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Occupied Equestria - Mended Horn
GM Pony
9d64f0b
?
No.179000
179006 180235
It Begins.
1090 replies and 98 files omitted.
Rosey "Posey" Ring
9ab9635
?
No.180053
180054
How many houses are there in total
GM Pony
9d64f0b
?
No.180054
180055 180057 180060
>>180049
Not even in Death does the cuteness end\

>>180053
Two nearby, maybe another two further away, plus some industrial looking buildings

>>180050
It smells organic

The furs are relatively raw

>>180051
It is oversized for Kira
The Floof and The Noodle
1748d93
?
No.180055
180059
>>180054
Kira decides that the coat, while warm, isn't quite suitable for her size, and lets Silver have it. Perhaps he can get it resized when they get back to Baltimare, and perhaps Kira can get herself a properly sized coat for herself.

The industrial buildings look interesting. Silver goes off to investigate them, as Kira investigates the natural areas just outside the town.
Zoob
9e184a3
?
No.180057
180059
>>180054
Organic as in hexane, or organic as in blood?
Regardless, Zeeb wandees around a little more befoee deciding there isn't much more information to gather here. Maybe the cottage can reveal more.
Notes
GM Pony
9d64f0b
?
No.180058
180069
Letter one, blatantly torn from a larger set of notes:

"To my Ingrid Marie Vindes

Nils Markås found the last letter I wrote and read it out to the group. Like he thinks having a lover is somehow embarrassing. Let him read it now. He does not know Ponish, as we do. It's the 16th now. I trust you are in Trottingham by now? Apartment 16, 146 Marien Way? That's where I will be mailing this when the ship comes around. And that is what I need to write to you about now. I will not be coming home this November. Sørvik wants us to stay through the winter. He thinks that the sealing will be good, with all of the big ships heading south. We didn't want to go along with this, but he promised more money will pay out to us, and besides, none of us had jobs lined up for the winter. I love you Ingrid, and I will see you as soon as I can. We are still trying to prod Sørvik to get us home early still. Perhaps I will see you in Trottingham for the Festival of the Blue Moon. It will be strange, to be sure, not being in Flygham. But that is the point of a new life? I will see you soon, and with quite a bit of money with it.

Yours, Johan Bøkli"

Letter 2, same:

"My dear Ingrid! We've got a massive haul. I was sick for the day, but Sørvik, Ingerstad, and Nils went out, and had the luckiest haul ever! They towed an adult Devil Whale back to shore. It's big. Damn near a Midgarsworm. Sørvik claims he killed it and the other two won't say no, but I don't believe that for a moment. I think they just found a corpse that did not sink. But I do not care. It has meat and blubber, and ambergris in the bowels. We have been tearing it apart all day. Old Olaf Sørvik has done it. We even found some jewelry and spear heads in its intestines. A whole golden headset with jewels. It doesn't quite fit a hippogriff head, but I think it just got crushed. Olaf Sørvik is keeping it for himself. that is alright, with this kind of find, he has earned it.

And that leads to my next point. We have voted to stay until February, and will not be on the next boat out. I know it isn't what you wanted to hear, but I promise you, when we meet again, it will all be worth it.

Lovingly, Johan Bøkli"
GM Pony
9d64f0b
?
No.180059
180061 180062 180070
>>180057
Organic like blood, but hexane is also a possibility with different containers

>>180055
There is a kind of boiler beneath a large tank, and a steel ladder to reach up to the top tank and pour things in, and then pipes carrying fluid away from the tank and to be placed in oil drums. The whole thing is made out of steel that is somewhat rusted.
Rosey "Posey" Ring
f7b9db9
?
No.180060
180063
>>180054
I'm not quite sure where everypony is on the map, but just assume that Posey is now searching in the same place as everypony else now, for the sake of keeping the party together.

