Session 5. The second party sets off. Report

General Summary

Plungehome is a shanty town with a few troubles. Formed after the Tragedy at Cragmouth ocurred, it has subsisted for the past five years on the continuous labor of its denizens. It is supplied by the Quiets with anything which its people cannot produce, exporting coal from the mine owned by Ash Sterling and Varivera, who has assisted in keeping the whole of the town together after the Tragedy occurred.
Our story begins with the Joyhop Triplets approaching their Orcish apprentice with a problem. This Orc is a female by the name of Gertrude Kinn, who admired for her strength and uncharacteristic composure is about to be offered a job.
Together they go to discuss it at the Smoldering Embers with the Captain of the Militia, an elf by the name of Sabriol Silverblade. Here however is where Ernesto Delgado, a halfling who dreams of adventure away from the squalor of their town, also works and lives. Ernesto, has helped keep the kitchen operational. For the longest time, he has served the town as a chef and server, ensuring that everyone is fed and the militia is well supplied. Through his sheer bravado, he has kept the other staff in line and working, though this is simply a means for him to let steam from his building desire to go out of the town and explore the broken world.
Gertrude is then brought into a room where the situation is exposed to her. The latest shipment from the Digs has not yet been heard of. It was supposed to have arrived a week ago, and without the iron of the Digs all that is left is the bog iron which can be retrieved from the nearby swamps, which admittedly is of much, much inferior quality and prone to rusting and breaking.
By virtue of her strength and imposing appearance, Gertrude is tasked with investigating what happened to the caravan shipping the Iron, and more importantly retrieving it back to the town.
After accepting this, despite her demeanor not being predisposed to violence (despite everyone's suggestion), she is intercepted by Ernesto who convinces her that he would be a great asset. After a fanciful display of theatrics and a flair for convincing others, Ernesto has been adopted by Gertrude as a scout of sorts, under the agreement that he would assist her in finding their path.
And so together they set out, exploring the misty woods further to the north, beyond the Silverstream. Together they walked the path for a few hours until they noticed the markings of a cart being dragged off into the woods. They began following the trail, finding eventually one of the Quiets' pins stomped upon the ground and a broken down cart, its contents missing...

Character(s) interacted with

• Varivera
• Sabriol Silverblade

Campaign

The First Flames

Protagonists

Gertrude Kinn

Orc (Craftsman)
Commoner 1

8 / 8 HP

STR
14

DEX
10

CON
11

INT
8

WIS
10

CHA
10

Ernesto Delgado

Report Date

05 Apr 2023

Primary Location

The Smoldering Embers.

Related Plots

• The making of a hero.
• The shipment of Iron.

Related Characters

• Ernesto Delgado
• Gertrude Kinn
• Sabriol Silverblade
• Varivera