The Valley of Ends

"I am good with that, shall we be off and I insist about the gold, I am find for now. when completed the weapon will be enough of a reward for my endeavor and will help in securing more, not to mention helping me rid the world of undead." Resfaen replies and packs her stuff up and is ready to leave.

[OOC: I am sitting on 5400gp and the weapon will require 2k, so I am good for now.]

(3 days to get back to Eastcliffe)

(Process to craft will take 50 days unless Gotch and Resfaen picked up smith tool proficiency somewhere, need a workshop and materials to work the unique metal need to brought first.)

The party without an direction to really start looking, they depart back to the city, leaving Uda and Sybil with the ruins. Arriving back in the city, they're let in witnout issue and found their trhe residence was where they left it. 

Progress:
 One Dire Wolf has been trained.
One Dire Wolf is will be trained in another day's time.
Other animals have not been trained yet

What happens is next is up to you guys.

Resfaen goes into her room and places the bag of ingots and the instructions away for now. Then will take several moments to go over the instructions to see what needs to be done and will also rest and pray to Kelemvor for guidance. She will then wait for the others to be ready to enter the city as she needs to do a bit of shopping. She will also want to go by the Temple of Pelor and report back in and give her report as well just in case High Priest Serlen has additional questions.

[OOC: Totally forgot to write her name down.]

While waiting for Resfaen to gather what he needs for the item, Salys will spend some time working on schematics for improvements on his firearm and possible alchemical rounds to fire from it (infused with limited versions of some of his spells).

Onyx would collect the items they have commissioned before leaving and spend the rest of the day listening around for rumors.

Do we want to spend the 2 month on the crafting? If so Onyx would try to find a trainer to lern a new skill or do some research. 

Salys's research comes up with some disappointing results so he'll put that on the back burner for now. He'd be ready to start work on Resfaen's weapon whenever he is, but other than that, he'd look around to see what if any magic items are available, in particular looking for a shield.

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so order two cloak of Protection (only doable to city's size)

got two trainers, two more dire wolves and two sabre tooth tighters.

Taking job from Father Sarlen?

+600 gp, gemstones to be determined. 
+100gp from books

I miss anything?

 
Sorry, mixed up cloak and ring of protection.

While looking for specialized materials and tools for craft the sun blade turned axe, the party is pointed to local magic item shop with somewhat empty shop where a dark red teiling looks up from her book as the party comes into the shop and looked around.

"Welcome to Red Cloak. I'm sorry to say recent items has somewhat depleted my stock as people scramble for protection of course but take a look around, maybe you'll find something you wish to purchase," 

PRotection
+1 Shield - 350gp
Adamantine Breastplate - 600gp
Admainatine Chain Shirt - 300gp
Sentinel Shield - 500gp

Spell Scrolls
Continual Flame - 150gp
Hasil of Thorns  - 150gp
Phantasmal Force - 250gp

Weapons
+1 Dagger - 150gp
+1 Greatsword - 275gp
Javelin of Lightning - 300gp
Trident of Fish Common - 200gp

So for Onyx, i'm just going for Carousing for listening for rumors which is a lot of drinking, food and sociaizling which costs 10g if you mingle among poor, 50g if you mingle among middle class, 250g if you mingle with upper class and need a Persuasion check. 

Downtime week one
Onyx - Carousing? Research? Crafting?
Salys- Crafting
Gotch - Animal Training
Resfaen - Research on Witch Queen / Religious Service / Training Smithing

Salys would happily purchase the +1 shield, eager to gain a little added protection, he also decides the whip makes him feel a little uncomfortable and switches it out for a plain old warhammer which he'll transfer his Radiant Weapon infusion to. Other than that, crafting, crafting, crafting.

Resfaen would like to purchase the Sentinel Shield and the Javelin of Lightning thanking the proprietor. She would then spend her time helping Salys with whatever help he needs in crafting the Axe, possibly attempting to learn the craft herself. She would also spend her time at the church of Kelevmor and Pelor and also at any libraries magical or otherwise that might be around. Also helping with any of the animal training that needs to be done. Then once again helping the city out with anything they might need help with.

