Mage Guild: Know anything about Indarin?
We tell them about the exploding cow and told to find
Indarin.
Could the wizard - be
Zaeed? - Lives apart has own keep. To the west along the lake.
DM helped us remember from Session 1
"My Majesty I must speak with you..." someone disrupted his sending and now we have to be it."
Before the cow exploded - "You must leave my keep!" talking to someone else.
From the way the cow was talking... — Mark
The wizards may be able to find Indarin and make contact. 1,000 gp. They are willing to do trades.
They accept our offer of one +1 leather armor.
It will take at least a day to find the right spells and get the components.
Arabeth Token Progress
We have 2 tokens from Arabeth left to bring into alignment to be able to bring down
Grasti.
Arrendish Embassy
Havre - Alador steel. Unaligned. Not get along with Ferma.
Correction completed: Havre's page says Epron. Last session's page - said Ferma. But it's Epron.
What
Rashid Fen Rey knows (from his family who are from there but moved away)
land of warring cultures and tribes. The only thing to make them get along is when someone puts them down.
Tribes = houses. Some (the greater houses) know they can benefit from trading with outsiders.
Most at the Embassy get along ok.
Rashid doesn't know the houses at the Embassy. Rashid's family name is one of the major houses. (His father left the
Arren lands when he was small. So he knows what he was taught.)
Pantheon Notes
Beyond
Arabeth...
Stormy believes the Dragon god, Mordin created Shimmer for her. (She steps out to say thank you.)
There seems to be a formless god that like smithing and works in the background.
Yellow Bird (clockwork) - keeps popping up.
We go there.
Reminder it's yucky out - dark musty, etc. Stormy and Shimmer put on masks.
An Arrendish servant answers. Rashid Fen Ray introduces himself. Asks for an audience.
Meeting the Arrendish Ambassadors
(Least important introduced first.)
Chow Fen Rey - "Brother?" Of our clan. He's excited to see Rashid.
Stareb Shilbar - gentlemanly diplomatic
Shenshui Chen - interested in Shimmer, dragon
Raffel Mishbar Oleph - haughty. (nods like the others but snotty.)
Sarif Senjib II - gentlemanly diplomatic - not thrilled with the name Fen Rey.
Public Chamber Audience with the Ambassadors
"You have sought an audience and an audience you have," Sarif says.
Rashid addressed them. Telling them we need their help. Siting the darkness and
Amanita as enemies.
Raffel - his clan stands with the crown. He walks out.
Sarif walks out - wisdom from a Tabaxi? wand walks out.
Rashid says "I know you need proof. How can we prove what we say is true?"
Stareb - "Any word from a brother should be good enough." and walks out.
No zombies. No obvious red for the Amanita red.
The only two left were both initially very friendly.
ShenShui - "We no longer have a quorem. Good dragon." And steps out.
Chow asks the servant record keeper to step out. Then says, "That went well! May I invite you to lunch?"
In the Inner Embassy Chambers
(They can be themselves, instead of presenting the official family positions.)
Sarif walks in and bows to Stormy. Introduces to Samar, a Tabaxi, his betrothed
They all make their way back in demeanor is welcoming and relaxed.
"My apologies." In the hall is the official hall and "none of us get along". This (inner court) is the court we prefer.
Sharing the story of Alphonse and our purpose here
Stormy sings and tells the tale of Alphonse and how bad the Amanita people were to him.
Cernan gives them the run down on Amanita.
Rafel asks, "What do we do?"
Cernan and Stormy show them the miracle magic with the flowers. (Daylight from Dawnbreaker.) Blue roses sprout from the water goblet.
They all hold up goblet and drink to join us.
They watch over several families here in Alador.
We can't outside of this dining room. We can't speak together as one outside of this room
The Key to winning the Arrendish people in Alador over... Battlekin
We will give you the field and our group can call them to play
How familiar with you are you with Battlekin?
Our people love fighting - many of the teams are Arrends. It has been so long since they closed the coliseum. Prove our might and give them a good show. They'd follow. they have a practice field. In an hour or two - we could have people here and if we do well word would spread throughout the city.
Battle Kin (betting game)
San Sabastion Colosseum (<- article for details on the game.)
No magic!
Two leagues - open and Aladore Star League
We meet outside on the the practice field. Kings square will the game. (latest popular version)
To play
At the end of the round whoever has a person in the center at the round gets a point. 4 wins. Or take out all the other team.
Games 1 and 2: Against Volunteer Team and Semi Pro Team
A crowd gathering. The pick 5 from the crowd.
They haven't seen a battlekin game in 3 months. Banter.
Stormy's doing jump rope tricks while waiting. To get into the game mood and show off a bit. Has a jump rope contest with the player on the other team with the same "weapon". She wins.
Cita changes shape - like Tabaxi
Stormy is the first to take someone out.
Thoradin goes to the middle square.
We win the first game.
Now we play the professional "free league". Minors.
We win.
Game 3: Against the Pro team Arrendish All Blacks
Now the PRO PRO team. Arrendish All Blacks team. They won the championship 3 years running.
Arrendish All Blacks - Battlekin Top Pro Team
Shimmer flies to the center and offers to give the last standing a ride on her back around the arena.
Stormy points out Dougan and says she's coming to get him.
(After Stormy and Dougan are both taken out, she asks if he'll drink with her and he agrees.)
Battlekin game against the Arrenish All Blacks Pro Team
Post Games
We now have their attention. Arrend ears!
Cernan and Stormy do the sunlight and pray. A date tree grows and flowers. A symbol of the Arrend lands.
They will listen. And will stand ready.
Cernan scans to see who is infected.
No one is infected.
The people brought a trade (job) to offer to the city. Kind of hard headed. Culture difference - so not do Amanita stuff.
Crowd's impression: People that have taken the oath come back changed - a little off. "Amanita" fanatics.
Asking about Havre and Epron's Issue
Rashid seeks out Chow. (We've been here a little over a week? 8 days ish). Do you have advice on how to approach Lord Gregory Havre? Chow calls over ShinShui - they dont' know what happened. 3 generations ago they were close then split suddenly.
**Havre doesn't live there in the house near the castle. He lives at the forge! Havre steel works. Forgemaster - ginormous guy.
Thoradin to check which families do business with him.
Back to Free Alador
Cita has to tell her siblings about the game against the top team.
Cita to search for Alphonse (Locke) - Pull him aside. No one has any clue. He makes himself scarce when the lords are there.
We talk to Epron privately.
Cernan and Cita walk with Lord Sapho Epron. He talks freely.
My great grandmother was the twin to his great grandma. Our families married these daughters to the households. Then the two families fell apart.
Dispute. His grandfather's baby dedication at the temple. A grand day. His mother's twin chose not to attend. None of his family. Shunned the family. Forever lost.
Not long after that her song was born. Continued to not speak to each other. They never said why. And we don't care.
Cernan - it doesn't change what we have to do.
"You've been successful at everything else. Who knows what will happen." - Epron.
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