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[King Zultan]

C

[Yellow Pixel]

C

[VoidSlayer]

D ATTACK THAT TOWN IM SURE IT HAS DONE SOMETHING WRONG WAIT WHY WHY IS THIS AN OPTION.

[Kilojoule Proton]

C: 3
D: 1

Your caravan continues toward Teford, and the escortees begin donning what appear to be beaked masks and oily robes. The clerk takes out a cheap-looking censer and lights it, releasing an almost sickeningly sweet cloud of smoke. One of the recruits whispers something about plague doctors. You soon reach the closed gates of Teford, and the watchman stationed there signals to open the gates on seeing the caravan. The streets are empty and heavy with the stench of refuse. Wailing from one of the houses interrupts the unnerving silence, and everyone draws closer to the carts. Upon reaching a sickhouse, the nurses begin unloading the supplies as Phyllis and the clerk knock at the door. Anxious to leave this disquieting town, the recruits and Greenscarves help unload the carts, and it doesn't take too long to have all the stuff moved inside.

Now that the supplies have been carried into what you assume is Dogtor Jackal's safehouse, Doodle-Crow is given a rather large bag of coins, and you all feel as though a load of some sort has been lifted off your shoulders. (++KNIGHTLY PIETY, ++KNIGHTLY CASH, +KNIGHTLY RENOWN) Regrettably, the escortees are unwilling to part with their carts and hirelings and let you ride off into the sunset for free. The clerk relays Phyllis and Jackal's offer: Half of the money back in exchange for all the carts and horses. As a lot of the Order's belongings are still on the carts, the trip back will likely be a lot slower without the carts and additional horses. What course of action will you recommend here?

(A) Accept the doctors' offer (-KNIGHTLY CASH, +3 carts, +5 draft horses, +1 wooden horse)
(B) Decline the doctors' offer (--CARAVAN SPEED)
(C) Seize the carts and horses (--KNIGHTLY PIETY, +3 carts, +5 draft horses, +1 wooden horse)
(D) Something else

Additionally, would you be willing to stick around to provide assistance?

(A) Yes (+KNIGHTLY CASH, ++KNIGHTLY PIETY, +KNIGHTLY RENOWN, --MORALE, ?HEALTH)
(B) Yes but not to provide assistance (--MORALE, ?HEALTH)
(C) No, return to Shaybury now. REMEMBER HOW THERE'S GOING TO BE A TOURNAMENT?
(D) Burn down Teford! It's the only way to be sure!
(E) Something else

The VOICES are growing LOUDer...

[Maximum Spin]

B, C

[King Zultan]

AC

[Superdorf]

AE

Send our compatriots back to Shaybury to participate in GloRIoUS StAgED COMbAT. We ourself will remain in Teford: to refresh our PRoTecTIOn against the VOICES, and to render such assistance to the locals as we can provide.

We could do with a bit of time away from the group anyhow. The TRIALS of a PIOUS CHICKEN-KNIGHT ERRANT are best taken alone.

[VoidSlayer]

A

C

THAT IS A VERY GOOOODD EAL FOR HORSES NORMALLY THAT MUCH MEAT WOULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE.

LET US GO TO THE TOURNAMENT NOW WE CAN BURN THIS CITY TO THE GROUND LATER WHEN IT WILL GIVE US MORE KNIGHTLY DREAD!

ACTUALLY HAVING MORE VOICES IMPROVES US GREATLY DOESN'T IT WE WILL WIN THIS TOURNAMENT YES.

[Yellow Pixel]

A

C

THAT IS A VERY GOOOODD EAL FOR HORSES NORMALLY THAT MUCH MEAT WOULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE.

LET US GO TO THE TOURNAMENT NOW WE CAN BURN THIS CITY TO THE GROUND LATER WHEN IT WILL GIVE US MORE KNIGHTLY DREAD!

ACTUALLY HAVING MORE VOICES IMPROVES US GREATLY DOESN'T IT WE WILL WIN THIS TOURNAMENT YES.

+1 MaYbE It'S NoT ToO BaD tO GivE iN To MaDneSs. JUsT a litTle biT.

[Stirk]

FUN FACT: IF YOU JUST ANSWER WITH ONE LETTER THAT IS CAPITALIZED YOU ARE TECHNICALLY YELLING LIKE WE DID BACK WHEN IT ALL STARTED.

