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Backtrack Daystar Lotion Drop in Stormhaven

Submitted by dracon on Wed, 05/10/2023 - 22:09
Fysitag, 2nd prime post-Planting 1056
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Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
13 days
Archive Entry
  • Minji, Ka Kekoa, Aranel Neras-Dumaren, and Petrichor accepted the mission from Waiola Vaina, Typhoon of the Church of Storms, to investigate who in Stormhaven was selling Daystar lotion.  From interrogation of the Wolfkiss miscreants, they knew a bartender at Twin Lamps tavern was the middleman.
  • Using their flying mounts, the Freelancers travelled in 5 days without incident to Stormhaven, and took rooms at The Gallant Gryphon.
  • The following evening, the Freelancers visited Twin Lamps and resolved to enjoy the ambience whilst keeping watch.  Unfortunately Minji drank overmuch, and made an ass of herself, drawing much attention.
  • Ka observed a tanned human woman dropping off a large bottle of lotion at the bar.  He convinced Minji to pester the woman, which resulted in her exiting the tavern early.
  • Petrichor tailed the woman, and was not seen, but lost the trail in Stormhaven's passages.
  • The next day the Freelancers cased the neighbourhood surrounding Twin Lamps in search of the woman, to no avail.  They spend time at a different tavern that evening, The Golden Thread, to avoid the appearance of targeting Twin Lamps.
  • The following day the Freelancers used their flying mounts to scout the area around Stormhaven, and found a small trail, but too large to be a game trail, heading west.  Following it, they discovered a well-defended compound housing many Daystar cultist heretics, as well as an alchemical facility to generate their vile lotion.
  • Entirely outnumbered, the Freelancers immediately removed themselves from Stormhaven and returned to Cliffshadow, which was again 5 days' travel without incident.
  • Upon their arrival in Cliffshadow, the Freelancers reported their findings to Adrian Bryant of Church of Storms, who was displeased at this news but paid their mission fee of 100 eagles each.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Rochtag, 3rd prime post-Planting.
Loot
  • Mission pay: 100 eagles each (10% cut to Freelancers)
Tags
investigation
Storyline
Daystar Worshippers
Session Dates

Housekeeping note

Submitted by dracon on Tue, 08/08/2023 - 22:55
Fysitag, 3rd prime post-Planting 1056
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Nyls Ardeni
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  • Trained pegasus added to Freelancers Stable, Ricardo Monroe's mount "Legend".
Tags
mounts

Roster Change

Submitted by dracon on Tue, 08/08/2023 - 22:43
Fysitag, 3rd prime post-Planting 1056
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Nyls Ardeni
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  • Ricardo Monroe, a human merchant from Bizarre who styles himself "Adventurer Extraordinaire", joined Freelancers Guild

Claiming the Amabel Villa – Mud & Living Room

Submitted by dracon on Sun, 12/17/2023 - 22:30
Petraag, 3rd prime post-Planting 1056
Log Entry Type
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Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
1 day
Archive Entry
  • Damakaios, leader of the Ripa Daneo Freelancers, sent Fine Branch, Dryali Tezbeth, and Kaikoa on the mission from House Amabel to clear more rooms in that uninhabitable villa they'd purchased.
  • The Freelancers flew into the atrium of the Amabel Villa to discover music playing from the two northern corners.  They entered the ground floor of the villa on the east side where the prior team had cleared a reception room.
  • Moving north they found a mud room with a cloak closet.  Here they encountered two undead butlers and two swarms of snakes, which they slew.
  • A ghost from the living room to the north began harassing the Freelancers, so they entered this living room to dispatch it and also a ghostly organ player.
  • The Freelancers searched the mud room, living room, and organ room, removing whatever valuables they found.  They noted doors leading into other parts of the villa from the organ room, but decided not to explore further.
  • On their return to Freelancers Villa that afternoon, I cast identify to ascertain the nature of the magical items they'd removed.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern same day.
Loot
  • Organ room
    • pipes of haunting (sold to Freelancers for 400 eagles)
  • Living room
    • precious stone dragonchess set (sold to Damakaios for 500 eagles)
    • periapt of health (Fine Branch)
    • Catnip Amulet (Fine Branch)
    • 11 decorated silver wine goblets (sold for 275 eagles)
    • 3 silver, 1 crystal wine jugs (sold for 200 eagles)
  • Mud room
    • cloak of elvenkind (sold to Freelancers for 500 eagles)
    • cloak of mountebank (Dryali)
    • +1 sword cane (Kaikoa)
    • boots of the cloud jumper (Kaikoa)
    • 2 decorative canes (sold for 90 eagles)
  • Mission pay:  250 eagles each (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
ghosts
Storyline
Amabel Villa
Session Dates

