Session #73 - Days 792-796 - September 12 2022

Training and Upkeep

The players were wrapping up several sessions worth of XP by organizing training for several long-suffering and level-capped PCs and henchmen. And so, these characters will be "out of action" for a few weeks. 

We Were Setup

Aearavir

The thief Charillos, now healed after being used as bait for Baron Skivan in his Running Man game/ambush, tried to make contact with the thieves guild of Aeravir. Known as "the Family", the guild is omnipresent and has it fingers into every commercial activity, It's not long before Charillos finds Crugabid, a street level captain.

Crugabid

Since Charillos applied to become a "made man", Crugabid ordered him to infiltrate a tavern ("Bottom of the Barrell") on the southern bank of the Mupple in the Greywood district. The Family suspects that another gang is building turf. If possible Charillis is to get on the inside and get the details.

Bottom of the Barrell

Charillos meets Jascan, a half-elf thief, and lets it be known he's in "the trade" and is a 2nd story man. Jascan. She wants Charillos to prove himself by helping her folks rip off a Family pick-up later that night.

Jascan

The job is done later that night. However, the courier is killed, and one of Jascan's bravos is badly wounded. There's a satchel filled with gold. Jascan and Charillos split the take with the apparent captain, a gnome Geflamir under the Bottom of the Barrell. Charillos notes the underground exits for later. Jascan invites Charillos for a celebratory drink another establishment. For several hours Jascan drinks with Charillos, but Charillos uses sleight of hand to disguise the fact he is not drinking. Charillos makes his way back to the Stormbringer encampment but notices that at one point he was being followed. Charillos reports to Crugabid, who thanks him for his work. In return, the Family agrees to train Charillos.

Battle of Fort Ranuck

The Stormbringers and the Nighthawks rolled out of town on a strike mission to take down a reported lair of redskins south and west of the city. As they approached the woods 2 miles from Fort Ranuck, the forwards scouts reported redskin and human infantry entrenched across a stream on either side of the road. The force dismounted and maneuvered for the attack. The light infantry would push down the road while missile units closed to a firing range to support. Allied cavalry was held in reserve. The battle commenced, and a force of enemy cavalry materialized out of thin air near the southern flank, led by the Tryant Celdro himself! Behind them the players detected a formation of undead, and another was marched parallel on the northern flank. A massive melee started near the fortifications.

At this point our time was up so the battle was moved to async chat play.