Constructs in the Vathia Estia Tunnels

Submitted by dracon on Tue, 12/07/2021 - 22:23
Okeanostag, 3rd prime post-Apastron 1055
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Recordkeeper
Days in Game
5 days
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  • Damakaios, leader of the Ripa Daneo Freelancers, sent Dryali Tezbeth, Fine Branch, Terrance, Tahu Tuala, Tuala, Hikawera, and Quelenna to root out the constructs that had been disrupting traffic in the Vathia Estia tunnel road.  Freelancer help had been requested by Stathou Ragovir of the Truetunnel clan, the dverg liaison for the Vathia Estia Tunnel Authority.
  • The Freelancers visited Stathou at the Ripa Daneo clanhouse for the Truetunnel clan, to learn that these constructs had been raiding the caravans, roughly every other prime, and goods were missing.
  • The Freelancers went to the tunnel staging area, and secured an agreement to escort a small caravan led by a Rock sagani named Keoni.
  • Keoni's caravan reached Odikistas with no incident and stopped there to rest.  Before departing for Vathia Estia, Keoni added 2 more wagons to the caravan.  
  • The caravan had travelled roughly half a day when three constructs descended from the tunnel ceiling to raid their goods.
  • The Freelancers battled the constructs, but had not considered how to discover where the goods had been taken.  Their hesitation resulted in injuries, especially to Hikawera and Quelenna, but the Freelancers prevailed, wrecking the constructs. 
  • Inspection of the constructs' armour, the ceiling where they'd hidden, the side tunnels, revealed nothing beyond a possible maker's mark on the ornate armour.  The Freelancers loaded the armour on Keoni's wagons and continued on to Vathia Estia, which they reached that evening.
  • In Vathia Estia, the Freelancers part ways with Keoni.  They spent that evening and part of the next day trying to track down the maker's mark, but learned nothing.
  • The Freelancers found another caravan to escort to Ripa Daneo, and checked the tunnels along the way.  Beyond finding other hiding places for the constructs, they learned nothing new.
  • On return to Freelancers Tavern, they were paid 225 eagles each from Damakaios, who did not recognize the armour work.  Neither did I, nor did Alvyn Ricker Nackle.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Chaostag, last prime post-Apastron.
Loot
  • Three sets of ornate plate armour + longsword + heater shield
  • Mission pay:  250 eagles each (10% to Freelancers)
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