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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 1382805" data-attributes="member: 3448">The Expedition to MontheyWe set out as a small company to reconnoiter the valley that Lemannus had conferred on our covenant.  Three of my sodales travelled along with me: Tsaran, because of his skill at arms; Brigitta, because of her knowledge of the land; and Celeste, because of her sensitivity to magical auras.  Lemannus also conferred on us the services of a ministerial named Wilhelm, whose liege is a close ally of Lemannus; I have described Wilhelm in a separate entry [that Becky should write and post].  Inconveniently, Wilhelm has no Latin and his French is barely tolerable.  We also travelled with such grogs as we have; Tsaran's shield-grog, Wilhelm's squire, and the barest handful of grogs recruited from Lemannus.  Marie graciously consented to our accepting the services of some of their covenfolk, although I fear that we are mostly getting the dregs that Lemannus would as soon be rid of.  None are specialists of any sort.  Of the eight we were able to recruit, three are able warriors, although not distinguished.  Two of those warriors brought their wives along.  The number also included a young man with no notable skills and two unmarried women.  One of the young women, Jacqueline, bears watching.  One of the younger children of Lemannus's Autocrat, she appears determined to gain a position for herself beyond what she could get at Lemannus, even going so far as to recruit some of the other grogs who accompany us in an effort to make herself a leader.  She is forceful, charismatic, and bright, but I do not know if a girl barely into womanhood can exercise the sort of leadership she seeks.  As I said, she will bear watching.  [People should feel free to grab some of the grogs to write up, following the ordinary character gen rules.  Bear in mind that these are not, in general, the best and brightest.  I'll write up Jacqueline.]The trip to Monthey passed uneventfully.   Brigitta refused to travel by ship across Lake Geneva.  She expressed a deep conviction, almost a premonition, that the ship would sink and we would all die.  While Wilhelm grumbled, we set out on the substantially longer trip over land, reaching the mouth of the Rhone some ten days after departing.  We passed by or through many towns of varying size and the significant cities of Lausanne and Vevey.  Brigitta was fairly positive that bandits had watched our passage on a few occasions, but they did not attack, and we were able to dissuade Tsaran from attacking them on the ground that our mission was too important.  I fear that he may return on his own at some point, but by then it may be convenient to have an opportunity to test the grogs' mettle.  On the last night before we reached the mouth of the Rhone, we stayed in the village at the foot of the mighty castle of Chillon, which dominates the only convenient road through the mountains that tumble down to the shores of the Lake.  The toll was a mild inconvenience, but not substantial.  When we finally reached the mouth of the Rhone, we headed inland, following the river valley to make the path easier.  Brigitta, escorted by her goat, which she assured us was more than met the eye, had no difficulty picking out a path.  The rest of us followed with some trouble, especially Tsaran and Wilhelm with their warhorses, but thanks to her aid, we were able to follow.  She expressed some annoyance at our slower pace, but it took us two days to travel the dozen or so miles between the Lake and the village of Monthey.</blockquote>

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