Should I roll anything? Cast Detect Magic?
Rosey "Posey" Ring
f7b9db9
?
No.180061
180063
>>180059
Posey knows what blood smells like, and she has experience executing sleezy ghoul merchants who tried to sell off kegs of watered-down/bootleg blood in magehold: this is her calling.
Posey examines it closely, to determine it it is really blood.
Zoob
9e184a3
?
No.180062
180063
>>180059
Oh shit, that actually changes a lot of things. I suppose the doctor should have recognized blood.
Dust investigates further. Are the barrels.... Full of blood?
GM Pony
9d64f0b
?
No.180063
180064 180065
>>180061
>>180062
No. It's rendered fat

>>180060
You can roll what you think is relevant at a specific point
Rosey "Posey" Ring
f7b9db9
?
No.180064
>>180063
I'm going to start with an Int check to search to see if I notice anything odd.
[1d20+3 = (9+3) = 12]
Zoob
9e184a3
?
No.180065
>>180063
Oh. Well I guess if zoob doesn't recognize the skins he continues on his way to the cabin he passed by oj his way to the storeroom.
GM Pony
9d64f0b
?
No.180066
180067 180068 180073 180087
The second cottage is similar, with the name "Sovesal To" in block letters above the door.

Inside, there are a couple made beds, and one that is clearly disturbed. There are empty bottles of vodka on the floor. The floor is visibly scratched and there appears to be blood.

There are minor items like a lamp, a pocket watch, an ice pick.

Here too, there are notes torn and thrown on the floor.
Rosey "Posey" Ring
f7b9db9
?
No.180067
180071
>>180066
>The floor is visibly scratched and there appears to be blood.
Posey checks to make sure it's real, authentic blood.
She also gathers up the notes, and checks for any hoofprints that could indicate where the prior inhabitants went.
Rosey "Posey" Ring
f7b9db9
?
No.180068
180071
>>180066
Also I want the pocket watch, of nopony else claims it.
Cavaliere
29cfec4
?
No.180069
180073
>>180058
Cavaliere picks up the papers, including the ones in the northern script, and stows them in his backpack, except for the ones in Ponish which he holds. He enters the second cabin where Dust and Posey are.

"What do those notes say? They are probably not in Ponish and I cannot read the northern language some of the other notes have."
The Floof and The Noodle
1748d93
?
No.180070
180071
>>180059
Hmm...Silver taps on the boiler and tank to see if he can tell if there's anything left inside it.
GM Pony
9d64f0b
?
No.180071
180072 180073 180074 180076
These too, are in Ponish, and from the same source, violently ripped out

Note 3:

"Several weeks have passed, and the sealing has not been as good as before. It seems like they really did all go south. Still looking to see you again."

Note 4:

"The Festival of the Blue Moon has passed, and what a sad day it was. Håkon Egerstad left the door open in the storehouse, and rats got in and spoiled some of our supplies. We only have enough food to barely last us until february. It's not a complete disaster as we have seal meat, but who wants to eat seal meat every day? Well, that's what we had today. Nils Markås refused to cook today, I think Egerstad made a remark about his cooking being bad, which caused Nils to retort that he spoiled the crackers and caused a fuss. I ended up cooking, but i can't say I do a much better job than Nils. I can't wait for your cooking. There's more fussing. Nils is trying to claim that I shouldn't have a full share of the devil whale as I wasn't there to 'kill it,' as if they somehow did! I was there to process it, and that is the real work. Egerstad says that the golden crown is probably some old artifact, and he wants a share. Sørvik will have none of that. I think he even wears it at night, fancying himself some kind of prince or priest of the sea folk. You should see him try to put it on. It doesn't fit him at all.

This would all be a comedy, except that we have found no seals in the last week. We would not be fighting if there were seals. And there will be no ship coming by. We are considering just taking the boat and going to Trottingham, though we have no permit for their waters. Sørvik wants us to stay. He is claiming we'll find that pack of seals, or a wright whale. I would like to believe he's right, but I don't think he is. I am considering getting in that boat myself, even if I am arrested in Trottingham Bay. It will be worth it when I see you."

