Honorbound: Episode 07

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==Recap==
Valis. The party starts out with the completion of their battle to save the dwarven blacksmith. They have found themselves in the basement of the Iron Dagger, with a captured Jonathan and evidence to present to Heinrich in the matter of his son's death. Bowen ties up Jonathan to a chair as Martur looks about the room. Therin convinces the party to take Jonathan with them. Bowen then chokes Jonathan into unconsciousness, casts Spare the Dying on him, and goes to take a nap. Martur tries to console the dwarf, but he is determined to kill Jonathan. Martur searches the guards, finding 20 silver pieces. He also searches Jonathan and finds 100 gold pieces as well as an opal ring. Therin notices a silver arm tattoo on Jonathan. Martur makes the connection that it was the same group that was searching for the hammer. The party talks about looting the jewelry shop, and then realize that the dwarf owns it. Martur hands him the deed to both his blacksmith shop and jewelry shop, and the dwarf gives his heartfelt thanks. The dwarf is not sure why Jonathan wanted the emblem. Therin asks why the nobles are going through the black market to get this emblem. The dwarf informs them that losing it is a great offence, and that the official emblems are now made from the Lord's house after he fell from grace. His wife was killed by bandits, and in his quest to find who did it, he became indebted to the black marketeers. Martur starts to rest.  
After a few hours, Jonathan awakes, and later the party awakes as well. Jonathan tries to engage in conversation, but the party won't listen to him. Continued efforts by Jonathan to speak cause Bowen to gag him. The party discusses the proper way to transport Jonathan, and decide to tie him up, hobble his legs, and then parade him into the street. The party exits through the bar, seeing that is out of business. Martur stops to check the floor boards, finding nothing, and Bowen unboards the door. The party marches Jonathan through the street, getting a few wary glances from passerby. Halfway through their journey, they notice a black clad figure on a rooftop. She notches a arrow to her bow and shoots, bringing the dwarf down. Bowen casts Shield of Faith as two more archers fire and kill the dwarf. Martur shouts out "The dwarf dies, and now you're gonna die!" as he knocks Jonathan unconscious. The first archer disappears as Bowen casts Spare the Dying on Jonathan. The other archers flee as well. A group of guards shows up shortly after, and Therin scolds them for not being present when needed. The guards take custody of Jonathan and the whole party follows them to the keep. Therin is forbidden entrance into the keep. Bowen follows to the jail, and tells the head guard he is responsible for Jonathan's life, as he is the sole witness to a crime against his liege lord. His eyes go white and he says "Astair is watching you." The guard agrees, and Bowen moves back to Therin. They convince the Captain of the Guard to lead them in, and they are brought before Heinrich.
In the room are the lord, his herald, the nobles of the city, and the Baron of Redport with his wife. Lady Schala stands in the corner, and several guards are by the door. As Bowen enters the room, he casts Detect Evil and Good, and gets a result of a good aligned item on the lord's hand as well as on the body of Lady Schala. The lord clears the room of all but the party, the lieutenant of the guards, and Lady Schala. The lord thanks them for their actions. Bowen studies Lady Schala, determining that the object giving off the magical aura is an amulet around her neck, and that she has an ageless face. Martur tells the lord that Michael was part of the conspiracy, having planted an emblem at the assassination sight. He informs him of the dead dwarf, and tells him the reason for killing his son was that he was looking into Jonathan and the black market. The lord tells the party that there is not enough evidence to convict Michael, to which the party sharply objects, urging the lord to take action. The lord offers to take them into service, but the party refuses until they he takes action. Bowen blesses the lord in the name of Astair, and uses Thaumaturgy to make the torches in the room flare with brightness. The party goes to pick up Haggart. Haggart tries to convince the party that he was framed, but the party doesn't buy that someone would kill the Lord's son just to frame him. Haggart explains that the stone statue in Goldensword is not what it should be, and that he is 2000 years old. He claims that the "Moon Stone" is something he is supposed to guard, and that he was arrested to get him away from the stone. Martur gets very drunk, and then informs the party how old Haggart is.
