Last Time
Traveling back from Grandfather Oak’s family back to Delmar.
This Time
Discovery! – a small field of mushrooms … a bundle of stonecap mushrooms!
Can be Material, or an ingredient for the Gourmet class (Natural Fantasy book).
We collect some.
Back to the copper-clad roofs of Delmar.
Delmar
We have (check the box) talked with the Count about trade to the east.
Want to check in with the Surveyors.
Tailor shop needs the gear the TBs collected.
Sara wants to do some mail before we leave. (Paw Post)
Ritual for Sara.
Swing by the flower shop, grab Melody’s father (Jonathan).
He takes us to the Count’s estate. We get to the waterfront, and he starts pointing things out … and Sara you look so much like Melody, but not … it’s really unsettling. Just want to keep her safe and leading a happy life.
She offers to let him know what she finds out about her heritage.
He was afraid she was here to gather up the foundlings – like some guy who came through before. (!) Sara – just looking for knowledge about herself. Maybe can come back at a later date.
On to … Count Baird.
Who is concerned about Harmony / Central trying to take over.
TBs - no! just wanting to talk, and maybe trade!
Sending an emissary – a man named Anders, a canny merchant and advisor.
A good first step!
If you are going to Parmis, would you be going through Dellis’ Ferry?
Offers to pay for our travel!
Oh, btw, may have stopped the earthquakes! (tell the story)
Nifty!
Trimaldis will install hardware bits for the clothing. Harmon & Sons. Chat with Sirius Harmon.
Dive in … get the etheric catalyzer in place … explain how it works (collecting ambient ether!) … importance of keeping things cleaned.
Sirius is planning to go to … a new settlement in the ruin of Delmar-on-the-hill. But … we fixed the earthquakes, too!
Sirius offers that a place for family in the settlement they are founding.
Speechless in gratitude.
Tea!
Chat about family.
Mizzle and the geologists. Cal & Roy Brightseem.
The etheric ripples are … calm!
Discussions of ether-flows.
Device to find elements. A project!
Sending stuff back to the senator (maps, etc.)
Saraid at the Paw Post:
- Mail to the Senator. Talking about establishing relations. Discoveries about old Magus-era magitech.
- Mail home to parents – another Squirrel Girl!
- Mail to Melody’s parents with contact info for her parents.
Sign: rewards for termite extermination.
Oh, a letter has arrived for her! Burley, from Golden Valley – letting us three know that Doc Thorn has put him in charge of repping Golden Valley to Harmony.
Provides our direction from here (but also offering to bring mail along – not needed).
(Trimaldis also send a letter)
Everyone off to dinner at Melody’s folks home.
More apologies to Sara.
Big casserole, mash, vegies. Nom nom nom! A nice dinner before we head out.
Melody booking passage to one of the ports in Harmony!
Sara invites to meet her family. Also, send a note in advance so they don’t get all panicked.
Rest of the evening goes well.
Oh – keep a watch out for those folks who tried to grab Melody! Insignia!
Mizzle - investigating the insignia. summoning Arcanum of the Grimoire.
Symbol is associated with … the Lamenters. Cult to uncovering the secrets of the Archmagus.
Homeland of folk like Saraid and Melody? … vision of Saraid … and Melody … and another squirrle-person … and another, and another &c … seven in total. All have a very strong resemblance; all but one is female … the Empire of the Archmagus … seven people can’t have a homeland – it’s a family.
Don’t pass this on to Melody’s family.
Concern about conflict between Count and the folk trying to buy up the HIll land.
Forward planning
Count is providing us passage to Drellin’s Ferry, then down to Parmis, as a thank you.
Down time for traveling. But … civilized territory, so no travel rolls.
But down time … project? other down time efforts?
Mizzle - ritual magic to track down the seven squirrels. Family provides Mizzle with Melody’s swaddling clothes.
A Good Point to Wrap Up
- Schedule stuff.
- 5 xp + 2 xp. → 11 xp … so LEVEL UP!
- Aetheric Sensor … minor individual permanent project … 500z in mat’ls, 5 progress.
Next time:
- Level up!
- Drellin’s Ferry! 3-day journey so … what ya doin’?