Wind sagani [human] Glorious Paladin of the Magpie
Sabah Banu
Level
4
Pronouns
they/them
human Eldritch Knight from the Haven Hills
Lorcan Puddingrass Pasternack Tuinstra
Level
4
Pronouns
he/him
Pastoral gnome Arcane Trickster from Ip Giobbi
Dominic Holyarm
Level
1
Pronouns
he/him
human druid from Commerce
Maghris Bloomfield XVIII
Level
1
Pronouns
he/him
nekomata artificer from Zephyr
Days in Game
6 days
Archive Entry
Murai, Sabah, Lorcan Puddingrass Pasternack Tuinstra, Dominic Holyarm, and Maghris Bloomfield the 18th accepted a mission from Korfel Goltorah, leader of the Children of Āhua town Mantzur, to find the source of the giant bees that have been witnessed in the meadows to the south.
The Freelancers travelled to Mantzur in two days without incident.
In Mantzur, the Freelancers got more details from Korfel. They also interviewed two Children of Āhua who'd been harassed by aggressive giant bees in the meadows to the south.
The next day, Korfel consulted with Mama Bear; but she reported no hive of giant bees in her territory.
The Freelancers headed to the indicated meadows and Lorcan, mounted on Bandit, was pursued by two giant bees.
The other Freelancers checked out the meadow the bees had been in. At this point Murai was overcome by pollen and returned to Mantzur. Dominic found a place where plate armour had been and walked off.
Once Lorcan rejoined them, the Freelancers tracked the plate armour Dominic had noticed, and encountered an armour full of bees escorted by three giant bees. Lorcan cast sleep on two giant bees, Dominic casts animal friendship on the third, and the Freelancers incapacitated the armour.
Using beast bond, Dominic convinced his friend the giant bee to lead the other two back to their hive, then come back. In the process he discovered the hive location.
Dominic's friend the giant bee took almost a full day to return. Meanwhile the Freelancers discovered the armour was full of thorny vines and honeycomb.
Mantzur reacted poorly to the visitation by the giant bee Dominic had befriended. Korfel discovered the armour is powered by hag magic, and questioned whether the Freelancers had actually eliminated the hag plaguing Mantzur at the beginning of the year. He still paid their fee of 100 eagles each.
The Freelancers left for Cliffshadow the next day, bringing the giant bee. Travel was two days without incident.
Returned to Freelancers Tavern Petraag, 2nd prime post-Harvest.
Cloud elf Arcane Archer from Cloudworks on Coldstream
Nix Frostshaper
Level
4
Pronouns
she/her
human Witch from Sheerness
Sabah Banu
Level
3
Pronouns
they/them
human Eldritch Night from the Haven Hills
Murai
Level
3
Pronouns
they/them
Wind sagani [human] Glorious Paladin of the Magpie
Torinn Myastan
Level
3
Pronouns
he/him
Bronze dragonborn Follower of the Totem Warrior
Khalid Malone
Level
3
Pronouns
she/her
Wind sagani Swashbuckler
Hanno Okohei
Level
3
Pronouns
he/him
half-orc Grave cleric of Te Mārie
Minji
Level
2
Pronouns
she/her
nekomata Archfey warlock
Days in Game
12 days
Archive Entry
Ondar Thundercaller, Glesni Bōhatei, Nix Frostshaper, Sabah Banu, Murai, Hanno Okohei, Torinn Myastan, Khalid Malone, and Minji were sent on the mission from Kaiea Tihani, Mayor of Cliffshadow, to travel the lair established by Roberto Wendehals and neutralize it as a threat to Duquesne.
The Freelancers took 5 days to journey to Three Rivers, without incident, and then another 2 days to reach the lair.
Upon arrival, the Freelancers observed that while there were traces of their prior battle with undead, there were no remains.
The Freelancers neutralized the trap at the entrance of the lair, but Murai was badly poisoned in the process and needed much attention.
Making good use of familiars to scout ahead, the Freelancers methodically worked their way through the various rooms, discovering multiple places in which bones had been stored for necromantic uses (including those Ondar had sabotaged on the prior mission), and statues had been animated with necromantic energy.
