Gallia Campaign 1

@ Gimble, As you enter, you are greeted by the funny kenku woman who runs the store. Aureus Splitarrow: (to Gimble) "Hello, You Buy?" The kenku says with a very joyful upbeat tone. You ask her about buying a potion of healing. Aureus: (to Gimble) "Potion of Healing. 50 gold." She gently places it on the counter. Both your attempt was poor, and she does not seem like the type to change prices.

Later, when you are at the Stonehill Inn. Narth: (to Gimble) "Hey if it isn't the guy that won my money... As a matter of fact...." The Loxodon woman interrupts him. Aster: (to Gimble and Narth) "Nonsense, he can join us." Narth: (to Aster) "But I thought..." Aster: (to Narth) "We talk all the time, we can be friendly to a stranger." Aster turns to Gimble, She tries to shake your hand, but being a huge Loxodon and you just being a gnome, it is very awkward and she tries not to crush your hand. Its not really a handshake but the friendly sentiment is shown. Aster: (to Gimble) "How can we help you, Gimble?" Narth: (to Gimble) "Directions for the exit maybe..." He grumbles. Aster gives Narth a look and he stays quiet.

Casmir thanks Gimble but declines. He will stop by the Temple of Tyr to give 10% of his gains as a tithe, and let his friends there know he's alive and well. Then he'll go back to inn and wait for the meeting.

Gimble notices Narths dislike and offers him an olive branch. “No hard feelings on that game. And I’d offer ya a beer and a rematch if you’d like a chance to win your gold back.”

Looking to Aster, and recognizing Grumm’s description, “Well, if I can be honest with ya, I have a bit of a request. You match the description a friend of mine gave me. If you are the person I’ve been looking for, I was hoping you could point me in the direction of (and Gimble leans in, as much is possible) some potions and magical items. I mean no offense if I’m wrong. The group I’m with is just been through a few rough spots with some goblins and bandits, and I’m looking to be better prepared before our next quest.”

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Casmir thanks Gimble but declines. He will stop by the Temple of Tyr to give 10% of his gains as a tithe, and let his friends there know he's alive and well. Then he'll go back to inn and wait for the meeting.

@ Casmir, when you return to the Temple of Tyr you are greeted by one of the clerics.  Jaq Le’quet, a dwarf, You are familiar with him as you have seen him around the temple many times and have interacted with him in the past. Jaq: (to Casmir) "Casmir, you return. I suspect you come with some good news?" You tell him about the tithe you are giving the church. (OOC: You said 10% I believe that is 26 gold, 1 silver, and 2 copper. feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.)  Jaq: (to Casmir) "Always so generous. Tyr will most certainly look out for you. Perhaps thats why you are so financially successful." He lets out a chuckle. Jaq: (to Casmir) "Anything else I can help you with? I did notice you haven't been sleeping here in the temple lately. I hope our hospitality was to your liking." After you finish talking with Jaq (OOC: you can continue this if you wish) you return to the Stonehill Inn. Misty already retired to her room for the night, and Gimble is talking to two strangers. You are not sure where anyone else is.

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Gimble notices Narths dislike and offers him an olive branch. “No hard feelings on that game. And I’d offer ya a beer and a rematch if you’d like a chance to win your gold back.”

Looking to Aster, and recognizing Grumm’s description, “Well, if I can be honest with ya, I have a bit of a request. You match the description a friend of mine gave me. If you are the person I’ve been looking for, I was hoping you could point me in the direction of (and Gimble leans in, as much is possible) some potions and magical items. I mean no offense if I’m wrong. The group I’m with is just been through a few rough spots with some goblins and bandits, and I’m looking to be better prepared before our next quest.”

@ Gimble,  Narth doesn't respond but he tries to wave Elsa to come over. It seems like he intends to take you up on the offer. Based on Grumm's description Aster should be on the one, How many Loxodon's could there be in Emberhorn? (OOC: You do know they are pretty rare in Gallia and they are part of the "newly arrival races". In other words loxodon have recently come to Gallia.) Aster: (to Gimble) "This isn't some sort of prank is it? I'm not a merchant nor a craftsmen. Can I ask you a question? Do you practice magic at all?"

“It isn’t a prank and no I don’t, but I’m looking for someone that has the ability to sell potions, or has the ability to say, “upgrade,” my equipment. I do have some friends in my group who practice magic, however, they don’t quite have the skills necessary to do things along that line.”

