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[[Category: Quest Notes]]
[[Category: Arabelle Adventures]]

Characters Involved: {{Book}}, {{Nora}}, {{Merry}}, {{Tempest}}, {{Ugly}}, {{Mahina}}, {{Rust}}, {{Lock}}, {{Stock}}, {{Barrel}}

==From Last Game==

See [[Arabelle_Adventurers_Cottage_With_Jux_RP]]


==Questing==
{{newday}}

''(Note: The party has not yet slept).''


===First Meeting with Rust===

{{Merry}} leaves {{Lock}} & {{Barrel}}, takes {{Stock}}.<br>
{{Mahina}} stays with {{Ugly}} to watch the captives<br>
{{Rust}} opens the door himself when party gets there.<br>

Party exchanges pleasantries, {{Rust}} says he was just talking about {{Tempest}}.<br>
{{Tempest}} introduces the party who is there with her: {{Nora}}, {{Book}} & {{Merry}}.<br>
{{Merry}} gives {{Stock}} a command to stay outside.<br>
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{{Tempest}} explains she met her new friends through various circumstances and that they want to help her with {{Rust}}'s problem.<br>
{{Rust}} invites them inside.<br>
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Hard to tell how old {{Rust}} is but carries himself as if he could be 45 or 50.<br>
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{{Rust}} is nervous that {{Tempest}} showed up with people he doesn't know because his investments have caused him some drama. He states that they have gotten more investors because he has reassured them that {{Tempest}} has been guarding their plans.<br>
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{{Rust}} offers another, more posh cottage to {{Tempest}} on the other side of town if she needs it.<br>
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{{Merry}} tells {{Rust}} about ambush in vague terms and {{Rust}} is thrilled, saying it's another story he can give about how great {{Tempest}} is at thwarting rogues.<br>
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{{Merry}} leverages this to see if {{Rust}} can figure out who might have sent someone to ambush them because he's afraid it is someone high up in the city and thinks there might be some security issues with keeping the rogues in the town jail. {{Rust}} says he'll make a big stink to keep them secure and it would help his cause immensely.<br>
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{{Rust}} is confused when they tell him that the captives are at the cottage, and {{Book}} reassures him that they are in the shed. {{Rust}} is still not thrilled that they are at his property. He calls for one of his servants.<br>
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'''Malcolm''' is briefed by the party about the captives ('''H Trick''' & '''Jux'''). {{Tempest}} goes with '''Malcolm''' to get town guard. '''Malcolm''' explains these brigands attacked Tempest, the town heroine, and easily gets them to comply.<br>
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===Arresting Jux & H. Trick===

{{Merry}} moves his dogs into a clearing nearby.

'''Malcolm''' speaks to the guard and explains that {{Tempest}} was attacked again by {{Rust}}'s enemies, and that she "kindly accosted" them (since she could have killed them easily).  The guard go with '''Malcolm''' and {{Tempest}} to the cottage. 

{{Merry}} goes back to the cottage and briefs the rest of the team on what's going to happen.  The guard talks to '''Jux''' through the door, since he is still fully armed.  

'''Jux''' is complaining about charges. Guard threatens to burn down shed if he doesn't come quietly.

The guard takes away '''Jux''' but sees {{Nora}}. Looks at her and {{Book}} and says that the deceased man is a wanted criminal. The innkeeper has completely changed his story, says they were banging around all night.

Merry asks where the information has come from and says lots of people have come forward to identify it. {{Book}} asks what he was accused of and the guard says to come down to the station tonight and they'll explain, want to ask them some questions.

{{Merry}} says he doesn't want to go if they are being set-up, {{Book}} says that is surely what they are trying to accomplish.

{{Mahina}} looks at everyone and listens with interest. She raises her eyebrows at {{Book}}'s suggestion of opening some kennels.

{{Tempest}} doesn't think {{Rust}} is going to be happy with the fact that {{Nora}} is associated with '''Waldthear''' who apparently is now a criminal.

'''Malcolm''' walks up & commends them. Says he warned some shopkeepers about attackers about- circulating stories of the party's accomplishments.

