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Apprehending the Placid Heretics

Submitted by dracon on Tue, 09/12/2023 - 21:15
Fysitag, 1st prime post-Planting 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
1 day
Archive Entry
  • Damakaios, leader of the Ripa Daneo Freelancers, sent Fine Branch, Dryali Tezbeth, Tai Ho'onani, Terrance, and Kaikoa to stop Tai's son Turoa and any companions from committing further murders in the name of Te Mārie.  Freelancer help had been requested by Gregorio, High Abbott of the Tranquil Crossing Monastery.
  • The Freelancers flew to the environs of the Placid Commune, about 20 miles east of Ripa Daneo.  
  • Before approaching too closely, Fine Branch used clairvoyance to learn there were only two persons there, Turoa Ho'onani and Parella Abrenta.  He also learned they already had shadows under their control.
  • Since there were only two people, Dryali used vortex warp to pull Perella into a silence spell Fine Branch had cast, and the Freelancers knocked her out before engaging with Turoa and the shadows.
  • The Freelancers apprehended Turoa and Parella, and dissipated the shadows.  They searched the commune to find nothing of interest other than Turoa's peregrine gryphon.
  • They immediately returned to Ripa Daneo Temple of Serenity, where the Most Serene Badak took custody of Turoa and Perella and paid the Freelancers 300 eagles each as mission pay.  They left the peregrine gryphon also in the Temple's safekeeping.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern early evening Rochtag, 1st prime post-Planting.
Loot
  • Mission pay: 300 eagles each (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
raid
apprehend
Storyline
Silver Scion
Session Dates

Seeking the Placid Commune

Submitted by dracon on Tue, 09/12/2023 - 20:58
Vrontag, 1st prime post-Planting, 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
2 days
Archive Entry
  • Damakaios, leader of the Ripa Daneo Freelancers, sent Fine Branch, Lorilla Anahera Amaia Turen Itu {Ana}, Glesni Bōhatei, to locate the commune where the Silver dragonborn responsible for multiple wasting deaths is hiding.  Freelancer help had been requested by Gregorio, High Abbott of the Tranquil Crossing Monastery.
  • The Freelancers visit Arteaga Abraenta's potion shop in The Below, since she had a letter from her sister Parella who was at the commune.  Fine Branch used scrying to gain clues where the commune is, and learned about Placidity, another attack was planned, and also that the Silver dragonborn was Turoa Ho'onani, Tai's son.
  • On Damakaios' advice, the Freelancers visited the Ripa Daneo Temple of Serenity to ask about any communes, and to learn that "Placidity" is a heresy of Te Mārie.
  • The Freelancers travelled to Tranquil Crossing, both to inform High Abbott Gregorio about their findings, and to use it as a starting point for their search.
  • The next day, the Freelancers waited out a storm, then methodically searched until they located the Placid Commune.
  • The Freelancers  reversed course to return to Ripa Daneo and flew headfirst into 3 wild manticores.  They slew one and captured two.
  • With two wild manticores in tow, the Freelancers returned to Freelancers Tavern late enough to be Sieratag evening, 1st prime post-Planting.
  • Damakaios paid 225 eagles each for the mission fee.
  • The next day they sold the wild manticores to House Lykaion for 1700 stars.
Loot
  • 2 wild manticores (sold for 1700 stars, split evenly)
  • Mission pay: 250 eagles (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
investigation
scouting
wildlife
Storyline
Silver Scion
Session Dates

