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Thoric spent some time in Maazuni once again trying to discover a cure for thorium poisoning. He didn't find anyone initially, but did have an encounter. An urchin ran headlong into him from around a corner and staggered back from the impact. A man cried out, "Stop! Thief!" Without hesitation, Thoric drew his hammer and brought it around to connect with the child's head. Blood flew from the young thief's mouth, and he collapsed, spilling Thoric's money pouch from his limp hand. A few coins splashed from the pouch. As Thoric tended to the wounded boy and whispered a prayer to heal him, other urchins surrounded him and started picking up the coins. Thoric scattered the crowd, but still lost eight gold pieces. A guard stepped up, and the urchin wailed that Thoric had attacked him unprovoked. Thoric said that he was merely stopping a thief, but when he looked around, the man that had originally called out was nowhere to be found. The guard sent the child running, and explained that it was best not to attack children in town, even if they were cutpurses.
Eventually Thoric went back to the Dwarven enclave on the second tier of town, and ended up paying a dwarven alchemist a thousand gold pieces for research. He also donated one of his holy symbols to the temple of Linitheriva, and was granted access to a couple of rituals.
The party bought rations and more adventuring gear for their trek into the mountains. They sought guides or scouts, but found that most everyone with such talents were already employed by the city guard.
Vrisana, fully recovered from her loss of magical abilities, spoke to the party about her desires for the future. She said that Caelebhan was never going to stop looking for them, and she did not feel like running and hiding for the rest of her life. She said that she would like to subtly expose herself in town in the hopes that he would think he had the advantage of surprise, and come charging in to attack.
The party had concerns about this, not only for the safety of innocent bystanders, but for the ire it might cause among other magisters. She countered by saying that if Caelebhan was willing to endanger others for the sake of his revenge, then the party would be fully justified in taking him down, and that such action could only be seen in a positive light by other magisters. She also had concerns that it was the only way to set up an encounter where he could not bring his full force to bear upon them. They had already seen what happened at Vrisana's tower, and she had no faith that he could be defeated in a pitched battle.
She admitted that she had no firm plans, but that she would like for the party to think on it some more. Eventually, she said, they'd have to fight Caelebhan, one way or another. She just preferred that it be on their terms, not his.
Once they were done in town, the party set off into the jungles to the east of Maazuni to find the Heart of Linitheriva.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Economic Realities 3/10 session recap
The party decided to use their darkvision goggles to pilot through the nights rather than stop at the expected ambush spot. They took shifts while Djim slept. There was only one problem : None of the characters were professional river pilots. They had a couple of minor mishaps, and Boreas managed to crash the barge twice.
Accidents aside, the party managed to avoid the ambush and arrive at Ngabulu intact. They unloaded the barges and said their farewells to Kiosi. She disappeared into a covered sedan chair, and was whisked away by guards. Djim paid the characters in platinum, as agreed, and they left before things got more awkward.
Ander tipped a dock guard 7 gold pieces for information about lodging and transportation. He recommended a water taxi service, and suggested that they stay at the Brass Bollard, a mid-range inn. The inn proved to have good accomodations, and Thoric was immediately drawn to a beardless dwarven bard who was playing an accordion with a group of dark elves. She was likewise drawn to him, and between sets they talked and drank.
Her name was Faiella, and she was an outcast among her kind. She loved the ocean, and travelled with a crew of dark elves all around the coastlines of the known world. She appreciated the smooth-skinned look of the elves, and was attracted to Thoric for his relatively sparse beard. They immediately fell into a romance for a few days.
Vrisana co-habitated with Boreas during the party's stay in town, though neither of them discussed their activities with the rest of the party.
