Loyalty and honor

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Summary

Night Monday
Place:13 Layard st Avondale
Phone 021 1067365 or 8285154
Information: Information from players for Julia.

The lady Elizabeth De Winter wishes to fund a mission of Mercy to the north

Scribe Notes

Chapter 1 - To Stick's Keep

Thaw 1st: Castle Chilton

The 7 of us, (Billy, Edgar, Lila, MDK Rodrigo, Quentin, and me Alandis) are bought together in one of the guild chambers; we quickly introduce ourselves and swiftly select Lila, the only human, as our fearsome leader. MDK will be our military Scientist and me; once again I am faced with the duty of reporting our journey.

Once the roles have been finalized, the guild representative ushers us to a royal carriage, which is headed to Castle Chilton. We are expected by Duncan, the castle mage, and by her grace the Duchess Elisabeth of Carzala.

Once we reach his large office, Duncan clarifies our mission. Our assignment is to uphold the honors of the guild with the Duchess, by retrieving and escorting Lady Isabella (the duchess teenage daughter) back to Carzala. The Duke Baltmond Aladar is fostering the young lady in his summer house; Castle Festung a keep 10 miles north of Neuerafang Town in Grobbety County. Due to the Drow invasion the area is becoming increasingly unstable and dangerous, therefore the Duchess fears for her daughter safety. The Party will be remunerated accordingly.

We are taken to meet her Grace the Duchess which remind us not to start any diplomatic headaches, and to bring her daughter back alive and in one piece. After the brief meeting we head back to Duncan’s chamber, were we are introduced to Sticks, the rune mage. He will provide safe passage via portal; unfortunately the safest spot for arrival is in Sticks keep, a few miles north east of the Great Salt Flats, a few hundred miles west of Grobbety Town.

Thaw 2: Rest and Fight

The journey is safe but we arrive completely exhausted from the 3 portal jumps, so after a good feed we spend the day recuperating our energies. The afternoon and evening goes by without troubles, however in the deep of the night during my turn on guard, I spot some flying figures approaching at speed. I wake everyone and prepare the defenses. All but one of the soul gathering Imps are defeated while we spare the one controlled by Elgar for interrogation. The little creatures was summoned by a Drow and commanded to collect human souls for a ritual, which require the offering of the souls to create the Big Drow Soul. Once we gather all necessary information we dispose of it and sent it back to its plane. The rest of the night goes by with no issues.

Chapter 2 - On to the Castle

Thaw 3: Flight'n Troubles

Just before sunrise, in the darkness of the keep, the celestial mage casts her spells. She is preparing all necessary magic needed for the day flight.

As the two rangers of the group, Elgar and I (Alandis) point the party to the correct direction; so the flight begins, we are headed north-east toward Neuerafang town

The rolling landscape and the magnificent waterfall of the local lake are a nice backdrop to our mission. It is a shame to think this land is slowly turning into a war zone. As I reflect on it we spot a few peasants heading west, away from the war zone. After another few miles we see a platoon of Gnolls, marching north; perhaps to the front lines. We ignore them and continue with our mission.

Not before long, as we reach the halfway mark of our flight, 2 men in a plated armor, materialize in front of us. They are on patrol from the local military post, and want to check our intentions.

We are escorted to the ground, and taken to meet the captain in the local keep, the prisons. At this point Roderigo decides to show off his Aladarian Medal for bravery and title. In times of war all nobles are required to be registered, so the party has to wait, while the registration takes place, along with having his newly acquired insignia, painted on the shield. Today we will not be able to reach our destination and we are forced to take refuge in this town.

We (the boys) take advantage of the free afternoon to do some sparring with the locals, wile our team leader, heads of to peal potatoes for dinner. As we talk with the locals we discover valuable information. The Drows are sacrificing human’s souls to make them self immortal, as well as keeping the Ice Bridge working. After a good meal we head to bed

Thaw 4: More Flight More Trouble

The night goes by with no accidents and, after a bowl of comforting porridge and few incantations, we continue our journey. We ignore everything and anyone we come across as our mission is of importance to us and the guild. After few ours we spot Neuerafang town in the distance; we came to land in an inconspicuous field, a couple of miles from town. Scouts are in the area but they do not appear to be bothered by our presence.

