Date: 11th Reaping, 609 CY Attendance: Clifton, Virgil, Thruskk, Jericho ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recap: Thruskk wakes up some two hours after Virgil and Clifton's departure. He leaves the bedroom area and finds Muesli talking to Gelly. Muesli tells Thruskk that he will lead them to the two humans, and so Thruskk wakes Jericho up and they begin their journey. Wulrakas is strangely missing. The half-orcs make good time, tracking Kamlo's wagon to a small sheep pig farm. Jericho sneaks up and stands at the window with his handaxe, looking like some sort of serial killer, which frightens the farmer's wife Tabitha. Eventually they're let inside, much to the farmer (Greze's) dismay. He insists that the "mongrels" sleep outside with the pigs, which causes Thruskk to throw down his bedroll defiantly and for Jericho to outright threaten the man. Greze angrily storms out, swearing vengeance. Tabitha pleads with the group to take her with them; apparently the much-older Greze is a husband to Tabitha through a debt owed by her father, and his cruelty has driven her towards the edge. They agree and warily sleep the rest of the day, all too ready for an inevitable fight when Greze returns. When they awaken shortly before dusk, they see a huge orc mounted atop an equally large horse. Three men flank him -- two riding malnourished horses, and the third being Greze. Some dialogue is exchanged and an inevitable fight ensues; Thruskk's Elvish Greatsword is revealed to be extremely damaging against those with orc blood, and the blade itself seems to drink the blood of his enemy. Greze's horse is affected by a fear spell, and he hastily rides west as the battle concludes. All three mercenaries are dead, their reward (apparently Tabitha) far from their grasp. Jericho, mounting the sole surviving horse (other than Greze's) takes after the farmer. He manages to track the man easily, chases him through the valley, and then chucks his spear straight into the man's back. As the farmer topples over the horse, Jericho directs his own horse to stomp over him. With Greze dead, Jericho attempts to calm the man's gelding, but fails; the horse panics and runs far from Jericho's grasp. He returns to the party empty-handed. Kamlo's wagon sets off again. They see a large tower in the distance on a hillock. They take the path leading to it, and Kamlo, apparently known in this area, is let in by the guards without question. The party finds themselves in a small, gated area with both the tower and a large inn found inside. Skaulson's Rest -- the tower, along with the Inn alongside it -- is apparently a frequent destination for traders along the Casteallweg Road. The group enters the Inn, the Slumbering Marid, and finds it to be rather boisterous and busy despite the late hour. Perhaps most surprising is the Inn's most prominent feature: a large fish man in Baklunish nobles' attire, sleeping blissfully in a globe of water. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Experience: Clifton – 3,000 XP (11,950 XP total) Jericho – 3,000 XP (5,995 XP total) Thruskk – 3,000 XP (9,650 XP total) Wulrakas - 0XP (6,250 XP total) Virgil - 3,000 XP (11,850 XP total) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loot: Cloak of Protection (Thruskk) 120 gold pieces (Clifton[30]) Tooth Necklace Trophy (Thruskk) Damaged Chain Mail Greataxe Two spears Horse (Jericho) Questionable Images Found in Greze's Lockbox (Jericho) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plotspiration: Thruskk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: As always, Gyro's art is BASED.
