Rochtag, 1st prime post-Planting 1055
Log Entry Type
Recordkeeper
Days in Game
17 days
Archive Entry
- Arnari Rilynn'sithek, leader of the Duquesne Freelancers, forwarded to Damakaios a mission from Church of Storms to travel to Waypoint Puissant and determine, quietly, the disposition of the Daystar cultist lotion that had been shipped there.
- Nyls Arendi had already forwarded the records of Freelancer dealings with this cult, and by the Pachyderm, this cult is the most uncouth heresy I've heard of in decades.
- Dryali Tezbeth, Fine Branch, Tahu Tuala, and Tuala accepted this mission with a grimness that hasn't marked their prior behaviour in Ripa Daneo. Their explanations added some flavour to the rather dry records Nyls had forwarded.
- The Freelancers travelled for 6 days to Waypoint Puissant on the Paquet, a mechanical airship from Nadezhda. Travel was mostly without incident, although they hit a storm on the 4th day.
- The day they arrived the Freelancers did not find any lotion, but did observe personnel who might be part of this cult. Fine Branch scouted on her hippogryph and found a cave in use.
- The following day the Freelancers checked out the cave. Tahu snuck in and found it in use by these cultists, and two minotaurs in gold-chased gear.
- Unwilling to confront the group in the cave, the Freelancers returned to the Waypoint station by a circuitous route and spend the rest of the day observing the cultists they could see. The leader, a Wild elf named Buttercup, was absent.
- That evening the Freelancers headed back towards the cave to confront the minotaurs, but went astray in the woods.
- Fine Branch, flying above, spotted trackers, so they decided to camp in a clearing and wait for an attack.
- 2 minotaurs and 4 Daystar cultists attacked the Freelancers. They appeared to have divine magic: the minotaurs had some sort of smite on their blades, and Buttercup had spiritual weapon.
- The Freelancers killed the minotaurs, 2 heretics including Buttercup, and captured the other 2. Interrogation of the captives merely confirmed Buttercup was leader.
- The minotaurs had half-plate (1500gp total) and nice greataxes (120gp), and Buttercup's gaudy vest was worth 100gp.
- Investigating the cave revealed a large amount of hoarded wealth, as well as 2 crates of mostly-used Daystar lotion, and a golden shrine. The Freelancers waited til dawn to return.
- The Waypoint station personnel were understandably displeased to learn about the minotaurs, and the Freelancers had to reveal themselves as part of the explanation.
- The Daystar cultists incriminated themselves in short order and the rest of the station personnel assisted the Freelancers in clearing out any Daystar paraphernalia and learning what they could about the Daystar lotion disposition.
- After 5 days on the Waypoint, the Freelancers returned to Commerce on the Paquet bringing the two captives and a minotaur head, as well as the Daystar "shrine" and other valuables from the cave.
- They also brought two barrels of Dwarven stout brewed on the Waypoint.
- Travel was six days without incident.
- Upon debarking from the Paquet at Ripa Daneo, Storm Guards took custody of the two captives, and the Daystar shrine.
- Returned to Freelancers Tavern late morning, Chaostag, 3rd prime post-Planting.
- Once back in the tavern, they delivered the minotaur head to Damakaios, who paid the Freelancers 225 eagles each, and then immediately sent to the taxidermist.
Loot
- Coin: 2376 eagles in assorted coins
- Extremely gaudy daystar long vest (100 eagles' worth of topaz & sunstones)
- 2 sets Minotaur armor, roughly equivalent to one suit of plate, worth 1500 eagles
- 2 minotaur great axes worth 60 eagles each
- 250-eagle jewelry objects:
- Bronze crown
- Large gold bracelet
- Silver necklace with a sapphire pendant
- Gold plated Daystar "shrine" (turned over to Church of Storms)
- Glamoured Studded Leather (Tahu)
- Mission pay: 250 eagles each (10% to Freelancers)
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