2016/10/26

- Took Kor to Silver String but no sign of Daisy yet. Jon stayed with Kor until the evening performances. Quest and Lil J and Margaret went to the Temple of Ioun to try and find out about the Ironstead brothers. Katar went shopping!
 - Ironstead now mostly populated by Dragonborn these days after a disaster 100-150 years ago drove the Dwarves out.
 - Dragonborn war a lot, current brothers are likely descended from a particular standout Dragonborn leader that had three children, found by Quest in a genealogy of the area.
- Katar got our black powder! Hid it in a nearby forest.
- Learnt at the docks that only a large galley could handle the rough waters near Dun Eamon. We went to the big ship and asked the mercenaries there. We arranged a meeting with the lady of the ship at the Dragon's Nest. Headed there.
- Daisy arrived back at the Silver String and was relieved to see Kor. Spoke a little with her about franchising with her in Pyrah! She seems happy to potentially help.
- The lady eventually arrived at the Dragon's Nest. We discussed, she wanted our support on the council when we spoke of it, to strengthen her brood, she's a Huanti. She wanted us to say yes to whatever she wants. She's Salah-gliss, the second CC on the invite.
- Quest immediately wanted to go and research the Huanti. We couldn't find much. Just that they were quick to anger, tended to be violent, inflict prolonged suffering via poisons. Led by a Brood Lord and slaves used as breeding, and a Broodguard, which Salah is the head of. They're fairly new. Kind of evil sounding!
- We all headed back to the Silver String. Had a confab, decided to talk with Jostyll and Shakey about Salah.
- Jostyll was asked by Salah for support in the future in exchange for stopping the Orcs potentially. Jostyll didn't seem to know quite what to make of her. Eventually Margaret got out of Jostyll that Salah's brood is sick, potentially dying. That's why she's looking into alchemical ingredients, she's trying to cure them, only started recently. Brood Lord is worried. She probably wants assurances at Dun Eamon of a cure for her brood.
- Quest and Jon went to see Shaky. Salah wanted what comes through Shaky, and threatened him a lot, why he doesn't like her, doesn't trust her anyway. He felt that if she needs us, she needs us alive and to do what she says. Quest didn't like it but Jon wondered about possibly using her to get to Dun Eamon and learn about her plans in the process perhaps. Shaky was keen to give us an opportunity to betray or kill her. He gave us five red vials, anti toxin to take if we thought we were in danger.
- We went back to the Silver String and confabbed. We decided it was best to keep our enemies closer and keep Salah close! Grudgingly agreed. Also sent a letter to the Red Plume asking for their help with Highhill Keep, that they could keep the territory.
- We went to the boat and accepted her deal. Help!

2016/10/19

- Debated about how to help the King. Replaced the holy water with fresh pure stuff. - Wondered if it was a curse, couldn't find any magic influence there - Lil J and Jon managed to insult Gillup, wasn't keen on us staying! We sort of persuaded him not to throw us out. - Detected some poison, totally feint, not likely to be a real poison. So probably not magic or poison. Still needed to check for diseases and curses. We weren't so sure how to do this. - Tried using Awakened Mind to contact the King, no reply - Decided some research needed for diseases and curses that it could be - Lil J and Quest went to do some research at Temple of Ioun, wanted to look into curses and diseases. Curses in particular. Curses were primarily to just weaken people a bit and such, maybe not something as strong as what the King has. Could be some very high level curses like Feeble Mind, sort of arcane. Looked through diseases as well. More like internal damage and paralysis and sleep and such, can inflict poison in and of itself. - Might need specially designed potions to remove a curse. Diseases would be easier. - They haven't tried removing disease spell, possibly not remove curse - Blane said he couldn't fix a Heartstone, barely knew what it was - Tried to persuade Gillup to let us cast remove curse and remove disease. He took all of our equipment and arcane focuses etc and restrained us. Margaret used a remove disease spell on him, and it worked! A startled King awoke and started questioning everything. Gillup gave us our things back and Jon gave the King some further healing. - Jon and Margaret would stay with the King. And the Prince was summoned. Got some food for him etc! - Discussed with the King about possible recompense, welcomed our desire to have the Stonesthrow and call it the King's Phoenix. He asked us to go as his representative to the meeting that Lap of the Valley mentioned. Might have to charter a vessel to get to Dun Eamon! - The King remembered a very large hand on the back of his neck, wanted us to find the ones who did this to him. - Would head to Stillbend with the girl that we rescued from the Fade potentially or do what she wants, would ask her - Left instructions to check for the evil Fade tattoos and confiscate amulets etc. - We went back to the Stonesthrow. Found Kurst in a bad state and the girls playing together, didn't seem good idea to leave him in control. Wondered what to do! - Managed to persuade Kurst to get his act together, Quest revealed he'd been drinking the King's alcohol and filled his head with stories of bad things that would happen if the King found out! He seemed thoroughly persuaded! - Asked Kor how she felt about things, where she'd like to go etc! Felt it was best to take her back to the Silver String and maybe drop a message about our new pub! Franchising! - Slept overnight and went to the docks! Found some potential boats to take us but it was expensive! Had to use much of our money just to get to Stillbend.

