Parlfray Intrigues, Traipse Through Hardlow, The Garlstone Mine

Session Notes 11/22
by Tomoe - Mickinzee

Day 17 (cont.)

• Halfling party consists of 6 acolytes and 2 guards
• Guards were the halflings found on the moor
• Acolytes captured alive, heading SW
• Guards killed/left for dead
• Return last guard to Parlfray
• Guard blames Parlfray for kidnappings
• Kidnapping of spell casters? (Acolytes, Jelennith)
• Parlfray offers party 2,000 GP and land for investigation of bandits and return of acolytes
• Parlfray pays 150 GP per PC

Day 18:

• Parlfray invites party to stay the night and attend dinner
• Tinfoot (Halfling bard associated with Rogtar) also invited to perform
• Lafayer in Milborne
• Lintern approaches Rogtar about his secret mission
• Tomoe notices Lintern’s stage whisper from across the room
• Rogtar send Lintern into a corner and casts message, which confuses Lintern
• Parlfray Ancestral Keep
• In Thornwood, north of Blessed Woods (near bend in river)
• Cult purged from area, but land cursed
• Adventurers sent to investigate and purge the land
• Dalrave “swallowed up”
• Murder Glade
• NW corner of Thornwood
• Traders murdered
• Dinner:
• Tinfoot vs. Rogtar => Best out of 3, Tinfoot wins all three rounds
• Buttons seeking Rogtar in Milborne
• Dwarven map maker in Milborne may be able to ID Murder Glade
• Parlfray provided PCs w/Light Horses
• 6 hr/day or 48 mi/day

Day 19:

• Head to Thurmaster, leave Ring of Water Elemental Command with Tauster to be fixed
• Info dump Kuiper
• Oleanne has warned people from NW corner of Thornwoods
• Kuiper agrees to help track the acolytes
• Milborne
• Rogtar looks for Buttons in Silver Crown
• Buttons claims to be have sent by mayor of Shadydale
• He’s lying, Rogtar calls him out
• Buttons “Just can’t tell” why he’s there
• Buttons tries to flee, Rogtar catches him, ruckus ensues
• Owner of Silver Crown kicks Rogtar and Buttons out
• Rogtar ties Buttons up and interrogates him outside of the Silver Crown
• Orc got Buttons hooked on that “sweet, sweet spring cheese”
• No one knows what that is
• Rogtar decides Buttons needs the Pumpkin Patch
• Erol checks in with Jelennith’s family, continues to ask around for information
• Rest of Party seeks out Lafayer at Temple of Torm
• Lafayer: mousy looking man in his 60s
• Plans to be in Milborne for few more days
• Can be used for potions and divine healing
• Leave word in a town, takes 2-3 weeks
• Can’t ID mysterious flask
• Party reunites, everyone confused about the halfling Rogtar has been carrying around
• Rogtar wants to leave the party to put Buttons in the Pumpkin Patch
• Party convinces Rogtar to leave Buttons with Semheis & Lafayer
• Old Grizzler, drunk dwarven map maker
• Harlow Woods: Wargs “as big as a horse” (proceeded to get larger with each retelling), very dense, Jethrow??
• Redwood: Safe, cultivated, fruit bearing trees, couple spot
• Old Parlfray Keep: Murder but no looting as far as he’s aware of
• Tomoe wanders about town asking about Carlanis and his mysterious flask
• Timpsen (Silver Crown) recalls Carlanis coming in with flask
• No one seems to know where or specifically when Carlanis received flask

Day 20:

• Stops in to see Buttons & Lafayer
• More work needed with Buttons, Lafayer and Semheis will take care of him
• Tracking the acolytes
• Kuiper and a few farm hands join party
• Backtrack to Howler’s Moor
• Track footprints to Harlow Woods
• Kuiper cautious to enter, but willing to, uncertain of his ability to track in the woods
• Party rests outside of the woods for the night

Day 21:

• Party and Kuiper enter Harlow Woods
• Farm hands take horses back to Kuiper’s farm
• Harlow Woods has large hidden crags
• Party ties off in pairs
• Cowl in trees
• Kuiper & Rogtar
• Erol & Ortree
• Jobin & Tomoe (will not end well)
• Kuiper rolls extremely well and is able to track the halflings
• Party attacked by a dire boar
• Cowl harvests boar for food (apparently love plants, hate animals)
• Sensing an upcoming theme with his character
• Jobin falls into a pit that Tomoe spots
• Tomoe strength check, not so much
• Tomoe cuts rope, Jobin takes falling damage
• Jobin climbs out just fine
• Tomoe & Cowl hears howling approaching
• Pack of wargs attack, 6 in total
• Out of woods, rest for the night

