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<blockquote data-quote="PieAndDragon" data-source="post: 2643215" data-attributes="member: 18108"><p>As written in the journal of Magga, the female goblin with the party</p><p></p><p><strong>Fireday, 22nd of Seventhmonth, 1532 ER</strong></p><p></p><p>Having travelled through Autumn rains, Albak and I have reached Whistlevale. It's not much of a town, but I managed to get a room at a place called the Weary Horse. Higher class than my regular sort of place, but we're trying to make an impression. Albak seemed happy with his kennel, so I left him there while I went to check out our future employer.</p><p></p><p>Cilam's directions checked out, and I found the tattoo parlour. Quite a high-class joint, looks like he might be able to pay well in the future. One of the apprentices was a bit rude, some fat human lad, but managed to get to speak to the owner of the place, our soon to be employer.</p><p></p><p>Vincien Halfgate is a merchant, and quite smart for a human. Seems to know how the deal works. Too many tattoos for my liking, probably all magical too. Didn't want to start anything so kept my spells to myself. Once I mentioned the Last God's name, he settled down. Cilam was right, this one's definately interested in the Venturers. </p><p></p><p>We agreed a side deal and he told me to come along and meet the others tomorrow. Told me to bring along any others I thought were up to scratch.</p><p>Spent the rest of the day in the Weary Horse, although I did pick up a spiked collar for Albak. He's due some sort of reward.</p><p></p><p>Met another stranger early this evening. Garrett is size, although he just looks like a small human. Claimed he was some race called a "halfling" and played a weird thing he called a "clarinet". Seemed fairly clueless about things around here, but may better company than the other locals around here. Seems to radiate magic too, not sure why?? Better go down and finish the night off, got to teach Garrett some goblin drinking games.</p><p></p><p><strong>Earthday, 23nd of Seventhmonth, 1532 ER</strong></p><p></p><p>Dainor's Tear's! Not too bad a day so far.</p><p>Got Garrett too drunk to stand last night, and thought it would be a laugh to drag him along to the meeting today.</p><p>We got to the meeting pretty much on time. Had to drag the halfling out of the dive he was staying at, the Dancing Dryad. Not a good place.</p><p></p><p>Vincien had hired out a dining room at the Weary horse, and most of the others were already there. Our employer was the last but one to arrive.</p><p>This lot didn't seem to be your normal bunch of scum. There was a salamander who kept to his own corner. Saw two sickles at his side. Druid's weapons. Didn't say much.</p><p></p><p>The two siv were a bit more lively. Lumumba seemed to be the leader of the two. Said the other one's name was Kwaku, though he doesn't seem to speak the human tongue. Tried Goblin and Night Tongue, but didn't respond to those either. He just grinned at me with his frog head. Haven't tried Worg yet, not likely though. </p><p></p><p>Lumumba claims to be a user of the arcane arts, but carries himself more like a warrior to me. Got some nasty chain weapon but couldn't make out any armour. Kwaku seems to be subservient to him. That one is a servant of the Immortals, like me. Looks fairly useful in a fight. Mace, crossbow, shield and armour. Looked prepared to me. Lumumba told me Kwaku's a healer, and didn't want to be part of the full group. Fine by me, more stuff to go around.</p><p>Lukkar looks like he might make a good ally. Goblin like me. Not my type though, too thin. Said he's an archer, with a dog like Albak. Didn't say much about his tribe though. Probably a story there somewhere.</p><p></p><p>Our last companion was late. Not sure what to think, could be trouble. A human, some noble from Kynahar. Dressed like one. Looks more dangerous than most though. Carried himself like a warrior, and probably knows how to use the rapier he carries. Knew his knife from his spoon too. Said his name was Lysander Casaragis. Heard of the famliy, pretty rich apparently.</p><p></p><p>The food was good, roast beef and Lomghel Red. Talked a bit to the others before Vincien got down to business.</p><p>Our employer gave some speech about how he'd gathered us all here. Turns out he actually contracted Deng and Lumumba. The siv has some sort of affinity with the Monkey spirit, and Deng can speak to the night fey. Looks like I missed out on a deal there!