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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
      • 4ft9
      • 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

              would 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...