Lancaster

Well it's been a pretty long couple of days and since you already basically hold all my personal information well I guess I'll begin explaining the rest to you.
 
It starts obviously where we left off, more specifically traveling as Lillian. I stumbled upon a group of travelers, a half orc, half elf and human and did the usual I'm lost can you help me out routine yada yada yada. I planned to pickpocket one of them with the usual "oh no I the pretty princess tripped come help me" but that didn't go well at all. (Note to self: Lucius is not a big fan of touch??) These complete strangers treated me like a normal person and had no suspicion of me at all it seemed (how naive). I don't remember this next bit quite so clearly but it was then that I met Roxas. I will refer to him as "that one" throughout this well for lack of a better word story. As I was talking to that one he made some kind of jeer or insult which I now believes sums up his entire personality (making insults) , other than stealing of course (note to self: never let Roxas read this). We or more like they decided to continue to the near by town of Lancaster where we saw a young girl being accosted by some boys. The rest of them didn't seem to notice which disturbed me somewhat. No one should be left to fend for themselves, so I mentioned it and we all went over. Anvar, the half orc (note: he has an AX HAND but despite this is very kind) proceeded to pick up the ring leader as the others scattered off. I would later come to despise this brat named Darren Snowberry. We will refer to him as the brat throughout (names carry to much power for him and that one). He talked of his family and his prestige and Anvar very clearly told him to leave the girl alone. When he stalked (the correct worded is moped rather) off Lucius (the other half elf) went to comfort t he sobbing tiefling where we learned that these boys had been a problem for her for some time. I had half a mind to find them all and give them a proper lesson right then and there but that would not fit at all with my outlook so I continued in my charade for the moment. The strangers were so kind to another person again not just helping her but helping her find her way home safely. I've never seen anyone act so selfless before. At least other than Delaney and Uma. They crossed my mind many times throughout this journey as I found their qualities in the eyes of what I hope to call my friends. (Though to be fair there isn't a day I don't think of them. Delaney especially. I just hope my presence doesn't bring any harm to these people like they brought to him, though given how I failed the Snowberries I am unsure. I see Delaney in that one especially, though to be fair I liked Delaney from the start and that one is well as the rest of my life a bit complicated). The tiefling explained she had a master and immediately my mind flew back to my time in servitude, I was afraid it was a similar situation but decided I shouldn't interfere, better not to blow my cover I thought. When they brought her to her master for fear I stayed outside, but the voices I heard were calm and soft nothing like the mob so I decided to step inside. The place was covered in potions and I was in awe. Strife's master turned out to be the brew master of this area named Holga, she too was kind but quite overpriced her potions. As such it was only right to take some. It appears however that in the party I have come across only one enjoys stealing, that one. Perhaps a princess could be mischievous too so we concocted a plan to steal a few potions. And I did, one blue one red. The rest is quite hazy for me that night, I remember Anvar found another black smith and that one stole a sword from said smith. I then planned to finish my con and asked if we could all go to the bar for a meal and some drinks when Anvar offered me his own rations. This makes no sense why would anyone give up their own food for a stranger?! It makes no sense and I have no idea but he offered all the same and I refused in such a confusion. I realized at this moment I simply couldn't con these people. They had to much kindness for their own good and I shouldn't take that away from them, I resolved to simply have a drink and leave that night before I became too attached or before anything bad happened to them. When we got to the bar I and that one proceeded to look and ask around about our potions. Mine supposedly increased intelligence and his well the gentlemen we asked had no idea. So he downed it and his veins pulsed red!! Disturbing I know. he became hostile very suddenly though I didn't notice that until later that night. I don't remember the exact scenario that led up to us finding a dead body but we did. Or that one did rather (note: snowberry knife in chest green acid potion in mouth when found). (OH I remember I went to get anvar since that one was acting strange and that one lead us to it) Anyways we took a sample of the potion from the mouth and anvar pocketed the knife. Anvar went back to the blacksmiths.
