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[Caellath]

"RRRRAAAAARRGGHH-AHUuughh." Leon's fit of berserking screaming rage was prematurely stopped by being attacked by the enemy boss and executing an emergency landing that got him flopping onto the ground like a sack of potatoes.

[I_Like_Pi]

I don't have the rolls on me but he hit
Damage: 12-3=9

Kristijan gets Chest Keys!

With the fall of his commander, the last rebel attempted to run away. However, Cullen intercepted him and quickly ended his life. With the battle now finally over, Cullen barked some orders at his squad.

"Hallbjorn, get everyone on their feet! Leon, when you're able report your findings to me! Someone, find out where those two villagers scurried off to!" Finished, Cullen rested against the tree and waited for the poison to leave his body. Damn... That must've been the whole village, or at least most of it. Just what are they planning, and who are their suppliers? Those stones indicate either trouble with her or trouble with someone near the Emperor. Either is just as unfavorable.

[kj1225]

"Yes Sir."
Hallbjorn gets to work on raising his comrades, mentally tallying the numbers. He wasn't very pleased, and it showed.

[Powder Miner]

Kristijan, fatigued from the numerous beatdowns he found himself on the receiving end of during the battle, began to list a little and ended up resting a little bit on his sword -- before looking startled at his own lack of rigor there. That, at least, softened a bit when he saw Cullen leaning against a tree himself, though he was still standing just a little straighter now.
:"Oof. . . that was definitely no ordinary band of thieves... not with so many of them, too. I wonder what those things they had were...?"

[Swordstar]

"It's like their jewelry was a tome. Either that or they had some hidden tome but... These peasants were all able to use magic at a much higher level than I would have expected. Something doesn't add up."

She'd been healed and able to stand up quickly enough. She was still hurting, but this wasn't the time or place to be showing weakness. She was here to represent her family and she needed to do them proud and she wouldn't do that laying face down in the dirt.

[kj1225]

"Really, we should have realized something was wrong when we saw multiple peasants with jewelry when it wasn't a special occasion."
Hallbjorn for his part wasn't very tired or beat up. Still, he leaned on his staff.

[Caellath]

Leon was off his berserking fit as soon as he was brought back from the brink of death and he had made sure there were no more enemies around.

"The house was deserted and a mess like it had been ransacked, but I found this." Leon gave his commander the Secret Letter. "I was also given this by a shady figure." he added, showing him the Strange Brown Gem.

[I_Like_Pi]

Cullen examined the strange gem first.

"This looks just like... Who gave this to you? Name, appearance, anything!" Having lost control slightly Cullen coughed to refocus himself. "Ahem. I will talk to you about this later, in private,"

Next, Cullen took the letter and read it aloud for his recruits to hear. Although he remained stoic and calm throughout the reading, his vice-like grip on the letter betrayed his overboiling rage.

Spoiler: An Offer He Couldn't Refuse (click to show/hide)

Greetings esteemed mayor of Holshire. It is my, Jorgund Baires, great pleasure to offer you a chance to join our rebellion. I must admit, however, it is not much of a choice. Either you will join us, or you and your precious villagers will burn. I will give you three days after you receive this letter to respond. I'll know when you received this letter so do not try to buy time and lie to me. Those who do find death the least of their problems. Below are instructions to follow if you decide to make the correct choice. Do not deviate from them even slightly or there may be some unfortunate disappearances.

1. Gradually report missing supplies such as lumber, axes, and jewellery.
2. Report vague suspicious activity until Astrasian recruits are dispatched.
3. Capture the recruits and repeat the above steps.
4. Should you be discovered either recruit or eliminate the discoverer.

Your future king,

Baires.

"..." Cullen was silent. It was unclear if he was offering his recruits a chance to react or if he was just stunned by what he had read.

[kj1225]

"... So who is this Baires?"
Hallbjorn was keeping the question he really wanted to ask to himself, namely asking how this actually changed anything about this. The people would have died if it were an actual rebellion anyways, it's no less tragic with a person to put down as the cause.

[SeriousConcentrate]

"Ugh. What a mess this turned out to be."

"What I'm curious about is how this Baires had enough power or connections to get these jewels. If anyone can use magic, then we're really in trouble against a rebellion."

[Caellath]

"That is ridiculous! The gall of that wannabe-king is preposterous!" Leon wasn't screaming in rage like he did during battle, but he was still angry at the letter's contents.

And though he was confused about his commander's interest in the shady person, he was going to provide him with all the info he could remember.

[Powder Miner]

Kristijan wiped at his forehead a bit with the back of his hand, which dislodged a combination of blood and sweat.
:"...oh. That's... diabolical. How many of the villagers we fought were even willingly involved in this?"
He frowned.
:"At least this represents a step towards bringing him down."

[I_Like_Pi]

"This is the first I've heard of him. Which means this is the first anyone outside of the rebellion has heard of him. He's either very elusive or he recently seized power."

"In light of this, did anyone see where those two villagers ran off to in the middle of the battle? We need all the information we can get at this point and at least one of them was with the rebellion, not to mention tomeless."

[Powder Miner]

Kristijan perked up a bit at the General's question, since he could in fact answer.
:"Oh! I was in combat so I didn't see them actually make it there, but both the tomeless mage who I fought for some time and the other one that slew one of the rebels I was fighting with fled in what I believe is the direction of the mayor's house, sir!"

[SeriousConcentrate]

"Hmm. Leon, may I see that brown gem you have? Perhaps studying their weapons will give us some insight into what to expect - for example, if all jewelry can be enchanted in such a way, or if we need only worry about certain gems."