Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
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Misty fades back away from the door, leaving the interaction with the woman to her companions. She is ready to move on to the palace when they are done here.
“Let’s just say we borrowed it from some bandits...and they won’t be asking for it back,” Gimble chuckles as he responds to Grumm.
”I think maybe we’ll hold onto the sword for now, do ya know where I’d find a wizard? Maybe at the city hall? As far as spending here, of course, but let me see what I may need first.”
@ Gimble, O'alana, and Gniff, Grumm: (to the party) "I have doubts that the bandits were the original owners of this weapon. Maybe you should consider seeing if some of those fancy folk up at the Palace are interested in it. Could get you a good bit of money as well as a favor from someone in a position of power... Well I don't know any wizards personally, but there is that magic shop up in the rich part of the city, the Shopkeeper, funny kenku woman, she might know one, or at the very least should tell you where she gets her items. City hall? No i don't think there is one, but if you believe the rumors one of the crown's guardians supposedly was a wizard, but they also were supposedly here to deal with the bandits, so who knows how good any of those rumors are."
@ Misty and Casmir, (OOC: assuming Casmir does not object, the three of you will head towards the palace gates) Sildar: (to Mirna) "Don't worry Miss, I'll make sure everyone knows of their heroic accomplishments." Sildar turns towards both of you. Sildar: (to the party) "Shall we head to the Palace? While you are reporting to Wester, I could try to convince the Princess to give your group an audience."
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O'alana listens to Grumm about the sword and nods at Gimble. "The palace," she says, "the other two are heading there as well."
"To answer your earlier question sir," Gniff continues, "We have several mundane tools and lots of sparkly stones. I would not have any idea where to go to get these looked at." He rustles in a small bag and displays a few glinting gems innocently.
(OOC: let's go to the palace!)
“Well thanks for the advice Grumm, with that I think we’ll hold onto the sword a bit longer. As far as making purchases here, at the moment I personally am fine unless you have the know how to upgrade my armor and daggers. But I will let the rest of the group know about your amazing shop and hopefully they’ll stop by before leave town again,” Gimble says to Grumm. “Oh and by the way Grumm, did ya ever get the name of that wizard that was suppose to be helping against the bandits?”
Turning towards O’alana, Gimble agrees, “Yeah that would be our next move too because we have a reward to cash in on there.”
@ Gimble, O'alana, and Gniff, Grumm: (to the party) "Well Elmar at Barthen's Provisions could probably take those off your hands. I generally don't deal in tools and gems. As nice of those gems are, after buying all those weapons and armor from you all I need some more coin." Grumm turns to Gimble. Grumm: (to the party) "Well I personally couldn't upgrade your daggers but I could get them upgraded for you, or if you wanted to order higher quality daggers from me i could get those for you. Let me see your daggers, and let me know what kind of daggers you wanted." (OOC: You mean the guy who was suppose to be taking out the bandits Grumm mentioned last time you paid him a visit, or are you trying to trick him into revealing he knows something about the bandits?) The three of you depart from Orccheck's Removals (OOC: you can still reply to what Grumm said but I'm advancing the story.) and start heading to the palace. It takes you a while to get there since the Palace is more up the mountain than where Orccheck's shop is. You can see the guards and the gates leading to the Palace. You also see your fellow party members there. (Misty, Casmir, and the guest Sildar)
@ Misty, and Casmir, The three of you say your good byes to Mirna and then are on your way. Sildar: (to the party) "You heroes are exactly what this Kingdom needs. I'm glad you all rescued me. I hope my pull in the Kingdom really helps you out." Sildar leads you all to the palace gates where two guards are there standing there. Sildar: (to the guards) "These two are with me, They are part of the group of heroes that dealt with the goblin raiders in that cave near the main road, as well as taking out the red brand bandits hideout. I'm gonna try to get them an audience with the Princess. Do you know if Harbin Wester is still in the Palace?" One of the guards: (to Sildar) "You know for a washup you frequent the Palace alot. You can pass. As for Wester, I don't think he has left yet." Both of you notice that the rest of your party are coming up the walkway to the gate behind you.
