Hell's Rebels

[Richard Loh]

16th Arodus 4015AR, Sunday, 13:00

Yes, it is on the 16th Arodus 4015AR, on a Sunday that the citizens of Kintargo are so free to participate in a peaceful protest at Hong Lim Park Aria Park. The party, strangers all (most), came together for different reasons. Some, to look for a contact, a guy wearing a black glove on his right hand. Some are there just to gawk, or make a quick profit of the normal civilians.

Anarchists who wishes to get the whole of Kintargo burning and the Chelish loyalists who thinks that what Thrune did is absolutely correct, the music of Kylee (pronounced KAY-lee) drowned out the anarchists voice and eventually the group turned more to Kylee rather than the anarchists.

The Chelish supporters however were shouted down by Corvus, a doctor who has his own clinic. Running out of lozenges, they eventually watched in silence as their throats were shouted hoarse, but Corvus, being a doctor himself out-supplies them with lozenges.

Meantime, Elardio, a tiefling and Bert, an ex-noble of no big fame stirred shit by rousing the rabble. Proclamations of Thrune brings little kids into his residence and no more GST brings the fervour to a high.

Eventually, Paracount Barzillai Thrune grows amused and stepping up, he decided to do the Eight Proclamation, on such a sunny Sunday. He declared the Eight Proclamation in which ship captains cannot leave their ships less they be punished by squassation. (Squassation is a punishment in which the person is to be tied with their hands above their head, while their legs are weighted down, in an attempt to stretch them.)

This proclamation, plus rabble rousing, plus the final push by an unwanted half-orc mercenary swordsman (read: Erzi) eventually drove the crowd into a stampede. (Also, plus the fact that someone threw a pile of manure at Thrune and it landed on his head.) It was at this moment, that the Chelish gang, with House Thrune on their armband brandishes their light maces and attempts to beat the protest to a halt. A couple of Dottari joined the melee shortly after.

An innocent Dottari who was not engaging the party got shot by Alodia and before long, everybody fled the scene. Last to leave the scene was Vivi, a half-elven paladin of Abadar who saw her serf, Kea, a strix beaten by a dottari. As the dottari is a legal city guard, Vivi cannot draw her arms as it will violate her code of conduct.

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16:00

Fleeing the scene, the group chance upon more of those Nazis Chelish Citizens Group thugs beating a poor man up. A man with a single black glove on his right hand. Just whom Vivi and Charlotte are looking for.

Introducing himself as Rexus Victocora, he says that he have watched the group in the protest and know of both Vivi and Charlotte. He showed the party a letter from his mother, who claims that under the Fair Fortune Livery, one of many hideouts of the Silver Ravens exists. It is hoped that Rexus can search the place and look for anything about the Silver Ravens as it is now time for heroes to once again come back.

In return for their help in checking out the Fair Fortune Livery, he promised to turn over a coffer his mother left for him, his entire inheritance in fact, as his estate was burned down. Right now, he is staying over at his mother's friend's place. A Starbucks-like coffee joint called Long Roads Coffeehouse, owned by Laria Longroads, the supposed leader of the Bellflower Network.

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18:00

At the Coffeehouse, Laria kindly offered a place for the party to stay though the beds are halfling-sized, the party have no choice but to sleep on the floor of the Coffeehouse. The only people who prefer to return back to their own accomodations in spite of the curfew is Vivi and Kea (who lives together), and Dr Corvus.

The skillful ministrations of the violin from Kylee drew a good crowd around the area, because which Starbucks carries their own live performance! A lot of the patrons are actually university students and they are suitably impressed, giving her some loose change. She might rival Ed Sheeran in fame before long!

Laria did mention that there is a secret hideout underneath her Coffeehouse. She loaned it to a friend but he disappeared and has not emerged from the hideout since. She was concerned and wanted the party to check out the secret hideout, but feeling quite hurt, the party decided to rest and investigate the Fair Fortune Livery early the next day before coming back to the Coffeehouse.

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17th Arodus 4015AR, Moonday, 07:00

Dr Corvus is the first to be at the Fair Fortune Livery. The place was a slaughterhouse, which was converted to a stable. The front and back doors of the place has been kicked in.

Entering the area, the party finds a back office which were guarded by 3 dogs, 2 of which Vivi easily bribed with 4 days of dried meat, while the leader of the pack got bashed in the head by Bert. Vivi tries to nurse it back to health but the leader (a mastiff) will probably need some rest before it can recover.

Going to the extension of the stable, Kylee noticed that there are tracks of grimples leading down into a partially opened trapdoor. It is at this point in time that blood begins to seep out of the walls.

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The players!

