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Clockwork Flyers Attacking Hang Gliding Students

Submitted by dracon on Tue, 05/09/2023 - 20:29
Chaostag, 1st prime post-Fulcrum 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
1 day
Archive Entry
  • Damakaios, leader of the Ripa Daneo Freelancers, sent Fine Branch, Tai Ho'onani, Nix Frostshaper, Terrance, and Glesni Bōhatei to Sugar Glider Hang Gliding School to deal with the flying constructs which are hassling the students.  Freelancer help had been requested by Manaja, Headmistress of the school.
  •  The Freelancers used their flying mounts to travel to the hang gliding school, and witnessed an instructor and a pair of students getting hassled by 4 mechanical hawks.
  •  The Freelancers intervened, wrecking 3 of the mechanical hawks and capturing the fourth.  As they did so, the hawks let out a loud call for help, so Fine Branch incapacitated the fourth hawk.
  • While the Freelancers skirmished with the hawks, the instructor and students fled to safety on the Rim.
  • 3 constructs resembling winged golden rams attacked the Freelancers from above.   The Freelancers prevailed, but not before the golden rams revealed they were equipped with flamethrowers, badly injuring Nix, Tai, Fine Branch, and their mounts.
  • Fine Branch, Tai, and Terrance flew to the school buildings to report these events to Manaja, who was surprised and dismayed to hear about the golden rams.  She paid the mission fee of 250 eagles each to Tai to distribute later.
  • Nix and Glesni recovered all the construct parts, by flying low over the area and using detect magic.  The golden rams were large enough to require disassembly and multiple bags of holding.
  • On return to Freelancers Villa, they spread the parts out in a meeting room as they reported to Damakaios.  Alvyn Ricker Nackle was thrilled to examine the parts, which he thought he could use to learn how to make his bear construct, "Arth", fly. He bought the lot for 4650 eagles.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern same day.
Loot
  • 4 mechanical hawks (3 in pieces) (sold for 150 eagles total)
  • 3 large clockwork golden rams (sold for 1500 eagles per)
  • Mission pay:  250 eagles each (10% cut to Freelancers)
Tags
constructs
Storyline
Bandit Constructs
Session Dates

