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<blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 7841141" data-attributes="member: 7015827"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>New Friends and Old Enemies</strong></span></p><p></p><p>As they reached the Turnton/Glees fork area, with night falling, the group was surprised by two owlbears emerging from trees close to the path. Quickly overcoming their initial surprise, the party defeated their attackers at minimal cost. Further down the road, two baronial soldiers were encountered on patrol, who warned them (somewhat tardily) of an owlbear presence in the area. According to the soldiers, the Baron had recently re-established patrols in the countryside, the first time he had been able to do so since the war with Hallton. The patrol then headed for Glees, thanking the party for dispatching the monsters. The soldiers' warning was not entirely useless, as shortly thereafter the party spotted another pair of owlbears in their path, this time getting the jump on them.</p><p></p><p>At the outskirts of Turnton, the party was halted at the walls and then recognized by the guards. Veran was introduced and welcomed as their new companion. Rahnee raised the encounter with the patrol and the owlbears with the guard captain. He lamented his reduction in forces - only two could patrol where twelve had previously - and commented that “things” had always come out of the forest. The captain mentioned that the Baron was visiting some outlying farms, but that High Cleric Carlin was present in Turnton.</p><p></p><p>Continuing on to the temple of Helm, they were informed by the priest on duty that Carlin had retired for the evening, but could be waked if the matter was urgent. The party declined to disturb him, but Brok-Tul - after being queried by Rahnee about his intentions - decided to maintain a vigil at the temple that night. The others made their way to the local inn, the Traveler's Cheer. There, innkeeper Karl cheerfully welcomed the "heroes of Glees" and told them room and board for the night was on the house.</p><p></p><p>In the morning, on the 28th day of Uktar, Jokull departed at sunrise, true to his word. After their breakfast, Rahnee and Aerikoth were proudly introduced to the crowd at the inn by a smiling Karl as the heroes of Glees, receiving cheers and compliments in return. A baronial soldier arrived and requested that the group stop by the barracks at their convenience, as the guard captain wished to speak with them. After finishing their business at the inn, Rahnee, Aerikoth and Veran made their way to the barracks and were escorted back to see Guard Captain Halon.</p><p></p><p>Halon expressed his pleasure at meeting Rahnee and Aerikoth, and greeted Veran as a new companion of theirs. Halon immediately got down to business, starting off by mentioning that he was severely undermanned following the war with Hallton, despite the presence of a few mercenaries. Once he heard the party was in town, he thought he would take advantage of the opportunity to enlist their aid. The captain explained that following the defeat of the Sess goblin tribe and the truce imposed on them – a sequence of events in which Aerikoth had originally taken part – the Sess had faithfully adhered to the truce conditions. However, the monthly Sess emissary was nearly a tenday overdue and a patrol sent into the Amee Pass had encountered no sign of them. The captain was unsure of the significance of the event: were the Sess readying for an attack, or had something spooked them? In response to a question from Rahnee, the captain said he would be grateful for the party's help in simply determining the truth of the situation.</p><p></p><p>Rahnee, seeing no objections from her two companions, told the captain that they would be glad to assist. Halon then provided some further details on the mission. The patrol sent into the pass had encountered a rock wall blocking the normal route through, apparently set up recently by the Sess tribe. The patrol had not wanted to risk the alternate route, which meant taking the fork in the pass that served as a home for ettins, so had returned and reported their findings. The captain offered a guide to the pass, which was approximately three hours' travel away, which the party accepted.</p><p></p><p>After departing the barracks, Rahnee took the others to check at the temple for Brok-Tul, but was told by the temple priest that he was already in communion with the High Cleric and would likely be that way all day. Rahnee inquired regarding the potential harmful effects of her being separated from Brok-Tul, given his geas to protect her, but was told that her temporary absence should not be troubling, especially since Brok-Tul himself was currently close to Helm. Aerikoth, playing off the priest's words, pointedly questioned whether Brok-Tul's service to Helm was voluntary, asserting bluntly that they had enslaved him. When asked by the priest which god he served, Aerikoth refused to answer, and the priest coldly, if politely, indicated that there seemed nothing left to discuss. <em>(The wizard appears to have some serious issues with others' - and it seems his own - relationships