Lucien and Toughas, long time friends; meet at a bar. They leave
the bar to go for a walk. They see the rubble of what used to be the keep. It
did not fare well against the giants six months ago.
As we exit the bar - a Hillman girl in a jester outfit ran by,
chased by three thug looking beings in Lady Densmeal's suits give chase. Our
heroes give chase and wind up in an ally. Words are exchanged…our heroes try to
talk the thugs out of fighting but they’re hearing nothing of it. Toughas
sweeps the leg of the commander who falls flat on his face. Then, in a surprise
attack,…Lucien knocks one of the bad guys out cold!
He then turns toward the other fellow and sends energy of pain. It’s a doosey
of a spell. Nasty stuff that. The guy falls to the ground screaming. Toughas
and the commander exchange blows, Lucien and the pain inflicted fellow mix it
up.
The commander crumples to the ground from Toughas's fists. The person
attacking Lucien is far tougher than anticipated and lands blows. Toughas
lunges forward to save his friend and ends the foe. They search and then run
now that the fight is over.
They walk to the inn and get a room. Toughas feels like they are
being followed. They check in and go upstairs to the room.
Lucien is stabbed badly enough that they need to bandage him up. So
they run him to the temple of the healing hand. The temple staff put him in a
coma. Toughas knows that heal spells are black market goods but clearly our duo
need some! He thinks “what would Lucien do…” and decided to go down to the pool
hall to try and find heal spells off the black market. He talks with a guy who
can get what we need. They talk, and strike up a deal. Toughas is to come back
the next day to buy the heal spells and they agree on a price. He then goes
back to the temple to get Lucien. The duo heads back to the inn. Hester the Jester
has a set that night in the lobby of the inn. The guys are surprised to see
her, but after her set they make
way to her and asked her to come up to their room to discuss
things. She spills her life story in the great animated detail, which was
definitely not what they were looking for. Hester asked to sleep in the room
with the guys but needs her bag from across the hall. She’s too nervous to go
get it herself, so Toughas goes to get the bag and there is a man, holding the
bag in the middle of the room. Toughas grabs him and gets the bag away from him
but spares his life.
Back in the room, Hester tells us about how the Densmeal's want
her family's wand which is buried with her grandpa in the family tomb which is
in Moundsville. It’s clear that Hester will have to retrieve the wand to keep
it safe from Densemal, who will clearly stop at nothing to get her hands on it.
They all decide it would be safer to go to the tent village where
Lucien and Toughas live and spend the night there. Toughas attempts to take
first watch but everyone falls asleep. They wake at 9am to the sound of
arguing. Lady Densmeal's men are attempting to search tents but get kicked out
of tent city. Disguises are applied to Toughas and Hester by Lucien and they
start to break camp.
Everyone walks back to the pool hall and Toughas meets with the
mob. Money and heal potions are exchanged. Toughas ended up buying an entire
case! Which is just unheard of. Hester and Lucien chat about money for the
mercenary work they are about to embark on. They do not get too far into the
discussion before Toughas gets back.
The trio walks out of town, talking about money and what path we
should take. They decide on the beach path and 250 sovereign now, and at least
250 sovereign later.
After a few days travel, the trio come across a frogmen village.
The frogmen are very kind and want to trade for anything. They have silks,
rubies and many wares for trade. The three are treated like guests and friends.
The frogmen point to a ship that has run aground in the shallows at sea. That
cargo ship is where the frogmen got many of the things they are trying to trade
for. They are very interested in heal potions. Curiously. Two days later by foot,
we come to Tiny Town.
Tiny Town is run primarily by elves, but troggers, humans and
elves all work alongside one another. Lucien goes to the Blue Order library (since
he’s a member) while Hester and Toughas go off to find the ship master and
secure seats on a boat to South Grast.
Lucien asks about the staff of Clouds and the person he asks just
so happens to know of it. The staff was stolen from the Druids of the Garden
and is the property of the Gardener of the Grove. It has the ability to control
the weather, and likely much more. It’s a very powerful staff indeed!
Hester and Toughas come across Master Jim. Master Jim says he can
get them to the port of Alexis in Ket. That is not quite as far as they wish to
go, but it will have to do. The ship sails in the morning. They will ride on a
cargo ship called the Painstakingly. They are given a suite in the hold, and it
is a shrimp boat. It should take us ten days to get to Ket. Lucien tells
everyone what he learned at the library. The story doesn’t make Hester’s
grandpa sound that great. She appears quite upset and affronted that her
grandpa is being painted as a thief, but the evidence is all there. The plan is
to get the staff and return it to the Gardener of the Grove.
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