Session 10 "The Lucky Seven? We do Alright"

**Session 10 recap: “*The Lucky Seven? ‘We do alright’”***

You started the last session as dirty, burnt, and smelly as
you’ve ever been and ended the session cleaner than ever, but how did you get
there? While the rest of the party save Gram Kohlam, and Bucky were emerging
from the depths of the labyrinth below Kymall’s, Bucky was already in the
casino proper, a large bite wound on her neck and a shortbow and quiver on her
back. It didn’t take long before security in the form of a surly Hobgoblin by
the name of Trosk began to give her trouble.

Meanwhile Leo and Nadir thanked you for saving them, all be
it by somewhat of a circuitous route. They assured you that the secrets of your
ability to perform magic would be safe with them, and then inquired as to what
you called yourselves. Dorn immediately responded with “The Lucky Nine.” Quora
commented to Rensig how impressed she was with the way he dispatched the fire
elemental and then said she would be counting on him to help her find and save
The Sovereign, Hazim Albikar.

Simultaneously, both the group in some distant hallway and
Bucky on the casino floor heard a loud “BOOOOOM!” All rushing towards the
source of the sound, Bucky trailing behind Trosk, the rest of the group
trailing behind other guards, you rushed to the front entrance of Kymall’s. A
door was off it’s hinges and a large figure loomed in the settling dust.
Walking forward, Rhys and Muffy immediately recognized the form of Anung, a
large, red Tiefling decked out in full armor, champion of the Order of the
Dawn. Your back up had arrived. He was gripping a guard by the neck when he
spotted Rhys and Muffy as well. An all out battle clearly eminent, Muffy and
Rhys rushed over to him and said the situation was well in hand, and the entire
party, along with Anung and Quora exited the premises before things got truly
ugly.

That’s when you realized in the commotion you had left Nadir
and his bodyguard Leo behind. As you were walking right outside Kymall’s,
trying to figure out what to do in the lightly falling rain that had begun to
fall, you recognized another figure, it was Gram. He seemed to be just standing
there, catatonic in the rain. Tears were running down his cheeks and he took a
few seconds to respond. When he did, he couldn’t answer any of your questions.
He didn’t recall walking off into the darkness away from the rest of you, could
barely recall what had happened down there and seemed in some state of shock.

You decided you could figure that out later, that you needed
to go back and get Nadir, however this proved a lot more challenging than it at
first sounded. When you got to the casino, a man was already attempting to make
repairs on the door, which Rensig repeatedly tried to kick down, much to the
main’s annoyance. Dorn convinced him to go find Nadir for you but no one giving
him a description, he waited and that’s when Rensig had the idea to show him
what he looked like via magic… however this did not go over so well. The man
immediately started screaming of magic. Guards working for the casino were on
you quickly, at least a dozen of them, and you realized fighting your way
through this might not be the best bet, so you all employed the better part of
valor, Bucky still yelling back at the casino in the night while drunken
Highharvesttide revelers all around made her shouts seem pretty in line with
the general atmosphere.

After assuring Anung you were fine, he departed on his
Night-Pegasus steed Swift, which Rhys, practically drooling over, commented “So
cool.” At least knowing where Nadir was, you made your way through the
celebratory atmosphere of the city to Muggy’s in an attempt to find Devandra to
let her know the news. However when you got to Muggy’s, Muggy was wasted, as
was a bar full of patrons. Gram went up to the bartender and put down 5 gold
and said he needed a drink, and you all, after deciding Devandra and Nadir
would still be there in the morning, joined in. All of which was more than
covered by Gram’s generosity. Quora however not having any of it was also
generously offered a room at Muggy’s to spend the night in by Gram, and she
graciously accepted.

You then all got wasted, catching up with seemingly everyone
else in the city, and a night of drunken bonding began. Drunk, still stinking
and covered in sewer water, smoke, burnt up from fire, with bits of blood and
brains upon you the idea that you, but especially Dorn, all needed a bath came
up. As you drunkenly left Muggy’s to pursue this aim, the first suitable water
you found was a fountain depicting the goddess Waukeen. One thing lead to
another, and all save Rhys and Tanek had stripped off their clothes and jumped
in the fountain with soaps Kohlam had bought you a couple days earlier at the
bath house. Muffy, Bucky, Gram, and Rensig then began to wash and groom Dorn. That’s
when Rhys started laying into Dorn. It got ugly, and Rhys told Dorn what he
thought of him, that he was irresponsible, that his heart was in the right
place but he wasn’t careful and was going to get them all killed. He then
stormed off back towards the bar where Tanek was still drinking not realizing
anyone had even left. Bucky tried to call Rhys back, but after her attempts
failed she decided to give Dorn a shave with a dagger, and surprisingly enough
she did not cut his face to shreds, rather did a good job. Feeling confident
she then shaved “cool guy” into the back of Rensig’s hair at his request. Muffy
very excited about all this asked Bucky to just cut her bangs, surely the
simplest of the three requests and bucky slashed open Muffy’s forehead in her
attempt.

