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Housekeeping note

Submitted by dracon on Thu, 04/14/2022 - 17:08
Vrontag, 3rd prime post-Harvest 1055
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Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
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  • Two wild cheshire kittens added to Freelancers stable, in care of Glim Fibblestib Maekkelferce Murnig.  Fine Branch and Tahu will be responsible for training & taming them, or removing them from the stable if that proves impossible.

Cheshire Pelts for House Hadid

Submitted by dracon on Thu, 04/14/2022 - 17:00
Kenostag, 2nd prime post-Harvest 1055
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Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
4 days
Archive Entry
  • Damakaios, leader of the Ripa Daneo Freelancers, dispatched Dryali Tesbeth, Fine Branch, Tahu Tuala, and Tai Ho'onani to hunt cheshires to provide pelts for House Hadid, with a firm admonishment to bring back only pelts, not live beasts.  Freelancer help had been requested by Yolanda Hadid.
  • The Freelancers visited the Most Serene Boundary monastery on their way south, and asked for any news of cheshires in the broad region.  In the morning, two of the monks brought them reports of cheshires a days' journey to the south.
  • After following the directions during a storm, Tai found cheshire tracks in the fresh mud and led the Freelancers to a clearing in which 5 of the creatures were waiting for them.
  • The Freelancers slew 5 adult cheshires and slew 3 kittens.  They captured an additional 2 kittens.  Tahu and Fine Branch claimed the kittens as… pets?
  • Tai skinned the dead cheshires, including the slain kittens, and the 8 pelts netted a total of 3720 eagles from House Hadid.  
  • Damakaios was very reasonably upset that his wise directive not to bring cheshires into the Freelancers villa was defied, but Tahu and Fine Branch were unmoved.  For the nonce, he directed the kittens be held in the secured part of the gryphon stables.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Vrontag, 3rd prime post-Harvest.
Loot
  • Mission pay:  3720 eagles (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
wildlife
Storyline
Hunting Exotics for House Hadid
Session Dates

