Votes recognized; inspecting the scene of the attack.
236
Tanner Hyde and two other villagers accompany you to the place at the western end of Trolltooth Pass. The ground is a dark rusty red where the blood of the Shriekers’ victims has soaked into the ground, and you can see the impression of the footprints the panicked farmers made as they came under attack. It must have been savage indeed. There are no marks on the ground to show where the Shriekers went, but the prevailing wind direction here is from the east, so perhaps that is where the Swarm came from. (Make a note on your
Adventure Sheet that your examination of the scene of the attack is worth 24 CLUE points.) What do you want to do now?
Question the survivor of the attack? Turn to
220
Examine the dead specimen? Turn to
259
Continue your investigation elsewhere? Turn to
279
Lee Miles has already examined the dead specimen, and questioned the survivor of the attack, so he will continue his investigation elsewhere.
279
Total the CLUE points you have acquired, and then turn to the section with the same number.
Lee Miles has acquired a total of 84 CLUE points, so we will turn to section 84.
84
You have collected a number of useful clues since arriving in Coven, and talk of how you are here to help has spread throughout the village. (Gain 2 AMONOUR points.) But where do you want to go next in search of answers to the mystery of the screaming sky?
Eadel said the Shriekers came from the direction of the silver mines. Could they be hiding there during the day, only coming out at night to feed? But then your visit to the place where the attack happened suggested to you that the Swarm might have been carried there on the wind from further along Trolltooth Pass. Then again, your examination of the dead Shrieker would certainly add weight to the argument that the creatures hide somewhere underground during the day, but would a mine be a safe enough hiding place? Perhaps they roost in a nearby cave network. So, what do you want to do now?
Set off south, towards the silver mines (if you haven’t been there already)? Turn to
273
Head east, along Trolltooth Pass? Turn to
24
Ask the villagers if there are any caves nearby? Turn to
50
Lee Miles has not already been to the silver mines. Please make your votes before 7:00 PM PDT or a choice receives 3 votes to guarantee that they will be counted.
Adventure Sheet
Lee Miles
SKILL: 8
Initial Skill: 8
STAMINA: 11
Initial Stamina: 12
LUCK: 6
Initial Luck: 6
AMONOUR: 7
MONEY:
10 Salacoins =
1 Gold Piece
0 Gold Pieces
0 Salacoins
PROVISIONS REMAINING: 0
ITEMS OR EQUIPMENT CARRIED:
Clothes
Trinket
Backpack
Short Sword
Spare Clothes
Purse
Holy Symbol
Longbeard’s Legends of the Windward Plains
Adventurers’ Permit
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Spelling
THE WHEEL OF THE WEEK:
Stormsday
NOTES:
If at 115, turn to 467 to visit the Testing Grounds in the Forest of Spiders
If at 115, turn to 357 to have Ruznik teach Spelling for 4 Gold Pieces
If at 115, turn to 150 to join Nanoc escorting Velenore Musek’s caravan
Inspection of the dead Shrieker attack: 50 CLUE points
Girl’s statement: 10 CLUE points
Examination of attack scene: 24 CLUE points
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