Session 6: Shoop Shoop!

General Summary

Meet up with Bel?   Going to the Administrative Offices at El'Tudiam University

• Following up on rumor from Thilenwa Garaitinu Want to find out about the supply issue from administration: said mountain trolls disrupting trade through the mountain passes between Vuhn and Halkilde; people that have fought the trolls are having strange things happen to them, so people are afraid to trade
• Administrator on duty: Aleth Maltanherr
• Aleth will them that, yes, quite a few shipments that were expected to come in from the Alberich Mountains are delayed -- can go back in the logs specifically to see that an expensive alchemical supplies shipment and an even older one for more mundane metals and stones for study and material spell components (caused less of a stir because less rare, was supposed to arrive ~1 week ago, should've left Vuhn ~2-3 weeks ago) -- but that student is either thick-headed or an embellisher because what he was told was that it was mountain gnolls
• No idea why the gnolls have chosen to come down from their isolated caves to the passes, but some of Aleth's peers that work for other organizations whisper that some of those attacked (that made it back) seem to be behaving just a little bit differently than they did before... now of course something like that is traumatizing but still
• Abe asked if they could speak to anyone who came back from the mountains -- Aleth didn't know anyone personally, but would ask his network of other supply folks if they had anyone that the PCs could talk to
• Also spoke to Eris Galarina and found out that there's a very successful alchemy research outpost in Vuhn (some tension between this outpost and the University because it takes some of the best alchemy students away from the university proper)
 

• Upon hearing that Bel will be leaving, Prof. Igreth will ask if they all wouldn't mind taking care of something for him before they go, as he doesn't know if it can be done with one person alone -- and people are in short supply around here.
• He had a dream last night that he was riding a giant seahorse, and now would like to see if it can be done. Now he knows that a wild seahorse may not respond well, so he thinks he may need to breed them -- he would like the PCs to bring him at least 2 male and 2 female giant seahorses. He asks that you try not to harm them in this process, as he is sure that a being hurt by humans will not be friendly to them in the future.
• He'll cast Water Breathing on them (Bel has had this cast on him before) and tell them that he's seen them around on occasion and thinks there's likely a herd nearby. Knows that seahorses like warm water and sheltered surroundings (coral reefs, thick grasses, etc.)
• PCs found the herd and ultimately were able to get the queen seahorse, 2 other females, 5 males, and 5 babies back to Prof. Igreth, who established a rapport with them and can't wait to train the babies in exchange for feeding the herd
• Igreth gave the PCs each 9 gold for such an amazing job
• Zoran established a rapport with the baby seahorses by using her tail to "shoop shoop" like they did

Notes

• Rations: Zoran's are Halkilde militia RTE's, Bel's are spaghetti-Os, Abe's are salted fish cubes, jerky, hard tack, mushrooms

• Get details on orb from Prof. Tathviel
• May want to follow up with Aleth to see if they can talk to a trader who came back? Also may have the opportunity to find/happen upon someone in Ahrensport who was affected in this way
• Back to Ahrensport: check out the Red Travel Journal again, get Zoran some clothes (not Halkilde armor)
• Abe will be making fish jerky on the boat and Bel will be making his bee hive
• Then plan how to approach the way to Halkilde