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Roster change

Submitted by Clara on Thu, 11/11/2021 - 20:26
Okeanostag, 3rd prime post-Tumultuous 1055
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Nyls Ardeni
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  • Ka Kekoa, a human former diplomat, joined Freelancers Guild

Coordinated Crag Cats

Submitted by dracon on Thu, 07/15/2021 - 19:28
Chaostag, 3rd prime post-Tumultuous 1055
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Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
7 days
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  • Quelenna, Osric Torunn, Tai Ho'onani, Lorilla Anahera Amaia Turen Itu {Ana}, Mia Taumata, Glesni Bōhatei, and Ondar Thundercaller accepted a mission from Taleisin of the Orderly Stones Monastery to track down & dispatch two or three mountain lions which had been attacking their goatherds. 
  • The Freelancers arrived at Orderly Stones without incident the same day, but after dark.
  • After staying the night, the Freelancers find out from Taleisin and Fuifui where to look for the mountain lion attacks.  Taleisin and Fuifui weren't sure how many cats there were.
  • The Freelancers took two days to find the place of goat herds, with Tai and Ondar tracking, and discovered six crag cats working as a unit.
  • Glesni, Mia, and Ondar were easily dispatched by the big cats, but Osric healed them.  In the end the Freelancers prevailed and slew the cats.
  • Osric determined it was unnatural for crag cats to form this large a group.  After realizing the pelts are valuable, Osric, Tai, and Ondar skinned the cats.  Tai beheaded the cats so Orderly Stones would pay their fee, then the Freelancers headed back to the monastery.
  • The monastery paid the Freelancers their fee of 600 eagles.
  • The next day the Freelancers headed back to Cliffshadow.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Rochtag, 3rd prime post-Tumultuous.
Loot
  • 6 Big Cat pelts worth 200 eagles each
  • Mission Pay: 600 eagles (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
wildlife
kobolds
Storyline
Kobold incursions around Orderly Stones
Session Dates

Housekeeping note

Submitted by dracon on Thu, 11/11/2021 - 20:18
Remitag, 3rd prime post-Tumultuous 1055
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Nyls Ardeni
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  • Trained hippogryph, "Nighthawk", removed from Freelancers stable, shipping out with Fine Branch.
Tags
mounts

Roster change

Submitted by dracon on Thu, 11/11/2021 - 20:13
Remitag, 3rd prime post-Tumultuous 1055
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Nyls Ardeni
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  • Dryali Tezbeth, Fine Branch, Tahu Tuala, Terrance, and Tuala accepted a long-term mission to provide aid to Marshal Chelbesa of Halysraft on Kizil, and are detached from Duquesne Freelancers.
  • Ondar Thundercaller, a quinametzin from parts unknown, joined Freelancers Guild
  • Mia Taumata, a human from Sullimany, joined Freelancers Guild
  • Glesni Bōhatei, a Cloud elf from Coldstream, transferred to Duquesne Freelancers Guild from Pembroke.

The Knight Attacking Children of Āhua

Submitted by dracon on Tue, 09/21/2021 - 09:16
Rochtag, 2nd prime post-Tumultuous 1055
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Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
4 days
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  • Fine Branch, Tahu Tuala, Cathance Lobdhain, Hikawera, Meurig, Tai Ho'onani, and Lorilla Anahera Amaia Turen Itu {Ana} accepted a mission from Korfel Goltorah, leader of the Children of Āhua town Mantzur, to find and stop a knight who is attacking the Children of Āhua in nearby fields.
  • The Freelancers travelled to Mantzur in a day and arrived without incident.
  • That evening, they discussed the attacks with Korfel and some of the victims of the attack.
  • The next day, the Freelancers located the meadow described by Korfel, but not until dusk.  They withdrew and camped overnight.
  • The following morning, Fine Branch provoked 5 knights in plate armour which turned out to be full of bees and thorny brambles.  5 swarms of bees were also provoked.  Fine Branch then released smoke from his ever-smoking bottle, blinding everyone but the suits of plate armour.
  • After a confusing melee, the Freelancers killed the swarms and disabled the suits of armour, which they brought back to Mantzur, after failing to ascertain their origins.
  • Korfel confirmed the origin is hags, and paid the Freelancers their fee of 150 eagle each.  He let them keep the 5 suits of mismatched plate, declaring Mantzur had no need of it.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Kenostag, 2nd prime post-Tumultuous.
Loot
  • 5 suits of mismatched plate armour
  • Mission pay: 150 eagles each (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
wildlife
Storyline
Mantzur & the Haven Hills
Session Dates

