Baron Fingol Innes, Navgarine Keeper of the Stars 4
Saporobir Caan, Explorer 3
“Lord” Kramrakir, Tratkean Thief 2
Recap
From my perspective, playing Fingol.
August 9, 427
The party arrived back in Amtolosz, bearing significant treasure. Most of the treasure was turned over to Gino (the venturer), but Fingol stored the dragon’s monster parts in his cottage, and donated the ancient scrolls to the Keeper Academy.
Having significantly pushed their limits, Fingol and Tavenna both sought the Keeper Academy to learn new Natural Power techniques. Fingol picked up one new technique, but Tavenna had unlocked the capacity for four!
While they studied, Recesil the head Keeper of Amtolosz approached in a fury, hurling the scrolls at Fingol and accusing him of slandering the Keepers and the Navgarine people. The scrolls contained a controversial legend that the ancient Navgarines had been corrupted and become dragonmen. Fingol assured his superior that this was a legitimate discovery, not a forgery on his part, and swore to keep it a secret from the general public.
August 16
Fingol, having finished learning Battering Ram, spoke with “Lord” Kramrakir, who asked him for an introduction to the Earl of Amtolosz. Since Kramrakir had fought well alongside the forces of Vigilant Keep, Fingol acquiesced. His status as Baron got them an immediate audience with Earl Ilcarion, who held court alongside his wife and the wife of Tarvon the bandit king, both of the bloodline of the heaven-daughters, and Recesil.
After having explained to the Earl the story of their recent adventure and the slaying of the wyrm, Fingol introduced Kramrakir.
Kramrakir spoke about a song he had commissioned (allegedly telling the tale of the dragon-slaying, but making Kramrakir himself the hero!) and a statue he intended to commission. After obtaining the Earl’s generous permission to build a monument, Kramrakir begged for a free parcel of land to build it on. Fingol intervened and offered 90 gp for a plot, on the condition that Kramrakir have inscribed the true story of the dragon slaying on the monument, not neglecting goodest boy and dragonslayer Esquire the war dog.
Fingol spent the following week looking for hirelings, and eventually found three crossbowmen and an animal handler.
August 23
Fingol went drinking with Saporobir who had been drinking heavily the entire week. Apparently his horse archer mercenaries had become local celebrities after being caught up in the dragon-slaying story and tried to demand much higher salaries, after which Saporobir had dismissed them.
He had also apparently had an encounter with a man by the name of Darszan, a member of the Unpledged. They had taken notice of our party’s recent accomplishments slaying Tarvon and the young wyrm. He solicited out help in preventing the corruption of the land by the heaven-daughters - claiming that they were the source of the corruption in Gadaszin and the river of blood (related to the fleshy plant abominations we’ve seen recently).
August 24
Not knowing what to make of this, Fingol and Saporo visited Tavenna for her historical perspective on Darszan’s claims. She gave us a few pieces of info:
The Unpledged had by all accounts fought well against the corruption generations ago but had been quiet since then
Szerfaila, the Queen of Gadaszin is a heaven-daughter.
Szerfaila encountered the corruption of the Queen of Tiny Shells after losing her kingdom and birthright. Tavenna believes that her fall was merely human, not something inherent to heaven-daughters.
Many fear the heaven-daughters and there are different approaches. Some rulers keep their power close. Others, like the Paladin Protectors of Rantal, keep them in seclusion.
Fingol and Saporo decided not to reach out to Darszan and set out looking for monster lairs around Vigilant Keep instead. At the last moment, Kramrakir arrived with a teen carrying a bloody short-sword who he claimed was “the chosen one”. This level of madness seemed par for the course with the Tratkean “nobleman”, so Fingol paid it little mind.
August 25
After spending a night at Vigilant keep, the party set out exploring, and came across a lair of luminous beetles. Fingol found this a perfect opportunity to show off his Flight technique, and the beetles were destroyed with lightning from above and arrows. The dead bodies inside the bug nest yielded a small amount of coin, some gems and a single potion of ogre strength.
Strategic Overview
Fingol’s Squad
Reserve xp: 346
Fingol Keeper 4 8945 / 14560
Tavenna Keeper 3 4114 / 7280
Kilosz Fighter 2 4086 / 4000 (advances to level 3)
Domain
Vigilant Keep
Barony of 1 6-mile hex
Oligarchs: Fingol, Ambrogino, Gregoire
Population: 0
Stronghold value: 60,000gp
Mercenary garrison (282gp / month):
10 light infantry
14 heavy infantry
6 bowmen
Notes:
Expeditionary Force
Fingol and Tavenna on Riding Mules
Kilosz on Medium Warhorse with backup War Mule
Animal handler with 2 hunting dogs, 5 war dogs
Baggage train of 7 draft donkeys
Mercenary squad of 3 crossbowmen