Lovingly, Johan Bøkli"

>>180070
They are empty

>>180068
Mala tries to, but he's easy to make back off

>>180067
The blood on the ground looks pretty real
Rosey "Posey" Ring
f7b9db9
?
No.180072
180075
>>180071
Well, Posey likes Mala...
Depends what the pocket watch is made of. Is it silver, gold or something else?
Zoob
9e184a3
?
No.180073
180075
>>180066
Can Dust investigate these notes? Anything interesting?
>>180071
Oh hey
>sealing
Sealing or sealing? Either way, resident zebra only knows abojt one type of seal and not really the other.
Reading further, I see what kinda sealing.
Going out on a limb and rolling knowledge (religion) to see if Zeeb has heard of tbe Festival of the Blue Moon
[1d20+9 = (3+9) = 12]
>>180069
Dust shakes his head
"The northen scripts I cannot read
So please do not leave them to me
If you truly want to catch some leads
Our silver friend you should see."
Cavaliere
29cfec4
?
No.180074
180075 180076 180087
>>180071
Cavaliere waves over Silver and Mala to have a look, and once the group is together he passes around the first two notes. He explains,

"These aren't Stalliongradians Stalliongraders? Stalliongraduates?, the marines, or any prior residents. These were griffon sealers who found this whale and presumably owned that boat. They were staying here until February, but the fact that they left these buildings like this indicates that either they are still here and are in hiding, they were forcibly picked up, or they're dead."

He then talks to Posey, interrupting her staring at the watch. "You told us you are some expert on dead bodies, not quite a coroner but in a similar field. Is it within your capability to determine what species this blood belongs to?"

To Silver: "Can you make anything out of this?" he asks as he claws over a document in the Norwegian-analogous language.
GM Pony
9d64f0b
?
No.180075
180078 180079
>>180072
It seems to be silver

>>180073
>can he investigate
Yes.

>sealing or sealing
Yes

>Festival of the Blue Moon
Griffonian celebration

>>180074
Mala comes over

He smells the blood
"That is from today" He answers
Rosey "Posey" Ring
f7b9db9
?
No.180076
180077
>>180071
>Egerstad says that the golden crown is probably some old artifact, and he wants a share. Sørvik will have none of that. I think he even wears it at night, fancying himself some kind of prince or priest of the sea folk. You should see him try to put it on. It doesn't fit him at all.
I want that crown.
"I wonder what happened to it...?" Posey remarks
>>180074
>"You told us you are some expert on dead bodies, not quite a coroner but in a similar field. Is it within your capability to determine what species this blood belongs to?"
That's a good question. Statistically, i got nothing on my sheet, but maybe I could get a circumstance bonus for backstory?
I could taste it and be sure...
GM Pony
9d64f0b
?
No.180077
180078
>>180076
>Can Posey tell
I would assume that all mammalian blood is extremely similar and you couldn't tell the difference except under a microscope

If anyone could tell the difference, it would be Mala
Rosey "Posey" Ring
f7b9db9
?
No.180078
180080 180082 180084
>>180075
>silver
Ow, yucky silver. Hurty.
Posey gives the watch to Mala.
>from today
"Can you tell what it's from, big guy?" Posey says, as she hands him the watch.
Posey scrutinizes the blood, and looks for any prints that could let either of the rangers use their track feat to locate the creatures involved.
>>180077
>would assume that all mammalian blood is extremely similar
You've clearly never tried virgin blood. We take blood tasting very seriously in Magehold.
Posey lets Mala do his thing though.
Anonymous
9e184a3
?
No.180079
180080
>>180075
Hm, grifs celebrating the moon. Interesting
The zeeb looks at Mala
"If the blood indeed is fresh
Then close at hoof should be the flesh
Could from the scent you find the trail?
And lead us to them across the vale?"
GM Pony
9d64f0b
?
No.180080
180081 180082
>>180078
"I think it's griffin. I am not sure though. I know that griffins have been here, in this room." Mala licks the blood on the floor

"Yeah, I think that's griffin."

