Session 1

09/04/23

## Session 1: Stolen Seals

Characters begin by waiting in line to apply for guild membership on registration day in the city of Lumberlight.

While waiting in line during registration day, our characters were approached by an official called an Overseer, recognized by his striking silver eyes. The Overseer requested our Soujenors seals (travel passports) and the guilds we intended to apply to. One by one, we provided this information and handed over our seals for "processing." However, upon reaching the front of the line, it became clear that we had unwittingly fallen victim to a clever imposter posing as an Overseer, who had stolen our seals. Our heroes had been scammed.

Our characters were ushered into the office of a stern black dragonborn named Merrick. Inside, they noticed a portrait of Merrick in his younger, happier days, which stood in stark contrast to his current weary and bureaucratic demeanor. Merrick, not one for confrontation, believed that the Owl could identify the culprit who stole our seals. However, this process would take a minimum of a week and require significant resources to capture the criminal. Consequently, we couldn't apply for guild membership that day and might have to wait a full year until applications opened again. The silver lining was that we could still apply late, although this would limit our guild options. Merrick provided each of us with temporary documents and three gold coins to cover housing expenses while the seals were being tracked down. After some persuasion from Shuupo, Merrick disclosed that if we chose to, we could begin our search in The Floods to recover the seals and capture the thief ourselves.

Bellamy and Fletcher assumed the lead as our party made its way through Lumberlight, eventually reaching The Floods. Here, we encountered a drow woman who warned us to leave, claiming it was too perilous for outsiders. Undeterred, we passed her by, and she pretended to cut the bridge we were crossing, an effective if impolite way to emphasize her point.

Our destination was the "Rusty Nail," a bar built on stilts. Inside, Honey Heart's accidental breakage of a floorboard caused some alarm, though the structure remained standing. Honey Heart responded by buying a round for the entire bar, but this generosity led to repeated drink requests and almost escalated into a brawl, which we managed to defuse.

Within the bar, we also encountered a drunk drow and an assassin drow. The assassin was purchasing poisonous bugs and frogs, while the inebriated one slept it off. A brief verbal confrontation ensued between the two drow before they went their separate ways. The inebriated drow passed out at the bar's entrance, prompting the troll bartender to ask us to remove him. This drow, Baylin, turned out to be a member of the Hummingblades. We escorted him to the Hummingblade guild hall, where we met Cornelius Feathers, the guild's leader, and another figure named Hosh. In the background, a guild fight was in progress, partially obscured by the door where Hosh stood.

Cornelius expressed gratitude for bringing Baylin back and mentioned that "The Florist" might have information about the whereabouts of our stolen seals. As a token of appreciation, he provided us with Patch, a hummingbird capable of guiding us to specific locations when we whistled for him.

We followed Patch's guidance to The Florist, where we engaged in a conversation with him. The Florist requested that we deliver a letter and some flowers to a troublesome gang known as the "Gilded Guppies." He wanted us to rough them up a bit and deliver the letter to their leader, "Bailey Big Guppy Gillest." We followed his instructions, finding the gang's hideout at a bathhouse. A wet and slippery brawl ensued, with us using only our fists and blunt weapons to incapacitate the gang.

To begin the fight, Heoney Heart loudly and forcefully knocks on the door to the main room proclaiming "Delivery". This seemingly benign act punched a hole in the door causing the Gilded Guppies to be on high alert. When the gang entered the main room of the bathhouse, they were met with the sight of the Gilded Guppies, some of whom were lounging in baths, while others were standing at tables, seemingly plotting their next nefarious deeds. During the fight, both Poe and Bellamy went down, but eventually, the brawl calmed down, and we emerged victorious. In the heat of the moment, Honey Heart pulled Bailey towards him with a chain and harpoon to knock her unconscious. Unfortunately, the letter became wet and soggy after falling onto the bathhouse's wet floor.

Session Ends