Pawns and Patrons: Episode 05

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==Characters==
Anna: Fran (level 1 Wizard) a hostler (borrowed someone's horse named Neal, inherited a dog named Anna, and inherited the goat named Goatviev, and inherited the dog Rachel), and Babs (level 1 Rogue) the Brewer (and drunkard).
Gen: Redreh (level 1 Warrior) is the brave mother of the scared Growl A Bless (level 1 Cleric of Bobugbubilz). Streje Dude (level 1 Spell Sword) the jester Frog-humanoid.
Neal: Sky (level 1 Warrior) a surfer bro. Little Jimmy (level 1 Warrior) a street urchin.
Rachel: Agnes (level 1 Wizard) is a seller of chests (owns a dog named Steven). Dunnaetouché (level 1 Thief) is a 12 year old street urchin. 
==Patrons==
Patron Anoir of the Whispering Cowl
* Streje Dude, Sky
Patron Peterhof the Prophet of Teotwaki
* Fran, Dunnaetouché
Patron Vallery of House Callie
* Babs, Agnes
Patron Cara of The House of A New Day
* Redreh, Growl A Bless, Jimmy
==Recap==
===The City Great===
The Hardship sails down the river flem back to the City Great, the port city of Lothpurtinance / Eminaxes. They park the Hardship in a cove. Sky stays on the ship to watch it as the others head into the city.
The party are recruited by the various Patrons, but they owe their patrons 80% of what they found during their adventure. The Patrons need 72 gold to pay the Overlord in taxes to maintain their current status as tier 6 nobles.
=== Taxation ===
Babs & Agnes both joined House Callie (Patron Vallery). Babs looted the 12 precious stones from the frog fountain, and finds a dwarf fence named Orin Fernard and sells 2 of the gems for 18 gold 6 silver. Babs buys a scarf for 6 silver, then gives 6 silver to Vallery. Agnes only has 55 coper pieces which she gives all to Vallery. Vallery gives Agnes 5 silver and gives her some hand-me-down clothes and tells Agnes that she needs to earn more money in the future. Agnes's lifestyle ends up breaking her hand mirror. Babs lifestyle ends up costing her 1 Luck for the next adventure.
Redreh, Growl A Bless, and Little Jimmy join House of A New Day (Patron Cara). Jimmy gives all the money he found during the adventure (117 copper 12 silver 3 gold) to Cara since she was nice to Jimmy and put a roof over his head, but he hides the rings he found. Growl A Bless had 35 copper coins but as a cleric has to give his coin to the clergy and not House of A New Day, and donates all by 7 copper to the temple. Redreh has 76 copper coins and gives it all to Patron Cara, with Growl A Bless throwing in his last 7 copper coins as well. Cara gives Jimmy & Growl A Bless a 2 gold cloak each with the prison badge on it and a place to live near the stables. Cara however is disappointed in Redreh for not making more money, but ends up giving her a 4 gold cloak & a place to live. Redreh lifestyle gives her +2 Personality and +1 Intelligence for the next adventure. Growl A Bless Poor Lifestyle somehow makes him Hale as well and gains +1 to Stamina & +1 to Luck for the next adventure, Jimmy's lifestyle breaks even.
Streje Dude and Sky joined House Whispering Cowl (Patron Anoir). Streje Dude only has 38 copper but hands it all over to a very disappointed Anoir. Streje Dude says he will work on a song of apology. Sky only has 20 copper pieces, but hides it all from Anoir, but comes to Anoir wearing his new chainmail. Anoir orders Sky to sell the chainmail in town for 150 gold. Sky reluctantly sells the chaimail. Anoir gives Streje Dude 1 gold 15 copper and gives Sky 1 gold. Streje Dude & Sky live impoverished lifestyles, but Sky gains 1 Luck for the next mission.
Dunnaetouché & Fran join House Teotwaki (Patron Peterhof). Fran is a true believer in Teotwaki so hands over the minotaur silver circlet she found to Prophet Peterhof. Prophet Peterhof gains an extra influence from the circlet, and gives Fran 2 gold. Fran's Mace ends up breaking, but Prophet Peterhof gives Fran a new mace. Dunnaetouché 28 copper 80 silver 46 gold and 2 platinum, but she hides her 2 platinum pieces and gives the rest to Peterhof, and Peterhof gives Dunnaetouché 2 gold back. Dunnaetouché falls ill from his lifestyle and loses 1 Luck and 1 personality for the next mission. 
===Patron Activities===
* Patron Anoir of the Whispering Cowl
** ?? Upgrade?
* Patron Peterhof the Prophet of Teotwaki
** Upgrade to Nicer Holdings (floor -6 is better) (upgrades from improvised to mediocre status)
** Save the other influence point
* Patron Vallery of House Callie
** Upgrade to Nicer Holdings (upgrades from improvised to mediocre status)
* Patron Cara of The House of A New Day
**Upgrade to Nicer Holdings (upgrades from improvised to mediocre status)
Patron Anoir visits the temple of Bobugbubilz to gather intelligence from her friend Quinta of the Wine Dark Trusses. The information Anoir finds out is that some of Patron Anoir's spies have drawn attention from the Overlord and made the Overlord displeased, and the Overlord demands appeasement for 100 gold. Anoir responses with false information that the cause was from rogue operatives and not from Anoir themselves. Anoir also hears that Zotulla, Haruspex of the Vexing Skull has been searching for something she has lost.
