Game Session Recaps

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Highlights of Episode One Hundred Five
Quenid 11th - Malad 7th (training) - Draman 7th (Research and projects) CE 1032

*This episode only seems sparse. A lot of papers and paychecks occurred because of training.

Seddaran Magistrates and swindlers descended on the party with a vengeance, each one wanting to dip into the massive treasure recovered from Naahsheera's cave. Over the two months that they trained in Anstarre, Anar Anjalin, the party's barrister, worked overtime trying to get the best deal possible, while staving off pretend tax collectors and other scam artists. Through means unknown to Anar and the heroes, the magistrates knew exactly how much treasure they had hauled out. This included the value of the magic items recovered. Was there scrying against the party?

As foreigners salvaging in Seddara, the magistrates wanted to take eighty five percent of the total, which was over two million gold in value. Anar worked hard to reduce that tax burden but all he was able to do was get it dropped ten percent, to seventy five percent. However, with help from his allies and a few decent magistrates, Anar was able to offer the group some alternatives to help them keep more coin. If they renounced all ties to their homelands and became full citizens, they would only be taxed fifty percent of their gains.

They could also choose dual citizenship and lower the burden to sixty five percent. None of these choices sat well with the party. They chose to go the dual citizen route and thus were taxed sixty five percent of their wealth. This took up every coin they had acquired and left them owing over eighteen thousand gold. So they sold the Oil of Sharpness to cover the cost and got six thousand gold in change and kept the potent magic items to divvy or sell. Enkili vowed, then and there, that he would never assist a single Seddaran for free again.

While training, members of the party had hired people to inquire into the Onastian slave trade, and/or research other interests they had. Enkili had the skull of Al'marihm shipped to him so he could appeal to the restless spirit to stop rampaging through his dreams. When it came to what treasure was left (the magic items), the party started to parcel out the items they wanted. Jolrael took a fancy to the Ring of Air Elemental Control, which required him to shift attunement from an older item to the new ring.

Leiya did not crave any item for herself, but she did take the short sword known as the Luckblade; this was a gift to their friend Hubert who was still trying to reunite freed slaves with their people. Enkili petitioned for Sayfir Almarihm's Ring of Djinni Summoning (Riah's Ring) so that he would have all three of main items carried by the last bearer of The Sainted Sword. Grynn picked through the remaining items and chose....

In the dazed days after being pillaged by Seddara, Blaylock set himself to learning how to play a lyre; an instrument far different than any of the musical instruments he already knew. Everyone else also set themselves tasks that would consume eight more weeks....

*Here is where we leave off. Ghosttusk was unable to join us today, having fun with his friends rather than having fun with his friends, which is why his character has not taken a piece of the hoard. We will reunite Sunday, June 22nd for him to level up Grynn and choose a magic item. We only noted Blaylocke's training but did not get around to anybody else and their downtime activities. As a reminder, Jolly needs a magic item to pay his guild dues with, and other characters are eyeing items that have not been chosen yet.

*Note, Enkili discovered that he does not have an Everfull Purse, but rather a Purse of Spending. If the coins are not spent, they vanish after an unknowable time. The purse is currently empty. Double gut punch.

***Note: Though we were scheduled to play June 22nd, certain setbacks have forced us to wait until July 6th. Evidently all the DM's notes on our campaign vanished when our VTT underwent another update. Years of organization vanished faster than a fart in a wind tunnel.