Session 43
PCs negotiate sale of the emerald with Rivas Greel to Luella Partha. They meet and make the sale. The Odd Three give the Slash Sisters and Slovas their shares. This session was heavy on roleplaying though the PCs did use some spells and skills to improve Rivas’s negotiating skills, getting them a very good price. Luella just couldn’t pass up that emerald!
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Session 44
The Odd three, at Simon’s suggestion, each buy a 300dp diamond on a chain to wear under their clothing to allow him to cast a revive the dead spell on them in an emergency. They spend some time dealing with a craftsman for strong chains and proper diamonds for the spell’s material component. Debi pays extra to have hers in a small platinum locket with a crescent moon on the little door – symbolizing the Moon Lyre.
The Odd Three got to the party at Luella Partha’s estate, hobnob, meet some big shots. Luella takes them aside and proposes an expedition further into the underworld, in search of additional huge/valuable gems. She will finance it it they will lead it. Each can use a magic device, and they’ll get to keep them, one for each 15,000gp + gem they can bring back. She is not interested in other treasure, and will only take enough to pay the help. She invites Lugosi the Sage into the room, and he tells them some legends of the Cyclopeans, telling them that Cyclopeans are known to have had great jewels from deep in the Earth, and that the huge chamber they describe is likely the Nexus Chamber, said to have been a meeting place where many of their tunnels came together.
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Session 45
Still at the party, the Odd three have rejoined the main party. Debi chats with the leader of the musicians, and she joins them for a piece, boosting the already high entertainment value of the band. Mick finds Rivas, who has noticed that Wilcott Submirian, of the Submirian shipping clan, is getting sloshed and has a very nice dagger – his “dress dagger” – with a jeweled hilt. Rivas expresses envy for that knife. Simon joins them and they all chat. As the crowd moves up to watch the band’s performance with Debi, Mick sidles up to Sibmirian, makes a sleight of hand roll, lifting the jeweled dagger from it’s scabbard and replacing it with Mick’s plain dagger of about the same weight. Debi, from the small stage, can tell that Mick has done something. While playing her drums, she casts her Message spell, asking him what he did. Here hears her whisper in her ear, and he says “I relieved someone of some property.” The song ends, and the Odd Three say they goodbyes and get out of there.
Back at their lodgings, Simon casts detect magic on the dagger. It is not magic, but it is valuable.
The next day Mick takes the dagger to Rivas, who buys it for $200gp.
They return to the Partha Estate that afternoon to discuss the Return to the Underworld Expedition. Luella mentions that someone lost a valuable dagger the night before, clearly knowing that they stole it, but she doesn’t care and don’t press the subject. She just has a little fun with them. They discuss what they’ll need. Luella will them whatever gear they need, and will supply three strong laborers/helpers to go along. She’ll pay the Slash Sisters. They consider finding the wizard Ty Kindal to supplement their group, but remembering his arrogance they decide not to bring him in.
Luella gives them a box containing three Ioun Stones. One for each of them to use during the expedition, and to keep if they bring back the contracted-for loot. They each take one. Leadership – Debi. Insight – Simon. Reserve – Mick.
They spend the next few days gathering supplies. Returning the the wrecked mansion where the entrance to the tunnel is, they find that the guards have indeed been instructed to just let them by. They enter the tunnel as they have before. Again they hear Subteraneans (Squishies) in the surrounding rock, but do not encounter any of them. Retracing their steps they arrive at the very large “Nexus Chamber”.
End of Session.
XP 100 each.
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