"A entry level magic shield for the little guy. A ever vigilant shield and bolt from Talos for the tough lady," The iefling comments as she collects coins and hands over the items. 

For Resfaen's downtimes activities: 

Note: One Workweek is 5 days and downtime activites are measured in it.

Training in smith will requires 25gp a week (5 weeks in this case) so 125gp in training materials (let's not have a noive try to create a Rare Magic Item). Teacher is party member no complication there. (Resfaen need total 10 workweeks / 50 days to become progicine with Smith's tool so half way there)

Research requires 50gp per workweek  (100gp total) to  gain access to libraries and books related to the Witch Queen. Need a two History Checks to determine how much lore you can find. (you can increase bonus by sending more gold for better access)

Animal Training, just need one animal handling check. 

[OOC: Sounds good.]

125 gp for smithing.

200 go for library and research. History: 8 9 So not my strong point.

Animal Handling: 14

Gotch spends a few days trying to assist in the animals he brought with the trainers he hired with Resfaen popping in here and there to assist.

Need 3 Animal Handling Checks from Gotch to see his contributions.

Onyx would spend the days trying to craft Boots of Elvenkind and then in the evening mingle with the middle class.

Onyx stocks on materials  and spends most of his days using his l;eather working tools to creates items from the tomes of items. While spending his nights, eating, drinking and mingling with the people of the city.

Need Persuasion check for Mingling

Onyx persuation: 16

Salys sends his time working on the modifying and building the Sun Blade into a sun axe for Resfaen's use, ocassionally brining in Resfaen for some radiant spell power.

Resfaen is a beehive of activities as he splits his time between churches, learning smithing, libraries and a helping hand with the animals. Through his research, Resfaen finds reference to the Witch Queen. Originally from Sliferion region from a plane known as Golarion. She had four husbands through her very long life and her reign is mixed of fear and glory as she united several warring tribes to create a kingdom but fear as she was a powerful necromancer who turned enemies into undead to use as labor and soldiers.  Resfaen hits a wall in her research as it's not her forte. 

Onyx is often found next to Salys in the workshop but at the leatherworking table away from the sorching heat of the forge. He spends his night time at the local bars and taverns, sharing drinks and food with a share of stories.

Through charm and use of words, Onyx probes for information on Knucklebusters to finds the mercenary band had run into rough times with a series of failed jobs including a familiar one, where they failed to grab a selune holy relic while losing several members in the process however they are regarded as a high efficient and capable or at least was. They been rumors they fell apart or fell into a cult which may make them more dangerous. Onyx gets the idea they're suppressing the news of the ruins and what happened there.

Gotch spends his days assisting the hired trainers in training of the wolves and tigers and finds they're full trained after 25 days, leaving Gotch just wandering around with the next 25 days as they work around Salys's crafting the axe. (Just going to bank these 25 days of dowmtimes for Gotch for later as long as it doesn't affect present events)

However other pieces of news reached the party's ears, near the seas, there are stories of the Broken SIsterhood has unleashed a kraken of steel and flesh and has begun to attack cities of the Armanda across the coast. The machiem monster instead the Sea of Forests has reportedly disappeared as well. 

on day 50, Salys walks up to Resfaen in the workshop and hands over the blade axe. After inspect it for a moment, Resfaen speaks the command word and two axe blade of radiant energy burst forth the handle. On the table where the blueprints suddenly burst into fire as if in response to the weapon, before they could save it, it becomes a pile of ash. 

 What does the party want to do now?

"Thank you Silas I owe you one, now hopefully I will make a bit more difference in combat." Then she looks at the smoldering ash of the blueprints, "Hopefully that was as intended and we are not on the hook for those blueprints. I will go check to make sure we are good to go on this." She will visit the temple to make sure about the blueprints and seeing if they need help with anything else.

Then she will rejoin the group to discuss the plan moving forward, "So what now all? See if the city has any more news on the recent activity we have been hearing about and see if they have any jobs that need doing or venture out on our own." Lifting the axe once more, "I have a need to try this out on some evil."