Restore Shrine of The Snake on behalf of Mazandyth

Submitted by dracon on Sun, 04/02/2023 - 19:46
Rochtag, 3rd prime post-Tumultuous 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
17 days
Archive Entry
  • Mazandyth, the green dragon who was parent to Karpalor, the "Fake Snake" slain by Freelancers in 1055, visited Freelancers Tavern to make plain his offense that Karpalor's head was on display like a common hunting trophy.  He demanded the head, and also that in recompense, that Freelancers assist him in restoring the shrine to The Snake at the fork of the Haven River.
    • In particular, nothing but snakes was to be left alive in the shrine complex.
  • Arnari Rilynn’sithek assented to this task, and dispatched Lorcan Puddingrass Pasternack Tuinstra, Peb Pebbles, and Petrichor to scout ahead, locate the shrine, and determine what materials were needed for restoration.  Evvie, Laki, and Aleki would follow with the materials.  Laki infused sending stones, so the scouts could report back.
  • Peb, Petrichor, and Lorcan travelled for a day and a half on flying mounts to the fork of the Haven River, and located the shrine, which was underground with an entrance framed in stone lintels.
  • Two ogres occupied the outermost rooms of the complex, and the Freelancers dispatched those.
  • A quick inspection revealed stone facing on worked natural caves, with the tunnel roofs reinforced by wood beams.  The Freelancers relayed this to Laki on the sending stone.  Aleki, Evvie, and Laki spent the rest of the day gathering what was needed.
  • The next day, Arnari dispatched Dominic Holyarm, Manu, and Kaladan Ophinshtalajiir to assist the Freelancers already at the shrine.  Laki, Evvie, and Aleki departed on the roads with carts of materials, escorted by Mia Taumata, Murai, Minji, and Tim Jolly.
  • Dominic, Manu, and Kaladan arrived to discover Peb had tried to compost the ogres, resulting in a horrific smell.  Petrichor had left, with the sending stone, to find/meet up with Laki et al.  Kaladan started clearing bones from prior kills and covering it up.
  • The ogres had blocked the passage deeper into the complex, and the Freelancers cleared it and started to explore.  The downward tunnel had various traps in disrepair, yet still dangerous.  They navigated past to find a large cavern for contemplation, with benches, carvings, and flagstones in disrepair.
  • The cavern was home to many colonies of bats, with some stirges.  Manu slew the stirges and the Freelancers slew most of the bats while trying to persuade them to leave.  Peb and Lorcan learned from the bats the next cavern had aggressive vines.
  • Broad steps led down to the main shrine, which was a very long natural cave.  The Freelancers opted to wait for the others to arrive before testing themselves against "aggressive vines", and busied themselves cleaning up the general area and increasing the safety of the main passage.
  • It was plain to the Freelancers that Mazandyth was checking on progress.
  • The supplies and its escorts arrived on Chaostag, last prime post-Tumultuous.
  • The next day, Kaladan and Petrichor helped out Laki, Aleki, and Evvie with cleaning and restoration, while the others went to explore the main shrine.
  • Lorcan stealthed in, using a torch held with mage hand to illuminate the cavern for the others to see.  A large statue of The Snake, missing an eye, dominated one end, with some sort of water behind it.  Plant life, mostly vines, covered the floor.
  • The others stealthed up to Lorcan, but Manu was overstimulated, so dumped a bag of ball bearings unceremoniously on the floor to the Freelancers' right.
  • Two shambling mounds of vines and four sets of awakened vines attacked the Freelancers.  The Freelancers prevailed, but not before the mounds had absorbed Peb and Mia, who had to fight their way out.
  • The Freelancers explored the area around and behind the large statue.  Lorcan found and restored the statue's other eye, and Murai discovered coins at the base.  The water behind it was full of dangerous snakes.  Minji found a smaller shrine, surrounded by water, and made sketches.  Peb discovered the snakes expected to be fed, and they & Dominic fed the snakes goodberries.
  • The Freelancers also found two side passages.  One led to a private shrine & altar, with silver accoutrements, the other to a living area with a dormitory and private rooms, with deteriorated regalia for priests of The Snake.
  • Mindful of the green dragon, the Freelancers did not acquire any of the items they found, but instead returned to the others and reported these findings. Laki looked at Minji's sketches with interest, then followed her and Dominic down to look at the ruined benches and bridges.
  • For the next 6 days, the Freelancers worked to clean out the vines and filth from the complex, restoring the collapsed timber supports, replacing bridges across the water, rebuilding benches.  Dominic and Peb fed the snakes goodberries.  Minji was sent to Cliffgate twice for supplies, with a bag of holding; once for cots for the dormitory, once for other items suitable for restoring the kitchen area.
  • The day before Fulcrum, Mazandyth arrived, with several priests and acolytes of The Snake, who thanked the green dragon for his care, and took charge of the shrine from the Freelancers.
  • The Freelancers took one day to travel directly to Cliffgate.  They got rooms at the Hippogryph's Wing inn and spent the morning of the Fulcrum Holiday celebrating, before departing for Cliffshadow.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Remitag, 1st prime post-Fulcrum.
Loot
  • Coin:  200 eagles (split between Lorcan, Peb, Petrichor)
  • Gems:  25-eagle gemstones: rhodochrosite & blue quartz (split between Lorcan, Peb, Petrichor), orange carnelian (Manu)
Tags
dragon
shrine
dungeon crawl
multisession
Storyline
Kobold incursions around Orderly Stones
Session Dates

Ripa Daneo Excess Deaths Investigation

Submitted by dracon on Tue, 05/09/2023 - 20:40
Fysitag, last prime post-Tumultuous 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
1 day
Archive Entry
  • Naranjos Lafloriance, Ripa Daneo Freelancers Guild deputy, assigned Fine Branch, Cathance Lobdhain, Quelenna, and Nix Frostshaper to investigate whether there were excess deaths in Ripa Daneo.  Freelancer help had been requested by High Abbott Grigario of Tranquil Crossing monastery, who felt such deaths would explain the shadows that had attacked the monastery.
  • The Freelancers began their investigation by visiting the crematorium of the Dolphin of Remembrance, to learn from Disciple Malunzo that the wasting disease that had struck the hobgoblins in Krowa had appeared in The Below.
  • Next, the Freelancers visited area of The Below Malunzo had indicated, to learn of two relatives of people who had died of the wasting disease, Lampetos Icebottom and Elsebee Halfkick.
  • Lampetos, a White dragonborn dockworker whose brother had died, gave the Freelancers directions to Parella Abrenta, who had gone missing and he thought was related.
  • The directions were not useful, and the Freelancers ended up in an altercation with some would-be muggers.  Nix was stabbed, but the Freelancers disabled the muggers, relieving them of their weapons and a shoe.
  • After some backtracking, Nix sent her familiar Mercury to find the desired location, a potion shop run by Parella's sister, Arteaga.  Arteaga informed the Freelancers that her sister had run off to join a commune to Te Mārie.  She noted in the conversation that Perella and Elsebee had also been friends.
  • The Freelancers sold the muggers' weapons to Ovak for 78 eagles, then reported their findings to Naranjos, who paid them their fee of 225 eagles each.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern same day.
Loot
  • Coin:  5 eagles, 10 cats
  • 3 scimitars & 3 daggers (sold for 78 eagles total)
  • Mission pay:  250 eagles each (10% cut to Freelancers)
Tags
investigation
mugging
Storyline
Silver Scion
Session Dates

