Session 5:
After action report - 5th session of 7k
Players: Alaric (Iago), Bill (Kiri), Dave (Perceval).
May 27 cont’d
Kiri
has been left alone with Iago and Fredigar in Fredigar’s house.
Perceval & Sokar are pillaging. Sokar’s enthusiasm for looting and
wanton destruction is infectious, at least for Perceval, who seems to
be quite enjoying himself. Iago is carefully examining some alchemical
items.
Kiri has been feeling remorseful ever since she re-entered Fredigar’s
house. She violated hospitality, and she owes him... Something...
Iago, otherwise occupied, doesn’t notice as Kiri quietly cuts
Fredigar’s bonds. Fredigar gets up and leaves.
It’s broad daylight. Sokar and Fredigar, in spite of their
thoroughgoing enjoyment of their looting, notice Fredigar walking away.
They tell him to stop. He does, but is casting a spell. Sokar and
Perceval rush forward, but they’re too late -- Fredigar has turned into a
Raven. Sokar throws a hatchet and misses. Perceval invokes the spirit
to cast a fireball spell. The ball of fire conjured, he tries to throw
it and fails to strike home. Fredigar has escaped. Kiri explains what
has happened; Iago takes the “refreshments” she imbibed for future
study.
They head back to the town, disappointed that their quarry has eluded
them. (Save Sokar, who considers the outing entirely successful.) Kiri
heads to the baths -- it’s been a rough day. Perceval and Sokar head
to the market to sell off the treasure. Iago heads home.
At home, Iago is met by a young acolyte who delivers a message: the
Lord Mayor wishes to see him at once. Iago quickly puts his things away
and heads out to see the Lord Mayor. Kiri, on returning home, receives
a similar message. So, too, Perceval when he returns home. One at a
time, they appear at the Lord Mayor’s for an audience.
He’s displeased to hear that one of his hamlets was burned to the
ground. The town’s high priest, Phinneas, has painted their exploits in
a somewhat negative light. But their stories, told independently and
from their own perspectives, convince the Lord Mayor that they’ve been
doing their best both to keep the authorities involved and eliminate the
threats to the town.
The Lord Mayor sends them out, charging them with following up on
finding the main altar. He also charges Iago with finding a cure to the
“zombie plague”, whatever it is. With that, they are sent to their
homes as the hour is late.
May 28
Iago
recruits Getchel, the gnome alchemist, to assist in finding a cure.
Getchel is to be paid by the Lord Mayor for the time being. Iago is
also considering putting down roots. He begins looking into purchasing
land on which to build a tower for himself. This is to be a long term
project. Sokar commissions a suit of armor for himself, and Perceval
finds some new equipment as well.
May 29
Nero
is summoned by Kiri. She heads to the caravansary to see if she can
discover any indications of a dark altar. Although she finds nothing, a
cutpurse tries his luck on her. After a merry little chase, she
manages to put the fear of Kregin in the young lad.
Iago’s research gives him an idea for a possible ritual. He finds that
one of the young fencing students is in fact a bit sick from the bite.
After the ritual, he’s not cured, but the disease has stopped
spreading. Part of his leg is undead...
May 30
Perceval
goes in search another hedge wizard. He finds “Stan the Mage”.
Visiting Stan, he talks a bit about what he has discovered. He’s
curious about other hedge wizards, perhaps one in the caravansary. He’s
told about “Rod the Mage,” the “friend of wisdom” who has carved out a
niche for himself amongst the merchants and transient laborers of the
caravansary.
Stan
then tips his hand, tells Perceval that he’s already experienced some
of the true power that could be his, asks him why he doesn’t simply come
along and join them. Perceval isn’t too amused and is considering
either fighting or fleeing. Stan pulls one of the “pixie sticks”,
breaks it, and a black cloud flies toward Perceval. He flares up a
flame jet at Stan, but misses. The cloud strikes him and he slips into a
deep, dark sleep...
That evening, Iago and Kiri wonder what might have happened to
Perceval. They go to Valerian, who uses his magic to track him down.
Valerian, Sokar, Iago and Kiri find Stan and two cultists carrying
Perceval through the street. There is a brief fight during which
another black cloud is used to good effect against Iago. In the
aftermath, Stan is wounded severely and the cultists are killed.
Iago recovers shortly thereafter, as does Perceval. Iago is not
amused. Valerian tries his magic to probe Stans mind, but something
goes awry and the magic simply slips away from him. Iago asks to use
his magic to interrogate Stan. They assent.
Iago takes Stan home, uses magic to stabilize Stan, then surgically
removes all of the bones from one of his hands. The second hand is
botched and he has to amputate. He leaves Stan to recover.
May 31
The
party went to loot first Stan’s and then Madge’s shops. Stan’s shop
was protected by a bucket full of a day’s chamber pot waste, which
Perceval managed to receive. They found an altar, then looted
thoroughly. Madge’s place had a dead cat trap, whereby a loud screech
accompanied a dead, spread-eagled cat swinging down at face level --
harmless, but somewhat startling. They found another altar there, and
looted thoroughly. Perceval headed to take a bath while the rest
regrouped.
They plan to go to the Caravansary the following day in order to find Rod the Mage and hopefully the dark altar...
**Session ends here**
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