When Elsa gets over, he comps the drink, and whispers to her, “Keep em comin, you know I’m good for it.”

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Casmir thanks Gimble but declines. He will stop by the Temple of Tyr to give 10% of his gains as a tithe, and let his friends there know he's alive and well. Then he'll go back to inn and wait for the meeting.

@ Casmir, when you return to the Temple of Tyr you are greeted by one of the clerics.  Jaq Le’quet, a dwarf, You are familiar with him as you have seen him around the temple many times and have interacted with him in the past. Jaq: (to Casmir) "Casmir, you return. I suspect you come with some good news?" You tell him about the tithe you are giving the church. (OOC: You said 10% I believe that is 26 gold, 1 silver, and 2 copper. feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.)  Jaq: (to Casmir) "Always so generous. Tyr will most certainly look out for you. Perhaps thats why you are so financially successful." He lets out a chuckle. Jaq: (to Casmir) "Anything else I can help you with? I did notice you haven't been sleeping here in the temple lately. I hope our hospitality was to your liking." After you finish talking with Jaq (OOC: you can continue this if you wish) you return to the Stonehill Inn. Misty already retired to her room for the night, and Gimble is talking to two strangers. You are not sure where anyone else is.

"Thank you Brother Jaq, that's very kind of you to offer, but for the moment it is my turn to help. All I ask is that you include me in your prayers. And no hospitality can compare to that of the temple, but I find that being close to my newfound friends is more practical" With that, Casmir goes back to the Inn and, spotting Gimble, waves to let him know he's there.

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“It isn’t a prank and no I don’t, but I’m looking for someone that has the ability to sell potions, or has the ability to say, “upgrade,” my equipment. I do have some friends in my group who practice magic, however, they don’t quite have the skills necessary to do things along that line.”

When Elsa gets over, he comps the drink, and whispers to her, “Keep em comin, you know I’m good for it.”

@ Gimble, Elsa brings drinks during the conversation. Aster: (to Gimble) "Like I said I'm no merchant. While my skillset could enchant weapons and armor, I'm more of a researcher. Either way I belong to a private group, and you don't even practice magic... I'm afraid I'm gonna have to ask you to leave. There is a nice magic shop in the upper levels of the city that can help your needs." She then turns back to face Narth. (OOC: She is referring to Splitarrow's Magic Finds, the shop you went to earlier)

@ the party, The following morning everyone wakes up early, and meets in the common room/tavern of the Stonehill Inn. They are met with Sildar. He explains his disappearance yesterday. Sildar: (to the party) "I'm sorry for leaving without saying a word yesterday. My friend Iarno Albrek returned. I was catching up with him. He did want me to mention to all of you he was impressed you were able to find and take down the Red Brand Bandits so quickly. Since it was his mission to take them down. So I was spending the day with him. I will likely be doing that from now on while the Crown's Guardians try to take control of the situation around the city. I do still owe you adventurers for saving my life and helping me, so if you really need my help in the future I will try to assist." (OOC: feel free to continue talking with Sildar but I am going to continue the story. The find Sildar quest is complete, no reward.) The party continues to the Palace to have their meeting. The party convinces the guards to let them past the gate to enter the Palace. You tell one of the servants you are here for a meeting with Harbin Wester, and the party goes to the same room you met with Harbin the previous day. After waiting for ten minutes or so he shows up. Harbin: (to the party) "The Fated Eight, showing up on time. Good news, I was able to convince the Princess to give you an audience. I do hope you know what you all are doing. She is a very busy woman, so make sure to make your request reasonable and not waste her time." Harbin opens the door to the room and waits for the party to follow.

@ the party, (OOC: let me know how you respond/what you are going to do next)

(OOC: date July 26th. time 8:10 a.m.)

(OOC: quests in the spoiler below) (OOC 2: quest log updated. quest complete. Sildar showed up and the party has no need to search for him anymore.)

Misty joins the others as they move to speak with the princess. She will let others do the speaking, as she only really wished to speak with the princess since Sildar thought they should do so. Otherwise she has no real agenda for doing so.

Casmir goes along, mentally rehearsing an appropriate salutation - bowing? kneeling? making the Church of Tyr's Sign of the Hammer? 

Tessa  is a bit intimidated. Princess? Are we to meet some sort of royalty? 

