DDEX1-1 Defiance in Phlan: Part 3 - 5-6-16
Post date: May 15, 2016 6:18:19 PM
DM - JosiahChris playing Bow-ie, wood elven hunter. (emerald enclave)
David playing Fiddler, male half-moon elven harper agent. (harpers)
Hannah playing Krisnee, female halfling criminal. (harpers)
Kaemon playing Drathe, male human black fist investigator, (lord's alliance).
Michael playing Red, female human mercenary. (order of the gauntlet)
Rachel playing Rayne, female water genasi pirate. (zhentarim)
Mission 5: Danger at Dusk - a gnome tinkerer, Rillo Leadstopper, looks for help in rescuing his daughter, Villonah, from a group of corrupt and vile Black Fists.
As the sun finally sets in the west, you settle down for one last beverage. Whittlee, one of Freona’s daughters, sees to the late-night crowd. Her startlingly white hair is pulled back in a tight braid. She expertly juggles pots of tea, tankards of ale, flagons of wine, and other assorted mugs and cups.
The door to the Tea Kettle opens, revealing a worried-looking gnome. He wears patchwork clothes and wrings a floppy hat nervously in his calloused hands. He peers around the room pensively, until his eyes focus on Drathe. He quickly walks toward Drathe, ignoring the stares and whispered jibes from some of the other patrons. “Are you Drathe? I've heard you're a member of the Black Fist who helps people who need it. My little girl is in terrible trouble. Will you hear my story? I can pay!”
After his wife died, the girl became wild and inconsolable. She has been in trouble with the law ever since. Most of the crimes were minor offenses that earned her small fines or a few days in the jail. However, her previous acts made her a “usual suspect” for the Black Fist guards. Last night, while Villonah was visiting her father’s home, the guards arrested her. They gave no indication of the charges.In the past she was held in Castle Valjevo, and the next day Rillo goes and pays for her release. This time when he went to Stojanow Gate to inquire about her, he was told she was not in the castle jail. Rillo tried to find her whereabouts by bribing guards and calling in favors, but no one knows her whereabouts. In a panic, he asked about her in the seedier parts of town. He found a cutpurse who spoke of a secret prison that a small group of Black Fist guards covertly use to torture and murder prisoners without their leadership finding out. He heard a rumor she was taken there because Villonah stole something valuable from one of those guards.It is unlikely that the leadership of the Black Fist knows that this secret prison exists and that the guards who use it do so in a personal capacity. The prison, he heard, is located beneath the ruins of the Lyceum of the Black Lord. Although the burnt-out Lyceum has been converted into a make-shift shelter for the displaced and injured, the guards have found and taken up secret residence in some chambers beneath it. There is a secret entrance to the place from caves on the shore of the River Stojanow.
If Drathe will the characters go there and learn how to release her, he offers 50 gp for the information. If Drathe is able to release her, he's willing to throw in a fine magnifying glass as well.
Whittlee, a startlingly white haired female halfling and one of Freona’s daughters.
Rillo Leadstopper, a male gnome tinkerer who lost his daughter.
Villonah Leadstopper, Rillo's wild daughter and member of the Order of the Gauntlet.
Yllivia, a female moon elven archer and member of the Order of the Gauntlet.
Session: DDEX1-1 (5)
XP: 100
Gold: 8.33
Downtime: 5
Reknown: Gauntlet +1
Magic Items: None
Notes: Bow-ie died on this mission. The elf was brought back to life by the emerald enclave who paid to raise them (using 4 downtime days and lifestyle cost and gaining no xp/gold/downtime for the session).