Andy - Erzi, the half-orc barbarian
BK - Bertinatharianus, a human synthesist summoner (angel-looking eidolon with fake Diablo angel wings)
CK - Corvus Morgan, a human vigilante doctor
Herman - Vivid Jhaltero, a half-elven paladin of Abadar
Jaslyn - Kea, a strix rogue
Nigel - Charlotte Tanessen, a dual-cursed human oracle
Rod - Alodia, a tiefling eldritch archer
Zohan - Kylee, a human bard

[Richard Loh]

17th Arodus 4015AR, Moonday 07:00

Just as the blood starts seeping from the walls, Aladio had a sudden bout of diarrhoea and had to rush to a nearby toilet. Corvus Morgan remembered he had a surgery to perform while Kylee remembered that she have a performance to attend (Yes, even at 0700 in the morning. The hard work artists put in knows no bounds.)

Kea, being a carnivore immediately sticks her tongue to the blood, but the only thing she could taste is wood. It's a trick! There's no blood here, and instantly the illusion is dispelled.

Gliding down into the 15' deep hole, Kea is immediately jumped by 4 hungry rats which are as big as a dog. After showing the rats who is boss, the party proceeded into the next room and are promptly attacked by vomit spewing rats. The projectile vomit is impressive. Even more impressive than when someone Merlion from the 2nd floor of a chalet on to the 1st floor. It is so absolutely disgusting that Kea felt extremely sick as the vomit flew right into her open mouth. The room is riddled with holes and the group have to draw out the rats one at a time but it worked.

In the next room, the learned Charlotte spotted a giant summoning circle around a pool of faeces. And the circle seems to be a gate to Hell. The lingering effects of the magic are still apparent even to her casual detection scheme. Somebody or something wanted to get close, ahh yes, the indomitable Erzi got close and are immediately beset by 2 devils. Bert knows that they are the lowest of the devils but their composition seems... different. Their flesh seems to be made of the waste of the denizens above and a shitty situation later, the group eventually retrieved documents. Documents coded with Strix, Elven and Celestial which Rexus Victocora promised to decipher, but more on that later.

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10:00

Before heading back to the Starbucks coffeehouse, the party, knowing that 3 members are not here (thus more loot for them) went to the market to sell off their loot and buy stuff! Bert wanted to bargain hard, but unfortunately, the guy whom he tries to rip off knows his stuff and Vivi Jhaltero, being a follower of Abadar offered a fair trade which the merchant gladly accepts. Nice try on trying to rip the merchant off!

Wanted to do more shopping, buy magical items and the like, but unfortunately, as this is not a PFS city, magical items are rare as they should be... and they have to run round trying to source for a magical item. Found a magical chain shirt which might be of use, but no gold and with the equipment being too heavy, they decided to forgo the idea. Perhaps, if the party spend their resources trying to find out more information about exotic items, more info on magical items might be found!

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13:00

Back to the coffeehouse again, Rexus says: I will decipher these stuff, but gimme 7 weeks.

And Laria reminded the group that her basement can be used as a secret Rebel base once it's cleared. Only thing is, find out where her friend Nan is as he disappeared into the hideout a few days ago.

The secret hideout is awesome. It's even better than most escape rooms as there is a secret cellar, which conceals a secret door which leads to the secret hideout. First corner they turn, they see a partially eaten man. What could have eaten him? As his bloated body bobs about while Kea attempts to pick it up, the answer is immediately clear. An albino crocodile breached the water and attempts to have a bird to vary it's diet.

The crocodile proved to be no match for Bert and the gang and as they are considering whether to skin the crocodile for a Gucci handbag, another birdbrain, but extremely muscular birdbrain charges the party, claiming they murdered her pet. 1 v 5. Yeah, right.

Dusting their hands from the needless bloodshed, they hear more voices this time. Tengus! Negotiation led by Vivi confirmed that the tengus sisters fled to Kintargo from Sandpoint and they were planning to be smuggled out by Nan but one of their "sister", the birdbrain which the party handily dispatched actually killed him.

Famished, Kea suggested the tengus enjoy some crocodile meat and possibly skin the crocodile for a Gucci bag when the tengu sisters find a boot, which seems to resist the stomach acid of the crocodile and that was when the group realizes that the boot is magical. Guess who have the other boot? Yup, the partially eaten body. Free boots!

Claiming the Wasp Nest as their own, the group is now ready to start their rebellion! The tengu sisters agree to assist the party as an unique team. Congrats!

What is the first order of the party?

Who will be the leaders?

What will the rebellion be focused on?

I'll ask more questions when the time arrives!

[Richard Loh]

17th Arodus 4015AR, Moonday, 17:00 (Day 1 of Rebellion)

Laria Longroads introduced six guys to the party! All farmers, the group was initially disappointed, but Bert quickly direct them to look for other farmhands to join in. The League agrees that their very first order is to recruit more supporters!

Kea gleefully rush to the market and attempts to find a buyer for the Varisian silk which the party found in the Wasp Nest. She had some difficulty attempting to find a buyer until the "unintentional" appearance of Bert and Dr. Corvus Morgan helps push Kea to present her cloth. Happy that she have found a potential buyer, Kea retires back to the Wasp Nest, happy.

