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Bullywug Blitzkrieg

Submitted by dracon on Wed, 11/10/2021 - 21:55
Petraag, last prime post-Cat 1055
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
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

Disorderly Bears

Submitted by dracon on Thu, 07/15/2021 - 03:23
Oriotag, 3rd prime post-Cat 1055
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
7 days
Archive Entry
  • Fine Branch, Tai Ho'onani, Lorilla Anahera Amaia Turen Itu {Ana}, Dryali Tezbeth, and Tahu Tuala accepted a mission from Taleisin of the Orderly Stones Monastery to track down & dispatch a cave bear which had attacked one or more of their apprentices on goatherding duty.  Arnari Rilynn'sithek instructed them, were they to find more than one bear, to demand 400 eagles per bear from Taleisin. 
  • The Freelancers took two days to travel to Orderly Stones Monastery without incident.  On the way, they made a plan to bait the cave bear with one of the monastery goats.
  • Taleisin, a serious monk who follows Tikanga, did not appreciate Fine Branch's trickster declaration of their need for a goat, but agreed in the end.
  • The following morning, the Freelancers got directions from Fuifui, but wanted to talk to Oliver, the mauled apprentice.  Taleisin stopped them from doing so, and he sent them on their way with better directions, a goat, and assurances it really was a cave bear, not an owlbear.
  • The goat was unsuitable for Ana to ride, but she made the attempt anyhow and was dumped on the ground for her efforts.
  • Once the Freelancers got to the place of the bear attack, Tai easily tracked the bear, but they did not find it by the end of the day.
  • The Freelancers camped overnight in a defensible place, and left food out as well as the goat, but instead of a bear attack, the goat freed itself and ate the food.
  • The next day, the Freelancers caught up with the cave bear, as well as another cave bear, a grizzly bear, and two bulky bears.  The bears appeared to act in concert and the Freelancers slew them all.
  • Tai beheaded and skinned all 5 bears.
  • Fine Branch and Tahu located the bear lair in a cave.  They found signs of kobold habitation alongside the bears, and a small shrine to The Snake.  Dryali collapsed the cave mouth with shatter before the Freelancers headed back to Orderly Stones.
  • Taleisin was taken aback that there had been so many bears, and unhappy that kobolds worshipping The Snake had been involved.  He did pay the Freelancers 400 eagles per bear head.  The Freelancers kept the pelts, worth 20 eagles each.
  • The next morning, the Freelancers left for Cliffshadow, and arrived two days later without incident.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Sieratag, last prime post-Cat.
  • Fine Branch left a bear pelt for Arnari as part of the Freelancers Cut.
Loot
  • 5 bear pelts, worth 20 eagles each
  • Mission Pay: 2000 eagles (180 eagles and 1 bear pelt to Freelancers)
Tags
shrine
kobolds
wildlife
Storyline
Kobold incursions around Orderly Stones
Session Dates

Capture Daystar cult leader Ethan

Submitted by dracon on Thu, 09/16/2021 - 00:26
Rochtag, 3rd prime post-Cat 1055
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
2 days
Archive Entry
  • Fine Branch, Dryali Tezbeth, Terrance, Quelenna, Kaikoa, and Manu were assigned to capture Ethan of the Daystar cult and remand to Church of Storms.  Mission requirements were that Ethan was to be captured, not slain.
  • Quelenna led the Freelancer group to where Ethan was in hiding, and they discussed intelligence and plans with the Church of Storms acolytes who'd been surveilling him.  Based on that information they decided to wait a day.
  • That night and the following morning, Kaikoa, Fine Branch, Manu, and Quelenna kept watch on Ethan's place and confirmed the acolytes' information.
  • Terrance and Dryali discussed Ethan with Julian, in the tavern, but Julian had no further info from his interrogation of Petersen two days prior. 
  • Manu put ball bearings on the back steps of Ethan's flat, then Terrance picked the lock.  The Freelancers entered and searched for occupants, finding Ethan and one other cultist making their vile lotion.
  • The Freelancers captured Ethan and one other cultist, through clever use of hold person, a ball gag, a sack, and two pairs of manacles.  Ethan still managed to burst into golden flames, thus injuring Quelenna, Terrance, Kaikoa, and the other cultist.
  • The Freelancers invested some effort making it appear that Ethan and the other cultist had left on their own, then brought the two to Adrian Bryant of Church of Storms, who paid them their fee of 200 eagles each, plus a 25 eagle bonus.  
    • Acquired:  A fist-sized sunstone, a pair of topaz earrings, +1 scimitar, 1 disguise kit, and 3 ugly but gaudy yellow leather vests.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Okeanostag, 3rd prime post-Cat.
Loot
  • a fist-sized sunstone
  • a pair of topaz earrings
  • +1 scimitar
  • a disguise kit
  • 3 ugly but gaudy yellow leather vests.
  • Mission pay:  225 eagles each (20 eagles each to Freelancers)
Tags
stake out
apprehend
Ethan
Storyline
Daystar Worshippers
Session Dates

