 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *she is gonna spit up the woman* 
<Hatch> ewww 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *told ya* 
<Kopporu> {heehee} 
<Lady Alexis> ((OH YUCK!)) 
<Lady Alexis> "Um, yeah, her." 
<Hatch> HAHAHAHA 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *koppy is easy to predict* 
<Lady Alexis> ((;-))) 
<Hatch> (ack, Tammy just told me to shut up. ^_^) 
<Lady Alexis> "What did she look like?" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <turns a shade paler than usual> 
<Lady Alexis> ((Tammy?)) 
<Kopporu> *looks up*  "uhm..." 
<Hatch> (Stepsis) 
<Domino> ((go be mean to your sister))
<Hatch> (Mean?) 
<Lady Alexis> ((The one with the friend who wants you?)) 
<Hatch> HEY! 
<Domino> ((she said to shut up :) be mean, pinch her))
<Lady Alexis> "Do you remember?" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <turns to Domino> 
<Hatch> (pinch her???) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Hey, Domino." 
<Hatch> (She's trying to sleep.) 
<Kopporu> **looks like she's thinking... sorta... seems to be continually 
distracted by the fish cleaning* 
<Domino> "gohrn, what are we doinghere?"
<Lady Alexis> ((purple nurple!)) 
<Domino> "yes?"
<Hatch> (O.O She sleeps the same way I do!!) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "I have no idea.  You still have those bracers from the mage 
I killed?" 
<Lady Alexis> ((With her hand down her pants?)) 
<Hatch> (uhmm...) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> ((Game?)) 
<Domino> "yes" 
<Lady Alexis> ((sorry)) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> (('scool.)) 
<Lady Alexis> "Koppy, can you tell someone what she looked like?" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "May I have them?" 
<Lady Alexis> "It'll get us on the road faster." 
<Domino> "have?"  "why do you want them?"
<Hatch> (giggles) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Call it curiousity." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "If you want them back later, I'll return them." 
<Kopporu> **cant keep her eyes from the fish**  "hmm.. what?" 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *wonders why she's so entraced by the fish* 
<Domino> *reaches in and gets the bracers*
<Lady Alexis> "Can you tell someone what that woman looked like?" 
<Kopporu> "She looked dead" 
<Lady Alexis> "Can you be more specific?" 
<Domino> *hands them to gohrn, if they do good stuff tell me, but if you 
turn into a cockatrice dont yell at me"
<Lady Alexis> ((ROFL)) 
<Kopporu> **... chewed" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "I won't." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <takes off gauntlets> 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <thinks silently> 
<Kopporu> **doesnt really look like she's paying attention** 
<Lady Alexis> <looks a little fristrated> 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <puts on the bracers> 
<Domino> *looks carefully at gohrn, wating for him to turn into a big bird*
<Kopporu> **is completely oblivious** 
<Hatch> (Gohrn's arms fall off) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> ((DOh!)) 
<Hatch> (no wait... nothing happens.) 
<Lady Alexis> <reaches down and picks Koppy up, slinging her over her 
shoulder> 
<Lady Alexis> ((ROFL)) 
<Kopporu> *stunned silence* 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <blinks> 
<Lady Alexis> <walks back to the SHeriff's office> 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <walks over to the sailor> 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Suppose I could buy that fish from you?" 
<Kopporu> *combination of yelps, howls, screams, and curses* 
<Hatch> The sailor looks up. "Suppose you could, then what?" 
<Lady Alexis> <goes into the office and plunks her down in a chair> 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Would you sell it to me?" 
<Kopporu> **SNARLS* 
<Hatch> The sherriff looks up. 
<Hatch> Then stands and towers over Kopporu. 
<Lady Alexis> "Koppy, if you tell the nice man what she looked like you can 
go back and watch the guy gut fish all day." 
<Kopporu> **hisses** 
<Hatch> "Suppose'n you can tell me what you saw?" 
<Hatch> The sailor looks up. "Why you wantin' fish?" 
<Kopporu> *cocks eyebrow*  "saw?" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "My traveling companion was rather interested in it." 
<Lady Alexis> "Yes. What did that dead woman look like?" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "I figure it will keep her complacent this way if she had a 
fish." 
<Lady Alexis> "You got a much closer look than I did.:" 
<Hatch> His deep black eyes drill into Koppy. "The woman." 
