Session 3
Taliesin and Aurelia order a few more drinks and get drunk. The server from earlier brings Aurelia a drink, on the house, "for the hand", which she very happily accepts.
It is late enough in the day that the baths are open for all, so we head there. Titania and Aurelia head to the hot-water plunge, and Valorian, Taliesin (and Uthman) head to the the sauna. Aurelia drunkenly agree to an oil scrape afterwards, administered by Titania, and Taliesin longs for branches with which to whip each other's back.
After the bath Aurelia immediately returns to the Stone Tankard to find the server and more wine. He finally introduces himself as Mandonio and Aurelia successfully flirt with him and makes out with him in the common room. At some point in the evening, he tells her a rumor:
The Imperial Vanguard donated an entire treasure haul to the orphanage of the keepers.
Agitelen 26, Turadras
In the morning, we inquire about the Imperial Vanguard from the proprietor, Bartos Stonehewer, who informs us that they are an adventuring group who style themselves as heroes. They typically work around the Krysivor. Bartos directs us to the Mercenary Guildhouse if we are looking for work. We head there and find a job board with listings:
The acclaimed and triumphant adventuring company known as the Imperial Vanguard seeks shieldbearers, squires, and other retainers. If you think you have the honor, discipline, and courage to serve our company, leave word for us with Guildmaster Stodius Mal.
By order of Legate Ulrand Valerian of Türos Tem, a reward of 2,000 gold pieces shall be paid to whoever puts a stop to the beastmen raids that have plagued his territory. Adventurers seeking to claim this reward should bring evidence of their success before the Legate at his Office in the Villa of Türos Tem.
The Guild Merchant earnestly seeks word of the whereabouts of two of its members, Daros Thenes and Odysios Panas, gone missing along the highway to Siadanos. Those with knowledge of their whereabouts should speak to Peristo Pontivorus at the Merchant Guildhouse.
Hobgoblin raiders have been spotted near Dragon’s Tor. By order of the Palatine Theremus Augilian, adventurers who dispatch these creatures shall be entitled to the spoils of their victory free of Imperial taxation.
Undead wandering north from the Lusaun Forest have terrorized the hardworking farmers of Patrician Acerus Sefrenian. The august patrician has offered a reward of 500 gold pieces to adventurers who can cleanse whatever sinkhole of evil is yielding this crop of horror! Bring proof to the villa of the august Acerus at the Sefrenian estates.
Wanted! A band of brigands and chaotic cultists in league with the notorious deserter Drusus have begun to raid the peaceful villagers near Türos Tem. The band disguises itself as a party of adventurers, but it counts 12 members – one for each of the chthonic gods – and is led by a Zaharan most foul. 125 gold pieces per head is offered to whomever shall slay these villains. Collect your bounty at the Office of the Legate in the Villa of Türos Tem.
Based on these opportunities, and their proximity to Quellus' path, we decide to continue on to Turos Tem with him.
Agitelen 27, Iannadras
We head out and encounter four pilgrams on the road. They are on relequary of the captain of the underwatch, a little known paladin. He battled rats in the sewers of Cyfaraun. The pilgrams came from the region between the Naungolle forest and the Krysivor River. They have a were-rat problem in all the villages in that region.
Agitelen 28, Mityaradras
We encounter a heard of horses
Innelen 1, Ammonadras
Nothing eventful.
Innelen 2, Nauridras
We encounter a heard of goats
Innelen 3, Calefadras
Nothing eventful.
Innelen 4, Istreudras
We come across a lone man sitting on a short stone wall. Titania senses evil intentions from the man, and alerts the group. Valorian immediately casts slumber upon the man. Seeing the spell cast, he quickly jumps up and fires an arrow towards Valorian, but the range is too great and the arrow falls short as he collapses to the ground asleep. The party rushes up to him to find five more bandits asleep behind the walls. We quickly kill the five behind the wall, and tie up the man who was sitting on the wall for questioning. Before we wake him, we search all of them and find
- 32CP
- 11SP
- Moonstone 50 GP
- Bloodstone 50 GP
- Lapis Lazuli 25 GP
- Shell 60 GP
- Wrought silver jewlery/trinket 500 GP
- Glass trinket 120 GP
- 805XP 161 XP ea Gold recovered from bandits
- 60XP 12 XP ea Killing bandits A brief interrogation of the last man yields nothing, so Titania beheads him. We leave the bodies in a heap, and Quellus pays some passing villagers to burn the bodies.
Innelen 5, Turadras
Nothing eventful
Innelen 6, Iannadras
We encounter cavalry from the Auran Empire on patrol. They are on their way back from the border, though they hail from Turos Drav. They mention that Drusus is a deserter, and his gang have military training.
Innelen 7, Mityaradras
Nothing eventful
Innelen 8, Ammonadras
Nothing eventful
Innelen 9, Nauridras
We arrive at the gates of Turos Tem.