Most of the lair had been smoothed from natural caves, but one room in particular had scenes depicted on the walls, of a beautiful lady playing chess against an opponent, then raising the dead, which then burned and pillaged the countryside.
After a battle with zombie minotaurs, then a later battle against zombie wyvern and the same zombie bear Freelancers had previously encountered, the group found Roberto Wendehals, alive and hale. They corrected the "hale" and took him prisoner, after relieving him of his valuables, one of which was a receive-only stone of a sending stone pair.
Acquired: 2585 eagles' assorted coins, 2 bloodstone, 1 chalcedony, 2 jasper, 1 onyx, 1 sardonyx, black velvet mask stitched with silver thread, small mirror set in a painted wooden frame, 2 very large greataxes, 2 longbows & quivers 10 arrows each, 5 spell component pouches, 2 potion of animal friendship, 2 greater healing potion, Keoghtom's Ointment (5 doses), 2 bag of holding, Immovable Rod, pipe of smoke monsters, rope of climbing, +1 wand of the warmage, Nightside Scimitar, Tsunami Edge of Arcana
Exiting the lair, the Freelancers determined it was safest to bring Roberto back to Cliffshadow fastest, and Ondar, Nix, Torinn, Khalid, and Hanno flew back in 3 days. Their travel was without incident, but exhausted the flying mounts.
Arnari accompanied Ondar, Nix, Torinn, Khalid, and Hanno to deliver the captive Roberto to Mayor Kaiea, who confirmed to the Freelancers the "Natali" he knew previously was the "Natali" that had been discussed during the Freelancers' various investigations.
Ondar, Nix, Torinn, Khalid, and Hanno returned to Freelancers Kenostag, last prime post-Calm. Arnari paid them each 225 eagles, the mission fee minus the Freelancers Cut. Ondar gave to me the receiving half of the sending stone.
Glesni, Sabah, Murai, and Minji followed on foot, stopping in Three Rivers to sell the minotaurs' greataxes. Their travel was without incident, but took 7 days.
Glesni, Sabah, Murai, and Minji returned to Freelancers Vrontag, 1st prime post-Harvest, and Arnari also paid them 225 eagles.
Ondar Thundercaller, Nix Frostshaper, Lorcan Puddingrass Pasternack Tuinstra, and Block Lamtand accepted the mission to travel to Hindmarsh and establish the whereabouts and haunts of Raquelle Mais-Quand, who allegedly was the leader of Jamie and Cade who go by the same name.
The Freelancers joined a mule train headed for Hindmarsh. They provided extra security in exchange for food and 25 eagles. Travel took a full prime without incident, no doubt because of Ondar's flying bear, "Frostclaw".
The Freelancers took rooms at The Tipsy Tornado, and Block immediately noticed Raquelle and pointed her out to the others, catching Raquelle's attention.
After eating dinner in the taproom, Block got drunk and wandered off to view the tornadoes. Nix used disguise self and came onto one of Raquelle's retainers. Lorcan hid when Ondar tried to intervene, which raised suspicions in the targeted group.
Nix fled from the targeted retainer, Fishel, escaping out a window. Fishel found Ondar later and they exchanged words.
The next morning, the Freelancers discovered their gear had been tossed and they had been discovered. They packed to leave and went to breakfast, except Block who remained asleep.
While eating, Ondar, Nix, and Lorcan were surrounded by Raquelle, Cade, Jamie, and four retainers.
A fight ensued, in which Jamie and Cade knocked out and captured Ondar and Block; while Ondar had incapacitated Raquelle, and Lorcan and Nix had her captive on top of Frostclaw, with Jamie in pursuit.
Lorcan and Nix negotiated a prisoner exchange with Jamie and Raquelle, in which they traded Raquelle for Ondar and Block, who remained disarmed. Then they fled Hindmarsh, with Cade following them to make sure they'd gone.
The Freelancers flew back to Cliffshadow. Travel took 7 days without incident.
Back in Freelancers Tavern, Ondar blamed Arnari Rilynn’sithek for the failed mission, despite her paying the full fee of 200 eagles. With a little prodding from Lorcan and Nix, Arnari conceded that they should be paid the rescue fee as well, so they get 450 eagles each, although Ondar and Block must replace their weapons.
Returned to Freelancers Tavern Chaostag, 2nd prime post-Calm.