Freelancer Attendance at the Three Rivers Bardic Competition

Submitted by dracon on Sun, 09/12/2021 - 12:02
Rochtag, 2nd prime post-Cat 1055
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
11 days
Archive Entry
  • Fine Branch, Cathance Lobdhain, Lorilla Anahera Amaia Turen Itu {Ana}, and Tai Ho'onani agreed to accompany Julian to the Bardic Competition in Three Rivers, to enhance Freelancer prestige and relieve Arnari Rilynn'sithek of attending herself.
  • Julian had agreed to judge part of the competition.
  • Julian opted to walk, and paid for supplies, room & board.  On the way to Three Rivers, when they passed the hamlet Ophelia and he heard from the others about their recent mission there, Julian composed a song.
  • Arrived in Three Rivers a day prior, and prepped for their roles in the competition.
  • Prep finished, the escorting Freelancers used their presence in Three Rivers to confirm the miscreants Justin and Tian, who had tried to kidnap Fine Branch and Cathance during most recent Calm, were in prison.  They also confirmed Jamie and Green Mais-Quand had been through the town since Jamie's escape.
  • At a pre-competition party, the Freelancers encountered a bard named Petersen, with an escort of vile Daystar worshippers.
  • At the opening of the competition, Julian revealed his new song about Ophelia's rock-hard fields, which was well-received.
  • Petersen was to compete in the skilled bard solo portion of the competition.  For his performance, he cast a stun on most people, including Julian and Cathance, by singing about the Daystar.
  • A melee resulted between the Freelancers and the Daystar cultists, but when Julian recovered from his stun, he used mass suggestion to make them surrender.
  • Interrogation of Petersen revealed he and the Daystar cultist leader Ethan hail from Hindmarsh, and operate under the direction of Brolin and Meagan.  Ethan has a patron who gains power according to the number of Daystar worshippers.
  • Petersen was relieved of his cittern, an instrument of the bards, and Dean Benaitis of the Bardic Conservatory paid the Freelancers 250 stars for it.  His escort were relieved of their scimitars, which were distributed to the Freelancer escort.
  • Julian teleported the other Freelancers and the Daystar cultist prisoners directly to the Cliffshadow Freelancer Tavern practice yard.  Tomtom and myself stood ready with Nohea and Valan, to prevent any trouble from them.
    • It's hard to describe what it's like, being in the presence of people who so obviously live in a fantasy world.
  • Julian and the other Freelancers escorted Daystar cultist prisoners to the Church of Storms, which took custody of Petersen.  After discussing the situation with Typhoon Waiola Vaina, she agreed to pay the Freelancers 150 eagles each.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Fysitag, 3rd prime post-Cat.
  • Arnari paid Ana, Tai, Fine Branch, and Cathance their fee of 100 eagles each
Loot
  • 2500 eagles (split 5 ways) from sale of an acquired instrument of the bards: cittern
  • 5 high-quality scimitars, etched with the Daystar sunburst
  • Church of Storms bounty:  150 eagles each
  • Mission pay:  100 eagles each
Tags
escort
apprehend
Jamie
Cade
Storyline
Daystar Worshippers
Session Dates

Ploughing Ophelia's Rock-hard Fields

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 09/11/2021 - 00:38
Oriotag, 1st prime post-Cat 1055
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
9 days
Archive Entry
  • New Freelancers Tai Ho'onani and Lorilla Anahera Amaia Turen Itu {Ana} joined Fine Branch, Quelenna, Cathance Lobdhain, Terrance, and Osric Torunn on a mission for Sinéad Willowsteal, Mayor of Cliffgate, to travel to the farming hamlet Ophelia, and rectify an unknown problem with ploughing fields.
  • The Freelancers travelled to Cliffgate without incident.  The following morning they visited Mayor Sinéad, who informed them she too lacked details, but the farm in question was run by Routh & Embu Girikima.
  • The Freelancers travelled to Ophelia without incident, and found Routh Girikima in short order.  She explained that the field would react to a ploughblade as if it was rock and directed them to the field in question.
  • The Freelancers spoke to Embu Girikima, and investigated the torn-up field.  Osric used heat metal on a shovel to provoke six small earth elementals into showing themselves.
  • After an unfriendly exchange between Fine Branch and the earth elementals, the Freelancers began battle.  The battle drew in a full earth elemental to defend their claim to the field.  In the end the Freelancers prevailed, destroying the elementals.
    • Acquired:  10 small gems worth 10 eagles each, one earth elemental gem
  • With the demise of the earth elementals, Embu had no problem ploughing his fields and sent the Freelancers back to Mayor Sinéad with a full accounting of the tale.  The Mayor paid their fee of 100 eagles each.
  • Returned to Freelancers in Cliffshadow Fysitag, 2nd prime post-Cat.
Loot
  • 10 small gems worth 10 eagles each, one earth elemental gem
  • Mission pay:  100gp each (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
elementals
Storyline
Duquesne Goodwill
Session Dates

