Session 108 - March 31st 2022 Report
General Summary
1305 - 2nd Moon of Fall (Duash) 3rd Day
- On the 5th day Korfel drops in the see the party, bringing with him Alethra's glasses (she pays 500 gold for them). He is happy to stay in the guest house and hang out with the owl bear and enjoy some time in the country.
- Korfel let's Ari know about the options for her sword, which can be ready by the end of the winter for 6,000 gold, and he let's Merry know that the item she ordered will be a little late to be done, but should be done in early winter.
- Ari let's Beartrum hold the globe, which turns a soft yellow, and he says that he is happy to have found his new family.
- Korfel works with Ari to create an item that opens and closes the tail feathers of the Roc that they killed in peacock fashion so that she can wear it to the ball and have quite the outfit. Korfel and Ari work on it for a week and it costs 55 gold. Ari also puts a down payment on the sword she wants to have updated.
- Alethra spend 2 weeks throughout this time in town learning giant. (cost 50 gold)
- Roth goes back and forth between the city and the barony, helping Magmabrew with the house and working with Olly to finish teaching him infernal.
- Alethra rolls for mushrooms and gets 5. Roth a 1, Merry a 6 and Ari a 2, for a total of 14 mushrooms which they can sell to the court for the opening ceremony. At 50 gold each, the party makes 700 gold, of which after the 200 for the bellows, each person (even Judith) gets 100 gold each. Anette is delighted with all the mushrooms, as not many had been found so far that year.
- Roth and Alethra go shopping at the Legacy Design and get Alethra a dark green brocade dress with floral motif, which will set off her dragon scale jewelry. Long sleeve, long skirt (with room to move), and a modest square neckline. It costs 25 gold and will be ready a few days before court. Roth gets a suit with black pants, silver and burgundy waistcoat, white shirt and black coat with burgundy trim (costs 25 gold and ready for court). Ari then runs her through court greetings and polite things to say.
- Alethra gets a letter from Blazenthrone and is delighted to right back about all the things she has found that grow in the barony.
- Merry spends most of the time in town playing and hearing rumors. She earns 17 gold and then hears about 3 rumors. One about the ever-redecorating countess, one about a non-university schooled magic practitioner (dancing naked in the woods), and one about a possible shape changing succubus or incubus who is infiltrated the court ranks and is causing them to throw wild and debaucherous parties.
- Ari spends most of her time preparing for the party in town during this time, spending several days finding a gambling party, winning a total of 500 gold over 3 days. She also teaches 44 dance lessons in 7 weeks, earning 220 gold. She also hires Tristian for 90 gold to come to the house and grow more mushrooms for her party after the opening of court.
- Merry works on try and find any truth to the rumors, finding the house of the every redecorating countess (sure she is up to murder) and as a street performer learns that there are various reasons behind the multiple projects, empty nest, husband has a mistress, she is just crazy. Merry thinks it is a mistress and follows the count to a jewelry store, only for it later to be revealed it is for his wife (She finds the interior design form Countess DeWolf uses, and is sad to see that the Earl is also making updates to the plans).
- Merry tells all of these stories to Beartrum who now wants to be a part of the mystery solving team that Merry has created with the over-dramatized telling of the rumors she has heard. Beatrum is now working on making himself look like a statue so he can help Merry investigate.
- The idea is that Lady Hollingsworth will be wearing emeralds, so most of the trend this season seems to be heading that way, what Ari finds out at the Opal Moon.
- Roth spends 7 weeks and 160 gold to make 2 small Platters of Delightful Dinner, 1 for Judith and 1 for the sphinx. Each can magically prepare one meal once a day, and the person can choose from 10 options. Roth gets some help from Korfel to get it started.
- Roth orders some Stout and Winter Wheat beer to be prepared for Ari's party to drum up some marketing for the new brewery.
- Alethra attempts to work on the puzzle book with little success, and she goes out hunting and stealth practice with Roth and Beartrum. Ari also works on court dances with Beartrum so he will be ready for next year.
- Party goes to court in a fancy carriage they have rented for the evening.
- Roth then turns Olly into a dragon, hands her the bag of holding and then sends her to petspace.
- Everyone is dressed in full court style, and Roth has small silver rings made as Merry is going full conspiracy theory crazy while trying to connect all the rumors she heard and make Alethra a little less nervous. Merry is in her fancy blue suit that she wore last year. She also manufactured "armbands" that the party can wear and anyone else Merry is sure not the doppelganger and succubus/incubus.
- Roth is full elf and Lady Lavore the blue Tiefling flirts with Roth before the presentation to the higher court officials. Merry tells Lady Lavore her thought about the rumors and about how she is now hunting a murdered. Lady Lavore kisses her on the check and then goes to get a drink with Roth. Roth and Lady Lavore set up a date later in the 1st month of winter.
- Ari opens her roc feather tail when the whole party walks in to be presented to all the Earls, Countesses, and then Duke and Duchess. Both Countess DeBois and the Duchess are impressed by the feathers. All goes well and the Duke tells the party that the Baron investiture ceremony is later and a page will collect them.
- Mushroom canapes are served and they are delicious, drinks are available and the band and dancing are present. Ari manages to sneak 2 mushroom appetizers in her pocket to take home to Judith. Alethra sketches and chats with Tristian a bit.
- After about an hour, a page finds the party and they are lead back into the main presentation chamber. Roth kneels on a small cushion and a small speech is given about responsibility and duty and how to improve and care for the new land. Roth is given a small medal with the Tanglewood crest, and touched on both shoulders with a sword.
- Once the ceremony is done, Roth tells the Duke and Duchess about the fey gate, and Arannis lets the rulers know it does not appear to be active, but it will be investigated soon. The list of progress and updates is presented (Road, new guest cottages, new guard owl bear, etc), and the Duke and Duchess look pleased.
- After the conversation is done, The Duke and Duchess move to the party room, announcing the new Baron of Tanglewood, Roth. The party can them move upstairs. Roth chats with Katrina (Raven Queen high priestess) and Julia and Alethra catch up about the time in the stone giant area. Roth keeps an eye on Merry and her chaos. Roth chats with Arannis about what Merry is plotting and how to best keep an eye on the chaos that only seems to be growing.
- Ari, Roth and Merry are told about the open post of the Master of Commerce, a head of the guilds who will be elected at the end of winter. They are approached in various ways about people who are now able to run for the new seat and several people try to get Ari and Merry to vote for them. All the while Merry is trying to find the shapeshifter and seducer. She gives out 6 arm bands to those she considers "safe" and hears all about the various platforms that the candidates are running on.
- Ari is also asks to vote for her friend, the head of the adventures guild, Anette, and she looks into the others who are interested in the post. There is still a lot of speculation on what will happen over the next 3 months before the vote.
- Ari heads upstairs and meets a very friend Miss Enstead, who Ari makes friends with. Ari also meets Countess DeBois, who is a huge bird lover and keep several for pets. Ari teachers her some Auran (wind elemental) and the Countess is happy to chat about the Roc and other birds she is very fond of and likes to study.
- There is much dancing, merriment and mischievous. Alethra asks if the party is ready to leave around 1 am and they return home, each with a potion of hangover cure.
- Judith is still awake and gives them drunk food. Judith is also given the mushroom appetizers to see if she can recreate them.
- Party then long rests.
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