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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 4053499" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Module 139, Chapter Two, “Arrival in Hunterdon”, October 9th, 1020:</strong></p><p></p><p>On the fifth days since setting sail the Bronze Star is nearing the Cantage coastline and the mouth of the river that flows to the rural town of Hunterdon, situated near the northernmost part of the Lordholding. The ship begins to sail down the river, seeing nothing on the sides except for forests.</p><p></p><p>They discuss the merits of going in anonymously or not, deciding not to use any aliases but to mention their own names as little as possible and to make no references at all to the Silver Moon. Cassie suggests “Let’s not over think this, we’re just there to ask about the Dragonstalkers.” Lannon says, “Yeah, as if referencing that we known those losers isn’t going to draw attention to us.” They begin to reach a more populated region, with farmlands alongside of both banks of the river, using it for irrigation canals. </p><p></p><p>The ship’s navigator them that Hunterdon will be on the starboard shore in less than a mile. The town is situated along a section where the river narrows from a width of sixty-to-eighty feet into a small lake, from which the river continues but narrows to a width of twenty-five to thirty, continuing on after flowing under a bridge. For vessels of the size of the Bronze Star this is therefore the end-of-the-line as they are to large to continue beyond Hunterdon. </p><p></p><p>The town itself is situated on approximately fifty acres alongside the bridge, comprised of approximately one-hundred buildings. There are eight docks extending out from the town. The most prominent structures in the community appear to be a central three-story stone fortress that is presumably the home of the town leader, a large tree surrounded by a fence on the southern end of town, a stone archway at the far end of town which exits to a southeastern road surrounded by crop fields, and a temple on the northeastern end of town that is dedicated to the deity Ukko. </p><p></p><p>As they approach the town docks a person comes out to greet them wearing shiny plate mail and the symbol of Ukko is on his shield. Aradyn says, “Looks like we have a paladin waiting for us….we may have to fight our way into this town.” “Only if he spots the drow,” is Lannon’s comment. Ailshier pulls up his hooded cloak to shield his face but comments, “Well, we could just beat the guy up on general principles.” </p><p></p><p>Aradyn sarcastically comments, “Great idea, that would set a new party record, getting us all arrested before we even leave the dock.” As they get nearer they see that the paladin is female rather than male and Ailsheir comments, “A dame! This changes everything, I’ll sweet talk her.” Mark says to Aradyn “I didn’t think drow flirted with paladins.” “They only flirt with their swords,” is Aradyn’s reply. Cassie interjects, “Let me do the talking.” Aradyn says, “I’ll join you. Everybody else stay on the boat.” </p><p></p><p>Cassie-Andra introduces herself, but omits the pause for the hyphen in her name so it comes across as Cassandra, and plays up her Priestess credentials. She receives a warm greeting in response from the paladin, who it turns out is the town’s sheriff, an elvan woman named Savil. She welcomes the new arrivals and then introduces them to a new arrival, an armored paladin of Ukko who she says is her bodyguard and deputy by the name of Honesty. Aradyn and Cassie look up at the man and are momentarily surprised to see that he is of the hobgoblin race. Savil and Honesty ask them a series of questions before deciding to admit them into town. </p><p></p><p>Savil departs, leaving them talking to Honesty, who gives them a short description of the town and its residents. The town is primarily human, with a mix of other races, although it does have a section known as ‘little town’ that has a population of halflings who comprise approximately one-fifth of the townspeople. A male halfling approaches who Honesty introduces as Endlo the Dockwarden. Honesty gives them directions to the Green Mountain Inn, the town’s only lodgings for visitors. </p><p></p><p>They decide to leave the crew onboard ship and for the six adventurers to get lodgings at the inn. When signing in Cassie notes that the Dragonstalker’s leader is on the ledger having signed in ten days earlier for a three-day stay. Cassie points this out to Aradyn and comments “I wonder how belligerent the Dragonstalkers were during their visit?” Aradyn comments, “Given the scrutiny we got it’s a wonder that they even make it off their boat before the town authorities sent them packing!”