</p><p></p><p>Turns out we've been hired to track down some noble who's gone missing. Metabus HighKeep hasn't been seen in over five days. Sounds like he sang for his supper most places. His family will pay Vincien, who will pay us for returning him alive. Lysander and Garrett tried to get an advance, but Vincien's too wily for that</p><p></p><p>We're travelling towards Harrowford this afternoon, as that's where this human was last seen. There's some fey we can talk to by a lake as well.</p><p></p><p>Vincien's also paid for a Noble's Charter, making us an official adventuring company. We chose Lysander as our leader and I somehow ended up as deputy on it. So long as I'm not leader, I don't really care. The noble came up with the Company of the Valiant Blade, and as no one else could better it, that's what we're called for now.</p><p>We've got an hour to sort our stuff out now, then we're travelling with Vincien's coach to the next village. Time to get Albak ready.</p><p></p><p>Our journey went no problem. Quintus, the coach driver, drove the others while me and Lukkar rode our dogs. Stopped at some dirty little place called Monkeyshill. Our grand employer has paid for everything though, so I'm not complaining. Managed to keep some brandy for our journey too! Lysander seems to like his drink too. The locals had seen Metabus and two guards a week ago, which is a good start.</p><p></p><p><strong>Waterday, 24th of Seventhmonth, 1532 ER</strong></p><p></p><p>We left the Grinning Monkey early, on foot (or tail in Deng's case) as Quintus was taking the coach back to Whistlevale. Can't blame him really. Not the best road I've seen. They've let the forest grow right up to it. In Bukon we'd have cut it right back. </p><p></p><p>We put Garrett on Lukkar's dog to make better time. Lukkar and Deng scouted a little ahead. Both seem to know what they're doing. Don't think Lysander is used to walking. Does him good though.</p><p></p><p>Couple hours down the road we found a horse with it's saddle, harness and bags intact, grazing by the roadside. Lukkar and Deng had a look around and found some webbing. There was gold in the saddlebags, so we decided to have a look for the rider.</p><p>We got Lukkar's dog to follow the trail into the trees. I took rear guard and spotted a spider Albak's size trailing us. The others found some humanoid spider-creatures. Deng called them ettercaps. </p><p></p><p>They didn't seem to want us here, but the fight was pretty brief. I fought off the spider, although Lysander struck the killing blow. Danjas might have some use for this one. Garrett somehow played a battle-tune on that big pipe-thing, Lukkar took out one from dog-back with his bow, while Lumumba and Deng took out the last. Kwaku wasn't much use with his crossbow, but at least he didn't leg it. </p><p></p><p>Vincien was right about Lumumba though. The siv took to the trees like a monkey, and I don't want to get near to that chain thing when he's swinging it. Vicious thing.</p><p>We left their bodies and found a dead human, probably the horse's rider. Found their loot in an oak tree. Some weapons and armour, two scrolls, a fair haul of money and a bronze - handled tankard with a siv name on it. Some of the gear had the icon of the Children of the Light, a militant group in Sohal. They like burning people if memory serves me correct.</p><p></p><p>We headed on with our horse, which carried the halfling and the noble. About midday we got to Harrowford. Not a big place, maybe sixty huts and a couple of stone buildings. Couple of SouthWatch guards and the Rowdy Redcap, a tavern where we might be able to get some kip.</p><p></p><p>Garrett asked around, and with his happy face got some of the locals talking. Not good news. Turns out Master HighKeep hadn't been seen for five days, and three days ago a note had turned up saying he was dead. They remembered he had a good voice though. We weren't so sure about the note, as our employer had insisted Metabus had been detected as alive by magical means.</p><p></p><p>Also turns out they've got some festival tomorrow, Harvest's Thanks. The others all agreed to be around for it if possible, and I got no objections.</p><p>We spent the afternoon drinking in the Redcap. Lysander seemed a bit reluctant to leave when we left an hour before dusk.</p><p></p><p>We travalled down a tributary into the river Harrow and got to the lake of some fey called a glaistig, Matuta's Lake the locals called it. Quite a pretty place. There was supposed to be a kenku Vincien knew about here. One of the others saw him skulking by the side of the clearing by the shore, but we left him be while we said hello to our hostess.