Session 11

Nethelen 1, Ammonadras

Brisk, Clear, Moderately Windy

We are greeted by an excited Peristo as we come down from our rooms. Titania and Valorian head off to the Ammonturium. They find hundreds of congregants as they get to the entrance. Inside they find a massive statute and an oculus, open to the sky. There are many marble statutes of past Tarkons, including a half finished statue of the current Tarkon.

Meanwhile Aurelia, Uthman, and Taliesin head to the Thieves quarter. We luckily spot Roben and Aurelia offers to pay him for information about match fixing. Aurelia forgot her coin purse and borrows the money from Taliesin -5GP Aurelia. He leads us to a secluded location and tells us that east of the river, things are run by the Argollean family. The Sand and Bones guild runs the west side of the river. However, the amphitheater is owned by the public administered by the censor, but the grounds are managed by Maximus. (The retired gladiator we met on the road several weeks back.) If there is match fixing going on, either the Sand and Bones guild or Maximus would know. I thank him and leave. On the way back to the inn, Taliesin stops to talk to a proselytizer who rewards his listening by performing an augery: Taliesin asks if he will be successful in meeting Maximus if he goes to the games in the next half hour, and is told that his prospects are poor. Undeterred we head to the Ammonturium after a quick stop by the Inn to get Aurelia's coin purse.

A short while after we arrive, Titania and Valorian exit the Ammonturium. We head to the amphitheater and get lost on the way. Titania asks directions and an average looking, butenamored man Gundus leads us all the way there and tells her:

Adventures who want to prove themselves in combat should try their luck at the Silk Pony, a great way to earn coin if you don't mind getting your hands dirty.

We get to the arena and Aurelia buys two honeyed meads -2SP Aurelia from a concession stand, and Gundus buys Titania several different food stuffs from the concession stand. Aurelia and Valorian do their best to cockblock him. After being scolded for arguing during an oration, Gundus (called Gooner) gives up and sits near, but not next to Titania. Taliesin drinks as much as he can -5SP taliesin and buys others drinks -?SP Taliesin. Aurelia puts some money down on Uxentio for the upcoming fight -2GP aurelia Valorian inquires and is told that contestants in the games are winners of non-festival games. There are a number of events including Javelin and wrestling. He puts money on Abedsh -2GP Valorian.

Abedsh wins and Valorian get his payout +3.5GP Valorian. Taliesin gets plate mail -60GP Taliesin and a heavy helm -20GP Taliesin from some manire dwarves. Titania ditches Gundus.