Session 83: When last we met 6/9/24

General Summary

When last we met, The party gathered aboard the Prickly Lady to parlay with the pirate captain Darrow Pinkerton. He continued to lament his behavior and treatment of your party and reaches a compromise if they agree to give them pertinent information on Sunwilde and escort them to the safest port of Call. Pinkerton agrees and they set sail continuing their course. As agreed, he brings them to the shoreline of Sunwilde and to the mouth of the Taafuu River. Pinkertons ship is too big to navigate the waterway but assures the party the city lies at the end of it and they part ways. 
The party sails carefully along the river Tafuu, eventually reaching Safina port and docking. The party is met with a pushy harbor master who tries to hit them with docking fees and import tariffs but is kind of gobsmacked by their ship folding down into a small cube. He presses them on tolls and Romaia satiates him with a few gold pieces, allowing them to enter The city of Olorun freely. They are met with a bustling, hot sunny metropolis. The buildings themselves seeming to be built for the practicality of reflecting sunlight away. They explore the city and immediately buy up lighter clothes to match the climate better from Nefreeti's clothier. They then investigate Khraf's general goods and purchase a few more interesting items. Their exploration of the city continues into Aghram's Bazaar. An open air market filled with stalls and merchants hocking their wares. They overhear a salesmen pitch them the idea of airship travel. Eventually they find a tavern and settle in for some chilled honey wine. The waitress who is serving them asks them if tey are part of "The excavation" to which the party expresses truthful ignorance. She relays that the king has ordered the Black pyramid which they saw on their way in be excavated for.... some unknown purpose. She points out three men at a separate table who are part of the dig. 
Celeste attempts to eavesdrop on their conversation and hears talk of hard work and lots of gold. The party try to engratiate themselves with this trio of young guys, but they are cagey with details and inform the party they should inquire at the dig site if they are looking for work. 
Sebastian relays that he read the one of the young men's minds while they spoke and learned they are members of the Order of the Perpetual shroud, and that their presence here does not bode well. They decide to get some lodging and get some sleep before inquiring with the pyramid  in the morning. Sebastian secures rooms for everyone on the upper floor of the inn. 
During the night, The window to Romaia and Mistral's room quietly opens and a young man enters silently and is surprised to find the two warlocks wide awake and watching them. He pleads with the pair to not raise any alarms on him and that he has business to attend to not involving them. They probe him with questions and hold the prospect of ruining his mission over his head. He relents and tells them he is a member of a group known as the Ferrymen, and he has a contract with a merchant staying at that inn. He vows that if they keep his secret, They will have allies in The Ferrymen and with him in particular. Mistral tells him to go on a fact finding mission and report on The Order of the Perpetual Shroud and they will keep his identity secret. He agrees and takes his leave of them. Leaving a ceremonial coin behind to be used  contact him again. 
The next morning, the party reunites over breakfast and then head over to the Pyamid. They talk their way past a couple of guards and speak to the foreman who offers them work either digging or guarding the site. The majority of the party chooses guard duty and Vandread volunteers his steel defender to dig. A pay rate is agreed upon and they are assigned their duties. Just then a horn is heard and a commotion coming from the other side of the pyramid. And thats where we'll pick up next time!

Character(s) interacted with

Darrow Pinkerton - Captain of the Prickly Lady. Escorted the party by ship to Olorun
Harbormaster - A beaurocratic nightmare. Dealt with by throwing coin at him
Professor Ashburn - Proprietor of an airship service guaranteed to bring people across the Desert continent safely. 
Qwynn - Assassin for the Ferrymen. Was accidentally discovered by Mistral and Romaia. Assigned to gather information on the Order of the Perpetual Shroud
Foreman - Work overseer at the black pyramid. assigned the party work at the pyramid.

Notes

1st of Morrigan 

• Party concluded negotiations with Darrow Pinkerton and set sail under his escort

5th of Morrigan 

• Party arrived to Olorun
• Dealt with pushy harbormaster
• Went shopping
• Learned of an excavation at the Black pyramid
• Took a long rest
• Mistral and Romaia had someone creepin in they windows

6th of Morrigan

• Party awoke over breakfast and made their way to the Pyramid
• Spoke to the foreman and received assignments
• A commotion is heard 

It is mid morning when we pick up next time.

Report Date

10 Jun 2024

Primary Location

Olorun