Road to drakkenheim (S1 - 25/02/2024) left Altbruke 2 weeks ago desc last city standing before Drakkenheim working as caravan gards for Aaren Marlowe only ruins on the road drizzling raing crows can be heard night making camp Baz'suras Stephens character 5ft9 a bit hunched blue jacket well worn rapier daggers uncomfortable cart ride Herton Callum's character dragonborn investigator of sorts looking for company Quake Gayle's character Tiefling bright red skin has a twin sister looks nothing like her Quest Jaeme's character dark skin glowing veins spiral horns the twin sister same height looks nothing like her Aaren asks Baz what he is doing around the "kids" made a couple deliveries for Paracelsus not sure for Herton, maybe deliveries Baz didn't want to come but needed the gold Herton seeks a place hidden from him in Drakkenheim Baz visited from time to time apparently Herton has pigs now Aaren is here to bring provisions Quake and Quest wearing fancy clothes childs of chlothe merchants were in Drakkenheim at the wrong time parent died Paracelsus looking for his granfather stopped sending letters recently Aaren mentions he might be in the Emberwoods the Emberwoods had a boom of population it's the closest place to Drakkenheim Baz is whittling a wistle Paracelsus makes an infusion Chamomille based with other herbs Quest and Baz are hesitant at first as always Quake and Quest have twin can't watches for the night order Twins Herton Paracelsus Baz quiet night next day there is a tree in the middle of the road of course it's an ambush there is no treestump nearby.... Paracelsus points out at the person on a horse Quest uses bragging rights to one up her sister Herton goes to the leader Quake grips the sides of the cart with claws Herton and the leader talk Herton blatently ignores the subtl threats the Twins start to show a bit of muscle the ambushers have a patch of a card (faction) the leader doesn't back down yet Baz chimes in and asks how much he values his life the leader backs down the ambusher put the logs away one of the patches fall of a bit a camp is set for the night Aaren prepares the food tonight Paracelsus and Baz look for edible greens the curse o DRakkenheim made stuff inedible looks like if it died yesterday 3 figures emerge from the darkness torn clothes looking gaunt and despaired adventuring gear Herton hails them they are fleeing from the horrors of Drakkenheim leader man in torn wealthy clothes woman with a bloody bandage on the arm last man has a limp and a big cloak they are seeking shelter for the night Quest asks if they can share knowledge leader Ludwig von Graff female Endra Jansen cloak man Rikard Vos no sign of a tongue Quest asks what happened recent wound in the city when he picked up some delirium of the ground started to change when he touched it skin greyed and tongue fell his arm also has changed Quake and Paracelsus close in to get a better look Paracelsus bombards him with questions about this "fascinating" limb Quake is more gentle in her approach Ludwig says that this is not fascinating Paracelsus handwaves that remark as "morals" in front of research the twins and Ludwig talk about the disaster Rikard went back to search for his family the Twins lived the disaster and their apparence is a sequelae Ludwig and his group was here to restore family honour they were 5 they were ambushed by mutant sewer rats he is the last of the von Graff, an influencial family Ludwig dissuades the party from going in the city and more specifically in the slaughter square Endra joins in many were lost not even the hooded lanterns go that far she used to work for them before Baz takes a look at the injured woman bleeding is stemmed Ludwig pulls Paracelsus away from Rikard the Twins still refuse to do some small experimentation with Paracelsus night watch Baz goes first Vos is having maybe a nightmare Twins Quake hears a female scream in the direction of the 3 Quake wakes the rest of the group and runs over a tentacle monster flies into a rage and tentacles Endra Quake pulls out her claws fighting script Endra brakes out of the grapple and moves away Quake slashes out at Vos and misses the dreg misses Quake Ludwig asks to not kill the mosters hit it with the rapier Baz rushes out to the monster crits it for 24 at level 1 downs it instantly Endra worries about the monster that once was Vos Herton start going to the fight Quake tries to wrap it in rope Paracelsus starts going to the fight Quest starts going