Sunday, November 29, 2015

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

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