Spring for the Marsh

Isenwald is much busier and chaotic than Anguish expected.

Letter received from Ahrim Creed about Tully's condition.

Session IX: Onward to bigger cities

They fly now?

"Have you ever punched a bear?" "I would just exploded it."

"Oh, Agents of Young Paxton? I'm surprised he would use his powers so soon."

Met New Characters

The Party met additional characters throughout Isenwold. Yvette: Member of the Blackwing unit of the Black Guard. Rides a Griffon named Shadowbeak. Vanessa Del Rosa: Emerald Dragonborn. Member of the Ornate Council of the Trade Guild. Samuel Sebry: Human Mage. Researcher. Very obsessed with Talise's snakelike physiological changes. Ahrim Creed: Elderly Tiefling. Warlock, researcher of Spiritual Realm.

Registered Agents of the Guild.

The party are now registered Agents of the Trade Guild of Zapis.

Arrived in Isenwold

The party has arrived in Isenwold after several weeks of travel.

Well... That's a downward spiral for Anguish. Nothing we did matters. They would have always crushed us. And now they want to rebuild Mobray...

Session IX: Onward to bigger cities

Session VIII: Good, no one wants to kill us. So ...what do we do now?

Session VIII: Good, no one wants to kill us. So ...what do we do now?

Session VII: Perhaps this is ...a dungeon of some kind?

Session VII: Perhaps this is ...a dungeon of some kind?

Session VI: Into the West

Session VI: Into the West

Spring for the Marsh

I'm not normally one for words. But Riya asked. For ten years I haven't been able to shake the vision of fire against the black sky. The dark forms moving from hut to hut. The smell of blood, charred remains. The sounds of tears and torment. The Ang...

06:05 pm - 25.04.2021

You know your DM did a good job of planning when your side jokes have turned into very real implications for your character. The joke? Anytime Anguish ran into something [i]obviously[/i] new, he would state "Wouldn't be the first time." Apparently, it may not have been the first time his... Personage has done this sessions puzzle...

[i]Well, I have been on a trip that intense in like 10 years.[/i]

Level 4!

[i]Renewed ability rushes to Anguish's body.[/i]

Session V: A New Deal

Iron Stripe Rank of the Guild

[i]A chit of wood inlaid with iron in the design of Louis Paxton, a trident upon a rolling sea. The back is marked with a unique identification number. Can be used to gain access to guild lodging and resources.[/i]

[i]Anquish inspects the Ivory Box, then tries the brass and silver keys he found in the Kobold Lair. The silver key opens the box, revealing 5 platinum pieces.[/i] Ladies, which of you would like to keep the box?

Wait, Anguish where do you li- Oh yeah, you live on the street.

This voice makes my throat hurt...

We met Oswalt Dorian, elderly gnome proprietor of the Affordable Spoon. The man can't hear and likes to overcharge for healing.

150 GP to keep [i]ME[/i] alive?!

Not the first time.

A Name is Chosen

We have named ourselves Necessary Chaotic Neutral. I'm a bit lukewarm on the name.

100 gp/party member/month First payment will be paid with first job next morning Iron Stripe Rank Agent of the Guild Must accept up to two missions of Paxton's Choice at his discretion. Guild Resources as mission may require.

Why is it so hot in here?

[i]Anguish doesn't trust the Guild. The Guild is the machine by which the Zapis Kingdom is able to fund its expansion and subsequent destruction of resistance to their growth.[/i]

Session V: A New Deal

Kill Louis Paxton, or infiltrate the Guild from the inside, get above him, and make him Tully's secretary? The choices really are vast and endless. @c9519df4-cdf9-4048-a703-cb254476d154 @9bec5925-a076-40d0-8700-4ecfe78c58db

Session IV: Into the Kobold's Lair

Returned to Alderweld

Emptied out the Kobold Lair of said Kobold's. They have Gnoll's working for them, so I guess I'll have to handle that later. Paxton has offered @9bec5925-a076-40d0-8700-4ecfe78c58db a steady job with the guild to pay off her debts (and apparently @c9519df4-cdf9-4048-a703-cb254476d154 and I). I'd rather work for Thom than this bald headed revenge seeker.

