Desperate Measures: Episode 13

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==Recap==
===13th May, 1512===
The party are back in Ebnur & Jebediah's hometown of La'Triene in the Lakonish Highlands. They have just assaulted Lady Newman Cauldrew, the Landed Knight who rules the town, as well as the village guards with her.
Ebnur recongises 6 of the 7 guards as locals. Ebnur talks to the 6 guards he knows about moving the population to Meadstead. The guards are reluctant to join until Ebnur points out that Valerio is a Paladin. Ebnur addresses the villagers and tells them what is happening, that the Scoria Tax is paid until September and no new money will be coming in. Ebnur says they plan to move anyone who wants to move be ready to move in the morning.
Chives scouts out Lady Newman's estate and sees Lady Newman's son, Bobby, is there. Chives pretends to be hired by Lady Newman and uses it as an excuse to walk though the house, avoid a maid, and then climb out a window and return to the village proper. Ebnur goes to the estate while Jeb stays with the unconvious Lady Newman to collect Bobby.
It is sunset when Bobby & Ebnur arrive at the village. Lady Newman has started to wake up. Ebnur goes to see Lady Newman and leaves Bobby with Chives. Lady Newman speaks with Ebnur & Jeb. Ebnur offers Lady Newman the lordship of Meadstead and keep her noble status. Lady Newman has to decide between staying and being executed, or leaving and possibly being hunted down. Lady Newman can't agree, she is too proud and honorable, but allows Bobby to go with them for his own safety.
===14th May, 1512===
In the morning Lady Newman is untied and given her armor back. She gives a speech to the townsfolk to endorce the evacuation. 230 townsfolk end up agreeing to go and follow the party out of La'Triene. Lady Newman gives her farewells to Bobby.
===16th May, 1512===
The party reveal to the villagers they have to leave most of their belonging behind. The party didn't tell them sooner or they would have been more reluctant to leave La'Triene.
The old and injured are kept in a wagon and the group keep moving.
Before the end of the day, Chives spots 4 horses heading behind them, each with 2 riders, The Black Raiders. As the party make their moves, The Black Raiders flank the collum of people. CHives stands at the rear of the column and addresses the rider that stops. A bowman draws his bow and aims it as Chives and he rides off to Ebnur. Ebnur throws his stone with Darkness cast on it behind them. Valerio collects Jeb from the front of the column.
A fright breaks bout betwwen the party and The Black Raiders. The party's kill or drive off the 8 people. Chives is knocked out, but healed up by Ebnur. The group keep moving, with the villagers more willing to move quickly.
The party and villagers arrive at the bridge outside Stoutend. After telling the guards a bogus story about Drekissins being nearby and their fleeing, the group are allowed to cross. 
The group of people move though the town to its edge where there is a set of stairs down the crayon to the river below. Ebnur tries to talk the guards at the stairs to let them down, but Ebnur botches his negotiations. Chives has to step in and bribe the guards with gold to let them go down the stairs to the docks.
The people start getting on the ships. There is no room for their animals. Chives decides to hire another boat, lining about their destination, and invoking the name of the god Tempos as having directed them to take th animals north.
Chives reports in to the rest of the party about the extra boat. Ebnur is outraged by Chives taking his gods name in vain like that. Chives brushes off the complaints and goes to walk away. Ebnur calls Chives to look him in the eyes. Once Chives looking, Ebnur casts light in Chives's eyes.
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