Wellington gathers everybody in one of the hotel room and tells the whole story.
"The bottle you found in my studio is a strong narcotic. It allows one to enter a sort of dream reality. The Duke gave me that bottle. He calls this place the Dreamlands. The narcotic takers you to a village called Ishara, to be precise. Thanks to that thing, we were able to spend some time in the Dreamlands. That was very good for my brother. He could make use of his body again and get some relief from his condition. Myself, I found a place where I could forget temporarily of my miserable present and past."
"When I thought about making some money from the scroll, I realized the Duke is not exactly a honest gentleman. When I told him of the scroll, I perceived he was interested, but I also suspected he wanted to get hold of it without paying my price. He´s a decaying aristocrat, slowly wearing away his legacy. When he realized I was going to sell the scroll to you, he reacted violently. He imprisoned me in the Dreamlands, but I managed to escaped, thanks to Mr. McElhaney. "
He says that pointing at Archie.
"Now I´m planning to go back to England. We have relatives there that can give us a help for a new start. I am not doing very well here with my shop and I fear the Duke might plan something against me and my brother."
The scroll is an ancient parchment written in Arabic, decorated with strange and disturbing drawings.
OOC: The price that Wellington is asking is quite high, paying it without difficulty requires two people with a credit rating of 5 or more. However, considering the investigator's credit rating values, this should not be a problem. |
OOC: Reading the scroll requires 40 hours of study and knowledge of ancient Arabic. |