But she puts on her best cold, sophisticated phase and follows along.

(OOC I honestly thought this would have progressed a little bit, I don’t even know who speaks first)

Gimble will follow Harbin with the party. He will follow Harbin’s lead and cues having not been in front of royalty before. If Harbin bows or kneels, Gimble will do likewise.

After being introduced, (waiting for the appropriate time to speak) if no one else wants to speak first, Gimble will. “Your Highness, it is an honor and a pleasure. Thanks you for taking a moment to speak with us. I will keep it brief. My name is Gimble, and we are a group named the Fated Eight. We have banded together and desire to bring honor and glory to your kingdom, sometimes in small ways, sometimes in larger ways. 

I’d hope that Harbin or Sildar have spoken of well of us and informed you on all that we have accomplished in such a short amount of time here. We have worked to clear a network of goblins and we have cleared out the Red Brand Bandits base of operations while rescuing some local hostages.

We also, just yesterday, were asked to sign on with the Fists of Justice. Our intent is to continue to serve you by working towards bringing a quick end to the orc raiders, as well as clearing out another goblin base of operations that we have learned about. 

Sildar and Harbin both have given insight into the idea that we could serve you and your kingdom better as Crown Guardians. If it would please your Highness, we would appreciate the opportunity to prove ourselves towards this end, perhaps to be part of the negotiations with the Centaur tribes. I have already said more than than enough, and thank you again for your time.”

Gimble will bow and take a half step back to await her response with the party.

O’alana follows the party to meet the princess. Growing up in the wilderness, she doesn’t really grasp the status of the royalty. She keeps quiet, taking in what Gimble is saying, doesn’t want to seem too out of place.

@ The party, the party follows Harbin, he leads you all to a room, surprisingly not the throne room. It appears to be some sort of war or strategy room. With a large table that has a map all along the table. The Princess was dressed less fancily than one might suspect. She is talking to two other people who are standing next to her also looking at the table. You see a heavily armored halfling male standing next to the Princess. On the other side of the Princess is a nicely dressed human female. Harbin: (to Princess Vani Sambryl) "Excuse me, Princess. These are the heroes I spoke to you about." Princess Vani looks up. Princess Vani: (to Harbin and the party) "Thank you Harbin." She turns towards the party. "I hope the informality of this meeting is okay. As you may know the Kingdom has many troubles that require my attention. From what I hear I owe you all a bit of thanks for helping out with some of those problems."

After hearing what Gimble has to say, Princess Vani: (to the party) "Did he?" She gives a look to Harbin. It is not obviously angry or displeased but the party notices how uncomfortable Harbin is. The halfling lets out a scoff. Sir Drexel: (to everyone) "Have any of you faced orcs before? A quick end... Experience and history show conflict with Orcs is never simple." Princess Vani: (to Sir Drexel) "I thought you were assuring me a moment ago there was some progress against the Orc Raiders." Sir Drexel: (to Princess Vani) "The last message I got was saying as such. The town of Thundertree was defended by your knights and I was planning on sending more forces there to reinforce the position." Princess Vani: (to Sir Drexel) "Very good. No time to waste." She say indicating he should do that. The Princess turns back to the party. "The Crown's Guardians are very special. It is reserved for very trusted citizens of the kingdom. I do believe and trust Sir Hallwinter and Harbin. Your group is also tested. The problem is I don't know any of you on a personal level. I cannot give such power and authority to near strangers. Having said that I think with a few more acts for the Kingdom I can make an exception for you all." Sir Drexel leaves the room. You can hear his armor clank down as he leaves the room and shortly after he left. Princess Vani turns to Harbin. "Could you go get Iarno Albrek for me?" Harbin: (to the Princess) "Yes, your highness." He bows and then leaves the room. He walks backwards to make sure he is facing her until he reaches the door where he turns around. Princess Vani: (to the party) "Iarno is a member of the Crown's Guardians, and the only active member here in the capital. If you can impress him enough for him to vouch for you I will let you all join the ranks of the Crown's Guardians. Until you earned his approval, I will have you work with him." Lia Fedrorgo: (to the Princess) "Your highness, I must agree with Sir Drexel, while their deeds may be great, we know nothing of their skills and talents. I still think you should handle the negotiations yourself." Princess Vani: (to Lia) "With you by my side?" Lia: (to the Princess) "No. I will of course if you ask me. Not only do I think you possess the skill to, it would look better if you broker the peace. Besides the tribes would want to hear the terms from you personally, or at the very least see your seal on a letter you may send them." Princess Vani: (to Lia) "We can discuss this later." She turns back to the party. "You have located another goblin hideout? Are they are more serious threat than I have been lead to believe?