Day 22:

• Tracks towards mines
• Garlstone Mines:
• Inactive, closed due to business reasons
• Old Grizzler used to work in mines
• Carman’s Mines
• Still functioning
• Party decides to enter Garlstone Mines, leaving Kuiper to guard the entrance
• 8’ wide entrance to mine, walls look like bacon
• Tomoe stealths first
• Light spell on Jobin’s helmet, not helping
• Tomoe spots another small rogue stealthing and visa versa
• Both double back to inform party
• Fight with 1 Human fighter with shining armor and sword, 2 human archers, 2 halfling rogues
• Jobin is enlarged
• Cowl surprised by 1 halfling rogue
• Cowl smells the fishy smell like Carlanis on halfling, proceeds to acid magic missile him to death anyways
• Archers escape, fighter killed, remaining halfling knocked out
• Once halfling is tied up, Jobin shoves him into his backpack
• End of tunnel, entrance downwards, looks to be supported against collapse
• Level 2 of mine:
• Walls lined with blue crystals
• Tomoe stealths to the left
• Spots a shed that looks like primitive barracks
• Small lake at the end of the tunnel
• Something shiny on cliff at edge of lake
• Stealth towards it
• Party want to see what’s in the lake
• Tomoe attempts to cast Dancing Lights, get attacked by giant eel
• Almost died, didn’t, never again
• Cowl gets the shiny bits
• 2 gold rings (75 gp/ea) => Cowl and Tomoe

Returning one of the Yondallans - 150 EXP

Assorted roleplay with Lyntern, Parlfray, Buttons, Grizzler - 200 EXP

Dire Boar in Hardlow Woods w/Kuiper - 195 EXP

6 Worgs in Hardlow Woods w/Kuiper - 450 EXP

Disabling Alarm Trap - 100 EXP

Top level mine fight v. Fighter, archers, halfling rogues - 550 EXP

Giant Moray Eel -  300 EXP

Bear Necessities, The Goblin Accord, Parlfray

Session Notes 11/15

by: Tomoe - Mickinzee

Day 9:

• Magic Orc shield identified as +1 light steel shield
• Oleanne very concerned about orc attack
• Tribe that attacked not local, too sophisticated
• Great Rockdale demi-humans primative
• Leaves (south) Kuiper & party to track orcs
• Rogtar offers aid to Oleanne, she suggests party isn’t suited for the task
• Rogtar & Erol spot something in the bushes
• Rogtar & Jobin debate about werebeasts
• Cowl (Catfolk PC) emerges, apparently bewildered by conversation
• Jobin declares Cowl a Werebobcat
• Cowl sought Oleanne to be a druid, she refused
• Seeking to trap & kill Maxim
• Cowl joins party for mission
• Kuiper & party find Maxim in woods
• Maxim appears to have some slashing damage
• Rogtar fascinates Maxim
• Cowl (in a tree) crits while dropping a net on Maxim (falls prone)
• Second net is thrown, Maxim hit by ray of enfeeblement, Kuiper uses wild empathy to calm and reach Maxim
• Party heads to Thurmaster and continues into the night as a storm picks up
• Werebeast conversation continues
• Party finally address why Cowl is following
• Party attacked by a man with an eyepatch, cloth bat wings, Myrkul holy symbol
• 2 rogues attack from the deeper woods 2 fighters attack from road
• Jobin takes on fighters
• Rogtar takes on rogue 1
• Tomoe & Cowl takes on 2 rogue and flying cleric?
• Erol & Ortree take on flying cleric
• Cleric proceeds with BS defensive magic
• Erol & Ortree retreat
• Rogtar & Jobin fall unconscious and then return fights prone for awhile
• Grease causes cleric fall prone
• Cowl disarms cleric & takes cleric’s evil looking heavy flail
• Cleric retreats
• Loot: 23 gp, +1 Longsword, +1 Longbow, +2 heavy flail
• Jobin carrying flail
• Arrives in Thurmaster, stay at Hound & Tale Inn
• 30 sp for the night (out of party funds)
• Threat of eating contest between Jobin & Ortree

