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Assault on the Cliffshadow Church of Storms

Submitted by dracon on Fri, 02/18/2022 - 22:00
Nemostag, 1st prime post-Harvest 1055
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
1 day
Archive Entry
  • During morning repast, Adrian Bryant of the Church of Storms sent to Arnari Rilynn’sithek for Freelancer help to fend off an attack.  Ondar Thundercaller, Glesni Bōhatei, Osric Torunn, Nix Frostshaper, Kaelani, and Kaikoa accompanied Arnari.
  • Upon arrival in the courtyard, the Freelancers found Waiola Vaina, the Typhoon, under attack by her own Storm Guard, thanks to two Daystar cultists.
  • Adrian was injured, but asked Arnari to help him dispell the glamour on the Storm Guard while the other Freelancers pursue the Daystar cultists into the dungeon to prevent them from freeing others of their cult.
  • As the pursuing Freelancers entered the building, a bright beam of light struck the melee, killing many.
  • The Freelancers encountered the Daystar cultists and were overpowered.  Two "Daystar elementals" engaged the Freelancers' attention while Ethan, Gillian, and Petersen were rescued by these two other cultists.  All of the cultists teleported out.  A seeking arrow from Glesni showed they hadn't gone too far.
  • The sunburned Freelancers ran back up to the courtyard to discover the battle within was mostly done.  The Daystar cultists were nowhere in sight, and those who could heal helped with the injured, including Arnari.  Some of the Storm Guard remained suborned.
  • Piecing together what happened, the Freelancers found that two Daystar cultists had cast mass suggestion on half the Storm Guard to kill Waiola, then stunned her and stole her javelin, Bright Thunder.  They had slain two of their own to spawn the "Daystar elementals".
  • Waiola paid the Freelancers 15 stars each, then offered the group that had accompanied Armari 750 eagles each to retrieve Bright Thunder and slay the escapees.  Adrian gave them 4 bottles of holy water as well, in case that would help against the unnatural elementals.
  • Glesni used a raven animal messenger to exchange messages with Tomtom, let him know what had happened, and determined the Freelancers Tavern is doing well.
  • At Kaikoa's urging, the Freelancers searched in the direction of Glesni's seeking arrow and realized the Daystar cultists had gone to the docks.  They split up to question the Dockmaster and a likely-looking dockworker, and determined the Daystar cultists had departed on a ship headed for Waypoint Whim.
  • The Freelancers secured passage to Waypoint Whim on the Aakshi, which does not depart until this evening.  They returned to Church of Storms, where Waiola agreed to pay for travel and issued them a Church of Storms badge in case anything untoward happens during the mission.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern same morning and reported in.
Loot
  • Liquids: 4 bottles holy water
  • Mission pay:  15 stars (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
Ethan
Gillian
elementals
investigation
multisession
Storyline
Daystar Worshippers
Session Dates

Raid Roberto Wendehals' Lair

Submitted by dracon on Wed, 01/19/2022 - 22:45
Kenostag, 3rd prime post-Calm 1055
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
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
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
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

Locate the Lair on the Skeleton Map

Submitted by dracon on Sun, 01/02/2022 - 13:34
Fysitag, 2nd prime post-Calm 1055
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
15 days
Archive Entry
  • Ondar Thundercaller, Lorcan Puddingrass Pasternack Tuinstra, Hanno Okohei, Sabah, Minji, and Shimni Ioelena Qinyarus accepted the mission from Kaiea Tihani, Mayor of Cliffshadow, to find the location of the map tied to the faked death of Roberto Wendehals.
  • The Freelancers took 5 days to journey to Three Rivers, without incident.
  • From Three Rivers, the Freelancers explored southwest, in an attempt to align their explorations with the map.
  • On their second day exploring, the Dao Ozo the Humble appeared and helped point the way, and the Freelancers located a cave in which Hanno confirmed there were undead.
  • Lorcan snuck close enough to see a couple skeletons inside the cave entrance.  To draw them out, he shot one with a blowgun needle, but it collapsed into a pile of bones.  As a result, 4 skeletons emerged from the cave to face the Freelancers.
  • The Freelancers battled the 4 skeletons as well as a zombie bear, defeating all.  Ondar sabotaged the bones of the defeated skeletons.  
  • The Freelancers inspected the cave, to find it was empty.  A locked and trapped door led towards the left.  Concluding the mission was fulfilled, they decided to return and report.
  • The Freelancers delayed their return by a day in order to search for a predator and perform a ruse that the creature had killed the skeletons and zombie bear.  They discovered the area had been cleared of all large animals, and found the zombie bear's former den.
  • Upon reporting in, the Freelancers were paid 90 eagles mission pay by Arnari Rilynn’sithek.
  • Returned to Freelancers Oriotag, 3rd prime post-Calm.
Loot
  • Mission pay:  100 eagles (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
skeletons
scouting
Storyline
The Last of the Wendehals
Session Dates

