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<blockquote data-quote="ahayford" data-source="post: 5710615" data-attributes="member: 6680745"><p>Garthun sputters with impotent rage. There is little he can do and he knows it. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: Green">Just you wait until we get back to Cauldron. I have connections. I know people!</span></p><p></p><p>He grumbles into his beard while he picks through the meager remains of his caravan. </p><p></p><p>Tamecia grimaces in pain while she thinks. She turns her head toward Nia while she speaks.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: purple">No, I can’t tink of anyone that would have a grudge against Orin or dis place. Despite being thickheaded sometimes, Orin is a good man. You heard him. If you are brave enough to make it here, he gives you a meal and a safe place to lay your head. He’s followed the teachings of Desna all his life. Even has a small chapel in the inn. A missionary usually maintains the shrine, but she left a week back for some business in Cauldron. Sweet girl too, wish you could have met her.</span></p><p></p><p>She shakes her head, seeming to refocus on the question at hand </p><p></p><p><span style="color: purple">He’d never turn a traveler away. You could say its against his religion.</span></p><p></p><p>Tamecia chuckles to herself.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: purple">Now...its time for me and me girls to go to sleep. Nia, you and your friends are welcome to whatever you can find in the pantry if you are hungry. Lesia and Nessa will show you to a room. None of you sleep outside tonight. </span></p><p></p><p>Tamecia hobbles into the inn with the rest of the crowd, while two of her girls show you to your rooms. As you enter the inn, you here the rowdy sounds of a binge underway. Orin is letting the rum and rice wine flow freely as he indulges the appetites of the victorious guardsmen. Still high on victory, the guards are busy telling tales and taking deep swigs from their mugs. Most of the remaining merchants and porters opt to go to sleep, their nerves shot from the evening’s activities.</p><p></p><p>The girls lead you to some private rooms in the back. Nia is provided a small room to herself, while the men are led to a bunk room. While simple, the linens are clean and the beds are stuffed with fresh straw.</p><p></p><p>The morning arrives with little fanfare. Those who participated in the revelries seem to be dragging a bit and paying Cayden Cailean’s tithe. Tamecia enters the main room, the night’s rest seeming to have re-energized her. She carries a large platter of what appears to be large black bowls of meat. Her girls carry steaming bowls of stew, different from the one you had the night before. She places one of the black bowls in front of each of you and the girls distribute the stew amongst the early risers. She leans over Caytis as she hands him his bowl and winks.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: purple">I bet you thought I was kidding....Or maybe you just wish I was.</span></p><p></p><p>You quickly realize the black bowls are the upturned carapaces of fire beetles that have been roasted with garlic and olive oil. Despite its strange appearance, the dish smells heavenly. The stew itself has chunks of meat you are fairly certain once belonged to the smaller ember beetles. It has been cooked with an assortment of local beans, rice, and some strange spices you don’t recognize. You have a feeling Tamecia could make just about anything seem appetizing.</p><p></p><p>After your meal, the caravan begins to get ready to leave. Garthun has managed to pull together one cart of goods from his previous caravan that he is driving himself, as none of his men returned last night. He continues to grumble when ever he sees you or Maavu, but says nothing. The rage is evident in his smoldering glances.</p><p></p><p>Before too long, Adofo sounds the horn and whats left of the caravan, leaves the Lucky Monkey behind. The rest of the journey home is mercifully mundane. Before long, the mountains loom in the distance. Not long after that, Cauldron is visible, perched atop the ancient volcano that once defended it from demonic hordes. Man made keeps and towers can be seen built into the ridge of the caldara. The city flag flies from the top of each one.</p><p></p><p>The caravan snakes it way slowly around the base of the volcano as it makes its ascent. Despite approaching the city from the east, the looping path eventually brings the caravan to the South Gate. Everyone is charged a 1cp gate tax then allowed into the city proper.</p><p></p><p>The paved cobblestone streets Cauldron feel hard and sure beneath your feat. The bricks vary in color between white and black. The light sparkles off the stones in an attractive, if peculiar way. Its as if they contained large amounts of crushed glass. Most of the buildings have a very open architecture, to allow the breeze to blow through and keep the structures cool during the daytime. Retractable shutters allow the buildings to be closed at night to keep out the night insects and rain. </p><p></p><p>The caravan breaks up, each merchant going their seperate ways. Maavu flips you a final salute as he moves towards his warehouses. Garthun flips you a salute of a different kind as he drives his cart in the opposite direction.</p><p></p><p>You lead your tired beasts of burden to the Drunken Morkoth where The Cardinal greats Valinnan with a giant bear hug. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: Red">Good to see you my boy. I see you and your frineds made it back safe. And, you seem to have picked up a few more along the way.” The Cardinal doesn’t even lose a beat when he see Nia’s rough appearance. “Come in, come in. Val, Marcus, Caytis, Svexyn...you three can unload the cart while I properly great our guests.</span></p><p></p><p>When the cart is finally unloaded, the group is treated to a roasted fish and an ale by the Cardinal.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">Thank you so much for making that trip. I had begun to forget what some of this stuff from home tasted like. Mind isn’t what it used to be. Makes it hard for me to uh...make good recommendations.</span></p><p></p><p>The Cardinal mops his firey red hair with a bar rag then leaves a bag of gold on the counter. