Session 74, August 17, 2023

Session begins as the party finishes preparations for the evening council meeting. Savari purchases a maroon bag of holding while off watching duty with Ifrea. Tinga acts a little sus about it, but in the end they're happy with the purchase. They leave to join up with Nimsy and the others a while before the meeting and head to the council chamber building. On the way Ifrea inquires about the substitute for the Cair Duneval speaker and it has been common knowledge that the speaker is ill. Nimsy heads inside to see if they can join her in the meeting and gets clearance for two guards to join her in the room. Savari and Rys head inside while Shar and Ifrea guard the outside. Inside, Savari and Rys are introduced to a silver dragon-born called Trovis, a speaker they assume, from one of the towns they haven't been through. They meet Nairth, a seedy-looking tall individual. He nods at Savari upon entering the room, then she notices as he scans the room constantly, a behavior that strikes as odd. Orris, (Termalaine speaker) and Dorbelgruff comes in as well. Danath, an older man with a long hooked nose and aristocratic air, from Easthaven. Last, two robed individuals enter and introduce themselves as representatives of Cair Duneval in place of the ill speaker.
Notes from following discussion: Lessening of food in the dale. Orris talks about diminished wildlife, fish not being caught in Bremen (until recently and they're still recovering), talks of trade routes are set up to reestablish trade of fish from Bremen. Trade through Targos to serve the Southern towns as well (past Maer Dueldon?) Bryn Shander's new ice sculptures are discussed and turns into debate and complaints about the frostmaiden sacrifices. Easthaven used to be more of a trade hub but that diminished during the winter, now Targos, Bryn Shander, and Easthaven are the main sources of commerce. No Dugan's hole rep.
Meanwhile outside, Ifrea and Shar get bored and Ifrea starts taking laps, noticing the weather indicates a storm rolling in. After about 45 minutes a figure walks up decidedly and attempts to enter the building. Ifrea calls for her to halt. She acts entitled to entrance, and claims to be an expert on the frost maiden. The speakers clear her and allow entrance. Ravesin. She looks of elven ancestry. She casts shade on the room's petty discussion of trade routes and then brings up Bryn Shander's failure to please the frost maiden. She *warns* them again that the lack of sacrifices will make the winter worse. She also warns of tribes of goliaths to the south beginning to perhaps become a problem. She then inquires about the preparation for the feast of the moon. Bryn Shander plans to have a feast and celebration of the harvest. Ravesin deigns to stay another 20 minutes before making her exit. Rys leaves to inquire about her relationship with Aurel, and she eventually takes her leave from all of them. The meeting wraps up a bit later, and Nimsy comes out to hear the groups opinion of the meeting in general.