Claiming the Amabel Villa - Culling Harpies

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 01/08/2022 - 16:56
Fysitag, 2nd prime post-Calm 1055
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
1 day
Archive Entry
  • Damakaios, leader of the Ripa Daneo Freelancers, sent Cathance Lobdhain, Tai Ho'onani, Lorilla Anahera Amaia Turen Itu {Ana}, and Quelenna to take the mission from House Amabel to cull more harpies from that uninhabitable villa they'd purchased.
  • The Freelancers took flying mounts to the villa, sending Ana's familiar Hawkie ahead to scout; they concluded that harpies remained there, and stuffed beeswax in their ears as a defense.  They landed on the eastern roof, and immediately saw harpies on the third floor.
  • A battle ensued, in which the harpies proved tougher than the Freelancers expected, playing vicious mind tricks on them.  But the Freelancers prevailed, and slew 5 harpies.
  • Before the Freelancers had much of a chance to investigate the villa atrium or interior, the piles of bones around the atrium floor coalesced into an enormous skeleton of some water predator, even though the Freelancers tried to stop it.  When other bones also started to coalesce, the Freelancers fled.
  • Cathance lingered just long enough to determine the Freelancers would not be pursued past the boundaries of the villa property.
  • The Freelancers relayed what happened to Damakaios, who paid their 225-eagle fee (post-Freelancers Cut).
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern same day.
Loot
  • Mission pay:  250 eagles (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
harpies
skeletons
Storyline
Amabel Villa
Session Dates

Roster change

Submitted by dracon on Sun, 01/02/2022 - 13:25
Fysitag, 2nd prime post-Calm 1055
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Archive Entry
  • 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
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
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
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
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

Giant Crocodile attacking Flaxton Fieldhands

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 12/25/2021 - 16:01
Remitag, 1st prime post-Calm 1055
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
7 days
Archive Entry
  • Damakaios, leader of the Ripa Daneo Freelancers, sent Dryali Tezbeth, Fine Branch, and Quelenna to Flaxton, which had been having trouble with something in the lake interfering with the production and growing of rice & flax.  Freelancer help had been requested by Iamos Broadtongue, Mayor of Flaxton.
  • The Freelancers opted to fly down to Flaxton, with Quelenna riding pillion on Fine Branch's hippogryph Nighthawk, and Dryali hang gliding from the edge of the Rim.  Despite some close calls because of Dryali's inexperience, they arrived at Flaxton that evening.
  • Upon arrival, Dryali and Quelenna checked in with the Mayor, and Fine Branch asked around Flaxton.  They learned that two people had been missing from near the Moana's Eye lakeshore for quite some time.
  • The next day, the Freelancers went to where the fieldhands had gone missing and discovered a giant crocodile, which attacked them.  During the fight, Quelenna jumped on top of the creature, and Fine Branch suggested they capture it for her mount.
  • After the Freelancers knocked it out, Fine Branch flew back to Flaxton and returned with mule tack & leather, which Dryali altered to be suitable for controlling the crocodile.  The Freelancers then escorted Quelenna, riding the crocodile, to the outskirts of Flaxton, and collected their fee of 250 eagles each.
  • The Freelancers, confident in their plan for controlling the crocodile, walked from Flaxton to Ripa Daneo via the Vathia Estia Tunnels.  Travel took five days and they arrived without incident, surprisingly, beyond.
  • Upon arrival, Quelenna persuades Glim Fibblestib Maekkelferce Murnig, gryphon master, to house the giant crocodile  in the Freelancers gryphon stables, before reporting to Damakaios and paying the 25-eagle Freelancers' Cut.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Fysitag, first prime post-Calm.
Loot
  • Mission Pay:  250 eagles each (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
wildlife
mounts
Storyline
Commerce Goodwill
Session Dates

Housekeeping note

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 12/25/2021 - 16:13
Fysitag, 1st prime post-Calm 1055
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Archive Entry
  • 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