Tides of Death: Episode 31

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==Recap==
===18th August, 1514===
The Crimson Fists are in Port Prince. Nilrem pays the guards 50 gold to get back to their ship. He spends 3 days there learning and checks up on the Tenser kid. Saol hoped he would be happy after seeing , but he is just angry and worried about Beol's ability to read minds.
===19th August, 1514===
John Winters scouts a spot where they can safely meet . John and Saol discuss what to do with his brother, then observe the outside buildings, but find nothing suitable. 
===21st August, 1514===
Nilrem bribes different guards with a bag of 50 gold to get off the ship and meets up with the rest of the crew. They decide to try to make an ally of Beol. Nilrem creates various effects with . 
Saol goes to meet Beol at the house he described. After some small talk, Saol inquires about , she's the head notary, Beol tells him where she resides. Saol suggests that he takes a month off before devoting himself to The White Prince, he says he will give him an answer tomorrow. They reminisce about old times. 
===22nd August, 1514===
Nilrem wrote the ransom note for the Tensers:
The note comes with a book of Ponos's teachings, they decide on a date and prepare to send the package to the lady of the Tenser house. 
Saol and Beol meet up, Beol says he will take a 1-month leave of absence. 
===23rd August, 1514===
They walk around the town, looking for 's friends, thieves guild, and come across a dead body. An officer and a wizard arrive, wizard casts , and everyone except for Archie and Winters vacate the area. The wizard immediately takes notice of them. Wizard, Arc Noster, asks to employ them and gives his address. Nilrem recognizes he's an 8th-level wizard. 
Archie spots someone is following them. They go around the corner and ambush him in a side alley. Nilrem casts on Archie, and he grabs the pursuer. Nilrem asks why he's following them, and he says he saw the confrontation with Arc Noster. Nilrem asks if the owl's screeches at midnight, then Merlin, Barchie and Darrel make acquaintances with Poly. He was hoping to work with people that can stand up to Arc Noster. Poly leads them to a place where they can talk.
Meanwhile, Winters is in front of the main administration building, waiting for M.R. Price. He pretends he's a tourist and asks about the building, and notices a figure that could be the target, then follows her. He calls her by name and says he knows her friends in Alba Island, she doesn't know anyone from there. She's scared before Winters shows her the drawing they got. She lets him into the house. 
She has a similar sketch of a mountain, she sees it in her dreams, but she was never on Alba. Winters tells her he remembers her from a dream. They agree that fate brought them together. He gives her the drawing and says he will visit before he leaves. 
The rest of the party is in an Apartment 14 tavern. They discuss with Poly, Nilrem reveals he's a wizard with no tattoos, to prove they are not in liege with The White Prince. He wants a set of keys to the prison, there are 3. Poly offers them the possibility to smuggle items. He gives them a tin coin. 
The party gathers at the tavern and shares revelations. Saol remembers the vision better and suggests that M.R. Price might give up her previous alliances. They wonder why they would get such a thing from Alba. 
They haul the anti-magic shield in a crate to the tavern where they left Poly and arrange a meeting tomorrow night. They go back to visit Mildred, she's still in the same spot and hasn't moved. John introduces the rest of the crew. Saol inspects the painting, it's not magical. She listens to John's instructions, they instruct her to live normally. The effects of the painting fade after some time. 
===24th August, 1514===
The Crimson Fists meet with Poly. Poly is frustrated and doesn't believe they have an antimagic shield, John declines to be his errand boy, and they part ways. 
 meets them in a bar and offers John a deal. If they kill the Inquisitor in Flotsam Island and sink ships, they will pay off their debt for a ship. Nightingale tells them all the information she has, they agree to kill the Inquisitor and pay 4k gold. 
Nilrem gets a courier by proxy to deliver the note to Tenser house.
When they get the papers to approve, they set sail for the Sulfer Island. 
==Experience==
No experience given. 
Category:Tides of Death Episodes