</p><p>Lumumba was doing his siv walk on water trick when she came out of the water. Got a pretty human female form, wearing a green dress for some reason. All Matuta wanted was some company, so Garrett played his clarinet while the rest of us danced around. Lysander and the salamander actually can too! Lumumba did some strange jumping around thing on the surface of the water. The others were impressed.</p><p></p><p>Then the kenku showed 'imself. Erett was his name, but only Deng and me could speak to him. Deals are done differently among the night fey, so we gave him the tankard from the ettercaps and he told us about some bandits who had captured the noble. Probably after he came to sing for the glaistig by the sound of it. They work for some guy called the "seer of the apes". Has some magical powers over monkeys, apes and humans. Not me though.</p><p>Erett wouldn't tell us more, though I'm sure he knew. Wanted us to return with another "gift". Tight git.</p><p></p><p>So we headed back and drank in the Rowdy Redcap with some of the villagers. Decided to set a watch when we bedded down though.</p><p></p><p><strong>Endday, 25nd of Seventhmonth, 1532 ER</strong></p><p></p><p>With nothing better to do, we joined in the festivities for the day. Had a big feast in the afternoon and then we performed for their entertainment.</p><p></p><p>We were pretty good! Worked out an acrobat routine for Deng, Lysander and Lumumba. Lukkar and I rode among and around them, performing tricks in the saddle while the halfling lead us all on that long-pipe. Kwaku just pestered the villagers with a big frog grin. </p><p></p><p>The yokels were impressed, best entertainment they've had in years! Sounds like they'll remember us for a while. Plied us with drink all evening and showered us with coins. One old lady was so touched she gave us a silver comb with some nymph hair still in it.</p><p></p><p>We also asked around about the bandit activity. Turns out they're working along the northern edge of the Forest of the Apes, by the river Harrow. Tend to keep to the forest and seem to be working with some of the locals. </p><p></p><p><strong>Airday, 1st of Eighthmonth, 1532 ER</strong></p><p></p><p>We travelled downriver towards Harrowbridge, which some of the others seemed to think would bring out the bandits. When we stopped for some food by the river, we met the salamander Chai-Son. </p><p></p><p>He was hunting some creatures called gorrillons, lead by a larger one with red claws. Looked like he was armed for it, with some sort of wyrmscale and a mean-looking polearm. Had two goblins with them mounted on some sort of riding baboon. Spellcasters by the look of them. Not people to be messing round with. We let them go on after the apes.</p><p></p><p>At Harrowbridge we exchanged some of our loot and split it out. Kwaku only got a half-share, but seemed to be happy. Lysander bought a warhorse and we let go our other one. Don't like the look of it though. Think the noble might have been had. Oh well!</p><p></p><p>We headed back along the other side of the Harrow and got to Matuta's Lake. She welcomed us again and we performed our routine for her and the kenku. Got nothing from them though.</p><p>Exchanged the old woman's silver comb for Erett's knowledge. Looks like the bandits have a base at some old ruined manor. Found out that the note to the villagers had been tampered with by some other night fey. We weren't too worried about that though, as we reckoned the noble would be at this manor.</p><p></p><p>Returned to Harrowford and made use of the Redcap's hospitality again. Food, drink and lodging for free! Garrett played for them again. Reminded myself to get Lysander drunk one night and and see what we can find out about him. Shouldn't be too hard.</p><p></p><p><strong>Fireday, 2nd of Eighthmonth, 1532 ER</strong></p><p></p><p>We headed out early towards the ruined manor of Borderwell in the forest, after getting some directions from the locals. Turns out its about 10 miles into the Forest of the Apes, to the south. Deng spotted some sort of plant-folk with lots of spines and we avoided them. </p><p></p><p>The salamander also heard a creature following us through the forest. After a while, Lumumba climbed a tree to confront it, and it spoke to us in the forest-tongue. Lysander spoke to it (last one I expected to know that tongue!) and it turns out to be a warden of the forest and the monkeys. </p><p></p><p>We had no dispute with it so travelled on, though it followed us. None of us managed to get a glimpse. We've just passed a damaged milestone on the trail which leads to Borderwell's ruins. Now we're deciding who to send up to scout. Think Deng might have caught something too, as he's not looking so good.