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<blockquote data-quote="Shieldhaven" data-source="post: 1911250" data-attributes="member: 23427"><p>It's been a long while since I've posted. This is actually two sessions rolled into one entry. Also, I had to leave the last session a little early, so I missed the part in which we identified the sword.</p><p></p><p>--------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>Our labors since my last entry have been… indirect. The Dean informed us that all of the arrangements had been made for the divination we have endeavored to earn. Fel went to receive it, and found himself in the shop of an old fortune-teller. She told him that the axe is in the mountains of Droaam. It is a key of some kind. There is a woman of some sort watching us and taking no action. The fortune-teller anticipated Fel’s arrival and recognized him as a changeling.</p><p></p><p>But when Fel returned to tell the Dean of this, he said that he had no idea who this old woman was, and we were supposed to have gone to speak with Brother Jared in Cogswatch. I really wonder, in hindsight, where Fel got the bad information that led him to what may or may not have been an accurate divination. Brother Jared told him that the axe has been taken to where it can be used as a symbol of authority. If we chase after it, we will go one way and then the other. It will pass through our hands & through our fingers. If we do not seek it, it will be used to open a door that should be kept closed. It is currently in the City. There exists a prophecy of doing a great good that is turned into a great danger.</p><p></p><p>When we told him of this second divination, Dean Harrison told us of a tavern in Lower Dura called the One Way. We took a skysled down there – the sled’s handler was sufficiently amused by us that he declined to charge us. He dropped us off not too far from there, more or less in the thick of the goblinoid crowd. None of us felt too great about that, but we were shy on options so we took a seat not far from the center of the room and ordered beer. Maeve ordered some rather mysterious red-tinted beer – I think it had some kind of really godawful spice in it. After a few moments of studiously avoiding our beer, Gerron used the power of his dragonmark to reach out for the axe. We were all surprised when he said that it was in the next building over.</p><p></p><p>Fel examined the building. It was inhabited by a family of goblins. We were debating how to go about getting the axe from inside the house when a spell of Farspeaking brought words to our ears. The voice offered to help us get inside the building, for a price, and instructed us to go back to the tavern. A hobgoblin approached us inside. He called himself “Dark” and offered to get the axe for us if we would do him a favor. I insisted that the favor be named before we agreed to it, so he told us the story of his brother, who was ambushed and robbed by halflings. Dark wanted to recover his brother’s greatsword, preferably by violence. I pulled Gerron aside for a moment to debate this, but it soon became clear that I was the only one who felt exceptional qualms about acting quite so far outside the law. We were without further recourse, however; robbing a house full of goblins in a goblin-choked section of the city is definitely not better. So we got directions to the halflings’ warehouse. Dark described the greatsword as being made of a purple-red metal.</p><p></p><p>We did initially try to negotiate. On Maeve’s suggestion, we put ourselves forward as the relatives of an eccentric uncle who enjoyed collecting swords, and had heard of this one very impressive one. Once we persuaded the halflings to let us see the greatsword that we purportedly wished to purchase, they brought us inside the building, into a small waiting-room. It took four of them to bring the sword in, as it was apparently sized for an ogre. An inscription on the blade was translated to read: “What is bound may sleep forever.” They wanted more than twice as much money as we could possibly gather (at least, without going to ask the Baron d’Cannith for a massive loan). So we jumped them.</p><p></p><p>It was not an easy fight. I caused Gerron to grow large enough to wield the greatsword, then looked to my own defense. Maeve was in trouble immediately, as she was surrounded by enemies. Fel did what he could in the fight, but the halflings outnumbered us. Eventually Gerron’s massive and improved strength cut them all down, save for the one that fled from the room to alert the rest of his comrades. We beat a hasty retreat with sword in hand, though still more halflings attacked us on the way out. I was badly wounded by time we made good our escape. I did manage to snatch up a few of the leader’s belongings on my way out.</p><p></p><p>Questions that remain:</p><p>What is Dark’s real name and agenda? What does the sword really do? Will the halflings seek to retaliate against us? Were they part of any sort of hierarchy? Will Dark actually hold up his end of the bargain? Will word of our actions get out and come back to haunt us? What does the inscription on the blade mean? Was there some other, better way in which we could have handled all of this?