Day 65 – Far Haven – Vinnie Again

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(Date: 19th April)
Once everyone is back from their trips around the city, you gather in the booked common room and compare notes. Food does not take long to arrive and is again filling, but somewhat too spicy for your tastes.
Vinmira arrives whilst you are still eating, this time he has not made any efforts to disguise himself.
Vinmira: “Good evening folks!” (to the serving boy) “Tankard of ale please.”
Vinmira: “I will let you finish you meal up, then we can catch up.”
The party completes their dinner, whilst Vinmira sits in the corner drinking.
Caradoc: “No brandy tonight?”
Vinmira: “Not tonight, moderation is key my son!”
The plates are tidied away, some large jugs of ale are brought in with a number of tankards and people settle down to the evenings discussions. Once again Vinmira casts a spell on the room, which slightly muffles sound.
Vinmira: “So what have you folks been up to and found out then.”
The party talks through their movements and meetings throughout the day.
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Vinmira: “Ah so, they are definitely reconsecrating the Wyldwood shrine then, I had heard some rumours but put it down to wishful thinking on the part of Wyldwood – and it wasn’t that important from my perspective to follow up on – interesting! That’ll be some hare-brained idea of Sarataks of course, alternatively it could be a wise and insightful move on Sarataks part, sometimes it is difficult to tell the difference.”
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Vinmira: “White Beach, well I never thought they would go there, I always assumed it was Tobar they were heading for. From what I was able to glean, Onwen had family in Tobar and the implication was that they would have provided shelter and obscurity. Why White Beach I wonder?”
Vinmira: “Anyhow, I will fill you in on what I have found after you folks have finished. Please continue”
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Vinmira: “Beasties on the Western Plains now as well! I heard the same thing a couple of days ago but hadn’t had a chance to corroborate. The clans will be getting concerned, this is breeding season and they will be very protective of the herds.”
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Vinmira: “Yeah, I knew the Fairwind clan had a camp up near Wreckers Point, those guys have always liked cliffs so that didn’t seem strange to me. But Saratak, once again, seems to be trying to move pieces around. Larksong sounds mighty pissed off though. But obviously the lighthouse or whatever it was started off the whole tower building scheme that he has running.”
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Vinmira: “So our friendly Perceval following mage here has acquired a tail has he! From the description, that sounds like one of Miriams apprentices, so I guess that she just wants to keep tabs on you because of your contact with Olg. She never would tell me just why she dislikes him so much. As Marany says, they used to be very good friends when they were in that Mercenary Company – think it was called ‘The Shieldbreaker Company’ – specialised in siegework, both offensive and defensive. Way I heard it, they were on contract to the Ariel, either Wingsport or Beriesa, taking out an Orcish fortress that was getting bothersome. Things went pear shaped and whilst the Company did take out the fortress and its occupants they took a hammering in the process. Tempers frayed and the company dissolved.”
Vinmira: “I wouldn’t worry too much about that tail, Miriam is a pretty experienced Healer, apparently a superb seamstress, and a very useful person to chat to since she gets all the gossip from the upper class lords and ladies when they pop in for some clothing alterations etc. But, she is no vengeful assassin looking to bump off Garaf simply because he talked to Olg…..”
The party finishes their narration.
Vinmira: “OK, so you have been busy today, but what is most interesting is that in wandering around you seem to have stepped on any number of trigger points set up by the Lord and master of this city. I cannot believe that these are for your benefit, even the doom laden ‘if I meet you I will kill you’ thing seems just too contrived. But it is not just the Ariel clan, it is the ostlers out at the meeting point and I would lay money that Ronshadow only started casting the rituals to open up the Wyldwood shrine today – after he met you folks. With Saratak, the issues always are – how many of his schemes are just pure lunacy, how many are down to his abilities – which of course may be misguided, and finally what are his bloody schemes aiming to do? He obviously has a grand goal, and if I am honest – he has not been interfering with Alvera’s negotiations with the clans….. but does that mean that we are doing Saratak’s job for him?”
Vinmira: “My personal reading is that Saratak wants a couple of things to happen, whatever you have triggered – he now thinks it is time for you to go – although probably only because the dire warnings catalyse some other reaction elsewhere. I don’t think we will ever fully find out what Saratak is aiming at, and I don’t have time myself. Given how he seems to have upped his game in manipulating things – I think I will bring my own plans forward a day and head off East tomorrow. My advice to you folks is…. Well to be honest I have no fucking idea, but I wouldn’t hang around here for too long.”
Vinmira: “Anyhow, what have I managed to dig out?”
Vinmira: “Obviously with spell of forgetting makes it bloody difficult to get reliable information as to what happened just after the Wyldwood shrine got trashed. But from what I have been able to piece together, Bez and Onwen set out on foot, heading West, they had at least two mules, one presumably carrying supplies, the other with a couple of heavy packages. They went alone, but seemed to have taken the time to settle debts, close down leases etc. before they left. So hurried, but organised. There are no warrants or similar out on either of them, so it does not appear they left under a cloud. I have to admit that I was going to suggest you simply head West and try and track Onwen through the clans, but you guys seem to have turned up a more concrete lead – it would probably be worth you following up on that. I am extremely interested in finding out what Onwen took with him – and why Saratak hasn’t made an effort to retrieve it.”
Vinmira: “If you are going to White Beach, we obviously you can buy berths on a merchant vessel, it will be a quicker journey but I am not sure how often a suitable ship would sail up that way. Slower, but more reliable would be to take to the road again. The only issue you might face is crossing the Great North River, there is a bridge – but it always seems to get washed out during the Spring floods. White Beach then sees that it is rebuilt during the summer – when you can generally ford the river anyhow – go figure.”
Vinmira: “What do I know about White Beach……”
Fact sheet: White Beach
Far Haven To White Beach
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