1.1 Festival and Fire
For five years the faithful of Sandpoint have attended church in temporary structures erected after fire destroyed the previous temple. And, while their new religious leader was helpful, kind, and wise, church wasn't the same. Now, the new cathedral is finally done. All that remains is for the Swallowtail Festival to renew the site's blessings from the Gods and it will be as if the Sandpoint Fire had never occurred.
It was not to be, though.
Goblins are sneaky little monsters, but even so, their infiltration of Sandpoint required the aid of a few key assistants. Most notable among these is local noble and businessman Lonjiku Kaijitsu. Although Lonjiku's involvement in the assault is far from willing; Lonjiku's been blackmailed, and by his own son Tsuto, no less. Tsuto threatened to reveal his father's ties to one of Sandpoint's most notorious Sczarni families, promising to keep quiet if his father would simply comply with a few "innocent" requests; namely, making sure that someone leaves the north town gate open, that a ladder is left against the wall in the cemetery, and that on the night before the big festival no one would be at the Sandpoint Glassworks. Shamed by his son's knowledge of his ties to the Sczarni and his own lack of courage to stand up to his offspring Lonjiku set things into motion and then feigned illness.
When Father Zantus uses a thunderstone to signal the start of the cathedral's consecration, the goblins struck.
In the shadow of the goblin attack, Sandpoint is hardly interested in finishing up the Swallowtail Festival citizens retreat to their homes to hide and recover from the day's horrors, yet as they go, they take the time to thank the new adventuring party for saving them. The innkeeper, Ameiko Kaijitsu , has been quite impressed with their actions, and offers them free rooms at the Rusty Dragon for a week as a way to thank them for helping to defeat the goblins - it quickly turns into a lifetime of free room and board.
It was not to be, though.
Goblins are sneaky little monsters, but even so, their infiltration of Sandpoint required the aid of a few key assistants. Most notable among these is local noble and businessman Lonjiku Kaijitsu. Although Lonjiku's involvement in the assault is far from willing; Lonjiku's been blackmailed, and by his own son Tsuto, no less. Tsuto threatened to reveal his father's ties to one of Sandpoint's most notorious Sczarni families, promising to keep quiet if his father would simply comply with a few "innocent" requests; namely, making sure that someone leaves the north town gate open, that a ladder is left against the wall in the cemetery, and that on the night before the big festival no one would be at the Sandpoint Glassworks. Shamed by his son's knowledge of his ties to the Sczarni and his own lack of courage to stand up to his offspring Lonjiku set things into motion and then feigned illness.
When Father Zantus uses a thunderstone to signal the start of the cathedral's consecration, the goblins struck.
In the shadow of the goblin attack, Sandpoint is hardly interested in finishing up the Swallowtail Festival citizens retreat to their homes to hide and recover from the day's horrors, yet as they go, they take the time to thank the new adventuring party for saving them. The innkeeper, Ameiko Kaijitsu , has been quite impressed with their actions, and offers them free rooms at the Rusty Dragon for a week as a way to thank them for helping to defeat the goblins - it quickly turns into a lifetime of free room and board.
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