Investigate Waypoint Resource

Submitted by dracon on Thu, 09/16/2021 - 23:56
Remitag, 1st prime post-Tumultuous 1055
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Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
18 days
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  • Dryali Tezbeth, Fine Branch, Tai Ho'onani, and Lorilla Anahera Amaia Turen Itu {Ana} accepted a mission from Church of Storms to travel to Waypoint Resource and determine, quietly, the disposition of the Daystar cultist lotion that had been shipped there.
  • The Freelancers took berths on the air elemental airship Braidwood.  The airship ran into inclement weather, causing grievous airsickness for all but Ana.
  • Arrived at Waypoint Resource on Fysitag, first prime post-Tumultuous.
  • Purporting to represent the mining consortium, the Freelancers interviewed the Waypoint station personnel and quickly determined which had been suborned into the Daystar cult.
  • Tai pretended to join the cultists to find out more about the supply of lotion, and discovered instead they were beholden to a liontaur, Siress, who also appeared to be part of this vile cult.
  • A stakeout of their place of "worship" backfired, and the Freelancers slew all the cultists except Siress, whom they captured.
    • Acquired:  jewelry worth 375 eagles, boots of elvenkind, +1 daggar, ever-smoking bottle.
  • Ana took the news back to the Waypoint manager, Levtri, and revealed the truth of their purpose on the waypoint.  The Freelancers claimed Siress was culpable for suborning the personnel, and offered to assist as needed to prevent the resulting staffing shortages from risking more lives on the barren skylith.
  • The next morning Fine Branch contacted Arnari Rilynn'sithek via sending requesting help and instructions.  Arnari appraised Church of Storms, and Adrian Bryant arranged for the air elemental airship Tugendhat to transport a tempest cleric and a squad of Storm Guard, to retrieve the Freelancers and the liontaur.  Arnari also appraised the Skyguard, and Bryseis Seere arranged to send relief to Waypoint Resource.
  • The Tugendhat arrived at Waypoint Resource without incident on Vrontag, 2nd prime post-Tumultuous, and took 5 days to return.
  • On arrival in Cliffshadow, Church of Storms took charge of the liontaur, and Adrian Bryant paid the Freelancers their fee of 20 stars each.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Fysitag, 2nd prime post-Tumultuous.
Loot
  • jewelry worth 375 eagles
  • boots of elvenkind
  • +1 daggar
  • ever-smoking bottle
  • Mission pay:  20 stars each (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
apprehend
investigation
multisession
airship travel
Storyline
Daystar Worshippers
Session Dates

Revisit the Kobold Den of the Snake

Submitted by dracon on Thu, 07/15/2021 - 17:25
Petraag, last prime post-Periastron 1055
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Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
3 days
Archive Entry
  • Fine Branch, Terrance, Cathance Lobdhain, Hikawera, and Kaelani accepted a mission from Taleisin of the Orderly Stones Monastery to check the caves that had held kobolds a year ago and confirm it was still unoccupied.
  • The Freelancers took most of the day to get to the kobold den, and found it seemingly abandoned.
  • Hikawera checked the entrance and found a small secret passage not reported from the prior mission.  Cathance explored the passage to find it led to the room of the big battle.
  • A found chest in the big room was actually a mimic, and the Freelancers battled both it and the shadows left behind by the fleeing kobolds.  Cathance's wild magic summoned a modron, and Terrance slew it once it attacked the Freelancers.
  • Cathance and Terrance led the others back through the passages of the den.  They entered a chamber blocked by a cave in, and inhabited by three carrion crawlers, which the Freelancers slew.
  • The Freelancers backtracked to the entrance, and advanced to a chamber containing the statue of The Snake, restored.  Fine Branch's spirit guardian cats decimated the stirges which had taken up residence therein.
  • After Terrance disarmed the trapped statue, the Freelancers looted the coin & items on the altar to the Snake.  Hikawera used shatter until the statue was smashed.
    • Acquired:  18 eagles, 362 cats, 232 pebbles,  stone of good luck, mask of the snake, armband of the luddite.  
  • The Freelancers returned to Orderly Stones Monastery the next day, and presented Talesin with the mask of the snake.  By the following morning he determined it was cursed, but paid 500 eagles for it.
  • Hikawera realized the armband of the luddite was also cursed but had already attuned to it, so Fine Branch used remove curse to remove the attunement, and they sold it to the monks also.
  • The Freelancers collected their fee of 200 eagles from Taleisin and left for Cliffshadow.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Rochtag, last prime post-Periastron.
Loot
  • coin: 18 eagles, 362 cats, 232 pebbles
  • stone of good luck (Kaelani)
  • mask of the snake (sold for 200 eagles, split)
  • armband of the luddite (sold for 500 eagles, Hikawera & Fine Branch)
  • Mission Pay:  200 eagles each (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
kobolds
shrine
dungeon crawl
large bitey creatures
Storyline
Kobold incursions around Orderly Stones
Session Dates

