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Message: <blockquote data-quote="weem" data-source="post: 4722746" data-attributes="member: 9470">Session 16: Mar 21, 2009Chapter IV: Familiar GroundWe're Not HeroesThe PC's (after some travel time) arrive in Kelvin followed by 5 men from Rugalov who had various tasks to do there, including notifying officials of the events that had occurred earlier.Grail checked in with his Church. Things were busy as his Bishop from Specularum had moved up to Kelvin and was setting a number of things in motion. He put Grail to work helping offload supplies from the docks to a warehouse for future use as aid for the poor.Ketana went to check in with his master only to discover that his school was gone. Not only were they gone, they apparently left "8-9 months ago". For the PC's, only 2 months had passed since they were last here, and so they discover that time did indeed pass differently for them in the Feywild than it did back on their homeland.With the amount of time that had passed (they discovered that almost a year has passed) they learned the outcome of a few things they had played a part in long ago, including that Rifflian was now doing quite well (in part, thanks to them) and that the constable was now about to obtain a job in Kelvin. They discovered this when they ran into him in Kelvin - and when he learned they were looking to access the Royal Library, he told them he would try and pull some strings to make it happen.The next day they were met by a sheriff and scribe - the men required information from the PC's about their possible visit to the Royal Library (why do you need access, what are you looking for, for how long do you need access, where did you come from, etc). The sheriff said he would return in a day or two with more information if the access was approved. If they didn't hear from him after two days, they could consider it denied.The PC's went out for the day, but when they returned, one of the men from Rugalov who traveled with them had gathered people to the tavern with the epic tale of how the PC's had saved the town. The excitement only grew when it was further discovered that the PC's were also involved in helping rid Verge of kobolds so long ago.The PC's soon became surrounded and overwhelmed as they crowd continued to grow exponentially. At the height of it, local guards intervened and separated the PC's from the crowd, moving them into the tavern. With the tavern protected, the sheriff showed up who had questioned them before - it was not safe for them to stay here (obviously).They were loaded into a coach and whisked away into the Noble district within the walls of the royal castle. Here they were taken to the home of John and Sara Marilinev - friends of the sheriff, and also the family put in charge of looking after the Royal Library.They had dinner and stayed the night with the (very wealthy) nobles and were told they would be granted access.The sheriff then brought the PC's into the castle, a trip during which he told them of the very specific rules they were to adhere to in the library. The Royal Library was simply the personal library of the royal family. In fact, they were told there was a chance that while they were in the library, a member of the royal family may enter (there were a few rules related to how they were to handle themselves in this situation if it were to occur).In the library, they had access to everything and had someone working there help them find books with information they needed. Some of the things they learned were...1/ The royal family did indeed maintain a strong relationship with the Hutaaka, but this was kept secret. Many suspected, but the proof only existed here in the library where logs were maintained of official meetings, etc.2/ The king and the rulers of the Hutaaka would meet officially once per year. While their dignitaries might meet more regularly, the rulers of each side met in an official capacity once per year. When the Hutaakan leaders came to Kelvin, it was kept secret, and when the king would visit them, they public was told a lie about where he was going.3/ About 200 years ago, the king (at the time) sent hundreds of his elite royal soldiers into the mountains north of Threshold. The official reason given to the people was the extermination roaming hordes of goblins - but the real reason for sending them was to get them into the valley of Hutaaka to help defend the Hutaakan people from some threat.There were other things learned as well, but as they were discussing these items with the librarian, he was interrupted when someone entered the library - it was Prince Stephen Karameikos II (18 years old).The Prince had with him his personal guard and the PC's stood still waiting to see what happened. The Prince looked over the shoulder of the librarian and made his way towards them.He asked them why they were researching the Hutaaka. The PC's told him that they felt the Hutaaka were in danger. They told him of the fort, the Duergar and almost everything else.The Prince told them, "We need to warn them right away!" and had his guard go get his 'night bag'. Once the guard returned with his bag, he showed them to a secret passage out of the library... It closed/sealed behind them... this was normal to the Prince who had obviously used this exit many times. The problem was that they security he simply used to walk by before (stone soldiers that animated and allowed him to pass), now went into attack mode when faced with people 'not of royal blood'. This lead to a number of encounters as they fought their way through chambers.Eventually, they escaped into the royal district. The Prince got everyone horses and they fled Kelvin, all the while the PC's coming to the realization that they were now probably marked for death here.After a night's stay in High Forge, they continued north, bypassing Threshold and entering the mountains to the North West where they eventually made camp.Tomorrow, they would enter the Valley of the Hutaaka... the PC's can hardly believe they are about to see it!</blockquote>

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