19th of Eleint, cont:
Chapter 1: At the Green Goblin
It is now about 2:00 in the afternoon. Inman and Nevil continue talking about getting the War Wizards to provide pardons for Nevil and Vasilya. The two appear to Atalaya to be wrestling with whether it would be a help or problem if they ask for this favor. Nevil seems to think that since we just saved the world for them, (or at least the Sword Coast Atalaya thinks) that this would be a good time to ask for this.
Finally, Nevil asks if Inman is going to the War Wizards. Inman replies, “Yes, I will. … If we are going to be together long term …” Inman finally agrees to get Nevil a pardon and to ask for one for Vasilya too. ….
Nevil says something about her being the annoyance while Boz is the fugitive.
Inman: “Well, it’s 2 bells. I can walk over there. I think I will get a bottle of good (wine? Liquor? … something with alcohol in it).
Nevil: “Do you want some help?”
Inman: “Maybe not…” “It’s not like I can … If there is any trouble I don’t want you there”
Nevil entreats him, “Come back.”
“I’ll try,” he responds and then kisses Nevil and saunter out the door. Nevil gazes after him as he exits the room.
Boz: “It would be nice.”
Nevil: “We have got to take care of it.”
Boz: “About the Thayian situation…”
Atalaya, Nevil and Baz talk about what we know about the plans to retrieve Kelson and Shalendra. They then head back to the Lady Luck to talk to Curran and to Mennek.
Chapter 2: Meeting with Kay
As we head towards Lady Luck, Nevil comments that we should tell Kay that we have completed our mission for Master Elaria. Atalaya agrees and we head towards the bridge to cross over to the other side of the river (?) stream (?) that runs through the town. They continue on to Kay’s Alley. Not seeing anyone out busking in front of the Entertainer’s Guild House, they enter the building searching for Kay. As they do, they hear people walking around the guildhall. The piano is being played in the main room. We enter that room and find that it is Kay who is playing it. When he finishes his song he looks up and sees us.
“Hi!” he calls out and Nevil quickly responds with, “We have news!”
Kay gets up and heads over to us, an inquiring look in his eyes. “Is this about Sorrow? Everyone has heard that he dead on your last adventure.”
Nevil looks around and asks if there is a place we can talk privately. Kay says yes and takes us into one of the smaller classroom like rooms.
Once everyone is settled in the small room, Nevil explains that yes Sorrow died, but we have had him resurrected. Then she tells him that The Eye has been destroyed. Kay can’t believe it at first and has to be told a couple of times, that yes, The Eye is destroyed. Shattered. It is no more. But doing that cost Sorrow his life. But he has been resurrected. Kay is overjoyed that we have been able to finish the work of destroying the Eye for Master Elaria.
We ask Kay if he can start some rumors to the effect that Sorrow didn’t die, he had just been hurt badly and has been healed and will be fine in a few days. Kay gets excited about that, saying that he can get the rumors started. Then talk turns towards having Kay write a heroic song about Sorrow and what he did to save the world. Kay immediately takes to this idea and looks like he is already plotting lyric lines in his head.
When the conversation ends, we take our leave of Kay and cross the courtyard to the Lady Luck Tavern. It is now about 4:00 pm.
Chapter 3: At The Lady Luck Tavern
As we cross the courtyard, the dog Timothy greets us. Atalaya stops to greet him and to give him some petting.
As we enter the tavern Curran calls out, “How is our boy?”
Nevil responds with, “He’s hallucinating.”
Curran says, “It will probably pass, but… it doesn’t always.”
Nevil says that we have come for more information about what the operation to retrieve Kelson and Shelandra. She adds, “Full disclosure, it sucks to go in unprepared.”
Curran answers her and discusses what is currently known. He says that they have not been heard from for a while now. He says that Darfin’s group is getting in (to the stronghold). We are told that Mennek and Syranna (another rebel Thayian whom we have not met yet) will be manipulating the portals to get us to where we would need to be. He tells us that Syranna was one of the designers of the portal and has insider information. He says that while she helped to design the Thayians portal system, she was never one of them and built stuff into the system that the Red Wizards don’t know about.
Curran ends with, “Mostly we just want to get Kelson and Shalendra back.”
