E29 - Swamps and Mires

General Summary

Meeting with the leader of the goblin raiders, Hessilen, the Protectors of the Pass brokered a peace deal that would allow the caravans to Seaquen to arrive intact. Hessilen laid out her requests, the Protectors gave her one of the coffers of platinum from the witches H'andrea, and Hessilen gave them a Decanter of Endless Water as an olive branch. The Protectors promised to return to the goblins once they had obtained permission for them to trade with the merchants in Seaquen. Returning to Seaquen, the Protectors rested, rising the next day to gain permission from Magistrate Lorb Vortberd to manifest this peace with the goblins. After running some errands, the party recollected in South Harbor. They attempted to ensnare Nelebekus, the one responsible for paying H'andrea for their creation of Tidereaver Tears. As Nelebekus paid the witches with Shahalesti coin, the Protectors hoped that cornering this person would give them more answers concerning Shahalesti plans in the region. Alas, Nelebekus never showed. Arriving at The Lyceum, the Protectors joined the council meeting, where headmaster Simeon revealed his intentions to turn Seaquen into a base for the resistance against Ragesia . Many community leaders shared their opinions on how best to accomplish this, but all were cut short when new visitors arrived. Dressed in their country's regalia, a group of Shahalesti elves joined the meeting, led by none other than Princess Shalosha. Shalosha offered a fleet of her nation's ships to "protect" Seaquen. However, the price for this protection was to hand over control of the city to Shahalesti. Unhappy with her offer, the princess was shouted out of the room, leaving chaos in her wake.