Ripa Daneo Excess Deaths Investigation

Submitted by dracon on Tue, 05/09/2023 - 20:40
Fysitag, last prime post-Tumultuous 1056
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Recordkeeper
Days in Game
1 day
Archive Entry
  • Naranjos Lafloriance, Ripa Daneo Freelancers Guild deputy, assigned Fine Branch, Cathance Lobdhain, Quelenna, and Nix Frostshaper to investigate whether there were excess deaths in Ripa Daneo.  Freelancer help had been requested by High Abbott Grigario of Tranquil Crossing monastery, who felt such deaths would explain the shadows that had attacked the monastery.
  • The Freelancers began their investigation by visiting the crematorium of the Dolphin of Remembrance, to learn from Disciple Malunzo that the wasting disease that had struck the hobgoblins in Krowa had appeared in The Below.
  • Next, the Freelancers visited area of The Below Malunzo had indicated, to learn of two relatives of people who had died of the wasting disease, Lampetos Icebottom and Elsebee Halfkick.
  • Lampetos, a White dragonborn dockworker whose brother had died, gave the Freelancers directions to Parella Abrenta, who had gone missing and he thought was related.
  • The directions were not useful, and the Freelancers ended up in an altercation with some would-be muggers.  Nix was stabbed, but the Freelancers disabled the muggers, relieving them of their weapons and a shoe.
  • After some backtracking, Nix sent her familiar Mercury to find the desired location, a potion shop run by Parella's sister, Arteaga.  Arteaga informed the Freelancers that her sister had run off to join a commune to Te Mārie.  She noted in the conversation that Perella and Elsebee had also been friends.
  • The Freelancers sold the muggers' weapons to Ovak for 78 eagles, then reported their findings to Naranjos, who paid them their fee of 225 eagles each.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern same day.
Loot
  • Coin:  5 eagles, 10 cats
  • 3 scimitars & 3 daggers (sold for 78 eagles total)
  • Mission pay:  250 eagles each (10% cut to Freelancers)
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