<Kopporu> **looks extremely annoyed** 
<Kopporu> "Red hair" 
<Hatch> "The fish? She was watching the fish?" 
<Hatch> The sailor looks dejected. 
<Lady Alexis> <gives the sheriff a look like "see what I have to put up 
with?"> 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Yup." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Fish or no?" 
<Lady Alexis> "Good, Koppy. Anything else?" 
<Kopporu> "somewhat taller than Kopporu" 
<Hatch> "Ifn' you want fish, you could go to the market." 
<Kopporu> "Blue eyes..... and she tasted good too" 
<Lady Alexis> <looks embarassed> 
<Hatch> Gentry looks stunned 
<Hatch> "Tasted good?!" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "She was looking at that fish, though." 
<Lady Alexis> "It's a figure of speech." 
<Kopporu> **picks at her teeth** 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "I'd like that fish, right there, that you're holding." 
<Lady Alexis> "Does that sound anything like his wife or sister?" 
<Hatch> Sailor. "I don't think it was the fish." 
<Hatch> "Rachel." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <I'll inspire fear in the sailor> 
<Hatch> (ack, wait.)( 
<Lady Alexis> ((ooh inspire fear!)) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> ((Okay.  ;) )) 
<Hatch> *digs out his percentile dice* 
<Alexand Di'Mere> ((I need to go sleep)) 
<Domino> *casts lucky roll*
<Kopporu> **looks boredly around the office (?) her suddent violent fit 
seemingly over for the moment** 
<Lady Alexis> "Koppy, you can go watch the fish now, ok?" 
<Domino> ((HUGS BEE))
<Lady Alexis> <smiles at her> 
<Hatch> The sailor looks up at you, drops the fish and his knife and runs 
screaming down the dock, jumping into the water and swims out of sight. 
<Lady Alexis> ((HAHAHAHA)) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <picks up the fish> 
<Alexand Di'Mere> ((hugs)) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <calls after him>  "Thanks." 
<Kopporu> *snorts at Alexis and pointedly crosses her arms and remains in 
teh chair** 
<Hatch> *cough* I don't think it was that particular fish, Bob. :) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <holds up the fish slightly> 
<Kopporu> {night Bee-kins!} 
<Alexand Di'Mere> ((well .... maybe I can stay a put longer)) 
<Alexand Di'Mere> ((BEE-KINS ?!?!?!?!?!)) 
<Lady Alexis> ((Don't they make boxes?)) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <leaves 3 sp for the sailor for when hecomes back> 
<Kopporu> {well... I coulda said Bee-kun!  or Bee-chan....  ;)} 
<Domino> ((fake leave to get hugs, how dare you))
<Hatch> heheeh 
<Hatch> Bad Bee 
<Lady Alexis> "So, the woman in the lair was his wife?" 
<Alexand Di'Mere> ((HEY NOW, you don't know me that well Pan ! : D)) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <strolls back to the sherriff's office, whistling all the 
while> 
<Hatch> The sheriff nods solemly. "Where did you say this place was?" 
<Lady Alexis> Half a day south. 
<Lady Alexis> <give him irections> 
<Hatch> "Along t 
<Kopporu> **the office(?) is ripe with the smell of fish** 
<Lady Alexis> "South along the road, the a few hours along a treal that 
goes (East or west)" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Kopporu, I've got something for ya." 
<Hatch> "Thank you miss Alexis. I'll send someone out to recover her though 
Andrew is still dead." 
<Kopporu> {Kopporu is in the chair} 
<Hatch> (The trail can only go west. ^_^) 
<Lady Alexis> <nods>  
<Gohrn Da'ell> <holds the fish out to Koppy> 
<Domino> "but you have no proof it was anyone"
<Lady Alexis> "Under what circumstances did his sister leave?" 
<Kopporu> **blinks at the fish** 
<Hatch> "We have proof that Andrew is dead, and was found inside Zalcor's 
house." 
<Hatch> "She just vanished about two days before Zalcor got back into town 
from his last trip." 
<Kopporu> **gingerly takes the fish** 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "How'd he die?"  <still looking at Koppy> 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <looks over at the Sheriff> 
<Domino> "and if they found you in the inn would the inn keeper be guilty?"
<Hatch> "He was shot in the back with a heavy arrow. Deep wound." 