@ everyone, (OOC: the next story update the party will be rejoined, but you can continue a conversation from when the party was separated, so if you wanted to say something to Grumm or Sildar.)
@ everyone, (OOC: let me know what you are doing next/where you are going to.)
(OOC: date July 25th. time 8:00 a.m.)
(OOC: quests in the spoiler below)
(OOC: quests and quest thread reminder: completed quest needing turn in/reward: 1. cleared goblin cave report it to someone in the city. Gniff has the directions/locations for the three locations to report. the three locations are City Hall, the City Guard Barracks, and Emberhorn Palace. [reward: 25 gold from Harbin Wester the Princess' Steward] {Currently in progress.} 2. Cleared the bandit base, report to Harbin Wester for a reward. 1/main quest: Find Gundren Rockseeker for Greg Greenspear. Gundren's location is likely at the Goblin Castle or the Goblin Castle is the best place to look for that information. [reward: 600 gold from Mr. Chin] 2/secondary quest: (minor update) The bandit leader has escaped, be careful of future bandit attacks. [reward: 50 gold from Harbin Wester.] 3/secondary quest: The Princess' Steward wants the Orc Raiders who have been raiding the towns north of the capital to be wiped out. He will reward anyone who brings back proof of their destruction [reward: 100 gold from Harbin Wester the Princess' Steward] 4/secondary quest: The Emberhorn Kingdom is struggling to negotiate with centuar tribes across the kingdom over land disputes. Convince the Princess or her steward to participate in the negotiations. [reward: ???] 5/side quest: Try joining the Fists of Justice Adventuring Guild [reward: Fists of Justice membership] 6/side quest: Investigate Thornton's Shop and Exchange [reward: ???] 7/side quest: Investigate Sister Garaele [reward: ???] 8/side quest: Bring the lionshield coster's crates to the lionshield coster shop. this quest has grown increasingly difficult due to the party's poor reputation. [reward: 50 gold per crate] Alternative: tell other interested people about the lionshield coster crates location. Alternative 2: Investigate Linene Graywind for possible Red Brand Bandit connection. Check at the lionshield coster for results or check with Harbin Wester.
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(Briefly while still with Grumm)
"Thank you so much my friend! While I must wait to see how many disks I get after splitting our rewards, I can assure you that I will be back for a Breastplate and hopefully whatever you can rustle up as an upgrade to my spear or shortbow!"
(Upon seeing the others)
Gniff bounces up with a broad smile and a hearty wave, "Misty, Casmir, hi! Wow, we have so many trade disks but still a pouch of jewels." His enthusiasm is evident.
"I am glad things went well." Misty says to Gniff as the group is rejoined. "We were just going to go in and speak to this Harbin Wester, and the Princess, if she is available and willing to see us."
@ the party, the guards open the gate and Sildar leads you all up to the palace. Sildar talks with one of the Palace servants, and then the servant goes up some stairs and out of sight. Sildar turns back to the group. Sildar: (to the party) "He is going to check on Harbin Wester, if its okay with you all, I'm going to try to talk to the princess while you all have your meeting with Harbin." A few minutes later the servant and Harbin come down the stairs. Harbin: (to the party) "Hallwinter, what are you up to? I see you brought the adventurers with you, good. I need to talk with them." Sildar: (to Harbin) "I'm sorry but you'll have to deal with them, I need to see the Princess." Harbin scoffs. Harbin: (to Sildar) "If you think you can bypass me to the Princess you really are out of the loop. I'm surprised the guards let you in." Sildar: (to Harbin) "You know I reside in the Palace these days." Harbin: (to Sildar) "The fact surprises me all the same. whatever, go sneak around like a rat." Sildar's face grows angry but he does not reply. Sildar turns back to the party. Sildar: (to the party) "If you'll excuse me, I will see you all later." Sildar walks down a hallway and out of sight. Harbin turns towards the party. Harbin: (to the party) "I'm sorry for that display, especially here in the Palace. As you can see politics and the past always find a way to trouble the present. Follow me, we should have a more private discussion." Harbin gestures for the party to follow. You all go down a different hallway than the one Sildar went into. Harbin opens a door to a room, it is a small dinning room, likely for meetings and relaxing rather than for meals. There is more than enough room and chairs around the table for the party to sit down. There is little decoration in the room, some paintings hanging on the walls, and a few potted plants in the corners of the room. the table looks very simple but has a nice table cloth sitting on top of it. Harbin sits down. Harbin: (to the party) "Before I start, is there anything you adventurers would like to report?"
