Zoom 2020-11-06 21:00

Note: Zoom session was Thursday 5th November - not the 6th!

* Do we still have 6 iron rations each? **Yes** How many normal rations do they weigh/take up space? **½ each** Can we buy more iron rations? **No**
* How many mules can we comfortably manage, given that only Quercuis has ‘animal husbandry’? **Could have a string of 10 of them if we wished.**
* How fast we travel a day on horseback (monks and giant on foot), without having to swap horses along the way? (I would argue for about 20 miles a day, making the main leg 11 days rather than 17.) **No longer relevant – we’re going with mules.**

* Where were the Lammasu seen? **North East of Northlake, East of Far Haven. IF they were really Lammasu.**
* Where are the ‘Northern plains’ that the centaurs roam on.? **The plains all around Far Haven**
* Can Golderod give any advice or indications for meeting them (Centaurs, that is) **Yes, Quercuis can ask Golderod about them.**
* Who was the First Sword of Shanah who attacked the Wyldwood temple in Far Haven? **Bez Drock (Human). Lost his position about 6 months after the attack. Current whereabouts unknown. Ownen’s situation is similarly unknown – he was an acolyte at the time of the pogrom so would be in late middle-age now.**
* Who (and where) is the First Sword now? **Beldame (Female Dwarf). Location unknown. Took over directly from Bez Drock.**
* Who were/are the Gods of Saratan? **Unknown**
* Is there a Barosan dark offshoot? (Maybe Dougal could ask if there are any ‘false paths that he should be wary of...) **No. Or at least, nothing that anyone will talk about.**
* Any info on Dragon lake (it has an interesting name)? **It is an interesting name – but nothing special is known about it.**
* Any info on Willston? (Was it part of the Orcish/Troll domain before the invasion, and does it have any strategic/religious/historical or economic importance? - I’m trying to work out why the Elves landed there.) **Both Willston and Dalzon were originally Elven cities.**

Have we made copies of relevant scrolls and texts that we have found to be of interest – if not, how much for a scribe to make some for us? Can we have a scribe on ‘stand by’ to make copies of things found in the last few days in case we don’t have time to fully read/study them before we leave. **A scroll would take a week to copy, so not enough time. Could have a scribe make notes, but context would be lost – and I assume we are making our own notes anyway.**

Can we work on detecting other people with Clearsight, rather than just hoping that it may develop naturally (though one might expect Twoo to do this anyway given his Insight familiar.) We can compare members of the party who we know have clearsight, to ‘normal’ people who don’t. If we talk to ‘normal’ people about, say Ogres and Harpies – can we see their eyes glazing over slightly, or maybe a patronising look spread over their faces as they indulge us listening to our fanciful stories – as opposed to a clear-sighted person who may well take notice and ask pertinent questions? I suspect Sparrowsight may have clearsight – it would be required to decide what is important to be passed on to Adama, and she hasn’t obviously ignored something that we might think is important.

**Yes, given a half hour interview with a co-operative subject we could probably work this out.**

**None of the students, and just one of the runners (Francis) appear to have Clearsight – and he will now join the party.**

**Sparrowsight appears NOT to have Clearsight.**

**Olg told us that Adamas does have Clearsight.**

**Caradoc and Garaf will attempt to ‘buy’ more information off Olg as to who exactly has clearsight in the hierarchy, and how we can learn to spot it more efficiently.**

**Post Zoom thoughts: If Alvera does NOT have clearsight, that may explain some of the tensions in the leadership – if Alvera dismisses threats that clearsighted people see as important. It may also be why Alvera so values Adamas’s council so highly.**

Follow up on Human origins: What are the Human origin/creation myths? Every race and religion has at least one – and if humans don’t, then are they smothered by the Spell of Voids? (Comment: Humans named their first settlement Far Haven – so presumably a long way from home, and possible a ‘haven’ from something they were escaping from.) **Decided this was not relevant.**

Timeline: Alvera’s alliance with Giants: 2 years before invasion, but after Hentron’s death, but before outright civil war? Please confirm. **William dies 8 years before invasion, and Hentron a year after. (I have updated the wiki entry to note that he is just presumed dead – but there is no proof.)**

I asked about tying in our dates to the Elven calendar – ask again. If Twilight of Change and the start of the Age of Chaos occurred at end of golden dragon, then return of Elves could correspond to end of Bronze dragon and war to the start or Crimson dragon. Lucky coincidence for the DM? See timeline. **Yes. May be relevant for providing insight into Elves’ mindset and long term view.**

**The ‘Age of Chaos’ did indeed start with the casting of the Spell of Voids and the departure of the Elves.**

**Wreckers\_Point:** Far Haven Wreckers Point: Lighthouse removed ‘about a year ago’ - presumably after the full scale invasion of the Elves, and not strangely slightly before? (Elven invasion started less than a full year ago.)? **It was removed after the Elven invasion began.**

**Journey to Far Haven: Although Caradoc/Quercuis question what is the point of going there, we’re not sure where else to go – though Tobar might be a useful place. However, we do have an obligation to Olg to fulfil (or buy off/ sub-contract) in Far Haven. We’re agreed on travel by mule – can be bought when we leave, but will need Quercuis to do the purchasing (or at least checking of the mules.)**

**Caradoc will ask Jurrage about decent inns at Far Haven, and will attempt to determine if he has clearsight.**

Research

Now that we know how important Clearsight is, we shall ensure that a party member (including Francis) is included as a runner on every topic. We will again employ all 9 students.

**The Brooch**: Keep the same two students researching, with Garaf acting as a runner. Ensure that the student is aware of the Ogre’s headdress and funeral rights as this may point towards the religion it represents.(Plus one hired runner.)

New Topic: **The Wild**. As the topic most likely to be covered by the Spell of Voids, Bazin should act as runner/assistant to the student researcher.

**Legendary Creatures**: Keep the same fours students on these, with the lead student acting as co-ordinator. One of the students should continue looking at Ogres (and again, ensure the headdress and funereal rights are known about), and the other two students are ‘free ranging’. Francis and Twoo can will act as runners (Plus 2 hired runners).

New Topic: **Centaurs.** We know they were around in olden times (ie well before Age of Chaos) as one is depicted on the stone in the Defiance. So what did the Elves think of them?. Hamish will act as runner.

**Dragons**: Continue our research into them. Umar will act as runner – he’s not stupid!

Dougal can act as an additional/support runner for whoever need him, except for the two days when he is manning the stall because Joshua is in the Western market.