Into the Gray

Session Summary

I start the day by polishing and selling my old cook's tools, then selling the bracelet from the loot we collected after weaving a wild tale about it. Star tries to sell his diamond necklace, but he doesn't get a good offer. Wash gifts arrows to Star and Twinkletoes. We go to see April but she doesn't answer. We ask the innkeeper but he doesn't know much. We come back in the afternoon and April greets us. I give her a ring with an insignia to research and she's interested in hearing about our recent discoveries, including the cold crystal rock and the transmutation magic in the water in Perfrind. We give her 1gp to help with her research, and she recognizes some of the names we mention.

Log

Level up!

I trade a home cooked meal with Elzara to help me polish up my cooks tools before selling them. #cooking

I refill my kit for 1.5gp. I attempt to persuade them to take my used polished Chef’s Utensils and with a great persuasion roll and they accept it for 1/2 gp, so I get 1gp. #items #income

As I go to leave, I show off the bracelet and ask whether they know where I might find an interested buyer.

Earlier I had Arachne help me detect magic and it has no sign of magic. 

I weave a wild tale about the amazing bracelet from far away ruins. The jeweler asks to inspect it and I oblige. “Well this is some fine craftsmanship.” 

The guy offers me 150gp for the bracelet and I push for 200gp. He offers me 180gp and I accept. He goes to the back and comes back out with my cash. This brings me to 276gp 8sp 4cp. #items #income

Star attempts to sell his diamond necklace. He doesn’t get high enough for it and decides to wait and find another buyer.

I quietly pay off everyone’s hotel for the week, which is 24.5gp for everyone (5sp per person per night). This brings me to 252gp 3sp 4cp. #costs

Wash gifts 75 arrows each to Star and Twinkletoes. 

Wash now has 2 ravens on his shoulders. 

The first morning we go to see April. She isn’t answering the door and we start walking around and rapping on the glass. Nothing happens.

Arachne uses Sending to say “Where are you??”

“The jailer's pot pie is almost ready, we’re so glad you’ve made it …”

Arachne tells me this. I suggest I go inside. Arachne holds up her finger and uses Sending again to ask for a name of a location from April. 

“You asked for this yourself, silly!” and doesn’t give us a location before the message runs out.

We head back to the inn to see if the innkeeper knows anything about April’s whereabouts. 

When we ask, the innkeeper says, “I don’t keep close tabs on April?” 

We learn April is probably asleep and decide to go back in the afternoon. 

We knock on the door like normal people. This time we hear shuffling and a familiar face greets us. April opens the door and when she sees Arachne, who gives a salute. “I had a dream about you.” “Yes, I was trying to talk to you.” “While I was sleeping?” “I didn’t know you were sleeping at the time… I was concerned about your well being, you had a lot to say about pie.” 

I show April the ring to see what she knows. She asks where I found it. She says she might be able to learn more about it. She asks to hold onto it. I get no weird vibes and happily let her hold onto it for research. She said it should only take a few days. She takes it and places it on a desk in the other room. #clues

“What else did you find?”

Arachne asks about phantasmal Shrieking night demons. She shows the cold rock. April touches it and is a little concerned at how cold it is. It reminds her of legends about eternal ice. #clues

April runs out and writes. She is going to figure out the insignia, and wants to find about creatures that shrieks and leaves cold crystals.  ^a36933

• Learn about the insignia from April

Arachne starts asking about April having magical power sources. She introduces the idea of the sentient safe. 

April is fascinated and very interested. 

She also asks about the Slaad. She apologizes for being so wordy. 

Arachne explains about the transmutation magic in the water. 

We explain we found the building we had the vision about, including the window that we broke through. She runs back into the other room and scrambles through papers.

“You said it was the window that you broke in the dream, exactly?”

We confirm yes. I let her know the names we kept running across and discreetly give her 1gp saying “If it helps with your research.” (Now at 251gp 3sp 4cp) She does recognize some of the names. #costs #relationships

She loudly says “Oh, thank you!”

• Find a place for Hector and co. to stay ✅ 2022-08-18
• Find a way for the safe to stay with April

Other cost notes: I stock back up to 10 days rations and buy a second waterskin now that I can carry it. This brings me to 248gp 1sp 4cp. #costs

I spend 5sp 6cp on drinks for my activities. Final bank: 247gp 5sp 8cp.

Tuesday at noon. 

My in-town activities:

• Get bracers made. (Goal: +1 AC with use of hands. Start using 1d8 for double handed damage on quarterstaff.) Need materials and a forge and Elzara’s agreement. ✅ 2022-08-25
• Restaurant work: Part time if not enough time doing other activities. ✅ 2022-09-04
• Visit David Henderson (golden mouse). Ask to visit down his little cave system and use Polymorph to become a mouse and join him down there. Ask about Nature’s Medicine and what it can do exactly. ✅ 2022-08-18
• Checking in with April. ✅ 2022-08-18
• Spending lunch/happy hour drinking and listening to local chatter. ✅ 2022-08-22