Phase Spider Venom & Silk for House Hadid

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 04/15/2023 - 13:34
Remitag, last prime post-Tumultuous 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
3 days
Archive Entry
  • Naranjos Lafloriance, Ripa Daneo Freelancers Guild deputy, sent Fine Branch, Lorilla Anahera Amaia Turen Itu {Ana}, Tai Ho'onani, Quelenna, and Glesni Bōhatei to hunt phase spiders to provide venom & silk for House Hadid, having spent some funds to learn the general area of Commerce in which to find such creatures.  Freelancer help had been requested by Yolanda Hadid.
  • Since the Freelancers knew to look in the western part of the main mountain ridge, they flew to Kavali as a starting point. While overnighting at an inn there, Glesni and Quelenna heard two garuda hunters gossipping about a dangerous valley full of webs.
  • The next day, the Freelancers fly to where the hunters had indicated, and find a valley or gorge crisscrossed with spiderwebs.  Ana and Glesni set them on fire, as the Freelancers prepared to attack phase spiders.
  • The first phase spider they encountered was actually a large queen, her size dwarfing their initial expectations.  She was followed by three of her brood.
  • The Freelancers fight and slew these spiders, but not without getting bitten multiple times.
  • Tai and Fine Branch harvested the venom glands and spinnerets, while the other Freelancers burned away the rest of the webs to remove hazards for the local garuda.
  • Upon return to Ripa Daneo, the Freelancers delivered the materials to House Hadid, who was pleased to have paid 300 stars for the haul.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Vrontag, last prime post-Tumultuous, at which time they paid 30 stars Freelancers' Cut.
Loot
  • Mission pay: 300 stars total the phase spider venom and silk (10% to Freelancers) (remainder split)
Tags
large bitey creatures
Storyline
Hunting Exotics for House Hadid
Session Dates

Claiming the Amabel Villa - Foyer & Master Bedroom

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 01/07/2023 - 12:54
Oriotag, 3rd prime post-Tumultuous 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
1 day
Archive Entry
  • Naranjos Lafloriance, Ripa Daneo Freelancers Guild deputy, sent Ondar Thundercaller, Cathance Lobdhain, Quelenna, Tuala, and Hikawera on the mission from House Amabel to clear more rooms in that uninhabitable villa they'd purchased.
  • At Hikawera's suggestion, the Freelancers verified that previously cleared areas in the Amabel Villa remained cleared.  To help see better, Ondar moved a door, which opened up more rooms.
  • The Freelancers investigated a foyer, or a sitting room, which connects to the atrium via a stairway down to the atrium.  While doing so they provoked three skeletons they hadn't immediately noticed, as well as a ghost.
  • The Freelancers easily slew the skeletons, but the ghost proved a challenge.  He would drift away after trying to steal favoured items.  During one such episode, Quelenna kicked open the doors to the next room, antagonizing another ghost who was easily dispatched.
  • After stealing Tuala's Astral Shard, the thieving ghost gravely injured the sorcerer.  Once they healed Tuala, the Freelancers finally dispatched the ghost and recovered his stolen item.
  • The Freelancers searched the two rooms and removed whatever valuables they found.  They cleaned up some filth, and cleared the stairway and door to the atrium.
  • On their return to Freelancers Villa that afternoon, Hikawera spent a couple hours identifying the items and determining their disposition.  Some magical drinking vessels of interest were added to the back tavern.
Loot
  • Foyer
    • dragonchess set made from semiprecious stones (Cathance)
    • 6 mundane, 5 magical goblets (unclaimed sold to Freelancers for 150 eagles)
      • tankard of sobriety (Ondar)
      • tankard of plenty
      • Singing Stein
      • wine goblet of plenty
      • Gravity Goblet (Hikawera)
  • Master bedroom
    • Various nice buttons of gold, silver, and mother-of-pearl (sold for 150 eagles)
    • Nice jewelry (sold for 325 eagles)
      • Pair of dangly gold earrings
      • Pair of gold & jade earrings
      • Simple gold bracelet
      • Gold and silver cuff bracelet
      • Thick twisted silver torc
    • brooch of shielding (Tuala)
    • ring of free action (Quelenna)
    • pomade of ten thousand styles (Hikawera)
    • earcuff of the vampire bat (sold to Freelancers to 500 eagles)
  • Mission pay:  250 eagles each (10% cut to Freelancers)
Tags
ghosts
skeletons
Storyline
Amabel Villa
Session Dates

