Into the Gray

Session Summary

Elzira reads through the papers he stole and confirms that Vilma’s family essentially committed treason and worked with a company acting as a government front for the opposing country. Vilma gets her papers on the 21st of Fourtt. We each receive 400gp contained in a silk bag worth 50gp. On the through Whethel I sniff out a scammer. We avoid more Umber Hulks and warn guards on the road. Star buys 2gp worth of pest poison. Elzira buys books about Whethel and Kelderheim’s royal family. From there, we teleport back to Trin. Once we’re back, we make our excursion plans and rent the boat again.

Log

Kai has 8 charmed helmets. Magic item allows us to dive without consequences. Lasts one hour. 5 minutes down, 5 minutes up. Charges are one per day with the charms.

3x Sharks: Don’t need helmets, 2x helmets per day

Closest island is 5 miles out 1-1.5 hours between island

Return Trip Plan Summary

• we have 8 charmed helmets that make deep-sea travel possible, each holds a daily charge of 1 hour for this purpose
• we rented the same boat on the same deal (130gp for 48 hours, which Pharel has paid for)
• Polymorph 2x as sharks per day (Arachne self, Twinkleoes self, Pharel twinning on self & Star)
• Non-polymorphed (Wash, Elzira, Elzara) will be pulled along by the sharks in some kind of rope harness contraption and use the helmets (2x per person = 6 total helmets used)
• Non-polymorphed will also bring along extra helmets in case of lost concentration
• Otherwise we resurface mid-dive to re-cast Polymorph and grab new helmets

This gets us 2 hours per day for two days underwater before the boat is due back.

The Session

Back to Vilma: Elzira reads the papers thoroughly before turning them over.

It details business dealings that pretty firmly cements that Vilma’s family would have historically been committing treason – clearly working with a company that is a government front for the opposing country.

By the 21st of Fourtt, Sunday morning, Vilma will get her papers and is clearly excited. We meet again. I ask about the curry and whether she enjoyed it.

“I’ve heard you have the paper work and are due your payment.” There are seven bags of gold, with 400gp each. The silk bags they come in are worth 50gp. “Excellent work, I haven’t heard much except someone made a new friend apparently. I must say, I wasn’t certain how well you’d do with this kind of mission.”

She’s pretty content. “The curry was excellent, pray do not disturb me for such novelties unless I request it. I’ll keep you guys in mind, are you often looking for work?”

“We are problem solvers. Wherever there’s a problem, we’re there to solve it.”

She may get in contact with us again. No need for us to tarry, I hope you find it satisfactory.

On our way home: I look for magic items and enchantments. I find a place for magic enchantments for weapons. One of the gems will “make your weapon twice as deadly.” It’s 100gp. He seems concerned I would steal it if I could borrow it. He’s offended when I offer a neutral solution for me to test it. I figure out that he’s a fraud.

I do find a weapon enchantment spot but it is out of my price range.

On our travels to Whethel, as before, there are extra guards along the path. Wash also detects 9 monstrosities, Umber Hulk, in the distance moving north west... almost as if they’re going to cross the path near us.

He gives a heads up to the guards that Umber Hulk are on their way. “Thanks for letting us know…”

The next couple days are uneventful, Wash does detect a few more creatures but none walking towards the road.

In Whethel, Star finds “poison for pests.” He buys a lot of poison (2gp’s worth at 1sp per vial) and some Alchemist’s Supplies.

I attempt to find somewhere to get my rubies evaluated. I find a jeweler that seems trustworthy that says they’re the finest cutting work she’s ever seen and gives me 500gp per ruby.

Elzira finds a book that details the lineage of Esme - the current queen that lives in Ontel, the capital of Kelderheim. This is the history of the royal family that lives in Ontel. There’s a book with the history of Whethel. Alchemy book. A book that chronicles (says its real but reads as fake) about a great mage named Pontose. He buys the book about the royal family as well as one on the history of the Whethel.

The attack on the prince we heard about is to do with that family but is too recent to be in the book.

Once we’re all done shopping, we teleport back to Trin.

Wednesday, 24 Fourtt we arrive back to Trin.

We arrive and arrange to rent the boat again. He’s nervous and on edge.

I ask what’s wrong and he says, “Nothing.”

We get the feeling that Wash, and a bit Arachne, makes him uneasy.

This week: We leveled up while Elzira was busy seducing people out of paperwork.

Elzira, Wash, Elzara → Won’t be sharks. I will Twin Polymorph onto myself and Star, Arachne and Twinkletoes have Polymorph as well.

This time I NAT 20 my CON save for not getting sick on the boat!

130gp for 48 hours, 100gp security deposit #costs