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Journal 09 - Canmore's Tale
Slightly out of order for simplicity
Pre-session:
1) Nyssa and sydd meet Kara, a woman escaping some goblins.
2) While escaping, the three feel a tremor, and Kara falls in to a crevice.
3) Under ground, Sydd and Nyssa fight some small earth elementals as well as some kobolds that were holding some dwarves as slaves.
4) The trio eventually continue on and get to Talon Lake ...
In Game sesion start: Oct 25, 7791, 3pm
1) Melenna finishes casting gentle repose on the bodies of the fallen allies while Brennan returns from his survey sidetrek.
2) A woman (Kara), a young girl (Nyssa), and a gnome (Sydd) approach. But Kara is upset by the two dead bodies (Talus and Theurge) and ends up revealing herself as actually being Canmore in disguise.
3) A whole lot of exposition follows as Canmore explains (his version of) things.
Brief version: Prior to starting the war, the Red King (RK) had researched and gathered relics of power to help him in his coming war of conquest. Then, he waged war. Then, he disappeared and some how the council of Tarvos got in possession of these relics. Fearing that the people could not begin to recover from the RK's advance until all sign of him were gone, the council hid the relics. What the council does not know i that the RK had three triplet sons (Malcom, Canmore, Duncan). At night, from beyond the grave (or wherever the RK is) he whispers to them and shows them visions of where these items are. So Canmore (claiming to be not on good terms with his family) has been essentially racing against his brothers to try and collect these relics so that Malcom and Duncan don't have them. Canmore has been trying to keep the PCs safe(r) by not wanting them to get too involved so he had been manipulating them in to helping (he has been Kara, Caleb, Kevin, the orc prisoner, and a couple other random people that they met) trying to guide the PCs towards his goals. He further states that of the 11 relics, he has 1, the PCs have 3, his brothers have 4, and 3 are still, apperently, in custody of the council wherever they hid them in the first place.
4) The scarred sage and timor remeet with the PCs. every body goes back to the city.
5) Basil and Melenna learn that the bullthorn army is in the process of packing up to go back to the elven lands. and they no longer have deputy rights within the city (thus can not brandish weapons or aide in policing, etc)
6) The body of theurge is left at a temple of ioun, the body of talus is left with the bullthorn captain for transport back to talus' family.
7) Basil, Sydd, Nyssa, the Scarred Sage, and Timor go meet with Rohan (royal mayor) in order to explain (since explaining to rohan is a way to get an audience with the king). they then successfully convince him of the story (retold canmore's version of things) and get an appointment with the king for the next day
8) Canmore, Melenna, and Brennan have been waiting back at camp. They also recombined the jade pieces to reform the statue, only to learn that it is a statue of Sureya. Basil raises concerns that it is not just a statue but might potentially be sureya herself transformed in to jade. so it is not sold but they ask the scarred sage to hold on to it for them at his tower.
9) Basil, Sydd, Nyssa, and the Scarred Sage go meet with the king the next day and explain the story to him. he thanks them for all their hard work thus far. he also requests the Necklace of the Ruby Flame from them (which Basil turns over). Sydd also (unknown to canmore) gives the king a drawing of what canmore looks like. The King also asks for a) the other two artifacts that the PCs have (the boots of the traveler and the shadowfell earrings), b) wants to talk to canmore himself (since he is the source of the information, information that contains a lot of state secrets, but it is also several bold claims of the red kings children and such -- a sensitive topic to be certain), c) he wants the scroll with the ritual to destory the necklace that they mentioned they had, d) wants any recommendations that the PCs have for getting the remaining artifacts from Malcom and Duncan
10) The king further goes to say that he'll have his people take appropriate precaustions now that they have a better idea what to watch for (i.e. scrying at night, keeping the items mobile, and better guards, etc).
11) The PCs have an appointment to remeet with the king in two days (Nov 4, 10am) with the agenda items he mentioned
12) Since the scroll to destroy the necklace was an easy one, they took that to rohan a couple hours later that same morning
13) Canmore is not happy at all that his name or heritage were used when had specifically asked not to out of fear of the reaction his lineage would get (as was evidenced by the same reaction the PCs got when he told them) and also since he feels he has the best chance of stopping his brothers and can not do that if he is caught up explaining himself instead of working towards finding or destroying the artifacts.
14) The PCs are preparing to go around the city to find out what they can of "The Mistress" that they heard of from the goblinoid before ...