</p><p></p><p>By mid-afternoon they have all settled into the Green Meadow Inn, with Cassie and Aradyn taking one room, Lannon and Hank in another, leaving Mark sharing a room with Ailsheir. They head down to the inn’s dining room for a bite to eat where an elvan waitress makes eyes at Aradyn and flirts with him when she takes their order. After she walks away Aradyn says, “Nice to know that I still have it.” This earns him an angry look and an elbow in the ribs from Cassie. </p><p></p><p>The innkeeper comes over with their drinks and asks, “Are you in town for the wedding.” Ailshier says, “We might. Does this town recognizes the ‘Right of the First Night’? If they do I’m King Matthan.” This results in another elbow in the ribs from Cassie. Hank mutters to Lannon, “Is she going to injure all of the rangers in the party?” Lannon replies, “Nah, she wouldn’t want to have to physically touch Mark.” </p><p></p><p>The innkeeper says, “It should be quite the celebration. The bride’s father is the wealthiest dairy farmer in the area.” “Sounds like milk is on the house,” is Aradyn’s comment. Ailshier says, “Well, that will keep Mark happy.” “Because he likes milk?” Hank asks. Lannon replies, “No, because somebody else is paying.” Aradyn says to the innkeeper, “We’re always up for a wedding.” “As long as it’s not your own,” Cassie mutters under her breath. </p><p></p><p>The innkeeper asks, “Are you related to the bride?” Ailshier replies, “They are,” gesturing towards the human Hank and dwarf Lannon. This results in an odd look but no comment from the innkeeper who walks away. Lannon exclaims, “Why did you say we were related?” Ailshier says, “He said they were dairy farmers, aren’t all diary farmers built like you guys, short and stocky from milking cows and lugging pails?” </p><p></p><p>Aradyn says, “This is working out well, we just sit here and eat and drink while people come to us.” Cassie says, “Yeah, I have a felling of deja-vu, that’s how you guys all got selected for this mission.” They next person who makes their acquaintance is the town bard, a male elf who introduces himself as Willon Evesimere. They ask about the wedding, assuming he will be performing there, and he informs them that the wedding will be held in three days. The bard asks, “Do you like our little town.” Ailshier says, “Yes, but I find the cuteness to be overwhelming.” The bard then asks if they have any exciting stories. </p><p></p><p>Lannon whispers to Ailshier “What would somebody stuck in a rural cow town like this call exciting?” Ailsheir interjects “Tell him the story about the egg that had two yokes.” Aradyn adds, “How about the story of the potato that looked like King Matthan.” “Don’t all potatoes look like King Matthan?” Lannon retorts. Cassie spins a yarn about one of the group’s earlier adventures in the Aldorn Lordholding, changing enough of the names and facts to hide the Silver Moon Adventurers identity. </p><p></p><p>The bard Willon says that the bride is the daughter of the town’s richest farmer and that the groom is the son of the town candle maker. The cleric of the halfling church will be the one performing the ceremony. Ailshier moans, “Sounds like a recipe for disaster.” Mark adds, “Just the way we like it.” Aradyn comments, “I haven’t met too many halfling clerics, usually religion interferes with their consumption of pies.” </p><p></p><p>Cassie asks the bard to tell a story and he tells tales of the various creatures of the forest, namely owlbears, giant lynxs, unicorns and pegasi. Mark and Aradyn ask about the forest, and if the bard might know where in the forest a group known as the Dragonstalkers might have gone. “Friends of yours?” the bard asks. The party all interject “NO!” in unison, followed by Cassie explaining that a friend-of-a-friend knows them and asked that they be located. </p><p></p><p>Willon says that he met them, that they told an exciting tale of stopping a massive extra-planer beast that was ravaging the Kralt countryside a year earlier. Mark interjects “By themselves? Did they have any help?”, as he and Cassie had been part of that mission. Willon replies, “Their leader Gellyath didn’t mention anyone else. He spoke of his mage Asgorath who bravely perished fighting the creature.” </p><p></p><p>Aradyn says, “I met that Asgorath before, brave wouldn’t have been the first adjective that I would have used to describe him.” “What do you mean?” Willon states. Lannon says, “Let me put it to you this way. I’m sure when he arrived at whatever afterlife he went to he would have had a few complaints for whoever was running the place.” A shocked Willon says, “One shouldn’t speak poorly of the dead.” Ailshier states, “He’s right, there are a lot of still living Dragonstalkers we should speak poorly of instead.”