Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Rocket your D&D 5E and Level Up: Advanced 5E games into space! Alpha Star Magazine Is Launching... Right Now!

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 7836464" data-attributes="member: 7015827">So You Want To Be A Mercenary...Marik arrived late morning, having accompanied a caravan described by him as consisting of three nags fit to be dog food. With all present, after Aerikoth came downstairs to join them, Rahnee decided to relate to the others the fate of the magic items delivered to Baron Pahar. She explained that, because of a promise made, she could not discuss the full story, but told them that the items would be destroyed. She said she was satisfied by the truthfulness of Pahar and High Cleric Carlin, her senses being augmented at the time by a spell cast by Brok-Tul. (Rahnee may be young, but she is not always naive. She and Brok-Tul sometimes make a formidable couple. But not always... --R). Brok-Tul mentioned his talk with Carlin, which led to a serious discussion about Brok-Tul’s bond with Rahnee and the conflicting commitments he had between Mask and Helm. The companions stopped their conversation only because of a need to assuage their hunger at the Gatereach. There, a pixie messenger arrived looking for Brok-Tul, who went off without offering further explanation.The others made their way to Castle Thalavar in order to receive their reward from Iono. Iono heard the account of their travels in his private chamber and paid them the 500 gold as promised, wishing them well at their planned meeting with Garis that eve. Iono cautioned them not to return to the castle unless there was dire need, with all communications to be handled through Garis in the future. The subject of vampires in Westgate came up again, Iono confirming that he had heard multiple reports pointing to this - including from the party and from Jamal - but that details were lacking. (The threat grows, yet the good and great of Westgate do little, it seems. --C). After returning to the guest house, Rahnee developed a fearsome headache and retired to her chamber, leaving the others on their own for the afternoon. With Brok-Tul still missing and Rahnee indisposed, Aerikoth, Marik and Jokull made their way to the Empty Fish tavern that evening, to receive gold and instructions from Garis for joining the Mercenaries Guild.The next morning, after Brok-Tul had returned and Rahnee had recovered, the group sat down to compare notes. Marik admitted to having received 500 gold from Garis - the group's bonding fee with the Guild - and somewhat reluctantly put the pouch on the table for Rahnee to take. Marik stated that they were to take Guild jobs and report back to Garis on what occurred. Aerikoth commented that Garis' instructions were more detailed, although Marik was essentially correct. One interest of Garis was to discover who among the nobility had supplied the so-called "Duke" Hallton with the magical equipment his troops had used against Baron Pahar. According to Aerikoth, Garis believed that, seeing as how the mercenary guild did not cater to common tasks, any maneuvering by the nobles might be done through hired mercenaries. This implied that the House that secretly supplied Hallton may in fact be playing a bigger game. Marik commented that they were being set up as a stalking horse - not the first time that this had occurred.Marik said Garis had asked them to see Varen Malavhan, the head Mercenaries Guild recruiter, and pay him the bonding fee. The group understood that an elaborate backstory for their actions would not be needed, given that they had the necessary gold and easily fit the mercenary mold. Rahnee, with no objections from the others, suggested they keep using "Helm's Shadows" as their official name. (This appellation will have a much greater longevity than is warranted. --R). Marik commented that he understood the Guild had a pretty good reputation for honest dealings and was regarded as relatively neutral, although it was connected in various ways to the noble houses. Having agreed on their story, everyone broke off to make individual preparations to depart for the Guild headquarters in East Gate district.</blockquote>

Verification