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Golden Eagle Gryphon Eggs for House Liona

Submitted by dracon on Tue, 05/09/2023 - 21:07
Vrontag, 1st prime post-Planting 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
5 days
Archive Entry
  • Mia Taumata, Dominic Holyarm, Maghris Bloomfield the 18th, Petrichor, and Carmen Granau accepted the standing mission to hunt gryphon eggs for House Liona.
  • The Freelancers travelled to Orderly Stones Monastery, to discover if the monks there had experienced any trouble with gryphons.  Taleisin, the monastery's abbott, recommended they search to the northwest.
  • After a day of searching northwest of the monastery, Maghris used speak with animals to query a chipmunk, who indicated the Freelancers should look northward.
  • The Freelancers searched to the north and found a well-guarded nest full of nestlings.
  • Methodically searching the surrounding area, the Freelancers found a large nest guarded by a lone golden eagle gryphon, with two clutches of eggs.  They incapacitated the gryphon and raided 13 eggs.
  • House Liona exchanged a golden eagle gryphon and 150 eagles for the eggs, and covered the Freelancer fee.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Fysitag, 1st prime post-Planting.
Loot
  • Mission pay:  Golden eagle gryphon (Petrichor), 150 eagles (split between Mia, Dominic, Maghris, and Carmen
Tags
eggs
Storyline
House Liona
Session Dates

Seeking the Placid Commune

Submitted by dracon on Tue, 09/12/2023 - 20:58
Vrontag, 1st prime post-Planting, 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
2 days
Archive Entry
  • Damakaios, leader of the Ripa Daneo Freelancers, sent Fine Branch, Lorilla Anahera Amaia Turen Itu {Ana}, Glesni Bōhatei, to locate the commune where the Silver dragonborn responsible for multiple wasting deaths is hiding.  Freelancer help had been requested by Gregorio, High Abbott of the Tranquil Crossing Monastery.
  • The Freelancers visit Arteaga Abraenta's potion shop in The Below, since she had a letter from her sister Parella who was at the commune.  Fine Branch used scrying to gain clues where the commune is, and learned about Placidity, another attack was planned, and also that the Silver dragonborn was Turoa Ho'onani, Tai's son.
  • On Damakaios' advice, the Freelancers visited the Ripa Daneo Temple of Serenity to ask about any communes, and to learn that "Placidity" is a heresy of Te Mārie.
  • The Freelancers travelled to Tranquil Crossing, both to inform High Abbott Gregorio about their findings, and to use it as a starting point for their search.
  • The next day, the Freelancers waited out a storm, then methodically searched until they located the Placid Commune.
  • The Freelancers  reversed course to return to Ripa Daneo and flew headfirst into 3 wild manticores.  They slew one and captured two.
  • With two wild manticores in tow, the Freelancers returned to Freelancers Tavern late enough to be Sieratag evening, 1st prime post-Planting.
  • Damakaios paid 225 eagles each for the mission fee.
  • The next day they sold the wild manticores to House Lykaion for 1700 stars.
Loot
  • 2 wild manticores (sold for 1700 stars, split evenly)
  • Mission pay: 250 eagles (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
investigation
scouting
wildlife
Storyline
Silver Scion
Session Dates