Mais-Quand Investigations

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 09/11/2021 - 09:05
Oriotag, 1st prime post-Cat 1055
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
8 days
Archive Entry
  • Tuala and Dryali Tezbeth initiated some research to followup on the discovery that the halfling man involved with Jamie Mais-Quand's release also went by Mais-Quand.
  • Dryali discovered Jamie's Guildstrom house had been purchased the 1st prime post-Harvest in 1053.
  • While investigating Cliffshadow records, Tuala found out that Mais-Quand was the ruling clan of the skylith Imperiuse, a stronghold of iniquity further out.
  • Tuala and Dryali travelled to Cliffgate without incident, to check records there for Jamie or Green Mais-Quand travel to Cliffshadow.
  • They discovered the Mais-Quand surname appearing regularly in the guestbook of The Hippogryph's Wing, as Jamie, Green, or Raquelle.  This last person had been observed by Freelancers in Hindmarsh on prior missions.
  • Returned to Freelancers Petraag, 2nd prime post-Cat, and filed reports with Arnari Rilynn'sithek, leader of the Cliffshadow Freelancers, and Bryseis Seere, chief of the Cliffshadow Skyguard.
Tags
research
Jamie
Cade
Raquelle
Storyline
Team Morality Challenged

Roster change

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 09/11/2021 - 09:00
Oriotag, 1st prime post-Cat 1055
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Archive Entry
  • Tai Ho'onani, a Silver dragonborn refugee from Aurora, joined Freelancers Guild
  • Lorilla Anahera Amaia "Ana" Turen Itu, a Maker gnome from Stormhaven, joined Freelancers Guild

Jamie's Halfling Friend

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 10/02/2021 - 18:48
Fysitag, last prime post-Harvest 1054
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
15 days
Archive Entry
  • Dryali Tezbeth, Kaikoa, and Quelenna accepted the mission to track down the halfling man who freed Jamie Mais-Quand from the Skyguard.  Arnari Rilynn'sithek, leader of the Duquesne Freelancers, declared it a Freelancer mission because he had targeted the Freelancers Guild.
  • Prior to their travel to Stormhaven, the Freelancers acquired what information they could on the halfling man, from Arnari and also from the suborned Blue Bandanna leader Leticia in the front of Freelancers Tavern.
  • The Freelancers travelled to Haven without incident, and stayed for the Holiday of the Cat.  During the celebrations, they enquired about the halfling man, correctly concluding he had to have been through Haven on his travels between Stormhaven and Cliffshadow.  They found his name to be Green Mais-Quand.
  • Upon arrival in Stormhaven, the Freelancers discovered Green in the taproom of The Safe Harbour inn.  He appeared to be paying various people for services unknown.
  • The Freelancers followed him after his departure, pretending to be part of the Blue Bandanna gang, and confronted Green.  They confirmed that he hired Leticia to beat up those Freelancers who captured Jamie.  Green and his 4 henchmen fled.
  • Since Dryali had not used an alias when taking rooms at The Safe Harbour, and Kaikoa was nervous about becoming known to the pirate ship Osprey, so the Freelancers changed inns.
  • The following day, Kaikoa checked the Harbourmaster's office for saboteurs, and found a clerk who had been talking to Green the night before.  Dryali checked the shipyards Shipmonger and Dhoti's Ship Repair, and discovered someone paid by Green perusing the schedules.
  • Dryali warned the artificer Gilthur, Master of the Great Workshop of Eternal Refinements, then the Freelancers travelled to Cliffshadow without incident.
  • Returned to Freelancers in Cliffshadow Okeanostag, 1st prime post-Cat.
  • Upon receiving a warning about their interaction with Green, Leticia stormed off.
  • Arnari paid Quelenna, Dryali, and Kaikoa 100 eagles each for the information uncovered.
Loot
  • Mission pay:  100 eagles each
Tags
investigation
Osprey
Storyline
Team Morality Challenged
Session Dates