After meeting the guards at the gate, we are escorted to Castle Festung by the sergeant and 3 army men.

Once at the keep we are greeted and welcomed by the seneschal. Roderigo decides to show off again, his medal for bravery & title, and so the troubles begin. He is interrogated and questioned about his mission with us; why he is not defending his land?; why he is not supporting his local lord and why he is not leading us in war? We swiftly manage to divert the conversation, as well as organizing lunch with Lady Isabella for the following day.

We meet with Cnut, the dwarf captain of Lady Isabella’s guards, and we proceed in explaining our mission. We gently request for the preparation of all that is needed, for her ladyship and her entourage departure. The Dwarf Captain cordially accepts and warns us that it will take approximately a week for it. We return to town to rent a room at The Happy Fowl, where we experience the taste of their specialty, roasted seagull, all washed down with copious amount of refreshing ale.

Thaw 5: Lunch with Lady Isabella

The following morning we polish our armour, as well as making ourselves presentable for the lunch with Lady Isabella. While we spruce up, MDK chats with some guards, to find information about the town and the locals. He might have found a way to repay Roderigo's debt to this country, however we have to postpone those plans, as we are expected for lunch at Castle Festung.

Once there, we are introduced to Lady Isabella by one of her followers. As we explain our mission, she is not surprised to hear of her mother’s worries. She reluctantly agrees to return home, only on one condition; since she is a good archer she would like to venture back to Carzala, and while on the road, she would like to provide assistance to the people in need. The party is willing to accept as long she is safe and protected.

Chapter 3

Thaw 5: After Lunch Duties

After lunch with her ladyship we pay a visit to Cnut, to discuss the trouble in Stoneborough, the home village of the seneschal. He has heard that something or someone is gone missing and the seneschal is really worried as he is busy looking after the keep and he is not able to investigate. Cnut is convinced that the village and seneschal will appreciate if we investigate and help. We will try to lend a hand to the seneschal, so to ensure Roderigos Royal Duties have been met.

Following the visit to Cnut we are approached by Kate, a young page at the Keep. She has a message for her mother Sarah who lives at the village of Stoneborough. We are more than happy to accommodate.

We return to town and try to purchase archer armor for Lady Isabella. In town we are approached by a local farmer. In fact he is a spy and has a message to deliver to General Harold de Honare. 

The dark our is rising 
Carig towers are rising and are seeking to restore the old power again
The power of Duma

After all businesses are concluded we return to the keep for the night.

Thaw 6: Muls??? What's a Mul

We decide to fly to Stoneborough, a 15 min flight from the keep. Once there, a young girl is happy to take us to meet Goody Jones, the oldest lady in town, and the person in charge at present. She leaves in a stone keep and she is happy to enlighten us in what has been happening in the area, while Elgar offers to help with the soup.

Animals have been disappearing lately; more exactly the bones of the animals. They have discovered that some animal had all their bones removed. It appears to be happening since some strange lights have been appearing in the night sky.

We are happy to investigate and after been pointed to the direction of the farm of the latest incident, we take flight. In a few minutes we reach the farmhouse and the rangers begin their search for foot prints. We discover that some tree branches have been snapped by something big, and we follow the trail left within the tree branches until we reach some enormous footprint and eventually some red hair.

The Ork cast his aura detection spell; the true name of the hair owner is “Mul”. No-one in the party has any idea what it is.

From the track it appears to be more than one Mul in the area as well as a big Mantis. We continue to follow the trail which quickly disappears in the rocky terrain of the mountains. Immediately our Sniffer dog (the Air Mage) picks up the scent of the creatures. We discover a cave ahead. It is guarded, so our Halfling Roderigo, under his invisibility spell, approaches to investigate. With his Wizard Eye is able to see inside but he can only see one of the gigantic creatures inside.