<Kopporu> **takes out a knife from.. uhm.. somewhere on her person...** 
<Hatch> "Ifn' he was found at the Inn I would have had to shut down the 
town." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Sounds pretty foolish for killing someone in your home." 
<Lady Alexis> "Maybe his sister knows something. Does she disappear like 
this often?" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Knife or sword would be preferable.  A bow is a bit clumsy 
for killing someone inside a building." 
<Lady Alexis> <nods> 
<Hatch> "Well Zalcor ain't the brightest guy around, quiet and moody a 
lot." 
<Kopporu> **starts to amateurishly gut said fish, spraying guts and goo all 
over, and making a general mess... giggling all the while** 
<Lady Alexis> ((ROFL)) 
<Hatch> "His sister is a fair woodsman, she goes out from time to time but 
mainly stays in town." 
<Hatch> (ACK!) 
<Lady Alexis> "And you say she went Southwest?" 
<Hatch> The sheriff glares at Kopporu 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *Still GLADLY outside the office* 
<Hatch> "Yes, three days ago." 
<Kopporu> **big smile for Mr. Sherrif** 
<Lady Alexis> "well, she should probably be found then." 
<Lady Alexis> "Anyone want to come with me?" 
<Kopporu> **drops the fish on the floor and starts eyeing the stuff on his 
desk eagerly** 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <looks at Alexis> 
<Hatch> "Well she's not due back for another three or four days. Too late 
for her brother." 
<Alexand Di'Mere> **she's possessed !* 
<Hatch> oh no 
<Lady Alexis> "Due back?" 
<Kopporu> **extends her hand out to touch something on the desk....** 
<Lady Alexis> "I was under the impression that she disappeared and you 
didn't know what happened." 
<Hatch> "When she left she said she was heading out for a few days at least 
after stopping at her brother's for the night." 
<Hatch> He gingerly swats Kopporu's hand away. 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *blink* 
<Kopporu> **recoils with a slight yelp** 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *leans head in* 
<Alexand Di'Mere> Umm excuse me ...... 
<Hatch> "No we know where she's gone, just not where she headed or when 
she's back." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Wait." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "She left how long ago?" 
<Hatch> "Three days ago this morning." 
<Lady Alexis> "3 days?" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "And when did you find Andrew's body?" 
<Kopporu> {Andrew huh? I guess a disgruntled villager musta done it...  ;)} 
<Lady Alexis> ((ROFL)) 
<Alexand Di'Mere> Nevermind *goes back outside* 
<Hatch> "Two days ago, on the night Zalcor returned from his last trip." 
<Lady Alexis> "And the body was freshly dead?" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "And you never considered his sister as a suspect?  She had 
access to his house." 
<Hatch> "Not whenI got out to see it, but when my deputy found it he said 
it wasn't more than a day." 
<Lady Alexis>  
<Alexand Di'Mere> *audible sigh from outside* 
<Hatch> "She'd been gone for a day already, and no reason to kill Andrew." 
<Lady Alexis> "So, it was found the same night he got back from his trip, 
but could have been dead a whole day??" 
<Alexand Di'Mere> Oh miss domino could you come outside ? 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "You think she had no reason, you mean." 
<Hatch> "Quite true yes." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Think about it.  She's at his house the day before the body 
is found, and then, ironically, leaves town for just the amount of time 
needed to build gallows and hang her brother." 
<Hatch> "She had no reason I can come up with. Zalcor on the other hand 
did, seein the rumors and all and the body being in his house. 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "You don't find that odd?" 
<Lady Alexis> "I think we need to find her." 
<Hatch> "Obviously you ain't real familiar with her." 
<Lady Alexis> "I've likely never met her." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Well, no, I'm not.  I don't know her, I'm just giving you 
my perspective." 
<Lady Alexis> "But what you say makes little sense." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> ((Lost Becca.)) 
<Lady Alexis> "If the body was found the SAME NIGHT Zalcor returned from 
his trip, but your deputy said he could have been dead a whole day..." 
<Lady Alexis> "...how could he have done it?" 
<Hatch> hold a sec. 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *need to get her out of chat so I can pull her back 
......* 
<Hatch> "She isn't the kind of person to frame her brother. Much as she 
didn't like Rachel, she wouldn't have crossed Zalcor without cause." 
<Lady Alexis> "But that doesn't explain the time discrepency." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Yeah, what she said." 
<Lady Alexis> "With the timing you mentioned, it's much more likely that 
she did it instead of him." 