Troll Blood & Teeth for House Hadid

Submitted by dracon on Wed, 08/23/2023 - 14:02
Chaostag, last prime post-Fulcrum 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
6 days
Archive Entry
  • Damakaios, leader of the Ripa Daneo Freelancers, sent Fine Branch, Dryali Tezbeth, and Quelenna to hunt trolls to provide their blood and teeth to House Hadid, having spent some funds to learn some could be found off the Vathia Estia Tunnels.  Freelancer help had been requested by Yolanda Hadid.
  • Before departing, Fine Branch communed with The Cat to learn the Freelancers should search in the lower Vathia Estia Tunnels.
  • The Freelancers brought their flying mounts into the Vathia Estia Tunnels, allowing them to fly over the caravans.
  • After camping at the midpoint between the entrance and Vathia Estia, the Freelancers branched off from the main route in search of trolls.  After wandering fruitlessly for a day under Dryali's leadership, Quelenna led the next day and they also wandered aimlessly.
  • At the end of the second day, the Freelancers happened upon a large cavern with talking mushrooms, a marvel which caught their attention, until the banality of the mental conversation began to hurt.
  • The cavern with talking mushrooms also had 3 trolls within, which the Freelancers' entry disturbed.  The Freelancers slew both the trolls and the talking mushrooms, harvesting the parts House Hadid wanted and also the fungi.
  • The Freelancers took the better part of 3 days to find the main tunnel route and return to Ripa Daneo.
  • House Hadid paid 2250 eagles for the troll parts, of which 225 eagles came to Freelancers.  The mushrooms were sold to Bluegrass Herbalism for 450 eagles.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Fysitag, last prime post-Fulcrum 1056.
Loot
  • 3 sacks of questionable psychic mushrooms (sold for 450 eagles)
  • Mission pay: 2250 eagles (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
awakened
Storyline
Hunting Exotics for House Hadid
Session Dates

Housekeeping note

Submitted by dracon on Wed, 08/23/2023 - 21:29
Kenostag, 2nd prime post-Fulcrum 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Archive Entry
  • 1 trained pegasus added to Freelancers stable, "Buttercup", looking to Julian.
Tags
mounts

Security for Ripa Daneo Mount Faire

Submitted by dracon on Wed, 05/10/2023 - 21:55
Petraag, 2nd prime post-Fulcrum
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
4 days
Archive Entry
  • Damakaios, leader of the Ripa Daneo Freelancers, assigned Fine Branch, Dryali Tesbeth, and Nix Frostshaper to provide security for the Ripa Daneo Mount Faire.  Freelancer help had been requested by Mudra Copperfeather, the proprietor of the Faire.
  • The three Freelancers toured the grounds the day before the Mount Faire opened, learning the layout and other groups responsible for security.
  • Of note was catching 3 would-be thieves trying to steal a manticore in the first day.  The rest was typical security.
  • For the last three days of the 7-day Mount Faire, Damakaios replaced Dryali Tezbeth and Nix Frostshaper on security detail with Cathance Lobdhain, Tai Ho'oani, and Lorilla Anahera Amaia Turen Itu {Ana}.
  • Of note was catching 2 thieves who had stolen 11 hippogryph eggs one afternoon.  Again, the rest was typical security.
  • Damakaios paid 225 eagles each for each half of the Mount Faire.
Loot
  • Bonus: 100 eagles each for stopping manticore thieves (Fine Branch, Dryali, Nix), 100 eagles each for catching egg theives (Fine Branch, Cathance, Tai, Ana)
  • Mission pay: 250 eagles each for each half of the Mount Faire (10% cut to Freelancers)
Tags
bouncers
Storyline
Mudra's Mount Shenanigans
Session Dates

Clockwork Flyers Attacking Hang Gliding Students

Submitted by dracon on Tue, 05/09/2023 - 20:29
Chaostag, 1st prime post-Fulcrum 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
1 day
Archive Entry
  • Damakaios, leader of the Ripa Daneo Freelancers, sent Fine Branch, Tai Ho'onani, Nix Frostshaper, Terrance, and Glesni Bōhatei to Sugar Glider Hang Gliding School to deal with the flying constructs which are hassling the students.  Freelancer help had been requested by Manaja, Headmistress of the school.
  •  The Freelancers used their flying mounts to travel to the hang gliding school, and witnessed an instructor and a pair of students getting hassled by 4 mechanical hawks.
  •  The Freelancers intervened, wrecking 3 of the mechanical hawks and capturing the fourth.  As they did so, the hawks let out a loud call for help, so Fine Branch incapacitated the fourth hawk.
  • While the Freelancers skirmished with the hawks, the instructor and students fled to safety on the Rim.
  • 3 constructs resembling winged golden rams attacked the Freelancers from above.   The Freelancers prevailed, but not before the golden rams revealed they were equipped with flamethrowers, badly injuring Nix, Tai, Fine Branch, and their mounts.
  • Fine Branch, Tai, and Terrance flew to the school buildings to report these events to Manaja, who was surprised and dismayed to hear about the golden rams.  She paid the mission fee of 250 eagles each to Tai to distribute later.
  • Nix and Glesni recovered all the construct parts, by flying low over the area and using detect magic.  The golden rams were large enough to require disassembly and multiple bags of holding.
  • On return to Freelancers Villa, they spread the parts out in a meeting room as they reported to Damakaios.  Alvyn Ricker Nackle was thrilled to examine the parts, which he thought he could use to learn how to make his bear construct, "Arth", fly. He bought the lot for 4650 eagles.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern same day.
Loot
  • 4 mechanical hawks (3 in pieces) (sold for 150 eagles total)
  • 3 large clockwork golden rams (sold for 1500 eagles per)
  • Mission pay:  250 eagles each (10% cut to Freelancers)
Tags
constructs
Storyline
Bandit Constructs
Session Dates