In game end of session: nov 2, 7791, 2pm.
Pre-session:
1) Nyssa and sydd meet Kara, a woman escaping some goblins.
2) While escaping, the three feel a tremor, and Kara falls in to a crevice.
3) Under ground, Sydd and Nyssa fight some small earth elementals as well as some kobolds that were holding some dwarves as slaves.
4) The trio eventually continue on and get to Talon Lake ...
In Game sesion start: Oct 25, 7791, 3pm
1) Melenna finishes casting gentle repose on the bodies of the fallen allies while Brennan returns from his survey sidetrek.
2) A woman (Kara), a young girl (Nyssa), and a gnome (Sydd) approach. But Kara is upset by the two dead bodies (Talus and Theurge) and ends up revealing herself as actually being Canmore in disguise.
3) A whole lot of exposition follows as Canmore explains (his version of) things.
Brief version: Prior to starting the war, the Red King (RK) had researched and gathered relics of power to help him in his coming war of conquest. Then, he waged war. Then, he disappeared and some how the council of Tarvos got in possession of these relics. Fearing that the people could not begin to recover from the RK's advance until all sign of him were gone, the council hid the relics. What the council does not know i that the RK had three triplet sons (Malcom, Canmore, Duncan). At night, from beyond the grave (or wherever the RK is) he whispers to them and shows them visions of where these items are. So Canmore (claiming to be not on good terms with his family) has been essentially racing against his brothers to try and collect these relics so that Malcom and Duncan don't have them. Canmore has been trying to keep the PCs safe(r) by not wanting them to get too involved so he had been manipulating them in to helping (he has been Kara, Caleb, Kevin, the orc prisoner, and a couple other random people that they met) trying to guide the PCs towards his goals. He further states that of the 11 relics, he has 1, the PCs have 3, his brothers have 4, and 3 are still, apperently, in custody of the council wherever they hid them in the first place.
4) The scarred sage and timor remeet with the PCs. every body goes back to the city.
5) Basil and Melenna learn that the bullthorn army is in the process of packing up to go back to the elven lands. and they no longer have deputy rights within the city (thus can not brandish weapons or aide in policing, etc)
6) The body of theurge is left at a temple of ioun, the body of talus is left with the bullthorn captain for transport back to talus' family.
7) Basil, Sydd, Nyssa, the Scarred Sage, and Timor go meet with Rohan (royal mayor) in order to explain (since explaining to rohan is a way to get an audience with the king). they then successfully convince him of the story (retold canmore's version of things) and get an appointment with the king for the next day
8) Canmore, Melenna, and Brennan have been waiting back at camp. They also recombined the jade pieces to reform the statue, only to learn that it is a statue of Sureya. Basil raises concerns that it is not just a statue but might potentially be sureya herself transformed in to jade. so it is not sold but they ask the scarred sage to hold on to it for them at his tower.
9) Basil, Sydd, Nyssa, and the Scarred Sage go meet with the king the next day and explain the story to him. he thanks them for all their hard work thus far. he also requests the Necklace of the Ruby Flame from them (which Basil turns over). Sydd also (unknown to canmore) gives the king a drawing of what canmore looks like. The King also asks for a) the other two artifacts that the PCs have (the boots of the traveler and the shadowfell earrings), b) wants to talk to canmore himself (since he is the source of the information, information that contains a lot of state secrets, but it is also several bold claims of the red kings children and such -- a sensitive topic to be certain), c) he wants the scroll with the ritual to destory the necklace that they mentioned they had, d) wants any recommendations that the PCs have for getting the remaining artifacts from Malcom and Duncan
10) The king further goes to say that he'll have his people take appropriate precaustions now that they have a better idea what to watch for (i.e. scrying at night, keeping the items mobile, and better guards, etc).
11) The PCs have an appointment to remeet with the king in two days (Nov 4, 10am) with the agenda items he mentioned
12) Since the scroll to destroy the necklace was an easy one, they took that to rohan a couple hours later that same morning
13) Canmore is not happy at all that his name or heritage were used when had specifically asked not to out of fear of the reaction his lineage would get (as was evidenced by the same reaction the PCs got when he told them) and also since he feels he has the best chance of stopping his brothers and can not do that if he is caught up explaining himself instead of working towards finding or destroying the artifacts.
14) The PCs are preparing to go around the city to find out what they can of "The Mistress" that they heard of from the goblinoid before ...
In game end of session: nov 2, 7791, 2pm.
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