Bright Thunder Returned to Church of Storms

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 07/02/2022 - 14:08
Nemostag evening, 1st prime post-Harvest 1055
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
21 days
Archive Entry
  • Ondar Thundercaller, Glesni Bōhatei, Osric Torunn, Nix Frostshaper, Kaelani, and Kaikoa had been dispatched by Arnari Rilynn’sithek on a search-and-retrieval mission for the divine weapon Bright Thunder, stolen from the Church of Storms by the heretical Daystar cultists.
  • The Freelancers took passage on the Aakshi, a fire elemental airship captained by Dedroza, a human woman, to Waypoint Whim.
  • On the way there, the Aakshi encountered a roc, which the Freelancers slew with some help from the Aakshi's ballistae.  The Aakshi was also attacked by drift of 5 golden eagle gryphons and 1 martial gryphon.  The Freelancers captured all but 1 golden eagle gryphon.  With the Aakshi thus burdened with extra creature transport, Captain Dedroza demanded one as Ship's Cut.
  • On Waypoint Whim, the Freelancers sold the gryphons they'd acquired.  They settled in the tavern, looking for any of the 5 Daystar cultists they were pursuing.  Overheard gossip was discussing tourists and aspiring bards going to Waypoint Fame, and when Nix followed up on it, confirmed that Gillian and two others, one of whom was presumably Petersen, had headed there on the mechanical airship Dondelias.
  • The air elemental airship Lacks, captained by the Holder dwarf Ferolie, was heading to Waypoint Fame, and Osric, who had gotten drunk, convinced the dwarven crew to take on the Freelancers and their mounts as passengers.  Given the late notice, the price was exorbitant.
  • The Lacks, with a large passenger contingent of bards, encountered a major storm one day out of Waypoint Whim.  When the storm cleared, Kaikoa and Ondar spotted a young silver dragon in distress, and the Freelancers helped it land on the Lacks' observation deck.
  • Captain Ferolie formally offered the young dragon, Hiripa, assistance, feeding it and providing shelter when another major storm was encountered.  The Freelancers watched over it as Hiripa slept off its exhaustion, fending off the bards grown wild with curiosity.
  • Before that storm was encountered, a wyvern attacked the Lacks, and the Freelancers captured that too.  Ondar paid Captain Ferolie the Ship's Cut of the wyvern's value.
  • Upon arrival at Waypoint Fame, the Freelancers offered to be Hiripa's escort, which the young dragon accepted delightedly.  They explored the waypoint, but saw no sign of the Daystar cultists.  Hiripa wished to see the Carnivale show, and afterwards, the Venerated Heleceleb, Hiripa's parent, arrived to take the young dragon home.
  • The Venerated Heleceleb, in gratitude, declared he owed the Freelancers a favour.  Upon discovering their purpose of recovering Bright Thunder, he warned them of a disastrous event coming the following Daystar zenith.  He then departed with Hiripa, who declared the Freelancers a friend.
  • The Freelancers went to Howl, a tavern on Waypoint Fame, to learn of known events for the following day.  Osric cast locate object, searching for Daystar "holy symbols", but found nothing.  Two performances were scheduled at Daystar zenith, and Nix cast augury to determine which performance was most likely tied to the Venerated Heleceleb's foretelling.
  • Nix's augury results pointed to the performance of one Tory, so the Freelancers spoke to Coban, the amphitheatre manager, about security assistance.  Coban was dubious there would be a problem, but granted the Freelancers free reign of the amphitheatre for the duration.
  • The Freelancers positioned themselves for the performance, which turned out to be none other than Petersen, the Daystar cultist bard that Julian had captured and who'd been broken out of Church of Storms.
  • The Freelancers interfered with Petersen when he started singing about the Daystar, and a battle ensued in which two of Coban's security and also Gillian and Ethan joined.  Upon their defeat, Ondar recovered Bright Thunder from Ethan, and the holy weapon showed signs of corruption.
  • All three cultists died to become "Daystar elementals".  The Freelancers destroyed the elementals, but not before Kaelani was gravely injured, as were much of the performance audience.  
  • Ondar, Glesni, and Kaikoa reported the Goose of Sabotage actively helping with the battle.  Ondar, Glesni, Kaikoa, and Kaelani all reported signs of approval from primordial gods afterwards.  What is this Daystar cult, which commands attention from the primordial gods?  Surely no mere heresy.
  • Ondar turned over Bright Thunder to Kaikoa, a follower of Whatitiri, upon which the corruption cleared.  Kaikoa used the holy weapon to destroy the Daystar "holy symbols".
  • After a day layover in Waypoint Fame, the Freelancers took passage on the sail airship Tone, captained by the half-elf Choquette, to return to Cliffshadow.  Travel was 9 days without incident.
  • On their arrival, they went with Arnari to return Bright Thunder to Waiola Vaina, Typhoon of the Church of Storms.  Adrian Bryant paid the fee of 750 eagles each, dispensing the Freelancers' Cut directly to Arnari.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Chaostag, 3rd prime post-Harvest.
  • Arnari informed the six Freelancers that their skills and talents would be better used in Ripa Daneo, and she had arranged for passage to Commerce on the fire elemental airship Woerlitz, captained by the Fire sagani Gatukuza.
Loot
  • Coin:  81 eagles (split)
  • Materials:  20 roc feathers (Glesni 8, Nix 12)
  • Sunstone arcane focus (sold for 120 eagles)
  • Ridable creatures acquired (disposition):
    • 4 wild golden eagle gryphons (sold for 1000 stars)
    • 1 wild martial gryphon (sold for 325 stars)
    • 1 wild wyvern (Nix)
    • 1 trained pegasus (Glesni)
  • bag of holding (Kaikoa)
  • +1 scimitar (Ondar)
  • scimitar (given to Church of Storms)
  • Mission pay: 750 eagles (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
airship travel
dragon
Gillian
Ethan
active god
mounts
multisession
Storyline
Daystar Worshippers
Session Dates

