The Nomads Session 1 - The Journey Begins

Thiala agrees to help Tovin with an errand to Rangea.

Akee gets a job at The Scarlet Slaad.

Aegon Targarian

Shanice Dio

Chief Russo

Akee “Hotstuff” Understone

Tovin Sanders

Harry

Slogar

Sir Ferdinand Black

After hearing stories of her ancestor with legendary powers Thiala Nemmonis is traveling east from her home hoping to find answers about her own newly manifested powers. While resting at the Scarlet Slaad Inn Thiala goes out for a walk to clear her head. She's interrupted by Shanice Dio, a fan who has heard the story of Thiala saving Tranmere Village from a dragon. Shanice is so excited that she screams out loud enough for Gran, who is sitting inside, to hear and come rushing. Gran realized that Thiala is one of the three people Ulaa sent him to find and protect and pledged himself to her.

Meanwhile, separately and unbeknownst to each other, Morta and Aegon were both hiding in bushes nearby. Nox was spying on Thiala because she knew the Dragon Purists were hunting for her. Aegon however, is watching Nox because he had been ordered to secretly watch over her. Aegon snapped a twig and alerted Nox to his position. She then confronts and interrogates Aegon. Aegon unsuccessfully tried to pickpocket Nox and came up with an accuse about trying to figure out why she was hiding. Not wanting to reveal her own motives, Nox decided not to press the issue. Gran and Thiala overheard Nox and Aegon and the four of them introduce themselves (though Nox assumes a new identity, and introduces herself as Morta). Gran figures that these are the other two people from his dream and convinces the three of them to work together.

After introductions are out of the way, the group is attacked by several bandits and hooded figures. During the fight Thiala launched a firebolt as the bandit leader hit her casting hand. It flies towards the inn but the party is too occupied with the fight to notice. They killed all of the bandits and hooded figures but one, who they take hostage and interrogate. The hostage, Akee Understone, was a beggar who recently joined Russo's bandits and doesn't know much. The hooded figures hired the bandits to attack their group but were ordered to leave Thiala alive. He doesn't know about the three-eyed dragon when Thiala asks. They also found a note on Russo's body that was badly burnt by another one of Thiala's firebolts. After a quick mending spell they manage to read most of the letter and learn that a crime boss named Alonso Bagpipes gave them the info on Thiala. So the party decides to go to Rangea and confront him.

The group returns to the inn with Akee in tow and finds the upper floor of the inn on fire. They quickly help the innkeeper, Tovin, put out the fire. Sadly the inn's bouncer Harry had been passed out drunk in his room at the time and died in the fire. Thiala tells Tovin about the fight and how the bandits sent the firebolt at the inn, but leaves out that she was the one who cast the spell. They also offer for Akee to be the inn's new bouncer. Tovin and Akee (under duress) both accept. Morta decides since he has an above average appearance for a bandit that Akee's new nickname will be 'Hotstuff'.

Through a combination of wanting to do the right thing and guilt; Thiala pledges to help Tovin gather the supplies he needs from Rangea to repair his inn since they are already going that way. In gratitude Tovin allows them to stay the night for free and gives them Harry's old horse, as well as loaning them his two horses.

As the night was winding down a handsome stranger caught Morta's eye, and after some brief flirting they spent the night together. Meanwhile Thiala spends time overpaying for drinks out of a sense of guilt and gets to know Tovin better. Gran and Aegon sit down and play poker with a shady looking man and ask if he knows about Alonso. It just so happens that he does, so he writes down a list of names that could lead them to Alonso when they reach Rangea. The rest of the group goes to bed and prepares for the journey the following day.