The party travels back to Goldensword. The first night they stop, Therin fills in Haggart about what happened in the city. The next day they travel through New Harbington, and stop at an inn. The party discusses the merits of killing Jonathan and elf procreation along their travels. The next morning they find Haggart waiting with four new horses. Martur sells his horse to the innkeeper, Bowen gives his away, and Therin keeps his old horse. The party moves out at a greatly increased pace, and Therin's old horse cannot keep up. Martur casts Identify and determines that the new horses are not enchanted by a magical spell. Bowen casts Detect Good and Evil, and finds out that the horses are celestial creatures. The party makes it to the next village, and Therin sells his horse. The party makes it to Goldensword three days later.
===Back in Goldensword===
Haggart dismisses the horses and tells the party to meet him under the moonlight, much to the dismay of Therin. Martur and Bowen relax, while Therin finds the boy who informed them of Haggarts imprisonment. Therin asks of the moonstone and the village elder, and is told that he has been there for a long time. A crowd gathers by the moonstone as the moon climbs higher in the sky. Haggart stands by the moonstone. Bowen casts Detect Good and Evil, and finds that the moonstone is a magically consecrated item. Haggart brings the party close, and as the moon hits it's highest point in the sky, the moonstone slowly starts shining until it becomes a beacon of light. A circle of five colors (green, blue, red, black, silver) appears in the moonstone, and the silver one has started to fade away. Haggart goes from a happy expression to a frown of worry.
At the entrance to the town the party hears screams and sees the light of torches. Martur casts light on Bowen's flail as he charges towards the torches. The party sees a group of 20 or so Goblins, several Hobgoblins, and two Bugbears. The leader of this group is a cloaked figure. The party can only see his green eyes and the longbow on his back. There are ten members of the town helping to fight the goblins.
Bowen casts Bless on the party as he runs forward. Therin starts firing arrows at the leader. The members of the town and the goblins trade blows as Martur continues to rush forward. The Bugbears circle around behind the line while the leader casts a spell and ducks behind a wall. The line of humans starts buckling.
Martur closes with the line and casts Sleep, and three Goblins fall asleep. The leader climbs to the top of the roof of one of the houses. The Bugbears close with Bowen and Martur, landing blows on both of them. Bowen loses concentration on his Bless. The Hobgoblins enter the fray as the humans hold the line and whittle down the Goblins. Martur casts Sleep and puts three more Goblins asleep. The leader yells out "Give up the hammer and the old man, and you'll live!". The party ignores him and continues the attack. Therin continues to be peppered with arrows from the leader, and the line of humans fall. Bowen brings the first Bugbear down while Therin frantically tries to heal himself. Martur drinks a healing potion.
From behind the party, a large brown bear rushes forward and mauls the Bugbear to death. The leader switches targets to the bear as a Hobgoblin brings Bowen down. Martur casts Thunderwave and knocks back all of the Hobgoblins. The bear morphs into Haggart, and he heals Bowen, bringing him back up. Haggart then casts a spell, and two of the Hobgoblins go up in flame. Therin lands an arrow on the leader as Haggart rains a storm of ice on the sleeping goblins, killing them all. The leader runs while the remaining Hobgoblin surrenders. The party chases after the leader, and misses several shots. Haggart tells the party to stop pursuing, and knocks the Hobgoblin unconscious. The party ignores Haggart, and Therin brings her down with a well placed arrow. The party finds the Leader, who is an elf, and finds that her bow is glowing. She also has a ring on her finger. There is a tattoo of a silver arm on her wrist. The party takes the bow and the ring. Haggart addresses the party, and says "Much has changed; I think I know who is behind all of this."
==Experience and Level ups==
The party gains 400 XP, and Therin and Martur level. Therin gains 1 HP (20 Total) and Martur gains 6 HP (19 Total).
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