Bert and Corvus did some shopping for stationery to help them make flyers, posters and brochures to introduce the people of Kintargo to their special brand of rebellion. Bert gives out Dr. Corvus' name cards with the message, "Love. Yadayada. Fight for freedom!". Several such name cards were given as Bert promises free consultation which a lot of older citizens rush to take advantage of. Bert and Corvus spent the night at the clinic.

Charlotte spends her time helping Rexus decipher the books and she seems to be making good progress but she also realizes that a lot more commitment is required to be needed to really help Rexus out.

Vivi spent her time trying to look for ways to boost the defenses of castle fortifications but to not much avail. Priest Mhelrem Gesteliel seems really keen to get external help if Vivi wants to learn how to fortify vaults as the House of Golden Veils is a bank, but Vivi's calling lies not in securing vaults and thus Mhelrem did not probe any further.

Kylee in the meantime spent the night performing to a full house at the Long Road Coffeehouse, earning her a few gold sails in the process.

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18th Arodus 4015AR, Toilday, 06:00

Kea rushed to the market first thing in the morning, anxious to peddle the bolt of cloth, but she was too early and was forced to huddle in the streets until the tailor opens. Meantime, Bert, Corvus and Kylee took their time to approach the market. Breakfast is provided by the Coffeehouse, of course. Laria is a truly generous host.

Vivi Jhaltero spend most of her day looking for ways to broaden her horizons, so much so that she even enrolled into Alabaster Academy! One in which she now have the option to learn wizardry and even tinkering with alchemy if she so desires.

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17:00 (Day 2 of Rebellion)

Towards the evening, Kylee decided to go to a new joint, Clenchjaws to perform as she is worried that her increasing fame might bring her unwanted attention to her and the Coffeehouse. There were rumors abound that there are nightly brawls in Clenchjaws which used to be quiet.

Kylee's performance was spectacularly outstanding. Good enough that it could move people to tears if she does want so.


Whilst Kylee perform, the group looked on, alert for any signs of danger and that was when Charlotte noticed a faerie dragon, attempting to cause mischief amongst the populace. At this point in time, a brawl starts which drives the frustrated bloodthirsty customers of Clenchjaw's into a frenzy, every one attempting to knock each other silly.

A quick thinking Kea, after stealing a pouch containing 11 gold sails wakes Clenchjaw Jon up which immediately silences the crowd. Dispersing the crowd after being informed of the presence of a faerie dragon, Vivi eventually convinced it, Vendalfek to join the group. Carrying it's treasure behind it's back, Vendalfek now joins the Silver Ravens! (Or League?)

[Richard Loh]

Sidequest? What's this?

Ahh yes... When you have downtime days, you can always ask the GM if there are any sidequests available, and it so happens that there is one. In times of turmoil, problems abound aplenty.

While on their way to do their downtime, Dr. Corvus and Kylee happens to encounter a merchant who seems beset by six Qadiran sailors. Kylee attempted to scare two of the sailors away while Corvus moved in and attempts to fight them off. With the combined efforts of the merchant, Kathkallan, Bezzem (Kathkallan's bodyguard) and the dynamic duo, they have succeeded in protecting Kathkallan.

Taking them aside, Kathkallan ask the duo for help. To find his assistant, Galliard, as well as his lost contracts. Kathkallan, an Egorian who carried royal jelly for sale tries to unload his goods but he can't do that without his contracts. Stuck in Kintargo with no buyers and not much goods to bring back to Egoria, he asked the duo to find Galliard and his contracts, as well as to safeguard him.

The duo went to investigate Arrasti, a vanilla beans seller and the company called Greater Galleon who is the proposed buyer for the royal jelly, but without his contracts, Kathkallan is unable to trade effectively. Arrasti's assistant, Omannar mentioned that Galliard was talking to a porter who requested him to go to the Platinum Quill, a company specializing in hiring caravans, guards as well as covering insurance, basically a one-stop shop for merchants.

Off to the Platinum Quill they go, where they meet the owner, Catellion. Catellion didn't see Galliard, but the pair are quite suspicious of Catellion and proceeded to stakeout the place. True enough, Catellion leaves the shop and pass a letter to a Mwangi whom proceeded to run to deliver the letter, but he got intercepted by the duo after a brief chase. The letter reads:

"Mantatlus, there are people investigating the disappearance of Galliard. Please be careful."

Eventually, without a clue, the duo retire back to Long Roads Coffeehouse and ask if Laria knows who Mantatlus is. Without any information forthcoming from her, they headed back to Clenchjaw and find Kathkallan who is holding there for the night. Nope, doesn't know who he is either. Dinner time and with a donation of 5 gold sails (Kylee by this time is cursing, for it is more than what she earns in a night's performance), a Varisian woman, Madame Lamia, offered a reading. Her cryptic words pointed the group to a mansion, at the junction of the Avenue of Chimes and the Path of Silk Flowers. Kylee had a hard time wrapping herself around the words while Corvus accepted it without any regrets.

