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velvetpageThis isn't a journal, because we stopped in the middle of combat. However, I do need to get some notes down before I forget.
Altriona negotiated with a banking house with whom her family has done business in the past, to get them to fix the ship at the price of half the cargo. They'd undertake the rescue, make repairs out of our half of the value of the cargo (a hundred gold or so - dramatically less than the D'Naufragios were going to charge) and advance us that money, plus five hundred for personal expenses; the remaining advance will wait on approval from the Empire and the nearest representative of House Imholien. That's two to three weeks away, but it doesn't matter; we can hopefully get out of port within a day or two even with the original funds.
Mallion and Lorandara flew off the roof during the last session. They went to see the beastmen that Mallion had spotted doing a ritual sacrifice at an altar near his hiding spot. He killed their leader, became their leader, insisted on protection for his personal slave Lorandara, and attempted to win the beastmen over to his side to serve as a crew. That didn't work so well, and they ended up simply taking off. They hadn't gotten back to Tobaro before my next scene started.
Lady Grimaldi invited Altriona to see her OTHER menagerie. This request seemed different from the last one, and I went along with some trepidation until I realized there were two footmen behind me to force me to go. At the top of the stairs, which were hidden behind a bookcase, I dug in my heels and got an explanation - the menagerie had many creatures, but none had ever been elves. I threw them off, and tried to run. I didn't get into where the party was, Dr. Plith shot me in the head (damn that 1 in 10 000 chance) and I ran for the front door after slashing his arm quite badly.
At the door, there was a Witch Hunter. And that's where the session ended.
The witch hunter has been called by Lady Grimaldi to get Mallion when he lands on her roof. That's the only reason he would know to be there. She's currying favour with them, and throwing us to the wolves to do it. That means Mallion and Lorandara are flying into a trap. It also means I'm going to have to find a way to charm or bluff this guy into taking my word for it that the real beastmen are down a secret staircase locked with an iron key - all with a bloody head and swaying on my feet, while the lady claims I was trying to hurt her and the city's rumour mill is churning with tales of how the elves killed Tibault the pig.
I think I'm going to have to try to get the witch hunter to listen to me, and bargain for my safe passage to my ship in exchange for the information about the secret door and what is behind it. But there's a decent chance it won't work, and there's an even better chance that Mallion and Lorandara will show up and get caught on the roof before I can finish the deal, leading to all our deaths at the hands of the witch hunter.
I also have to figure out how to get my stuff back, since my sword and bow and arrows, not to mention all of Lorandara's books, are all in the guest room inside the house in which I was just shot.
Proper character journal in a day or two.
Altriona negotiated with a banking house with whom her family has done business in the past, to get them to fix the ship at the price of half the cargo. They'd undertake the rescue, make repairs out of our half of the value of the cargo (a hundred gold or so - dramatically less than the D'Naufragios were going to charge) and advance us that money, plus five hundred for personal expenses; the remaining advance will wait on approval from the Empire and the nearest representative of House Imholien. That's two to three weeks away, but it doesn't matter; we can hopefully get out of port within a day or two even with the original funds.
Mallion and Lorandara flew off the roof during the last session. They went to see the beastmen that Mallion had spotted doing a ritual sacrifice at an altar near his hiding spot. He killed their leader, became their leader, insisted on protection for his personal slave Lorandara, and attempted to win the beastmen over to his side to serve as a crew. That didn't work so well, and they ended up simply taking off. They hadn't gotten back to Tobaro before my next scene started.
Lady Grimaldi invited Altriona to see her OTHER menagerie. This request seemed different from the last one, and I went along with some trepidation until I realized there were two footmen behind me to force me to go. At the top of the stairs, which were hidden behind a bookcase, I dug in my heels and got an explanation - the menagerie had many creatures, but none had ever been elves. I threw them off, and tried to run. I didn't get into where the party was, Dr. Plith shot me in the head (damn that 1 in 10 000 chance) and I ran for the front door after slashing his arm quite badly.
At the door, there was a Witch Hunter. And that's where the session ended.
The witch hunter has been called by Lady Grimaldi to get Mallion when he lands on her roof. That's the only reason he would know to be there. She's currying favour with them, and throwing us to the wolves to do it. That means Mallion and Lorandara are flying into a trap. It also means I'm going to have to find a way to charm or bluff this guy into taking my word for it that the real beastmen are down a secret staircase locked with an iron key - all with a bloody head and swaying on my feet, while the lady claims I was trying to hurt her and the city's rumour mill is churning with tales of how the elves killed Tibault the pig.
I think I'm going to have to try to get the witch hunter to listen to me, and bargain for my safe passage to my ship in exchange for the information about the secret door and what is behind it. But there's a decent chance it won't work, and there's an even better chance that Mallion and Lorandara will show up and get caught on the roof before I can finish the deal, leading to all our deaths at the hands of the witch hunter.
I also have to figure out how to get my stuff back, since my sword and bow and arrows, not to mention all of Lorandara's books, are all in the guest room inside the house in which I was just shot.
Proper character journal in a day or two.