Curran tells us that Syranna is at the Gatehouse right now and that the other group is already there. He says that Mennek and Syranna will send us to a different portal than the one Darfin’s group was sent to.
Nevil says, “Then it is a hard “No” to accepting help from the War Wizards?”
Curran says, “No…. I see no reason they couldn’t be alerted. I think it would be fine for the (War) Wizards to know about Darfin and ________ (his group??)
Chapter 4: Dinner with Sorrow at the Green Goblin
When we finish our discussion with Curran we head back to the Green Goblin. The place smells great when we enter it. Aristotle is preparing fresh bread, Fish Stew and other good smelling foods. He pulls a tray from the oven and hands it to Atalaya to take upstairs. It is full of charred bits of wood. Aristotle also tells us that he has made an order to get some of the Claw Wine that Sorrow likes. It will take a few days to get here. We tell him that Sorrow is going to be here for a while and will be very appreciative of the nasty Claw Wine when it arrives. (Atalaya can’t keep her dislike of that wine from showing on her face.)
We head upstairs and find that Inman has already returned from his errand to the War Wizards. Nevil questions him about what happened. Inman tells her that they are open to the proposition. Nevil reports that so is Curran. They discuss how this would work. She tells him about the two Thayians that will be involved. Inman (?) is not sure how they are going to integrate into the activity. Inman is not crazy about working with Mennek again.
Inman is happier as he tells Nevil that there is a really good chance to get the pardons.
Inman says that for the current rescue attempt that we are probably not going to have a War Wizard escort. They will go with a group of their own.
Chapter 5: Return to the Master’s House
The staff bring supper up to us in the room when it is ready. We eat engaging more with Sorrow, Cirilli and Joan.
After supper, Atalaya uses the helm to port us to Master Elaria’s house. Cirilli is torn between going to see Grinda or staying with Sorrow. Atalaya encourages her to visit with Grinda, explaining that we will be coming back in the morning and that Seraphina and Joan are going to stay with Sorrow. She eventually agrees.
When we arrive at the house we notice that a few of the leaves are starting to change color and that the temperature is coolish. Before going in search of Avalon we will want to pull out our cloaks.
We visit briefly with Grinda when we get to the house. He is reading by the fireplace when we get there. He throws himself at Cirilli when he sees her. They are both very happy to see each other. We ask him how it is going. Grinda says “It’s fine. The place is trapped. It’s all good.”
Atalaya looks around and then asks if it is safe. Grinda says. “It is, for us.” He says with pride that, “I am a kolbald and kolbalds know their traps.
Atalaya says she knows this and that is why she asked. She then asks if his traps depend on Avalon being here. Grinda says that they do not. Atalaya explains about the plan to have Avalon guard a Thayian portal.
Chapter 6: Talking with Avalon
Atalaya and Vaz go out to talk to Avalon. Nevil has absolutely not interested in being anywhere near him.
Avalon is happy to see Atalaya and to know that we are back. We explain that the item he had been guarding has been successfully destroyed. He seems happy about this.
Atalaya once again asks him if he would like to go back to his home plane or if he is interested in a new post. He asks her if she has a proposition for him. Atalaya says that she does. Atalaya says that the people who wanted to object he had been guarding are really bad people. The position we are offering to Avalon is to guard a portal and to prevent these bad people from coming through it to hurt the people who live here.
She then explains that the way to tell which people are the bad ones is to check out their heads. The bad ones will have bald heads with tattoos on them. Atalaya asks Avalon if he knows what a tattoo is. He seems uncertain, so Atalaya explains what that is.
Avalon seems agreeable to this. Atalaya asks him if he remembers how he traveled in her pack to get from the library to this house. He did. She asks if that would be an acceptable way for him to travel to Riverport and then to the portal site. He agrees that he could do that. Once it seems that he understands and is willing we head back to the house.
We plan to spend the night at the house and then in the morning, after the helm has had a chance to regain its used teleportations to return to Riverport with Avalon.
GAME ENDS
Art Work
Atalaya meditating in the morning before they return to Riverport. Her thoughts are on Sorrow and the upcoming foray into the Thayian stronghold.
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