Deep with the Money
Having been tasked with dealing with Phil, our adventurers convinced him to join them with promises of a new leg made by the Duergar. Before setting out, a quick trip back to Forton was required. Arriving back at 2 am, our adventurers got a room for the remainder of the evening and paid for a meal for the morning.
| Deep with the Money | |
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| Birds of a Feather | |
| Dates | |
| Date Played | June (6) 4, 2022 |
| Game Date | Tosey (5) 5, 283 |
| Cast | |
| Characters | |
| Notable NPCs | |
| Notable Cities | Forton |
| Notable Locations | Caves to the Deep |
| Timeline | |
| Previous Session | The Goblins of Ids Walder |
| Next Session | Under Dark Dwarves |
| Setting | Solandria |
After their morning meal, our group set off to procure horses, as Phil was too heavy for Sliver of Straw to carry while flying. As this was a small town, the stable had no horses to spare. Unfazed, our group went to look for Penelope, the de facto mayor of Forton. Finding her in the town center helping get set up for the day, she reminded them of their reward for dealing with the goblins; some horses and haunches of meat. Inquiring about getting some hired help, Penelope pointed them back to the inn, where people looking for help and work usually gathered. Sliver of Straw however saw a child and offered them or their father 20gp to hire them as a torchbearer. Dania stepped in and pulled Sliver of Straw to the inn.
Their Dania and Sliver of Straw met a man named Felix and offered him 1gp per day in exchange for his use as a torch bearer. Rester, wandering off on his own, met a gnome name Loribi Thundertop and offered her 50sp, with 25sp upfront. She got the details from Rester and headed off.
Realizing that there might be some undiscovered trade routes, Sliver of Straw spent the rest of the day procuring trade goods and a cart in hopes of establishing a trade route with the denizens of the Underdark. While this was going on, Dania spent some time with the peculiar Bag of Holding she had in her possession. She discovered that there was a spell scroll of Locate Object - which she promptly added to her spellbook - and a yellow diamond. She also discovered that this was a shared bag of holding and that there was another bag somewhere out there.
After another night's rest, they set off for the caves that the goblins had come from. It was a relatively uneventful journey but our adventurers, along with their goblin and two hirelings, reached the entrance just before dusk. They headed in. After what felt like hours, they came across a small room with a door. Inset within the door were four gems; an emerald, a pearl, a nephrite, and an onyx. They quickly discovered the gems needed to be pressed in the correct order to open the door. After a few more hours of very uneventful travel, our adventurers were getting tired. Phil told them that there was a small cave off the main path up ahead where they could rest, but Rester heard voices up ahead and warned the others. Dania cast invisibility on herself and went up ahead to investigate. In the alcove Phil spoke of, she found a group of Svirfneblin making camp. She went back and informed the others. Making sure they were heard well before they were seen, Sliver of Straw lead the way to the alcove. There they met the Slabnose family and discovered that they were a group of traders. Our adventurers discovered that these Svirfneblin were once enslaved by the duergar, but were freed with the help of an Aarakocra and her friends. After some talks about setting up a trade route, the Slabnose family seemed intrigued.
Before turning in for the night, Dania tried one last thing with the shared bag of holding she had. She reached in and thought bag. Much to her surprise, a bag identical to her bag came out. She turned both inside out claiming the hidden treasures from within.
Convinced Phil to join them by promising a new leg
Headed back with Phil swaddled up to Forton, arrived around 2am, get room at inn, slept, head down to get a meal
Dania is concerned that Sliver may have gone insane
Sliver got Phil a haunch of meat
Headed to stables to procure a horse, was told to speak with Penelope
On the way, discuss Rester's induction, talked about his father (who was a Master of the Order before he died)
OOC: So much dick talk
Talked with Penelope about their reward for dealing with the goblins
Dania asked Penelope about hiring a worker for holding things and a torch
Sliver talks with a child to use them as a torch bearer, offered to pay their father 20gp to use him as a torch bearer
Dania and Sliver hired Felix for 1gp/day
Rester hired Loribi Thundertop for 50sp, 25 upfront
Spent hours purchasing trade goods
Dania got a scroll, added it to her spellbook (Locate Object)
Dania pulled out yellow diamond(elemental gem)
Set off for the caves
Uneventful journey to the cave into the underdark
Came across a locked door with 4 gems, had to press in correct order to open
After a few uneventful hours, group was getting tired, Phil pointed out there was a spot up ahead to rest
Rester heard talking from spot, warned the others
Dania cast darkvision and invisibility on self, investigated and found a group of traveling deep gnome merchants
Dania startled them a little
Dania went back, told the group about the deep gnomes, sliver made a big racket to let the deep gnomes know the group were coming
After a tense few moments, the deep gnomes realized there was no danger, talked about aarakocra being a rare sight down here, and that one was part of a group that helped free the deep gnome group from thee dark dwarves
Kregluck (m), Zilwur (m), Berthmurs (m), Davrann (f), Basinni (f) are their names (Slabnose surname)
Began trade negotiations with the deep gnomes
Group was told to speak with Rughaed in the staging zone
While getting ready for a rest, Dania thought bag from the shared bag, and got the sister bag for her bag, emptying both bags