We begin this week’s session at a dinner meeting at Zedar Ekran's on September 8th. We briefly revisit our experience as we arrive...
Eabrossi knocks and answering the door is a woman dressed in a translucent cloth. Definitely genie-kind, beautiful save for being horribly scarred and very blind. Some of our starting attitudes are improved upon entering the abode.
We are guided to a sitting room and are invited become comfortable. Music emanates from youths playing instruments, each of them have extreme deformities or handicaps.
Eventually a drow woman enters, dressed in leather, greets us and introduces herself as Bacall. Seems we are not to be the only guests at this dinner. Eventually Zedar Ekran arrives and heads straight for the prince and provides smoke and small talk.
Diplomatically Zedar Ekran did not offer the prince any condolences; Bacall is observed with having a slavers mark on her neck. As do the small children.
When Aevum notices the cat familiar in the room nearby...
In that nearby room servants are busily setting up a long dining table as delectable aromas waft headlong from the kitchen. Zedar offers a tour of his dome, we agree and see the drow Bacall following along.
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| The Curious Zedar Ekran |
During his tour he clouts his appreciation of art from around the world and trades with the Lowport Art council. Bacall asks Zedar at a point during the tour “is Jadula coming? Dyn’Tai?” Zedar seems annoyed at being interrupted with these inquires during the tour.
Zaigan, while strolling, sees servants setting the table-
with them is a gnoll armed with a battle axe. Tena sees this too, she also notices the odd objects the man has collected- a "collector". Kron observes the cat following us and
as Zedar leads us around Kron notices a trap door closing. Eabrossi attempts to
cozy himself to Bacall and asks her some get to know you questions.
Along the tour Tena picks up on Zedar’s distain for minotaurs and his fascination with Zaigan’s wings.
Everything he shows us is in relation to his grandiose
lifestyle. He claims to have several individuals who work for him. (about 20
servant slaves each with some form of deformity and of different races. Of these creatures 10-12
openly carry weapons)
All in all we don’t get a full tour of his dome, but we do
get to visit several galleries where we see several other individuals gathered about. A middle
aged male who immediately goes to speak the drow but backs off when he sees us. A
woman who appears human blooded except her eyes are a striking blue/purple sparkle. Another individual with a light crossbow and a humanoid
possibly a half orc both near the dining hall.
At the end of the hall servants offer us drinks and smokes before we are
eventually seated at a long ornate table. The table also has places for 7 others.
We are introduced to Ash’Gai, Jadula (F) human blooded
something, the Knoll Threnemy, Dyn’Tai (?) human blooded individual with a
dagger on the hips, Bacall, Awanga Ganga (orog) on his hip is a pistol, and
Pumate (half orc with a sap, polearm and bolas).
Many of us imbibe antitoxins before conversation. Kron doubles down and claims to be fasting this day.
The dishes and soups are of a regional uniqueness that makes the meal stand out among the best some of us have ever had.
Conversation begins immediately as our characters do not wish to be here any long than is required.
What caused Eabrossi to reach out to me? Zedar asks Aevum. But
Eabrossi maintains conversation, and mentions the lack of a library and wanted to reach out. Astonished, Zedar is surprised we and Aevum can read. Insulted Earbossi says we all read in
servant of the King! An exclamation on King.
Tena states there was a priest of Ra who said Zedar keeps a
collection at the Portly Frog. Aevum expresses interest about geography.
He uses some of the other guests in minor insults and jabs
at us and the prince during and between the dinner courses.
Eventually Bacall asks Eabrossi how he came into the service
of the prince? When he answers Eabrossi turns the question on the drow. She replies she is not in
service to Zedar she is here a guest. She is an international trader and visits this area frequently.
The orog Awana Ganga engages Kron in shop talk for a short time. Both Tena and Kron get a strange
feeling from the half orc Pumate and see him looking closely at them- mayhap studying our characters.
Aevum moves to sit next to Awanga Ganga and remarks on his
pistol. Awanga then produces an arquebus made with what looks like dragon scales.
Zaigan remarks on Bacall’s 'slave' mark. She says it is her house
symbol and unlike the servants with jobs.
In a long proclamation Zedar eventually does grant us access to his book collection. He has a letter drafted and abruptly ends the dinner before desert is brought out.
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| Tengu Spy |
Fine as we are all eager to leave and less than a half hour later our characters return to our suite at the Grand Dome. Gwelldar and Polurn remain at the Suites while we are out.
We are told a 7’ tall human who was rail thin, was looking for the
prince.
That night as most of us rest, but Aevum has a breakthrough with his cypher clockwork ring.
This breakthrough solves the mystery code of Sanguine's books. Suddenly
all her tomes levitate and are drawn into what is revealed to be an extradimensional work
space (for one). This is when Aevum learns he has a sister on the cloud continent. Furthermore there is an importance to the seventh generation is the one that permanently ensure
the continuance of the minotaur kingdom.
His sister is in an arranged situation on the cloud continent
with the royal cloud residents.
Sanguine used this extradimensional work space to connect magics from different ages
to come to her conclusions. Her belief confirms one of our character's suspecisions that one of the Embassies Pools at the Ziggurat
and requires giant blood. Like Frank was the link for her and Embassy Pool
activation she hoped Kron would be the key for Aevum when he goes to the Cloud
Continent to eventually warn his sister of the coming danger.
We rest and wake the next morning September 9th
for another 8 hours of downtime.
Eraborssi spends the day in study at the Portly Frog.
Kron spends the day at the temple of Stranmas trying to work
on his inhuman vigor while unconscious.
Zaigan trains the Nephew during the morning and in the
afternoon summons his Campus for a ride.
Aevum explores Sanguine’s workspace and begins plans for on the
setting of the jewel we hoped to get 10k for.
Later that night we decide to explore a close by Average Reseditinal District (#9) and on the way we drop in on Dakor Cault. We are all also surprised and Jadula is here. Dakor indicates the item is ready, furthermore there is a buyer.
Cault has made a torc and took the liberty of making a symbol of Agamotto
with it. The offer is 12k in gems. Aevum counter offers 11k for the service and
brokerage. 2200 in gold each.
He has a request and that is to tell others Dakor has done
work for the prince. He also tells us Jadula asks about us, specifically Eabrossi.
He is not sure why Jadula knew to ask.
In the Average Residential Districts are populated by
minotaurs. There are many domed as well as ranch houses.
We get to a more populated area and hear a caller “soup is
on, soup is on, ...”
On the gumbo pot in is a pentagram and over
that a horned bull's skull. Kron peers about for shadowy areas. Nearby is a fenced
building with an overhand that creates a large shadowy area.
The Prince and Zaigan return to our suites and Kron, Tena
and Eabrossi who was intrigued and stays for the neighborhood cookout.
Eabrossi watches as some many individuals take advantage of the free meal. Some stay and linger and there are others who leave. Very natural.
However Kron eventually spots a oily tengu in the shadows. It soon steps out of site. Kron follows
him into a Soupies Soaps (12.5) where he encounters Zedar who happens to be soap shopping. (A little beneath his station?) Kron
enters convinced there is an invisible kenku there. He keeps a distance from Zedar and looks for invisible opponent sign. A shop keep (mayhap a shapeshifter) startles
the Kron with a soap kit which frustrates the big fighter.
Zedar eventually exits as Eabrossi and Tena enter the soap
shop to have a look around.
Eventually everyone returns to the Grand Dome. We end this night and begin next session the morning of the September 10th.
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