</p><p></p><p><strong>End of session one</strong></p><p></p><p>Any feedback appreciated, as this is my first story hour or anything similar. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PieAndDragon, post: 2643215, member: 18108"] As written in the journal of Magga, the female goblin with the party [B]Fireday, 22nd of Seventhmonth, 1532 ER[/B] Having travelled through Autumn rains, Albak and I have reached Whistlevale. It's not much of a town, but I managed to get a room at a place called the Weary Horse. Higher class than my regular sort of place, but we're trying to make an impression. Albak seemed happy with his kennel, so I left him there while I went to check out our future employer. Cilam's directions checked out, and I found the tattoo parlour. Quite a high-class joint, looks like he might be able to pay well in the future. One of the apprentices was a bit rude, some fat human lad, but managed to get to speak to the owner of the place, our soon to be employer. Vincien Halfgate is a merchant, and quite smart for a human. Seems to know how the deal works. Too many tattoos for my liking, probably all magical too. Didn't want to start anything so kept my spells to myself. Once I mentioned the Last God's name, he settled down. Cilam was right, this one's definately interested in the Venturers. We agreed a side deal and he told me to come along and meet the others tomorrow. Told me to bring along any others I thought were up to scratch. Spent the rest of the day in the Weary Horse, although I did pick up a spiked collar for Albak. He's due some sort of reward. Met another stranger early this evening. Garrett is size, although he just looks like a small human. Claimed he was some race called a "halfling" and played a weird thing he called a "clarinet". Seemed fairly clueless about things around here, but may better company than the other locals around here. Seems to radiate magic too, not sure why?? Better go down and finish the night off, got to teach Garrett some goblin drinking games. [B]Earthday, 23nd of Seventhmonth, 1532 ER[/B] Dainor's Tear's! Not too bad a day so far. Got Garrett too drunk to stand last night, and thought it would be a laugh to drag him along to the meeting today. We got to the meeting pretty much on time. Had to drag the halfling out of the dive he was staying at, the Dancing Dryad. Not a good place. Vincien had hired out a dining room at the Weary horse, and most of the others were already there. Our employer was the last but one to arrive. This lot didn't seem to be your normal bunch of scum. There was a salamander who kept to his own corner. Saw two sickles at his side. Druid's weapons. Didn't say much. The two siv were a bit more lively. Lumumba seemed to be the leader of the two. Said the other one's name was Kwaku, though he doesn't seem to speak the human tongue. Tried Goblin and Night Tongue, but didn't respond to those either. He just grinned at me with his frog head. Haven't tried Worg yet, not likely though. Lumumba claims to be a user of the arcane arts, but carries himself more like a warrior to me. Got some nasty chain weapon but couldn't make out any armour. Kwaku seems to be subservient to him. That one is a servant of the Immortals, like me. Looks fairly useful in a fight. Mace, crossbow, shield and armour. Looked prepared to me. Lumumba told me Kwaku's a healer, and didn't want to be part of the full group. Fine by me, more stuff to go around. Lukkar looks like he might make a good ally. Goblin like me. Not my type though, too thin. Said he's an archer, with a dog like Albak. Didn't say much about his tribe though. Probably a story there somewhere. Our last companion was late. Not sure what to think, could be trouble. A human, some noble from Kynahar. Dressed like one. Looks more dangerous than most though. Carried himself like a warrior, and probably knows how to use the rapier he carries. Knew his knife from his spoon too. Said his name was Lysander Casaragis. Heard of the famliy, pretty rich apparently. The food was good, roast beef and Lomghel Red. Talked a bit to the others before Vincien got down to business. Our employer gave some speech about how he'd gathered us all here. Turns out he actually contracted Deng and Lumumba. The siv has some sort of affinity with the Monkey spirit, and Deng can speak to the night