Fourth Session
| Campaign | The Primordial Campaign |
|---|---|
| Game Date | Sunday, Feb 28, 2021 |
| Start Date | Sawir 29, 261 IM |
| Start Location | Balagash, Ortalyk |
| Ending Date | Mamir 04, 261 IM |
| Ending Location | Balagash, Ortalyk |
| Prev Session | Third Session |
| Next Session | Fifth Session |
As the party re-outfitted itself with its newfound wealth, the late Anasha Bastiga summoned the party to settle his accounts with them. In that meeting, Greef Roake and company were asked to return to Koboldy Rock and return with physical evidence of the kobold infestation there. Matteo, meanwhile was being counselled by a "friend" to keep quiet about kobolds... a thing he did not do.
Strange Encounter[edit]
On the way to the keep and during the first watch the party witnessed the passing of a military scout team of Bugbears. In their strange language it could be made out that they were talking about stealing magic, but their destination was unknown.
Fire and Brimstone![edit]
Upon arriving at Koboldy Rock the party witnessed a flying figure dispensing much flame and shouting oaths at the figures beneath him. These were presumably kobolds as evidenced by the scorched outlines of kobolds left behind. The figure, approached the party in a more or less non-threatening way and announced that there were 'No kobolds in Balagash Forest'... and then flew off.
Tracking[edit]
After much investigation the party discovered tracks to a kobold who headed out an east tunnel and then north, presumably heading for home in the Ungirsi Federation. They party tracked the kobold for 4 hours when discovering a military scout team of Orcs. The party tried to parley with the Orcs (perhaps wisely), but the Orcs were having none of it and attacked. Much bad form followed but the Orcs were ultimately defeated In honorable combat and the kobold was found in their supper pot.
Back to the Rock[edit]
Unconvinced that a pair of uneaten kobold ears would be enough "proof" for their commission from Anasha Bastiga the party scoured the keep once more for koboldy clues. They discovered the remains of the kobold cleric that had given them much grief on a previous encounter. In this case, the remains were baked rather than scorched and the body was whole... which was then put in a sack, strapped to Panamon's horse and ridden back to town.
Home again, Home again[edit]
The party rode home hard, so as not to have to camp outside of town. Arriving in the evening they were greeted with a lone man hanging by the neck from a jibbet. A sign read "By Order of the Tsar Batil Zhurek, under charges of sedition and treason, Anasha Bastiga has been condemned to be hanged by the neck until dead." He was very dead.
Panamon Investigates[edit]
After discovering the body of their benefactor, Panamon Cree went into town in disguise to discover what had happened. He discovered an announcement at The Stuffed Kobold that the new Captain of the Guard had been announced, one Hedgewind Jalinbeti. Panamon followed Hedgewind through the town, noticing that he was paying deference to various Tsar's Guard and Provincial Troops making their way in and out of the city and city keep. Hedgewind retired to the city keep where he apparently slept. A bat was lost.
Requiem for a Kobold[edit]
The party, thinking better of riding into town with a dead kobold, gave the creature a proper burial and proceeded to town to take up rooms at The Stuffed Kobold.
Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss[edit]
The next day the party woke to find that they had been summoned by the 'new boss' to the guard tower. The party arrived to find Hedgewind in familiar surroundings and talking about his plans of changing the landscape of western Ortalyk. Hedgewind offered to billet soldiers and builders in the party's keep IFF they can prepare the keep well enough to lodge and feed guests. For some reason, there were no threats, leaving the party to decide if doing more business with Hedgewind is in their best interest.
