Advertisement
17
being held captive by Aeled, who is not her fa-
ther, and that he is an evil monster. She is clear-
ly upset and injured from running through the
forest in the dark. Within moments a crowd of
surly looking men appear from the forest. They
have been chasing the girl to the inn. Quickly
thereafter a large group of Rivermen appears
from the camp.
•
It is clear that her pursuers are from the
fishing village. A World Lore roll will let a
PC recall that the fishermen of the White
River are the descendants of the Purdagi
pirates and their orc companions, and his-
torically do not respect the king's law.
•
They will state that they are guests of the
girl's father, and they have come to take her
home. The Insight skill can be used to rec-
ognize that these men are not interested in
the health or safety of Maegth, and that they
are greatly amused by her current distress.
The situation is tense. The fishermen want the
girl. Maegth pleads not to let them take her. The
sailors are generally neutral, but their presence
The Singer's Landing Inn
Magic World Quick-Start
will prevent things from getting too far out of
hand. Of course, a strict reading of the law says
that Aeled is free to treat Maegth however he
wants, provided, he is her father. Most PCs will
be interested in seeing that the truth is found
and that justice is done, but if none of the PCs
take an interest in helping Maegth for her own
sake, she will accuse Aeled (the lord of the
House on Oak Hill) of holding the two miss-
ing hunters captive. This will force any person
of honor to investigate.
The fishermen are suspicious, but they are
not breaking the law. Their efforts to return
Maegth can be considered "legal" — and cer-
tainly this will be the position of the River-
men. They would just as soon close their eyes
to Maegth's plight and hope the problem goes
away. Because of the ambiguity of the situa-
tion a character using weapons in this fight
will receive +1 Shadow points for the action,
and killing a fisherman is murder and carries
+3 Shadow points. The good news is that the
Chronicler should warn the PCs of this if any-
one considers drawing weapons. Of course,
beating someone to submission with the Brawl
or Wrestle skills is perfectly acceptable. Thus,
The Fishsinger's Daughter
Advertisement