fey. Looks like I missed out on a deal there! Turns out we've been hired to track down some noble who's gone missing. Metabus HighKeep hasn't been seen in over five days. Sounds like he sang for his supper most places. His family will pay Vincien, who will pay us for returning him alive. Lysander and Garrett tried to get an advance, but Vincien's too wily for that We're travelling towards Harrowford this afternoon, as that's where this human was last seen. There's some fey we can talk to by a lake as well. Vincien's also paid for a Noble's Charter, making us an official adventuring company. We chose Lysander as our leader and I somehow ended up as deputy on it. So long as I'm not leader, I don't really care. The noble came up with the Company of the Valiant Blade, and as no one else could better it, that's what we're called for now. We've got an hour to sort our stuff out now, then we're travelling with Vincien's coach to the next village. Time to get Albak ready. Our journey went no problem. Quintus, the coach driver, drove the others while me and Lukkar rode our dogs. Stopped at some dirty little place called Monkeyshill. Our grand employer has paid for everything though, so I'm not complaining. Managed to keep some brandy for our journey too! Lysander seems to like his drink too. The locals had seen Metabus and two guards a week ago, which is a good start. [B]Waterday, 24th of Seventhmonth, 1532 ER[/B] We left the Grinning Monkey early, on foot (or tail in Deng's case) as Quintus was taking the coach back to Whistlevale. Can't blame him really. Not the best road I've seen. They've let the forest grow right up to it. In Bukon we'd have cut it right back. We put Garrett on Lukkar's dog to make better time. Lukkar and Deng scouted a little ahead. Both seem to know what they're doing. Don't think Lysander is used to walking. Does him good though. Couple hours down the road we found a horse with it's saddle, harness and bags intact, grazing by the roadside. Lukkar and Deng had a look around and found some webbing. There was gold in the saddlebags, so we decided to have a look for the rider. We got Lukkar's dog to follow the trail into the trees. I took rear guard and spotted a spider Albak's size trailing us. The others found some humanoid spider-creatures. Deng called them ettercaps. They didn't seem to want us here, but the fight was pretty brief. I fought off the spider, although Lysander struck the killing blow. Danjas might have some use for this one. Garrett somehow played a battle-tune on that big pipe-thing, Lukkar took out one from dog-back with his bow, while Lumumba and Deng took out the last. Kwaku wasn't much use with his crossbow, but at least he didn't leg it. Vincien was right about Lumumba though. The siv took to the trees like a monkey, and I don't want to get near to that chain thing when he's swinging it. Vicious thing. We left their bodies and found a dead human, probably the horse's rider. Found their loot in an oak tree. Some weapons and armour, two scrolls, a fair haul of money and a bronze - handled tankard with a siv name on it. Some of the gear had the icon of the Children of the Light, a militant group in Sohal. They like burning people if memory serves me correct. We headed on with our horse, which carried the halfling and the noble. About midday we got to Harrowford. Not a big place, maybe sixty huts and a couple of stone buildings. Couple of SouthWatch guards and the Rowdy Redcap, a tavern where we might be able to get some kip. Garrett asked around, and with his happy face got some of the locals talking. Not good news. Turns out Master HighKeep hadn't been seen for five days, and three days ago a note had turned up saying he was dead. They remembered he had a good voice though. We weren't so sure about the note, as our employer had insisted Metabus had been detected as alive by magical means. Also turns out they've got some festival tomorrow, Harvest's Thanks. The others all agreed to be around for it if possible, and I got no objections. We spent the afternoon drinking in the Redcap. Lysander seemed a bit reluctant to leave when we left an hour before dusk. We travalled down a tributary into the river Harrow and got to the lake of some fey called a glaistig, Matuta's Lake the locals called it. Quite a pretty place. There was supposed to be a kenku Vincien knew about here. One of the others saw him skulking by the side of the clearing by the shore, but we left him be while we said hello to our hostess. Lumumba was doing his siv walk on water trick when she came out of the