Ripa Daneo Excess Deaths Investigation

Submitted by dracon on Tue, 05/09/2023 - 20:40
Fysitag, last prime post-Tumultuous 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
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)
Tags
investigation
mugging
Storyline
Silver Scion
Session Dates

Phase Spider Venom & Silk for House Hadid

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 04/15/2023 - 13:34
Remitag, last prime post-Tumultuous 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
3 days
Archive Entry
  • Naranjos Lafloriance, Ripa Daneo Freelancers Guild deputy, sent Fine Branch, Lorilla Anahera Amaia Turen Itu {Ana}, Tai Ho'onani, Quelenna, and Glesni Bōhatei to hunt phase spiders to provide venom & silk for House Hadid, having spent some funds to learn the general area of Commerce in which to find such creatures.  Freelancer help had been requested by Yolanda Hadid.
  • Since the Freelancers knew to look in the western part of the main mountain ridge, they flew to Kavali as a starting point. While overnighting at an inn there, Glesni and Quelenna heard two garuda hunters gossipping about a dangerous valley full of webs.
  • The next day, the Freelancers fly to where the hunters had indicated, and find a valley or gorge crisscrossed with spiderwebs.  Ana and Glesni set them on fire, as the Freelancers prepared to attack phase spiders.
  • The first phase spider they encountered was actually a large queen, her size dwarfing their initial expectations.  She was followed by three of her brood.
  • The Freelancers fight and slew these spiders, but not without getting bitten multiple times.
  • Tai and Fine Branch harvested the venom glands and spinnerets, while the other Freelancers burned away the rest of the webs to remove hazards for the local garuda.
  • Upon return to Ripa Daneo, the Freelancers delivered the materials to House Hadid, who was pleased to have paid 300 stars for the haul.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Vrontag, last prime post-Tumultuous, at which time they paid 30 stars Freelancers' Cut.
Loot
  • Mission pay: 300 stars total the phase spider venom and silk (10% to Freelancers) (remainder split)
Tags
large bitey creatures
Storyline
Hunting Exotics for House Hadid
Session Dates

Claiming the Amabel Villa - Foyer & Master Bedroom

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 01/07/2023 - 12:54
Oriotag, 3rd prime post-Tumultuous 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
1 day
Archive Entry
  • Naranjos Lafloriance, Ripa Daneo Freelancers Guild deputy, sent Ondar Thundercaller, Cathance Lobdhain, Quelenna, Tuala, and Hikawera on the mission from House Amabel to clear more rooms in that uninhabitable villa they'd purchased.
  • At Hikawera's suggestion, the Freelancers verified that previously cleared areas in the Amabel Villa remained cleared.  To help see better, Ondar moved a door, which opened up more rooms.
  • The Freelancers investigated a foyer, or a sitting room, which connects to the atrium via a stairway down to the atrium.  While doing so they provoked three skeletons they hadn't immediately noticed, as well as a ghost.
  • The Freelancers easily slew the skeletons, but the ghost proved a challenge.  He would drift away after trying to steal favoured items.  During one such episode, Quelenna kicked open the doors to the next room, antagonizing another ghost who was easily dispatched.
  • After stealing Tuala's Astral Shard, the thieving ghost gravely injured the sorcerer.  Once they healed Tuala, the Freelancers finally dispatched the ghost and recovered his stolen item.
  • The Freelancers searched the two rooms and removed whatever valuables they found.  They cleaned up some filth, and cleared the stairway and door to the atrium.
  • On their return to Freelancers Villa that afternoon, Hikawera spent a couple hours identifying the items and determining their disposition.  Some magical drinking vessels of interest were added to the back tavern.
Loot
  • Foyer
    • dragonchess set made from semiprecious stones (Cathance)
    • 6 mundane, 5 magical goblets (unclaimed sold to Freelancers for 150 eagles)
      • tankard of sobriety (Ondar)
      • tankard of plenty
      • Singing Stein
      • wine goblet of plenty
      • Gravity Goblet (Hikawera)
  • Master bedroom
    • Various nice buttons of gold, silver, and mother-of-pearl (sold for 150 eagles)
    • Nice jewelry (sold for 325 eagles)
      • Pair of dangly gold earrings
      • Pair of gold & jade earrings
      • Simple gold bracelet
      • Gold and silver cuff bracelet
      • Thick twisted silver torc
    • brooch of shielding (Tuala)
    • ring of free action (Quelenna)
    • pomade of ten thousand styles (Hikawera)
    • earcuff of the vampire bat (sold to Freelancers to 500 eagles)
  • Mission pay:  250 eagles each (10% cut to Freelancers)
Tags
ghosts
skeletons
Storyline
Amabel Villa
Session Dates