That's a lot of gold. Not a lot of people left to use it.

[i]It was at this moment, as Tulley the Ranger activated a trapped door and took crossbow bolts into the shoulders, while the ROGUE was keeping him stable, that Anguish knew he was doomed.[/i]

Near Death Experience

[i]gurk[/i]

Never take a group of villagers in to do your job. Tully, get your hands out of their pockets.

Oy! Shut up back there.

Sprinkles, can you tell mommy what he's saying?

I've tied up the the last Kobold. Sleepy little bigger.

[i]What is up with this Kobold?[/i]

Note to self: Fireworks are very bright in enclosed spaces.

Normally, I'm all for breaking in doors and killing things, but uh... Ladies? Ladies? Wow. That's a lot of blood.

Tully has a bloody Cottonmouth draped around her neck [i]like it's a normal thing to do[/i].

Sorry. It's an Eel.

Snake!

Nothing interesting tonight. No fire to keep our location quiet. Waking Tully in a little bit.

Session IV: Into the Kobold's Lair

Level 3!

Hopefully we don't die.

I was 24 when the Zapis dogs began to spread their reach northward. At first, it was peaceful. Trade, stories, ideas. It reminded me of being in the school house and learning. [br] A couple years went by and the soldiers came. [br] By the Winter, I was standing over a field of my fallen Moraites, my head throbbing, hair caked in blood and dirt. All of them were dead.

I remember the day my heart broke. I was maybe 11, 12 years old and was studying the works of Rentroí and Dapeiere. Helena was the one that told me. Told me that my mother had died...

[i]When was the world ever so vibrant?[/i]

[aloud]The greying tiefling lays his head against the wall of the old warehouse, the sounds of buskers and merchants echoing up from the street below. His breath is deep, his eyes closed. A light tremble can be noticed in his right hand.[/aloud] It feels like so long ago... When Lilua and Helna would get into trouble with the guards. I've not thought about them in so long... I've got to keep my head down now. For both their sakes. For both their memories. So much like these two. Is this what I've been looking for? A chance to help them again? A chance to make things right? [i]I hurt myself today[br] to see if I still feel.[br] The needle tears a hole,[br] the old familiar sting.[/i] [aloud]Anguish stands, a fresh determination on his face that hasn't been seen by the citizens of Alderweld. He steadies his hand as the sun lowers over the town.[/aloud] "Alright. Let's do this, kids."

Return to Alderweld

Goods delivered to Horn, semi-sucessful return to Alderweld.

The only thing life guarentees all of us is Anguish.

Level 2!

Sobriety brings memories flooding back. Long walled off potential has come flooding back to Anguish.

Finally. After a fortnight, we've arrived in Hoen. It's even worse than Alderweld. I have few hopes of ever having a drink again in this lifetime. It's been strange. My thoughts have been more invasive than they have in years. Memories of old friends... [i]shakes his head[/i] We were ambushed by a fairly large, starving pack of wolves about a week out. A lot of men were lost, couple horses. Definetly slowed our trip. The head runner, Isa, seems capable if a bit standoffish. I've stuck on that wagon too long. The ladies I was grouped with are vastly different. Sorcha speaks only of her family. Her father is a fisher back in Alderweld, and she has a sister, Briony, to get back to. Oh, how much she needs to get back to them. It's sickening. At least she has a decent shot. The other one, Riya... An enigma. Seems to be the only one who would commit a real crime amongst us. Quiet and nearly always hooded. Very stabby. Let's just say, I want to get back to Alderweld as soon as I can. This place reminds me... [i]A vigorous shake of his head as a shadow crosses over his face.[/i]

Another night on the streets is all Anguish needs. Guards were nice enough to actually let me sleep.

[i]No one knows what it's like to be the sad man To be the bad man Behind blue eyes[/i]

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