Bee Tree Raid

Submitted by dracon on Wed, 12/28/2022 - 23:17
Okeanostag 2nd prime post-Tumultuous 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
10 days
Archive Entry
  • Murai, Sabah Banu, Dominic Holyarm, Carmen Granau, Tim Jolly, and Petrichor accepted the mission from Korfel Goltorrah, leader of the Children of Āhua town Mantzur, to visit the tree housing giant bees and reduce the threat to his community.
  • The Freelancers traveled to Mantzur in 2 days, and stayed the night.  The following morning they spoke to Korfel, who told them the priority is to take out the bee-animated armours patrolling around the giant bee hive.
  • The Freelancers travelled south for 4 days until getting to the tree in question, which they found easily since Sabah knows the area.  Dominic had Bee-opatra, the giant bee he'd befriended, scout the area.  Unnaturally, one giant bee circled above, as if to keep watch.
  • The Freelancers camped, then the next day they went to the big tree while the giant bees had gone foraging.  Murai proposed a plan to use their rope of climbing to snare an animated armour and drag it out of sight from the giant bee circling above.
  • The plan met with some success and one of the armours was separated from the other two.  The Freelancers defeated all three animated armours full of bees, but not before Murai was badly injured.
  • Dominic tried to engage the circling giant bee, but it disappeared and seemed to head northwest.  Carmen learned the honey is enchanted, and Tim took part of the honeycomb.  Petrichor tries to check out the hive, and discovered a Wild elf from Mantzur dead and preserved in the honey.
  • The Freelancers returned to Mantzur with the remains of the dead elf, three battered suits of plate armour, and the honeycomb with enchanted honey.  Korfel held a funeral, after which he paid the mission fee of 100 eagles each, and sent them back to Cliffshadow with a request for another mission to check for any hags in the forest southwest of Mantzur.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Fysitag, 3rd prime post-Tumultuous.
Loot
  • 3 sets of very battered animated armor worth 750 eagles each
    • 2 sets were sold
    • Murai claimed one set of armor and paid the value to the others
    • Everyone else got 450 eagles
  • ring of evasion - Petrichor
  • Mission pay: 100 eagles each (10% Freelancer’s cut)
Tags
constructs
scouting
Storyline
Mantzur & the Haven Hills
Session Dates

Research Vangdondalor/Ghanjashka Wedding Demon

Submitted by dracon on Wed, 11/30/2022 - 21:29
Kenostag, 1st prime post Tumultuous 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
3 days
Archive Entry
  • Naranjos Lafloriance, Ripa Daneo Freelancers Guild deputy, assigned Dryali Tezbeth, Fine Branch, Nix Frostshaper, and Terrance to investigate the sponsor of the demon summoning at the Vangdondalor/Ghanjashka wedding earlier in the prime.  Freelancer help had been requested by Talaa Vangdondalor and Victor Ghanjashka.
  • The Freelancers flew in inclement weather to the Vangdondalor estate at which the wedding was held, and after stating their purpose, were guested overnight.
  • The following day, the Freelancers inspected the tents and other equipment used for the celebration for signs of magical tampering, and found nothing.
  • The Freelancers also interviewed Musicaa, first daughter of House Vangdondalor, and learned about this very interesting device at the estate which monitored for magic.  They explored the device's limitations and ascertained the woman who had recited the poetry was not, actually, the demon.  She mentioned to the Freelancers that House Drogo of Cliffshadow considered Ghanjashka to be competitors; they also learned that the alliance was initially to be concluded by Musicaa marrying Patrink Ghanjashka, but he fled the skylith.
  • After their interview with Musicaa the Freelancers returned to Ripa Daneo.
  • The next day, the Freelancers paid a visit to Ghanjashka Villa, and interviewed Artem Ghanjashka, first son of the House.  From Artem they learned that Patrink remained off-skylith and bitter, so was not involved.  He also confirmed House Drogo of Cliffshadow on Duquesne stood the most to gain from the incident, but had at least one member in attendance at the wedding.
  • From Ghanjashka Villa the Freelancers then visited the House Drogo offices near Ripa Daneo docks, and spoke to Kalic Drogo, who had attended the wedding.  Kalic was apparently still shocked by what had happened, but given his propensity to people watch, they ascertained that other than the woman who recited the poetry, he'd not noticed any other unexpected guests.
  • Upon reporting their disappointing findings to Naranjos, the Freelancers were paid a partial mission fee of 170 eagles (minus the Freelancers Cut).
Loot
  • Mission pay 170 eagles each (minus 10% Freelancers cut)
Tags
investigation
Session Dates