Party agrees to go back and see {{Rust}}. {{Book}} comments that they actually do have plans tonight. He recommends an "8-hour power nap" and then have dinner with {{Rust}}.

{{Mahina}} walks into the cottage, sits down in a chair, and goes to sleep. {{Book}} says it's a good idea. The rest of the party tries to decide what to do with her.  {{Tempest}} asks if {{Ugly}} wants to stay there and guard her. 

'''Malcolm''' stops the rest of the party and says that {{Rust}} would want to meet them. {{Book}} says he's got it. {{Ugly}} goes to pick up {{Mahina}}. She appears to be asleep but {{Squirt}} is agitated.

The party goes to see {{Rust}} again. {{Merry}} leaves his dogs outside.

===Second Meeting with Rust===

'''Malcolm''' fills {{Rust}} on how things went & gives some covert instructions to '''Malcolm'''. {{Mahina}} overhears this as does {{Nora}}. He's telling '''Malcolm''' who to tell the propaganda to so that they can establish public guilt for Jux and H Trick. Names names that they don't recognize.

{{Tempest}} tries to awaken {{Mahina}} through nudging, talking... then a little harder nudging. She appears to not awaken.

{{Rust}} looks at party- is taken aback by {{Mahina}} and {{Ugly}}. {{Merry}} explains she is so exhausted that she couldn't take another moment of standing. 

{{Rust}} leads the party inside and {{Ugly}} sets {{Mahina}} down on the couch.

{{Rust}} wants to talk to {{Tempest}} privately. He leads {{Tempest}} away and asks her how much she trusts her new companions.  She says that she does trust them.

{{Rust}} introduces himself to the party. He states he is the lead investor in the Walgorg family weaponsmithy. He introduces them to the Walgorg family members who are inventors of the Walgorg-Tempest Crossbow.

{{Ugly}} introduces himself, {{Tempest}} clarifies that his actual name is Roscoe. {{Ugly}} then tries to proselytize to {{Rust}}.

{{Tempest}} introduces {{Mahina}}.  Asks the party where they are from and {{Merry}} explains that {{Mahina}} is from Arabelle.

{{graybox|GM Text|''GM:'' Merry is likely from Cordeiro.}}

{{Book}} states he is from nowhere he would heard of- Hakan. {{Rust}} says he is well-learned and may know where he is from. {{Book}} just looks at him. {{Tempest}} says he is a bit abrupt but talent, {{Rust}} comments that he must be a bit "bookish".

{{Nora}} tells him the name of her town. {{Rust}} says he's familiar- it's just right outside of Gallenfeld.

{{Rust}} says he needs their help. The Walgorgs' competitors are pulling out all the stops. They just learned that the Walgorgs' bodyguards may have been infiltrated.

'''Eins Walgorg, Jr''': We found out competitor has a lot more money, etc.  

They need to get the first few prototypes to a crafting village up north. They need escorts to get to the village- it is very important.

{{Book}} states they are not allowed to leave the city. He says he'll leave anyway, but just an FYI.

{{Rust}} questions why. {{Merry}} explains that they have mutual friends who went through recent peril and the guards wanted to ask questions about the lady at the church, etc. Continues in terms vague enough to explain but not specific enough to implicate them in anything.

{{Rust}} says if they don't have a magistrate summons, they are free to leave. Asks about the sick woman. {{Tempest}} explains she is very ill, is not {{Mahina}}, is in the care of the church. {{Rust}} asks which church. {{Tempest}} pretends like she is trying to remember the name. 

{{Book}} changes the subject and loudly asks about escorting. {{Rust}} asks if that is something they would like to do. {{Ugly}} asks if he can punch things.

{{Merry}} says it would be good for us all to strengthen our bonds of friendship by accompanying her on the journey.

{{Rust}} says he needs some reassurance from the rest.  He pulls out a solid gold handle- looks like a wax sealer. Hold it up. "This is a contract mark and this will magically assure that you do what you say you will do." (Within what you are able to accomplish, that is.)

Everyone senses he is sincere and not uncommon for him to do this- nothing shady.  

