Party: Claudia De La Quinne, The Captain, Wenceslas, Vholanthus Sumquaes, Daisy Dandeigh Deveraux
As our friends reunite, they explain to Vholanthus what happened while he was having dinner. He, on his part, tells of the letter delivered to Court, exonerating Jim from the charge of being a smuggler.
As evening is quickly fading into full night, they enter the Rusted Cartwheel, an inn at the outer wall of Vertange, where Jim is said to be staying.
After a quick check by the dwarven bouncer Tobrokus (Toby for his friends), the party puts their feet under a table and order some food, asking the innkeeper to fetch Jim as they quickly end their hunger.
As evening is quickly fading into full night, they enter the Rusted Cartwheel, an inn at the outer wall of Vertange, where Jim is said to be staying.
After a quick check by the dwarven bouncer Tobrokus (Toby for his friends), the party puts their feet under a table and order some food, asking the innkeeper to fetch Jim as they quickly end their hunger.
Jim, happy to hear the good news, remains wary and gladly accepts the party's offer to put their feet up in this ... wonderful ... establishment.
As the night ticks by and the sounds of snores fill the place, the various members of the group sit together, hoping to dull the edge of their anxiety by quiet conversation.
Vholanthus and Wenceslas attempt to divine if an Elfhame is nearby, but the currents of air on the roof seem ineffective, nor do the innate druidic connection to nature or the incessant hammering as someone is repairing their armour prove to be of much use.
Unrelatedly, the Captain and Wenceslas find each other a little later and talk about Emile the enchanted sword. The Captain feeling mildly disturbed after having been informed by Wenceslas that that the former wielder now has become the source of power for this weapon, and uneasily strives to ignore the whispers that urge him to use the blade.
As the night ticks by and the sounds of snores fill the place, the various members of the group sit together, hoping to dull the edge of their anxiety by quiet conversation.
Vholanthus and Wenceslas attempt to divine if an Elfhame is nearby, but the currents of air on the roof seem ineffective, nor do the innate druidic connection to nature or the incessant hammering as someone is repairing their armour prove to be of much use.
Unrelatedly, the Captain and Wenceslas find each other a little later and talk about Emile the enchanted sword. The Captain feeling mildly disturbed after having been informed by Wenceslas that that the former wielder now has become the source of power for this weapon, and uneasily strives to ignore the whispers that urge him to use the blade.
Daisy, her mind racing from the day's events, tries to use the residual adrenaline to think back on the death of her father. Considering she now has someone who can shapechange as a friend, it feels increasingly likely the big beast that slew her father was someone who could also do that. When she asks Vholanthus for clarifications, he explains the issue to her in a way that further tangles up her thoughts.
Claudia spends the night running over the scenarios in her head, convinced that there is more to the issue than the picture she is seeing now. It is too clean and too... simple. She reaches out her mind to Scorchwyn for guidance, but finds her God silent. Slowly as the morning begins to dawn, the gentle flame of purpose fills her again and she finds herself backed by the divine power of her deity.
Claudia spends the night running over the scenarios in her head, convinced that there is more to the issue than the picture she is seeing now. It is too clean and too... simple. She reaches out her mind to Scorchwyn for guidance, but finds her God silent. Slowly as the morning begins to dawn, the gentle flame of purpose fills her again and she finds herself backed by the divine power of her deity.
The day starts off fresh though, as the party sits down for breakfast, a massive fracas breaks out and the group finds itself engulfed in a brawl with another group of assassins.
The inn's staff eventually emerges to clean away the remains of many dead assassins and is bestowed by the party with the effects of those that perished under the brutal retaliation that this intrusion on breakfast warranted.
The group finds a scroll sealed with the mark of Emperor Argentonze, belonging to the hand of none other than Rusko, the Varangian who harassed them before.
Jim's court appointment, now that all these troubles have been dealt with, goes swimmingly.
Before long, the talk of the town is the engagement of a noble from Perlis and the Debutante of the Season...
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