Housekeeping note

Submitted by dracon on Tue, 07/04/2023 - 22:14
Petraag, 2nd prime post-Planting 1056
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Nyls Ardeni
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  • Trained dire giant bat added to Freelancers Stable, Dominic Holyarm's mount "Robin".
  • Trained courser hippogryph added to Freelancers Stable, Aranel Neras-Dumaren's mount "Robin".
  • Trained griffinfly added to Freelancers Stable, Shimni Ioelena Qinyarus' mount "Damsel".
Tags
mounts

No Eggs

Submitted by dracon on Tue, 05/09/2023 - 21:19
Rochtag, 1st prime post-Planting 1056
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Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
10 days
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  • Dominic Holyarm, Aranel Neras-Dumaren, and Shimni Ioelena Qinyarus accepted the standing mission to hunt hippogryph eggs for House Aldous.
  • With Shimni on a broom of flying, and Dominic and Aranel on Dominics gryphon, they travelled to Haven in 3 days without incident.
  • While in Haven, a large storm hit, requiring the Freelancers to sojourn at The Local Flavour inn for 3 nights and 4 days.
  • After the weather cleared, the Freelancers went searching for hippogryph nests between the Cat Tail rivers, per directions from the locals.  The directions were challenging because of storm damage, and they encountered a bear the size of a house.
  • 5 days later they returned to Cliffshadow, each with a new mount:  Shimni on a griffinfly, Dominic a dire giant bat, and Aranel a courser hippogryph.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Petraag, 2nd prime post-Planting.
Loot
  • griffinfly (Shimni)
  • courser hippogryph (Aranel)
  • dire giant bat (Dominic)
Tags
mounts
fae
Session Dates

Locating the Construct Base

Submitted by dracon on Sun, 10/22/2023 - 16:58
Nemostag, 2nd prime post-Planting 1056
Log Entry Type
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Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
2 days
Archive Entry
  • Damakaios, leader of the Ripa Daneo Freelancers, assigned Fine Branch, Dryali Tezbeth, and Nix Frostshaper to track one of the captured hawk constructs back to its home base.  Alvyn Ricker Nackle had re-engineered it to fly home without calling for help, and Damakaios had convinced Manaja, headmistress of the Sugar Glider Hang Gliding School, to fund the mission.
  • After explaining the hawk's expected behaviour to Dryali, Alvyn waited until the other Freelancers were ready and waiting in the air before he activated the hawk and released it.
  • The hawk flew northeast along the Rim, with the Freelancers easily able to trail behind it on their mounts.  Once past Hasapis Vineyard, it turned directly north over the crater.
  • Upon returning to the Rim, roughly east from Moana's Eye, the hawk construct disappeared into a cave.
  • The Freelancers landed on a nearby hill and sent Nix's familiar Mercury to scout.  The winged cat found the cave had an entrance to accommodate flying mounts, and broad passages down into the hill.  He stopped upon detecting construct sentries of some sort around a corner.
  • The Freelancers spent the rest of the day scouting the area.  They found a second entrance, large enough to dock a small airship, guarded by 4 constructs:  2 animated armours, and 2 more spindly humanoid constructs.
  • Returning to the first entrance, Fine Branch and Mercury both went in to scout, and Fine Branch confirmed some sort of warning trap existed where Mercury had previously detected constructs.
  • The Freelancers, sure this was their target, were uncomfortable camping in those environs and spent the night returning to Ripa Daneo.  Dryali's and Fine Branch's mounts were not robust enough for it, so they took rest breaks and did not arrive til dawn.
  • Upon arrival, they informed Damakaios they'd found the base, but waited until evening for a full debrief and mission pay of 225 eagles (after Freelancers' Cut).
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Sieratag, 2nd prime post-Planting.
Loot
  • Mission pay:  250 eagles each (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
constructs
scouting
Storyline
Bandit Constructs
Session Dates

