Ace-High

* Delvin D. Ville
* Canden Malvetica
* Lenny Tombstone
* Farbin Treeworth

**Ace-High** is a one shot adventure, set in the cowboy town of Pier's Edge, Larkwater.

## Featured Characters

### The Team

* Delvin D. Ville
* Canden Malvetica
* Lenny Tombstone
* Farbin Treeworth

### New

* Marshal Hank Carson
* Deputy Jordan Locke
* Moxxi LeCross
* 'Bale Eye' Jackson
* Doc Harakai
* Mr. Trelawny
* Jessica Bloomy
* Murphy Shires
* Shammy the Explorer
* Ronnie Elman

### Deaths

* 'Bale Eye' Jackson
* Jessica Bloomy

## The Story

### Act I - The Poker Game

Delvin , Canden, Lenny ,Farbin and Murphy Shires were playing a game of Poker in High Rollers Saloon, a smart gambling focused establishment. Murphy had to remind the other players how to exactly play Poker, with Lenny not knowing what he was doing at all. Murphy kept the game going by raising the stakes, Lenny kept offering Murphy to "go fish" for no reason. Murphy kept on throwing more silver in the pot. Canden noticed a strange looking couple of guys sat behind him in the saloon, wearing a similar looking red sash to Murphy. The game quickly ended as Murphy somehow beat all of them undeniably. Delvin accused the winner of cheating. An argument broke out, Murphy threatened to bring his friends in and have a fight. As guns were drawn and things seemed to go from 0 to a 100, Farbin blew all the lights out in the saloon using magic. Murphy was confused and worried, especially when Farbin created an illusion of wolf sounds from outside. This frightened all the gang members who were just threatening the team. Delvin, taking the opportunity, began to steal all the pot in the centre of the table while this was happening, using his naturally gifted darkvision. The lights came back on and the gang saw Delvin's thievery. The rest of the team proceeded to join in and Murphy was fuming. Just as things were about to get a whole lot worse, Marshal Hank Carson & Deputy Jordan Locke entered the saloon and put a halt to the confrontation. Murphy and his friends left the game and saloon.

After this, Hank advised the team about the gang and how they have been causing issues for the people of Pier's Edge for years, how he couldn't retire peacefully while that gang still runs rampant on a regular basis. Delvin and Canden expressed interest in dealing with the problem as they weren't particularly pleased with how they were treated by the outlaws. The Marshal explained that there is a bounty poster outside the Sherriff's office should they need more information, and to come speak with him and Deputy Locke when they're "serious" about dealing with The Lead Slingers. Carson and Locke left the saloon and the team did shortly after.

### Act II - Pier's Edge

Outside, it was well into the evening, the streets were bustling with people and the lantern lit buildings irradiated a cosy atmosphere. Farbin used his keen eye to spot locations of interest in the surrounding area, The Sherriff's office at the end of the main street where plenty of eye catching shops and buildings caught the team's eye. Canden wanted to see to his thirst for drink, Delvin wanted to stock up on medical supplies. After a brief and heated discussion (and little input from Lenny), the party moved down the street. They stopped in Mr Trelawny's Personal Tailors. Here, Lenny bought a new pair of pants as he shit his old pants. and then put the new pants over his shit stained pants. Canden bought a hat at a discounted price as Trelawny was an Aurelian who noticed he was of Malvetican Royalty. Delvin threatened to shoot the place up at least 8 times. Leaving the clothes shop, they proceeded to Doc Harakai's Miracles & Tonics. Doc Harakai was a friendly lizard folk who sold Delvin some health potions, Lenny his old magnifying glass and Canden his special 'Harakai's Own Heart Busting Beverage'. Proceeding further down the street, the team noticed 'The Tumbling Weed' saloon, but visited the Sheriff's Office first to grab the wanted poster, it read:

* *WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE: 'BALE EYE' JACKSON - 100 SILVER ON COMPLETION. LAST SEEN RIDING TOWARDS CROW'S CANYON.*
* *Description: 'Bale Eye' Jackson is the notorious leader of the outlaw gang known as the Lead Slingers. Wanted for numerous crimes including robbery, assault, and murder. He is a tall, rugged man with a distinctive scar running across his left eye. Known to be armed and extremely dangerous. Approach with caution.*
* *Last Known Location: Crow's Canyon, north of Pier's Edge.*
* *Reward: 100 silver coins upon successful capture or confirmation of death.*

