Kingdom on the Brink - Session 3
General Summary
18th day of Terseg
The party was finishing up setting up the last battle scene to look as if the Gnoll and Orc alliance was crumbling, when Talia spotted 3 orc assassins hiding, combat ensued. After several rounds the party notices there was a fourth assassin running towards the eastern camp, after dispatching the 3 orcs near them the party begins a longbow volley and succeed in killing the last assassin. Artimus sends his owl to locate the eastern camp, it takes about three hours (owl rolled really bad on perception) and the party short rests. The party heads towards the camp, approaching from the north and attempts to try to get the gnolls and orcs to turn on each other. After firing a volley of arrows the gnolls and and orcs run away, the party approached the camp and started to search. After hearing noises from 2 tents Runsha and Artimus went into one tent that had 2 bloated orcs that exploded and Ashara, Hendred, and Talia went in the other tent that had a bloated orc that exploded. After searching the camp further and uncovering intel and some treasure, Artimus sends his owl with a message to Bernard Ursel and then the party burned the camp to the ground. The party ensures the fire doesn't let it get out of control, and they notice some ice that did come from anyone of them and assume it's Gus. The party heads back to Hillfar with the majority going back to the inn, Runsha talks to Bernard and Talia goes to commune with nature. After asking Bernard what he's done so far to prepare for the incoming orc vanguard Runsha goes up to his room in the inn. Thorne, Gareth, Hendred, Ashara, and Oneiro stay around the bar area and get to know each other and talk to one of the bar patrons. After walking around outside for a little bit Runsha comes back to the inn, everyone downstairs (except Thorne) get a general feeling of friendliness (and some distance) from Gus and then they go to sleep.
During the night each of the party members get a dream by an individual dressed in robes, speaking cryptically. In the morning several party members go to sell some of their loot, Artimus attempts to use his magic to make his loot appear more valuable then it actually is. The shopkeeper he sold it to had noticed his axes weren't quite as nice and told his friend, Valna Hanali a elf fighter, who also had her old friend from Lakeshore in town, a wizard named Seebo Reese. Valna saw through the charade and Seebo dispelled the magic, Artimus gave up on selling his items and left, after this exchange Hendred recognized those two as her former adventuring companions. After catching up a little bit, Hendred asks to meet up later and Valna gives her directions to where she lives, during this time Ashara and Thorne succeed in working out a deal to repair some full plate armor. After the party completes their exchange they head out to the southern camp. During the trip Hendred gives Artimus a dressing down over trying to swindle the shopkeeper and the whole party has a debate on Artimus's actions, which they continue when they find a wagon. being distracted by their discussion the party doesn't realize there was a gnoll group hiding, prepared to ambush them. The fighting was fierce and Ashara went down several time, Oneiro banished himself, and Runsha went down but in the end the party was victorious. After spending about a half hour looting the wagon, cutting open gnolls, coming to the realization that the gnolls are eating people, Oneiro lining up human remains, and Gus running a paw over the faces of the dead gnolls, the party attempts to leave. They stop as they realize that Ashara and Cradeth are sleeping on the hill, Artimus Firebolts Cradeth which sends him rolling down the hill (and taking falling damage). After the party shenanigans they head back to Hillfar to lick their wounds, and to further their own individual goals.
Cradeth rests at the Inn.
Talia brews some potions.
Oneiro and Ashara helps the blacksmith.
Hendred talks to Seebo and Valna, who also don't remember their two companions, but Valna does give Hendred a letter that she doesn't remember receiving (Assuming it was sent by mistake).
Gareth and Artimus talk to Hendred about her wizard friend and precede to go talk to Seebo. Gareth inquires about making some magical items, Seebo gives him a list of what he needs to accomplish the task. Artimus asks Seebo if he'd be willing to share his knowledge, Seebo agrees if Artimus stops swindling the people of Hillfar. Seebo also explains he's been having trouble in Lakeshore from some people of questionable character, and tells Artimus that he would help them both if they run these people out of Lakeshore.
Runsha talks to the blacksmith about getting some half-plate and was offered a deal, find some moon rock rumored to be somewhere in the western forests on the way to Strongfare and bring it back and the blacksmith would make the trade. The moon rock is rumored to be guarded by a tribe of kobolds. He then goes to Bernard to see how the plans are going to prepare the town for an attack, after pressing for an answer about a possible relief force Bernard tells him about a correspondence between him and the royal council. The Royal council is sending a force to collect taxes that have been demanded by the kingdom and Hillfar (or the rest of the region for that matter) can't afford to pay. Bernard then also tells him that there's been murmurs of what could be considered treason circulating.
It is currently night time on the 19th day of Terseg.Rewards Granted
300 Gold
200 gold worth of Misc general store equipment
2 Greatswords
Jewelry worth 90 gold
Longbow
Intel on orc and goblin movements
Character(s) interacted with
Bernard Ursel
Seebo Reese
Valna Hanali
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