Plant Attacks on the Garuda

Submitted by dracon on Sun, 03/27/2022 - 00:20
Rochtag, 2nd prime post-Harvest 1055
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
3 days
Archive Entry
  • Damakaios, leader of the Ripa Daneo Freelancers, dispatched Fine Branch, Cathance Lobdhain, and Tai Ho'onani to the Garuda town of Kavali to determine why plants are attacking young Garuda.  Freelancer help had been requested by Sokullu, the Garuda leader in Kavali.
  • The Freelancers flew southwest to Kavali without incident, arriving late afternoon. The town guard admitted them and gave them directions to the inn and Sokullu.
  • The Freelancers learned from Sokullu that the attacking plants were ambulatory poisonous vines.  They interviewed a Wind sagani and two garuda who were attacked by the vines to learn more details and also where to go.
  • The following day, The Freelancers found three of these ambulatory vines near an old tree.  When they attacked the vines, a mysterious green lady emerged from the tree and joined the fight.
  • When the Freelancers defeated the green lady, a vine tried to revive her with the tree, forcing the Freelancers to destroy her and the tree.
  • The Freelancers did what investigation they could while Fine Branch's spirit guardians destroyed the tree.  In the end they discovered magic items entangled in its roots.
  • The Freelancers returned to Kavali and Sokullu paid their fee of 250 eagles each.  They decided to purchase 5 casks of Kavali's excellent mead for Freelancers Tavern for 50 eagles each, which I am drinking right now.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Oriotag, 2nd prime post-Harvest.
Loot
  • Coin:  assorted stars, eagles, cats worth 872 eagles
  • eyes of the eagle - Fine Branch
  • quiver of Ehlonna - Tai
  • gem of brightness - Cathance
  • Mission pay:  250 eagles each (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
awakened
alcohol
Storyline
Commerce Goodwill
Session Dates

In Search Of the missing Amar

Submitted by dracon on Sun, 05/22/2022 - 14:08
Oriotag, 2nd prime post-Harvest 1055
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Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
1 day
Archive Entry
  • Aranel Neras-Dumaren, Kairos Greybeard, Vinegar Tom, Leafshadow, and Peb Pebbles were sent by Arnari Rilynn’sithek in a search for Amar, a panhandling, alcoholic friend of Wymar Adelard who had gone missing.
  • The Freelancers visited pubs and performed some quality day drinking in their search for Amar.  At the Aftburner, famous for selling drinks on fire, they learned Amar had not been seen for a couple primes at least.
  • The Freelancers also visited The Gull and The Dredge Dump.  At the latter, Kairos was sure he'd spotted Amar, and followed someone out the back door, to discover a press gang in the midst of action.
  • Aranel and Kairos interrupted the press gang trying to impress a person, and a nasty fight ensued with all the Freelancers participating.  Five of the gang were subdued and one fled, but Leafshadow was badly injured.
  • The Freelancers stabilized the unconscious pressgangers, and Kairos fed a philter of love to their leader Klepperish, who then told Aranel everything they need to know:  Amar had been impressed into the crew of the airship Clorinde.
  • The Freelancers transported the press gang to Wymar in the back of Peb's dung cart, and Wymar paid them the mission fee of 80 eagles each.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern the same day.
Loot
  • Mission pay:  80 eagles each (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
investigation
Storyline
Pressgang People
Session Dates

Housekeeping note

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 04/30/2022 - 15:17
Okeanostag, 2nd prime post-Harvest 1055
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Nyls Ardeni
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  • Trained dire corgi added to the Freelancers Stable, Block Lamtand's mount "Boötes of Dire Lang".
  • Trained dire corgi added to the Freelancers Stable, Murai's mount "Dudley of Dire Lang".
  • Trained dire corgi added to the Freelancers Stable, Sabah Banu's mount "Juru of Dire Lang".
  • Mule added to the Freelancers Stable, Peb Pebbles' mount "Mary Jane".
Tags
mounts

