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Tonight in the Windward Marches: Winter Is Coming
So General Winter is coming to the Far Rider...
We are going through the town because the Arrakanza are still camped all over outside on the shorter path to the ship. The Guard tells us that the Ologa wants to see us ASAP. We swing by the packed drilling yard and see that she is very stressed out and has mustered out *everyone* - men, women, children, household pets... 300-folk-strong. This really is everyone left in the town.
We report to her about the location of the warren and cave entrances, distribution and disposition of the enemy - goblins, orcs, norkers, dretches, and hobgoblins. The Ologa is wowed by the golden helm of the Orc King! She exclaims, with wide eyes, that we have defeated the Orc King Under the Mountain! The priests of Karena are offering a bounty for his neutralization, and she recommends that we go collect it right away.
The Ologa also offers us commissions in the town guard. We have to decline, but we leave things on good terms. She says that she is honored to have known us and that should we ever need the aid of Karena Krim (yes, her first name *is* Karena), we have but to ask.
Edric asks her whether there are any Red Doves hereabout so he can return the sword. Ologa Krim says there haven't been any in this area since the last Captain disappeared. Edric tells her about the fate of the Captain and her sword.
Edric and Hydrazine head back to the ship with Bill while the rest of us take care of the bounties.
Corvus and Skipia go to the Temple of Karena and hand over that Helm in exchange for a 500 platinum piece bounty!
Vellum has drifted off to do something secret. She reappears at at Temple of Karena and rejoins Corvus and Skipia.
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Hydrazine sees that the Far Rider has been hemmed in by 2 of the auxiliary man'o'war ships that General Winter whistled up.
There are a group of men descending the tower when Hydrazine and Edric ascend. Edric notices that the men being guarded, and partially obscured by their armored cloaks are part of House Pteromon. This is a major Imperial House.
They then have to make their way through something like 80 Imperial guards to board the Far Rider. Edric perks up the whey-faced, trembling crewmen.
Sour Sarah descends upon them and demands, "Where are the rest of those idiots you hang out with?!" She dismisses Edric and whispers viciously to Hydrazine, "If you have anything illegal or untoward on this ship, get rid of it by high noon watch when General Winter is arriving!" This is in about 1.5 hours. Hydrazine agrees to take care of this, without admitting that anything might be out of place.
Hydrazine is mortally certain that we are all well within the bounds of Imperial law in all our possessions and dealings. The only even tiny risk is that Vellum might do something unexpected while on her secret walkabout.
Lootz
From Game 13 onward...
- Ghoul silver and gold: 11,000 gp / 6 = 1,833.3 gp each
- The orc king's golden helm bounty: 50,000 gp / 5 = 10,000 gp each
- Assorted throne-room valuables: 3,000 gp / 5 = 600 gp each
- Narsty demon ichor: 13,200 gp / 5 = 2,640 gp each
- Hobgoblin's astral diamond: 10,000 gp / 5 = 2,000 gp each
Total lootz per party member: 17073.3 gp
XPs
- Previous XP Total: 58,139