to the fight Ludwig asks what to do Baz tries to stabilize Vos crit fail Vos is woken up by it Endra tris to talk to Vos Herton pins Vos to the ground Vos retaliates and tentacle and grapples Herton Quake odg piles on top Paracelsus prick Vos with a poison needle paralized poisoned stable Paracelsus poking at Vos he is stopped as people would mind the rest of the party offers to kill him Ludwig does it himself the party offers to burry him Paracelsus asks if it would be inconsiderate to examine the body now it would be Quest says that i is not the moment to dissect him Paracelsus answer that he can't right now anyway as he lacks the tools the Twins asks more questions about the timing of his corruption about 2 days ago he way corrupted first true rest tonight Baz asks about mementos before burning the body Endra take soldier tags he was a soldier during the civil war Baz burns the body covered in a bedroll for kindling first bedroll of the campaign destroyed fire burn it - Ludwig Paracelsus notes it burns normaly, no apparent fire resistances Baz engraves the symbol of the sacred flame on the tomb Paracelsus offers to mending the tent as a "token of apology" not sure of why but it wouldbe the thing to do in these situations, seeing the looks of the rest of the group Herton last day of travel Ludwig gives a last tip before leaving the walls of the city have gargoyles climbing activates them arriving at Emberwoods Aaren thanks the party for the travel opens the stash under his seat in the carriage pays the party 25gp each word of advice, don't mess with where you sleep the Twins and Baz know the place a bit already from old jobs a small figure is dangling upside down on the dead tree up ahead small girl maximum 10 years old dangling by a feet drops with a hero pose red hair with freckles Emma Crowe tour guide extraordinaire, for the low low price of 1gp a piece behind the tree there is a smaller version of this girl don't forget me... Sybil Crowe about 6 years old they are the girls of the blacksmith Crowe and sons they can't learn smithy even if the want to Quest and Baz object and say that they will talk to father Quest asks about the manor on the side of the road the rich guy here Emma thinks they are plotting to steal the town she has a 5 step "flawless" plan it involves bribing ghosts with cake who doesn't like cake Quake encourages her but suggests to iron out the kinks in the plan thegirls start guiding the party to the smithy Paracelsus asks to the party if it's the moment to say he doesn't like cake you don't like cake ? Sybil asks Paracelsus who confirms well you stink Paracelsus ponders that's fair, it's been a while since i was ablt to take a bath Emma whispers that is when he was supposed to say that she was the one who stinks not even whispering in return (not knowing he should) oh thanks, i'll take notes for later. I'm not good at these interactions... at the smithy the smith mumbles about a stuck up noble named Jupiter Jones Baz is irritated by the name of the noble starts aggresively whittling some light slandering ensues Quest confronts their father about the fact he doesn't let his daughters try the forge he let his son start at 9 but refuses her 10 year old daughter try Quest point he should let her try who are you to lecture me about my daughter ? Quest answers someone who wished her father was still alive to let her try things the name is Tobias he asks that Quest doesn't lead his daughters astray with her adventuring Quest gives some more arguments Tobias agrees to ler Emma try the wife Moira is making soup listening at all that Paracelsus asks for a place to clean up because stinking with the travel you too to be fair Quake, but that is besides the point Emma gives Paracelsus a thumbs up thumbs up back not the Red Lion Hotel, too fancy Paracelsus asks if Emma knos someone needs to be more precise the name is Oscar Yoren is he hiding from you ? are you seeking him ? Paracelsus.exe has stopped working skull & sword tap house bark & buzzard this one passing through the caravan court don't mess up with the big man selling magic items Aldor the Immense the chapel of the village is of the sacred flame run by Hannah gold teeth guy buys delirium stones Orson Fairweather the one that looks like Jammy sells climbimg stuff, googles and misc equipements Armin Gainsbury Gilded Lily "performance" hall it also has some normal performance stuff from time to time and yes Quest, Paracelsus knows what it is...