Day 10:

• Approached by Squire Marlyn, party receives summons to see Parlfray ASAP
• Party returns to see Tauster for ring duplicate and updates
• Cowl fascinates Tauster
• No new knowledge of Jelennith
• Sold gold brooch for 625 GP

Day 11:

• Rest in Milborne

Day 12:

• Approach goblin tribe in New Mire
• Bluehands welcomes party with celebratory dust
• Burkulik (shaman) summoned
• Ring duplicated accepted
• Attempted bluff by Cowl that Jobin’s dust creates blooms
• Does not succeeds, Burkulik “does magic too”
• Accepts +1 Longsword as “good greatsword for chief”
• Party receives Ring of Water Elemental Command
• Goblins warned to not cause trouble
• May haunt the party later, NPCs seem to think it was a bad idea
• In Harlaton, party is notified that Carlanis seemed to have a change of personality
• No longer hostile, confused, no memory of last 2 weeks
• Changed occurred ~2 days after party last left Harlaton
• Suggest that enchantment last ~10 days
• From a farm outside of Milborne
• NOTE: Should be retconned that Milborne residents & Kuiper are familiar with Carlanis (DM: yep, mah bad)
• Party agrees to accompany Carlanis back home

Day 13:

• Carlanis returns home to grateful family
• Wife informs party Carlanis began odd behavior when he started drinking a new drink
• Flask of liquid flashes magic, smells salty and fishy
• No memory of drinking item or where it came from

• Update Garlyd: he is concerned about new attacks, upset about goblin situation (suggest we omit that aspect when we tell others), suggests we see Darius and Shiraz
• Party sees Darius, he is expecting it
• Party antagonizes Darius
• Jobin forgets to not mention the goblins
• Darius thinks it’s a joke
• Rogtar negotiates a reward for the party’s work with New Mire
• Will receive if significant lowering within 1 week
• NOTE: Agreed on price??
• Darius offers the party job opportunities to guard some of his shipments
• Job to accompany a barge of lumber to Parlfray
• Offers 5 gp per PC, negotiates up to 10 gp per PC

Day 14:

• Travel uneventful

Day 15:

• When awakened, mottling on Tomoe's face noticed
• Identified as Blood Fever (Stirges)
• Party approaches keep
• Lintern: Parlfray’s son, 25 years old, strong but untrained, wants to be an adventurer
• Has fondness for Tomoe, not appreciated
• Meets with Parlfray: ~80 yo, frail looking
• Updated about all issues the party has faced
• Jobin remembers not to tell him about the goblins
• Seems unease when Mrykul cleric is mentioned, seems to be hiding something
• Somewhat surprised that Darius hadn’t done anything about the mire
• Debate about his son and his desire to fight eventually leads to an upset dinner invitation
• Dinner
• Parlfray still nervous when Mrykul is mentioned
• Parlfray ask the party to investigate the missing Halfling Yondallan pilgrims
• Party was expected in the last week
• Was heading south through Howler’s Moor (party should head north)
• 100 gp for their return, 10 gp/day of search up to 1 week
• Lintern wants to go, Parlfray forbids it
• Ortree slips Lintern a note telling him to meet the party tomorrow morning
• Lafaire
• Wandering priest in area
• Leave message for him in town or at keep to get in touch
• Tomoe walks around the grounds after dinner
• Keep/land in decay, guards seem unusually old
• No significant information gathered
• Runs into Lintern, awkwardness ensues

Day 15:

• Party runs into Lintern waiting for them outside, no consensus on what to do
• Rogtar & Ortree: Run away with us
• Ortree may need a new god
• Jobin & Erol: Nope
• Tomoe: Secret mission
• Cowl: Follow your dreams
• Erol calls for the guards and Parlfray
• Lintern begins to run away with Rogtar and Ortree, but stops for the idea of a secret mission
• Rogtar runs for a bit then stops, Ortree keeps running
• Lintern agrees to spy on his father to see what connections there are between Parlfray and the Mrykul bandits if he can travel with the party agrees to take him with us after we return
• The party agrees-ish
• The party heads north into Howler’s Moor
• Cowl & Tomoe spot a shambling humanoid figure in the distance
• On approach, identified as Troglodyte zombie
• Combat? initiated
• Cowl => Lighting sand
• Lots of holding action
• Jobin smashes it

