Chaostag, 3rd prime post-Planting 1055
Log Entry Type
Recordkeeper
Days in Game
17 days
Archive Entry
- Ondar Thundercaller, Osric Torunn, Glesni Bōhatei, and Mia Taumata accepted a mission from Malsam, village headman of the hamlet Sceap, to locate the ankheg colony to the southwest and take a census of the inhabitants.
- The Freelancers travelled to Sceap in 6 days without incident.
- The following day, Ondar and Mia led the Freelancers to where the ankhegs had been originally encountered.
- Ondar determined the ankhegs had come from somewhat southwest, and the Freelancers started tracking them. A misstep by Glesni brought four ankhegs to investigate, two with wings. The Freelancers slew all of them.
- After camping for a night, the Freelancers continued southwest, and discovered the ankheg colony in the side of a hill, with scouting parties going in the fourth ordinal directions.
- The Freelancers determined the best plan was to dispatch the ankheg sooner than later, and Glesni used animal messenger to warn Malsam of this plan.
- For the rest of the day and following morning, the Freelancers methodically lured the ankheg scouting parties into a fight in which they were slain. These parties had a total of 10 ankhegs, 4 of which were winged.
- Osric harvested the chitin from the ankhegs.
- Scouts eliminated, the Freelancers entered the ankheg hill, and slew the queen, two adults, and many immature ankhegs. They also destroyed all the eggs they found.
- Investigation of the burrow found an inscription in druidic attributing the ankheg presence to the Resolute Champions of Āhua Tūturu, and also some belongings of theirs which they presubmably did not need anymore because slain by ankhegs.
- Acquired: 196 eagles in assorted coin; 1 gem each of bloodstone, carnelian, chalcedony, chrysoprase, onyx, quartz, sardonyx; wand of magic detection, saddle of the cavalier (for gryphon or hippogryph), dust of disappearance
- Malsam, relieved at the removal of this threat, paid the Freelancers their fee of 150 eagles each, and then a bonus of 200 eagles each.
- The Freelancers travelled back to Cliffshadow without too much incident. Ondar had chosen to carry the head of the ankheg queen back, which resulted in much rumour and ultimately enhanced Freelancer prestige.
- Returned to Freelancers Tavern Fysitag, last prime post-Planting.
- Arnari Rilynn’sithek sent the ankheg head out to the taxidermists, intending to add it as a trophy in the public meeting room.
Loot
- Coin: 196 eagles in assorted coins
- Gems: 50-eagle gems: 1 bloodstone, 1 carnelian, 1 chalcedony, 1 chrysoprase, 1 onyx, 1 quartz, 1 sardonyx
- crafting materials: 840 eagles' worth of ankheg chitin
- wand of magic detection
- saddle of the cavalier - for a gryphon or hippogryph
- dust of disappearance
- Mission pay: 150gp each (10% to Freelancers)
- Mission bonus: 200gp each
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