With the curfew nearing, the group decided to rest for the night. Halfway through, an assassination attempt by a mage and two rogues disrupted the duo's rest as the group attempts to murder Kathkallan, but Corvus proves to be a strong adversary and successfully fending off the rogues' attacks, the mage flees into the night.

Next morning, approaching the mansion from the rear, the duo clambers past the wall and drop right into the garden. Within the garden rests two bodies, later identified as Galliard whilst the body of the remaining woman remains unidentified. The garden contains a lemon tree with vines wrapped around it. The fragrance of the vine's berries are so tempting that the duo ate many of the berries, so much so that trying to tear themselves away from the tree seems almost impossible but somehow, they did it.

Trying to smash a locked door in the mansion, a mage appears this time, with a light crossbow. He claims to be the owner of the house and shooting a bolt at Kylee, the bolt almost maimed her. Fleeing with Corvus over the wall, the duo relates to Kathkallan the fate of his assistant, Galliard.

Without the contracts in hand, Kathkallan is unable to give full payment to the duo and the party now have an Egorian merchant as a contact. Good job!

[Richard Loh]

18th Arodus 4015AR, Toilday, 21:00

Just as the curfew kicks into effect, the party returned back to Long Roads Coffeehouse. Going back to the Wasp Nest, the sound of a rock collapsing on Maggie Fushi drove the tengus sad with grief. Investigating the area, Charlotte determined that it was intentional sabotage by a fiend. (Meta-ing, she came to the conclusion that it's an imp!)

Careful inspection of the storage room reveals the presence of an invisible creature which seems to be flitting around. After much shenanigans, Bert came upon an excellent idea of summoning a small air elemental and using it to whirlwind the room until he finds where the invisible creature was. After a single flexing muscle attempt by Erzi, the group captured an invisible imp who surrendered. 

Mad with hate, the tengu sisters tortured and butchered the imp after interrogation (information will be in the rumors section!) by the party. It is a blessing that Vivi is not around, for it will definitely affect her sensibilities.

Also... they decided to keep the body of the imp for Dr. Corvus Morgan to dissect, but not before removing her fangs first. Kylee wants to drain the imp of her blood and wants it's heart removed!

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19th Arodus 4015AR, Wealday, 09:00

The party decided to find a way to retrieve the contracts from Kathkallan. Approaching the manor, Erzi, Kea and Kylee will go from the garden while Bert and Charlotte will go in from the front, but before heading off, they give instructions to recruit a team as the Fushi sisters are disabled or mourning due to the death of Maggie Fushi.

Before venturing, Kylee did try to explain to the party about the potency of the tree-bush.

Initially dismissing the duo from the front as pesky salesmen (despite Bert mentioning that they are here to pick up a contract), Bert managed to grab his attention by introducing himself as Bert and that they have access to Galtan wines. 

Meantime, the trio at the back was exposed to the dangers of the Pillars of Parthenope. Erzi spent an inordinately long amount of time enjoying the poisonous berries but he cannot help himself. The fragrance of the berries proved too irresistible, but luckily, his physical fortitude is strong enough to stave off most ill effects.

While the front door duo are busy distracting Mantatlus with talk of business and potential investment, the sneaky pair of Kea and Kylee sneaks into the study, sees a set of contracts, grab them and attempt to flee. They almost busted their stealth check when Kea throw a book at Kylee who quickly grab it and put it back onto the shelf properly before sneaking off.

Just as well. The amazing distraction techniques of an angel-looking fellow and a beautiful woman like Charlotte revealing a bare shoulder is enough to throw Mantatlus off guard, his perspiration obvious, despite the cool summer morning.

The strix and human pair realises that Erzi have disappeared back into the Wasp Nest by the time they vacate. Thankfully, there isn't a half-orc body being used as plant food!

As Bert and Charlotte swiftly withdraws, Bert (who gave his real name to Mantatlus) said that they are holding up at a new establishment called Short Roads Coffeehouse. (of course this place doesn't exist!)

It is noon by the end of this short heist.

What sort of team does the party want to recruit? Street performers? Sneaks? Freedom fighters? Or Peddlers?

[Richard Loh]

19th Arodus 4015AR, Wealday, 12:00 (Day 3 of Rebellion)

Returning back to the Wasp Nest, the party decided to recruit peddlers so as to expand their purchasing capability. With more income, they can get more resources like supporters, equipment in case they need to sabo their enemies & so on & so forth.

Kylee returned the contracts to Kathkallan who is so grateful that he immediately give the party their reward. After Kylee spill the beans that there might be a potential wizard assassin, Kathkallan ask the party to escort him as he goes about his business and the group agree for a paltry sum of 8 platinum crowns. Gladly parting with the sum of money, he completes his business and hustles out to the south towards Ravoundel Lane. A convincing argument by Alodia, Bert and Kylee brings the merchant, Kathkallan fully to the party's side.

