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They head back east to Trail's End to stay with the Soldado family.
At dawn when the gates open, Naglatha and Fane Korvaski acquire a handcart from an apple seller to carry Vemi's body into the city, while Vencarlo, Neolandus & co stay at Trail's End. They talk their way past the Gray Maidens at the bridge and head through town to the Temple of Pharasma, where Bisophess Keppira agrees to try to raise Vemi.
The ritual takes an hour and is successful, but just as Vemi is raised, Gray Maidens led by alive-again Oriana burst in and attempt to arrest them! Naglatha swiftly shoots down Oriana; Keppira calms two Maidens and Korvaski kills another as the PCs flee, evading the Maidens and taking refuge in the catacombs where once Rolth laired. At nightfall Naglatha sneaks out to rendezvous with Kaz Anders, passing through the sewers and swimming the Narrows of St Alika to meet him at his garret in Old Korvosa. They use Dimension Door to return to the mainland.
The party meet up and head through the streets to the docks of Midland, where they wait overnight.
15/11/4708
At dawn Kaz is able to get a good view of East Dock and D-doors over with Naglatha & Fane Korvaski, while Vemi disguises himself as a fishmonger and crosses the bridge to East Shore unobserved.
The group rendezvous at Themaneuxus Academy where they ask the gnome wizard Tempest Geezelbottle about various magical goods and services. During discussions Tempest is called away to another client - the Zon-Kuthonite Cleric Laori Vaus has come to collect her newly augmented Spiked Chain! Laori is taken with Fane Korvaski, and offers to hire him for an expedition into the Cinderlands in search of a lost artifact, the sword Serithtial that can defeat Ileosa. Naglatha talks with her and offers to join forces with her group. They arrange to meet at midnight in two days' time at the statue of St Allika on St Allika Street, Old Korvosa.
16-17/11/4708
The group lie low for two days at the Soldado house, unmolested by the local Scazarni despite many wanted posters promising rewards for their capture. With the plague over, the quarantine on Old Korvosa is being lifted at last.
18/11/4708
Just after midnight Laori turns up at the statue of St Allika with her companions in the Brotherhood of Bones - Shadowcount Sial and his chain devil companion Asyra. They disuss plans; according to their divinations the sword Serithtiel still lies inside undead-infested Castle Scarwall, where Mandraivus of Lastwall defeated Kazavon centuries ago. Laori wishes to separate Ileosa's chocolate from Kazavon's peanut butter - or vice versa. Vemi reckons that the Brotherhood of Bones seek the re-assembly of Kazavon from his various relics, but for now their interests seem to coincide.
Laori casts Air Walk on everyone so they can return to Trail's End unseen. At dawn they buy horses from a local Varisian dealer, then head west away from Korvosa, staying the night at a country inn where Laori really gets her hooks into Fane Korvaski...
19/11/4708
Next morning the group heads on, reaching the small town of Harse that evening, and taking the ferry across the river into town. Vencarlo leads them to the Blackbird Ranch house of his old friend and adventuring companion Jasan Adriel. Kaz Anders is reunited with a delighted Trinia Sabor. Jasan's wife serves an excellent meal (the beer a little rough), Jasan chats about their old party the Blackbirds - Vencarlo & Jasan the only survivors; after a falling out over dwarven relics the others vanished a season later in the dungeons below Kaer Maga.
After dinner Jasan leads everyone downstairs to see his cellar brewery, where they can discuss plans away from the ears of Jasan's family. Vencarlo plans to take Neolandus to seek sanctuary with the dwarves of Janderhoff, while the main group will proceed to Sirathu on the edge of Korvosan territory, then up the Storval Rise to Kaer Maga, hopefullt re-equipping, and possibly seeking the Blackbirds' lost treasures. Then on through the Cinderlands to the Orc-ruled Hold of Belkzen, where lies cursed Castle Scarwall and their goal. But rumour has it that the Shoanti tribes of the Storrval Plateau are gathering for war against Korvosa...
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| The Brotherhood of Bones |
XP:
Get Vemi raised, evade Temple assault: 3000 each
Ally with Laori & Sial, Get everyone to Harse: 3200 each
Total: 6200 + 73631 = 79831
LEVEL 9 REACHED
105,000 XP for Level 10
