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The interior of the Silver Spoon Inn and Tavern is as elegant as the name would imply, featuring a black marble bar top and gilt chairs, freshly upholstered in rich leather. On opposite ends of the room are two polished ebony tables, one laden with decadent trays of charcuterie and cheese, while the other holds simple crusts of bread served on fine porcelain platters beside silver ewers of clear water. Finely dressed patrons mill about, drinking and gossiping, while a few individuals clad all in white stand aloof from the crowd.
Venture-Captain Kristoff Valicho gestures for an employee to take over behind the bar before joining you at a corner booth. “Welcome to the Silver Spoon, friends! You must be the team I asked the Grand Lodge to send me. I’m Kristoff, what are your names?”
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Sun Fire Boom Boom nearly bounces with excitement as he introduces himself.
"Hi! Sun Fire Boom Boom here!"
Pathfinders adventure
Pathinfers loot
Tonight won't be a clencher
cuz our enemies will be moot!
Sun Fire Boom Boom is a purple skinned very excitable little goblin. A former Aspis agent Sun Fire Boom Boom joined the Pathfinder Society after being rescued and rehabilitated from the Consortium in one of their many conflicts.
"Moot! Moot! Moot!" chimes in a second goblin, adorned with a set of goggles and a bandolier. He chants loudly. Then, upon realizing that his kinsman has stopped singing, he adds a final, much softer, "Moot."
Flashing a toothy grin, the Pathfinder then points to himself and then declares to the Venture-Captain. "Fumbus glad to be part of team, Longshanks. Glad to be at Silver Spoon too. Though, Fumbus can't help but notice that place looks more like an inn than a utensil."
He nods knowingly, giving his fellow agents the opportunity to acknowledge his astuteness and eye for detail.
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Katrina had to giggle at Fumbus's comment. She's a three foot nothing tall halfling girl currently in form fitting black leather armour, wearing a short sword on one hip, a starknife on the other and a rapier behind her. She's also wearing a silver holy symbol of Desna.
I'm Katrina. Pathfinder, Scout, Circus Performer, Acrobat and Escape Artist - as well as a free diver in my spare time, although I suspect swimming won't be required this time. I'm in it for the thrills, but the loot and the travelling is good too.
She then greets the two goblins in their own language.
Greetings, my friends, a Keleshite woman says to the gathered group. I am Kyra, a follower of Sarenrae. I am honored to meet you.
She then greets the two goblins in their own language.
Fumbus grins, stamps his feet, and nods his head profusely in response as he responds in his native tongue.
"Most charmed to meet you, my lady. I applaud your mastery of our language as it requires a rather artful tongue."
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A pale-skinned, dark-haired human sits at the table, pulling out a well-worn leather-bound notebook from her backpack, and a pencil from behind her ear.
"Viola Nacasto, proud Pathfinder and adopted intern of the Blakros Museum. Venture Captain, this is a farm warmer place than my last mission, and I thank you for it."
She then smiles warmly at the rest of the group, as she prepares to take notes through the Venture Captain's briefing.
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"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you all! Now, before we get to business, who's thirsty?" Once he’s made sure he has each of your names right and taken your drink order, he retreats back behind the bar. Returning a moment later with laden tray, he sits down and continues on to the business at hand. ”Anyway, on to the business at hand. Since the Society helped pay off the loan, we’ve really been able to fix this place up right. Establishing the Society’s position in Kerse, however, has been slower going, especially with interference from the Aspis Consortium. You may be able to help change that, however, as an important potential ally has requested our assistance. Here, read this.” Kristoff hands you a letter on elegant stationary, written in a neat hand.
“The wreck is a few hours’ walk from here up the coast. I have a horse and a small wagon ready for you, just in case you’re able to recover any of the cargo. Be careful, though. My contacts in the Mercenary League say their investigation of the wreck was cut short by a swarm of carnivorous undead that surged up from the water during a storm. I’m sure capable agents like yourselves can handle a few monsters, but with the number of creatures they reported, you should head inland before any such storm arrives. Any questions?”
Kyra takes her cup of tea silently as she listens to the Venture-Captain. Aspis snakes! she says. Unfortunate that they continue their endeavors into Society affairs.
This story of carnivorous undead is disquieting. Have you any more detail on that?
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"Shipwreck huh?" Katrina says. Mind you those undead sound very nasty. Ghouls or ghasts I suspect, but just guessing. Still we've gotta Kyra She grins at the cleric. Nice tae see you again
She then turns to Fumbus and replies in goblin
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Sun Fire Boom Boom announces "I almost forget to introduce my trainee, she's not field agent cleared yet so she'll mostly be staying out of trouble but I'm sure he's eager to learn lots! Common Sally Bone-Guts, speak up"
Another goblin bounces up and down and waves, "I'm working on research for my thesis on the effect of destroyed undead and soil nutrients. It's called Bones and Biomes!"
Faction: Horizon Hunters
Advanced: N/A
Boon 1: Hierling (Nature/Lore(Undead)
Boon 2: Promotional Service Award (+1 HP)
Boon 3: Infernal Detonations
Slotless: Wayfinder + Engraved Wayfinder Lid
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Viola studies the letter thoughtfully, and then looks up, "Her letter stays that she thinks this may have been an act by her partner in the venture to collect the insurance money. Surely that couldn't have been worth more than completing the job? Why would someone want to destroy their own work?"
I keep ending up going to these shipwrecks... Maybe I need to invest some time in improving my swimming???
"Also, do you know if there is somewhere here where I might find a bag of holding? I think that I need something a little more watertight to hold my gear..." she questions and gestures at her waterstained backpack.
