Plane Sailing
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OK, I'm back to the storyhour... the extensive time since we played has removed dialog from my memory, but I want to continue the story for posterity...
Tanor is an incredible city. The guards at the entrance gates are well equipped and well trained, not to mention polite. The party find their way to the Golden Dragon inn, and enjoy a refreshing time there and decide what to do next. A few days are spent shopping – scribing scrolls, picking up spell components (particularly pearls) and restocking their supplies. Taran spends time with his network of local contacts and discovers that there has been a major failure of the autumn harvest which has led to a terrible shortage of grain. This has caused a lot of local political unrest, and some nobles are using this problem to further their own ambitions and build support among the populace, especially with the grand moot due in a months time, when the nobles are allowed to discuss any issues before the king and the people.
Trajan arranges for a meeting with Astimon, the warlord of Duke Charis whom he had agreed to gather information for some time ago. Astimon is very interested by their news and offers them a large bag of coins for their information – and then purchases it back with further information for them, which would allow them access to the kings court.
They arrange to take a carriage up to the kings citadel, and are astonished at the cost of it. Captain Patton and the guards at the citadel give them a lot of trouble because they are not of noble blood, but Trajan intimidates Patton and gains them access.
The citadel covers the top of the volcanic plug, and is almost like a wealthy village of its own. There are beautiful flower gardens and fountains in the centre of the courtyard, and it is surrounded on three sides by baroque buildings facing towards the towers of the palace. They enter the hostel and are impressed to find that despite its luxurious nature it is actually free to all visitors to the citadel, and it is run much like a high class gentleman’s club. They attend the evening banquet and mix with a variety of different groups. Zherinda is swept off her feet by a suave noble, and spends the night in his suite. Tania gets passed a secret message by a Morannon spy from her home nation, Taran parleys his extensive knowledge of wine into conversations with senior nobles, while Trajan flirts with the ladies of the court – but gets sucked into an unwelcome wager resulting in a challenge to a duel…
The noble involved in the duel invokes his right to have a proxy fight on his behalf, and he chooses Captain Patton. Summoned to the duelling circle in the courtyard, Captain Patton clearly thinks that this has been arranged by Trajan in another attempt to humiliate him, and expresses his disgust to him.
The combat opens with a spring attack from Trajan, which draws some blood. Patton responds with an improved disarm only just fails to work, and Trajan returns the favour with a riposte which actually disarms Patton. Trajan bends slowly to retrieve Pattons weapon and is kicked in the stomach, but he straightens up and hands the weapon back to a surprised Patton. Trajan doesn’t want to seriously hurt this innocent guard and he is pulling his strength and holding back on his attacks, although every blow counts. Captain Patton, while outmatched still fights well, using readied actions against spring attacks well. Eventually in desperation Patton tries to bull rush Trajan out of the duelling ring and drives him well back. Trajan falls over and concedes the match to Patton. When Captain Patton offers his hand to help him up Trajan calls upon Asura to heal his wounds as their hands clasp. An enemy turned into a friend that day.
Tanor is an incredible city. The guards at the entrance gates are well equipped and well trained, not to mention polite. The party find their way to the Golden Dragon inn, and enjoy a refreshing time there and decide what to do next. A few days are spent shopping – scribing scrolls, picking up spell components (particularly pearls) and restocking their supplies. Taran spends time with his network of local contacts and discovers that there has been a major failure of the autumn harvest which has led to a terrible shortage of grain. This has caused a lot of local political unrest, and some nobles are using this problem to further their own ambitions and build support among the populace, especially with the grand moot due in a months time, when the nobles are allowed to discuss any issues before the king and the people.
Trajan arranges for a meeting with Astimon, the warlord of Duke Charis whom he had agreed to gather information for some time ago. Astimon is very interested by their news and offers them a large bag of coins for their information – and then purchases it back with further information for them, which would allow them access to the kings court.
They arrange to take a carriage up to the kings citadel, and are astonished at the cost of it. Captain Patton and the guards at the citadel give them a lot of trouble because they are not of noble blood, but Trajan intimidates Patton and gains them access.
The citadel covers the top of the volcanic plug, and is almost like a wealthy village of its own. There are beautiful flower gardens and fountains in the centre of the courtyard, and it is surrounded on three sides by baroque buildings facing towards the towers of the palace. They enter the hostel and are impressed to find that despite its luxurious nature it is actually free to all visitors to the citadel, and it is run much like a high class gentleman’s club. They attend the evening banquet and mix with a variety of different groups. Zherinda is swept off her feet by a suave noble, and spends the night in his suite. Tania gets passed a secret message by a Morannon spy from her home nation, Taran parleys his extensive knowledge of wine into conversations with senior nobles, while Trajan flirts with the ladies of the court – but gets sucked into an unwelcome wager resulting in a challenge to a duel…
The noble involved in the duel invokes his right to have a proxy fight on his behalf, and he chooses Captain Patton. Summoned to the duelling circle in the courtyard, Captain Patton clearly thinks that this has been arranged by Trajan in another attempt to humiliate him, and expresses his disgust to him.
The combat opens with a spring attack from Trajan, which draws some blood. Patton responds with an improved disarm only just fails to work, and Trajan returns the favour with a riposte which actually disarms Patton. Trajan bends slowly to retrieve Pattons weapon and is kicked in the stomach, but he straightens up and hands the weapon back to a surprised Patton. Trajan doesn’t want to seriously hurt this innocent guard and he is pulling his strength and holding back on his attacks, although every blow counts. Captain Patton, while outmatched still fights well, using readied actions against spring attacks well. Eventually in desperation Patton tries to bull rush Trajan out of the duelling ring and drives him well back. Trajan falls over and concedes the match to Patton. When Captain Patton offers his hand to help him up Trajan calls upon Asura to heal his wounds as their hands clasp. An enemy turned into a friend that day.
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