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<blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 819427" data-attributes="member: 3448"><p>Session 4 (cont'd):</p><p></p><p>2/15/752</p><p></p><p>The next morning, Lhovrik goes to see his mother. Lady Karina cath Kalissar has already laid out a large scrying mirror. "Good morning, Lhovrik. Do you have anything to assist my scrying?"</p><p></p><p>"Yes, Mother. This is a shirt of Balthrin's. Thank you for doing this for us."</p><p></p><p>"Of course, dear." Lady cath Kalissar concentrates and casts a spell. She frowns momentarily, and casts a second spell. "Ah, that's better. I can see poor young Balthrin; he's definitely alive. He's chained up, in a dark room; I had to cast Darkvision to see him. I can't see the door or windows. I think there may be someone else in the room, but I'm not sure. He isn't moving much."</p><p></p><p>"Can you tell if he's on a ship? We think that he might be."</p><p></p><p>Lady cath Kalissar looks around a bit. "I'm not sure. I don't see motion, but if the ship were at a pier I might not."</p><p></p><p>"Would you mind keeping an eye on this? If you could see something that would let us figure out where it is, we could rescue him."</p><p></p><p>"Of course, dear. I'll see if anyone comes in within the hour that I can watch him."</p><p></p><p>"Thank you, Mother."</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Melania goes to the harbormaster's office. "Excuse me, sir, but I was wondering if you could help me out about the schedule of the ships. I'm looking for a sailor who came into port on the 12th, and I'm trying to figure out what ships he might have been on."</p><p></p><p>"So not one of the fishing boats or short-run ships then?"</p><p></p><p>"No, probably from a fairly long voyage."</p><p></p><p>The harbormaster checks some records. "That could be either the Prosperity, which arrived from the Southern colonies, or the Lurdana's Luck, which plies the coastal trade."</p><p></p><p>After their morning errands, the group spends most of the day in training. In the early evening, they meet up again. With both a description of the sailor with the possible Magic Missile wound and his companions and the names of the two ships that he might have been on, they can search the taverns and the like fairly easily. The sailors aren't likely to be far from their ships.</p><p></p><p>Melania and Ginara take the active role in investigating, while Dove and Lhovrik watch their backs. In one of the first taverns they check, they see a group of sailors clustered at a table drinking and talking loudly. One of the sailors matches like the description they heard at the brothel. Melania stops one of the serving girls. "What ship are those sailors from?"</p><p></p><p>"I think I heard one of them bragging about the Lurdana's Luck."</p><p></p><p>"Thanks. That's what I thought."</p><p></p><p>Melania and Ginara stride over to the table. "Mind if we join you?" Melania asks.</p><p></p><p>The sailors are only too happy to find room at their table for two attractive young women. Melania immediately begins making friends with the sailor who she suspects of having been hit with a Magic Missile. She's fairly direct, talking about how she's heard of his manly virtues from some of her friends. The sailor's name is Aral, and he's very flattered by the attention, which provokes a fair amount of ribald joking among the other sailors.</p><p></p><p>Melania pulls out a deck of cards and the table begins gambling. Melania is a better cardplayer than the average sailor and makes a little money, but not enough to bother the sailors; in any event, Ginara loses more than Melania makes. As they play, Melania tries to prod Aral for information. Aral doesn't say much of use, but her practiced eye notices Malin, a quiet sailor, looking increasingly nervous as the topic touches lightly on the roughness of the Docks. After some time playing cards, Melania and Ginara excuse themselves from the table, much to the disappointment of their new friends.</p><p></p><p>They meet up with Dove and Lhovrik. They agree that they'll tail the sailors when they leave, figuring that they have to show up at Balthrin's prison eventually. Lhovrik returns home briefly, to tell his mother where he and Ginara are. His mother is a little bit worried about their safety, but agrees to allow him to return when he promises to be back shortly after midnight.</p><p></p><p>The women follow the sailors back to their ship. As expected, the sailors all go onboard the Lurdana's Luck. The watchers settle in to comfortable hiding places and watch, waiting for the sailors to emerge and give some clue as to where Balthrin might be. Lhovrik pushes Ginara to come home as midnight draws near, but she refuses to budge, and so he grudgingly waits with her for another couple of hours. Finally, frustrated by the lack of results, they call it a night. </p><p></p><p>When Lhovrik and Ginara arrive at home, a servant greets them at the door.</p><p></p><p>"Ah. It's good to see you, m'lord. Your mother left me instructions to wake her if you were not back in time. I was going to wake her when the glass ran out." Lhovrik looks at the hourglass. About a half-hour of sand is left. "Your mother was quite worried when you did not arrive home on schedule, m'lord."