Day 17:

• Tomoe cured  
• Howling from the north seems to be approaching 
• Armor spotted about 200 yards away on a small hill 
• Identified as halflings (1 dead, 1 badly injured)  
• Injured halfling mentions a red headed man whose eyes were alive 
• 4 death dogs spotted approaching  
• Cowl colorsprays two, Jobin (now large) smashes the other two

The Ramblings of Jobin

Subduing Maxim - 250 EXP

River Fight - 2 archers, 2 sworders, Myrkul Fella - 600 EXP

Goblin Resolution - 200 EXP

Trog Zombie -  100 EXP

Deathdog Pack - 300 EXP

Resources

 

Important inhabitants, buildings, and services of Milborne: Corresponding to map

2. The Mill House
Home of Haldelar and Parella. Haldelar is de-facto mayor, though titleless and speaks for the village in times of need. Their daughter, Jelenneth, is the apprentice of Tauster the wizard.
3. Warehouses

Communal, anyone can use them for storage. Guarded by Rendennis with his two guard dogs.

4. The Folly

An abandoned half a bridge built by a long-forgotten merchant years ago before he realized it wasn't necessary to cross the Churnett River.

5. The Boathouse

Home of Capella, carpenter and handywoman.

6. The Exchange

Town hall and merchants square

7. The Baron of Mutton

Tavern and inn, mostly used by barge workers plying the river.

Rooms are 10sp a night with a tasty bacon breakfast included.

Owned by Dirkaster, a nasty old man, and his two grandsons, Andren and Barthelew.

8. Carman's Smithy

Run by Semeren, a large bear of a man that was recently attacked by a goblin on the road to Haranshire while lacking a weapon, he strangled it.

9. Old Granary

Seasonal food storage available to all

10. Garyld's Home

Ranger and carpenter, once an adventurer, now lame in one leg due to an old injury. Town constable and peacekeeper. Friendly.

11. Temple of Torm

Overseen by a young priest named Semheis. Something of a blowhard.

12. Rastifer's Store

Run by a jerk of the name. Has an eclectic variety of general goods.

13. Nafton's Stable and Kennels

Some light horses available, most impressive are the fine guard dogs he trains and sells for 45gp.

14. The Silver Crown

Spit and sawdust tavern, run by Thimpsen and his son Gergel, not particularly pleasant.

15. Carman Mansion

Home of the richest family in town.

16. Old Grizzler's House

Crusty old dwarf that has lived in the shire forever, frequents the Baron of Mutton. Fond of giving blunt and possibly unwanted advice.

NPC and Location Glossary

Area: Haranshire

• Milborne - human village
• inhabitants above
• Thurmaster - partially destroyed in lizardman attack 40 years ago
• Tauster: Evoker of Thurmaster 
• Jelennith: Apprentice of Tauster (currently missing)
• Squire Lintern: Parlfray's rep. in Thurmaster
• Harlaton - smaller human farming village
• Maxim: werebearchild
• Krynen: father of Maxim, farmstead just outside town
• Parlfray Keep - seat of government for the region
• Count Parlfray: local leader
• Lintern: only son of Parlfray
• Shadydale - halfling village
• Thistlechops Butterbelly: Mayor of Shadydale
• Buttons Longtale: local drunk and day-laborer of Shadydale
• Meena Liliput: owner of The Sheep's Wool tavern
• Vilis Shad: owner of Things Found in a Pocket general goods store
• "Felicitous" Winifred: local priestess of Yondalla
• Constable Hillguts: the short, chubby arm of the law
• Tinfoot Floin: friend of Rogtar's, bard
• Furt Himple: Pumpkin patch farmer
• Bis Himple: his wife
• Yally Tenpenny: beekeeper and farmer
• Halfling children: there are a ton of them
• Outliers
• Kuiper: Ranger of Haranshire, farm owner 
• Shiraz: Ranger of Haranshire, roams the Eelhold areas
  
• Oleanne: Druid, with wolves Barlen and Arshir, lives in bushes?
• Lafayer: Wandering agnostic priest

Area: Baldur's Gate

• The Gauntlet: Temple of Torm 
• Shandar Bontifar: Leader of The Gauntlet 
• Cradle of Yondalla: Temple of Yondalla 
• Bizbee Karoling: Leader of The Cradle