The party are left with some tough choices following the death of Morkoth
Score: 264 | 07/06/19 |
10/5/300 - Following the battle the party discuss what has been found. Heskan begins the long process of curing the prisoners of their poison. Ruric Ironfoot spends time analysing the items they found. Elnorin and Braith travel to see Ultana Fairweather to discuss their next steps and are told that The Wind Runner will be ready to sail around sundown and that she would hope to leave then. Ultana points out that there will likely be some problems when deciding who gets to leave the island now and who has to wait until later.
With the initial conversations done, Elnorin headed to the village and spoke with a very sceptical Rhiannon about the plans to come back whilst Braith headed back to the island to speak with Ruric about the conversation with Ultana.
Over the course of the day Braith heads into the woods with Stompy (the pack pony) to gather and Heskan continiues his ceremony. Ruric (accompanied by Elnorin) speaks with the villagers and gets them to broadly agree about drawing lots after talking them down from a riot. As he leaves through the crowd is purse is stolen. Ruric gives Ultana a large amount of gold to properly replace the mast when they reach Baile.
That evening they draw lots. A small fight breaks out between two families but Heskan intervenes. They set sail on The Wind Runner.
11/5/300 - It is a couple of hours after midnight when they reach Baile. The dock guard fetches Art, the harbourmaster, who is frustrated by the irregular hour of the arrival. He allows the party into town whilst taking payment for the toll of all the passengers. The party head to the inn of 'The Once Proud Goose' but are stopped on the bridge by 'Clubber' O'Reilly and his gang demanding a toll. A scuffle breaks out, with Braith being knocked out. After being attacked Ruric kills one of the thugs. The combination of this and Elnorin in bear form break their resolve and they flee. They take the body, the unconscious thug and the captured one to the estate of Aethelwyn where Ruric is arrested (along with the three thugs) for murder after he admits to killing the man. The rest of the party take rooms at the Once Proud Goose.