{{Book}} asks about payment. {{Rust}} says he thought it was payment to make their "problem" go away, and will consider that pre-payment, but will mention monetary compensation when they return.

{{Merry}} interjects that information would be more useful than money.

{{Rust}} says he would be happy to help him research anything- wants to know if there is any subject on which he could get started. {{Merry}} says he'd like more information on '''Waldthear''' and why they believe he is a criminal.  {{Tempest}} explains that the rest of them do not know him well, but {{Nora}} explains that he was her teacher.

{{Rust}} thinks it is odd that a college professor was found dead, but will do what he can and it is a fair exchange. He says if everything goes perfectly than they will all be quite pleased.

Then {{Rust}} asks the party to hold out their hands and approaches them with the enchanted, gold sealer. He approaches {{Ugly}} first and re-explains the purpose.  {{Merry}} simplifies for {{Ugly}}, {{Ugly}} is satisfied that he gets to hurt someone but is still a bit unsure.  {{Merry}} holds his hand out and takes the pledge.

{{Ugly}} holds out his giant hand, while {{Tempest}} tries to wake Mahina.

At {{Tempest}}'s first touch, {{Mahina}} jumps up & stands uncomfortably close to {{Rust}}. She juts out her hand and states, "By placing my hand on this I agree that I shall see the belongings safely." 

{{Rust}} asks the group to meet him on his driveway first thing tomorrow morning.  {{Book}} requests some kind of armor, to which '''Eins Waldgorg, Jr''' agreed.  '''Eins''' is going to fit {{Book}} up with leather armor in the morning.  Afterward, {{Rust}} kicks the group out of his house. 


===Later that evening...===

{{Merry}} goes in search of information on the Walgorgs. 
{{Merry}} sets {{Nora}} and {{Book}} up at the inn he's staying at, so that they can avoid being taken in for questioning by the town guard.  {{Tempest}}, {{Ugly}}, and {{Mahina}} go back to {{Tempest}}'s place to rest and get some sleep.  Everyone is to meet up back at {{Tempest}}'s at dawn.

{{Merry}} learns that the Walgorgs have been in business for 160 years and it's been passed down for a few generations.  The current father has been in charge for a long time ('''Eins Walgorg''').  During the Interegnum, they helped build a a lot of crossbow weaponry for soldiers from this area.  That established them in the good graces of people in this area.  After the war was done, a lot of the weapons spread throughout several areas of the world.  {{Merry}} was not able to unearth any dirt about the Walgorgs, which is a good thing. 

{{newday}}

===Gathering at Tempest's Cottage===

Lots of activity at the guardhouse, it is noted.

The party gets a good night's rest and {{Merry}}, {{Nora}}, and {{Book}} awake shortly before dawn and walk to {{Tempest}}'s house to meet up with the others.

{{Merry}} lets his dogs run around the yard. {{Mahina}} runs around with them.  {{Squirt}} eats little pieces of meat off the table (that {{Mahina}} sprinkled around on it) and squirms around happily. 


===The Journey Begins===

The party preps, gets their animals, and heads to {{Rust}}'s.  {{Rust}} is grateful for their help. Everyone loads up on {{Merry}}'s wagon.

{{Book}} asks if we're expecting undead, states that he's useless, and will be waiting under the cart.

{{Mahina}} appears to be mumbling under her breath throughout the stories to her chest. She then leans one ear to her chest, then explodes in laughter.  {{Tempest}} asks what she's laughing at but {{Mahina}} just shakes her head.

{{Merry}} explains he has lots of supplies because he is often out travelling at months at a time.  {{Merry}} hands three journal-sized novels to everyone- they are notes of his adventures, "Tales of the Outland" as well as various stories that tribes of the Ulan tell.

{{Book}} asks {{Mahina}} if she can lower the river. She shakes her head no.

As {{Mahina}} knows the area, she will occasionally jump off the wagon and frolic about in the area.

{{Book}} starts to memorize the books that {{Merry}} wrote. 