1) Grand Archive Champion
2) Promotional Service Award-Campaign Coin (Promotional)
3)Off Hours Study (Downtime):
You spend your free time studying learning new trivia or practicing unfamiliar languages. When you acquire this boon, choose a common language you don't know or a Lore skill in which you are untrained. While you have this boon slotted, you can spend Downtime practicing the selected language or skill.
Once you have expended 50 days of Downtime in this way, you learn the chosen language or become trained in the chosen Lore skill. This boon is then expended and grants no further benefit.
4) Esoteric Wayfinder (Item) w/ Engraved Lid:
You have modified your wayfinder to focus your mental energy, driving more reliable insights. When you slot this boon, you apply its benefits to one wayfinder in your possession, granting you a special free action ability when the wayfinder is invested and in your possession.
You can activate this ability as a free action before you Recall Knowledge. If you roll a critical failure on the Recall Knowledge check, you instead get a failure.
You can safely use this benefit once per adventure. You can attempt to use it a second time, overcharging the wayfinder at the risk of destroying it. When you do so, roll a DC 10 flat check. On a success, the wayfinder is broken. On a failure, the wayfinder is destroyed. If anyone tries to overcharge a wayfinder that's already been overcharged, the item is automatically destroyed (even if it has been repaired) and does not provide the activated benefit.
5)Team Player:
Your time in the Gravelands included many harrowing trials that required you to learn how to work especially well with your companions. [reaction] (fortune) Trigger An ally fails a check on which you Aided; Effect The ally can reroll the check and use the better result.
Pathfinder Training (Scrolls):
Lesser Comprehension Elixir & Minor Healing Potion
"Well, we might as well begin then. Thank you for your enthusiastic assistance."
"Longshanks welcome." Fumbus replies presumptively.
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Taking your leave of the Silver Spoon, you gather your supplies and set out along a well-kept trade road heading from Kerse, at the mouth of the river, Northwest to the port city of Detmer, on the shores of Lake Encarthan. The road is well-maintained and regularly patrolled, and clearly gets frequent use. For most of the first hour it keeps within sight of the shore before drifting away from the lake through a small forest to avoid a steep rise. It’s as you pass through this copse that you all spot the four ruffians doing a terrible job of hiding in the bushes ahead, waiting to waylay you. Unfortunately, none of you spot the source of the crossbow bolt that flies from the treeline much closer to you.
The bolt is followed quickly by small greenish gnome, wielding an odd, curved knife, which she attempts to bury in Fumbus.
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"Yeow!" Sun Fire Boom Boom exclaims as the crossbow bolt slams into him.
Sun Fire Boom Boom responds with a song.
There's danger all around
We're in a tight bind
But we'll make their pants brown
When we kick their behind
Sun Fire Boom Boom then stares down the gnome and continues his chant.
Your ambush stinks
You're on the brink
It's time to blink
Your luck is jinxed
Sun Fire Boom Boom follows up by waggling his tongue at the gnome.
"Mmmnna"
Kyra moves toward the gnome, drawing her scimitar. The light of the Dawnflower shall deliver you!
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A wide array of noises come from the excitable goblin in the back of the party, inspiring and confusing various people. Though they seem particularly effective at befuddling one of the ruffians, the strategic raspberry that follows doesn't seem to have much effect. Meanwhile, Sideon arms himself and moves to a more strategic position, while Kyra wastes no time in boldly striding up and teaching the gnome a lesson about Sarenrae's justice.
Meanwhile, another, previously unseen ruffian emerges from his hiding place, shakes his head at the ineptitude of his brethren's efforts at stealth, and then rushes up to strike at Viola.
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Seeing Viola handle her original target, Katrina moves up to another and attacks. The man is shocked, as her sword connects, that she managed to see through his expert hiding! He replies with his own sword, trying to drive back his assailant.
He then steps to the side, trying to set up a flank with his ally, who obligingly steps into it.
The bandit nearest the gnome looks nervously, then trudges all the way around to give her a flank on Kyra . He slashes at the cleric once, when he arrives.
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"Fumbus not like being stabbed." The goblin draws his dogslicer and stabs back.
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Fumbus retaliates on the gnome, missing with his first attack but connecting on the back-swing and leaving a gash across her shoulder. The final bandit emerges from behind the sapling he was ineffectively hiding behind, moving into a flanking position on Viola and lashing out.
His shoulders slump as his careful flanking position seems to have no effect against the rogue, and his sword catches nothing but air. "Aw, beans!"
The gnome, meanwhile, tries to take advantage of her own flanking position, lashing out at Kyra three times.
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The gnome grins, viciously, and prepares to strike down Kyra when Sideon's first blow lands. She wheels around, taken by surprise, and is unable to defend herself when the second blow strikes her down!
Sun Fire Boom Boom takes a moment to analyze his enemies movements before drawing a bow and firing. Unfortunately, his arrow passes right between the enemies legs, sticking into a tree beyond with a loud *thunk*.
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Kyra grits her teeth and tries to slice the gnome a little more, hoping to turn the tide somehow.
She then moves to the other side of Sideon. Cover me! She pulls out a healing vial.
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Seeing Viola dispatch the human with the big #4 painted on his chest, Katrina spins around and slashes at his fellow with the slightly smaller #2. As her second blow connects, the previously wounded bandit falls, and she's left wondering what to do with herself.
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The bandit wearing the 'We're No. 1!' t-shirt looks with alarm at his diminishing number of allies. Not ready to abandon the job yet, he settles for moving away from a dangerous potential flanking situation, stabbing at Sun Fire Boom Boom.
His nerves get the better of him, though, and both slashes go wide of the goblin.
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