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Walking bewildered with the group he turns to Harbin, "Yes sir! I would like to report that this city is spectacular. There is just so much! The smells, the sights, the food. All excellent."
Gimble will attempt to observe everything he can about the inside of the palace (from guard movement to items of worth to windows and people).
Perception 18
Gimble moves to take a seat at the table that will give him the best vantage point of the room and potentially the exits.
“Well, Harbin sir, we do have an update on the bandits for ya. But first, is everything ok with Sildar? You were a bit harsh to him, and he was a tremendous help to us.”
Misty glances to Gimble, then waits for a response to his question.
@ the party, Gimble, as you walk through the hallway, you see more servants than actual guards. There are a number of paintings throughout the rooms and hallways you pass, their value escapes you but since they are here they are likely valuable to someone. Harbin smiles at Gniff as he praises the city. Harbin: (to the party) "I'm glad you are enjoying your time here." Harbin turns towards Gimble Harbing: (to the party) "I should have known you were followers of his... Anyways, Sir Hallwinter was once part of the Crown's Guardians, a group of special agents that serve the Kingdom, specifically the Princess. He is officially retired, even though in practice one does not retire from the group. So He is no longer doing active missions for the kingdom he still has authority as if he was one. Now as much as I dislike the man, I'm not going to bring up his personal history or bad mouth him behind his back. I like to save that pleasure for saying it to his face. You say he was helpful? That's good, as you may know, the Kingdom is in need of all the help it can get. Perhaps if you impress the Princess enough she might see you all be trained as Crown Guardians. Now let us move from politics onto business. You say you have an update on the bandits for me."
@ everyone, (OOC: let me know what you are doing next/where you are going to.)
(OOC: date July 25th. time 8:10 a.m.)
(OOC: quests in the spoiler below)
(OOC: quests and quest thread reminder: completed quest needing turn in/reward: 1. cleared goblin cave report it to someone in the city. Gniff has the directions/locations for the three locations to report. the three locations are City Hall, the City Guard Barracks, and Emberhorn Palace. [reward: 25 gold from Harbin Wester the Princess' Steward] {Currently in progress.} 2. Cleared the bandit base, report to Harbin Wester for a reward. 1/main quest: Find Gundren Rockseeker for Greg Greenspear. Gundren's location is likely at the Goblin Castle or the Goblin Castle is the best place to look for that information. [reward: 600 gold from Mr. Chin] 2/secondary quest: (minor update) The bandit leader has escaped, be careful of future bandit attacks. [reward: 50 gold from Harbin Wester.] 3/secondary quest: The Princess' Steward wants the Orc Raiders who have been raiding the towns north of the capital to be wiped out. He will reward anyone who brings back proof of their destruction [reward: 100 gold from Harbin Wester the Princess' Steward] 4/secondary quest: The Emberhorn Kingdom is struggling to negotiate with centuar tribes across the kingdom over land disputes. Convince the Princess or her steward to participate in the negotiations. [reward: ???] 5/side quest: Try joining the Fists of Justice Adventuring Guild [reward: Fists of Justice membership] 6/side quest: Investigate Thornton's Shop and Exchange [reward: ???] 7/side quest: Investigate Sister Garaele [reward: ???] 8/side quest: Bring the lionshield coster's crates to the lionshield coster shop. this quest has grown increasingly difficult due to the party's poor reputation. [reward: 50 gold per crate] Alternative: tell other interested people about the lionshield coster crates location. Alternative 2: Investigate Linene Graywind for possible Red Brand Bandit connection. Check at the lionshield coster for results or check with Harbin Wester.