Vivi Jhaltero made a very convincing argument to Banker Mhelrem Gestelial to hand over the scroll of raise dead to bring Maggie Fushi back to life. It comes with a condition, however. Should the House of Golden Veils ever require Vivi's service as a paladin, she cannot say no. With the scroll in hand, Vivi is now vexed because nobody knows how to use the scroll, even Mhelrem himself. The only possible user of the scroll could be none other than the Senior Prelate of Asmodeus, High Priest Corinstein Grivenner himself.

Kylee, anxious to see her idol's shop, the Silver Star led the group to the site of the musical shop. It was burnt down and close examination of the wreckage reveals that the site is sitting on a shallow sinkhole. One wrong move could send the group tumbling down! True enough, a beam knocked Kylee on to the ground just before a Chelish Citizen Group patrol happen across the group. Bert helped Kylee up before the Silver Ravens engaged the thugs in melee combat. Due to the open violence of the situation, the Raven's notoriety went up by 3 points though nobody was badly hurt, except for Erzi, but he's a tank, so it's to be expected.

A second hour of searching (first hour in, the group found a coffer containing several potions and scrolls), an accuser devil, a devil born of the soul of a child happens to stumble across the party. Kea, supremely confident that she can smack this little thing back to Hell flew right in and the devil flashes by, before it chomps down on Kea's wrist. Hard. And one missing hand later, the party realises the deadliness of this devil and almost throw everything they have at this devil. It's a serious beating, with the devil using it's mobility to eventually escape and to report to Lord Thrune. Does this mean that the Silver Ravens might be in the limelight once again?

With the aid of a bucket of water, with the hand in a bag with consistent rays of frost by Alodia, they made their way back to the Wasp Nest. With a hodge-podge mix of modern medicine and pseudo-science, Dr. Corvus Morgan begins reattachment surgery on Kea, with her drugged to keep her from struggling, as well as to reduce the pain. Kylee manages to invite his fellow musician, Mozart to inspire Dr. Corvus to perform in his surgery, whilst Charlotte Tanessen literally provides guidance to the good doctor. An agonizing twelve hours later, in which everybody is exhausted, Dr. Corvus completes his surgery and Kea finally regains the use of her hand! (But requires two years of physiotherapy to be useful, or at the very least, a restoration spell.)

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20th Arodus, 4015AR, Oathday, 15:00 (Day 4 of Rebellion)

Taking a much needed rest, both from the ordeals of the previous day's encounter as well as the surgery on Kea, the group is finally ready to proceed to the next place, but not before Alodia and Vivi discovering another secondary quest which demands their attention.

Every two or three days, a tiefling turns up dead, with all it's teeth removed, with tiny cuts and bite marks on it's body. A trip to Alabaster Academy, zoology department hints that the creatures responsible for these crimes could be tooth fairies. Malicious fey who are vulnerable to cold iron, they are known to remove teeth forcibly from their prey with their tiny magical pincers. This quest is unlocked due to Vivi's query of the Cloven Hoof Society, a charitable organization built for the welfare for the tieflings in Kintargo.

[Richard Loh]

20th Arodus 4015AR, Oathday, 17:00(Day 4 of Rebellion)

Taking the cues from the other tieflings in the Devil's Nursery, the group nominated Kylee as a bait. Apparently, with their victim's torment still fresh in their minds, the tooth fairies did not attempt to murder anyone for the past 2 days, while the group went about their business, trying to recruit more tieflings into their cause, make peace with their gods, earn gold performing and so on... This sequence of events continue on for the next 2 nights when they finally encounter the tooth fairies.

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22nd Arodus 4015AR, Starday, 19:00(Day 6 of Rebellion)

A short encounter with the tooth fairies sees them knocking Kylee out and stealing 4 of her teeth and them fleeing. The subsequent 4 swarmed Corvus, but being a trained fighter, Corvus held them off much better and they eventually captured one of the tooth fairy. With Vivi interrogating it, it relented and guided the party back to it's hideout where it's companions were bickering amongst themselves.

The party mopped the floor with the tooth fairies and they discovered that the presence of the tooth fairies was an engineered event rather than by happenstance. A vile ritual in which a toothless tiefling boy was sacrificed, the party grew extremely angry at such a callous and evil act and they seem quite determined to flush the culprit out. They concluded that it was arcane magic which powers this ritual.

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23rd Arodus 4015AR, Sunday, 08:00(Day 7 of Rebellion)

Kylee proceeded to cremate the body of the tiefling orphan, while the rest of the party manages to find out two possible locations which they can explore. One is the sewers beneath Kintargo though monsters are suspected to be beneath it. Secondly, the Salt Works. Anybody who pisses Barzillai Thrune will be thrown to work in the Salt Works. Rexus concludes that by freeing the political prisoners in the Salt Works might add some allies to the team too!