2016/10/12

Left the temple of the Harpy, headed towards Pyrah.

Saw something large in distance in North on leaving mountain.

Went via red plume, Gudrun happy to see us as always...

Got some furs for Caw.

Margaret tried on the plate mail we'd been carrying around. Seemed to feel attached to her skin, when she tried to remove it, felt like it was ripping her skin. With a large amount of heaving and help from the party, finally managed to remove it again.

Entered Pyrah, gathering of large crowds for Winter's crest festival.

Met with Blaine who could identify our new found objects.

He looked at the paper we found, eyes turned white, started convulsing.

Says he saw a room with a grotesque, many eyed monster guarding what seemed to be a music box.

Large gilded door entering it, somewhere in a crevasse, surrounded by lava.

Lil'J stayed with Blaine, rest of the party watched some of the celebrations.

Spoke with Kessel at temple of Pelor, interred Alasdair's bones into the temple.

Slept in Stone's Throw pub, met with Kurst and Pip who were there.

Given a letter from Lap-of-the-Valley. Told about a meeting in Dun Eamon that he wants us to attend to support him. Something about warring brothers in the North.

Blaine told us about the items: Ring of glibness, dagger of secret script, amulet of undetectable alignment, and a staff of withering.

Went to Palace to speak with Prince. After a frosty welcome, persuaded to gain audience with the King.

King looking pallid in bed, two vials dripping into him, one blood, one clear liquid like holy water.

Investigated around the king, worked out that the holy water might be tainted. Tested it and found it to be acidic instead,

Asked guard to fetch holy water for us to try and revive the king.

2016/10/05

- Entered through the skull doorway into the main temple. Saw rows and rows of pews with dead bodies in, and a ritual being performed at an altar behind another anti-life barrier. - We were spotted by a tall pale figure and another person who came in, praying at an altar. Lil J managed to lip read. They didn't seem to be attacking us. - One of them dropped something into a brazier, a huge fire came out. They added all the ingredients and sacrificed Alistair and tried to sacrifice the girl as well. - Managed to save the girl but Alistair or a being possessing Alistair fighting us, Margaret closed and gave him a good smite (several times over!) and everyone started dog piling him, Quest managed to reach the girl and cast Darkness to hide her. - Alistair started trying to absorb bodies to heal himself after a prolonged battle but Lil J peppered him with scorching rays over and over while Jon and Margaret pressed their assault. - Alistair's body burned to cinder, a smirk on his face. - Lil J noticed a blue ember rising from Alistair. Managed to grab it. It was some sort of scroll with arcane runes on it. Pocketed it! We couldn't discern what it was. - Looted lots of magical items from him! - Investigated the temple, Jon found a hidden room with a sculpture with eyes in it that showed a particular room somewhere. Was large with vaulted ceilings and a big gilded large door. Didn't know where it was. - Jon used speaking with dead to get some info from an initiate, found out that there are many places to worship Vecna potentially. And also that there is a phylactery for the Lich, a backup plan, and that it is "written". - Quest tried unsuccessfully to argue that we need to destroy that strange scroll that Lil J found earlier in case it's a phylactery! - Started burning the place, found some gold under a trap door! Destroyed the altar and summoning area. Kept the girl close and planned to make our escape, burning as we go!