AT V

The Fifth gaming session of the Arumelian Throne campaign
DM: Michael Lee Viviano
Lord Newall Dragonard: Pete Morena
Gamon du Maudit: Tim Gillihan
Eli Stormswift: Scotty Anderson
Tremane: Shawn Kennedy
Marsilla Du'voinne; Aagha; Sallis.
Eli Stormswift had missed out on the latest activities of the group taking care of things at home. They had sent him directions to their country estate, which as soon as things were wrapped up, he went. Unfortunately as he was riding up to the gates, a cantaloupe fired by Aagha and Sallis from the family's trebuchet (tree-bucket) dropped out of the sky, giving Eli's horse a concussion.
Eli cured the horse and sent it in to the groomsman to be taken care of, then saw Aagha and Sallis try to figure out where the cantaloupe went. He told them. Scheming his own plans for canteloupe bombing the girls, Newall Dragonard came out bitching the girls out hotly over using siege weapons irresponsibly.
It is then decided to spend time questioning prisoners, of which they have three, all minions of perverted enchanter Suthezard the Blue.
The first interrogation is for Suthezard the Blue himself, via Speak with Dead. From him they learned that he sold the slaves to Captain Gravin Unsellis of the ship Come What May a few times a year at the Jartapuran port of Carlaisse. Unsellis gets more slaves in Jartapur from a mercenary cavalry leader named Dasher Spellman of Dasher's Dirty Dozen, and from local socialite Iolla Chaffer, involved in numerous businesses and a patron of local orphanages.
Gamon has had experiences with both Captain Unsellis and local orphanages and he immediately decides that these people have to die.
The first prisoner is Avon. He was a punk who grew up on the streets, feeling like the odds were against him all his life. He came up hard and mean, and he was readily recruited by Suthezard. Under the threat of Eli's interrogation spalle, he admits that he assaulted the girls because it was expected of him. He seems bitter that there was never an opportunity for him to live a better life. He states that the next time Unsellis is coming around is in a couple of weeks.
The second prisoner is Slug. Slug is a nasty character, He is definitely the cruellest and most twisted of the survivors. He refuses to answer any questions other to say that he enjoyed taking the girls, and would like to have a go at Marsilla. As Gamon viciously beats him, he notes that he and Gamon have a lot in common. Gamon notes that he did not turn out like him. They crucify him in the courtyard.
The third prisoner is Ulric Esmered, a former crewman of Gravin Unsellis. Due to differences with Unsellis and sailing in general, Ulric was detached from Unsellis and attached to Suthezard. Ulric considered the rapes counterproductive and demeaning, but considering the merchandise was already damaged he took a piece every now and then. Still upset with Gravin, he readily answered any questions and expressed his willingness to cooperate.
As they were dealing with this, another visitor arrived, a (temporary) emissary from the prince of Jartapur named Tremane. He delivered a mild complaint from the prince about thumping crims in the streets of Jartapur and dragging them back to the country home to prosecute. To be clear, the thumping itself was not objected to.
Newall and gang are not entirely sure how to handle the emissary, but it turns out that the emissary is connected to Count Gezeraine Tountant, and that makes him okay.
They make plans for their next course of action, attending the Prince's Summer Solstice Festival and confronting Iolla Chaffer. With Slug crucified and the other two prisoners remaining detained, Newall, Gamon, Eli, Xxx Xxxx, Aagha, Sallis, Marsilla, and carriage driver Gorj Normon and his expert coffee brewing wife Anjalise depart the castle and head back to Jartapur city.
Along the way they get ambushed by a pack of four harpies. Three of them hid below the lip of a cliff and start singing. Marsilla and Gamon are affected, but the others aren't. They stop their friends who snap out of it. Then the fourth harpy, the biggest, flew in from behind and attempted to snatch Marsilla and drop her over the cliff. Fortunately the guys gang up on her and stop her. Newall and Aagha fire off spells and Gamon and Sallis shoot arrows and shoot them all down.
Treasure here
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Category:Arumelian Throne Campaign