Legacy of Fire

Game Master Megan Robertson

As soon as we confirm that the the baboons have been successfully managed and contained, Samuel would send word.

Well, the baboons have retreated back into, well, whatever there is in A15.

I think you still have not visited A14 & A A17 either, if you wish to do so. The pugwampi are still busy cleaning up the chapel (A2) although they appear to be decorating it with tributes to their new 'God' rather than restoring the iconography of Sarenrae!

Jengren will suggest finishing up the search to ensure that is secure. Assuming the party agrees lets try A14 next. Jengren will continue to be placed towards the rear of the party.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10

You push open the door of A14. A sagging wooden balcony overlooks this large room, which must once have been the monastery's library. An overpowering odour of musty, rotting paper and old leather fills the air here, and hundreds of books — most too damaged even to open without destroying them — litter the floors. Empty bookshelves line the walls of both levels. Despite the mess, the room is structurally sound with an intact roof.

And to think I don't have mending prepared today.

Jengren casts detect magic and then slowly begins to scan the room from left to right. Old tomes could make for interesting reading on a long trip.

There does not appear to be anything magical in here. Avid scholars might disagree, were they to rummage amongst the books to see what had survived... (as in, there may well be interesting material even if not magical in the technical sense of the word!).

That was going to be Jengren's next action once he did the scan for obvious glowing items.

"There appears to be some nice reading material in this room, but nothing obviously magical, should we check out the last room to ensure this place is secure. then we can come back to look at this material with a discerning eye?

"Sounds like a plan; tomorrow I can prepare mending and hopefully salvage a few of the books."

"Lets look a the last room then and be done." Jengren walks into the last room to examine it.

A17 it is, then. Three long wooden tables and dozens of chairs that once lined this mess hall are in shambles, mostly rotted away with the passage of years. Light shines through several large holes in the ceiling, illuminating a closed door on the east wall. Otherwise, there doesn't seem to be much of interest here, alive or otherwise.

As is Jengren's habit he does cursory look around the room.
perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18

If nothing grabs his attention he will move towards the closed door.

"Shall we?

The door is not locked and leads into A18, the dormitory (Map)

Krafty comes in and asks if you will be joining the pugwampi for their evening meal... and if it's OK for him to get back in the kitchen to prepare something?

Raulzig thanks Krafty for the offer and makes sure to get the point across that if there's any meat featured, he prefers it well-made and without fur on it.

Jengren chuckles at Raulzig's point, "If it is no trouble and food to spare, I would gladly join you for supper." Jengren then heads back to the library and starts looking through books.

"I would be glad to join you, as there is much about your race that I want to learn." Samuel replies quietly before going to see to it that the princess gets the message that the monastery has been cleared of hostile threats, and to be prepared to have rather unusual hosts.

Pashaj says nothing, but bows politely, unsure of whether or not the pugwampi will prepare food suitable to his diet.

You may not be reassured by the brace of rats that Krafty has hanging from his belt, then....

Jengren chuckles to himself, rat can be a good meal better than sand.

He does a through search of the library. Looking for books and scrolls that look in good condition and intact.

perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Apparently not even finding his way back to the library.

Jengren appears to be having difficulty in finding his own nose! (Hint: It's on your face...).

It is now late afternoon. Some reasonably appetising smells are coming from the kitchen, whatever Krafty is brewing up doesn't smell too bad, even if you may not wish to enquire about his ingredients!

Do you want to send to the Lady Almah now or leave that until the morning?

I will let the others decide since I've never officially met her.

"We should not delay in contacting Lady Almah."

Pashaj chooses to fast for the evening.

Jengren decides to come back to the library after his meal.
Sniffing the aromas coming from the kitchen.

Samuel will also spend the rest of the evening waiting in the kitchen. He is for letting Lady Almah know the status immediately, and let her decide when she wishes to join them.

Who is going to the encampment?

Jengren will accompany whoever, if requested, but he does not know Lady Almah.

Will save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Raulzig cannot resist the alluring smell after a hard day's work. He's not going anywhere until his belly is full of whatever's cooking, and then he'll probably be too sleepy to reasonably go so far. He elects to wait until morning.

Samuel will go ahead and go back to the caravan to inform of the situation; while he is a bit disappointed at not being able to spend time in the library, the look on Dashki's face should more than make up for it.

Supper is a very tasty stew (provided you are OK with 'mystery meat'). The pugwampis provide surprisingly good company although they have appallingly bad table manners. They also produce some moonshine that tastes quite rough but has a warming afterglow to it. And makes your head swim after a couple of glasses...

Samuel sets out back to the encampment. He finds it settling down for the evening. Most of the mercenaries and that red-haired priest are sitting around a campfire, supping ale and trading tall stories. The Lady Almah's tent is illuminated from within and a couple of guards stand outside, looking bored. No sign of Dashki.

Samuel asks one of the guards to let Lady Almah know he is back with a report.

Jengren partakes in only one glass of moonshine. He will eventually make his way back to library and begin going through the dusty books. Looking for anything interesting as far as reading material and magic. He concentrates on a detect magic spell as he leafs through the books.

The mystery meat stew provides a soothing coating for the rough 'shine.

Samuel: you are shown straight in when you make yourself known to the guard, apparently the Lady Almah left orders to that effect.

Inside the luxuriously-appointed tent, she is curled up on a heap of cushions nibbling on biscuits and reading a scroll. She looks up.

