Honorbound: Episode 05

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==Recap==
Wizwaff. The session begins with Erasmus bursting into the bar, demanding whiskey, and proceeds to use his healer's kit to heal himself. The party collects 13 copper pieces from the goblin bodies, and passes out the goblin weapons out to the townsfolk. Lem approaches the party and offers to guide them to where the goblins are staying. The party reconvenes in the bar and accepts his help. The party moves off into the woods with Lem leading the way. They find the goblin camp, with 6 of them sitting around a campfire. Lem points to a small cottage up the hill, and tells the party that his friends are there. He offers to go up to the cottage and free his friends, but the party convinces him to remain with them and engage the goblins. Erasmus heals up the rest of the party with his healer's kit, and the party sets up for the battle. Erasmus sneaks into the camp and uses Prestidigitation to set fire to one of the tents, and the party uses the distraction to start firing into the camp. The first goblin is dropped immediately and several are injured when the two goblins rush into the woods and the rest start shooting their bows. Erasmus takes a sword hit and goes unconscious, but not before his Hellish Rebuke drops the goblin. Martur casts Sleep and all of the archer goblins fall to the ground in slumber. Therin rushes towards Erasmus, but he bleeds out before he can be reached. Martur uses Shocking Grasp on the last goblin as Therin runs him through. A Bugbear appears behind Martur and engages the party. The party and the Bugbear battle back and forth for a short while, with a few arrows coming from Lem up the hill. Martur eventually smashes him with his warhammer, and the party quickly executes the sleeping goblins. Erasmus's soul is claimed by the demon Mestiphales with whom he made his pact.....
The remaining party moves up the hill to find the cabin with the door open, and see Lem bleeding on the ground. Martur casts Light on a rock, and throws it into the cabin. After checking the cabin, they find that Lem's friends have been killed, and the party finds a small wooden chest with 150 silver pieces and 100 copper pieces. They also find two potions and a morningstar. Martur gives Lem the morningstar, tells him to tend to his friends, and goes to bury Erasmus in a peaceful place. They search the goblin bodies, finding a nice warhammer and 20 copper pieces. The party gives the warhammer back to Lem, who acts oddly and informs the party that it was Jack's hammer. They confront Lem about the hammer, and ask him if he killed his friends. Lem continues to act oddly, and the party attacks him. Therin lands a strong hit as Lem yells out that the master will never allow them to get away with this, and lands a heavy blow that drops Martur. Therin stabs Lem in the neck, and Lem says "You don't even know what you've gotten yourself into", and he dies. Therin then stabilizes Martur and kicks in the head of Lem for a few minutes. After a short rest, Martur wakes up and retrieves the hammer. Upon searching Lem, he finds 25 gold pieces and a note written in common, that says "Recover the hammer and return it to me immediately. Eliminate all threats to your objective. Meet me at Redstone port as quickly as possible". The port is located next to the Big Sea near Valis. The party heads back to Wizwaff.
The mayor greets them, and Therin informs him of what happened. The mayor brings them to a manor, where they meet a large bearded man wearing splint mail and a symbol of Astair on his shield. He has been hired by the mayor to help against the goblins. He introduces himself as Bowen. The mayor then informs Bowen his services will not be needed, and invites Therin and Martur to spend the night at his home. Everyone eats dinner and celebrates. Therin and Martur meet up with Bowen and discuss the cowardice of the mayor. They then raise a toast to Erasmus, and Therin passes out on the floor. 
The next morning, the same boy who informed the party about the white stone rushes into the bar. He informs them that Haggart has been accused of murder and needs their help. He has been taken in by the guards. He only has two days remaining before he will be executed, and he is being taken to Valis. Bowen offers to travel with them, and Therin and Martur accept. The mayor gives them a 75 gold piece reward, as well as mounts to assist in their travel. 
==Experience==
The party gains 225 XP from the quest. Therin and Martur level to 2. Therin gains 9 HP (19 total) and Martur gains 5 HP (13 total).
==Recap==
The party starts travelling to Valis. The boy doesn't have many details of what happened to Haggart, other than there was a man outside of Goldensword in a lavish cloak that was bleeding on the ground, surrounded by two dead guards. Four more city guards arrived and took Haggart to Valis, and seemed to hold him responsible. They push as quickly as they can in order to make it in time. They arrive in a small town outside of Valis and find a guard barracks with bars on the windows. They ask the guards there about Haggart, but he isn't there. The party stable their horses and get food, and then get up the next day. A group of 4 guards with a rider between them ride through town a few hours after dawn. Therin blocks their path with no weapons drawn. Martur asks the boy if those are the guards, which he confirms, and the party notices Haggart in between them. The guards stop and point their polearms at Therin, and demand that he move in the name of Heinrich the 3rd, the Lord of Valis. Therin asks what Haggart is doing there, and the guards tell him that he is was found unconscious with a dagger in his hand next to the dead body of Adrian, son of Heinrich. Therin questions what Haggart was doing sleeping next to someone that he was accused of killing. The party follows along with the guards to speak at Haggart's hearing. Bowen talks briefly with the guards during the trip, and they relay that this is a tragedy for the city. The party makes it to Valis, the capital city of this part of the continent. The party is herded inside the palace, and are presented with Haggart to Lord Heinrich the 3rd. The Baron of Redstone Port is there with his wife as well as the three Grand Nobles of the city. There is also a female cloaked figure named Schala, representing the 'Sister of the Shadow', a group of neutral sorcerers in the realm that are committed to stopping a prophecy.
The herald starts to address the court, and the party tries to argue for Haggart. Haggart himself claims that he was just wandering through the woods, and then saw shadowy figures and was knocked unconscious by a large man.  He then woke up next to the body of Adrian. Therin starts into a tirade and shouts expletives at the court, and gets escorted out. The Lord gives everyone three days to come up with answers to who is responsible, or he will be forced to execute Haggart. Martur questions Haggart searching for details to the incident, and gives a sharp look when the warhammer is mentioned. Haggart gives them a golden emblem, and tells them to go talk to the innkeeper at the Two Fist Inn in Valis, who can point them in the right path. They go to the inn, show the emblem, and the owner takes them to a back room to talk. The party informs him of the situation, and the inn owner lets them know that the emblem shows nobility, and points to the fact that if Haggart found this at the crime scene, then a noble most likely killed Adrian. The party decides to figure out who is next in line for ruling Valis. The owner lets them know that the three main nobles in the city are Richard, Francesco, and Michael. The next in line is Richard. They ask a few questions about Schala the sorceress, and find out that she has saved Heinrich's life on more than one occasion. After deliberating, the party decides to determine which of the nobles or their children have been out of town recently, which should tell them who has lost the emblem and is potentially the killer. Martur finds a jeweler and buys a pearl to use for his Identify spell. He then casts Identify on the Hammer, finding that it has the ability to break ritual spells that have already been cast. Therin uses the opportunity to question the jeweler to find out who is the richest jeweler in Valis. He tells them it is a dwarf at the Copper Anvil.
The party takes a short cut, and sees someone on the roof in front of them. Bowen notices him and informs the party. They reach the blacksmith shop, and talk to the blacksmith's son. Bowen leaves his weapons with Therin and is brought to meet the blacksmith. Bowen brings up the emblem, and finds that he has made a new emblem, but doesn't know who it was for. The party threatens him, and the blacksmith tells them the same person picks up emblems for all the nobles, and his name is Jonathan. He can be identified by his blind white eye. Martur casts Identify to find that the two potions they have found are Potions of Healing. The party then goes to Michael's district and asks around for Jonathan and finds him in a small tavern. He calls out "Who wants to know?" as the party turns in his direction. 
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