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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Morrow" data-source="post: 2292925" data-attributes="member: 301">After a short hiatus Swashbuckling in Freeport returns on Friday.  I sent the following to the players to remind them what the PCs had been up to during their month of downtime.At the end of the last session the party returned the Eye of the Sea Dragon to Peg-Leg Peligro, the high priest of the Temple of Harrimast.  You bid Peg-Leg and Ned Fletcher farewell and went out to explore Freeport.  You soon secured rooms in the Scholar's Quill, a quiet inn off the main thoroughfare in Drac's End.  The innkeeper, a matronly old woman named Desi, quickly took a liking to the three of you, even though you are somewhat rougher than her usual clientele. Looking to turn the bounty of your adventure in the caves of the devil fish into hard cash, you found an out-of-the-way little shop in the Merchant’s District called Falthar’s Curios.  There you met Nell, a friendly young bard with wavy auburn hair and a sunny disposition.  Nell purchased many of the group’s treasures.  She also introduced you to her employer, Falthar.  He is a middle aged wizard with thinning blonde hair and nearly colorless pale blue eyes.  You hired Falthar to identify your magical treasure.  You also sold him the Sea Maiden’s log and sweetened the deal by sharing details of your adventures.  Falthar was clearly intrigued by the story of the Eye of the Sea Dragon and indicated he intended to perform further research into the matter.You all stayed busy during the following month.  Sully and Bronson soon found an excellent armorer, an orc named Tureg Irontooth, who operates out of a smithy attached to a large house only a few blocks from the Scholar’s Quill.  Tureg does excellent work and soon provided both of you with fine suits of armor.Nate earned money by playing and singing at several taverns along the Docks and in Scurvytown.  He became a regular at the Chumhouse, a rough dive once frequented by Ned Fletcher.  The Chumhouse is one of the roughest taverns in Scurvytown and probably in all of Freeport.  It is a converted warehouse perched at the very end of one of the shorter wharves.  The cheap booze apparently makes up for many sins, including nightly fights and the occasional knifing.  Nate became fairly friendly with the owners of the Chumhouse, a pair of dwarf brothers named Garen and Pulma Stonebrake.  Although he is by no means a master, Nate is apparently still a step above the usual performers the Chumhouse attracts.  The customers seem to particularly appreciate his broad repertoire of sea chanteys and lewd ballads.Sully spent a good deal of time drinking and meeting the locals.  She too became a regular at the Chumhouse.  The normally taciturn Garen Stonebrake was positively gleeful when he explained to her the origin of the Chumhouse’s unique moniker.  One night (while the tavern was still under its previous management) during a particularly violent dispute between the crews of rival ships, the fighting broke a hole through the wooden floor of the bar and several badly wounded pirates tumbled down into the waters below.  Blood dripping through the floorboards of the bar drew a pack of sharks up to the wharves.  After the mayhem had subsided (and wagers on the shark-pirate battle had been paid up), the bar was labeled the Chumhouse by general consensus.  To this day, sharks are sighted more often underneath the Chumhouse than in any other part of Freeport Harbor.Bronson spent much of the month, sometimes with his companions and sometimes alone, scouring the taverns and public houses of Freeport for information.  He discovered no sign of an existing group of Aster’s, but was able to discover a handful of rumors about the undead living in and under the city.During the month you have seen a steady increase in the number of ships in port.  However, the docks are certainly not full.  Many crews choose to spend the rainy season elsewhere.  Today is Swagfest, the day long festival held on The Docks that marks the official start of rainy season.  Ironically the day dawned bright and perfectly clear.  You’ve talked to enough old salts during your month in port to know that the beautiful weather won’t last and you would be well advised to enjoy it while you can.  Fortified by one of Desi’s excellent breakfasts you are well prepared to face whatever excitement and adventure Freeport has to offer.</blockquote>

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