Daring Capers

**"Daring Capers" (1x17)** is the third session of the third chapter of A War On All Sides. The party gains more information on an important task, while a daring heist is made.

## **Synopsis**

With an eventful day in Skyreach behind them, the party returned to The Drunken Dragon for some much needed rest. Sometime during the night, Ashok left into the night to partake in debauchery. After retiring early to his room, Nowun had fitful dreams of a fiery haired woman named Aubry, standing victorious in The Colosseum. She was approached from behind by a massive armored man with a shadowed face. "You have done well!" he proclaimed, a sly smile breaking across his face.

The party awoke on the morning of Ioniin, one day away from their hopeful meeting with Nellek Vazerio at The Eltivo Gala. Knocks were heard at the door of Ronwe, as a House Vaxil courier had come to deliver a letter from The Arcane Conservatory, specifically Antoinette Dezier, the Archmage of Society. The note stated that the party should meet with her in the late morning to discuss the matter of the Gala, and that they should not arrive too late, as it is improper to keep a woman waiting. With this information, the party sought to complete some errands before the meeting.

Crawmi left with Omaronim and Nowun to procure some mithral at a shop in Highhold called The Mithral Hammer. A tired dwarf greeted them, and after some back and forth (namely Nowun trying to talk of a non-existent competitor's better prices), a down payment was made by Crawmi. The dwarf told him the remaining would be due at pickup, in around a week's time. Ivantar left to head to Spellbound, a shop which caught his attention during his scouting around the area of Upper Vias. Upon entering, he was met by a strange, hooded figure named Wun. He spoke of magical items, namely Spell Tattoos, a wondrous magic that imbued a set of skills into the body of the tattoo'd. Though the price was steep, Ivantar was intrigued and left, knowing he would be back as soon as he was able. Ronwe meanwhile headed to The Dragon's Hoard, a prominent good shop in Clifftop, where he sought an immovable rod. The proprietor of the shop, a black dragonborn with an attitude, told him he didn't have any immovable rods, and he was tired of being asked about them. Apparently, the shipment has been delayed from The Torball Forgehold in Ashblack, and he was not sure why, but he was pissed about it as now the "buzzards" will not stop pestering him about rods he does not have. He stated that if he could help him out and move the shipment along, he could offer him a steep discount. Ronwe left with this information, and met up with the rest of the party. They headed off to Rolen's Jewels to meet with Omaronim's father, Rolen Deviir, to procure an award he promised them for saving his life the day prior.

At the jeweler, the party was greeted graciously by Rolen, who thanked them again for their help at his home. He offered them a sum of gold and a Pearl of Power as thanks, which Nowun pocketed to distribute later. After some conversation which turned towards being awkward, Rolen ushered the group off, but not before telling his son that he "sees a fire in his eyes" that he hadn't seen in some time. From here, the group took a skycoach to Aerie Park where they met up with Antoinette Dezier, a regal looking woman adorned in jewelry. She greeted the group, and was impressed with Crawmi Lonespire's appearance, which he took great care to maintain moments prior. After a short conversation, she teleported the group to the Sanctum of Sages, where the party was briefed on information. Antoinette told them that their best course of action would be to attempt to win at The Trials of Talahad, which members of The Eltivo Gala attended before their event. They often invited the victors to the gala, where they were entertained and could find patrons to pay for adventures and expeditions. The party explained that they already made enemies with the current champions, Bastion's Bastion, and that they should have an easy path towards entry, assuming they can find the group and gain proper access. This pleased Antoinette, as alternative plans such as breaking into the Gala or Nellek Vazerio's home in Port Kaspar seemed unwise and foolish. The party was then briefed by Tyrael Mynteres and Martins de Rowe on some followup items from their previous discussion. Apparently, the continents of Torma and Kiliarin were unaffected, from what they could tell, by portal activity from Molodar, though Alvaron did have some recent activity on their eastern shores. This encouraged the group, as it meant their timelines appeared to be more lenient, as they feared the potential that other areas were more affected. With this information, the groups set off to accomplish some personal tasks.

With more money in hand, Ivantar returned to Spellbound to purchase his tattoo, and Ronwe and Nowun left to investigate The Torball Forgehold. The latter is an epic tale, and is expanded on more here: The Tale of the Forgehold Capers: A Story of Deceit and Friendship. After personal missions were wrapped up, the group returned to The Drunken Dragon to a meal prepared for them by Crawmi. The group discussed the events of their day, and began speaking of more personal matters. Crawmi opened up about his patron, which concerned the group. He spoke of how he was unsure of his predicament. Meanwhile, Omaronim attempted to gain more information on the goings on with the portals, as he is trying to get up to speed. He asked if anyone else had been of the sea, to which Crawmi raised his arm. Omaronim opened up about his wife, who left him for the sea 10 years ago, leaving him and his son. His son, now 24, is a scholar at The Wayward Institute of Magic. More talk was had, and the group eventually settled down for the night. First, though, Crawmi started a party in the dining hall of the tavern by standing on a table and dancing, convincing several other patrons of the tavern to join in on the fun. After some time, the group returned to their respective rooms to get some rest. Nowun and his friend, Corrin Delmaco, spoke of Corrin's eventful day of leaving donation boxes outside of taverns. Nowun also revealed his altered 'Aubry' form once more to Corrin, much to his delight. Ivantar meanwhile wrote a note with his span reed, asking of progress on the "front". Elsewhere, Fu'ulphul interrupted Crawmi's dreams, saying he didn't appreciate how 'Sea Singer' was trying to steal his power and leave Fu'ulphul behind. He spoke how their goals aligned, which seemed to calm Crawmi as the vision faded. Sleep upon them all, the day ahead would surely be one to remember.

## **Featured Characters**

### **Player Characters**

* Ivantar
* Ronwe
* Ashok
* Crawmi
* Nowun
* Omaronim

### **New**

* Antoinette Dezier
* Wun

### **Returning**

* Tyrael Mynteres
* Martins de Rowe
* Fel'dagon Myrron
* Zori

## **Inventory**

* Ivantar: +1 Ghost Step tattoo, courtesy of Wun at Spellbound
* Crawmi Lonespire: 600gp down payment on mithral breastplate armor
* Nowun Knuthing: +1 studded leather armor
* Ronwe: +1 Pearl of Power, +1 Immovable Rod
* +1000gp to party, split 5 ways.
* +400gp to Nowun for gems
* +400gp to Ivantar for gems
* +1 "Sexy" for Crawmi Lonespire, who Nat 20'd his sexy check in upkeeping his appearance

## **Quotations**

* "I haven't seen my son in 8 years. 8 human years." - Omaronim Deviir
* "My wife left." - Omaronim Deviir "Is she coming back with the smokes soon?" - Crawmi Lonespire
* "We're from home office." - Nowun Knuthing
* "At least you all have dads." - Crawmi Lonespire