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Housekeeping note

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 03/12/2022 - 18:37
Nemostag, 1st prime post-Harvest 1055
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Nyls Ardeni
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  • Trained pegasus added to the Freelancers Stable, Kairos Greybeard's mount "Catherine".
  • Trained flying bear, "Frostclaw", removed from Freelancers stable, shipping out with Ondar Thundercaller.
  • Trained courser pegasus, "Snowbolt", removed from the Freelancers stable, shipping out with Nix Frostshaper.
  • Trained hippogryph, "Mordant", removed from Freelancers stable, shipping out with Kaikoa.
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mounts

Roster Change

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 03/12/2022 - 18:19
Nemostag, 1st prime post-Harvest 1055
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Nyls Ardeni
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  • Dominic Holyarm, human Cartographer from Gnomonic Guild in Ripa Daneo on skylith Commerce, joined Freelancers Guild
  • Kairos Greybeard, Holder dwarf Merchant from Gemhallow on skylith Pembroke, joined Freelancers Guild
  • Aranel Neras-Dumaren, half-elf noble from Nojima on skylith Sullimany, joined Freelancers
Session Dates

Raid Roberto Wendehals' Lair

Submitted by dracon on Wed, 01/19/2022 - 22:45
Kenostag, 3rd prime post-Calm 1055
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Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
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.
Loot
  • Coin:  2585 eagles' of assorted
  • Gems: 
    • 7x 50-eagle gemstones: 2 bloodstone, 1 chalcedony, 2 jasper, 1 onyx, 1 sardonyx
    • 10x 5-eagle gemstones
  • Art objects worth 25 eagles
    • Black velvet mask stitched with silver thread
    • Small mirror set in a painted wooden frame
  • Weapons:
    • 2 very large greataxes
    • 2 longbows
    • 2 quivers 10 arrows each
  • 5x spell component pouches
  • Consumables: 
    • 2x potion of animal friendship
    • 2x greater healing potion
    • Keoghtom's Ointment (5 doses)
  • 2x bag of holding
  • Immovable Rod 
  • pipe of smoke monsters
  • rope of climbing
  • +1 wand of the warmage
  • Nightside Scimitar
  • Tsunami Edge of Arcana 
  • Mission pay:  250 eagles each (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
skeletons
dungeon crawl
multisession
apprehend
Storyline
The Last of the Wendehals
Session Dates

Pinpointing the Hadid Plant Saboteur

Submitted by dracon on Sun, 01/30/2022 - 09:44
1055.8.1.01.F
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Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
1 day
Archive Entry
  • Damakaios, leader of the Ripa Daneo Freelancers, sent Dryali Tezbeth, Fine Branch, Terrance, Tuala, and Lorilla Anahera Amaia Turen Itu {Ana} to investigate who cursed House Hadid's tree at the Garden Party after the Planting Holiday.  Freelancer help had been requested by Yolanda Hadid.
  • The Freelancers visited the Hadid Villa and spoke to head retainer Ingham and a gardener, Garriel.  They learned the supplier of the assassin vines was a shop of good repute called the Green Grove.
  • Naturally, the Freelancers next visited the Green Grove.  Fine Branch cast detect magic right before they entered the shop, but detected nothing unusual.  They spoke to the proprietor, a firbolg named Natik, but did not mention the Hadid Garden Party.  Instead they suggested they need an unusual plant for a prank on Damakaios, and Natik suggested they talk to his human assistant, Amarosa.
  • The Freelancers entered the Green Grove's back greenhouse to discover two assassin vines and an unrepentant Amarosa.  However Dryali persuaded her to tell them who arranged it all.  While Amarosa's story involved The Manticores, Fine Branch and Terrance recognized the factor as Taras of House Veltruska.
  • Upon their return to Freelancers Tavern, Damakaios was happy to learn they didn't end up in a brawl, but unpleased at this scheme they uncovered.  If they are not realized it was House Veltruska would have caused the Freelancers and House Lykaion  trouble, not just House Hadid and The Manticores.
  • Damakaios paid out their fee of 270 eagles each.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern same day.
Loot
  • Mission pay:  300 eagles each (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
investigation
Storyline
Textile Rivalries
Session Dates

Roster change

Submitted by dracon on Sun, 01/02/2022 - 13:25
Fysitag, 2nd prime post-Calm 1055
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Nyls Ardeni
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  • Shimni Ioelena Qinyarus, a Rock sagani from [TBD], joined Freelancers Guild

Battle Royale: Teams

Submitted by Clara on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 11:10
Vrontag, 2nd prime post-Calm, 1055
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Fenian
Days in Game
4 days
Archive Entry
  • Julian gathered the various Freelancers from other skyliths who wished to participate in the Battle Royale on Bizarre. 
  • In Bizarre the Freelancers put on a team battle. Team Chaos was Dryali Tezbeth, Hikawera, and Kaikoa. Fine Branch and Nix Frostshaper formed the second team. Team You All Saw This Coming was Tai Ho’onani and “Ana” Turen Itu.
  • Team Chaos claimed 1st place, Team You All Saw This Coming was 2nd, and Fine Branch and Nix Frostshaper were 3rd. Each participant received 300 eagles, with an extra 300 eagles for Tai and Ana. The members of Team Chaos each chose a magic item as their prize.  Dryali now has a Decanter of Endless Water, Hikawera chose a Deck of Ilusions, and Kaikoa received an Amulet of the Drunkard.
  • Julian teleported the participants back to their proper skyliths.
Loot
  • Participation pay:  300 eagles each
  • First place an uncommon magic item each:  
    • Kaikoa - Amulet of the Drunkard
    • Hikawera - Deck of illusions
    • Dryali - Decanter of Endless Water
  • Second place:  300 eagles (Tai & Ana)
Tags
arena
Session Dates