Claiming the Amabel Villa - Reception Room

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 10/14/2023 - 13:56
Remitag, 2nd prime post-Planting 1056
Log Entry Type
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Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
1 day
Archive Entry
  • Damakaios, leader of the Ripa Daneo Freelancers, sent Fine Branch, Cathance Lobdhain, Lorilla Anahera Amaia Turen Itu {Ana}, and Tuala on the mission from House Amabel to clear more rooms in that uninhabitable villa they'd purchased.
  • The Freelancers flew into the atrium of the Amabel Villa to discover music playing from the two northern corners.
  • Since the doors in the eastern part of the atrium were cleared, the Freelancers chose a door into a reception area on the first floor.  5 armed spirits were there and reacted poorly to the interruption of a revelry only they could see.
  • A battle ensued, including combat and words, for the spirits were extremely hostile to the presence of nekomata such as Fine Branch and Tuala.  The Freelancers prevailed, but not before Fine Branch and Tuala were severely injured and Ana almost died.
  • The Freelancers searched the reception room and removed whatever valuables they found.  They noted doors leading into the rest of the villa on the sides of the room, but decided not to explore given the injuries they'd already sustained.
  • Upon their return to Freelancers Villa that afternoon, I cast identify to ascertain the nature of the valuables they'd removed.  They were intrigued by the hostility, so I also fielded their questions about society's attitude towards the nekomata in my great-grandmother's time, before the comet struck.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern same day.
Loot
    • Vox Helm (sold to Freelancers to 150 eagles)
    • Torchbearer’s Reach (sold to Freelancers to 400 eagles)
    • Cinnabar Rapier (sold to Freelancers to 4000 eagles)
    • Ornate wooden canes
      • Dark wood with a decorated silver handle, worth 50g – Cathance
      • Pale wood, bronze eagle head, worth 25g – Ana
    • Mission pay:  250 eagles each (10% to Freelancers)
    Tags
    ghosts
    Storyline
    Amabel Villa
    Session Dates

    Apprehending the Placid Heretics

    Submitted by dracon on Tue, 09/12/2023 - 21:15
    Fysitag, 1st prime post-Planting 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, Dryali Tezbeth, Tai Ho'onani, Terrance, and Kaikoa to stop Tai's son Turoa and any companions from committing further murders in the name of Te Mārie.  Freelancer help had been requested by Gregorio, High Abbott of the Tranquil Crossing Monastery.
    • The Freelancers flew to the environs of the Placid Commune, about 20 miles east of Ripa Daneo.  
    • Before approaching too closely, Fine Branch used clairvoyance to learn there were only two persons there, Turoa Ho'onani and Parella Abrenta.  He also learned they already had shadows under their control.
    • Since there were only two people, Dryali used vortex warp to pull Perella into a silence spell Fine Branch had cast, and the Freelancers knocked her out before engaging with Turoa and the shadows.
    • The Freelancers apprehended Turoa and Parella, and dissipated the shadows.  They searched the commune to find nothing of interest other than Turoa's peregrine gryphon.
    • They immediately returned to Ripa Daneo Temple of Serenity, where the Most Serene Badak took custody of Turoa and Perella and paid the Freelancers 300 eagles each as mission pay.  They left the peregrine gryphon also in the Temple's safekeeping.
    • Returned to Freelancers Tavern early evening Rochtag, 1st prime post-Planting.
    Loot
    • Mission pay: 300 eagles each (10% to Freelancers)
    Tags
    raid
    apprehend
    Storyline
    Silver Scion
    Session Dates

    Housekeeping note

    Submitted by dracon on Sun, 07/02/2023 - 08:52
    Fysitag, 1st prime post-Planting 1056
    Log Entry Type
    Archivist Entry
    Recordkeeper
    Nyls Ardeni
    Days in Game
    0 days
    Archive Entry
    • Trained golden eagle gryphon added to Freelancers Stable, Petrichor's mount "Phoon".
    Tags
    mounts