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| Queen of the Peacock Throne |
2.(Bill) Vorstag Iceslider, the Frost Giant's Son, lvl 6 Goliath Ice Reaver of the Tjokren Glacier (g-m), Assassin Rogue-6
3.(Jack) Zérda “The Defier” of House Saväschu, lvl 5>6 Atlantean Noble of Katagia (h-m), EK Fighter-6
4. (Matt) Finnris, lvl 5>6 Dhari Outcast of the Narthan Highlanders (h-m), Slayer Barbarian-5>6
Zérda buys Rien from Kurturbal and finally meets Queen Deyane Verix Hazeda on the Night of the Yellow Moon. It snows - Queen Deyane gives her rallying speech to the people. The Grand Vizier Ibland Posk wants the PCs to investigate the rumoured return of the Dread Sorcerer Tur Nyaan to Voor Darayn. Lots of drinking late into the night with Lady Valeria of Clouds.
OOC: Vorstag was beaten up fighting the Cult of the Yellow Moon on 27/8, & Aeshma also needs a few days more long rest after returning a couple days ago from battling the same cult in Rethena. Ended session on 28/8 and probably aim to leave on 4/9 with all PCs tip-top.
4/M9 Ulon: The Quodeth war galley Indefatigable under Commander Corvin Vorzin sails for Ghan Port, due to arrive Tansere Citadel on 8/9 and Ghan Port on 9/9.
Tangled Webs - by Aeshma (Judith)
As we recover from our fight with the Cultist Metira we prepare for the ball at the Palace. Aeshma has a servant, Kallindri, assigned from the Temple of Mithra to help her to prepare for the event. Finnris has been spending time with Megera at the Fighting Pits while Vorstag briefly leaves Quodeth on a delivery errand to Anselmo.At the Ball we are presented to Queen Deyane and Zerda finally has a chance to exercise his charms on her. Aeshma overhears a conversation between Duke Baerad and the Grand Vizier Iblan Posk referring to our group and suggesting that we will suit a plan they have in mind.
Suddenly messengers enter and report that it is snowing – an extraordinary event for Quodeth and something believed to be a harbinger of doom. Over the next few minutes we hear the rest of the story: a cult has attempted to summon an otherworldly creature in the city and their efforts have only been stopped by the intervention of Vorstag, Aeridnis and some guards and allies of House Vorzin. Vorstag arrives at the Ball fresh from battle and regales us with the story of his pursuit of Monyat and the desperate fight to disrupt the summoning of a giant Gibbering mouther. He is rewarded for his part in saving Quodeth with 1000gp.
The Queen addresses the people and manages to reassure them that the danger has passed and Quodeth is safe. In private discussion afterwards we tell her the truth about the death of Metira Sedarnel and share our concerns about similar corruption in other powerful noble houses – people such as Prince Dredan Taroth, although we point out that we have no proof. The Vizier suggests that this Long Night might pose more risks than usual as it coincides with a rare planetary conjunction when the barriers between the worlds are at their weakest. As they speak, Zerda manages to whisper to the Queen that we also have concerns about her Grand Vizier Iblan Posk…
He then tells us of a task he would like us to undertake: on the Daray Peninsular of the Kalayan Sea the Dread Wizard Tur Nyaan has apparently returned. For many years he had terrorised the area and local cities such as Ikath, Lomar, and even Katagia, sent him tribute. Then about a century ago a Katagian tribute caravan arrived to find the Wizard’s Palace Voor Darayn deserted with no sign of the wizard. In recent months news has reached Quodeth that Tur Nyaan is back and is once more demanding tribute, and Ikath and Lomar have already complied.
We agree in principle to travel to Voor Darayn to investigate and arrange to return to the Palace the next day for more detailed discussion of our plans. It is decided that we will take a Quodethi navy galley up the Quosa river to Ghanport where we will buy a tartane to travel to the Daray Peninsula. The Mithran monastery of Tiyerna is located on the coast due north of Voor Darayn and seems like a sensible base. For the ship and any other equipment we are given 4000gp and Zerda is able to equip his two guards from the city armoury. Aeshma hopes to be able to find some medicines against poison as the Daray Peninsular is renowned as a place of Setites and serpents.
Speaking later on the subject of various nobles’ agendas, Finnris points out that Prince Dredan was the mysterious nobleman who purchased the fearsome Ruk Nath who had been so significant a part of Metira’s plans. We are also reminded of the “coincidence” that a few years ago Dredan’s father died in mysterious circumstances, leaving him rich and head of House Taroth, and that King Verias died at around the same time in similarly mysterious circumstance.
Zerda queries if it is coincidence that we are being asked to leave Quodeth to go on a long, potentially hazardous journey across the continent just at the time that the city seems to be at increasing risk from cultists…
Checking items start of M9 2213 AR
Checking Xhondar Jhao's House of Curiousities, he has in stock: 1 healing potion (50gp), the Shield of Sunset (+1 magic shield, 1500gp), Instrument (quill) of Scribing (100gp), Bronze Cuirass of Gleaming (1000gp, never gets dirty), an Unbreakable Arrow (100gp), a Wand of Scowls (100gp), studded leather Smouldering Armour (145gp), a Mystery Key (50gp), a Tankard of Sobriety (100gp) and a Lock of Trickery with key (100gp).
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