Profile Raquelle Mais-Quand

Submitted by dracon on Sun, 12/12/2021 - 23:20
Rochtag, last prime post-Apastron 1055
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Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
18 days
Archive Entry
  • 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.
Loot
  • Mission pay:  450 eagles each
Tags
investigation
Raquelle
Cade
Jamie
multisession
Storyline
Team Morality Challenged
Session Dates

Housekeeping note

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 12/25/2021 - 16:13
Fysitag, 1st prime post-Calm 1055
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Estarai Grayaere
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  • Wild giant crocodile added to Freelancers stable, in care of Glim Fibblestib Maekkelferce Murnig.  Quelenna will fund training & taming, and dubbed the crocodile "Koka"
Tags
mounts

Investigate Waypoint Alarm

Submitted by dracon on Wed, 11/24/2021 - 23:25
Chaostag, 3rd prime post-Apastron 1055
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Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
17 days
Archive Entry
  • Ondar Thundercaller, Glesni Bōhatei, Mia Taumata, Nix Frostshaper, Sabah Banu, and Murai accepted the mission from Adrian Bryant of the Church of Storms to travel to Waypoint Alarm and determine, quietly, the disposition of the Daystar cultist lotion that had been shipped there.
  • The Freelancers took the Nimerigar-crewed mechanical airship Aster to Waypoint Alarm.  Travel was 6 days, and they had to repel attacking quetzalcoatls whilst passing Olyokoma.
  • Upon arrival at Waypoint Alarm, Nix disguised herself as Marcus, a merchant looking for opportunities.  The other Freelancers posed as bodyguards, but helped as stevedores for the unexpectedly shorthanded and overtired waypoint.
  • The Freelancers learned that evening that three of the tavern and warehouse personnel had become enamoured of the Daystar and had been going into the jungle daily, but then had disappeared, leaving the waypoint shorthanded.
  • The following morning, the Freelancers went into the jungle to investigate what happened to the missing Daystar cultists.
  • The Freelancers followed a well-used track through the jungle to a glade, wherein they found a stash of Daystar pamphlets, lotion, and some towels.  They found no other signs of the cultists, but did note dinosaur tracks.
  • While inspecting the glade, the Freelancers were attacked by and slew two allosauruses and four deinonychuses.
  • Glesni, Nix, and Murai skinned the allosauruses, and Ondar and Glesni determined these dinosaurs probably ate the Daystar cultists.  The Freelancers returned to the waypoint station and told Lustig Drakegaze, the station manager, about his people's fate. 
  • The Freelancers maintained the ruse with Nix's disguise until they departed Waypoint Alarm 4 days later on the sail airship Sotis.
  • Travel to Cliffshadow was 6 days without incident.
  • Once back in Cliffshadow the Freelancers  reported their findings  to Arnari Rilynn’sithek who paid their fee of 180 eagles.  Mia was dispatched to the Skyguard to report on Waypoint Alarm's staffing problems.
  • Returned to Freelancers Fysitag, last prime post-Apastron.
Loot
  • Materials:  200 eagles' worth of dinosaur leather, 4 claws, 21 teeth
  • Mission pay:  200 eagles each (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
airship travel
multisession
investigation
wildlife
Storyline
Daystar Worshippers
Session Dates

Confirming Demise of Cassowary Fiends

Submitted by dracon on Sun, 11/28/2021 - 22:07
Sieratag, 3rd prime post-Apastron 1055
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Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
3 days
Archive Entry
  • Ka Kekoa, Lorcan Puddingrass Pasternack Tuinstra, Torinn Myastan, Khalid Malone, Timmy, and Minji accepted the mission from Kaiea Tihani, Mayor of Cliffshadow, to confirm there were no more surviving Cassowary fiends associated with the murders that occurred during the prior eighth post-Fulcrum.
  • The Freelancers' Initial look around Guildstrom turned up nothing, until Torinn led the others into an alley and they were jumped by 5 human muggers.
  • One of the assailants almost killed Timmy, so Ka and his winged bear Ohenui slew him, and they captured two of the others.
  • The Freelancers queried their captured cutpurses about any unusual murders, but these knew nothing.  They brought the captives to the Guard and asked there also, but the Guard had heard nothing either.
  • After checking around the area of the original horrific murders, the Freelancers decided to set up back in the alley to ambush any unwary cassowary fiends.  When their plan failed to produce any fiends, they set up the next night near the house of the woman who'd crafted the fiendish dolls.
  • Cassowary fiends again failed to materialize at this second trap the Freelancers had set up.
  • With no word on the street and no other sign of fiends, the Freelancers reported to Arnari Rilynn’sithek and collected their fee of 90 eagles.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern morning of Fysitag, 3rd prime post-Apastron.
Loot
  • Mission pay:  100 eagles each (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
investigation
mugging
Storyline
Cliffshadow Murder Spree
Session Dates