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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Urko" data-source="post: 2609577" data-attributes="member: 30822">Our Story So FarGo <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=128955" target="_blank">here</a> for the complete thread. The story begins on the 19th of Dravago, in the luxurious Hotel Metrol in the city of Newthrone, capital of the jungle nation of Q’Barra.  The player characters were gathered in response to an advertisement in the Adder Bay Times seeking discrete, combat-trained experts in solving trans-mundane difficulties.  Calabas, a khorovar (half-elf) representative of their prospective employer, explained the situation.It seems that one Kolbek Novilderth, a wealthy dwarf who owns a plantation further up river, is experiencing difficulties with raids from a tribe of poisondusk lizardfolk.  Until just a few weeks ago, relations with the tribe had been sparse, but generally friendly.  Mr. Novilderth can think of no reason for these attacks, which so far have been causing mostly property damage, although there have been a few injuries and two fatalities.  The tribe actually lives about 20 miles away, but has been traveling to make the raids.  There is a Tharashk mining outpost located between the poisondusk lands and Novilderth’s plantation, but curiously enough the lizardfolk seem to be avoiding it.  This causes Novilderth to suspect that House Tharashk is somehow involved.After asking a few questions, the Erin, ‘he has no name,’ Sanae, and Xavier signed a contract to undertake the assignment to put a stop to the raids “by any means necessary.”  Payment on completion of the job will be 20,000 galifars (gold pieces).  Calabas told the party that he would take them up river in the morning.  In the meantime, he booked a luxurious suite in the Hotel for them and gave them 1,000 galifars for last minute supplies.Sanae, Erin, and ‘he has no name’ went shopping for potions and alchemical supplies while Xavier turned in early.  While in the store, they received a mental communication urgently asking to meet with them later.  They could not locate the source of the message.  Sanae and Erin went back to the hotel to inform Xavier (and late-comer Eff Flat) while ‘he has no name’ decided to spend the night wandering the streets.Later that night, Eff Flat was surprised by a knock at their sixth floor window.  He roused the others and the group let in the stranger, a thin red-haired human woman who gave off an “uncomfortable feeling” (although Sanae detected no evil).  She introduced herself as Aldinis, a student of the draconic Prophecy, saying that she was the one who had contacted them earlier.  In a lengthy story, Aldinis explained that she was there to pass on a heavy burden – a mysterious crystal rod that appeared to have been cut in two lengthwise.  The rod caused an extreme emotional reaction when she brought it out of its lead-lined carrying case.  She asked them merely to take it with them; fate would do the rest.  The group was highly suspicious of the entire matter.  Aldinis had rather personal descriptions of them, but her predictions included a sixth person whom none of them had met, an old priest.  Finally the group agreed to take the rod, withholding belief in the rest of it until the sixth person actually turned up.Meanwhile, Old Borden, who, like Eff Flat, had interviewed for the job separately, was taking a walk in the park.  He was accosted by two kobold would-be muggers, who seriously underestimated their prey, and also overlooked a nameless warforged who happened to be present.  After a brief struggle, Old Borden and ‘he has no name’ left one of their assailants unconscious while the other fled.The next morning, all six members were finally together.  Calabas piloted an elemental powered flat boat up the river.  The journey was interrupted by a river patrol boat crewed by Khorvairans, but carrying Riedran soldiers lead by one Kajalaketh.  Outwardly charming, Kajalaketh explained that he was searching for contraband.  With nothing to hide, the party allowed him to board.  Then Kajalaketh demanded (politely at first) that the paladin (who incidently was the one carrying the rod) be taken aboard his vessel to be searched.  All were suspicious of his motives and ‘he has no name’ used his psionic abilities to confirm ill-intent.A fight broke out and although Kajalaketh had several mystic tricks up his sleeve, the party ultimately overcame him and his soldiers.  Before dying, Kajalaketh told them that his body was just a shell, that he would return for vengeance, and that he would see them in their dreams.  After turning up very little in Kajalaketh's quarters, the party decided to allow the crew and the surviving soldiers to go on their way and continued to the plantation.They arrived at Steadfast Reach after dark.  Their host greeted them warmly and saw to their needs and asked them to meet him for breakfast to discuss business.  Mr. Novilderth opened the meeting by asking the party point blank how they planned to protect his property and what they needed from him to do it.  That was where things left off.</blockquote>

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