With the faint sounds of the goblins receding into the distance, the place is again eerily quiet. The cold tree limbs creak as the wind bustles through them and your footfalls on the frosty ground are the only regular sounds. Occasionally a board in one of the buildings will pop, or something small like a nut or branch will fall from a tree, which makes you jump.
At your suggestion of going down the well, Charlotte goes to the store and brings out a rusty tool which Claire hammers into the inside of the well with the back of her axe. It seems very secure. Claire unwinds her rope and ties it off to the ad hoc
piton, and tosses it down the well.
Looks like each of you can go down, but not two side-by-side. The well is 4' across and now that the sun is higher you can faintly see the bottom 30' down. But it'll be dark down there for anyone exploring.
The women take this opportunity to drink deeply of their
bota bags, and share out some trail food with each other - and you. They have nuts, dried fruit, jerky, and hardtack crackers. They do their best to wipe off the blood from their hands and faces, and spare a few drops of water. Charlotte accidentally eats some of the blood and makes a face. Claire silently laughs and flexes her arm, and Pearl laughs her strange chiming laugh and says, with a Goblin accent, "Yes, blood make you strong like salamander."
Will you break out some of your food and share with them? You're also thirsty - you have the jug of hard cider and the bottle from the Dryad's tree.
The compound is arranged like this, with descriptions you can tell from the outside, or a more detailed italicized description if you've explored it:
[North, overlooks bridge]
Store Guard Tower Open Space
[West, overlooks cliff] Stable Well Entrance Gate [East, down to road]
Smithy Shed Lodge Cottage
[South]
You're at the well. There's a rope down the well tied off to a piton at the top.
The area is quiet.
Claire, Charlotte, and Pearl are here. Everyone is completely covered in blood, and Pearl is also caked with black coal dust.
Equipment
Clothes: Fur Cloak, Faded Green Shirt, Trousers, Belt with Dagger Sheath and Pouch, Floppy Boot Hat, Cloth-Wrapped Sandals
Armor: None
Jewelry: Ceramic Ocarina Necklace (0 ENC)
In Hand: Rusty Axe
Satchel [10/10]:a Big Heavy Book [Unlocked] (10 ENC), Densely-Written Love Letter (0 ENC)
Dagger (Belt Sheath)
Bottle [1/1]: 2 Pints of Unknown Liquid
Mirror Shiv with Shirt Wrapped Handle
Torch
Sausages x2 (1 ENC)
Bread Loaf
Jug [1/4]: 2 Pints Hard Cider
Small Items (No Weight) In Belt Pouch
Compass
Pocketknife
Engraved Lighter
Pack of Serpent Tarot Cards
Engraved Gold Engagement Ring
Equipment
Clothes: Black Cloth Pants, Black Cloth Shirt, Black Hooded Cloak, Black Leather Gloves, Black Leather Boots, Belt with Axe Loop and Pouch
Armor: None
Jewelry: None
In Hand: Bow
Sturdy Backpack [7/20]: Hardtack x9 (1 ENC), Salamander Hide x3 (3 ENC), Salamander Head (3 ENC)
Hand Axe (Belt Loop)
Quiver [1/1]: Arrows x39
Bota Bag [4/4]: 7 Pints Water
50' Rope (2 ENC)
Small Items (No Weight) In Belt Pouch
Tinderbox
Chunk of Soap
Archer's Finger Guard
(Unknown)
Equipment
Clothes: Black Cloth Pants with Two Dagger Sheaths, Black Cloth Shirt, Black Hooded Cloak, Black Leather Gloves, Black Leather Boots, Bandolier with Six Dagger Sheaths, Belt with Sword Sheath and Pouch
Armor: None
Jewelry: None
In Hand: Short Sword
Cute Square Backpack [4/10]: Mixed Nuts x2 (1 ENC), Dried Meat x3 (1 ENC), Rolled Blanket, Brick of Soap
7 Daggers (Belt Sheaths)
1 Melty Dagger (Belt Sheath)
Bota Bag [4/4]: 7 Pints Water
Small Items (No Weight) In Belt Pouch
Tinderbox
(Unknown)
Equipment
Clothes: Dark Purple Fur-Lined Pants, Grey Cloth Shirt, Brown Leather Vest, Deep Green Hooded Cloak, Brown Leather Gloves, Brown Leather Boots, Belt with Dagger Sheath and Pouch
Armor: None
Jewelry: Silver Bracelets x5 (0 ENC)
In Hand: Dagger
Satchel [10/10]: Dried Fruit x4 (1 ENC), Dried Meat x4 (1 ENC), Pearl's Spellbook {Pyrotechnics, Whispered Message} (5 ENC), Coffer [Locked] [2/3]: 108 oz Gold, 100 oz. Silver
Bota Bag [4/4]: 7 Pints Water
Small Items (No Weight) In Belt Pouch
Hollow Reeds and Cobweb x34 (Whispered Message)
Guano and Sulfur Balls x22 (Pyrotechnics)
Lockpick Kit (1 ENC)
Chunk of Soap
(Unknown)
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