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24th Arodus 4015AR, Moonday, 08:00(Week 2, Day 1 of Rebellion)

The group managed to recruit peddlers and by spending more gold, they managed to recruit merchants into their fold. Contacts of Kathkallan, they seem anxious to please. A number of tieflings joins the Silver Ravens as well, thanks to the efforts of the Silver Ravens in stopping the murders in the Devil's Nursery.

[Richard Loh]

24th Arodus 4015AR, Moonday, 08:00 (Week 2, Day 1 of Rebellion)

Sewers diving with Kylee mapping the area. Sewers on both sides of Kintargo mapped! Encountered a snake with a human-like face, and the party had a little difficulty fighting it, but they managed to drive it off. Found half of a eyes of the eagle.

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25th Arodus 4015AR, Toilday, 08:00 (Week 2, Day 2 of Rebellion)

Alodia takes the time off to cast shatter on the storm grate near the Sallix Salt Works in preparation for an assault to rescue the political dissidents. Why not the same night? Cause she is out of spells and she is worried about engagement with strong opponents.

Kylee approaches Clenchjaw in the hopes of entering a joint venture with him.

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26th Arodus 4015AR, Wealday, 23:00 (Week 2, Day 3 of Rebellion)

The assault begins! It begins with Alodia and Vivi infiltrating into the warehouse where the salt is stored and the combat starts with Bert kicking the door down! Ahem... More like trying to kick the door down as the door stood against Bert's kick. Bert also tries to do the cool thing by plunging his blade into the door and it narrowly misses the head of the thug who is trying to investigate the ruckus.

At this point, Alodia jumps in and starts firing arrows with him casting pyrotechnics at his flaming arrows! The resulting fireworks blinded some of the thugs and a scuffle ensues. The combat lasted exactly half a minute. So much for the mercenary thugs.

As the Silver Ravens were about to escape with the dissidents, a patrol of dottari almost run right into the group. Thinking quickly, Alodia summoned six horses, and Vivi jumped on to it in an attempt to lead the dottari away. With the dottari standing in a line at the only exit into the city, Vivi successfully overran the dottari while the rest of the group slip into the safety of the sewers.

Arguing amidst themselves where to hide the dissidents, they decided to make camp at Dr. Corvus' clinic. Shattering the lock of the store (by Alodia), the group camped in relative safety.

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27th Arodus 4015AR, Oathday, 09:00 (Week 2, Day 4 of Rebellion)

Waking up, the party hears news of a six-headed horse rampaging through the streets of Kintargo at night and foul crimes have been committed in the Sallix Salt Works the previous night. However, there is no official word of any retaliation planned.

Also, the party hears the news that Clenchjaw has been captured by some overzealous citizens and was put into a "doghouse". It is a small doghouse lined with sharp spikes and in which the prisoner cannot sleep properly. At meal times, the food is also thrown onto the floor and he will have to snatch for the meal with at least two vicious dogs deliberately kept hungry. Such torture normally last for at least a week.

[Richard Loh]

27th Arodus 4015AR, Oathday, 09:00 (Week 2, Day 4 of Rebellion)

Ah yes, the Silver Ravens have learned not to kill everything in sight as the "doghousing" appears very near to Thrune's Opera House. Displaying open violence will bring unnecessary attention to the group, especially if there is an angelic-looking being in the group. The two charmers, Charlotte and Dr. Corvus wants to diplomatically charm their way out but the thugs are having none of it. Fueled by strong emotions, mere words would not satiate their bloodlust and their feeling of "righteousness".

So off at night the group came, dressed up as ninjas (well, not really), they snuck past multiple groups of guards to arrive at Aria Park. Expecting combat, they realized that the thugs have went home, leaving only two vicious mastiffs to guard Clenchjaw. Failed baiting by Vivi and a short combat later, one which left Bert rather hurt, the group freed Clenchjaw and off they went, this time to Dr. Corvus' clinic again.

The lock is gone! Dr. Corvus seemed surprised but Alodia nonchalantly told Corvus that she will pay for the lock.

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28th Arodus 4015AR, Fireday, 09:00 (Week 2, Day 5 of Rebellion)

Clenchjaw decides to risk going back to work and hoping that the doghousing was one shot and not a co-ordinated effort to stymie the Silver Ravens.

The door to the clinic was immediately thrown open and a worried mother brings her ten year old daughter to Dr. Corvus, asking for his help. She looks deathly pale, a pair of puncture wounds at her calf, it looks like she is going to die very soon, when the party decides to amputate her leg to save her life.

With healing magics, they quickly staunched her bleeding when Bert brings his greatsword to bear. Vivi Jhaltero quickly brings the little girl, Jessica Aramas to the House of Golden Veil, but the priest, Mhelrem can no nothing to help, except to slow her poison. Recommending Songbird Hall, Vivi rode her horse (conjured by Alodia) into the cathedral much to the surprise of the clergy.

