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[h2][color=00aeef][i][b]Baronfjørd "Blackberry" Chedgusah[/b][/i][/color][/h2][i][b][color=00aeef]Dragon Born, Monk (Astral self), Level 05[/color][/b][/i]
[color=00aeef][i][b]HP:[/b][/i][/color] 27 / 40    [color=00aeef][i][b]Armor Class:[/b][/i][/color] 16  [color=00aeef][i][b]Conditions:[/b][/i][/color] N/A
[color=00aeef][i][b]Location:[/b][/i][/color] Meeting Spot
[color=00aeef][i][b]Action:[/b][/i][/color] N/A
[color=00aeef][i][b]Bonus Action:[/b][/i][/color] N/A
[color=00aeef][i][b]Reaction:[/b][/i][/color] Cursing
[color=00aeef][i][b]Ki:[/b][/i][/color] 3/5


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[color=00aeef]"Monsier Laraunt do wait please...oh blast it all."[/color] BlackBerry watched morosely as the man and horse retreated into the darkness of night. Seldom seen for a brief moment as they passed through pockets of torchlight along the road, until they vanished completely. For a moment he played with the idea of chasing after but thought better of it. [color=00aeef]"Well. I suppose I have been called worse. Regretfully, I imagine this does bode poorly for us all. As if there was not enough to worry about."[/color] He spat bitterly. Still staring out into the darkness, he started tap, tap, tapping his thumb to his fingers.

He turned back to face Victoria and Kosara, glad at least to have them present, as the latter was already investigating the corpse.

[color=00aeef]"The head you should find just over the wall there. Kosara."[/color] He gave an almost embarrassed grumbled when he explained, [color=00aeef]"It, ah, popped off during the confrontation."[/color]

He then stepped towards the pair as he continued his story standing over the corpse but making no move to aid in the investigation just yet. Instead he kept his gaze on the path to the winery, keeping an eye for Lady Kathryn and Madame L'Rose.

[color=00aeef]"Well, after I left I then made my way here. Unfortunately though instead of Toombes as I had hoped find, I encountered...this. I can only assume this had up until recently been Toombes. It attacked without hesitation or remorse. it seemed to suggest that our encounter was merely an experiment, or perhaps its very existence was the Experiment? I admit after the fight I was pre-occupied with the possibility of something similar happening back at the wine house to pay it much thought until now."[/color]

He gnawed on his lip as he dragged the memories of the battle to the front of his mind, he had to make sure to get the details right. Even though he hadn't gotten much out of the Guest anything, small a detail as it may be, could become important.

[color=00aeef]"It does get worse, unfortunately. Whatever this was. It appeared aware of our task in a round about way at least; strangely it did say 'Do they need all of you to complete the assignment'. The obvious threat aside, it does suggest that we have been roped into completing a task for whomever 'they' may be. Perhaps our pen pal? Or someone else?. I regret that I could not get our Guest to reveal anything of substance."[/color]

A stray thoughts latched onto that sentence; what if he hadn't come out here? Would they have even found Toombes? Or would Toombes simply have vanished into thin air? Or would the skeletal monster have found one of their guests on their way home?

[color=00aeef]"With any luck, Madame L'Rose should be here shortly to confirm the identity of the victim. We can then move it somewhere else without any further attention I do hope. Regardless, it may be prudent to encourage the Barbells to stay the night or otherwise offer to escort them home."[/color] BlackBerry added solemnly. [color=00aeef]"Personally, I suggest we keep the body under watch or otherwise dispose of it post-haste. Though I wonder if, Victoria, perhaps your expertise in matters may reveal the exact nature of the experiment? Other than the obvious of course."[/color]

This was all followed by a rattling sigh, either from sheer cold or tiredness it was hard to tell. Either way BlackBerry seemed to almost deflate while he tried to pull his robes close around himself and rubbed his arm in an effort to convince some warmth into it.

[color=00aeef]"I must apologise for the all this trouble, not just to yourselves but also to Madame L'Rose once she arrives. This was not how I had hoped to spend the evening. Though I do plan now to sit in the fireplace once we get back inside."[/color]