Gemhallow Courier Run and Dire Corgis

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 04/30/2022 - 15:09
Fysitag, 2nd prime post-Harvest 1055
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Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
3 days
Archive Entry
  • Arnari deputized Sabah Banu, Murai, Meurig, Block Lamtand, Maghris Bloomfield the 18th, and Aranel Neras-Dumaren on the courier run to Pembroke, primarily so Block could have the opportunity to acquire a dire corgi.  Meurig carried the courier pouch.
  • The Freelancers traveled to Gemhallow without incident on the air elemental airship Tugendhat, captained by Letitia Herohouse.
  • Meurig delivered the courier pouch to Einkil Logehr, leader of the Gemhallow Freelancers, who paid the Cliffshadow Freelancers a fee of 100 eagles each.
  • They located a dog breeder, Inna Lang, a male Rock sagani who held a Gemhallow Royal Writ, and agreed with his wife Ina on three dire corgis, one each for Block, Murai, and Sabah.
  • Aranel acquired two casks of Coldstream ice wine from a merchant in the Gemhallow Market.
  • Einkil gave the Cliffshadow Freelancers a courier pouch for Arnari, and arranged return passage on the fire elemental airship Pandion, captained by Nolan Mountainbond.  Travel was without incident.
  • Returned to Freelancers in Cliffshadow on Okeanostag, 2nd prime post-Harvest.
  • In Cliffshadow, Meurig delivered the courier pouch to Arnari who paid the Cliffshadow Freelancers a fee of 100 eagles each.  Aranel sold the ice wine to Freelancers Tavern for 50% profit.
Loot
  • Mission pay:  2x100 eagles each
Tags
courier
mounts
airship travel
Session Dates

Roster change

Submitted by dracon on Sun, 05/22/2022 - 13:36
Okeanostag, 2nd prime post-Harvest 1055
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Nyls Ardeni
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  • Peb Pebbles, Rock sagani [half-orc] dung carter from Marshfork, joined Freelancers Guild

Investigate Redwind tribe Herd Predations on Leander

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 03/05/2022 - 11:45
Chaostag, 1st prime post-Harvest 1055
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
17 days
Archive Entry
  • Damakaios, leader of the Ripa Daneo Freelancers, dispatched Dryali Tezbeth, Fine Branch, Tahu Tuala, Hikawera,  Lorilla Anahera Amaia Turen Itu {Ana}, Tai Ho'onani, and Quelenna to skylith Leander to help the Redwind centaur tribe determine what was preying on their herds.  Freelancer help had been requested by Kleio, leader of the Redwind tribe.
  • The Freelancers took passage to skylith Leander on the Mallory, captained by the half-elf Shamoun.  They arrived after 5 days' travel in Hoiho, Leander's seasonal festival town.
  • The Freelancers quickly located the Redwind encampment and spoke to Kleio, their leader, about the predations on their horse herds.  
  • The Redwind herds were 3 days' travel northwest of Hoiho and Kleio deputized Mnestra, a herd guard, as their guide.  She also loaned three horses, for Dryali, Tahu, and Quelenna.
  • The Freelancers travelled to the Redwind horse herds, where another attack had recently occurred.  The slain horse was clearly culled by vicious but unfamiliar predators.
  • Ana speculated the predators had been staying within the herd, so the Freelancers with flying mounts scouted over the herds for signs of unusual behaviour.  They quickly spotted "horses" which were not horses, but predators.
  • The herd guards separated the actual horses from these horse "horrors" as well as they could, and the Freelancers fought and slew seven such creatures, but not before Tai was gravely wounded.  Tahu and Quelenna were also badly injured.
  • Ana and Dryali also caused a stampede by casting four shatters.  Tahu patched everyone up while the Redwind centaurs tried to quell the stampede.
  • The herd guards were happy to have the predators removed, but unpleased at the horses injured and dead from the stampede. 
  • After overnighting with the guards, the Freelancers returned to Hoiho, and Kleio paid 300 eagles each for the mission.  They secured return passage departing the next day on the Lamberton, captained by the half-elf Tele.
  • Upon arrival at Freelancers Tavern, the group paid the Freelancers Cut to Damakaios.  Tai and Fine Branch presented casks of koumiss as their exotic alcohol.  Koumiss is an acquired taste that none of us wish to acquire, so Damakaios put it in the front of the tavern.
  • Returned to Freelancer Tavern Fysitag, 2nd prime post-Harvest.
Loot
  • Mission pay:  300 eagles (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
airship travel
investigation
wildlife
Session Dates