Querying Vivi's good deeds, Zachrin Vhast prayed to Shelyn to heal Jessica and due to the amount of charitable deeds that Vivi has done, did not charge her for neutralizing the poison to Jessica. Realizing that the threat must be stopped, the party prepared themselves to face the water naga, for such potent poison can only come from it.

Leaving the amputated girl in the care of Zachrin Vhast, the Silver Ravens decides to purge the sewers once and for all, of this foul snake demon.

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29th Arodus 4015AR, Starday, 09:00 (Week 2, Day 6 of Rebellion)

Having faced it once, the party spread out more cautiously this time round. Vivi sought to find out why is the water naga so protective. Once again, the naga tries it's stinking cloud and web tricks, but previous experience have taught the party well, on how to avoid it's many tricks.

Vivi was separated from the group by a debris trap which pushed him towards a whirlpool of sludge and sewage waste and being an aquatic half-elf, she made use of her elven heritage and managed to get away from the whirlpool and thereupon stumbled on the naga's nest. She concluded that the naga defended her nest so fiercely because of the naga's three eggs.

Getting hammered on all sides by Bert, Corvus and a couple of summoned celestial dolphins by Charlotte, Vivi rounded the corner just as Bert brings his greatsword down to behead the naga. Realizing that the naga is not an evil creature, Vivi took it upon herself to attempt to rear the three nagas by herself, and perhaps to teach the naga to be good.

Alodia, on the other hand, found a masterwork bastard sword. The sword and hilt are forged of a strange bluish black metal, and the handle is wrapped with black sharkskin. The sword is incredibly well balanced and the metal appears to be oiled. The Vakar blade naturally exudes an oil that is especially caustic to anyone of elven blood.

(Session ends at 14:00)

[Richard Loh]

29th Arodus 4015AR, Starday, 14:00 (Week 2, Day 6 of Rebellion)

Beseeching the party for help, Laria and Rexus sends the Silver Ravens on the way to the eastern side of Temple Hill to root out a bunch of thieves called the Red Jill. They do not target the dottari and the Chelish Citizen Group thereby proving that they are nothing but opportunists.

The Red Jill tieflings are on a makeshift bridge on the Thieves Highway (aka roof) when Bert landed right in their midst. Kea, seeing flashing gold flew straight into their midst, attempting to snatch the bag of gold from them. The leader, another strix called Scarplume was about threw a fireball into the land-bound group's midst. Sword flash, flashing spells, more sword flash later, the tieflings lie in a defeated heap, but so does Kylee as another fireball finds the group and she finds herself kissing the floor, her hide armor burnt beyond repair by the spell.

Multiple arrows from Alodia finds it's mark on Scarplume and surrounded on all sides, he fell to his death. The Red Jill is no more. 

In between the course of the few days, the group lost some supporters but managed to gain another few followers, but not before Rexus got caught while going to the toilet! 

He was eventually released and Alodia found that Rexus does have a magical device implanted into his body. Once again, the surgical skills of Dr. Corvus is needed, while Charlotte is on hand to patch up any potential injuries Rexus might face. Realizing that the magical device implanted in Rexus is a tracking device, they embed it into the behind of a pig and sends it out of Kintargo.


(Session ends at 13th Rova 4015AR, Sunday, 08:00)

[Richard Loh]

Somewhere within the downtime days

Witnessing a scuffle, with a city treasurer getting thrown out of his house's window, the Silver Ravens sprang into quick action. Bert takes into the air, while Corvus and Alodia resolves to use their skills to chase after the fleeing scoundrel. Erzi tried, but after falling off the roof-top, he decides to stay on the ground while the beautiful Charlotte tends to him.

Kylee stuck with Kalier Goloda, and heals him up. Before Barzillai Thrune took over, Kalier Goloda was a high-ranking treasurer to manage the city's finances. He needed the party's help when they came back with his ex-employee Corlag in tow. Corlag professes an extreme anger at Kalier for sending he and his friends to a deathtrap. Apparently, Kalier was visited by a merchant called Odals Alzota a few days ago, enquiring about a medallion which has been in Kalier's family for generations. Nobody has ever mentioned of such a medallion so, curious, Kalier sent Corlag and his friends to spy on Odals.

Corlag mentions of a girl trapped by a mad wizard, meeting bugbears and dodging crude traps but eventually, only he came back alive. Extremely angry at Kalier, he wants to kill him so much. He was eventually taken away by the dottari.

Alodia and Kylee spent the night poring over the Alabaster's Academy's library, looking for more information and a thousand years ago, the city was terroized by a powerful wizard, Yenejg Togan and his six-armed marilith. Eventually a powerful cleric of Aroden led a group of Hellknights and stuff to wipe the floor with the wizard's and the marilith's face. They succeeded but not before losing almost every member of the group. The wizard was eventually caught and burnt at the stake and the location of the tower was lost.

