Tales of the Wandering Bard: Episode 01

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==Recap==
===Day 1===
Antonio finds himself at a tavern in the town of Vinestin, on the edge of Waistwater Bay, Solum. He asks the bartender where he could get a boat that would get him across to Trestor. The confused bartender points him toward the bay.
At the docks, Antonio gets himself an empty boat to get him to Trestor. During the trip, he asks the baotsman, Hank/Henry Miller, to be his henchman. Henry agrees, as long as there is profit. Antonio plays his accordion and they converse the rest of the trip.
12 hours later, they pull into Trestor. They go to a smallish tavern, The Clam Pearl. Antonio wants to gather rumors and get the henchman some equipment. He learns Lady Anya found a new 'friend'. Antonio rents himself and Henry a room. 
Antonio leaves to visit Lady Anya, wife of Lord Baxter Higgs. Antonio plays some music for him during dinner and tries to hear what the guests are talking about. He hears there are problems with Captain Wallace and the road north. As soon as he starts singing a song about passion, Lord Higgs snaps at him immediately. 
After visiting a few bars, Antonio fails to find any more information about Anya. 
===Day 2===
In the morning, Henry is sent to try and gather more information about Anya. Antonio tries to find a noble banquet but hears nothing, so he changes plans and visits blacksmiths. Inquiring about problems on the north road, Antonio learns that some armed ogres stole a few carts, between Kratch and Menlen. Antonio suspect there is a political conflict at hand, between Lady Wolfwind of Menlen and Lady Fistle of Kratch.
Toward evening, Hank returns with no information.
===Day 3-4===
They travel to Kratch by boat and spend the night at the tavern.
The next day, they visit Lady of Kratch, in a keep on the top of a hill. The guards let him in. Antonio pokes around the keep and meets Lady Fistle. They agree for Antonio to play in the evening.
Antonio asks around town, only learns Lady Fistle has an enemy in Trestor. 
In the evening, Antonio plays well and listens in on the conversation. The largest mining company is getting nervous about attacks, and Lady Fistle says she will compensate them. Hank is very drunk.
When they go to rest for the night, a soldier bursts into the inn and asks for 3 ales for the greatest warrior in the tavern - himself. Antonio tells Henry not to get involved and talks to the warrior. Warrior introduces himself as Marshall Leonard, an ogre slayer, and he already brought an ogre's head on a spear. Antonio tries his best to score a deal to travel with the soldier to slay ogres, but he refuses. Antonio checks the 'ogre' head and suspects Leonard is a fraud.
Antonio waits for Leonard to go to his room and wakes up Henry, and tells him they will sneak into his room. They do so, Antonio steals the sword and gives it to Henry, Henry leaves and Antonio puts a knife to Leonard's head and wakes him up. Antonio interrogates him but Leonard confesses to nothing and attacks Antonio. They fight and Antonio kills him. 
The innkeeper comes and wants to arrest Antonio, but he kills him too. They go back to their room, Henry pretends to sleep and Antonio climbs down the window and hides his darts and coin purse. Other tenants blame the bard, they get arrested and brought to lady Fistle's manor. There is a trial, and Antonio is pronounced guilty, Henry turns on him immediately. 
They are taken to a dungeon, their stuff taken away. Antonio checks for ways to escape. He spends the night sharpening some darts. Guards come and check, Antonio tries to pickpocket their keys and fails.
===Day 5-7===
He spends a few hours picking the lock, unsuccessfully. He goes back to sharpening his tools. They devise a plan to attack the guards on a keyword. After a few hours, he feels hands on his shoulders. He touches his shoulders, there is nothing there but his shoulders are as cold as ice. A voice says "What would you do to get out of here?", but no one is there. Antonio listens more closely, hears nothing.
They continue to shape weapons. A while later, the voice reappears and says "Would you kill your friends to escape? Fingerbones make excellent picks.". Antonio brushes it away. Later, guards come, and Antonio asks for water. They execute their plan and slay one guard. A madman in the cell next to his grabs the keys and opens his cell and the others, but Antonio and Hank remain locked. He tries to convince the other madman to open the cell but fails. There is an eclipse, and the voice is heard again: "Seems you wouldn't go very far to escape." Hank is unconscious. Antonio tries to snap Hank's neck, he wakes up, Antonio stabs him to death. He tries to pick the lock, unsuccessfully. 
The captain and one other guard come and try to take Antonio to the chopping block. He attacks them with the lantern and slays the guard, Captain is on fire and runs away. Antonio releases himself, takes the guard's sword, kills the captain with a dart, and runs away over the wall. He hides in a tree. innkeeper's wife hinds him and he runs towards the bay. He steals a boat and sails north. One person manages to catch up to him, but slips on the boat and Antonio kills him. 
He climbs out of a boat, and runs trough the hills towards Menlen. On the way, he drinks some water but gets poisoned, and lays down to rest. Unnoticed, a huge bat attacks him from behind. Antonio dives for a rock, and the bat kills him.
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