The task was simple, to stop 'Bale Eye' and his gang of troublesome Lead Slingers. The team needed to gather information if they could (and see to Canden's thirst for drink), so they proceeded to enter the Tumbling Weed. In here there was a noticeable louder and more boisterous atmosphere compared to High Roller's. Inside there was a very friendly and quite forward harengon named 'Shammy the Explorer'. Delvin bullied the little guy quite a lot, nearly missing the fact the rabbit folk had information on Crow's Canyon. Lenny got up on stage, confused and believing he had a performance to do and sang to everyone. People loved it. Shammy explained that from his travels he deduced that the east side of the Canyon was dangerous "full of monsters and spirits". Canden walked to the bar to order whilst Delvin took (supposedly) acknowledged the explorer's information and then made him go collect money from all the patrons of the Tumbling Weed on behalf of Lenny's performance seems as they loved it so much. At the bar Canden spoke with Moxxi, the flirtatious slutty bartender. He tried to rizzy her up but didn't get very far. Whilst talking, the team heard a bang upstairs. Moxxi pointed out that it sounded like it came from one of the guest rooms the saloon rents out. The party immediately went upstairs to investigate, thinking it would provide a lead to Jackson and his gang's whereabouts. Sneaking the outside stairs, Farbin noticed the door was left open. Inside the room, it was nearly empty, bedrolls and supplies were spread across the floor, like multiple people were staying there. Lenny took a bottle of root beer of the table. Canden pick locked a set of drawers in the corner of the room, inside finding a map of the north eastern area of Larkwater. Crow's Canyon was on there, merchant's routes were drawn out and times we written down. The western side of the canyon was where the majority of the trading hits were marked, given off the impression that the gang may be situated on the Western side of the canyon.

To get the canyon, the team decided that they would use horses to travel the long distance with haste. Marshal Carson and Deputy Locke met the four an asked what they were thinking about doing about Bale Eye. Farbin said that they intended to go and stop the Lead Slingers once and for all. Carson was eager to help but Delvin told the old Marshal not to come with them because who would be there to pay them if he died. Deputy Locke was chosen by Delvin to accompany the rag tag group. After this, the party to went to the town stables (Elman Bros.) to see if they could "obtain" a horse. Arriving at the front, they noticed a break in and a weeping man, this happened to be Ronnie Elman. He was crying and explaining how he's devastated that his horses have ran off round the back and just wants his Dobbin back. He told the four that if they rescued Dobbin and the other couple horses, they can keep the two for themselves. Delvin and the crew shamefully attempted to tame all three horses. They tripped in mud, knocked over fences and got a few cuts and bruises. Eventually they managed to reel them all in and Ronnie was ecstatic to see his Dobbin again. He honoured the agreement and let the party keep the two horses. A dilemma was discovered, 4 people and only 2 horses. Farbin proposed the idea of turning into a bird and letting Lenny ride on his back towards Crow's Canyon, with the other two uses the horses obtained. Getting onto Farbin's bird back, Lenny shat all over him and left a stench on the feathers, it reeked.

### Act III - Crow's Canyon

Making their way to the canyon, the team came across a beautiful oasis in the desert, they rested briefly here and restored themselves with the graciousness of the water. A few hours later they arrived at the outside of the South Entrance of the Canyon. The group was split and whether to go down the Southern Entrance or take the Eastern Entrance. Lenny, Farbin and Locke went down the immediate South Entrance, whilst Delvin and Canden went to the East Entrance.

#### South Entrance

Lenny, Farbin and Locke walked down the South Entrance for about half an hour and found a opening where a chasm was. What remained of a bridge was there. The trio discussed how they were possibly going to get around this issue. Lenny just immediately began attempting to build a bridge at quite a slow pace. Farbin was gobsmacked and didn't know what to do. The wood elf attempted to turn into an animal to get across but failed and fell, Locke grabbed him and started to slip off the broken wood. Luckily Lenny used his strength to grab them both and pull them to safety. The three of them concluded the best thing to do was let Lenny build his bridge for the next few hours.