They were intent on finding who had done this it seemed, again such nice people. (that one and I even went to have the potion analyzed) They believed in the authorities not knowing about corruption and I realized I was not meant to rob such innocent people of money or hope. but I couldn't keeping lying to them, not after the kindness they had shown. Usually people are rude and barely oblige me or only do so for the reward of returning me home, but not them. I decoded to tell that one, lying to him was like lying to delaney and that would be the opposite of right. So I told him and I'm not sure of what I expected but he basically told me to screw off because of how mad he was, and I did. I was about to leave but, something kept drawing me back. If they truly were intent on finding the murderer they might need the help of someone who knows more about how to get things done in a corrupt town such as this. I decided to try and investigate that night, fearing for my safety I left them a note explaining how I would be leaving after I helped them in this murder endeavor. I then went to the snowberry's. I did my Lillian charade and again they were so kind and let me in. The woman I met said as long as I left by morning all would be fine. So I planned just that. I didn't know exactly how the lock on one of the doors worked as I was sneaking around so I took the potion to see if perhaps that would help me remember. Instead I turned invisible. GREAT!!! This made my life easier. I got up to the second floor and screamed waiting for people to come out of their rooms to find the brats. I knew he was the murderer that was HIS knife. I went to his room and tried to intimidate him to get an answer which FAILED. I need to get better at that I should take notes from Anvar. i was then visible and heard footsteps coming back up. There was no other option he could not get away with this! murdering someone for a reason fine but a friend. No. So I grabbed him and ran out the window. I knew no justice could be taken in this corrupt town so I dragged him a mile out and still no town. great I know. So I tied him to a tree and slept. Everything hurt after that jump. Feeling energized I kept him tied there and headed back in to town disguised as a dwarf where I met up with the strangers i had seen before and they unfortunately recognized me (damn my eyes). When we went back for the boy he was gone just lovely. apparently I was a suspect already in the kidnapping of the brat so that one disguised me darkening my hair and such and we went back to the brewmaster's to see what we could figure out from our analyzed potion. We learned it was a potion that could not be made by the brewmaster it was too complicated. Lucius had seen Strife making a green potion earlier that day and was worried she had done the murder but afterwards decided not. As we exited Darren was standing there and declared that it was I that had kidnapped him which is HA outrageous I'm obviously not me. And I talked my way out of it. I then disguised as a guard (PI actually)to learn more information about the boy that had died and where he lived maybe what his family was. He lived with two families, the snowberries and another . At this other house we questioned (Lucius being my clerk) a man about what he knew about Dee. He basically said not much, so useful I know. We then went to the market to see who was selling poison and there we met Lucius' future lover, Cornelius who indeed sold a potion of a similar color that could be improved upon to be able to kill. He mentioned he had sold it to Holga that morning but could not remember anyone else from the previous days (smooth talking salesman as usual). We went to the inn after this I'm not 1000% sure why (oh yeah for lucius to flirt for more information) where we were arrested by guards. I was convinced to stand down and go with them even though I knew we were going to be killed. Maybe the mob had found me, if i kidnapped their son I was as good as dead anyways, Delaney would have run we would have run far and fought our way out, I'm not sure why these travelers didn't. But given there were 8 guards I stood down. we were bound and brought to a platform in the square where we were put on trial for the murder of the boy named Dee. Here I confessed to everything but gave my reasoning as to not be punished. Then we all came up with alibis for where we had been to not stand accused of this accusation for murder. Lucius then explained to lord snowberry all of the evidence and who we believed had comitted the murder, Holga. (Note: there was a break in at the snowberries 4 weeks previous). Holga was arrested and Lucius went to tell Strife. That one and I went for a drink and lucius came along which Anvar (who had previously been knocked out by guards) declined to do and went to get rest at the snowberry's where we had been offered a place to stay for the night. In my drunken haze that one and I decided to steal things. I wondered if maybe lancaster was a safe place to stay, I am tired of being on the run and with the protection of a noble this might be a good place to live my life. I would decide that night I decided. so I went to bed and was awoken by loud thumping. That one and I rushed down the stairs to figure it out, that one ran to get anvar when I saw Lucius who beckoned me to come with him something had happened. There we learned strife had comitted the murders and that she was a giant beast now going for Darren. I rushed back to the snowberry house to protect them. I woke up darren and his parents gave his parents weapons and sent them to defend the first floor while i prepared to jump out a window again with the brat where Anvar would hopefully be waiting. We jumped after hearing a thud on the floor below where strife had been taken down by none other than Lucius (Ironic). I followed Lucius off after where he pushed me away. I wonder what he must think of me but I also see the hurt in him that I experienced when someone close to me died or someone I trusted at least. We were told to leave and camped out by Lucius in the woods where we decided to travel as a pack, maybe these people could be my home. (ALSO I got an endless bag which is super neat but i don't think I can accept it, I failed the snowberries after all, I don't know, when did i become so moral?) (ALSO ALSO I gave my false papers to anvar to burn, I'm done pretending)
That's alot but thats all
-Kieran