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= Eberron Begins =

== Backgrounds ==

* Vinster works for Ghallanda
* Private Jon Perkins was a spy in the war
* Robert Normalman is a small-town average guy, accountant, boring life, routine
* Deuxlette is a sex toilet, owners died, possessed by a ghost
* Peacock Cry is a pirate kenku, thief, mission to restore creativity to the kenku

== Doing It ==

* At a party in the Skyway, Sharn’s highest and richest district
** Robert got some haggis
** Vinster is health-inspecting
** Everyone else is hanging out at the party
* Robert is stressed cuz can’t find his way out
** Vinster tries to calm him down, points to door
** Robert starts to leave
** Guards are ushering everyone out of the party!
*** The party ends up getting grouped up in the mass of exiting party-goers…
*** Night, light rain
*** Duex sits in the corner & toilets (lol?)
*** Guards point us towards a bridge
** Vinster asks the rolling toilet if it’s a warforged
*** Solitics for sex
*** No.
* We noticed a hunched figure on the bridge!
** Turns towards us
** Is a brawny humanoid, average height, short blade in one hand, bag in another
*** Blade is matte
*** Peacock recognizes coating is Blade-Black, underworld mixture to help conceal weapon
*** Wide & toothy grin as he LEAPS OVER THE SIDE OF THE FUCKING BRIDGE INTO NOTHING
** Guards are gone, not responding to Vinster shouting for them
** Can’t see anyone in the dark abyss
* Corpse was left behind
** Wooden chit good for 1 free drink at the Rat’s Paw, blade
** Jon tells he was killed by a single off-center stab to the heart
*** Seems professional
** Human, wound is in the shape of a plus sign (odd)
** Robert notes the plus
* Bunch of guards led by a dwarf appear
** “ANYTHING TO SAY BEFORE WE HAUL YOU OFF”
** Young guard asks sgt, says he thought he saw a man fall off the Skyway
* Sgt sighs, doesn’t want to deal w/ paperwork
** 24 hours to solve the murder or GTFO Sharn
** Tells young guard to haul body to House Orien
** Other guards (aside from the young guard, Kavill) leave
* Robert vomits from stress, doesn’t have solving a murder in his schedule
** Kavill tries to convince him not to leave
** Vinster tries to console Robert (nat 1), makes it worse
** Robert crying and vomitting
** Deux … does some weird hypnosis shit and calms Robert down
* Kavill grabs body, we notice he’s an Oriens courier (not an heir)
** Sgt is Aimos, dwarf and corrupt
** Kavill says everyone is corrupt :(
** Robert is shocked by this
** Jon helps Kavill w/ carrying the body
* Hauling body to Houe Oriens Azure courrier station
** Kavill saw weird-shaped short sword
* Attendant ushers us to a conference room
** Will fetch Shala d’Orien
** Refreshments available
** Peacock steals some of the silverware, unbenownst to us
** Well-dressed woman enters the room & sits at the head of the table
*** Courrier was Tares Grakken, 7y veteran
*** Vinster asks about what Grakken was carrying, she can’t tell us much
*** Destination was unknown, Tares was given destination on pickup (so only he knew)
*** May have associates at Rat’s Ankles / Bear’s Claws (or something) in lower Dura
**** Was a drunk
*** Vinster asks about client, since he’s also dragonmarked she gives us client info
**** Asks for information we find in return
**** Client was Lobana Petrevina, pick up message from her estate in Azure district
* Shala leaves, group does introductions
** Peacock isn’t very articulate, writes Normalman a note explaining what kenku are
*** Bird folk, legend that they were robbed of their wings (+ creativity thus their ability to think on their own) by some ancient curse
*** Steals things, admits this
*** “Cannot speak normal, mimic.”
** Warforged is terse
*** Gives us its name,
** Jon Perkins
*** Was a soldier in the Cyrian army
** Henry Kavill
*** Wants to help people make Sharn safe
** 1 hour has passed, 23 remain!
*** Deuxlette stops being a toilet
* We talk about our leads
** Peacock has the token for the Rat’s Paw, could be it!
** The client is nearby
*** We think we’ll head there first
***
* Walled mansion, manacured grounds, lots of decorative trees
** Guard at the front gate
** We explain the situation, guard lets us in!
* Manor is decorated in a tasteful white & silver decor