Daystar cult recruiting on Waypoint Congress

Submitted by dracon on Wed, 12/28/2022 - 23:59
Vrontag 2nd prime post-Tumultuous 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
17 days
Archive Entry
  • Naranjos Lafloriance, Ripa Daneo Freelancers Guild deputy, dispatched Dryali Tezbeth, Fine Branch, Tai Ho'onani, and Kaikoa to Waypoint Congress, to determine the disposition of the Daystar cultist lotion that had been shipped there.  Freelancer help had been requested by Tempest Addis of the Church of Storms on Commerce.
  • The Freelancers met Tempest Addis and requested funds for protection against Daystar elementals.  The Tempest paid an extra 400 eagles which the Freelancers used to acquire 4 potions of radiant resistance.
  • The next day, the Freelancers took passage on the Genovali, a wind elemental airship homed in Ripa Daneo captained by the half-elf Tanquary.  They travelled for 6 tags through mostly clear skies, to arrive at Waypoint Congress on Okeanostag, 2nd prime post-Tumultuous.
  • Fine Branch scouted the resort town on her hippogryph Nighthawk, quickly determining relatively widespread presence of Daystar lotion.  The others learned from conversations that the Happy Endings massage parlour was the likely source of it.
  • Kaikoa and Fine Branch posed as a couple wanting a massage to book an appointment at Happy Endings, and confirmed the likelihood of Daystar cultists there.  Upon returning to their rooms, Fine Branch cast clairvoyance to learn the masseurs for couples were using Daystar lotion as part of the massage and gently encouraging customers to try worshipping the Daystar.
  • The following day, Fine Branch showed up to the massage appointment alone and accidentally broke the Daystar lotion bottle, so the Freelancers can observe what the cultists did.  They learned that the cultists were storing their supply in a lead container.
  • That night, the Freelancers picked the locks, and Fine Branch brought the container back to their rooms.  Upon opening it, they encountered a Daystar elemental and destroyed it.  They then removed the lotion and returned the chest.
  • The next morning, the cultists, unaware they were being followed, made their way to a cave in which they were manufacturing the Daystar lotion.  The Freelancers, surprised upon this discovery, challenged the cultists, hoping to capture the warlocks making the lotion.
  • The Freelancers slew the cultists, but not before Kaikoa and Mordant were gravely injured, and Fine Branch and Tai were badly injured.  Fine Branch wanted to revivify and capture the warlocks, but they burst into Daystar elementals instead, which were negated by darkness cast by Dryali's intriguing Darkglobe device.
  • The stationmaster, Arnald Glasscloud, saw to the disposition of the Happy Endings massage parlour, and worked with the Freelancers to track down and assist anyone affected by the Daystar lotion they were using.
  • The Freelancers missed their passage back and departed a day later on the Strazzulla, a mechanical airship captained by coblygnome Sipi Alonserai Kaporon.  They travelled for 7 tags through clear skies.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Rochtag, 3rd prime post-Tumultuous.
Loot
  • Almost a full crate of Daystar lotion
  • horseshoes of the storm (Tai)
  • Chromacloth (Fine Branch)
  • torc of restoration (sold to Freelancers for 4000 eagles, split between Kaikoa and Dryali)
  • Rocborn Robe (sold to Freelancers for 1500 eagles, split between Kaikoa and Dryali)
  • Mission pay: 250 eagles (10% Freelancer's cut)
Tags
airship travel
investigation
elementals
multisession
Storyline
Daystar Worshippers
Session Dates