#### East Entrance

Delvin and Canden being walking into the East Entrance, it was a lot narrower and darker than the other entrance. After a short while, Canden noticed a body on the ground, rotting and a few days old at least. They were both quite shocked but proceeded onwards. A minute later they found two more bodies, then three bodies or so, until they found a clearing in the canyon where a supposed mass pile of bodies were amounted. 30 or so rotting bodies. Canden felt repulsed. Delvin was worried. Before either of the two could think about turning back, a Wraith crawled out of the cave in the corner of the Clearing, and began to raise the bodies into undead husks of themselves. The husks and Wraith began to attack Canden, severely damaging him. Delvin saw this and jumped in to defend him. Canden then set the bodies on fire, causing a huge blaze and ridding the undead husks from the fight. The two, now solely focused on the Wraith, overcame their biggest challenge yet. The half-tiefling claimed the head of the Wraith as a trophy and proceeded into the cave.

#### The Camp

Delvin and Canden arrived at the camp on a raised mound overseeing the camp where 'Bale Eye' Jackson and his gang of Lead Slingers were supposedly holding up. Arriving first, surveyed the situation, they saw four guards stood outside one large tent, with a few smaller tents in nearby. A campfire was lit in the centre of the camp. Canden assumed Jackson was in the larger tent. Delvin and the royal discussed what to do: wait for Lenny, Farbin & Locke? or strike while they can. A plan was deduced to blow the campfire over and into the tent using magic, setting the tent ablaze and potentially harming Jackson and distracting the Lead Slingers. It worked, the campfire blew over and lit the large tent a blaze, causing a massive distraction. Delvin started to shoot from above, using the vantage point to get some quick and effective shots in. Canden moved down the slope and moved towards meeting the gang members head on. Whilst the fight kicked off, Lenny, Farbin and Locke arrived on the other side of the camp and proceeded to assist. Locke got himself into trouble but luckily Lenny knocked his attacker out. Whilst fighting, Canden came across a female gang member, who would later be known as Jessica Bloomy. He used his undying charisma and charm to woo the young girl into attraction. Canden, promising her marriage the castle lifestyle and riches beyond her imagination, managed to get her to stop fighting and sit on a rock and watch the young Malvetican kill the rest of her friends. He promised to take her back to his castle in the Malvetican Empire. Eventually, 'Bale Eye' Jackson himself came out of the tent, wounded and frustrated and proceeded to start dishing some damage back to the party, wounding Canden and Delvin. All the remaining gang members were routed. The fight ended with Delvin removing Jackson's head as a trophy to take back to Pier's Edge. The main tent was mostly burnt down at this point. The party plundered the camp for what it was worth, Canden took Jackson's famous two pistols 'Des' and 'Troy' amongst the items. All that was left to do now is return to the town of Pier's Edge, notify Carson that the notorious Lead Slingers are no more and claim the bounty. Before that, Jessica was in awe of Canden and began speaking to him about what they were going to do when they got back to the Empire, however this conversation was cut short when Canden proceeded to shoot her right between the eyes out of nowhere, wiping out the true last living member of the gang. Lenny suggested returning out of the canyon using his newly built bridge, which he dismantled after usage to keep the parts.

#### Back at Pier's Edge

Arriving back at Pier's Edge, Carson was over the moon to hear of the news, and was especially proud of Locke. The party was paid handsomely. Lenny said his limited goodbyes to the group and left the town with his reward. The other three, with only a few hours left until the cargo ship which would grant the party members leave of the island of Larkwater would arrive, decided to go to High Roller's for some celebratory drinks. At the bar, Canden tried to rizz up Moxxi, flexing his recent victory and taking advantage of her horniness. He was so close to finally getting his dick wet until Farbin dropped a mysterious satchel he was carrying the entire adventure. Out of the satchel a glowing apple laid on the floor. Farbin, Moxxi and Canden all looked at it and were mesmerised by it, feeling an overwhelming desire to grab the apple and keep it for themselves. This completely sabotaged Canden's advance on Moxxi and the three proceeded to try and grab it. Delvin, not phased by it and not looking at it, laughed to himself and continued drinking amidst the Chaos. The apple would go on to be discovered and known as the Apple of Dorfvilla.

## Trivia

* The one shot is named after the 1968 spaghetti western film *"Ace High"* directed by *Giuseppe Colizzi*.