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Gimble looks from his party members, then back at Harbin. “Well, I don’t know about being his followers, but I know I can find an appreciation for anyone who goes to battle along side me. In short we have found and cleared the bandit base. It was under an old house, and while there we were able to secure it as well as rescue some hostages. And Sildar was a huge help. While we were unable to find the leader, we were able to secure some clues as to the identity. Someone with the name, Glasstaff, is involved. Someone with a good knowledge in alchemy as well.” Gimble turns to his team again. “Have I missed anything?”
"We also cleaned out that cave of goblins." Misty reminds Gimble.
@ the party, Harbin: (to the party) "Glassstaff? Thats not much to go on, but better than nothing. Since you did as I asked you all deserve your reward." Harbin digs around in his pockets and individually places 50 gold on the table. Harbin: (to the party) "Sorry I don't have something to carry it all in. Good thing you brought up the goblin cave, the knights thoroughly searched the cave and it is empty of goblins, well living goblins. So what you have all told me is true." Harbin drops another 25 gold on the table on top of the 50 gold, making the pile 75 gold. "Now I need to bring up the other business you all asked me of. I got the city guard to investigate the Lionshield Coster, and they found nothing, the place is squeaky clean. The city and more importantly the Kingdom is not a tool to carry out any sort of petty revenge. And I trust any future investigations will be done with merit and evidence. Now if you help stop the orc raiders, I am still offering a 100 gold reward for proof of their destruction, an orcish weapon, banner, severed... limb i guess. I prefer the first two. I will also be putting out a bounty for this Glassstaff, same deal 100 gold, with proof. I prefer this individual be brought in alive, but if it can't be helped, so sort of proof you killed the person. I might have recommended the Princess hearing you out, but showing up with Hallwinter, and having the wild goose chase at the Lionshield Coster... I can't in good conscious waste the Princess' precious time. If nothing else, I ask you collect up your gold and leave."
@ everyone, (OOC: let me know what you are doing next/where you are going to.)
(OOC: date July 25th. time 8:15 a.m.)
(OOC: quests in the spoiler below) (OOC 2: quests completed, turned in, and/or updated, quest log has been updated)
(OOC: quests and quest thread reminder: 1/main quest: Find Gundren Rockseeker for Greg Greenspear. Gundren's location is likely at the Goblin Castle or the Goblin Castle is the best place to look for that information. [reward: 600 gold from Mr. Chin] 2/secondary quest: Capture the Red Brand Bandit Leader Glassstaff or kill them. Harbin prefers the person brought in alive. [reward: 100 gold from Harbin.] 3/secondary quest: Harbin wants the Orc Raiders who have been raiding the towns north of the capital to be wiped out. He will reward anyone who brings back proof of their destruction [reward: 100 gold from Harbin] 4/secondary quest: The Emberhorn Kingdom is struggling to negotiate with centuar tribes across the kingdom over land disputes. Convince the Princess or her steward to participate in the negotiations. [reward: ???] 5/side quest: Try joining the Fists of Justice Adventuring Guild [reward: Fists of Justice membership] 6/side quest: Investigate Thornton's Shop and Exchange [reward: ???] 7/side quest: Investigate Sister Garaele [reward: ???] 8/side quest: Bring the lionshield coster's crates to the lionshield coster shop. Quest Failed, The city guard could find no incriminating evidence after searching the place. [reward: reputation lost with Harbin and the city guard.]
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O'alana nods. She smoothes her thick hair behind her ear, the palace is much warmer than the freezing cold outdoors, and crosses her arms in front of her chest. She agrees for the party, "We will take care of Glassstaff," she says, her accent tainted with a general disdain for the bandits, and the green-skinned raiders, "the orcs as well."
Misty just shrugs at Harvin and would turn and leave with the group. Once out of the office she would glance around. "Let's see about finding Sildar, as he was going to see about getting us an audiance with the Princess."