Turn 1
Dennis breaks the awkward silence:
So. I see ye all got swords. Ye here fer the bugabears and gristle-walkers what killed my favorite ox? - saying that he looked at their weapons.
Hail to ye; it's the dragons' blessing that even this many of us are still alive. - Aaron was first to reply. - We're here for whatever makes trouble, mate. - he added shortly.
Suddenly the man covered in dark robes quickly burst out with foreign speech:
Fb urer jr ner. vg frrzf gung gur qrzbaf unir nyernql fynva gur ivyyntref urer. - Everyone stared at him confusedly, and after a few seconds he realised that he spoke in wrong language!
I am sorry, can you understand me now? I am surprised to find survivors in this village. Why are you here? - he asked with somewhat strange accent.
Whatever gods still favor us slightly, I pray to them that we are not the only survivors. - said inquisitor, keeping watch of area around them.
[2] For Reynald, it seemed that there was nothing suspicious about all those body piles and decapitated limbs strewn all around.
Huntin'.;
Livin'. - Aaron and Dennis both replied to Pguhyuh's question at the same time.
...so, anyway. Anyone got specific plans, or we all just wanderin' about looking for trouble? - the wanderer asked. - I say we try to reclaim the area. - he then added.
I'm goin' ta be lookin' for loot in the town, and I 'aught to be able to find somewhere to stay the night there. If any oh ye gnets with the beeg wipons come aloong I'd ba much abluged. - Bob said calmly and a bit greedily. All that cataclysm waking up his hoarder sense.
I came here to research. The weaker demons are more common in small villages like this one. - said Pguhyuh, coming closer to the shrine.
[4] Demonologist touched the shrine and closed his eyes. He felt that there used to be a strong charge of holy energy accumulated within the shrine, but a dark taint overcame it.
About that, there was strong arcane magic at the keep, if anyone wants to help me explore the place for my investigation i will be very grateful. - he said after opening his eyes and turning towards others.
Hm... - Aaron pondered. - Setting up a stronghold would be useful. If we can take the keep, that'd be exceedingly useful. Who's in? - Pguhyuh's idea about visiting the fortress was appealing to him.
The keep? Long as I get to be tha' Count, I'll lend my pitchfork. - Dennis agreed, but wanderer's riposte lightly angered him: You can probably be the Count, for what it's worth. Not that it's worth much.
It's good to see other living people for once. Reynald, I need to see to this shrine. Hopefully this won't take long. - absorbed with thought exorcist finally spoke.
[5] He came closer to the desacrated shrine and immediately taint gathered inside it nearly threwn him back. However, he was stronger than the darkness and managed to touch the shrine with his Holy Inquisition Symbol, purging it from the taint! The shrine should ward off dark spirits from village area now, and it can be used to temporarily imbue items with holy charges!
[2] Without words, Bob left his companions in search of some hideout to stay for the night and undead to put down. He couldn't find the former, but a sight of decapitated leg moving it's fingers quite freaked him out...
OOC
Waiting with keep investigating to check if you'd want to use the shrine now.