Nemostag evening, 1st prime post-Harvest 1055
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Days in Game
21 days
Archive Entry
- Ondar Thundercaller, Glesni Bōhatei, Osric Torunn, Nix Frostshaper, Kaelani, and Kaikoa had been dispatched by Arnari Rilynn’sithek on a search-and-retrieval mission for the divine weapon Bright Thunder, stolen from the Church of Storms by the heretical Daystar cultists.
- The Freelancers took passage on the Aakshi, a fire elemental airship captained by Dedroza, a human woman, to Waypoint Whim.
- On the way there, the Aakshi encountered a roc, which the Freelancers slew with some help from the Aakshi's ballistae. The Aakshi was also attacked by drift of 5 golden eagle gryphons and 1 martial gryphon. The Freelancers captured all but 1 golden eagle gryphon. With the Aakshi thus burdened with extra creature transport, Captain Dedroza demanded one as Ship's Cut.
- On Waypoint Whim, the Freelancers sold the gryphons they'd acquired. They settled in the tavern, looking for any of the 5 Daystar cultists they were pursuing. Overheard gossip was discussing tourists and aspiring bards going to Waypoint Fame, and when Nix followed up on it, confirmed that Gillian and two others, one of whom was presumably Petersen, had headed there on the mechanical airship Dondelias.
- The air elemental airship Lacks, captained by the Holder dwarf Ferolie, was heading to Waypoint Fame, and Osric, who had gotten drunk, convinced the dwarven crew to take on the Freelancers and their mounts as passengers. Given the late notice, the price was exorbitant.
- The Lacks, with a large passenger contingent of bards, encountered a major storm one day out of Waypoint Whim. When the storm cleared, Kaikoa and Ondar spotted a young silver dragon in distress, and the Freelancers helped it land on the Lacks' observation deck.
- Captain Ferolie formally offered the young dragon, Hiripa, assistance, feeding it and providing shelter when another major storm was encountered. The Freelancers watched over it as Hiripa slept off its exhaustion, fending off the bards grown wild with curiosity.
- Before that storm was encountered, a wyvern attacked the Lacks, and the Freelancers captured that too. Ondar paid Captain Ferolie the Ship's Cut of the wyvern's value.
- Upon arrival at Waypoint Fame, the Freelancers offered to be Hiripa's escort, which the young dragon accepted delightedly. They explored the waypoint, but saw no sign of the Daystar cultists. Hiripa wished to see the Carnivale show, and afterwards, the Venerated Heleceleb, Hiripa's parent, arrived to take the young dragon home.
- The Venerated Heleceleb, in gratitude, declared he owed the Freelancers a favour. Upon discovering their purpose of recovering Bright Thunder, he warned them of a disastrous event coming the following Daystar zenith. He then departed with Hiripa, who declared the Freelancers a friend.
- The Freelancers went to Howl, a tavern on Waypoint Fame, to learn of known events for the following day. Osric cast locate object, searching for Daystar "holy symbols", but found nothing. Two performances were scheduled at Daystar zenith, and Nix cast augury to determine which performance was most likely tied to the Venerated Heleceleb's foretelling.
- Nix's augury results pointed to the performance of one Tory, so the Freelancers spoke to Coban, the amphitheatre manager, about security assistance. Coban was dubious there would be a problem, but granted the Freelancers free reign of the amphitheatre for the duration.
- The Freelancers positioned themselves for the performance, which turned out to be none other than Petersen, the Daystar cultist bard that Julian had captured and who'd been broken out of Church of Storms.
- The Freelancers interfered with Petersen when he started singing about the Daystar, and a battle ensued in which two of Coban's security and also Gillian and Ethan joined. Upon their defeat, Ondar recovered Bright Thunder from Ethan, and the holy weapon showed signs of corruption.
- All three cultists died to become "Daystar elementals". The Freelancers destroyed the elementals, but not before Kaelani was gravely injured, as were much of the performance audience.
- Ondar, Glesni, and Kaikoa reported the Goose of Sabotage actively helping with the battle. Ondar, Glesni, Kaikoa, and Kaelani all reported signs of approval from primordial gods afterwards. What is this Daystar cult, which commands attention from the primordial gods? Surely no mere heresy.
- Ondar turned over Bright Thunder to Kaikoa, a follower of Whatitiri, upon which the corruption cleared. Kaikoa used the holy weapon to destroy the Daystar "holy symbols".
- After a day layover in Waypoint Fame, the Freelancers took passage on the sail airship Tone, captained by the half-elf Choquette, to return to Cliffshadow. Travel was 9 days without incident.
- On their arrival, they went with Arnari to return Bright Thunder to Waiola Vaina, Typhoon of the Church of Storms. Adrian Bryant paid the fee of 750 eagles each, dispensing the Freelancers' Cut directly to Arnari.
- Returned to Freelancers Tavern Chaostag, 3rd prime post-Harvest.
- Arnari informed the six Freelancers that their skills and talents would be better used in Ripa Daneo, and she had arranged for passage to Commerce on the fire elemental airship Woerlitz, captained by the Fire sagani Gatukuza.
Loot
- Coin: 81 eagles (split)
- Materials: 20 roc feathers (Glesni 8, Nix 12)
- Sunstone arcane focus (sold for 120 eagles)
- Ridable creatures acquired (disposition):
- 4 wild golden eagle gryphons (sold for 1000 stars)
- 1 wild martial gryphon (sold for 325 stars)
- 1 wild wyvern (Nix)
- 1 trained pegasus (Glesni)
- bag of holding (Kaikoa)
- +1 scimitar (Ondar)
- scimitar (given to Church of Storms)
- Mission pay: 750 eagles (10% to Freelancers)
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