<Hatch> "There isn't much of one, he could have been dead an hour, or it 
could have been twelve. No real way to tell." 
<Alexand Di'Mere> ((yawn .... I really can't stay much longer)) 
<Hatch> ok 
<Lady Alexis> "But how can you hang a man for killing someone when you 
can't even be sure if he was around when the person actually died?" 
<Lady Alexis> ((we need MAtlock!)) 
<Alexand Di'Mere> ((I can do matlock .....)) 
<Lady Alexis> ((Ew!!)) 
<Hatch> "Zalcor stopped in town when he got back before he went home. Went 
into Andrew's bar. Have people there who say Andrew left not long after 
that, and put Creyan in charge of the bar. Zalcor apparently left about 
half an hour after Andrew.
<Alexand Di'Mere> ((EWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT LIKE THAT !!!!!!)) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> ((I'm an old man, I hate everything but Matlock...  oh, it's 
on right now...)) 
<Domino> ((QWERTY))
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Do you know if anyone saw the two talking at the bar?" 
<Hatch> "That's the last time anyone saw Andrew alive before I brought 
Zalcor in." 
<Hatch> "Yes, Creyan did, along with most poeple there that night." 
<Lady Alexis> "What was Zalcor's story?" 
<Kopporu> **On closer inspection, Kopporu has actually nodded offf during 
this discussion** 
<Hatch> "He says e was just got home and found Andrew dead on the floor 
when the deputy walked in." 
<Alexand Di'Mere> ((okay I really need to go now *HUGS* goodnight all)) 
<Hatch> (hehee) 
<Hatch> okay! 
<Gohrn Da'ell> ((night!)) 
<Lady Alexis> ((night!)) 
<Kopporu> {noight!} 
<Hatch> Voight! 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *kisses the women of the chat, and hugs the men* 
<Hatch> acK! 
<Alexand Di'Mere> *waves goodbye* 
<Lady Alexis> <Shakes her head> "We need to find her." 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "I think a talk with this Creyan character is in order 
before we go a hunting." 
<Domino> ((BYE HUGS)
<Hatch> "You can if you like, the tavern is straight up the way." 
<Lady Alexis> "Okay. Sheriff, we'll try to find his sister. Please don't 
hang him until we get back?" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Good, I need to refill this skin of mine as it is." 
<Hatch> "I'll try and keep it off but mainly it's not my doing, the people 
here want it done." 
<Domino> *whispers* "alexis, i can get him out, so they cant hang him"
<Gohrn Da'ell> <nudges Kopporu with his scythe> 
<Lady Alexis> "So it's a lynch mob, then?" 
<Hatch> "No, it's the town. They want justice done." 
<Lady Alexis> "But you're the sheriff. Surely you have some control over 
whether or not they kill him." 
<Hatch> (*nudge* Might be a good idea to remember what's in the town before 
you go breaking locks in the middle of the town square.) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <nudges Kopporu again>  "Wakey wakey.  We got some walking 
to do." 
<Hatch> "I am the sheriff, but if'n it was up to me I'd have put him to the 
sword by now. Hanging isn't a way to do it." 
<Lady Alexis> <looks a little astounded> 
<Kopporu> *stirs a little* 
<Kopporu> *grumbles a bit and bats the scythe away* 
<Lady Alexis> "Even though there's no real proof he didn't do anything? 
That doesn't sound anything like the justice I know." 
<Domino> ((i have class tomrowo, how much longer?))
<Lady Alexis> '((er typo in that. No real proof he did anything)) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> <nudges Kopporu again>  "I'll get you a fish." 
<Lady Alexis> ((Bribery! ;-))) 
<Hatch> "This town isn't under the prince's law, it's town law. Which is 
why I'm needed here. They'd have killed him the minute the found the body 
if I wasn't here to slow them down." 
<Kopporu> **one eye cracks** 
<Hatch> (we can end whenever Becca.) 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "You want a fish?" 
<Kopporu> **stands and stretches** 
<Lady Alexis> "Well, just try to slow them down more. I really don't think 
he had anything to do with it. Please." 
<Kopporu> "Blue fish" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Red fish" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "Two fish" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> "One fish" 
<Kopporu> "Dead fish" 
<Gohrn Da'ell> ((It's Dr. Suess, in reverse)) 
<Hatch> Demon Suess?