After his return he informs the party of his findings; the Mul is a gigantic Dwarf.

We have to investigate further, so after sending the guard to sleep (he has a drow house brand of a mantis) we enter the cave. The mind mage casts his ESP spell and he is able to detect the presence of 3 big minds and 5 small one. Unfortunately as we try to search for any traps we manage to trigger the cave alarm.

We prepare for the fight. The 5 human are quickly scared with Grenadoes and blocked by a couple of walls of light and darkness.

3 big creatures, the 2 Muls and the Mantis crash through the wall and are quickly subjugated.

Chapter 4

Information

Persons of Interest

  • Her Grace the Duchess of Carzala
  • Duncan, Castle Chilton Namer
  • Sticks, the Rune Mage
  • Seneschal of Grobbety town Keep
  • Dwarf Cnut, the chiefe of Lady Isabella's guards
  • Lady Isabella, Daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Carzala.

Loot

Vetch plants

Logistics

  • 1 x pack of Grenadoes
  • 1 x pack of healing, blue bottles for fatigue and green Bottles for endurance
  • 1 x pack of provision and dried food.
  • 8 red bottles of Venom
  • Letters of introduction for the party, from the Duchess
  • Whispering Wind invested, from the Duchess (just in case of trouble)


Buffs

Magic Rk Effects Dur Ald Bil Elg Lil LF MDK QUA Rod
Shadow Form 14 +30/+15 def 6.5 hours y y y Y Y
Witchsight 6 3.5 hours n n N
Strength of Darkness 8 +5PS 1.5 hours y Y
Shadow Wings 6 36 mph, 126 miles range 3.5 hours y y n Y
Fire Armour 10 44 protection 11 hours y y n Y Y
Fireproofing 10 protection vs normal fire 11 hours y y n Y Y
Weapon of Flames 10 +11 SC, +6 dam, +11 dam vs undead, cold or water creatures 15 mins y n Y
Greater Enchantment 15 +16 on Combat or Magic, plus MR&Stats 3 days y

Calendar

Spring: Thaw (10) 813wk
Moonday Duesday W'ansday Th'rsday Frysday Reapsday Sunday
Candlemansa 1 Guild Meeting, Pre-departure briefing, meeting with the Duchess 2 Departure, rest and Imps attack 3 Flight'n treouble 4 Grobbety town 5 Lunch with the lady. Preparation for the trip to Stoneborough 6 Departure for Stoneborough. Fight in the Mantis cave
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Spring: Seedtime (11)
28 29 30 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 Rites of Thunor 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 Equinox 16 17 Eostre 18 Seagate Spring Ball
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 1 2
Spring: Blossom (12)
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 Floralia 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Walpurgisnacht

Seagate Time

After a successful meeting with Duncan (castle Chilton Namer) & a brief encounter with the duchess, the party gets ready for the mission ahead. The plan is to retrieve the Daughter of The Duke and the Duchess of Carzala, from the Duke of Aladar's summer keep in Grobbety Town

The following day is spent travelling via portal, and recuperating all the energy spent. In the depth of the night the party is attacked by a group of Imps. During the interrogation of the surviving imp, they discover the intention of a Drow ritual.

Next day the group depart and half way to their destination they are stopped by two flying military men. The party has to wait for Roderigo to register, as he is a knight of this country. This delays the party to their destination. After spending the night in the camp, the party moves on to toward their goal.

Once the heroes arrives at Neuerafang town, they have to deal with the trouble that seams to follow Sir Roderigo. However they manage to schedule a lunch with Lady Isabella, for the coming day.

During lunch they meet the lady Isabella, and discuss the plan for her return to Carzala. She is happy to make her way home as long as the heroes are happy to land a hand to everyone in need of help.

The following day the heroes depart for Stoneborough a little town north of Neuerafang. Strange things have been happening in the home town of Casthel Festung seneschal, so to ingratiate Roderigo with the keep steward, the party decide to investigate.

They party discover the presence of a Giant Mantis and 2 Muls (giant dwarfs) and are quick to subjugate them to their will.

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