Buzzsaw Buzzards at Pirates Dream River

Submitted by dracon on Tue, 05/09/2023 - 20:54
Petraag, 4th prime post-Fulcrum 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
9 days
Archive Entry
  • Murai, Dominic Holyarm, Aranel Neras-Dumaren, Tim Jolly, and Shimni Ioelena Qinyarus accepted the ongoing mission from the wizard Gwidion to explore the Pirates Dream river and remove any abominations they find.
  • The Freelancers do not cut cross-country directly to the far end of Lake Mossey, but follow the roads to stop in Cliffgate and Lakeview.
  • Once in Lakeview, the Freelancers check the area of the dam before retiring for the evening.  Aranel and Dominic chat with some local hunters to learn about "nasty birds" that interfere with hunting and require sneaking past.
  • The next morning, the Freelancers depart in search of these "nasty birds".
  • Once in the indicated area, Dominic uses speak with animals to find out from other local birds where to look.  The birds mostly insult him in couplets, but a helpful crow points Dominic on the way, while his compatriots amused themselves by hassling Murai's dire corgi, Dudley.
  • Dominic led the Freelancers to a meadow with a large buzzard nest, where the buzzards had mutated to spin like saws.  After a brief battle, they killed these abominations.
  • Tim investigated the large nest to find the birds were collectors.  The Freelancers retrieved these items and returned to Lakeview for Planting.  Acquired:  151 eagles' in assorted coin, pair of engraved bone dice, copper chalice with silver filigree, spell scroll of 2nd level shatter, healing potion.
  • After another night in Lakeview, the Freelancers headed back to Cliffshadow.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Chaostag, 1st prime post-Planting.
Loot
  • Potions
    • Aranel - potion of water breathing
    • Dominic - potion of fire breath
    • Murai - potion growth
    • Shimni - potion of cold resistance
    • Tim - potion of growth
    •  
  • Buzzard Nest Loot:
    • 151 gp
    • 25 gp art objects:
      • Pair of engraved bone dice
      • Copper chalice with silver filigree
    • Spell Scroll (2nd Level) of shatter
    • Potion of Healing
  • Mission pay 100 eagles (10% cut to Freelancers)
Tags
large bitey creatures
Storyline
Pollution Consequences
Session Dates

Troll Blood & Teeth for House Hadid

Submitted by dracon on Wed, 08/23/2023 - 14:02
Chaostag, last prime post-Fulcrum 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
6 days
Archive Entry
  • Damakaios, leader of the Ripa Daneo Freelancers, sent Fine Branch, Dryali Tezbeth, and Quelenna to hunt trolls to provide their blood and teeth to House Hadid, having spent some funds to learn some could be found off the Vathia Estia Tunnels.  Freelancer help had been requested by Yolanda Hadid.
  • Before departing, Fine Branch communed with The Cat to learn the Freelancers should search in the lower Vathia Estia Tunnels.
  • The Freelancers brought their flying mounts into the Vathia Estia Tunnels, allowing them to fly over the caravans.
  • After camping at the midpoint between the entrance and Vathia Estia, the Freelancers branched off from the main route in search of trolls.  After wandering fruitlessly for a day under Dryali's leadership, Quelenna led the next day and they also wandered aimlessly.
  • At the end of the second day, the Freelancers happened upon a large cavern with talking mushrooms, a marvel which caught their attention, until the banality of the mental conversation began to hurt.
  • The cavern with talking mushrooms also had 3 trolls within, which the Freelancers' entry disturbed.  The Freelancers slew both the trolls and the talking mushrooms, harvesting the parts House Hadid wanted and also the fungi.
  • The Freelancers took the better part of 3 days to find the main tunnel route and return to Ripa Daneo.
  • House Hadid paid 2250 eagles for the troll parts, of which 225 eagles came to Freelancers.  The mushrooms were sold to Bluegrass Herbalism for 450 eagles.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Fysitag, last prime post-Fulcrum 1056.
Loot
  • 3 sacks of questionable psychic mushrooms (sold for 450 eagles)
  • Mission pay: 2250 eagles (10% to Freelancers)
Tags
awakened
Storyline
Hunting Exotics for House Hadid
Session Dates

