A well-deserved rest
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The goblin scratches furiously at the spots reddening on his skin. He bares his pointy teeth, no longer finding this amusing at all. "I would see flees or lice. Some sort of miasma in the pool water? Some creepy fungus growing all over us now?"
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Nothing special happens that night, though some guests are concerned about the rash they have. Bordo calms them down: "It's a part of the healing process."
The next day, some priests enter the bathhouse, while Bordo frowns.
The head priest, with white beard and blue robes, begins speaking to everyone present in a loud and enthusiastic manner: "O you addicted to lust and pleasure who followeth the worldy vices, listen to me! Repent and thank the godess without whom this water loses its healing power! In one hour we shall sacrifice to the godess of the source, Phyria, to thank her for her wonderful workings in this world. Do not delay your steps but enter the hall of our temple to give her the adoration she deserves."
The next day, some priests enter the bathhouse, while Bordo frowns.
The head priest, with white beard and blue robes, begins speaking to everyone present in a loud and enthusiastic manner: "O you addicted to lust and pleasure who followeth the worldy vices, listen to me! Repent and thank the godess without whom this water loses its healing power! In one hour we shall sacrifice to the godess of the source, Phyria, to thank her for her wonderful workings in this world. Do not delay your steps but enter the hall of our temple to give her the adoration she deserves."
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The goblin bares his teeth as he sidles closer to the rest of the party to whisper. "Are you feeling something underhanded going on here? I can totally imagine some moralist messing with the water, then 'healing' us afterwards. Seems too convenient to have him show up." He looks around, trying to read the rest of the crowd. "Just saying."
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"I'm not addicted to lust! What does he mean, sacrifice?" Carver looks at the goblin, "I agree, its time to pack up and get the hell out of this town. Something is very very wrong here." Carver considers, "Its time to gather our gear, and be gone."
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Merisiel nods. "I agree. I didn't come here to get rashes or deal with other peoples' troubles. Let's head out and try to find a nice inn in a nice place, where we can spend a few days resting. And hope the rashes go away once we're not bathing here any more." She thinks for a moment and says, "We actually might want to ask around as we head out. Maybe some of the locals know more about the rashes--and, if they don't, people have a right to know something weird is going on here. I'm pretty sure it's the water that's unclean, not our thoughts. Or at least, it's the water that's the problem, not our thoughts."
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"Agreed." Carver is up and ready to go, "Gather what you have, meet outside in 5 minutes." He goes up to his room gathers all his things, and then meets out front in 5 minutes.
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You pack your things and get your weapons, actually losing some of the money you already spent, but the waters seem somewhat unhealthy and you decide to go and have a drink for now. You can see some people heading to the temple.
Later, you sit at a table outside one of the taverns with a mug of ale before you, you hear cries of anguish and pain coming from the bathhouse.
Later, you sit at a table outside one of the taverns with a mug of ale before you, you hear cries of anguish and pain coming from the bathhouse.
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"Oh for the love of fish, what in blazes this time?" The goblin is nursing an ale, trying to ignore the burning and itching sensation. "If that crazy cleric has gone nuts, this place is clearly mad. Never coming back to this town again."
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Merisiel goes up the bar and asks the barkeep, "What can you tell us about that bathhouse? We left because we and everyone else there were getting rashes. Seems like something fishy is going on there." She pauses and says, "And now we can hear people there screaming," she adds somewhat guiltily.