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shieldhaven, post: 1911250, member: 23427"] It's been a long while since I've posted. This is actually two sessions rolled into one entry. Also, I had to leave the last session a little early, so I missed the part in which we identified the sword. -------------------------------------------- Our labors since my last entry have been… indirect. The Dean informed us that all of the arrangements had been made for the divination we have endeavored to earn. Fel went to receive it, and found himself in the shop of an old fortune-teller. She told him that the axe is in the mountains of Droaam. It is a key of some kind. There is a woman of some sort watching us and taking no action. The fortune-teller anticipated Fel’s arrival and recognized him as a changeling. But when Fel returned to tell the Dean of this, he said that he had no idea who this old woman was, and we were supposed to have gone to speak with Brother Jared in Cogswatch. I really wonder, in hindsight, where Fel got the bad information that led him to what may or may not have been an accurate divination. Brother Jared told him that the axe has been taken to where it can be used as a symbol of authority. If we chase after it, we will go one way and then the other. It will pass through our hands & through our fingers. If we do not seek it, it will be used to open a door that should be kept closed. It is currently in the City. There exists a prophecy of doing a great good that is turned into a great danger. When we told him of this second divination, Dean Harrison told us of a tavern in Lower Dura called the One Way. We took a skysled down there – the sled’s handler was sufficiently amused by us that he declined to charge us. He dropped us off not too far from there, more or less in the thick of the goblinoid crowd. None of us felt too great about that, but we were shy on options so we took a seat not far from the center of the room and ordered beer. Maeve ordered some rather mysterious red-tinted beer – I think it had some kind of really godawful spice in it. After a few moments of studiously avoiding our beer, Gerron used the power of his dragonmark to reach out for the axe. We were all surprised when he said that it was in the next building over. Fel examined the building. It was inhabited by a family of goblins. We were debating how to go about getting the axe from inside the house when a spell of Farspeaking brought words to our ears. The voice offered to help us get inside the building, for a price, and instructed us to go back to the tavern. A hobgoblin approached us inside. He called himself “Dark” and offered to get the axe for us if we would do him a favor. I insisted that the favor be named before we agreed to it, so he told us the story of his brother, who was ambushed and robbed by halflings. Dark wanted to recover his brother’s greatsword, preferably by violence. I pulled Gerron aside for a moment to debate this, but it soon became clear that I was the only one who felt exceptional qualms about acting quite so far outside the law. We were without further recourse, however; robbing a house full of goblins in a goblin-choked section of the city is definitely not better. So we got directions to the halflings’ warehouse. Dark described the greatsword as being made of a purple-red metal. We did initially try to negotiate. On Maeve’s suggestion, we put ourselves forward as the relatives of an eccentric uncle who enjoyed collecting swords, and had heard of this one very impressive one. Once we persuaded the halflings to let us see the greatsword that we purportedly wished to purchase, they brought us inside the building, into a small waiting-room. It took four of them to bring the sword in, as it was apparently sized for an ogre. An inscription on the blade was translated to read: “What is bound may sleep forever.” They wanted more than twice as much money as we could possibly gather (at least, without going to ask the Baron d’Cannith for a massive loan). So we jumped them. It was not an easy fight. I caused Gerron to grow large enough to wield the greatsword, then looked to my own defense. Maeve was in trouble immediately, as she was surrounded by enemies. Fel did what he could in the fight, but the halflings outnumbered us. Eventually Gerron’s massive and improved strength cut them all down, save for the one that fled from the room to alert the rest of his comrades. We beat a hasty retreat with sword in hand, though still more halflings attacked us on the way out. I was badly wounded by time we made good our escape. I did manage to snatch up a few of the leader’s belongings on my way out. Questions that remain: What is Dark’s real name and agenda? What does the sword really do? Will the halflings seek to retaliate against us? Were they part of any sort of hierarchy? Will Dark actually hold up his end of the bargain? Will word of our actions get out and come back to haunt us? What does the inscription on the blade mean? Was there some other, better way in which we could have handled all of this? [/QUOTE]
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