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: red">Thanks again Val, you and your friends deserve this.</span></p><p></p><p>Inside, is 300gp</p><p></p><p>[ooc]You now have some free time to talk amongst yourselves and do things in the city. When you are done, Chapter 1 will begin.[/ooc]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ahayford, post: 5710615, member: 6680745"] Garthun sputters with impotent rage. There is little he can do and he knows it. [color="Green"]Just you wait until we get back to Cauldron. I have connections. I know people![/color] He grumbles into his beard while he picks through the meager remains of his caravan. Tamecia grimaces in pain while she thinks. She turns her head toward Nia while she speaks. [color="purple"]No, I can’t tink of anyone that would have a grudge against Orin or dis place. Despite being thickheaded sometimes, Orin is a good man. You heard him. If you are brave enough to make it here, he gives you a meal and a safe place to lay your head. He’s followed the teachings of Desna all his life. Even has a small chapel in the inn. A missionary usually maintains the shrine, but she left a week back for some business in Cauldron. Sweet girl too, wish you could have met her.[/color] She shakes her head, seeming to refocus on the question at hand [color="purple"]He’d never turn a traveler away. You could say its against his religion.[/color] Tamecia chuckles to herself. [color="purple"]Now...its time for me and me girls to go to sleep. Nia, you and your friends are welcome to whatever you can find in the pantry if you are hungry. Lesia and Nessa will show you to a room. None of you sleep outside tonight. [/color] Tamecia hobbles into the inn with the rest of the crowd, while two of her girls show you to your rooms. As you enter the inn, you here the rowdy sounds of a binge underway. Orin is letting the rum and rice wine flow freely as he indulges the appetites of the victorious guardsmen. Still high on victory, the guards are busy telling tales and taking deep swigs from their mugs. Most of the remaining merchants and porters opt to go to sleep, their nerves shot from the evening’s activities. The girls lead you to some private rooms in the back. Nia is provided a small room to herself, while the men are led to a bunk room. While simple, the linens are clean and the beds are stuffed with fresh straw. The morning arrives with little fanfare. Those who participated in the revelries seem to be dragging a bit and paying Cayden Cailean’s tithe. Tamecia enters the main room, the night’s rest seeming to have re-energized her. She carries a large platter of what appears to be large black bowls of meat. Her girls carry steaming bowls of stew, different from the one you had the night before. She places one of the black bowls in front of each of you and the girls distribute the stew amongst the early risers. She leans over Caytis as she hands him his bowl and winks. [color="purple"]I bet you thought I was kidding....Or maybe you just wish I was.[/color] You quickly realize the black bowls are the upturned carapaces of fire beetles that have been roasted with garlic and olive oil. Despite its strange appearance, the dish smells heavenly. The stew itself has chunks of meat you are fairly certain once belonged to the smaller ember beetles. It has been cooked with an assortment of local beans, rice, and some strange spices you don’t recognize. You have a feeling Tamecia could make just about anything seem appetizing. After your meal, the caravan begins to get ready to leave. Garthun has managed to pull together one cart of goods from his previous caravan that he is driving himself, as none of his men returned last night. He continues to grumble when ever he sees you or Maavu, but says nothing. The rage is evident in his smoldering glances. Before too long, Adofo sounds the horn and whats left of the caravan, leaves the Lucky Monkey behind. The rest of the journey home is mercifully mundane. Before long, the mountains loom in the distance. Not long after that, Cauldron is visible, perched atop the ancient volcano that once defended it from demonic hordes. Man made keeps and towers can be seen built into the ridge of the caldara. The city flag flies from the top of each one. The caravan snakes it way slowly around the base of the volcano as it makes its ascent. Despite approaching the city from the east, the looping path eventually brings the caravan to the South Gate. Everyone is charged a 1cp gate tax then allowed into the city proper. The paved cobblestone streets Cauldron feel hard and sure beneath your feat. The bricks vary in color between white and black. The light sparkles off the stones in an attractive, if peculiar way. Its as if they contained large amounts of crushed glass. Most of the buildings have a very open architecture, to allow the breeze to blow through and keep the structures cool during the daytime. Retractable shutters allow the buildings to be closed at night to keep out the night insects and rain. The caravan breaks up, each merchant going their seperate ways. Maavu flips you a final salute as he moves towards his warehouses. Garthun flips you a salute of a different kind as he drives his cart in the opposite direction. You lead your tired beasts of burden to the Drunken Morkoth where The Cardinal greats Valinnan with a giant bear hug. [color="Red"]Good to see you my boy. I see you and your frineds made it back safe. And, you seem to have picked up a few more along the way.” The Cardinal doesn’t even lose a beat when he see Nia’s rough appearance. “Come in, come in. Val, Marcus, Caytis, Svexyn...you three can unload the cart while I properly great our guests.[/color] When the cart is finally unloaded, the group is treated to a roasted fish and an ale by the Cardinal. [color="red"]Thank you so much for making that trip. I had begun to forget what some of this stuff from home tasted like. Mind isn’t what it used to be. Makes it hard for me to uh...make good recommendations.[/color] The Cardinal mops his firey red hair with a bar rag then leaves a bag of gold on the counter. [color="red"]Thanks again Val, you and your friends deserve this.[/color] Inside, is 300gp [ooc]You now have some free time to talk amongst yourselves and do things in the city. When you are done, Chapter 1 will begin.[/ooc] [/QUOTE]
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