Leveling Up
Mizzle
– trying to level up Wayfarer, to be able to go to Merchant. Going for that Tiny Tent!
Seraid
– another level in Weapons Mastery - bumping up accuracy.
Trimaldis
– Adrenaline, to do more damage in Crisis. Will be focusing either on Fury or Sharpshooter first, prolly not lots of Gadget magic beyond the Magicannon.
Last time
Crestview – calmed the citizens’ fears, plans to head back in a few days to Central.
On the Road to Central
Heading back … we make a discovery!
Quick stop to rest. Just off the road is … some overgrowth … over some sort of statue, person in a robe, hand over the heart. Someone took the head off. Yeah, the Archmagus, holding his rod of power. Sara breaks the rod off.
Plaque that has been defaced.
Back to Central (originally the Central Depot). Large, but there are larger.
More people than we would have imagined, though. Merchants closing up stalls.
Sarah has been here before. Always amazed how loud and smelly and dusty. Not country-bumpkin, but just seems foreign.
Too late to see Senator Adra.
Places are packed – takes three inns to find a place with a small suite. Expensive!
Central: can visit the lobby for food and drink. But only a block away – the Opera House.
Mizzle – what is the condition of the Day Bridge.
Not in great shape. Not a lot of trade with the county folk. Merchant Princes – you can talk to them at the court.
Mizzle - Look to see if we can find the owner of the Cursed Diary? So leaving the island?
Trimaldis - No room for their village here,. so sure.
Sarah - Not ready to settle back down here yet.
Opera! No food or drink inside? Weird.
Tickets are 50z each. Would be a Cultural Experience (to allow extra recovery of Mind Points).
Eat and drink tonight … opera tomorrow?
Sarah buys the drinks. Including … Acorn Liqueur?
See Senator Adra at the Senate, tomorrow.
In the Morning
The town wakes up early and bustling. Many wares on display.
The Trimaldis drink lots of coffee.
Long/crowded walk to the Senate building.
Sen. Adra’s office.
Regale her with tale of the demon, wolves, loss of life,
Cursed Journal!
She wants it off the island, ASAP. Sen Levistus would make it part of the outside being dangerous.
Share the story Needa wrote up.
Adra gives us a few small pouches of coin … 50z each! … and grabs a parchment she scribbles on – some tickets comped?
Bustling market!
Can’t afford anything.
Opera – wave the letter from the Senator at them.
Nice seats at the “top level”.
People-watching.
The Trimaldis see – a merchant’s wife with – a racoon-skin jacket.
“We might know some of those skins!!!”
Does NOT get out their guns. Just … watching …
Opera - “The Two Fortresses” – two lovers, separated during wartime – both of the outposts are attacked by the enemy, and both die, each believing their beloved will be safe. It’s tragic.
Mizzle appreciates the minimal set design. Also amazed at the voice control.
Sarah - anything noteworthy? All the people necessary to put on a show.,
- Howling. 2. Food and drink? 3. That merchant’s wife has a pretty big skin herself. What wouild she think if someone peeled it off her and wore it.
Trimaldis go for roasted corn on a stick – both sweet and bacon-fat savory.
More info: Day Bridge has seen better days.
Sarah - looking to see if any merchants are strangers here. They all look pretty local.
Another morning
Next morning. Sen Adra shows up during the morning. Wants us to build relations with people across the Day Bridge. Convince her fellows not to close the borders.
- Duke of Gold Valley – grain imports, once upon a time – next island over.
- Telegrod - mines, source of minerals – In the Hundred City States, on the coast.
Joining in alliance with Harmony.
Get audiences with leadership. Get them to send a delegation.
Postal service – the Paw Post.
Mizzle - want to find the book they damaged before they contact home.
Sarah - has not written home lately.
Trimaldi - Paw Post doesn’t come to our little town since the fall of Thule. Do sometimes send letters, just in case.
Mizzle suggests going back to Trishenko for a visit and to deliver mail. Mizzle will write a message to the Gallimaufry to send journeymen to Trishenko. Include a letter from Trimaldis.
Sarah will write to parents via Paw Post. Down in Bell Town. Not ready to go visit.
Taking a boat will be expensive – 20z/day, for maybe 4 days.
We head to the bridge … but pass through town, first. Familiar face clamber by … Dwyer and his pot.
Tell him what we are doing. Offers to go with us as far as Ifa to buy some fish. Also, gives us 100z.
Next Time
Have a Letter written
XP next session.