</p><p></p><p> Cassie says to the Bard, “So, do you know where the Dragonstlakers went?” Willon says, “Yes, the town’s Mayor and the halfling cleric were both concerned about some recent reports of dragon activity in the forests. They were hoping that there won’t be any disruptions at or around the blessed event of the upcoming wedding, so who better than a group known as the Dragonstalkers to go and investigate.” Cassie and Lannon exchange looks with Lannon muttering “I can think of a few more qualified people.” Ailshier adds “A few…or six.” </p><p></p><p>Cassie says, “What can you tell us of these dragon reports?” The bard indicates that a pair of hunters saw a large black scaly creature the previous month. They were a distance off and too afraid to get any closer.” He adds “And two weeks ago the dwarven construction workers said they saw something that resembled a black dragon, but it was walking instead of flying and sounded like metal pans banging together.” Cassie comments, “Maybe a Proto-dragon or perhaps dragon-type conveyance?” Lannon says, “Hold on, dwarven construction workers? What are they constructing?”</p><p></p><p>Willon replies, “Property of a wealthy aristocrat named Count Norliss owns a hunting lodge near the town. His family originally came from this region, and he’s having them renovate the ruins of his ancestral castle some twelve miles to the south.” “Ruins…excavated?” Mark comments. Cassie says, “Yes, are all of you thinking what I am?” Aradyn says, “That maybe they’ve unearthed something they shouldn’t have!” “And that we’ll have to deal with smelly dwarves,” Ailsheir adds. </p><p></p><p>Lannon ignores Ailshier’s comment and says to Cassie, “Are you thinking undead?” Ailshier states, “I vote a definite ‘no’ to our bothering the undead.” Hank says, “What are these undead that you refer to?” Lannon says, “Previously living people who died but decide to still stick around and bother you.” Hank says, “Oh, okay, I’ve seen things like that in movies.” “What’s a movie?” the bard asks. Hank replies, “It’s like a book but you don’t have to read it, you just watch.” “Ah, paradise,” Ailshier mutters. Willon exclaims, “Ah, plays.” “Something like that,” is Hanks response. Cassie adds, “Hank is from a far away land, they have different words for lots of things.” </p><p></p><p>Willon departs. Ailshier comments, “Well, I guess exploring ancient ruins does have a certain charm to it.” Aradyn and Mark ask around for directions to these ruins. Cassie suggests that since it is getting dark they wait until morning to head out for these ruins and to all turn in early. The others reluctantly agree.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 4053499, member: 8530"] [B]Module 139, Chapter Two, “Arrival in Hunterdon”, October 9th, 1020:[/B] On the fifth days since setting sail the Bronze Star is nearing the Cantage coastline and the mouth of the river that flows to the rural town of Hunterdon, situated near the northernmost part of the Lordholding. The ship begins to sail down the river, seeing nothing on the sides except for forests. They discuss the merits of going in anonymously or not, deciding not to use any aliases but to mention their own names as little as possible and to make no references at all to the Silver Moon. Cassie suggests “Let’s not over think this, we’re just there to ask about the Dragonstalkers.” Lannon says, “Yeah, as if referencing that we known those losers isn’t going to draw attention to us.” They begin to reach a more populated region, with farmlands alongside of both banks of the river, using it for irrigation canals. The ship’s navigator them that Hunterdon will be on the starboard shore in less than a mile. The town is situated along a section where the river narrows from a width of sixty-to-eighty feet into a small lake, from which the river continues but narrows to a width of twenty-five to thirty, continuing on after flowing under a bridge. For vessels of the size of the Bronze Star this is therefore the end-of-the-line as they are to large to continue beyond Hunterdon. The town itself is situated on approximately fifty acres alongside the bridge, comprised of approximately one-hundred buildings. There are eight docks extending out from the town. The most prominent structures in the community appear to be a central three-story stone fortress that is presumably the home of the town leader, a large tree surrounded by a fence on the southern end of town, a stone archway at the far end of town which exits to a southeastern road surrounded by crop fields, and a temple on the northeastern end of town that is dedicated to the deity Ukko. As they approach the town docks a person comes out to greet them wearing shiny plate mail and the symbol of Ukko is on his shield. Aradyn says, “Looks like we have a paladin waiting for us….we may have to fight our