water. Got a pretty human female form, wearing a green dress for some reason. All Matuta wanted was some company, so Garrett played his clarinet while the rest of us danced around. Lysander and the salamander actually can too! Lumumba did some strange jumping around thing on the surface of the water. The others were impressed. Then the kenku showed 'imself. Erett was his name, but only Deng and me could speak to him. Deals are done differently among the night fey, so we gave him the tankard from the ettercaps and he told us about some bandits who had captured the noble. Probably after he came to sing for the glaistig by the sound of it. They work for some guy called the "seer of the apes". Has some magical powers over monkeys, apes and humans. Not me though. Erett wouldn't tell us more, though I'm sure he knew. Wanted us to return with another "gift". Tight git. So we headed back and drank in the Rowdy Redcap with some of the villagers. Decided to set a watch when we bedded down though. [B]Endday, 25nd of Seventhmonth, 1532 ER[/B] With nothing better to do, we joined in the festivities for the day. Had a big feast in the afternoon and then we performed for their entertainment. We were pretty good! Worked out an acrobat routine for Deng, Lysander and Lumumba. Lukkar and I rode among and around them, performing tricks in the saddle while the halfling lead us all on that long-pipe. Kwaku just pestered the villagers with a big frog grin. The yokels were impressed, best entertainment they've had in years! Sounds like they'll remember us for a while. Plied us with drink all evening and showered us with coins. One old lady was so touched she gave us a silver comb with some nymph hair still in it. We also asked around about the bandit activity. Turns out they're working along the northern edge of the Forest of the Apes, by the river Harrow. Tend to keep to the forest and seem to be working with some of the locals. [B]Airday, 1st of Eighthmonth, 1532 ER[/B] We travelled downriver towards Harrowbridge, which some of the others seemed to think would bring out the bandits. When we stopped for some food by the river, we met the salamander Chai-Son. He was hunting some creatures called gorrillons, lead by a larger one with red claws. Looked like he was armed for it, with some sort of wyrmscale and a mean-looking polearm. Had two goblins with them mounted on some sort of riding baboon. Spellcasters by the look of them. Not people to be messing round with. We let them go on after the apes. At Harrowbridge we exchanged some of our loot and split it out. Kwaku only got a half-share, but seemed to be happy. Lysander bought a warhorse and we let go our other one. Don't like the look of it though. Think the noble might have been had. Oh well! We headed back along the other side of the Harrow and got to Matuta's Lake. She welcomed us again and we performed our routine for her and the kenku. Got nothing from them though. Exchanged the old woman's silver comb for Erett's knowledge. Looks like the bandits have a base at some old ruined manor. Found out that the note to the villagers had been tampered with by some other night fey. We weren't too worried about that though, as we reckoned the noble would be at this manor. Returned to Harrowford and made use of the Redcap's hospitality again. Food, drink and lodging for free! Garrett played for them again. Reminded myself to get Lysander drunk one night and and see what we can find out about him. Shouldn't be too hard. [B]Fireday, 2nd of Eighthmonth, 1532 ER[/B] We headed out early towards the ruined manor of Borderwell in the forest, after getting some directions from the locals. Turns out its about 10 miles into the Forest of the Apes, to the south. Deng spotted some sort of plant-folk with lots of spines and we avoided them. The salamander also heard a creature following us through the forest. After a while, Lumumba climbed a tree to confront it, and it spoke to us in the forest-tongue. Lysander spoke to it (last one I expected to know that tongue!) and it turns out to be a warden of the forest and the monkeys. We had no dispute with it so travelled on, though it followed us. None of us managed to get a glimpse. We've just passed a damaged milestone on the trail which leads to Borderwell's ruins. Now we're deciding who to send up to scout. Think Deng might have caught something too, as he's not looking so good. [B]End of session one[/B] Any feedback appreciated, as this is my first story hour or anything similar. :) [/QUOTE]
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