>You've clearly never tried virgin blood
Fair enough

>>180079
Mala looks up at the rapping, striped fellow.
"I think I could, yes."
Rosey "Posey" Ring
f7b9db9
?
No.180081
180082
>>180080
Maybe the Rangers can make their survival checks now, with a bonus for Mala's assistance.
Cavaliere
29cfec4
?
No.180082
180083 180087
>>180078
>You've clearly never tried virgin blood. We take blood tasting very seriously in Magehold.
It's a relief that Amber and Mustard are safe now.

>>180080
"Then they are probably dead, or at least wounded. The trail wouldn't lead us to the Marines, but it might lead us to the communists which we could then avoid."

>>180081
What bonus, and wouldn't the party would have to link up with Kira to tell her? >tfw I have zero points into survival
Rosey "Posey" Ring
f7b9db9
?
No.180083
180087
>>180082
Wait, where is Kira? I thought she was with us. Let's go get Kira.
GM Pony
9d64f0b
?
No.180084
180085 180087
>>180078
When Poset cedes the pocket watch, Mala reaches out with his paw as quickly as he can, grabs it, opens his mouth, and places it in the back of his mouth in a single fast action. It's a smaller than average pocket watch; maybe he could have swallowed it. Mala then turns his head to meet his eyes to Posey, and he pulls it out. He has a clearly embarrassed smile on his face.

"Thank you...."

He looks away.
Rosey "Posey" Ring
f7b9db9
?
No.180085
180095
>>180084
"Good boy." Posey pats mala.

I do need to get up early tomorrow, so I'm going to bed.
Feel free to go on without me, making search checks and whatnot.
The Floof and The Noodle
1748d93
?
No.180087
180094 180095
I apologize for my absence, I fell asleep.

>>180074
Silver looks over the notes he's given. "Hmm...no, I do not think I can. I know Ponish, Cyrillic, Wechselbalg...this looks like it could be Vedinan, possibly."

>>180066
If Silver notices it and no one else wants it, he would like the ice pick.

>>180082
>>180083
>>180084
Kira is still nearby, and isn't hard at all to collect. She was investigating the nearby area just outside the village. She comes back, giving a concerned glance at the scratches and bloodstain.

Kira: "That...doesn't seem good. It's fresh? You...want me to track that? Alright, sure, that should be easy enough."

Survival: While Mala assists with his keen sense of smell, Kira investigates and follows the tracks left behind by whoever was bleeding here.

[1d20+11 = (5+11) = 16]
Rosey "Posey" Ring
bb9106d
?
No.180094
180095
>>180087
Rolling to assist that survival check (DC 10)
[1d20+1 = (8+1) = 9]
"If it's from today, it's likely that whoever left it is still here. Hopefully our colts are still alive." Posey says
"It's also plausible that they were dragged away from here by monsters. Check for any signs of a struggle, so we can know what we're dealing with."
I'll also roll appraise on that Ice Pick, to see if it's masterwork (potentially magic).
[1d20+3 = (13+3) = 16]
GM Pony
9d64f0b
?
No.180095
180096 180097
>>180085
Mala is pet

"I'm not used to... this..."

>>180087
There's a sign of birds, and especially a large number of bird feathers in little piles. There are more clam shells.

Separate from all of this and far more organized, is a pile of bones.

Kira looks around and at the trail of blood. Little droplets continue - evidently dropped from above the ground, not dragged - in a direction towards the remaining structures and perhaps the pier. It does not continue with enough detail to say with certainty. What is unhelpful is that this entire area has many signs of use and being disturbed. The muddy ground retains prints, to be sure, but there are many prints in many directions of paws, claws, and especially of boots.

