Day 126 - A Morning In Willston

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**A Morning In Willston**

**Days 126 (18th June)**

**DM Note: Umar/Bazin still blessed +2/+2 (22nd Day)**

The party is given rooms in the manor house, spartan but comfortable enough, then woken up about an hour after dawn (approx. 7am) by one of the human groundsmen (probably an acolyte).

Groundsman: “Kahu would like to see you at the shrine by the lake please, there is some food prepared.”

Rising, the party quickly get dressed and make they (somewhat dishevelled) way down to the shrine.

Near the shrine a small table has been set up, with a variety of fruits, bread, cheese and meats standing by the table are Kahu and Grevel.

Kahu: “Good morning to you all, I trust you managed to get some sleep?”

The party generally nods or indicates in the affirmative, in fact the house was quite stuffy and dusty and so in general people are still quite tired.

Kahu: “Anyway, do grab some breakfast, Rasten and some advisors were here before dawn and following discussions there is a proposition we would like to put to you.”

Kahu: “You are aware of the situation here in Willston, we are threatened by Ghoulagabba and have little time to improve our defences. Within the city, there are parties emerging that seek to actively oppose the Elven Empire and whilst we could clamp down on them – in so doing we might simply add fuel to the fire.”

Caradoc: “Yeah, but what has this got to do with us?”

Kahu: “Well, you are unknown in the city, all anyone might know is that you came immediately to this shrine. Some digging will turn up that you thought you had an item of import to the shrine, are Alveran in origin and were involved in some way with the recent events in White Beach.”

Caradoc: “So you are offering us work?”

Kahu: “Effectively yes, we are asking for your group to help us out a little bit.”

Francis: “In what way exactly?”

Kahu: “Well obviously, we need you to agree first…..”

Caradoc: “Under what terms?”

Kahu: “You will report either to myself or to Greyel here, he will be found at the house of Rogues from this afternoon. Pay is on a per assignment basis, paid in arrears on successful completion, term of employment is two weeks.”

Francis: “There are some tasks which we will find abhorrent.”

Kahu: “Understood. This is a temporary arrangement, which you can back out of if you feel that we are asking too much. But understand this, if Willston falls – then Ghoulagabba has a secure flank and can return its attentions South. The move on Torgan was ill advised and precipitate – Alvera has recovered well from that….but can the Eastern Kingdom stand against the full might of Ghoulagabba and Trollheim? So any little thing you do here to help secure Willston is also of benefit to your Kingdom.”

Francis: “But not to our enslaved people.”

Kahu: “Again, think it through, if Rasten falls then the moderates within the Empire lose a significant figurehead. Sorlor, Eliezure and Renzel will undoubtedly paint his failure as being down to his overly lenient approach to Humans such as yourself.”

Caradoc: “In principle we agree, but again what are you looking for us to do?”

Kahu: “Greyel?”

Greyel: “T-t-t-ell them“

(When not orating legends, Greyel obviously has quite a bad stammer, this might explain his sullen and silent demeanour on the boat.)

Kahu: “Okay, well at the moment there are a few things you could look into or carry out for us.”

Kahu: “Firstly, as I said there appears to be some group fostering rumours that Rasten is planning on mass enslavement in the next few weeks as a way of buying off Ghoulagabba. Apparently his current behaviour is all a cover up in order to maintain order and get the rebuilding work completed. If you could find out who or what is behind these rumours then….”

Francis: “Which of course, are not true.”

Greyel: “Insolent human, of c-c-c-c-course n-n-n-not! R-r-r-rasten may be a f-f-f-fool but he is t-t-t-trustworthy.”

Kahu: “Those rumours are certainly not true, Rasten would not even countenance such behaviour given the amount of political capital it would give Sorlor and her allies.”

Kahu: “Anyway, as I was saying. We need to get some information on who is behind these rumours, this goes beyond the usual grumblings and rumblings in the population and is gaining effectiveness rather worryingly.”

Kahu: “Alternatively, or as well – since they may be related, all three temples in the city are reporting worrying portents of a shrine to Sarn being established somewhere in the city. Find it and either destroy it, or point us to its’ location.”

Kahu: “Thirdly, for the moment, Rasten was extremely interested in that herbalist recipe you provided, but for obvious reasons does not what it be known that he is interested in securing a supply of White Nightshade. Apparently, on the other side of the estuary there are patches of the plant to be found, but the area is hardly what you would call domesticated. Outcast survivors of the Pirate Lords are to be found there, plus there are rumours of Orc scouting patrols.”

………

OVER TO YOU……

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