with the deities of Toril. Perhaps something in his past? --C)</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Carlo-One, post: 7841141, member: 7015827"] [SIZE=6][B]New Friends and Old Enemies[/B][/SIZE] As they reached the Turnton/Glees fork area, with night falling, the group was surprised by two owlbears emerging from trees close to the path. Quickly overcoming their initial surprise, the party defeated their attackers at minimal cost. Further down the road, two baronial soldiers were encountered on patrol, who warned them (somewhat tardily) of an owlbear presence in the area. According to the soldiers, the Baron had recently re-established patrols in the countryside, the first time he had been able to do so since the war with Hallton. The patrol then headed for Glees, thanking the party for dispatching the monsters. The soldiers' warning was not entirely useless, as shortly thereafter the party spotted another pair of owlbears in their path, this time getting the jump on them. At the outskirts of Turnton, the party was halted at the walls and then recognized by the guards. Veran was introduced and welcomed as their new companion. Rahnee raised the encounter with the patrol and the owlbears with the guard captain. He lamented his reduction in forces - only two could patrol where twelve had previously - and commented that “things” had always come out of the forest. The captain mentioned that the Baron was visiting some outlying farms, but that High Cleric Carlin was present in Turnton. Continuing on to the temple of Helm, they were informed by the priest on duty that Carlin had retired for the evening, but could be waked if the matter was urgent. The party declined to disturb him, but Brok-Tul - after being queried by Rahnee about his intentions - decided to maintain a vigil at the temple that night. The others made their way to the local inn, the Traveler's Cheer. There, innkeeper Karl cheerfully welcomed the "heroes of Glees" and told them room and board for the night was on the house. In the morning, on the 28th day of Uktar, Jokull departed at sunrise, true to his word. After their breakfast, Rahnee and Aerikoth were proudly introduced to the crowd at the inn by a smiling Karl as the heroes of Glees, receiving cheers and compliments in return. A baronial soldier arrived and requested that the group stop by the barracks at their convenience, as the guard captain wished to speak with them. After finishing their business at the inn, Rahnee, Aerikoth and Veran made their way to the barracks and were escorted back to see Guard Captain Halon. Halon expressed his pleasure at meeting Rahnee and Aerikoth, and greeted Veran as a new companion of theirs. Halon immediately got down to business, starting off by mentioning that he was severely undermanned following the war with Hallton, despite the presence of a few mercenaries. Once he heard the party was in town, he thought he would take advantage of the opportunity to enlist their aid. The captain explained that following the defeat of the Sess goblin tribe and the truce imposed on them – a sequence of events in which Aerikoth had originally taken part – the Sess had faithfully adhered to the truce conditions. However, the monthly Sess emissary was nearly a tenday overdue and a patrol sent into the Amee Pass had encountered no sign of them. The captain was unsure of the significance of the event: were the Sess readying for an attack, or had something spooked them? In response to a question from Rahnee, the captain said he would be grateful for the party's help in simply determining the truth of the situation. Rahnee, seeing no objections from her two companions, told the captain that they would be glad to assist. Halon then provided some further details on the mission. The patrol sent into the pass had encountered a rock wall blocking the normal route through, apparently set up recently by the Sess tribe. The patrol had not wanted to risk the alternate route, which meant taking the fork in the pass that served as a home for ettins, so had returned and reported their findings. The captain offered a guide to the pass, which was approximately three hours' travel away, which the party accepted. After departing the barracks, Rahnee took the others to check at the temple for Brok-Tul, but was told by the temple priest that he was already in communion with the High Cleric and would likely be that way all day. Rahnee inquired regarding the potential harmful effects of her being separated from Brok-Tul, given his geas to protect her, but was told that her temporary absence should not be troubling, especially since Brok-Tul himself was currently close to Helm. Aerikoth, playing off the priest's words, pointedly questioned whether Brok-Tul's service to Helm was voluntary, asserting bluntly that they had enslaved him. When asked by the priest which god he served, Aerikoth refused to answer, and the priest coldly, if politely, indicated that there seemed nothing left to discuss. [I](The wizard appears to have some serious issues with others' - and it seems his own - relationships with the deities of Toril. Perhaps something in his past? --C)[/I] [/QUOTE]
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