way into this town.” “Only if he spots the drow,” is Lannon’s comment. Ailshier pulls up his hooded cloak to shield his face but comments, “Well, we could just beat the guy up on general principles.” Aradyn sarcastically comments, “Great idea, that would set a new party record, getting us all arrested before we even leave the dock.” As they get nearer they see that the paladin is female rather than male and Ailsheir comments, “A dame! This changes everything, I’ll sweet talk her.” Mark says to Aradyn “I didn’t think drow flirted with paladins.” “They only flirt with their swords,” is Aradyn’s reply. Cassie interjects, “Let me do the talking.” Aradyn says, “I’ll join you. Everybody else stay on the boat.” Cassie-Andra introduces herself, but omits the pause for the hyphen in her name so it comes across as Cassandra, and plays up her Priestess credentials. She receives a warm greeting in response from the paladin, who it turns out is the town’s sheriff, an elvan woman named Savil. She welcomes the new arrivals and then introduces them to a new arrival, an armored paladin of Ukko who she says is her bodyguard and deputy by the name of Honesty. Aradyn and Cassie look up at the man and are momentarily surprised to see that he is of the hobgoblin race. Savil and Honesty ask them a series of questions before deciding to admit them into town. Savil departs, leaving them talking to Honesty, who gives them a short description of the town and its residents. The town is primarily human, with a mix of other races, although it does have a section known as ‘little town’ that has a population of halflings who comprise approximately one-fifth of the townspeople. A male halfling approaches who Honesty introduces as Endlo the Dockwarden. Honesty gives them directions to the Green Mountain Inn, the town’s only lodgings for visitors. They decide to leave the crew onboard ship and for the six adventurers to get lodgings at the inn. When signing in Cassie notes that the Dragonstalker’s leader is on the ledger having signed in ten days earlier for a three-day stay. Cassie points this out to Aradyn and comments “I wonder how belligerent the Dragonstalkers were during their visit?” Aradyn comments, “Given the scrutiny we got it’s a wonder that they even make it off their boat before the town authorities sent them packing!” By mid-afternoon they have all settled into the Green Meadow Inn, with Cassie and Aradyn taking one room, Lannon and Hank in another, leaving Mark sharing a room with Ailsheir. They head down to the inn’s dining room for a bite to eat where an elvan waitress makes eyes at Aradyn and flirts with him when she takes their order. After she walks away Aradyn says, “Nice to know that I still have it.” This earns him an angry look and an elbow in the ribs from Cassie. The innkeeper comes over with their drinks and asks, “Are you in town for the wedding.” Ailshier says, “We might. Does this town recognizes the ‘Right of the First Night’? If they do I’m King Matthan.” This results in another elbow in the ribs from Cassie. Hank mutters to Lannon, “Is she going to injure all of the rangers in the party?” Lannon replies, “Nah, she wouldn’t want to have to physically touch Mark.” The innkeeper says, “It should be quite the celebration. The bride’s father is the wealthiest dairy farmer in the area.” “Sounds like milk is on the house,” is Aradyn’s comment. Ailshier says, “Well, that will keep Mark happy.” “Because he likes milk?” Hank asks. Lannon replies, “No, because somebody else is paying.” Aradyn says to the innkeeper, “We’re always up for a wedding.” “As long as it’s not your own,” Cassie mutters under her breath. The innkeeper asks, “Are you related to the bride?” Ailshier replies, “They are,” gesturing towards the human Hank and dwarf Lannon. This results in an odd look but no comment from the innkeeper who walks away. Lannon exclaims, “Why did you say we were related?” Ailshier says, “He said they were dairy farmers, aren’t all diary farmers built like you guys, short and stocky from milking cows and lugging pails?” Aradyn says, “This is working out well, we just sit here and eat and drink while people come to us.” Cassie says, “Yeah, I have a felling of deja-vu, that’s how you guys all got selected for this mission.” They next person who makes their acquaintance is the town bard, a male elf who introduces himself as Willon Evesimere. They ask about the wedding, assuming he will be performing there, and he informs them that the wedding will be held in three days. The bard asks, “Do you like our little town.” Ailshier says, “Yes, but I find the cuteness to be overwhelming.” The bard then asks if they have any exciting stories. Lannon whispers to Ailshier “What would somebody stuck in a rural cow town like this call exciting?” Ailsheir interjects “Tell him the story about the egg that had two yokes.” Aradyn adds, “How about the story of the potato that looked like King Matthan.” “Don’t all potatoes look like King Matthan?” Lannon retorts. Cassie spins a yarn about one of the group’s earlier adventures in the Aldorn Lordholding, changing enough of the names and facts to hide the Silver Moon Adventurers identity. The bard Willon says that the bride is the daughter of the town’s richest farmer and that the groom is the son of the town candle maker. The cleric of the halfling church will be the one performing the ceremony. Ailshier moans, “Sounds like a recipe for disaster.” Mark adds, “Just the way we like it.” Aradyn comments, “I haven’t met too many halfling clerics, usually religion interferes with their consumption of pies.” Cassie asks the bard to tell a story and he tells tales of the various creatures of the forest, namely owlbears, giant lynxs, unicorns and pegasi. Mark and Aradyn ask about the forest, and if the bard might know where in the forest a group known as the Dragonstalkers might have gone. “Friends of yours?” the bard asks. The party all interject “NO!” in unison, followed by Cassie explaining that a friend-of-a-friend knows them and asked that they be located. Willon says that he met them, that they told an exciting tale of stopping a massive extra-planer beast that was ravaging the Kralt countryside a year earlier. Mark interjects “By themselves? Did they have any help?”, as he and Cassie had been part of that mission. Willon replies, “Their leader Gellyath didn’t mention anyone else. He spoke of his mage Asgorath who bravely perished fighting the creature.” Aradyn says, “I met that Asgorath before, brave wouldn’t have been the first adjective that I would have used to describe him.” “What do you mean?” Willon states. Lannon says, “Let me put it to you this way. I’m sure when he arrived at whatever afterlife he went to he would have had a few complaints for whoever was running the place.” A shocked Willon says, “One shouldn’t speak poorly of the dead.” Ailshier states, “He’s right, there are a lot of still living Dragonstalkers we should speak poorly of instead.” Cassie says to the Bard, “So, do you know where the Dragonstlakers went?” Willon says, “Yes, the town’s Mayor and the halfling cleric were both concerned about some recent reports of dragon activity in the forests. They were hoping that there won’t be any disruptions at or around the blessed event of the upcoming wedding, so who better than a group known as the Dragonstalkers to go and investigate.” Cassie and Lannon exchange looks with Lannon muttering “I can think of a few more qualified people.” Ailshier adds “A few…or six.” Cassie says, “What can you tell us of these dragon reports?” The bard indicates that a pair of hunters saw a large black scaly creature the previous month. They were a distance off and too afraid to get any closer.” He adds “And two weeks ago the dwarven construction workers said they saw something that resembled a black dragon, but it was walking instead of flying and sounded like metal pans banging together.” Cassie comments, “Maybe a Proto-dragon or perhaps dragon-type conveyance?” Lannon says, “Hold on, dwarven construction workers? What are they constructing?” Willon replies, “Property of a wealthy aristocrat named Count Norliss owns a hunting lodge near the town. His family originally came from this region, and he’s having them renovate the ruins of his ancestral castle some twelve miles to the south.” “Ruins…excavated?” Mark comments. Cassie says, “Yes, are all of you thinking what I am?” Aradyn says, “That maybe they’ve unearthed something they shouldn’t have!” “And that we’ll have to deal with smelly dwarves,” Ailsheir adds. Lannon ignores Ailshier’s comment and says to Cassie, “Are you thinking undead?” Ailshier states, “I vote a definite ‘no’ to our bothering the undead.” Hank says, “What are these undead that you refer to?” Lannon says, “Previously living people who died but decide to still stick around and bother you.” Hank says, “Oh, okay, I’ve seen things like that in movies.” “What’s a movie?” the bard asks. Hank replies, “It’s like a book but you don’t have to read it, you just watch.” “Ah, paradise,” Ailshier mutters. Willon exclaims, “Ah, plays.” “Something like that,” is Hanks response. Cassie adds, “Hank is from a far away land, they have different words for lots of things.” Willon departs. Ailshier comments, “Well, I guess exploring ancient ruins does have a certain charm to it.” Aradyn and Mark ask around for directions to these ruins. Cassie suggests that since it is getting dark they wait until morning to head out for these ruins and to all turn in early. The others reluctantly agree. [/QUOTE]
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