Session 1: Goblins and Pies
General Summary
Session 1: 6/3/25
The Party meets
Volco has been sent by ship to Sute Port. His mission from the College of Hanabi is to travel to Kihoso in the Tofuoko hills to help a Dr Doolots deal with a water shortage affecting the settlement.
Tadashi came to Sute Port looking for passage to Northern Shangri-Lai, but met Jevin MacLyver who has recruited him for a mission for The Chroniclers - they want him to see if he can find a sample of a Kabuto Kaiju in the Tofuko Hills as there are records of these Kaiju fighting off other Kaiju.
Burra got lost in Sute on his way to Tsukashi.
Pin came to Sute Port looking for something interesting, and saw the rest of them.
They travel together (2 days) from Sute port to Kitsuke village, where they stay the night at the Patched Sail Inn. On the way, Volco teaches Burra how to eat... it's messy. Pin is dark and brooding with a gravelly voice. Burra finds Tadashi's nose fascinating.
Mrs Miggins Pie Shop
The party arrive at the famous Mrs Miggins Pie shop to find the door off its hinges and three goblins turning the place over.
They make short, bloody work of the goblins, but unfortunately leave no survivors to question. Burra does a bad dance on a table to celebrate, but makes everyone leave the room...
They rescue a bound and beaten Mrs Miggins who is distraught to find her secret spice mix is missing.
Her wards were interfered with, but by whom? Holg the herbalist is implicated, but seems he likes Mrs Miggins.
The party decide to follow up on Crawford Ellison as a lead.
Back to town!
Crawford is very helpful. Once he establishes his wards are fool proof....
He sets up the wards for businesses in town... but seems like he cuts some corners and does them in batches. Like setting all the passwords the same....
Turns out Symon the Pie Man's wards were set in the same week.
They learn from Crawford that Symon has a shack in the woods that he wanted wards on, but which Crawford has not done.
To the Shack in the woods!
A thorough search of Symon's shack (entering from all angles via the door, the window and the chimney) reveals Mrs Miggins Spice mix, along with a scrap of black material. The party take ALL of Symon's spices... but Volco makes sure he gets the good stuff.
Volco graffiti's on the wall "Symon is a thief" with his magical tinkering.
The party decide it is time to confront Symon, though Pin is in favour of killing first, asking questions later...
A Confrontation with Symon
Symon has his guards and dog in his shop (health and safety hazard in a kitchen?).
Pin tris to sneak through windows, but they are barred by shelves. So he sneaks through the back door, only to slam it open, announcing himself.
Tadashi tries to weedle/trip a confession out of Symon but he doesn't fall for it and simply denies all the accusations claiming there is no evidence and accusing the party of besmirching his good name.
The party pull out the spice mix they found in his shack, along with the note about Holg and the black cloth... Symon crumbles and sicks his guards on the party.
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