Grblin Negotiations Northwest of Marshfork

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 04/29/2023 - 14:20
Vrontag, 3rd prime post-Fulcrum 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
14 days
Archive Entry
  • Lorcan Puddingrass Pasternack Tuinstra, Minji, Dominic Holyarm, Maghris Bloomfield the 18th, Peb Pebbles, and Kairos Greybeard accepted the mission from Casimir Lightforger, Mayor of Marshfork, to locate the grblin settlement northwest of Marshfork and take steps to reduce the risk of raids.
  • The Freelancers rode flying mounts, and after four days of long travel arrived in Marshfork.
  • After consulting with the Mayor about the desired outcome, the Freelancers traveled northwest directly to the cave they had raided in early Periastron of this year.  The cave was still abandoned, leaving no clues.
  • The following day Lorcan led them along the path he'd chased a fleeing grblin, until they reached the Little Brother River.
  • Peb noticed tracks of wolves with riders, so the Freelancers travelled slowly upriver, watching the tracks.  From time to time, Dominic cast locate animal for dire wolf.
  • The next day, the Freelancers encountered a roving band of grblins, with a leader in an orange hat.  Minji and Maghris parlayed with them while the others remained hidden in the woods.
  • From the leader, Minji learned that at the upriver fork of the Little Brother River, the grblins had a fort.  Also, they were under pressure from unknown large people to the west, and that pressure was the reason they had started raiding.
  • Minji perhaps foolishly promised Freelancer help to relieve the pressure from the west.  She had the other Freelancers reveal themselves, and the grblin leader told her the 6 of them would be insufficient for such a goal, noting the people to the west were larger.
  • Nonetheless the grblins agreed to hold off raids, to give the Freelancers or townspeople a chance to take action.
  • Upon their return to Marshfork 2 days later, the Mayor was displeased at this news, but paid the Freelancers their mission fee of 150 eagles.  He also entrusted the Freelancers with a scroll for Arnari Rilynn’sithek.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Sieratag, last prime post-Fulcrum.
Loot
  • Mission pay:  150 eagles each (10% cut to Freelancers)
Tags
grblin
Storyline
Grblins
Session Dates

The Hag with Honeypots

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 04/15/2023 - 13:50
Vrontag, 2nd prime post-Fulcrum 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
11 days
Archive Entry
  • Maghris Bloomfield the 18th, Petrichor, Shimni Ioelena Qinyarus, Carmen Granau, Damian Galanis, and Colt Cunningham accepted the mission from Korfel Goltorah, leader of the Children of Āhua in Mantzur, to track down the giant bee that flew off after Freelancers freed the bee tree far to the south.
  • The Freelancers travelled to Mantzur to discuss the mission with Korfel, and decided to check the old hag's hut prior to revisiting the giant bee hive.
  • After two days of rough cross-country, the Freelancers found the valley of interest, in which the hag used to live.  Colt noticed a small fire at the far end of the valley, and the Freelancers decided a friendly visit was in order.
  • The Freelancers approached the fire and met a half-elf hunter named Trom, but Maghris and Carmen initially stayed back to observe.
  • Before he joined the conversation, Carmen cast detect evil and good, and from that spell learns Trom is actually fae.  Carmen announced this discovery, and Trom became upset.
  • Despite Petrichor trying to play peacemaker, a fight ensued with Trom, who brought forth 4 rabid wolves as allies.  The Freelancers slew a wolf and also Trom, who was revealed in death to be a hag.
  • Searching the hag, Colt and Petrichor found coins and mementos on her person.   Maghris, harvesting herbs for alchemy from the garden, found the old hag's bones.  Behind the remains of the hut, Damian and Petrichor found a broom of flying.  Acquired:  160 eagles, 2 gold bracelets, bone statue, broom of flying.  
  • Carmen charmed the other 3 wolves, who were not at all rabid, and cast speak with animals to talk to them.  Thus he learned they are addicted to the honey the hag was providing, and where the honey was.  He cured one wolf, promising to cure the others in the morning.
  • The next morning Carmen cured the wolves as promised, and the Freelancers spent the day making sure the honey, the two hags, and the hut was turned into ash, without burning down the rest of the forest.
  • Upon their return to Mantzur the Freelancers reported these events to Korfel, who paid their fee of 100 eagles each.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Chaostag, 3rd prime post-Fulcrum.
Loot
  • Coin:  160 eagles in assorted coin
  • Mundane valuables (sold for 100 eagles):
    • Small bone statue
    • 2 small gold bracelet
    • Copper chalice with silver filigree
  • broom of flying (Shimni)
  • Materials: 80 eagles' worth of poisonous plants (Maghris)
  • Mission pay: 100 eagles each (10% cut to Freelancers)
Tags
wildlife
Storyline
Mantzur & the Haven Hills
Session Dates