Boreas, Thoric, and Ander went to visit a reagent vendor and tried to purchase a LOT of arcane materials from him. He said that he didn't have enough on hand, but that he could get enough within a day's time. He asked for the money up front, and promised delivery. Boreas was offended and refused. The shopkeeper explained that as a permanent shop, there was little chance of him cheating Boreas and then running for the hills. If there was a problem with the delivery, the party knew where to find him. Plus, he said that he wasn't comfortable keeping that quantity of valuable goods in his shop, as it made him more vulnerable to theft. Boreas was unmoved.
Thoric plopped down a couple of thousand gold pieces and signed an order with the shopkeeper. He was also given a receipt. A day later, his goods were delivered to the inn. Boreas went back to the shopkeeper satisfied that it wasn't a scam, but found that the price of reagents had jumped up 5%. Pissed off, he went to other shops and found the same thing. Apparently word had gotten around that there were buyers in town with thousands of gold to spend on reagents, and prices had spiked in response to new demand.
Fuming, Boreas and Ander returned to Djim. It turned out that the cargo they had guarded down the river was crates full of arcane reagents, and that Djim still had a supply for sale. He was willing to sell at regular prices, and an accommodation was reached.
Thoric bid farewell to his lover, who was shipping out that day, and she gave him a wrought-iron talisman with intricate knotwork, the better to find her again. She promised to cast Sendings when she hit major ports with teleportation circles, that they might find time together in the future.
The party hired two water taxis and made their way south into the swamps to find the teleportation circle. After memorizing its pattern, they cast the ritual and stepped through to Maazuni.
Accidents aside, the party managed to avoid the ambush and arrive at Ngabulu intact. They unloaded the barges and said their farewells to Kiosi. She disappeared into a covered sedan chair, and was whisked away by guards. Djim paid the characters in platinum, as agreed, and they left before things got more awkward.
Ander tipped a dock guard 7 gold pieces for information about lodging and transportation. He recommended a water taxi service, and suggested that they stay at the Brass Bollard, a mid-range inn. The inn proved to have good accomodations, and Thoric was immediately drawn to a beardless dwarven bard who was playing an accordion with a group of dark elves. She was likewise drawn to him, and between sets they talked and drank.
Her name was Faiella, and she was an outcast among her kind. She loved the ocean, and travelled with a crew of dark elves all around the coastlines of the known world. She appreciated the smooth-skinned look of the elves, and was attracted to Thoric for his relatively sparse beard. They immediately fell into a romance for a few days.
Vrisana co-habitated with Boreas during the party's stay in town, though neither of them discussed their activities with the rest of the party.
Boreas, Thoric, and Ander went to visit a reagent vendor and tried to purchase a LOT of arcane materials from him. He said that he didn't have enough on hand, but that he could get enough within a day's time. He asked for the money up front, and promised delivery. Boreas was offended and refused. The shopkeeper explained that as a permanent shop, there was little chance of him cheating Boreas and then running for the hills. If there was a problem with the delivery, the party knew where to find him. Plus, he said that he wasn't comfortable keeping that quantity of valuable goods in his shop, as it made him more vulnerable to theft. Boreas was unmoved.
Thoric plopped down a couple of thousand gold pieces and signed an order with the shopkeeper. He was also given a receipt. A day later, his goods were delivered to the inn. Boreas went back to the shopkeeper satisfied that it wasn't a scam, but found that the price of reagents had jumped up 5%. Pissed off, he went to other shops and found the same thing. Apparently word had gotten around that there were buyers in town with thousands of gold to spend on reagents, and prices had spiked in response to new demand.
Fuming, Boreas and Ander returned to Djim. It turned out that the cargo they had guarded down the river was crates full of arcane reagents, and that Djim still had a supply for sale. He was willing to sell at regular prices, and an accommodation was reached.
Thoric bid farewell to his lover, who was shipping out that day, and she gave him a wrought-iron talisman with intricate knotwork, the better to find her again. She promised to cast Sendings when she hit major ports with teleportation circles, that they might find time together in the future.
The party hired two water taxis and made their way south into the swamps to find the teleportation circle. After memorizing its pattern, they cast the ritual and stepped through to Maazuni.
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