Patron Vallery has been courting a noble named Alex, but Vallery considers Alex a placeholder as he is of the same noble rank as her, and isn't a upward movement. Vallery receives a letter:
:Most noble and esteemed Valerie, Queen of the Seven Schools.
:It pains me to write to you highlighting our plight, but you know it was a bad year for the fields here in Colwy, and your guards have abandoned their posts. Why, I feared greatly until Alex rode though with his train. I beseeched him, highlighting the plight of our poverty, and he took great interest, expressing true surprise that your own lands could suffer so!
:Great news: he has kindly and most benevolently agreed to a loan of 500 gold coins to the treasury of Colwy for us to purchase grain and stocks to make it though the winter, as well as pay the salary of a handful of men-at-arms they left in town.
:I pray that the next time you see see Alex you thank him graciously on our behalf.
:Sincerely,
:Talu of Colwy
Vallery believes that Talu had enough grain and think this was Talu exhorting Alex. Vallery sends a summons for Talu as she plans a counter measure.
Cara has a peaceful month. Cara spends her time maintaining and improving the wing of the prison she is running.
Prophet Peterhof is in his level -7 bunker when a peacock steps out of the shadows and speaks. It is the voice of Zotulla, Haruspex of the Vexing Skull inviting Peterhof to tea in her gardens. Peterhof grumpily takes the secret exit out of the bunker to visit Zotulla in her home a day away in the mountains. Zotulla tells Peterhof of Justicar Snitch who is sabre rattling against his neighbour Pontifexarea and the Overlord is turning a blind eye to it. The Overlord has sent some strike teams to the south-east border with Mordland to Swampe Dude after King Heimlich's court magician, Augusto Dude, disappeared in the fetid swamp with the Eldritch Scroll of Zocarzan. Last news is that the Merchant House Natalie has petitions once again for the release of their patriarch from prison and the Overlord's Judges agreed to hear the case.
Zotulla, Haruspex of the Vexing Skull then reveals the real reason she asked Prophet Peterhof to visit, about her missing ring at Oakwell Keep. Zotulla had sent Frewalt to find the ring at Oakwell, and that Peterhof's new recruits had gone there recently as well. Zotulla says she would literally kill to get the ring back. The ring that Babs secretly has. Peterhof knows nothing of the ring himself.
Peterhof asks about reducing the Overlord's influence & spies. Zotulla suggests that Peterhof task his new hires to go after what the Overlord is after in Swampe Dude. Peterhof agrees with Zotulla and leaves to give her minions the quest.
===New Pawns join the group===
Peterhof gets his 2nd in command to go meet with the Pawns. The 2nd in command goes meet the pawns in a back ally and them about the quest to Swampe Dude. The Level 1 Pawns who turn up are: Sky, Streje Dude, Agnes, Babs as well as some new level zero Pawns. 
* Anna:
** Scribbles - Female Human Scribe (Strength 9, Agility 5, Stamina 7, Personality 18, Intelligence 7, Luck 11, HP 1), Hawkeye
** Henley - Non Binary Human Chicken butcher (Strength 14, Agility 11, Stamina 12, Personality 12, Intelligence 10, Luck 8, HP 3), Seventh son
* Gen:
** Bescri - Female Human Scribe (Strength 13, Agility 10, Stamina 7, Personality 9, Intelligence 3, Luck 8, HP 2), Survived a Spider Bite
** Ler Jwee - Female Human Jeweller (Strength 13, Agility 8, Stamina 13, Personality 10, Intelligence 11, Luck 10, HP 4), Survived the plague
* Neal:
** Dee - Female Human Gardener (Strength 12, Agility 10, Stamina 10, Personality 13, Intelligence 12, Luck 9, HP 1), Raised by Wolves
** Kate - Female Human Squire (Strength 11, Agility 7, Stamina 15, Personality 13, Intelligence 12, Luck 9, HP 5), Born on the battlefield
* Rachel:
** Evelyn - Female Human Noble (Strength 10, Agility 9, Stamina 9, Personality 8, Intelligence 16, Luck 10, HP 1), Raised by Wolves
** Fiona - Female Human Forester (Strength 11, Agility 4, Stamina 9, Personality 16, Intelligence 7, Luck 10, HP 4), Survived the plague
Peterhof's 2nd in command tells the pawns about the Eldritch Scroll of Zocarzan that the Overlord is after and that they need to get for Peterhof. 
Streje Dude knows the only current residents of Swampe Dude live in a mud hut village on the east end of the swamp called Blobutant. Streje Dude knows someone called Frogworst who lives there. Frogworst and Streje Dude's relationship is strained, they had a falling out after the death of Frog Dude, with Frogworst blaming Streje Dude.
Streje Dude also knows is that the ancestral home of clan Dude, Hall Dude, used to reside in the heart of the swamp and sunk into the swamp.
Category:Pawns & Patrons Episodes
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