Housekeeping note

Submitted by dracon on Wed, 08/23/2023 - 21:29
Kenostag, 2nd prime post-Fulcrum 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Archive Entry
  • 1 trained pegasus added to Freelancers stable, "Buttercup", looking to Julian.
Tags
mounts

Security for Ripa Daneo Mount Faire

Submitted by dracon on Wed, 05/10/2023 - 21:55
Petraag, 2nd prime post-Fulcrum
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Estarai Grayaere
Days in Game
4 days
Archive Entry
  • Damakaios, leader of the Ripa Daneo Freelancers, assigned Fine Branch, Dryali Tesbeth, and Nix Frostshaper to provide security for the Ripa Daneo Mount Faire.  Freelancer help had been requested by Mudra Copperfeather, the proprietor of the Faire.
  • The three Freelancers toured the grounds the day before the Mount Faire opened, learning the layout and other groups responsible for security.
  • Of note was catching 3 would-be thieves trying to steal a manticore in the first day.  The rest was typical security.
  • For the last three days of the 7-day Mount Faire, Damakaios replaced Dryali Tezbeth and Nix Frostshaper on security detail with Cathance Lobdhain, Tai Ho'oani, and Lorilla Anahera Amaia Turen Itu {Ana}.
  • Of note was catching 2 thieves who had stolen 11 hippogryph eggs one afternoon.  Again, the rest was typical security.
  • Damakaios paid 225 eagles each for each half of the Mount Faire.
Loot
  • Bonus: 100 eagles each for stopping manticore thieves (Fine Branch, Dryali, Nix), 100 eagles each for catching egg theives (Fine Branch, Cathance, Tai, Ana)
  • Mission pay: 250 eagles each for each half of the Mount Faire (10% cut to Freelancers)
Tags
bouncers
Storyline
Mudra's Mount Shenanigans
Session Dates

Housekeeping note

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 04/15/2023 - 14:11
Chaostag, 2nd prime post-Fulcrum 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Archive Entry
  • Trained bald eagle gryphon added to Freelancers Stable, Dominic Holyarm's mount "Wilson".
Tags
mounts

Peregrine Gryphon Eggs for House Liona

Submitted by dracon on Sat, 04/15/2023 - 13:16
Sieratag, 1st prime post-Fulcrum 1056
Log Entry Type
Archivist Entry
Recordkeeper
Nyls Ardeni
Days in Game
9 days
Archive Entry
  • Lorcan Puddingrass Pasternack Tuinstra, Minji, Dominic Holyarm, Peb Pebbles, Petrichor, and Shimni Ioelena Qinyarus accepted the standing mission to hunt gryphon eggs for House Liona.
  • The Freelancers travelled to Lakeview, bringing Peb's cart, and learned from tavern gossip where best to look for gryphon eggs.  The Lakeview residents were happy to tell Freelancers about anything weird or hostile they'd encountered in the surrounding area.
  • Following the directions from the tavern, the Freelancers located a gryphon nest on an eastward-facing mountain ledge slightly less than 2 days' travel west from Lakeview. 
  • After leaving the cart in the woods, the Freelancers stole 12 eggs out of 17 in the nest before the gryphons' return, and discovered they are peregrine gryphons.  One gryphon gave chase, and the Freelancers knocked it out, then hid in the woods before heading back to Cliffshadow.
  • House Liona paid an extra 30 eagles per egg for peregrine gryphon eggs, and provided a bald eagle gryphon, and covered the Freelancer fee.
  • Returned to Freelancers Tavern Chaostag, 2nd prime post-Fulcrum.
Loot
  • Mission pay:  Bald eagle gryphon (Dominic), 360 eagles (split)
Tags
eggs
Storyline
House Liona
Session Dates