WE HAVE A BUILT IN BEAK MAKING US A NATURAL PLAGUE DOCTOR, AND THE GODS PROTECT THE NON BEAKED INDIVIDUALS. ANYONE WHO DIES WHILE WORKING HERE SIMPLY WASN'T PIUS ENOUGH. OR EXCESSIVELY PIUS SO THE GODS THOUGHT THEY HAD TO COME HOME IMMEDIATELY.

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[King Zultan]

+1 TO KEEPING THE VOICES!

[Kilojoule Proton]

Caravan?
   Accept: King Zultan, Superdorf, VoidSlayer, Yellow Pixel
   Accept but in lowercase: Stirk
   Decline: Maximum Spin

Stick around in Teford?
   Yes, provide assistance:
   Yes: Stirk
   No, return to Shaybury: Maximum Spin, King Zultan, VoidSlayer, Yellow Pixel
   Yes, but send everyone else back to Shaybury to participate in GloRIoUS StAgED COMbAT: Superdorf
   
Silence the voices?
   Yes: Superdorf
   No: VoidSlayer, Yellow Pixel, King Zultan

OVERALL, you'd rather not stick around to see what happens next, and you bring up the coming tournament, but Shaybury's a long way if you have to lug ALL YOUR ITEMS ALONG. You bow to the doctors' SUPERIOR BARGAINING SKILLS and suggest purchasing the carts and hirelings' services. The now-mounted footchickens don't really care, but the recruits and footpads strongly back your HIGHLY LOGICAL AND CHIVALROUS SUGGESTION. With a noble sigh of knightly charity, Doodle-Crow returns half of the reward and leads the Order back to Shaybury (-KNIGHTLY CASH). (Premature?) relief and excitement for the tournament wash over the Order as Teford disappears behind the picturesque hills (+MORALE). It's dark when you get back, and you're glad the local Greenscarves have inexplicably decided to extend their hospitality to the Order. You'll definitely want to find out what Goldteef offered to get such a good deal, though. The hot meals and tidy rooms are a nice change from the cheap inns and stables you've previously stayed at.

As you lie in bed that night, you contemplate your INCREDIBLE SANITY and decide it's probably best to focus on gathering more KNIGHTLY CASH, PIETY, and RENOWN. Although the voices have been prone to disagreement, they've helped somewhat more than they've hurt in the past, and you'll accept any help they'll offer in the tournament.

The next day, after a nice breakfast NOT MADE MOSTLY OF GRUEL, you, the footchickens, Goldteef, two of the horses, and one of the Inksworth recruits go up to the castle to sign up for the autumn tournament. The process is surprisingly painless, and your first event is a ROUND OF GLORIOUS MOUNTED COMBAT DOWN AT THE RACETRACK scheduled for tomorrow morning, ALL WEAPONS AND MOUNTS PROVIDED. You overhear your comrades discussing their asignments, and in a fit of WONDERFUL UNREASON, THE HORSES HAVE ALSO BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE SAME EVENT. They complain about the blatant lack of consideration for accessibility and run off to figt and buy wooden steeds in lieu of the barding they were planning to borrow. Giggling, Goldteef runs off to the market after signing up. YOU WORRY FOR THE POOR SMITHS WHO WILL NO DOUBT SUFFER A GREENSCARF'S "PATRONAGE." The footchickens ask if you'd like to join them in training on their riding dogs with branches. What will you do now? PERHAPS A LITTLE SPYING COULD GIVE YOU A LIST OF YOUR OPPONENTS AND AN UNWARRANTED ADVANTAGE.

(A) TRAIN WITH YOUR BUDDIES
(B) SHOP FOR ARMOR
(C) TOUR THE CASTLE
(D) GET THE LIST OF PARTICIPANTS (BUT HOW?)
(E) STOP GOLDTHIEF
(F) QUELL THE VOICES
(G) SCOUT THE RACETRACK
(H) RELAX BACK AT THE LODGE
(I) SOMETHING ELSE

[King Zultan]

A Training is ALWAYS important!

[Superdorf]

A

[Maximum Spin]

A

It's okay for holy orders to allow people to steal things if the people who own the things are less pious than you. Everyone knows that.