"Welcome back. Just the one of you? I hope no misfortune... sorry, do please take a seat. Wine? Something to eat?"

She waits until you are settled, sitting up eagerly.

"Please, I would know what has transpired."

Jengren: You potter back to the library and poke around, detecting magic - to no avail - as you go. You find one very well-preserved book called Courts of Stone and Flame, it is a treatise on genies of the elemental planes. You reckon that a scholar or collector would pay good money for it, and in the meantime it is quite an interesting read, if you are in to that sort of thing. Would you like to settle down and study it?

What is everyone else doing?

Samuel accepts a glass of wine and sips it slowly as he tells the story. "Everyone else is fine, and we even had some other folks join us, but they, along with the others you know about, were inclined to stay and eat dinner with the 'hosts' of the monastery. We encountered upon our arrival there, several pugwampi cooks in the kitchen, and somehow, I'm still not quite sure how, not only did Calain convince the ones that begged for mercy to take him to their leader, but he convinced the pugwampis that he was some kind of god and that instead of worshipping the gnolls, they should worship him. After that, the rest of the monastery was easy, with one of the pugwampis even giving us a tour, such as it was. There was a stirge that we had to fight, but the baboons were talked down by my fellow pathfinder, and there is a nest of a giant bird that will need to be watched carefully. (If we saved the egg, Samuel would have brought it with him, figuring that it would a be a suitable thing for Lady Almah) The crypts have a very nice alchemist's lab in the preparation chamber, though a few bottles of slimes attacked us; while the crypt itself showed signs of ancient battle, it was peaceful enough when we went through; it sounds like the pugwampis will be moving in there now that they know about it. There are other details that will come up when you get the full tour, but that covers the important highlights."

Jengren's eyes widen as he finds this treasure. Perhaps I will discover more about my djinni blood heritage. He sits eagerly in the most comfortable spot he can find and begins to slowly leaf through the treatise. He begins with the table of contents, then looks at the end of the book to see if there is a cross reference index. After than starts to study the material.

In the encampment

Lady Almah listens.

"Excellent news, you have done well. If the pugwampi are inclined to accept my dominion, they may stay. I see no benefit in fighting them unless they resist me. Tell me about these 'folks' that have joined you: are you recommending that I employ them? I shall speak with them when I get there."

She claps her hands and when a guard enters, gives orders for departure immediately after breakfast tomorrow. She then opens a small chest and hands Samuel a ring, gold with several small rubies, before sitting back to hear the answer to her query about the newcomers.

In the library

Jengren settles himself comfortably and begins to read...

By the time you raise your eyes again, dawn is breaking.

Does anyone want to do anything else before we move on to the next day?

"There are a couple of them. Jengren is a keleshite sorcerer whose magic proved most useful in helping with the stirges, and Zahir is a halfling ranger whose talents will prove to be most useful in the upcoming assault."

jengren wakes the next day and contemplates what he has read. he will go back and reread the passages to commit them to memory. When all is done he will tuck the book into his backpack, wrapping it in cloth for extra protection against the elements.

Eventually Jengren rejoins the remaining members. He eats a trail ration for breakfast and drinks a bit of chicory coffee. He greats each member and each of his hosts with a "Good morning."

Pashaj rises with the sun, and spends his morning in meditation before allowing himself some rations.

He greets Jengren's words with a polite nod.

In the encampment

Samuel awakes to hustle and bustle, the encampment is being dismantled about his ears. Eventually all is ready and they move out in the direction of the monastery.

In the monastery

Krafty has made a rather watery and lumpy porridge. The other pugwampis seem to think it's a treat.

Jengren will nod off Krafty's treat motioning to his own food. No need to eat all there food.

Jengren will refill his coffee and ask Krfty, "When do you intend to set up living quarters in the crypt, now that they are cleared?"

Pashaj observes Jengren's conversation with Krafty, with obvious disquiet on his face.

An unusually small pugwampi comes running in, out of breath, and announces that "Lotsa Biggenses" are approaching.

Did Dashki ever return?

Samuel turns in early after his meeting with Lady Almah is over. In the morning, he helps the others pack up, and is quiet on the way to the monestary.

Although Jengren has not met Lady Almah yet, he assumes the biggenses is that group, so he will rise and head towards the compound entrance. Stopping by to gather Raulzig and Pashaj, "I assume this will be Lady Almah."

"Perhaps it is, and perhaps it is not." Pashaj rises and walks with Jengren towards the entrance.

Dashki wasn't seen all night, as far as you known Samuel, but he turned up at breakfast-time with a brace of dead pugwampis.

When everyone - or at least, those that want to including all of the pugwampi who are very excited - come out of the monastery, they behold the sight of a large, straggling caravan, a mix of camels, horses, mules, goats and several large wagons. It is indeed Lady Almah and entourage, including Samuel perched on a camel.

What is Dashki's reaction when he see's the pugwampis greeting the caravan?

Samuel keeps his eye on Daskhi as they approach the monestary. If the man is going to reveal anything about himself, that first reaction would be the time.

Dashki screams and starts yelling to the guards and mercenaries to attack at once!

With a least a few of his suspicions confirmed, Samuel hides his frown and simply responds, "Please don't; attacking friendly allies is a bad idea."

How audible is Dashki? Can we hear him at the monastery?