1. Journals

35 - Trusting New Companions

Session
AR: Sessions
Ardenian Heritage 2018-05-26

Goals

  • Integrate two new party members.
  • Travel to Dulken and start getting information about Harazi.

Setup

Maxi and Lisa are both working with Dion (but don't know that the other is working for Dion).

  • Dion has asked Zook "Harald", "Grief" Ironhide to gather information about Harazi, but also about the Silent Whispers when in Dulken.
  • Dion has been training Levin (Lisa's PC) for a while, and this is his first mission. He tasks him with gathering information about the current Queen of Dulken. Dion also wants to know if Auron and Hilde have contact with the King of the Night.

The party previously travelled to the costal city of Lex's body in Arden, but they were unsuccessful. At the end of a meeting with the Runekeepers, a masked runekeeper (Quentin Xilidor) gave them a letter telling them about Harazi the Secluded, an old mage that might be able to revive their Friend. The letter also contained the information that Frynian bureaucracy can't be beaten, but made worse. Whoever gave the letter will make sure the party have at least 6 months before the body is retrieved, giving them enough time to follow other means.

It has been a week now that Hildegard Rosenberg, Auron and Norik are back in Arburg. They have searched for leads about Harazi and the kind of magic that he could perform thanks to the help of Maxi's character from the arburg library. It has been a month now that Lex has died, and the party is ready for their new mission to the Kingdom of Dulken.

We start the session with Hildegard, Auron and Norik arriving in front of Dion's study room to talk about their plans. Maxi's character is already waiting there.
Once all 5 are together, a meeting with Dion is explained.

On their way there, they travel through Shademire in the Rivandol Republic. There, they get to meet with an old Friend, Richard Osborn. He invites the party to his house and has them as guests, to thank them for their hospitality during his stay in Arden. It takes them 15 days of travel to finally arrive at  Midmar, after resting through the city of Autumnfell.

Locations

  • Midmar
    • The weather is a good 24-26°C during the day, 16-18°C during the night. The sky is cloudy but no signs of rain. For a capital city, Midmar is pretty small (15k pop)
    • The Dwarven Castle built in white stone on the artificial island is old yet magestic. It can be seen from far away.
    • Most humans have dark and curly hair, and there are many stonecutters everywhere trying to sell small bits and bobs. The port looks very busy, with ships coming and going all day long as they approach the city.
  • Midmar Port / Festival of the Sea
    • Preparing for the festival of the sea.
    • Lots going on, lots of stands, ceremonies, festivities
    • One stand will try and sell a blue-gem sea-shell bracelet to Auron for his "special someone"
    • Asking random people won't provide much info about Harazi, just gain suspicion and attention from the Silent Whispers.
    • During the evening, Owena Yarwood (queen of Dulken) enters the Yee Old Rock tavern. Now heavily guarded.
  • Taverns
    • Ye Olde Rock has been booked out for the Festival.
    • Mean Salad still has two rooms for 10gp per room per night.

NPCs

  • Victoria Fraser (human, friendly, curious)
    • Inkeep of the Mean Salad. Asks a lot of questions, curious (part of the Silent Whispers)
    • Asks party what they are doing here. "Who?" if they ask about Harazi. 
  • Cassandra Finch (human, drunk, wants revenge)
    • Drinking her sorrow in the tavern. Hears the party asking questions. Introduces herself sloppily "not from her either. This place stinks. This whole kingdom stinks"
    • Will tell them to seek out Dushkan Kona and asks the party to tell him "fuck you" from her.
    • Hired by dushkan to kill a basilisk that was terrorising the village of one of his friends.
  • Dushkan Kona (tiefling, friendly, manipulator)
    • Organising the festival of the Sea.
    • Busy in the Yee Old Rock tavern, only VIPs.
    • Leaving the next day to sea as part of the festival (the same that killed his father 10 years ago).
    • Not part of the Silent Whispers, and frequently has troubles with them.
    • Wants to help the party out, hasn't heard of Harazi in a long time (lying), but directs them to his grand children living in the city.
    • Vaeri asked Dushkan about Harazi 3 weeks ago.
  • Kevin Dupuy (elf, member of the Silent Whispers)
    • Will help out the party in exchange for information about them (der spieler from the easter event at Bernd's)
    • Appears when the party don't know what to do
    • Provide info about Dushkan's itinery, so they they can ask him before he leaves for the pilgrimage.

Encounter

  • (logistics) Get into the city, secure lodging.
  • (roleplay) try and get info about harazi, encounter with drunken Cassandra, get info about Dushkan.
  • (character building) Festival: Lots of things to go/see/taste. Party members can buy themselves gifts.
  • (investigation) find out how to meet with Dushkan, or find another solution.
  • (roleplay) encounter with Kevin Dupuy.

End of session

Party visit the house of Eli and see her sleeping. Hilde leaves a symbol of the school of magic + a rose on the Eli's house's door (lasts 1 h) in the middle of the night. They are scared Vaeri wants to find Harazi and stop them on their way.