Hunting Horribles on Pirates River

Submitted by dracon on Tue, 10/19/2021 - 23:17
Remitag, last prime post-Harvest 1054
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
6 days
Archive Entry
  • Terrance, Kaelani, and Hikawera, Broo'an, and Cathance accepted the ongoing mission from the wizard Gwidion to clean up aberrations along Pirates River.
  • Broo'an's superior woodsmanship meant the Freelancers travelled cross country to the Pirates Dream river fork in 2 days, despite having to detour around some dire wolves.
  • The Freelancers initially searched up the Pirates River for froggoths but only found half-eaten corpses.  They then found tracks of giant webbed feet like a duck, and followed them upstream until they spotted an enormous goose in the river.
  • The Freelancers attacked the goose only to discover it had 4 extra heads, which grew back when not burned.  It was joined by two similar goose monstrosities.  They still slew all three geese.
  • Broo'an and Hikawera plucked the three slain geese.  Then Hikawera and Cathance searched for and found a nest, which had 9 eggs.  Hikawera shattered the nest and Cathance discovered the geese had been hiding valuables with the eggs.
    • Acquired:  boots of elvenkind, +1 shield, instrument of the bards: mac-fuirmidh cittern, +1 hand crossbow, +1 bloodwell vial, 1 banded agate, 1 blue quartz, 1 hematite, 1 moss agate, 1 rhodochrosite, 1 lapis lazuli, 1 tiger eye, 1 turquoise, 400 eagles.
  • The Freelancers returned to Cliffshadow without incident and sold the goose feathers for 200 eagles.  
  • Returned to Freelancers in Cliffshadow Petraag, last prime post-Harvest.
  • Arnari Rilynn'sithek paid them 45 eagles and one uncommon potion each.
Loot
  • Coin: 400 eagles
  • Gems: 8 10-eagle gemtones: 1 banded agate, 1 blue quartz, 1 hematite, 1 moss agate, 1 rhodochrosite, 1 lapis lazuli, 1 tiger eye, 1 turquoise
  • Materials:  200 eagles' worth of goose feathers
  • boots of elvenkind
  • instrument of the bards: mac-fuirmidh cittern
  • +1 shield
  • +1 hand crossbow
  • +1 bloodwell vial
  • Mission pay:  50 eagles each (10% to Freelancers), potion of fire breath (Broo'an), potion of poison resistance (Kaelani), philter of love (Hikawera and Terrance), potion of growth (Cathance)

 

Tags
mutants
wildlife
Storyline
Pollution Consequences
Session Dates

Tracking Down Ethan of the Daystar cult

Submitted by dracon on Wed, 09/08/2021 - 21:02
Kenostag, 3rd prime post-Harvest 1054
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
1 day
Archive Entry
  • Broo'an, Quelenna, Cathance, and Block accepted the mission to track down Ethan for the Church of Storms.
  • Lacking any real leads, the Freelancers asked Adrian Bryant at Church of Storms for any information, but he had nothing new.
  • Deducing the lotion needed mundane supplies, they questioned Sabeen at the herbalism shop The Melrose Bloom, who confirmed they were buying supplies from her.
  • The Freelancers also found a flyer posted for Daystar cultist meetups in The Park.  Cathance, Quelenna, and Broo'an hid and observed while Block pretended to join four cultists, and acquired a bottle of lotion.
  • When the weather turned to rain, Block cast a well-timed thunderclap, causing the Daystar worshippers to scatter.  The Freelancers followed them.
  • Quelenna and Broo'an followed the leader to a shop, staking it out.  After finding their left-behind lotion, Cathance and Block followed a couple to their residence, and kept watch.
  • While Cathance and Quelenna watched, Block and Broo'an tried to analyze the active ingredients of the Daystar lotion, but failed.
  • While Block watched, he found out the Daystar couple was hoping to retrieve their lotion later, and schemed with Cathance how to leverage this information.
  • Broo'an trailed the leader to his flat in Guildstrom and was joined by the other Freelancers on the way.
  • The Freelancers confirmed that Ethan is in the flat in Guildstrom!
  • While Broo'an, Block, and Cathance kept watch on the flat, Quelenna went to notify Adrian, who paid their fee of 60 stars total, and also Arnari at Freelancers Tavern.
  • Adrian sent acolytes to relieve the Freelancers of stakeout duty.
  • Returned to Freelancers that evening.
Loot
  • Mission pay: 60 stars total (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
stake out
investigation
Ethan
Storyline
Daystar Worshippers
Session Dates