Press Gang Mitigation: Capture Helias

Kenostag, 1st prime post-Tumultuous 1056

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Minji, Ka Kekoa, Dominic Holyarm, Aranel Neras-Dumaren, and Peb Pebbles accepted the mission from Wymar Adelard to capture Helias, leader of the press gang plaguing the Cliffshadow docks district.
The Freelancers started their search at the cellar Helias had been using as a staging area, and followed the escape tunnel to an alleyway in Trade District.
From the alley, the Freelancers split up to check nearby businesses and taverns if the proprietors had seen anything of note. They had not, but Ka questioned a resident who lived along the alley and learned that Helias often frequented the Gilded Barrel.
The Freelancers went to the Gilded Barrel and formulated a plan to extract Helias and two cronies without causing mishap. Unfortunately Helias spotted Aranel, and cast invisibility on himself.
Ka and Peb apprehended the two cronies while Aranel, Dominic, and Minji cast faerie fire multiple times, but failed to negate the invisibility.
Helias finally shattered a bar window and fled, but Dominic cast hold person so all were apprehended. Dominic relieved Helias of 158 eagles and two instruments: a shawm and a flute.
The three press gang leaders were delivered to Wymar, who paid the Freelancers their mission fee of 150 eagles each.
Returned to Freelancers same day, after which Aranel got uncharacteristically drunk and had to be escorted out of the tavern by Nohea Tasi.

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