Honorbound: Episode 06

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==Level ups==
Therin levels to 2, selects the Archery fighting Style, and gains the ability to cast spells. Martur levels to 2 and selects Necromancy as his school. 
==Recap==
Valis. The party starts in a tavern, confronting Jonathan. They see 8 civilian men stand up from tables in the back, and several fully cloacked men with glints of armor sitting behind them. The party begins to approach Jonathan as 4 of the civilians walk out of the bar. Jonathan motions to three people at his table to get up, and offers them a seat. The party declines to sit, and Therin says they are hear to talk about Delgar, the dwarf craftsman. The party asks who Jonathan took the emblem to, and when he starts to couch his answer, Therin attempts to backhand him across the face. Jonathan ducks back out of the way, and scolds Therin. The men around him stand up and put their hands in their cloaks. Therin draws his swords, causing everyone else to draw their swords, and tells Jonathan to tell the party who the emblem was for. He refuses, and Therin attacks him. Bowen steps in front of Therin and takes the Dodge action. Martur casts Sleep, and three of the men around the table slump back in their chairs. One man smacks Martur with a club, a thrown dagger hits Therin, and several men square off with Bowen. Jonathan moves back and exits out the back door. Bowen heals Martur as the Wizard crushes one of the men with his warhammer. Therin takes a hit as he jumps back and buries an arrow into the neck of one of his men. Bowen crushes a two men with his flail as the others begin to flee. The party brings the rest down and ties up two of the men, but Jonathan has escaped. Therin begins to question the prisoners. The first prisoner won't talk, so Therin starts takes the blindfold off the second prisoner and starts beating the first prisoner to a pulp. He then takes a bottle, breaks it, and starts stabbing the prisoner with it. Martur looks around the bar and finds a hidden floor tile with a small black book inside, 25 gold pieces, and a few deeds for properties around the city. The book details that Adrian had played a prominent role in fighting crime in the city. The last entry in the book states that Michael wants a particular piece of jewelry. Bowen stops Therin from killing the first prisoner as Therin asks the second prisoner for information. The prisoner spills that Jonathan runs the black market in Valis. His base of operations are in three bars - the Black Raven (where they are standing), the Black Dagger, and the Swolen Goose. Martur checks the deeds, and finds that they correspond to the three bars, the blacksmith's shop, and a jewelers shop. Martur collects 5 gold pieces from the bodies, a cloak, and Jonathan's jeweled cup. Bowen and Therin release the second prisoner with a warning. The group moves back towards the blacksmith's shop, and Therin notices someone following them, warning the party. There are a crowd of onlookers there, and someone in the crowd tells them that the blacksmith's son is dead, and Delgar is missing. Therin finds tracks leading from the house leading to the jewelers quarter. Martur shares the name of the jeweler's shop from the deed and the party quickly heads in that direction.
The jeweler's shop looks abandoned when they approach, and the party moves to the back. The door is locked, and Martur breaks it down with his warhammer. They see a staircase leading into darkness. Martur casts Light on a rock and throws it down the stairs, revealing that it goes down about 50 feet. The party heals up and Martur casts Light on Bowen's shield, and they proceed down the stairs. The party finds a trap and sets it off, moving past. They find a door, and open it to reveal a large room with a big wooden table and two doors behind it. They see an unfinished meal on the table, and there are multiple barrels and crates around the edges of the room. Bowen finds various trade goods and supplies in the crate. He also finds a trap door under one of the barrels. The party peaks through one of the doors, finding a bunk room, and check the other door to find another storeroom. The party hears a sound from the top of the stairs. Therin goes down the trap door as the rest of the party waits to deal with what they hear from the stairs. Therin sees four men and a dwarf in the back of a tunnel, moving away from the trap door. Three men walk down the stairs, one of them very large, and are immediately attacked by Bowen and Martur. Therin fires an arrow at a large guard, hitting him and drawing attention to him. Two guards keep dragging the dwarf away as two move towards Therin, including the big one. Therin moves back up the ladder, kicks the door shut, and stands on it. Bowen and Martur battle back and forth with their guards as the Therin is knocked off the trap door and two guards scramble up. Bowen goes down, and Therin rushes in to heal him. Bowen drops a big guard as Martur uses Shocking Grasp to kill one of the smaller guards. The second big guard lands a huge blow on Therin, but the party is able to bring both of them down. 
Therin chugs down a healing potion and the party chases after the captured dwarf. They find Jonathan at the end of the tunnel with 3 large guards, 2 small ones, and the dwarf with a knife to his throat. Jonathan tries to reason with the party, and asks them their price to make this situation go away. He pulls out a platinum coin and asks the party to sit down and chat about it. Martur moves forward, sets his weapon down, and then Thunderwaves the entire group. They are knocked to the floor and one of the tables is flung on top of several enemies. Martur then casts Burning Hands and roasts many of the enemies, killing one of the smaller guards while also setting the table on fire. Therin swings his swords and brings down one of the smaller guards as Martur shocks one of the larger guards to death. Bowen gets smacked by a big guard and goes down while Jonathan lands several blows on Martur. Martur feeds a healing potion to Bowen to bring him back up. The dwarf stands up in the corner. Bowen lands a blow on Jonathan as he stabs Martur bringing him to near unconsciousness. Therin kills one of the large guards as Jonathan tries to plead with the party to spare his life. Bowen kills the last big guard, and Jonathan surrenders. In the name of Astair, Bowen places Jonathan under arrest. Bowen notices a scar under Jonathan's neck wear a hangman's noose once rested. The dwarf kicks Jonathan in the face. 
==Experience==
The party gains 300 XP for the session. Bowen goes to level 2 and gains 2 HP (10 Total).
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