Session One

Summation:

* The members of the party all receive letters from Agatha Alluvione requesting they come to Florentone on Nove (Sept.) 22, 1437 via teleport
* Nuala, Ayden, Mila, and Tura arrived to Florentone via the Cathedral teleport terminal
	+ Here they are told to meet someone called Rory at dusk
* The four went out to the city, through the Religious district then the Entertainment district, to get lunch at the Market district.
	+ On the walk each introduced themselves and all found they had been summoned by Agatha and were all cousins (and an aunt) of Agatha (or so the letters claimed)
* After lunch they meet Marlowe. After a very short (two questions) conversation the party is attacked!
	+ The attacker is later learned to be Drow and his dog
	+ From the attacker the party gets 8 items:
		1. Potion of Blur
		2. Potion of Invisibility
		3. Potion of Reduce Person
		4. Potion of Spider Climb
		5. Chainmail Shirt (sold for 50GP, split between party)
		6. Coin Purse (236gp, split between party)
		7. Dagger (+1 Cold Iron, given to Nuala)
		8. Rapier (Masterwork Cold Iron, given to Mila who sold current rapier and split the 10GP recieved)
	+ The Drow is subdued by the party then stabilized only to be killed by local authorities when they arrive
	+ No additional information is gained from the Drow
* After the attack the party goes back to the Cathedral where they meet Rory
	+ Rory allows the party to collect a few additional supplies then takes them out of town on their way to the estate
	+ While riding to the estate, a 7 hour ride by carriage, Marlowe is able to talk to Rory (later relaying the conversation to the group). In this conversation Marlowe learns the following:
		- Rory is on retainer to the Alluvione family to help bring goods to them or fetch things (or people) from town as required
		- Rory makes a regular visit to the estate every Wednesday (and as requested)
		- Agatha was a crusader in the company of the Prince of Florentia
		- During the crusades Agatha saved the life of the Prince who granted her the old family estate in thanks
		- Agatha took over the estate last (November)
		- Agatha's sister, Michaelangela, arrived sometime after that to help
		- Michaelangela is a midget
		- Agatha (28 years old) died no more than a few weeks ago
		- Michaelangela is running the estate now
* Details about the estate:
	+ This is the old Alluvione estate
	+ The Alluvione family was exiled for demon worship (charges they chose not to fight)
	+ The estate is about 5 hours into the mountains by carriage
	+ The road to the estate is paved (with field stones, not to be confused with blacktop or cement)
	+ On the road to the estate is a bridge, called the "Cairn Bridge", which is made from the backbone and ribs of a long dead dragon
		- The bridge was built in ~650
		- The Alluvione Estate is older than the bridge
* Once the party reaches the estate they are met by Leo, the grounds keeper, and Janis, the house keeper
	+ They are shown to rooms where they get a few hours sleep
	+ They are awoken the next morning by Leo, very politely, and asked to meet with Michaelangela
* Meeting with Michaelangela
	+ Description of Michaelangela (asked us to call her Misha)
		- 4' 2" tall
		- Skin tone is that of someone used to lots of sun
		- Blonde hair
		- Appears to be about the same age as Tura or Aiden
		- Still healing from the attack she suffered a week ago in Florentone
		- Looks tired
	+ After being asked about the death of Agatha, Misha seemed surprised
	+ She told us about the attack in Florentone
		- She did not see the actual attack, she says she was in the Cathedral with her sister and the next thing she remembers is a friend, Perry Wilder waking her and taking her to be healed. There was no sign of Agatha when she woke.
		- A few days later, after Misha returned to the estate, there was a package found on the doorstep of the guest house. In it was the head of Agatha.
		- The head was placed in the woodshed and the next day it was gone
	+ She told us there was a hermit up the road, by the name of Vector, who was a magician. It was Vector who purchased the coins for the party's transport on behalf of Agatha
	+ We were told the manor is not safe, there have been seen very large spiders that even Agatha, a seasoned crusader, did not want to fight

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