>>180094
It is not. It has some use (including a very small amount of blood at the end).
Rosey "Posey" Ring
bb9106d
?
No.180096
180097 180098
>>180095
>bird feathers
Bird feathers, or griffon feathers?
>Separate from all of this and far more organized, is a pile of bones.
~Yay! Bones!
What kind of bones?
>Little droplets continue - evidently dropped from above the ground, not dragged - in a direction towards the remaining structures and perhaps the pier.
"Something left this room while it was still bleeding."
>including a very small amount of blood at the end
"And it looks like this pick wounded them." She adds
"Informal weaponry... It appears as though these might have been civilians, fighting amongst themselves."
>especially of boots
Do the boot patterns match the boots of the soldier we just captured? Or the boots common among New Mareland Navy?
The Floof and The Noodle
1748d93
?
No.180097
180101
>>180095
>>180096
Kira: "And whoever they were, they remained conscious even after being attacked. And that pier, with the sunken boat...could they be related? Did whoever was attacked sabotage the boat?"
GM Pony
9d64f0b
?
No.180098
180100 180101
>>180096
>Bird feathers, or griffon feathers?
These are probably not griffin feathers based on the small size. They are shorter with grey at the tips and white, or sometimes, just white.

>what kind of bones
Roll

>Boots
Roll
Cavaliere
29cfec4
?
No.180100
180103
>>180098
I suppose I'll roll with intelligence.

[1d20+2 = (19+2) = 21]
[1d20+2 = (3+2) = 5]
Rosey "Posey" Ring
bb9106d
?
No.180101
180103
>>180097
"It's plausible, but I have a hunch that whoever was here is either in the neighboring structure on that ship. Let's check them."
"It's also plausible that our colts may be involved. They're Marines, and they likely don't know that they're being rescued. If they're alive, they likely looked for logical sources of shelter on the island, or supplies from the ship to keep warm and build their fires."
"The coat in the building gives me pause. Somepony left this place in a hurry."
>>180098
Bones (taking the liberty of a +2 circumstance for my roleplayed bone obsession):
[1d20+5 = (17+5) = 22]
Boots:
[1d20+3 = (8+3) = 11]
GM Pony
9d64f0b
?
No.180103
180104 180105
>>180101
The bones belong to multiple marine mammals, specifically pinnipeds, presumably seals or sea lions.

The boots are of a style not consistent with pony boots.

>>180100
Screw it, I'll flip those two results:

The boots are griffin boots, like what is used in especially fish processing.

The bones... Hard to say
Cavaliere
29cfec4
?
No.180104
180105
>>180103
"No sign of the Stalliongrad sailors that I can see. So then why are there signs of a struggle and why have the griffons disappeared?"
Rosey "Posey" Ring
bb9106d
?
No.180105
180106
>>180103
Posey takes any skulls from the pile.
>>180104
"Perhaps it has something to do with that crown mentioned earlier. Let's investigate."
Posey begins trotting towards the other structures and the pier
Anonymous
9d64f0b
?
No.180106
180107 180108
>>180105
Only a few skulls, which are incomplete as the jaw bones has been separated. The number of skulls seems underrepresented, and the whale skull is also absent.

>>180105
The pier is to the left. There are two structures in the back.
Rosey "Posey" Ring
bb9106d
?
No.180107
180108
>>180106
Let's check out the structures before heading to the pier.
The Floof and The Noodle
1748d93
?
No.180108
180109
>>180106
>>180107
Silver and Kira take one of the structures
Rosey "Posey" Ring
bb9106d
?
No.180109
180110
>>180108
Let's search them together, in case we encounter something.
The Floof and The Noodle
1748d93
?
No.180110
180111
>>180109
Hey, Posey and the others are more than welcome to search with them in this one or to search the other.
Rosey "Posey" Ring
bb9106d
?
No.180111
>>180110
That's what I meant.
Posey follows the others.
GM Pony
9d64f0b
?
No.180112
180113 180115
Two structures:

One, a cottage of some kind with windows. The other has no windows and must be some kind of workshop.

There a few smaller auxiliary buildings, however, even behind this