** More guards
** We’re waiting around
** Returns, lets us know the Madam will see us & brings to sitting room
* Robert examines the fancy chairs
** Brand new!
** Everything is brand-new!
** Peacock looks for stuff worth stealing
*** Sees paintings, plates, etc on the walls – art is most valuable stuff
* Short human woman enters, greets us coldly
** Explains to her what’s going on, seems disinterested
** Not sure why a nyone would intercept her messagre
** Moved from Sigilstar in Thrane
*** Yuri is her deceased husband
*** Believe her
*** Came to enjoy the art scene
** Hired courrier to deliver letter to sister in Flamekeep
*** Think she may be lying (nat 20 insight)
*** Sister is Alexia, follower of the Silver Flame (voice gets weird)
*** Has lived here for a long time
** Peacock asks if she has enemies – of course not!
** She is an artist !
** Vinster asks her to let House Ghallanda know if she thinks of anything that may be useful
** We depart the manor, another hour is down
* Outside, Vinster suggests she may have been lying about the letter to her sister
** Kavill suggests that A GAME IS AFOOT
** Robert doesn’t like games.
** Kavill shows us to the Rat’s Paw
* Raw’s Paw
** Rough folks, halfling eyes us
** Someone playing a lute & smoking
** Old bartender
** Furniture is battered and worn
** Floor is sticky
** Vinster gets ale
** Deux gets Mystery Rotgut
*** Oh god it’s VERY strong
*** Pure grain alcohol
** Peacock talks to the lute-player
*** Puts fingers up to throat, says his name is Smokey Joe in a very garbled voice
*** Offer a tune for 1c, Peacock pays him
** Halflings still watching us intently
*** Kavill is uncomfortable w/ that
*** We should talk to bartender about the courrier though
** Robert Normalman talks to bartender
*** Asks him about Tarres
*** Gets shifty, looks at the halflings
*** Can tell us where Tarres’ house was: middle Dura, bazar, had an apt there, gives us address
*** Vinster jumps in and order Robert a beer
*** Vinster & Peacock convince him to drink
**** It’s gross and he doesn’t like it
** Halfling approaches Robert and tells him to stop asking questions about Tarres
*** Hostile.
*** Bald, tattoo, billy club
**** Recognizes it as a Boromar clan mark
*** Vinster asks him what the problem is
**** His boss has a problem w/ us asking questions
*** Halflings start moving towards us as shit starts escalating
**** Vinster goads the Boromar guy, seems to have a problem w/ them
* Deux pulls a knife
** Peacock steps outside
** Halfling threatens Robert
** Kavill pulls his sword & identifies himself as a guard
*** They laugh at him
** Tries to smack Robert, Kavill intercepts
* BAR FIGHT!
** Robert runs in the corner & hides
** Peacock busts in through a window and sneak attacks a surprised Boromar thug!
** Deux crits a Boromar with their rapier, lops off a finger and enter his heart
*** Deftly catches severed finger w/ toilet hole so ghost can eat it ….. ?
** Robert touches himself, heals 8 HP :o
** Kavill knocks another thug out
** Jon crits with his longbow, killing another thug!
** Kavill goes down, was getting dogpiled by the thugs
** Vinster slays a thug
** Robert shoots fire !
** Vinster shouts at the last thug to throw down his club and surrender
* Loot: 25g
** Peacock steals it all
** Robert notices, but is busy tending to Kavill
** Kavill goes to fetch the watch
* Thug is named Dan
** Hired by the Boromar, they heard some folks were investigating
** Were sent here, figuring we’d show up
** Was frequented by The Target
** “Mondo” is the boss, has a resturant in Middle Dura
*** Gives us the address
** Paying 5g a head for the thugs
* Smokey Joe the Bard is packing up to go
** Vinster gives him 2s to stay and play more
** Other patrons relax now, seem happier w/out all the skullduggery
* Kavill returns with the Sharn guard
** They haul the corpses out
** Guards take the last thug out in chains

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 == Backgrounds ==
 * Vinster works for Ghallanda
 * Private Jon Perkins was a spy in the war

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Owls at 03:25, 24 August 2019

Owls: Created page with "= Eberron Begins = == Backgrounds == * Vinster works for Ghallanda * Private Jon Perkins was a spy in the war * Robert Normalman is a small-town average guy, accountant, bor..."