Session 56 - April 2, 2020 Report

General Summary

World Date, Fall, Third Moon, Renlar (23rd Day)

• The party goes to collect their court dress, which is now complete and Roth gets a set of ruby studded cuff links made (cost 2gold) that will be ready the next day.
• Ari stops by the pet cart to admire the animals for sale and contemplates purchasing a weasel, but decides against it.
• Roth pays workmen to complete some renovations of his room, adding in the space from the storage room next door, and walling up the door. It will take 3-5 days and cost 10-15 gold. Judith is tasked with project management.
• The dried meat is done, and Judith has a lot of venison to make meals with.
• After lunch the party goes to the university and visits the Archdruid Marshia’s courtyard and finds her and Sir Gregory. Sir Gregory specializes in Transmutation and Enchantment magic. He learns how the party became his students and that the tower is still there and standing.
• Sir Gregory notices that Merry has his glasses, and she will not be returning them, as she likes them. Sir Gregory may have a second pair somewhere.
• Sir Gregory will be returning to his tower after the opening of court in a week or so and offers to let the party travel there and study with him.
• After introductions, Baeshra mentions he is making a swamp in the basement, and Lady Marshia mentions she heard through the grapevine of some odd activities in nature near where she believes that Baeshras tribe is, and has he been back or communicated with the lately. This causes Baeshra to think, by sitting down and ignoring everyone, even the bunny who tries to hop in his lap.
• Ari says a word in Undercommon, hopeful that Sir Gregory would recognize the language, but he does not. Lady Marisha does and is surprised, as it is called the language of the underground elves, and thought to be a dead language. The only place she knows of to learn the language is in the Elven Main Library. Ari does not want to go back to the Elvish Library.
• Roth asks about fast transport between Sir Gregory’s Tower, and he is told about a Druid spell and a Wizard spell, nether of which Roth can cast.
• Roth also inquires about Elvish culture and manner, Lady Marsha only deals with court society, which Roth is very unlikely to encounter, so she suggests speaking with Korfel.
• Scarlett asks to speak to Sir Gregory privately, and she pulls out the aquarium necklace and brings out Phillip, who is delighted to see Sir Gregory and vis versa. They discusses that Philip may be magical now, as he is long lived octopus, and his coloration has changed.
• Sir Gregory wants to thank the person who sponsored your exposition, and Roth is not included to tell who it was without her permission first. Sir Gregory understands, and would like to send her a gift, even without knowing who it is.
• Ari suggests they go see Mage Magmabrew, who is having office hours. She is pleased to see the party and will introduce herself to Sir Gregory when she stops by to see Lady Marhsia or at the faculty tea in a few days.
• The party then returns home for the evening.

World Date, Fall, Third Moon, Koral, Korar, Korbrar, Korsar (24th-27th Day)

• The work on Roth’s room is complete and he now has a combined bedroom/workroom. The workmen use the door to build a table and Judith gives them the full amount for a bonus/tip.
• Roth spends 4 days working with Korfel, helping with the boots and learning about arcane creation. He also practices Draconic with Olly, and when he tries to read the book he got from the Kobols, she does not translate it correctly and gets an insight check and she is sent to pet-space for a bit.
• Ari goes to the Dizzy Monkey Music Shop And hears the gossip about various members of court.
  1. Countess Tania Delmorte has been seen about town with a tall man, usually wearing a hat that covers his face, who is clearly not her husband.
  2. The head of the thieves guild will apparently be a court, but since no one knows who they are, no one can be sure.
  3. The patriarch of the DeWolfe family will be at the opening of court for the 1st time in 10 years, which is when he passed on the title to his son, shortly after the death of his wife.
• Ari works on the songs she wrote based on the Fairy Tale book, and was able to get some help for various bards, which allowed to play at taverns, earning 10 gold over the 5 days.
• Baeshra goes to the Archdruid Marisha, and they talk about the unusual activity in nature, and he asks how urgent the matter is. Since it is outside of her dukedom, she is not sure, but since court seems important to Baeshra and his clan, then he should likely attend court first. He is unsure of how to return, as he is afraid after being gone so long they will think him dead and his return means he wants to cause a war/take over territory. Lady Marisha then suggest using a magical item to case a spell to send a short message, and that she can send him close to the location via a spell, and send him with a scroll that may allow him to use the same spell to return. Or he can walk/take a boat back.
• Merry plays at various taverns, getting 15 gold for the 5 days, and hears the following rumors.
  1. Dwarven emissary will be at court opening, which is the first time they have been there in many years.
  2. Countess Tania Delmorte has been seen about town with a tall man, usually wearing a hat that covers his face, who is clearly not her husband.
  3. There is a proposed tax increase to get more city guard to keep the nicer parts of the city clear of less desirable people.
• Scarlett takes Phillip to visit Sir Gregory a few times, and works on her spells, creating a holy water and dedicating one tank of her aquarium to make it only holy water. She goes to commune with her God, and get 2 crabs who bring her two parts of a shell.
• Two calling cards are delivered, one to Roth and one to Merry. Merry’s is from her grandmother and mentions that no magical disguise are allowed at court, so if she is there, she will be herself. Roth’s card just says “Dinner?”. He replies with a note in the affirmative and sets a date for after court.

World Date, Fall, Third Moon, Korvin (28th Day)

• At 3 pm the dancing master Sir Leonardo Orion arrives, confirms that everyone has the correct dress and reviews the formal greetings for the receiving line that is the 1st part of court. Roth inquires about going as a group vs individually, and considers that going as a group will not be a problem with his connection to the Raven Queen.
• At a review of the dances, Baeshra leaves, and everyone else dose passably well, expect Ari’s tail, which keeps tripping Scarlet. The dancing master thinks you will survive just fine and leave (with 9 gold) after 2 hours.
• Ari then sends a note to request a meeting with Sir Gregory. She receives a reply and head over that late in the afternoon. They discuses an item that Ari is interested in commissioning, a lock pick with has the magical spell “Knock” on it, and Sir Gregory thinks it is hilarious (30 persuasion). He can make it in 1-2 weeks and it will cost 200-300 gold. Ari is not sure about it, and will get back to him later if she wants it.

World Date, Fall, Third Moon, Kortril and Korlar (29th-30th Day)

• The party does tasks at home, and rents a carriage for the arrival at court.
• Ari checks on the mushrooms, noting they have not grown too much, but they do appear to have taken root and are not dying.
• The party gets dressed for court and Baeshra shows up in a very large headdress with stag antlers on it, shocking the party.

Missions/Quests Completed

to court, dancing master

Character(s) interacted with

Sir Gregory, Archdruid Marisha,

Campaign

Thursday Night Story

Protagonists

Report Date

03 Apr 2020