Malta Session 14: 11/15/2017 Meet the Teacher, the Barkleys, and Blood-Shot and Fucked-Up Eyes

We begin this session on the road to Zebbug, Lete a little late to the group after Melissa holds him back a few hours. While in town Lete learns that the fight-club qualifiers begin in the early evening this day; Lete will have to return to Paola after his first training session in Zebbug. Meanwhilej, the rest of the characters encountered a few dire wolves along the way to Zebbug.

Finally catching up at the Halfling village our characters enter Zebbug, everyone save for Jabari and Ahuum (formerly Ferd) arrives promptly to  IL-Kataniz's. There we immediately see IL-Kataniz as well as a multitude of individuals working and training in warfare, subterfuge tactics, etc. 

From the conglomeration a woman named Chakel (daggers) introduces herself to our small group. Before long, one by one, our characters meet our respective teachers: Chakel who intends to train Lex and Marco with the daggers; Saman, a dwarf monk, takes on Lete with a beer and a smile; and Gehar, an individual specializing in ‘ray’ magics. During these sessions Lex and Marco learn Chakel in turn benefits from the training against two opponents. Also while here Lex looks for a possible Parana Strike instructor.

Meanwhile off IL-Kataniz grounds, Jabari catches up with some of the men we saved on the open seas; having emerged from IL-Kataniz with business done, arranges a meal for them en mass, and eventually hires all twenty: 10 elite sailors and 10 teamsters for our cause and will earn 5 gold a week per person. Jabari appoints Ahuum as first mate and expresses that all ordinary affairs should be directed through the first mate. Formal rules are set forth including a zero tolerance of theft from a fellow shipmate including the captains which each of the characters are. In addition the rules of adding new sailors to the “Barkley Sailors” are those who are likewise saved in similar manner but are also voted by the Barkleys who will enjoy part of the Barkley share. Otherwise talk will wane to Egypt (and a possible future post).

Backtracking… the night before in Paola, Carlo meet with Borg house individuals regarding the next evening (when the characters return to Paola and Lete begins qualifying) to case building controlled by a known a slaver named Ildgar. This individual is rumored to target ‘talents’ like them (individuals possessing physic magic). 

Our characters finish training around 3 pm when we pack up for our return to Paola. Our travel is under overcast skies as our characters follow a few hours behind the twenty sailors who are also returning to Paola. Three hours into our travel is when we encounter an ogre cannibal and four bugbears. (shine a bugbear and that cannibal are dead to me now). Our characters are able to kill the ogre and a bugbear and drive off three bugbears. Recovered from the ogre: Large magical great axe, javelin, 4 potions CLW, potion of CMW, giant cloak of resistance, giant ring of protection, and 77 gold pieces. Shine: heavy flail, masterwork composite long bow +4 STR, potion CMW, 4 +1 elf bane arrows, and 5 platinum. And gain enough XP for 9,000 and our fourth character level.