06.10.2019 - Thunder

General Summary

• Chase scene continues
• To the left there's an arena with two fighters. It's gated
• To the right, there's another room with bars. An elven woman inside
  • Aleesa. M promised her to get her out. T opens the door
• Next big room with a lavish dinner table set up
  • M is atk'ed when he enters (from hidden assassin), immediately downed
  • T puts some of the stuff from the vial on him -> He's now "dying peacefully"
  • Successful medicine check
  • Knight decides to try to help us
    • "Run fools, I'll stave him off!"
  • Assassin takes Aleesa hostage, T saves her (Thieves' cant)
  • T gets stabbed twice, poison brings her down (KO)
  • S leaves wounded Knight behind, his name is Raylan.
  • S carries T away, while Aleesa and Erivale is dragging M
  • Comes into a big room with a hafling girl encased in ice
    • Under the ice is a trap door
    • Gets help from the released inmate, but they can't tip it over
    • The hooded guys are getting ever closer
    • They finally manage to tip it, shattering it and revealing the hafling
    • She's drowsy, but waking up
  • Manages to get everyone through the trap door as the enemy enters the room
  • S manages to open a door with Moradin's help
  • The hooded guys stop, and don't go through the door
• Comes out into the kitchen of the inn we were staying at
  • S tries to use thaumaturgy to convince people that we're being followed by a demon
  • The hostess takes us to her home for safety
  • We manages to rest up there
  • The hostess fetches a local healer
  • The captain of the guard arrives to question us about the demon
  • He locks eyes with the inmate and orders his guards to grab him
• The inmate was a murderer who killed one of the patrons of the inn
• S tries to question him about the cultists in the basement
  • He tries to get us to come in front of the Earl
  • T insight: The captain knows something, but seems to be a good man (just following the rules)
  • We decide to follow him, but S insists we get our things from our rooms first
• The Earl Fullwell:
  • Two advisors (one male, one female)
  • A Senegal (One who announces)
  • M and S knows that Fullwell supported the Clovers in the war, but this is his (now old) son as the earl they knew of died in the war
  • Advisor doesn't care about S's Clover badge, but lets us talk to the Earl in the great chamber because of S's purple noble cloak (Same as the ones who were following us)
  • Earl arrives, is holding an unsheathed ceremonial sword
  • We gave up our weapons, but T still has her 8 hidden daggers, and S has his war-frying-pan
  • S lies about casting zone of truth
  • Earl trying to lure him closer, S plays along
  • S questions him about the dungeons
    • The earl smirks amused by the spectacle
    • His advisor brings forth the creature
      • it has been passed down for generations
      • The success of their line has been because of it
      • He touches the glass and all S's magic is dampened
    • Not surprised by the fact that there's fanatics in his city, and that his guards saw it and did nothing
    • Going to be a public hanging this afternoon
      • Several individuals have been captured by the guards
  • He asks us for proof of authority and T hands him her Royal Declaration of Trust
    • She questions him about the dungeon
    • He asks his advisors and guards to leave
    • The female advisor (Marrila) touches M's arm and winks at him in reassurance
    • The earls explains
      • After the war they needed peace and stability
      • Difficult to get rid of banned traditions quickly, so some must stay put to keep the peace
      • Because of violent refugees he made an agreement with the watch: They keep the peace and the local lords will support him if he lets them keep certain traditions
      • uncertain times because of abolishing slavery and cities flooded by refugees
    • he will get his captain to look into the whereabout of Alvyn, will get answers by tonight(?)/tomorrow(?)
    • He will supply us with horses and supplies
    • People who will be hanged:
      • Murderer: Ace(?)
      • Green eagle knight
      • A gnome
  • Captain says he might not make it in time to stop Alvyn from being hanged
  • T starts running. Will use the rooftops etc. to try to get there in time

Plan

Next time: Get to the gallows in time to stop Alvyn from being hanged

Report Date

04 Dec 2022