Investment Assessment

an adventure starring Sadie, Mary, and Bartholomew.
Companion episode is All That Glitters Is Fools Gold
==Setting==
Shireford Upon Emou, Brindlestoke
==Blurb (Short Episode Description)==
A simple errand turns into an impromptu audit as Sadie, Mary, and Bartholomew investigate the astronomic inflation in Shireford Upon Emou. Tune in to this Risus Epic adventure to see if they can solve the town's financial woes!
==Non Player Characters==
* Nusi: waitress at Firebreathing Kittens guild. 
* Nulisag: leader of Firebreathing Kittens guild. 
* Sanoja Panjangumur (Gam-Gam): Nulisag's grandmother. 
* Caitliff Windhorse: Sadie used her summoning skills to grab Caitliff out of a parallel plane and bring them into this reality. Sadie can hear her talk, other people just hear the wind.
* Todd Winston-Sinclair: Carriage driver and RUFIES investor. 
* Duncan Cones: Proprietor of Rxcellent Remedies in Shireford Upon Emou. 
* Penelope Codswallop: Sadie reached into another plane in Investment Assessment and pulled the dead Penelope physically into this reality, resurrecting the little girl. 
* Kofi Blitzhammer: Owner and proprietor of Silver Tree in Shireford Upon Emou. 
* Lady Deathskull: Mentioned by Kofi when talking to Bartholomew. Formerly known as St. Helena who lead Psychronia, Lady Deathskull became an evil lich and laid waste to everyone there. Only Kofi Blitzhammer survived because he was away. Kofi told Bartholomew that only silver destroys a lich. 
* Walter Tebow: Mentioned as employee of Rictavio. 
* Rictavio Brittlecorn: CEO of RUFIES in Shireford Upon Emou. Was running a money cloning magic scam using priest Demonphon's bells until Firebreathing Kittens thwarted the plan by ringing the bell of harmony and dispelling the cloned gold coins. 
* Maximillian Laurus: Townsperson of Brindlestoke. 
* Raymond Droppa: Proprietor of Droppa Beets in Brindlestoke. 
* Demophon Talia: Priest of Moradin in Brindlestoke.
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==Plot Summary==
It’s another slow day in the FBK guildhall. All of the jobs have been taken up, and Nusi is preparing breakfast for Sadie, Mary, and Bart. Bart introduces himself to the new recruit, Mary, who introduces herself as being from London. Upon hearing and seeing Mary, Sadie begins to question if she is her friend in another life. The two excitedly exchange stories and find out that Anne, whose soul is inside Sadie’s body, was transported to this universe similarly to Mary. After this exchange, Nulisag walks in with his grandmother, Sanoja, and they explain that she needs someone to fetch her medicine from the nearby town of Shireford Upon Emou. The three agree to take on this task and head out on their steeds.
While Mary and Sadie fly into the sky to look for a familiar for Sadie to ride, Bart travels by ground on the road to Shireford Upon Emou. On his way there, a trio of men driving carriages at high speeds nearly runs over Bart, and one of the carriages, driven by a man named Todd Winston-Sinclair, tipped over in an attempt to avoid hitting Bart. The cart being carried was filled with thousands of gold pieces, now scattered everywhere. The two introduce themselves as Mary and Sadie return from the skies. Todd was on his way to an investor meeting that would guarantee to double his investment. The party sees through his fake friendly demeanor and suspects something nefarious. Sadie summons a ghost milipede to hide in his carriage and track where it goes. After assisting him in recovering his gold, the three follow him to Shireford Upon Emou.
Upon arriving, the party visits Rxcellent Remedies, the place they suspect to find the medicine. They meet Duncan Cones, the store proprietor. Who informs them as they try to purchase the medicine that it costs an exorbitant amount of gold due to local inflation caused by the influx of gold in the town. It’s all due to the new investment firm, RUFIES, that just opened in town. Their operations have rapidly increased the amount of gold in town, and now only rich investors can do any business in town. He explains that silver is the new currency used by most common folk. Sadie suggests investing money in his name so he can gain a foothold back in business, to which he agrees to if she can get the documentation.
Before leaving the pharmacy, Sadie summons a ghost girl from another plane named Penelope Codswallop, who is thankful for being revived and shares that she died from being run over by a carriage. Touched by this, Mary gives her some coffee and the party allows her to join their mission. They decide to disguise her and send her to RUFIES Ofices to get a scoop on what exactly goes on over there. Meanwhile, the party visits the food court and commons to investigate more about what’s happening.
Bartholomew meets Maximillian Laurus, a townsperson, who explains how everyone has resorted to using silver as currency. He states that everyone now shops for goods at the Silver Tree in town. The party visits the Silver Tree shop where they meet Kofi Blitzhammer, the shop owner. He tells his story about how he fled his home town after it was overrun by a Lich, stating that the only way to defeat this Lich is to destroy its Phylactery using a silver weapon, and he is gathering silver for this task. Bartholomew hands him a silver piece in good faith.
Penelope returns to the party with info on RUFIES. The man at the counter is handing out golden invitations to investment seminars, claiming no risk to their investments. The party approaches RUFIES to begin investigating. Sadie summons her ghost millipede and Mary shrinks the party down to a size small enough to ride it. Sadie directs it to lead the party back to where the carriage full of gold is, which leads them deep into a warehouse filled with carriages of gold. They see an operation take place where a giant silver bell is rung in order to multiply the gold. The party escapes the warehouse and returns to the town center to ask about the bell.
The party learns from a beet seller in town named Raymond Droppa that the bell is one of two sold from a church in Brindlestoke. The party travels to the town to inquire about the bells, learning that once the second bell is rung, everything will be restored to normal. The party ventures back to the warehouse to recover the second bell, teleport it to the center of town, and ring it, which restores the amount of gold back to normal, saving the town, and allowing the party to finally purchase the medicine they needed.
Category:Episodes
Category:Season 2024