{{newday}}

The journey continues! {{Merry}} talks to {{Ugly}} and {{Ugly}} is happy to talk to him about his tribe.

On the second day of our journey, the wagon slows, the driver lets go of the reins and looks over as the elder '''Eins Walgorg''' slumps over and falls off the wagon.

{{Merry}} stops the wagon, {{Book}} looks around, and {{Nora}} goes to the elder '''Walgorg'''.  {{Book}} leaps up from his seat. {{Book}} notices the wagon driver is holding a bloody dagger and is backing up towards the junior '''Walgorg'''.  


===Rage Against the Assassin Driver===

{{Book}} overchannel mindthrusts the driver because he can see the bloody dagger in his hand.  {{Book}} yells, "Assassin!" and points at the driver, who is reeling now. 

The driver then lunges at '''Walgorg, Jr''', stabs him, and leaps off the wagon.

The dogs are alert and guarding the wagon.

A fighter comes up from the forest!  {{Book}} tries to punch him in the nose but misses. He then overchannel mindthrusts the fighter. The fighter is reeling!

An arrow comes from nowhere and misses {{Tempest}}. She then attacks the driver with her whirling scimitars. The driver doesn't stand a chance and falls over, lifeless!

{{Stock}} attacks the fighter.

{{Nora}} discovers that '''Walgorg, Sr.''' is dead. She takes a step towards '''Walgorg, Jr.''' and finds he is just unconscious but he is poisoned.  {{Nora}} shouts this to the rest of the party.

{{Ugly}} charges to the fighter and slices him in half with a mighty roar!

{{Mahina}} heals Eins Walgorg, Jr. to full.  {{Merry}} keeps a sharp eye out for the other assailants.  {{Barrel}} runs off toward the thing that shot him.

{{Book}} searches the rogue, who has 42 gold, 20 arrows, 1 compound longbow, empty vial, a masterwork dagger, masterwork studded leather, and thieves tools.  The fighter has splint mail and 15 gold.

{{Tempest}} hears a dog wheezing. An arrow flies from the direction of the noise and hits her in the shoulder.  {{Tempest}} moves toward the sound and slices the archer.

{{Nora}} attempts to identify the poison afflicting '''Walgorg, Jr.'''  

{{Ugly}} rushes toward {{Tempest}}, along with {{Lock}}.  {{Ugly}} finishes off the archer with a point-blank shot from his giant compound bow.

{{Mahina}} gives '''Walgorg, Jr''' an antitoxin capsule to help counteract his poisoning.

{{Merry}} runs off towards {{Tempest}}, {{Ugly}} & dogs.

{{Lock}} sniffs {{Barrel}}'s corpse to get his attacker's scent.  {{Merry}} goes over to his fallen dog. He yells out for a healer to come help.  {{Mahina}} runs over to {{Merry}} and {{Barrel}}.  She gets the arrow out of him and stabalizes him. {{Merry}} then carries him back to the wagon. {{Mahina}} follows.

===Assassination Attempt Aftermath===

{{Tempest}} searches the archer and finds 257 gp, longsword, longbow, and studded leather.

{{Book}} asks '''Eins Walgorg Jr.''' who hired the driver, and he says that he was a long-time friend of the family.  He is heartbroken about his dad.

{{Merry}} searches for arrows and other party members assist. They find more arrows than there were available for people to fire. He calls {{Stock}} over and commands him to track based on the scents found on the arrows.

{{Stock}} comes back. {{Merry}} informs them that there are two other archers. '''Walgorg, Jr''' wants to know why they would want to get them. {{Book}} says to interrogate, {{Merry}} agrees to get more information. '''Walgorg, Jr''' just wants to get to safety. 

{{Book}} knows of a logging village north of here. {{Merry}} takes the arrows, carefully rolls them in cloth & stores them in a trunk.

The party continues on to the logging village and arrives safely. 


                                                        '''GAME ADJOURNED'''

==Final GM Message==

==XP Awards==
===In Character===

{{xpinfo|200|Assassination Attempt|recipients=All}}


===Out-of-Character===

{{xpinfo|10|Pun|recipients=Daniel}}