@ the party, (OOC: let me know how you respond/what you are going to do next) (OOC 2: Sorry for the delay. I will try to advance the story regardless of the amount of responses in the future.)

Not wanting to speak more than necessary, Gimble decides to answer the direct question alone. “Your Highness, another hideout has been located. We were actually planning on moving that direction in the very near future to asses and if possible deal with the situation. We believe the bulk of this goblin tribe is holding up in a ruined castle not far from the Triboar Trail. We believe that they have got it fully occupied. Ruined does not mean useless. But I do not know what you have been informed on, or if your advisors would see this as a serious threat or not. Nor would I pretend to understand how a kingdom ranks threats to its borders and people. But it is in the least, a threat, your Highness.”

(OOC I thought we talked with Sildar about the location but I couldn’t find it so I didn’t mention it)

@ the party, Harbin Wester returns to the room with Iarno and Sildar. Iarno is a tall human, dressed in red colored fancy wizard robes and holding a staff. Sildar looks like he is wearing nicer armor than usual. Iarno: (to everyone) "You sent for us Princess?" Harbin leaves the room quietly. Princess Vani: (to everyone) "Yes. These are the heroes that have been very helpful." Iarno: (to everyone) "Excellent, I was hoping to meet you all. I am Iarno Albrek of the Crown's Guardians." Princess Vani: (to Iarno) "I want you to use these heroes. They wish to join the Crowns Guardians, and I thought it would be best if you can show them the ropes and what its like. If they meet your approval we can make them official members."  Iarno: (to the Princess) "I think thats a great idea. I could always use more assistance. These heroes after all are responsible for putting the Red Brand Bandits on the run." Princess Vani: (to Iarno) "They were just informing me of some Goblins that still threaten the kingdom. They are in that old abandoned castle." Iarno: (to the Princess) "Do you want me to focus my attention on these Goblins?" Princess Vani: (to Iarno) "No, You should continue to focus on the Red Brands. Just guide the heroes, and have them report to you on the goblins." Princess Vani turns to the party. "Thank you all for informing me of these things. I think this meeting has been productive but I must return to my duties." Iarno: (to the party and Sildar) "Come on then, Lets walk and talk." Iarno guides the party out of the room. Iarno: (to the party) "Being a Crowns Guardian is a lot of responsibility. For a while now I've been on my own in the capital. With you all and Sildar assisting me taking care of these troubles should be no problem. I do agree with the Princesses assessment, take care of these goblins, Sildar and I can handle the bandits. Is there any assistance or advice you want before going off to take on the goblins?"

@ the party, (OOC: let me know how you respond/what you are going to do next)

(OOC: date July 26th. time 8:20 a.m.)

(OOC: quests in the spoiler below) (OOC 2: quest log updated. quest complete. The party attended the meeting, and met with the Princess.)

Misty walks out, a bit put off by all of this. She didn't really care about becoming a crown guardian, or whatever they were calling it. She was a bit annoyed that everyone just assumed it was something the group would wish to do. With a sigh she follows along though, after all it wouldn't hurt their reputations at all to be known as guardians of the crown as well as other things.

@ the party, Iarno guides the party out of the palace. Iarno: (to the party) "I wish you luck heroes. Pay me a visit when you return." Iarno and Sildar return inside the Palace.

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"Well, seems like we are going to check on those goblins after all." Misty says as the group finds themselves outside of the palace on their own. "Did anyone get the general directions to the place in all of that?"

O'alana walks out as well. She wasn't interested in meeting the princess in the first place, but she didn't want to seem too out of place. All the political exchange went right over her head, and it's finally over, she gets to breath the fresh air outside that makes her feel a bit more at ease. She is still interested in taking down the goblins, that didn't change. 

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"Well, seems like we are going to check on those goblins after all." Misty says as the group finds themselves outside of the palace on their own. "Did anyone get the general directions to the place in all of that?"

 (OOC: the party knows the general directions to get there. Mr. Chin gave general directions when he gave the assignment to Gimble. Sildar confirmed them when the party discussed it with him.)