Session Four

The fourth session of Adventures of the Dragon Crag was on the 15th September 2021

## Party Members Present

* Brandr Sigurdson (Late)
* Snorri Morgrimson
* Relnwe Adiath
* Professor Meino Osterhaus (Late)
* Aleksi Lehtonen
* Ranulf Schwarz (Late)

## Synopsis

### Healing Snorri's Chest

#### The Temple of the Ancestors

Snorri, Rel, and Aleksi rose early from their sleep at the Appleberry Tavern on the 3rd of Pflugzeit (Ploughtide), and left the rest of the party sleeping. Snorri's chest hurt and was imprinted with the mark of a heavy mace. Thus, Snorri, Rel and Aleksi went forth to Skalf's Hold to seek treatment (a Deadgate Doctor seemed a dangerous choice). They headed to the Temple of Shallya in the Temple District of Skalf's Hold. On the way, they passed the great Temple of the Ancestors - a very impressive temple of Dwarfen make. Snorri viewed the story told in images on the walls and windows and looked for his ancestor, Runelord Stormbeard, finding his image at the end of the picture story.

#### The Temple of Shallya

They finally came to the Temple of Shallya that seemed to be very full. Snorri managed to push his way to the front of the queue of people who were far more hurt than he, and demanded someone healed his sore chest. He was directed to Lady Hilde, who healed Snorri with a wave of her hand even though she wasn't impressed by Snorri's queue jumping. The trio also saw that, in the courtyard of the temple, there was a fountain with a lot of people trying to access it. Only those who paid a handsome donation were allowed to take water. Aleksi knew that it was a fountain of Tears of Shallya that have miraculous healing properties. Rel questioned a man who had taken some of the water and he said he was taking it to his sick daughter in Deadgate.

#### Norgunson Hold and the Job in the Mines

After Snorri was healed, Aleksi and Snorri went to the Norgunson Clan Hold to try and learn more about the potential job in the Norgunson Mines. They spoke to a finely dressed dwarf named Rangr Rognison, Furtin's brother. He said the job was to look at a particular part of the mine - natural caves had been broken into by the miners and evil things were coming into the mines. It was an exploration job - they wanted the caverns to be mapped and the source of the problem to be found. He said they would pay 2gc for the job, and 5ss for any scalps brought back.

#### The Temple of the Ancestors Revisited

Snorri then went briefly back to the Temple of the Ancestors to take another look at Runelord Stormbeard and decided that he better show it to his cousin, Brandr. Then the trio returned to Deadgate.

### Propositioning Maeve and the Cavernous Cask

#### Cavernous Cask

When they returned to Deadgate, Snorri and Rel went to see Maeve. On the way they saw the Cavernous Cask - it was surrounded by Lawbringers (at least 15) and the building seemed to have been 'slightly eviscerated'. The inside of the building had been completely trashed and there was still some smouldering fire. Something didn't seem to be quite right about the way it had been destroyed.

#### Maeve

Snorri and Rel visited Maeve's House and Snorri offered her a job working for the party at Our House. Maeve was having non of it, and was actually quite rude - Snorri was only trying to help. She did tell them that she saw a great flash of light coming from the Cavernous Cask the night before that woke everybody up. How strange.

### Moving House and Ranulf's Return

#### Moving house

Rel, Snorri and Aleksi went back to Appleberry tavern where they found that the Professor and Brandr had finally woken up. We then decided it was time to move into our new house across the road. Brandr christened the workshop in the new house by fixing Snorri's broken scale armour.

#### Ranulf Returns

After a couple of days of being away, Ranulf Schwarz knocked on the door of our house and he welcomed the silly sod inside. He said he had spent that last couple of days speaking to the denizens of Deadgate, asking them whether they had heard of Ulric their saviour. He tried to building a following to listen a grand speech but he only managed to convince nine unlucky bastards to come in the end.

### Buying Supplies

#### Tobaro Supply Shop

It was decided that, if we were to do this job in the mines, we would need supplies. Therefore, in the afternoon, we set out on a shopping trip to Tobaro Supply Shop (aka Tobaro Tesco). Inside there were a few other customers and the two owners arguing behind the counter: husband and wife, Gaetano and Rosa The Professor tried to talk to the shopkeepers, but Aleksi barged him out of the way and asked for rations and adventuring supplies. The Professor then asked for Averland Red, but was told by Gay Tony that they only sell Tilean Wine.

Somehow the an argument with Gay Tony broke out about gods (whether Ulfric or Myrmidia is cooler) and Gay Tony said that he was good friends with the Lawbringers because of his Grosso Rub, as salve that heals you better than any healing draft. Gay Tony said that only he knew the secret recipe.

Aleksi was skeptical of this rub and decided that it was a good idea to stab Ranulf's hand with his spear to that they could test it. (At this point other customers fled the shop). Even though Ranulf's hand was bleeding everywhere, Gay Tony still made them purchase the rub at full price.

Instead of using it there and then, it was decided that Ranulf would suffer his bleeding hand a little longer so we could take the rub home and test it to see what it was made of. After all that polava, and a brief spell of Brandr chatting up Fat Maria, we finally bought some rations, torches and rope.

#### Testing the Grosso Rub

After leaving the Tobaro Supply Shop we went down to our workshop to test the rub. With the help of Snorri, Brandr made a filtration system so Aleksi could use his apothecary knowledge to determine the ingredients. Aleksi determined that there were five ingredients, three of which he knew. Unfotunately, he failed to put the rub back together.

Ranulph had been bleeding for a while now and Aleksi finally tried to heal his wound with some belly button lint, and somehow succeeded.

### Appleberry Tavern

#### Jaspar's Happy Place

After a long day of shopping we all needed a good drink and decided to head to Appleberry Tavern. Jaspar had returned and was extremely happy as people would play Moot Darts with him. Lobbo came up and thanked Rel for beating Jaspar and allowing him to be happy again. Rel then ordered everyone a pint of Appleberry's Finest. (The prof wanted wine).

#### The Champion of the Sausage

A giant wooden sausage had been raised above the bar and a drinking game, run by Farlotta, allowed anyone who drank 20 pints of Kate's Best to put their name on the sausage. The first name on the sausage was Brogbelly. Brandr, Snorri, the Prof, and Aleksi all entered the competition.

Aleksi dropped out first, followed by Brandr. The prof managed to last a surprisingly long time (Ranulf saw something strange). In the end, however, Snorri was victorious and was named Champion of the Sausage. He was born aloft by many halflings and they raised him up so that he could put his maker's mark on the sausage. Snorri was gifted many sausages.