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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lazarus Long" data-source="post: 85232" data-attributes="member: 1800">Who *is* this guy? (session 2)ok- here's what happened Saturday night.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Jogdush, Hanna and Artemesia are in Tear.  They've just heard about a couple of things going on:1. The Great Hunt may be called again in Illian.  This is intriguing them a bit.2. A man calling himself the Prophet of the Dragon had just been executed in Tear, and there's a lot of people still thinking about what he had to say.The group decides to go to Illian and check out this Hunt business.  Seems that they're a little unfamiliar with what the Horn of Valor is, and why its important. After a bit, their eyes shine with the idea of being put into the new cycle of stories and they're excited to go.I forgot that it was called the Horn of Valere, but "Valor" works too <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />.  I just have to remember that I changed this as we go along <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />.While the group is packing up and asking around about Illian, the Horn, and the Hunt, they're stopped by a man wearing an eyepatch and a grin.  He identifies himself as Jander Honlan, and is looking for company for the trip to Illian.  The group is suspicious, but they're blindsided by Jander's charm and wit (they failed their sense motive checks miserably) and they haggle for the price that they'll charge for their protection.After the haggle, they tell Jander to meet them in this market tomorrow at 6am, and that they want all the money up front in the morning.  He agrees and goes off into the crowd.  The group then decides that they want to rest in a nice inn.When they arrive, who do they see at the table?  That's right, Jander.  Jander sees them and invites them over, saying in a loud voice that he has to earn his passage money.  He then offers to roll the dice for drinks and Hanna accepts... and looses.  The group decides the go to bed, and finds that they've spent their money well- fresh linen and down-turned sheets goes a long way to impress the Borderlander hicks <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />.That night, they're awaken by a loud pounding sound as someone rushes up the stairs.  Jander bursts into Jogdush's room, tosses him a small pouch and says that he'll meet them in the morning and that Jodgush should hide the pouch.  After Jander runs back down the stairs, Artemesia and Hanna go down stairs to see what was happening.  Turns out a group of bondmen of High Lord Tebran chased Jander out into the night.Jogdush  shows the other two members what he's found in the bag- a solid gold ring with a diamond the size of a d20 mounted onto it. They're intrigued and someone mutters something about a thief.The next morning, Jander meets them at the market and asks for the pouch back.  Jogdush wants to know what was going on, and Jander says that he aquired the ring at some point, and is even more evasive under more questioning (more failed Checks).The group heads out with Jander entertaining them with music and singing, showing that he's a fair performer.  After two days of travel, the High Lord's men catch up to the group.Hanna immidiately fires shots from her longbow as Jogdush get's ready with his Pike.  Artemesia get's ready to heal her friends as she embraces the Source and Jander throws caution to the wind as he charges the three men that are galloping towards the group- giggling the whole time.The fight ends in three turns, with Jogdush's pike claiming one of the horsemen who were too stupid not to charge him, and Jander having neatly sliced the throats out of two.  As they examine the body (and steal some money and horses), Jogdush sees Jander pull a sheet of parchment from one of the dead and pocket it.  He decides to confront Jander about it, but Jander isn't intimidated.  As it almost comes to blows, Artimesia intervenes and Jander backs off, while Jogdush just stews.As they travel, Jander treats them to all sorts of stories, mostly about knights with "small swords" or "swords made of weak iron, which only are sturdy when no one's around."  Hanna has a great time with the stories and tells a few of her own.  Jogdush either doesn't get the references, or ignores them.After a couple more days of travel, Jander confesses that he's wanted by the High Lord Tebran.  They aren't suprised.12 days later, they arrive in Illian.  The group seems unimpressed with the Central square's two almost-exact palaces that face each other (the king forbade the council to make a bigger palace than he had, so they built it exactly the same size and shape as his, only 2 feet smaller in every measurement). And seem more interested in where Jander's leading them.Along the way, they try to find out when the Hunt will be called.  All they can find out is that its under consideration in the Council, and that nothing concrete is decided.Jander finally brings them to the destination- a "house of ill repute" (to the amusement of Hanna, the disgust of Artemesia, and the delight of Jogdush).  Jander decides to throw some dice and drink a lot, until the person he's there to meet arrives.An hour or so later (and a lot of drinks), a woman walks in dressed in the way a noble woman imagines a poor person to dress... and its obvious.  She sees Jander and the two go up into a room.  An hour or so later, she rushes down with tears in her eyes and a pouch at her belt.  The groups tries to ask him what's going on, but he evades them yet again, but offers to split a bonus with them if they go back to Tear with him- he has to deliver something to someone, and they'll pay very well.They decide to stay in a really nice place called the Dragon's Roost, and Jander decides to drink himself silly.  The next morning the PC's go into the market to shop and get ready for the trip, though Jogdush wonders why they're leaving already.  They find out that the Call for the Hunt will go out in a few days, but the Oath won't be given for about six months, for people to gather.Before they're ready to leave, though, more of the high Lord's men finally catch up to them... but were dispatched e-a-s-i-l-y. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~And that's where it ended <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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