Oscar Yoren (S17 - 07/07/2024)
- Eckerman Mill
- Quest and Paracelsus are both tired with a level of exhaustion
- the place seems empty
- it is 8am
- Paracelsus offers to do a sending unless we go to sleep now
- sleep now is the option
- the wall of name is mentioned
- Paracelsus fights sleeps to go see it
- a look is taken for new stuff
- arrow pointing to that back of the mill
- a new message
a shrine to the old gods is by the old castle tended by and old druid tends to it, he has powers over life and death
- Paracelsus passes out of exhaustion
- Baz picks him up and brings him to the camp
- Quake goes to the Mill
- glyphs and stones behind the mill
- they are pulsing
- seem to be some sort of conjuration magic
- Quake calls over a sleeping Herton to take a look
- Herton and Quake take another look at it
- they have a hard time deciphering it
- Herton moved a stone
- party goes to sleep
- mummy rot is still here for Herton
- sleep goes well
- party seems to have aged during their sleep
- Paracelsus inspects himself
- the party aged about a year in the past 2 days
- maybe FAFO with the herbalism shop ?
- Baz mentions the circle
- party goes back to it
- Paracelsus thinks it is a modified teleportation circle
- Herton still is not sure about what he is missing about it
- Paracelsus places back the stone in place
- circle and stone glows again
- Quest looks at it too
- some of the star patterns look like the ones on Quest
- Herton's memory unlocks
- it looks like the night sky
- it is something he learnt about in school
- there is a mnemonic to it
- there is an order to place the stones
- Herton does it in the proper order
- a shimmering mist materializes
- it takes the form of River who materializes
I knew you could do it Herton
- River talk
- River heard about the party going to deal with the dwarves so she was on standby
- River asks how the deal went
- it went well
- not a lot of additional condition
- Quest asks what the compensation is
- as the party did a lot payment can be 500gp per person or a selection of magic items
- River unfolds a portable hole - Quest
- wand of web
- javelin of lightning
- stone of good luck - Quake
- mizzium mortar - Paracelsus
- Herton and Baz take the 500gp
- River takes Herton to aside
- they go to a quiet side
- River commends Herton's efforts
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- River and Herton come back
- River offers to deepen the partnership
- opportunity to do more in the realm of potions and ingredients
- she wants to have us meet Oscar
- he was shunned by the Amethyst Academy
- he was declared malfeasant
- absconded with some of his tomes
- party is to learn from him what he knows
- having stayed that long (10 years) in the city he might know stuff
- any thing he learnt
- something tangible, samples of his work
- any method we want as long as the academy is not involved in the compensation
- fill the rest of the conversation later
- River thinks he is in Reed Manor
- through fleeing students
- they are no accomplices of Oscar Yoren
- no longer alumni
- River looks like she wants to go back
- clothes look illusory
- she might have been woken up and "created" clothes
- Paracelsus offers to cure Herton
- he first wanted to let it go its course but its removal might be needed if we go back in the city
- it is a hot and cold ointment
- Herton feels very relaxed as the curse subsides
- everyone gets their meds (aid)
- bitter and lime flavor
- very liquid
- party leaves for the manor
- to the Manor
- 1st hour the night air is silent and oppressive
- 2nd hour the streets stay silent
- Reed Manor
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- overgrown yard with brambles
- runned down 2 story house
- iron fence
- long thin windows bordered up
- smoking chimneys
- steps leading to a front door
- fountain in the middle of the b¡path to the manor
- a general state of disrepair
- 2 large figures hooded up
- one standing guard
- one patrolling
- Paracelsus goes to the front guard
- presents himself
- asks to see Oscar Yoren as he has business with him
- the guard don't understand him
- Baz mentions the word potion
- the Guards escort the party to the door at that point
- fill guard conversation later
- party moved to the door
- Baz sees the toad and the cat
- the guards reek of corpses
- toad moves down the fountain
- second guard asks why the party is here
- Baz mentions potions and jingles coins
- someone inside the main room is looking at the party
- guard knocks
- the figure opens the door
- a very small figure opens the door and faces the party
- asks why the party is here
- Paracelsus mentions that he is here with his grandfather's instruction as he worked with Oscar Yoren
- Baz mentions the party might also be interested in potions
- party is escorted inside for a talk
- living room
- the small figure is named Marco
- the woman that was looking through the window is named Jenna
- Marco asks what was the other business
- Paracelsus explains again he is here to see Oscar Yoren after his grandfather's letter who worked with him
- Paracelsus offers to use his signet ring as identification
- Marco asks what potions the party is interested in
- he can sell potions at the right price
- Paracelsus gives him the signet ring to be recognised by Yoren
- it is the family ring
- Eldric Thorne would have had a similar one
- he'll bring it down to Yoren
ah down not up
- Marco fails t convince that he meant up
- Marco heads away to show it to Yoren
- Lump follows him
- Marco goes upstairs
- unboards a window
- jumps through the window
- goes around and opens a door
- closes the door right behind him before Lump can follow
- after 20 minutes Oscar Yoren appears with Marco behind
- short wide man
- mid 50s
- leather breaches
- greasy black hair
- bit fat
- not looking healthy
- bulging blood veins
- sunken eyes emitting a purple greenish light
- Oscar who was it that talked with Marco
- Paracelsus presents himself
- Oscar asks how he got that ring
- Paracelsus explains that it is his and that Eldric is his grandfather
- Oscar why else the rest of the party is here
- the twins mentions the Greencloak incident
- Marco was the one that did done goof and will be punished for it
- Oscar asks Paracelsus to read the letter
- Oscar comments that Eldric "takes too much credit"
- Oscar also last saw Eldric about when the letter was made 9 months ago
- Oscar asks if we are dealing with the academy
- Paracelsus manages to dodge their implication
- Oscar mentions that yes Eldric went to see him with the flowers
- asking Yoren to extract stuff from them
- it worked but he needs more
- it is called eldritch lillies
- they are found in Queen's Park Garden
- Oscar asks the party to deal with it
- bring lillies to him
- also some Haze Hulk legs if possible
- Oscar asks how to resolve the situation with the Hooded Lantern
- Oscar is the one "dealing" with Marco
- deliveries will resume at some point but may be more expensive
- Paracelsus asks questions about the herbalism shop
- Paracelsus shares his notes on it
- Yoren will send someone to continue investigating it
- as the party leaves Yoren takes Marco to another room
- Jenna is happy for the promotion she just got
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- to outside of the city
- 1st hour calm
- 2nd hour
- there is a freaky sensation that creeps on the party
- whispers at the sides
- hairs on the neck dressed
- Paracelsus is oblivious of this with his nose in his researches
- dark shapes begin to coalesce around an oblivious Paracelsus
- drain Paracelsus from 12 to 10 STR
- there is a freaky sensation that creeps on the party