Press Gang Mitigation: Capture Helias

Submitted by dracon on Mon, 12/26/2022 - 17:27
Kenostag, 1st prime post-Tumultuous 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
1 day
Archive Entry
  • Minji, Ka Kekoa, Dominic Holyarm, Aranel Neras-Dumaren, and Peb Pebbles accepted the mission from Wymar Adelard to capture Helias, leader of the press gang plaguing the Cliffshadow docks district.
  • The Freelancers started their search at the cellar Helias had been using as a staging area, and followed the escape tunnel to an alleyway in Trade District.
  • From the alley, the Freelancers split up to check nearby businesses and taverns if the proprietors had seen anything of note.  They had not, but Ka questioned a resident who lived along the alley and learned that Helias often frequented the Gilded Barrel.
  • The Freelancers went to the Gilded Barrel and formulated a plan to extract Helias and two cronies without causing mishap.  Unfortunately Helias spotted Aranel, and cast invisibility on himself.
  • Ka and Peb apprehended the two cronies while Aranel, Dominic, and Minji cast faerie fire multiple times, but failed to negate the invisibility.
  • Helias finally shattered a bar window and fled, but Dominic cast hold person so all were apprehended.  Dominic relieved Helias of 158 eagles and two instruments: a shawm and a flute.
  • The three press gang leaders were delivered to Wymar, who paid the Freelancers their mission fee of 150 eagles each.
  • Returned to Freelancers same day, after which Aranel got uncharacteristically drunk and had to be escorted out of the tavern by Nohea Tasi.
Loot
  • Coin:  158 eagles
  • Instruments (sold for 3 eagles 6 cats):  shawm, flute
  • Mission pay: 150 eagles (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
investigation
apprehend
Storyline
Pressgang People
Session Dates

Roster Change

Submitted by dracon on Fri, 12/30/2022 - 17:12
Kenostag, 1st prime post-Tumultuous 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Archive Entry
  • Petrichor, a Wild elf rancher from Mantzur, joined Freelancers Guild

Pirates River Pollution – Plant Ponies

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 10/15/2022 - 23:50
Remitag, 1st prime post-Tumultuous 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
10 days
Archive Entry
  • Timmy, Kairos Greybeard, Tim Jolly, and Carmen Granau accepted the ongoing mission from the wizard Gwidion to clean up altered wildlife along Pirates River.
  • Because of the inclement weather, the Freelancers travelled to Lakeview in three days, intending to strike north from there to find if the situation had improved.
  • After a day of pleasant weather, the Freelancers were caught in a storm the next day, and encountered a pond with a couple of possibly aquatic ponies.
  • The "ponies" were actually plant-creatures, and attacked.  The Freelancers defeat them but not without effort, as the creatures were rather impervious to blows.
  • Carmen harvested the vines that remained of the creatures.  The Freelancers then checked the nearby beaver-dam and found various coins and items.  Acquired:  165 eagles of assorted coins, a bone statue of a pegasus worth 25 eagles, a dented copper cup worth 15 eagles, a tiny teapot silver vase worth 25 eagles, a cloak of elvenkind, and a +1 mace.
  • The Freelancers sheltered from the storm for the rest of the day then took 4 days travelling back to Cliffshadow via Lakeview.
  • Arnari Rilynn’sithek paid each their fee of 90 eagles and a potion:  Carmen got a philter of love, Kairos got a potion of fire breath, Tim got a potion of cold resistance, and Timmy got an oil of slipperiness.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Oriotag, 1st prime post-Tumultuous.
Loot
  • Assorted coins totaling 165 eagles
  • Assorted art objects, all sold:
    • Bone statute - 25 eagles
    • Dented copper chalice - 15 eagles
    • Silver ewer - 25 eagles
  • Materials:  Magical vines from plant-ponies (worth 100 eagles)
  • cloak of elvenkind – Carmen
  • +1 mace – Timmy
  • Mission pay: 100 eagles each (10% to Freelancers); philter of love (Carmen); potion of fire breath (Kairos); potion of cold resistance (Tim); oil of slipperiness (Timmy).
Tags
mutants
Storyline
Pollution Consequences
Session Dates