Freelancer Rescue: Grblins

Submitted by dracon on Fri, 10/29/2021 - 23:53
Rochtag, 2nd prime post-Periastron 1055
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Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
21 days
Archive Entry
  • Dryali Tezbeth, Fine Branch, Kaikoa, Manu, Tai Ho'onani, Lorilla Anahera Amaia Turen Itu {Ana}, and Broo'an were dispatched by Arnari Rilynn'sithek to travel to Marshfork and rescue Freelancers Evvie, Aleki, Laki, who were overdue reporting in.
  • The Freelancers travelled to Marshfork in 8 days without incident.  They observed organized wolf prints heavy enough to indicate riders near the road.  
  • The Freelancers discussed Aleki, Evvie, and Laki's mission with Mayor Casimir, and negotiated another fee if grblins were discovered and the threat removed.
  • The next day, the Freelancers headed directly to the cave at the gorge and arrived near the end of day to find it uninhabited.  Fine Branch and Kaikoa flew overhead on watch while the others investigated, to discover evidence that Laki, Evvie, and Aleki had been there and were overwhelmed in a fight.
  • The Freelancers made camp half an hour away, but were disturbed in the night by sounds of grblins and wolves visiting the cave.  They were unable to return before the grblins were gone.
  • The next day, Freelancers easily tracked the grblins north to another cave, in which there were wolves, dire wolves, giant bats, many grblins, and Evvie, Laki, and Aleki alive, exhausted, injured, and tied up.  
  • After initial planning, the Freelancers attacked, setting the bat guano on fire as part of the opening salvo.  The grblins also had a trash monster, which joined the altercation.  They slew all but one grblin, who fled; and also prevented any further harm to the captive Freelancers.
    • Acquired:  177 eagles' worth of coin, 1 silver ring worth 25 eagles, 1 tiger-eye pendant worth 25 eagles, 7 scimitars, 1 scroll of identify, 1 scroll of arms of hadar, bag of holding, bag of tricks (rust).
  • The Mayor of Marshfork paid the ten Freelancers 150 eagles each for clearing out the grblins and bringing news they were in possession of flying mounts.
  • The Freelancers travelled back to Cliffshadow in 8 days without incident.
  • Dryali, Fine Branch, Kaikoa, Manu, Tai, Ana, and Broo'an were paid 200 eagles each by Arnari for the rescue.  Aleki, Laki, and Evvie were sent to bring the report to Mayor Kaiea.
Loot
  • Coin: 177 eagles in various
  • Jewelry: 1 silver ring worth 25 eagles, 1 tiger-eye pendant worth 25 eagles
  • scroll of identify
  • scroll of arms of hadar
  • bag of holding, bag of tricks (rust)
  • 7 scimitars
  • Reward:  150 eagles each
  • Mission Pay:  200 eagles each (excluding the rescued Aleki, Laki, and Evvie)
Tags
rescue
grblin
Storyline
Grblins
Session Dates

Recheck Grblin Cave North of Marshfork

Submitted by dracon on Fri, 10/29/2021 - 23:40
Vrontag, 1st prime post-Periastron 1055
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  • Evvie, Aleki, and Laki accepted a mission from Mayor Casimir Lightforger of Marshfork to investigate if the grblin caves to the north had been reoccupied.
  • WIth no word for a prime an a half, Arnari Rilynn'sithek declared them lost and assembled a rescue crew.
Tags
grblin
Storyline
Grblins

Bullywug Blitzkrieg

Submitted by dracon on Wed, 11/10/2021 - 21:55
Petraag, last prime post-Cat 1055
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Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
25 days
Archive Entry
  • Dryali Tezbeth, Fine Branch, Tahu Tuala, Terrance, Tuala, and Hikawera accepted a mission from House Ha'aheo to travel to Hindmarsh and raid a bullywug encampment.
  • The Freelancers travelled to Hindmarsh in 10 days without incident, despite unpleasant weather and travelling during Periastron.
  • The following day the Freelancers met up with Hirrathak, the marsh guide, at the House Ha'aheo warehouses, and headed into the marsh.
  • On the way to the bullywug encampment, the Freelancers observed environmental damage caused by the herb gatherers having a smaller area in which to do their gathering.  Upon arrival near the encampment, which took 3 days and 2 nights, Hirrathak withdrew to a safe distance.
  • Dryali used Terrance's broom of flying and his own eyes of the eagle to scout the bullywug camp from above.  He saw no captives.  Based on the map of the encampment and available spells, the Freelancers engaged in an area attack.
  • In less than a minute, the Freelancers slew everything:  12 bullywugs, 4 giant toads, and a young hydra.  The attack generated a considerable amount of noise.
  • With the encampment on fire, it fell on Hikawera to check for any valuables. 
    • Acquired:  206 eagles' worth of coin, 1 small gold bracelet worth 25 eagles, 1 small mirror set in a painted wooden frame worth 25 eagles, +1 all-purpose tool, necklace of prayer beads (3 beads: blessing, curing, curing), astral shard, +2 daggar.
  • Upon return to Hindmarsh, the Freelancers collected their fee of 150 eagles each from Vaughn Quickrein, warehouse manager for House Ha'aheo.
  • The Freelancers travelled back to Cliffshadow in 10 days without incident.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Petraag, 2nd prime post-Periastron.
Loot
  • Coin:  206 eagles' worth
  • small gold bracelet worth 25 eagles
  • small mirror set in a painted wooden frame worth 25 eagles
  • +1 all-purpose tool
  • necklace of prayer beads (3 beads: blessing, curing, curing)
  • astral shard
  • +2 daggar
  • Mission pay:  150 eagles each (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
raid
bullywugs
large bitey creatures
Storyline
Herb Gatherers
Session Dates