</p><p></p><p>Lhovrik stammers a little in embarrassment, while Ginara slips off to go to sleep. After the servant has made clear to Lhovrik both his and Lady cath Kalissar's disapproval, he allows Lhovrik to retire as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cerebral Paladin, post: 819427, member: 3448"] Session 4 (cont'd): 2/15/752 The next morning, Lhovrik goes to see his mother. Lady Karina cath Kalissar has already laid out a large scrying mirror. "Good morning, Lhovrik. Do you have anything to assist my scrying?" "Yes, Mother. This is a shirt of Balthrin's. Thank you for doing this for us." "Of course, dear." Lady cath Kalissar concentrates and casts a spell. She frowns momentarily, and casts a second spell. "Ah, that's better. I can see poor young Balthrin; he's definitely alive. He's chained up, in a dark room; I had to cast Darkvision to see him. I can't see the door or windows. I think there may be someone else in the room, but I'm not sure. He isn't moving much." "Can you tell if he's on a ship? We think that he might be." Lady cath Kalissar looks around a bit. "I'm not sure. I don't see motion, but if the ship were at a pier I might not." "Would you mind keeping an eye on this? If you could see something that would let us figure out where it is, we could rescue him." "Of course, dear. I'll see if anyone comes in within the hour that I can watch him." "Thank you, Mother." Meanwhile, Melania goes to the harbormaster's office. "Excuse me, sir, but I was wondering if you could help me out about the schedule of the ships. I'm looking for a sailor who came into port on the 12th, and I'm trying to figure out what ships he might have been on." "So not one of the fishing boats or short-run ships then?" "No, probably from a fairly long voyage." The harbormaster checks some records. "That could be either the Prosperity, which arrived from the Southern colonies, or the Lurdana's Luck, which plies the coastal trade." After their morning errands, the group spends most of the day in training. In the early evening, they meet up again. With both a description of the sailor with the possible Magic Missile wound and his companions and the names of the two ships that he might have been on, they can search the taverns and the like fairly easily. The sailors aren't likely to be far from their ships. Melania and Ginara take the active role in investigating, while Dove and Lhovrik watch their backs. In one of the first taverns they check, they see a group of sailors clustered at a table drinking and talking loudly. One of the sailors matches like the description they heard at the brothel. Melania stops one of the serving girls. "What ship are those sailors from?" "I think I heard one of them bragging about the Lurdana's Luck." "Thanks. That's what I thought." Melania and Ginara stride over to the table. "Mind if we join you?" Melania asks. The sailors are only too happy to find room at their table for two attractive young women. Melania immediately begins making friends with the sailor who she suspects of having been hit with a Magic Missile. She's fairly direct, talking about how she's heard of his manly virtues from some of her friends. The sailor's name is Aral, and he's very flattered by the attention, which provokes a fair amount of ribald joking among the other sailors. Melania pulls out a deck of cards and the table begins gambling. Melania is a better cardplayer than the average sailor and makes a little money, but not enough to bother the sailors; in any event, Ginara loses more than Melania makes. As they play, Melania tries to prod Aral for information. Aral doesn't say much of use, but her practiced eye notices Malin, a quiet sailor, looking increasingly nervous as the topic touches lightly on the roughness of the Docks. After some time playing cards, Melania and Ginara excuse themselves from the table, much to the disappointment of their new friends. They meet up with Dove and Lhovrik. They agree that they'll tail the sailors when they leave, figuring that they have to show up at Balthrin's prison eventually. Lhovrik returns home briefly, to tell his mother where he and Ginara are. His mother is a little bit worried about their safety, but agrees to allow him to return when he promises to be back shortly after midnight. The women follow the sailors back to their ship. As expected, the sailors all go onboard the Lurdana's Luck. The watchers settle in to comfortable hiding places and watch, waiting for the sailors to emerge and give some clue as to where Balthrin might be. Lhovrik pushes Ginara to come home as midnight draws near, but she refuses to budge, and so he grudgingly waits with her for another couple of hours. Finally, frustrated by the lack of results, they call it a night. When Lhovrik and Ginara arrive at home, a servant greets them at the door. "Ah. It's good to see you, m'lord. Your mother left me instructions to wake her if you were not back in time. I was going to wake her when the glass ran out." Lhovrik looks at the hourglass. About a half-hour of sand is left. "Your mother was quite worried when you did not arrive home on schedule, m'lord." Lhovrik stammers a little in embarrassment, while Ginara slips off to go to sleep. After the servant has made clear to Lhovrik both his and Lady cath Kalissar's disapproval, he allows Lhovrik to retire as well. [/QUOTE]
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