Construction beginning/end
While the group seeks to rennovate the Crack Rack, a frog man in a hot air balloon crashes through the roof.
Session 14: Bar Tycoon Everyone awakes around noon • E-4 translated about a 3rd of the ledger • Vel wakes up with the disturbing memories of the two voices, the upsetting words “…tiny little striations, folded over each other…” • Explain about the bar eventually We meet at the Crackrack and start discussing plans on getting it started. Group starts a Crack Rack fund of 100 gp, locks it in a small chest, and the small chest in a larger chest in the Crack Rack Basement Supreme Watcher Udarth Yehn appears at the Crack Rack and congratulates us about our success with the Rock Snake situation, he also lets us know that he agrees with our criticisms of the Vigil in regards to the lack of attention to Lower Lalt, promising to reinforce the guard in the area. He also gives Eri advice on her pilgrimage, saying that it can be very difficult because of the uncertainty of the journey, stressing the unpredictability of the path. We depart heading for Xolbe's house, Snuuls is a chihuahua and is dope, she has three kids Bo, Do and So and her husband Foster. We talk to her about the Crack Rack and she recommends Shump Dench, a worker who works at the Waterways, at the docks in the northwest of Behemith. She says is lazy but may be willing to help us out. We broach the Rig subject with her, and she recalls the argument with the Pony-Tailed Man. She describes him as clean shaven with a long face, human, black vest, long sleeved shirt, dapper, but tired, introduced himself as Rockwell Clement, a tradesman. He said he saw E-4 and was impressed, offering to buy it off Rig, he offered a sum to Rig, but Rig said I wasn't for sale. Rig is ride or die. He said he could be found at 5442 Ash Way in the Sholrun Bizarre, southeast of Babblehand. She asked Rig about the price offered, but Rig was so incensed he wouldn't tell her. Our next lead is to go meet with the Rockwell. Confident Tiefling woman named Zeza, shady pale woman Nen, pawn shop. It's been 4-5 days since they've seen Rockwell and they're being extremely secretive about his location. We overhear them being very shady, but eventually Tem convinces them to let on more information. They tell us Rockwell went insane and was taken to the Sanitarium at the Citadel. Last contact they had with him he came into the Pawn Shop and said "It's worse than I thought", turned around and walked out. With no way to pursue the lead at the moment, we decide to make our ways to the Waterway to meet with Shump, on the way I make 5 flyers with those little strips you can rip off at the bottom and post them around the districts surrounding Lower Lalt: specifically, Balsalm Square, Upper Lalt, Lower Lalt, Sholrun Bazaar, and Gem Buldar. We specify 5 years’ experience and say we're interviewing at the Crack Rack in a week's time. We find our way to the Waterways where we convince Shump to take up our job for 3 silver a day in exchange for unskilled labor. E-4 gave him the list of things to do at the bar, specifying to mop the floor and throw out shit, and also that if he refers them someone who they end up hiring, that he will receive 1 gp. He tells us his brother, Hok, works at Hok's Blacksmith in Upper Balsalm. We head there and discuss terms with him. Session 15: Bung Bung We start by talking to Hok, who confirms he will work with us in renovating the Crack Rack. He also recommends a carpenter by the name of Gunkshed Pib in Lower Lalt. We leave his Smithy and make our way towards Lower Lalt when we see a dark speck in the sky coming toward the city. As it gets closer we can see that it is a hot air balloon and appears to be heading toward's the bar. Sure enough we see it crash into the Crack Rack with a crowd watching and guards trying to establish order. We enter the bar and see the basket crashed through the roof and a orange skinned Grung named Bung Bung lying on the floor. Bung Bung explains that he came from a place called Tuhk Dei'lich, where he was chased out of his home by an evil clan, he ran into a "Fishman" with a hot air balloon, the fishman helped him escape and they ran into a storm, when Bung Bung lost consciousness. He seems very friendly and agrees to come with us if we help him find the fishman. With our new froggy friend in tow, we head to 72 Sepok Rd. Once there we knock and hear no answer, eventually opening the door we hear a cry from help coming from the basement where we find Gunkshed cowering with a juvenile white dragon in the corner. We ask Gunkshed to work for us but then the dragon attacks us. After taking it down we butcher the dragon and convince Gunkshed to come with us and give us an evaluation and a quote. We make a scene of parading through the streets with the butchered dragon, making sure we spread the word of the "Crack Rack 6" and inviting people to attend the bar's grand opening. We come up with the idea of the "Never-Ending Dragon Stew". We approach the bar and explain what we want done with the bar, and after a heavy discount Gunkshed agrees with a fee of 390 gold. They convinced pib to store the dragon meat for them and gave him a share for half off of his services. We put a down payment of 100g and part ways for the night. The group officially names themselves the Crack Rack 5.