When you got back, now all save Rhys and Tanek, clean and
smelling fresh, Muffy having healed herself to the point where only a small red
line remained on her forehead, you continued to tie one on. Rensig started
snorting a mysterious pink powder, and Gram gave the bartender another 5 gold
to try to buy all the alcohol they had on premise, pouring alcohol over the
masses and his new friends as Rensig threw the remainder of his powder on them.
Eventually the night wound down with Bucky drunkenly confiding in a scarecrow
who Rensig later took to bed. The others save Rhys had entered into a drinking
contest. Muffy took one shot and blacked out. Dorn passed out next, and then
finally it was the two sailors Gram and Tanek, however one of them was a
dwarven sailor and he was still ready to go as everyone around him collapsed
from too much alcohol. Rhys drunkenly dragged Muffy to a room to go to bed,
Bucky drunkenly climbed on the roof in the rain, and the remainder of you
passed out at the table—no one kicking you out due to the holiday.

Everyone save Rhys was mostly okay the next morning, but
Rhys could not get it together. Eventually you woke the hung over Muggy, who
you wanted to lead you to Devandra. After two attempts to dissuade you from talking
to him in his hangover, you finally had Muggy up, if barely, vomiting little
bits here and there. Most of it landed on Bucky who decided she would carry
Muggy as he lead you to Devandra. As soon as you gave Lady Kavandros the news,
she was ready to see it for herself, immediately you ran down to her carriage
outside the Promenade with her and her dragonborn bodyguard, Medash. She said
all of you save Rhys, Tanek, and the freshly vomited upon Bucky could join her
in her carriage, as the other three were simply too gross.

The stinking, now wigless human, dwarf, and half-elf decided
to go find that bath house again while the rest of you arrived at the estate of
Nadir Kravnadros in the Sceptor District. And he was indeed home! The reunion
however was bitter sweet. With Hazim still missing, you told Nadir you needed
him to be honest about what had happened, and successfully persuading him the
story he told horrified his daughter. He spoke of the Brawler’s League, of an
underground fighting league where all manner of creatures including people
fought each other for the amusement of the elite. Spoke of the Ogre Champion
Bal’Star who had bested all of them, even the Manticore. He also mentioned that
he had seen Hazim Albikar in attendance at these matches, a piece of
information Quora was able to confirm. After hearing Nadir’s tale, Devandra
stormed off, you followed. Nadir seemed utterly distraught as you were leaving,
saying that he had just ruined his one chance at connected with his daughter.

Riding back, she said she was horrified and disgusted her
father had taken part in any such activities. Back at her office, she paid you
with a large sack of gold containing all the money she promised and even tipped
Gram who wanted nothing of the main prize, three pieces of gold.

Rhys, Bucky, and Tanek now clean and fresh met the rest of
the party back at Muggy’s. Rhys with a new wig and some supplies, Bucky with a
lot of frustration with a certain purveyor of herbal remedies. Considering your
next move, Rhys piped up that he had something he needed to see to at the
Citadel of Light—that it was time he take his Oath. He explained he had been
with the Order of the Dawn for a year and he did not want to put this off any
longer. You all decided to accompany him, even Quora after Rensig convinced
her. First Muffy and Rhys needed to get their horses back from the stable they
had left them in, but like so many things, this did not go as smoothly as you
would have hoped. After only paying the stable to house your horses for a
night, picking them up a week later proved problematic. The owner said you had
forfeited your horses, but that he would give you a fair price to get them
back. You of course, did not find this fair, and in the midst of negotiations,
Bucky out of no where came forward and decked the man and ran to try to find
the horses herself. A customer seeing this ran to get a guard, Gram fortunately
bribed the owner not to say anything. And so after another run in that could
have had you all in jail for a second time, you managed to barely talk you way
out of the situation. You eventually did pay for the horses and bought three
donkeys as well for the ride. Gram also tried to break a stallion in order to get
a discount but though he did pretty well, it didn’t quite work out. So now,
fresh and clean as a party for the first time, you embark on another first as
you all leave the city of coin, riding north towards the Citadel of Light.