The Daneforth family will be more than willing to assist, and they will not accept the cover story.
Unless the PC’s want to have lies told about them to the other lords,
they will be forced to promise a copy of all their work be sent to them. They will not divulge
where the trail leads to… unless a favor is done for them.
Cattle raid on East River county = ancient tradition
It was an old monastery in Umbak and could hold records of his fate – if he died there
or moved on.
Along the road they meet one of the Witch-Seers of Volgadas.
"A second crop of crows from Dunstrand. Truly a convergence of fate
and power has arrived in Dunstrand. Long ago the first Band of Crows appeared,
but they went south and me and my sisters thought that the signs had been
misread. Only in timing were we wrong. That generation bore the fruit of
the the coming of a time of Crows. Now they have flown the roost and a new
flock takes to the air. Take these – they will not be needed any more by
those who bore them before."
She hands you a satchel. In it are 8 white silk scarves, each with a black crow on it.
"Pick up the crow mantle, for the field of battle is where you will be found –
be it physical or otherwise. You must be ready to be more cunning than your opponent
and survive the battlefield while others fall to provide your feast later.
I know for what you seek. You must go to the temple of light in Umbak, the
Temple of Balthazaar in Portia. I know the Dame Mother there… give her
this scroll and tell her Nerislin has sent you. You will be given what you
need."
The evidence in writing and the grave will serve to mark the end of the pure Grootsman blood
of Gatesmount.
The Ciphered Message: Hundreds of years have gone by, and no one has discovered the secret of
the Grootsblood Document – It contains a few chapters of family history, scattered blood lines, and
poetry by of the ‘Dans written by Lord Verrick. It is thought to be a quaint and trite
example of local poetry, filled with the bitterness. Actually it is this that is a ciphered message.
Any native of the ‘Dan will recognize incorrect references – though to be ramblings of an
aging mind – but these were written when he first came – for the references in there (gepgraphy check)
were changed later. They will find that the Daneforth line is actually the
SISTER, not cousin. The name was changed to protect her and ensure legitmate right is passed down
until such a time as the safety of the fiefdom could be ensured. This means the current family claiming it on the south
side of the river IS the legimate rulers.
The evidence will have to be smuggled out of Umbak.