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Wed 1st Dec 2021 02:48

Session 22 - Bar Games and Warships

by Jack

After a night of bar games and frivolity, the Protectors of the Pass neared the end of their journey to Seaquen. They witnessed a group of Lord Megadon's guards collecting hefty tolls, a trio of witches with skeleton guards in a swamp, and experienced strange and violent storms that blew in from the north toward Seaquen. Using their feather token from Nelle, the Protectors boarded their eagle-inspired boat, and made their way to the coast.
 
Before they could arrive, however, they were stopped by a Shahalesti warship. Seeing an opportunity to gain some intel, Rayland stealthily boarded the warship and made his way to the captain's quarters. While Rayland did what Rayland does, the remaining Protectors kept the ship's captain Thallen distracted in conversation.
 
Rayland's findings in the captain's quarters confirmed the story Thallen shared with the party - their ship was preparing for the arrival of Princess Shalosha, the daughter of the leader of Shahalesti, Lord Shaaladel. But Rayland uncovered more information than that. Thallen's orders were to "secure the port" for alliance discussions, and that the princess was being accompanied by an armada of 17 warships. Knowing Shahalesti's reputation for bullying alliances, sometimes violently, the arrival of these ships seemed disconcerting.
 
As Rayland made his way back to the boat, the captain suddenly recognized Jack. She called him the son of Mel, the famous leader of the Masters of Mirth traveling troupe, and implied the family was very wealthy. Knowing they needed to stall for Rayland's return, Jack confirmed the captain's suspicions, asking her to put the good word in with his father if she returned to Calanis.
 
Information gathered and Rayland collected, the Protectors continued on their boat to the shining docks of Seaquen.

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  1. Session 2 - Deception in the Depository
    New Year's Day, 5754
  2. Session 1 - A Very Warm Greetings
  3. Session 3 - Mercy and Fireballs
  4. Session 4 - Rats, Badgers, and Imps
  5. Session 5 - Leaving Town
  6. Session 6 - Magic, Money, and Mages
  7. Session 7 - Pursuers
  8. Session 8 - Ceasefire before Forest Fire
  9. Session 9 - Snatch and Scourge
  10. Session 10 - Into the Inferno
  11. Session 11 - Devil in the Fire
  12. Session 12 - Indomitability
  13. Session 13 - Burning Questions
  14. Session 14 - A Hot Deal
  15. Session 15 - Games by Firelight
  16. Session 16 - A Little Illumination
  17. Session 17 - Sacrifice of the Seela
  18. Session 18 - The Hag and the Dryad
  19. Session 19 - Protectors of the Seela
  20. Session 20 - Cold After Warm
  21. Session 21 - Springs, Sorcerers, and Sphinxes
  22. Session 22 - Bar Games and Warships
  23. Session 23 - Arrival at Seaquen
  24. Session 24 - Deception at South Harbor
  25. Session 25 - The Headmaster
  26. Session 26 - Truth and Fire Rats
  27. Session 27 - The Wayfarers
  28. Session 28 - Gators in the Mist
  29. Episode 29 - Swamps and Mires
  30. Session 30 - Denizens of South Harbor
  31. Session 31 - Politics and Pilfering
  32. Session 32 - Badgers and a Dragon
  33. Session 33 - The Storm Breaks
  34. Session 34 - The Sunken Prison
  35. Session 35 - Tide of Bone
  36. Session 36 - The Red Room
  37. Session 37 - Bottom of the Prison
  38. Session 38 - He Who Controls The Storm
  39. Session 39 - After the Storm
  40. Session 40 - Leaving Seaquen
  41. Session 41 - Frozen Dassen
  42. Session 42 - Many Threads
  43. Session 43 - The King of Dassen
  44. Session 44 - Enemies of the State
  45. Session 45 - Keep to the Shadows
  46. Session 46 - Gallo's Fend
  47. Session 47 - Escape or Die
  48. Session 48 - The Alydi Gap
  49. Session 49 - Fighting Uphill
  50. Session 50 - King of the Hill
  51. Session 51 - Reunited
  52. Session 52 - Lord, Lady, and Mother
  53. Session 52 - The Battle Approaches
  54. Session 53 - Thravanvost
  55. Session 54 - The Battle of Otharil Vale, Part 1
  56. Session 55 - The Battle of Otharil Vale, Part 2
  57. Episode 56 - Return to Bresk
  58. Episode 57 - The King's Festival
  59. Episode 59 - Familiar Faces
  60. Session 60 - Madness Revealed
  61. Session 61 - Many From One
  62. Session 62 - Fiery Arrival
  63. Session 63 - They Have the High Ground
  64. Session 64 - The Quiet Town of Eresh
  65. Session 65 - Balance