Shenanigans: Episode 014

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==Recap==
===BEGINNING===
It's a packed day at Shenanigans, a random patron is reciting a LaSmobra story “So LaSombra says, don’t next time!” followed by laughter. Kourie Silvertongue, live the fantasy, finds himself Friar Morton Bixby whose sitting at the edge of the room by himself. He immediately charms Morton with his extravaganza and free drinks as well some cleric-y, corpulent-y brotherliness. In middle of fraternizing with Morton Kourie gets a vision where Jexel orders him to convert someone by this time next week. Sensing opportunity Kurie tries to get Morton to participate in some karaoke, but the depressed cleric is hard to get to, yet he does not give up and pushes the Martha cleric onto the stage. Morton almost begins singing, but a hecklers glass of beer drenches him from top to bottom. Poor Morton drags himself to the bar looking so bad Desmond slides over a free shot, but Kourie isn't ready to give up quite yet and starts poking the penniless cleric to go clothes shopping. 
A merchant bursts into the bar with stolen silk quest on his lips, Kourie gathers information from him. Turns out the silk from his cart has been stolen by kobolds and he offers about 20% of the profits for returning it. They start sort of a roundabout haggle, but party ends up with the job so Morton goes to talk with Krewbarb if he knows any kobold tribes from the surrounding forests, they end up bribing him with puddle water. They get the kobold drunk then start whispering sweet nothings to him. At one point he mentions having found a big red wyrm underground near the old church, but party sort of brushes it off mostly. Krewbarb reveals Morton's dark secret of having suggested using Desmond's silk to wipe his butt. Getting the kobold to show them where the other kobolds live is super easy though and they go off into the town.
===FIRST BREAK===
Traveling in style being a requirement for Kourie he buys a horse. His extremely extroverted personality and extravagant mannerism seems to slightly lighten Morton's mood as they make their way to a kobold hiding hole. Kourie, knowing kobold, and somehow talks them out of the tree they appear from and offers to trade. Turns out these kobolds do know about the silk, but they didn't know about using it as toilet paper, at least until Morton suggests them the idea at which point they scamper off. Turns out Kourie intends to trade parties scavenged armor/weapons for the silk, but the kobolds just don't come back. 
Two of them bicker until Morton just wanders off while Kourie knocks on the tree which happens to be the secret code. Kourie tries negotiating with the kobold that comes out, but it loses interest after a while, Morton manages to find a stripped down wagon nearby which appears like it might’ve been the silk cart. Kourie comes up with the genius idea of starting a gambling den and ways of getting kobolds to carry the silks out on their own instead of having to go down the service entrance which Morton found. When Kourie pitches the gambling idea to Morton, the fat priest just fucks off to the service entrance and begins waddling down it without a light. 
While Morton wades through kobold shit filled tunnels Kourie hires Krewbarb as his new drink carrier. By time Morton decides he needs some light Kourie has already built a makeshift stage for a show, seeing the downcast Morton he begins breaking out into song and eventually kobolds begin popping out to throw nuts at Kourie, not quite into the song. One of the kobolds introduces himself as kobold king, but he refuses singing kobold songs for Kourie because apparently last chief got killed by magic song. 
Kourie then begins selling the idea of games of chance to the kobolds, trying to find a way to get the little creatures to wager their stolen silk against him. Morton having grown bored travels back into the hole, eventually he begins finding roughed up silk curtains. Kourie convinces the kobolds to trade all but purple, red, brown, yellow silks for some of the loot and everything is going just fine until somehow the kobold king mentions in passing that Morton was one of the people who killed Krewbarbs tribe which creates a mass panic in the kobold ranks. 
===SECOND BREAK===
Meanwhile, Morton still is waddling through the kobold tunnels when he happens on the throne room with about two score kobolds chilling in it. Most of them flee, but a few come forth in threatening manner. 
With all the kobolds having fled Kourie is left alone without customers, while Morton gets attacked by some kobolds. Luckily the surprise round isn't enough to get him down and turns out casting Bark skin is enough to scare the whole tribe into fleeing. After a short while Kourie also joins them just as a single knife wielding kobold engages with the fat cleric, but the fight turns weird as the kobold is forced to surrender then unsurrenders while Kourie is attempting to play himself on the kobold side for which he is rewarded with a stab in the back. Scrapter, Kouries dog that nobody even mentioned, then kills the kobold. 
After gathering some silks they return to the cart and find Krewbarb surrounded by 6 kobolds. Morton unloads the silks and then Kourie manages to talk them into running away. Morton starts going back to DESEW while Kourie makes his way back to the kobold caves. In the caves Kourie finds the kobold king to who he starts preaching about Newton (Jexel), he also begins weaving a story about Morton's big brother who might come if they keep the silk. A roadside rest stop is brought forth as the one and only weapon against the incoming enemies, a Royal casino. 
On the road Morton meets Robin who has hired the axe wielding woman, Nancy, by now. Two of them negotiate Morton's payment to be a bolt of silk. 
Kourie spends a while teaching kobold king how to play cards while whispering all sorts of things in his little kobold ears. Teaching is successful and Kourie parts ways with his kobold crew, as he exits Nancy happens upon him. Kourie of course begins flirting with her with the intention of leading them away from his kobold hole. He isn't quite successful at leading her away, but they do have some good times during which he gives her false leads.
Few hours later party is at Shenanigans. Morton has somehow sold some of the equipment loot to random patrons earning pocket gold to at least buy himself a beer. 
==EXPERIENCE==
*800 XP for all + 10% prime requisite XP 
*Morton reaches 4th level and rolls 7HP for a total of 16HP. 
== Significant NPCs ==
*Robin - The silk merhchant.
*Desmond - Owner of Shenanigans.
*Nancy - Axe woman.
*Kobold king - King of the kobold tribe working the kobold casino.
*Krewbarb - He speaks for himself.
== Significant Locations ==
*DESEW - Shenanigans
*Kobold casino
*Old church on outskirts of DESEW (mentioned in passing)
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