Heading off, the party reached a hamlet of Shapic where an old priestess of Desna greeted them. There they met a retired ranger Piasem who wants to sell them an efficient quiver for his daughter's dowry for a price of 1,200 gold sails. A bargain, if ever there is one!

They wanted Piasem's help, but he declines them but promises that if they ever want to learn the ways of the woods (rangership), they can stay with them for 5 days and he will be willing to teach them all that he knows.

Setting off, the group pass Erzi the map, and flipping it up and about, the Ravens were extremely hesitant to trust Erzi but his instincts proved right and he led them in the right direction! Was there ever a doubt that Erzi would bring them to the right place?

Lo and behold, they do see a girl, but she turns out to be a lamia whom the group misidentifies as a wemic. Only lamias look like beautiful women. Slaughtering her and her water elemental pet, they found her lair and a set of stairs leading up to the first floor of the tower. 

The half-fiend greeted them and seeing him in tattoos and he is a half-fiend, the group charged at him! Surprised by the murder-hoboness of the group, the half-fiend let out a terrifying howl and raged! A power of the tattoo conferred to him by his long deceased master. Most of the group fled in fear while Bert, Vivi and Kylee remains standing. The music of Kylee inspires the duo as they attacked him from all sides. He battles valiantly, bleeding from multiple wounds. Ernie too takes a severe beating as the vicious claws of Toadstool digs deep into him.

Realizing that he is on his last legs, Toadstool jumped on to Bert and Ernie and with a sudden ferocity, bit so deeply into Bert's chest that it crushed his ribcage and tears into his heart, ripping it out. With Bert's heart in it's mouth, it turns around just in time to see Vivi's trident pierces deep into it's own heart. Collapsing, Bert's blood begins to seep out in a pool on the floor. Ernie is gone too, banished from this plane. The Silver Ravens returned to find Bert dead. Standing up for injustice and cleansing the world of evil, to the very end...

Looking up, there is a set of stairs continuing up to the upper levels of the tower. 

[Richard Loh]

Still sidequesting...

Ascending the stairs, the group found a new Mwangi human, Leaf who sorta gelled well with the group. They were asked by a man to help him recover his family heirloom, an ouroboros ring, but which he have no access to as they require the Medallion of Yenejg for access.

So... back to the treasurer they go and for 300 gold sails, they bought it off him. Finally teleporting to the treasury, they found the reciprocating receptacle missing but they come upon a prismatic wall trap and figuring out how to get by with the most minimal of damage, they come upon the vrock, Typazkar. Forgetting it's name cause nobody was taking notes, the group had a fight on their hands and they managed to deal with it but not without suffering heavy injuries. More to come!

[Richard Loh]

Still sidequesting!

Exploring the weird obelisk, three out of the four corridors are trapped. Surviving telekinetic projectiles, enervation beams, etc etc, the party decides to sit down and rest. All except Kylee, Leaf and Kea. Kylee charged in, checking everything, and releasing a kyton back to Hell. Opening the next door immediately, she and Leaf got exposed to a very powerful symbol of insanity. Both of them getting insane, Kea was lucky that she was not around. Realizing that they are beating themselves silly, Kea seek help immediately! Clever girl!

Vivi came in, render the two of them unconscious, tie them up and cutting her self, she covered the symbol with her very own blood, rendering it useless. Otherwise, the symbol will last almost 3 hours! Loot, loot and more loot in the trapped room! 

Only one way out of here, they opened the door, noticed strange 4-armed monkeys with murderous glares staring at them and was promptly surrounded by 3 fiendish girallons. WTFBBQ cheese is this! The party wails as they run, while Charlotte cover their escape with heavenly chickens. Almost 2 minutes later, the sounds have died off and they see treasure! Lots of treasure! So much so that every single pound of free space is filled with treasure. And there are still a lot more back there when they leave.

Spending much time hauling their treasure back to the initial teleporter, they realize that there is no pedestal for them to put the medallion. Finally deciding to go down, they see no fungus with rocket launchers, thankfully. As they see the pewter post, a sticky tentacle touches Vivi and a stalagmite with six tentacles and a horrible mouth and a single eye peers at them! Charging in, Vivi saved the party as six tentacles was originally for one of each of the party members, not going to risk 6 AoOs in case Vivi have combat reflexes and 20 DEX, it seeks to bite her instead, almost tearing her in half, dealing 38 pts, out of 39 hp. Kea dropped some of the silver she is carrying, picked up the pewter post and runs! Alodia was prepared to sacrifice herself when she cast mirror image. "Run!", she calls out when Kylee stops her... "No! You should run! There is a chance that I cannot act but you can act without fail. Don't sacrifice yourself!" Realizing the wisdom of Kylee's words, Alodia and Vivi tactically withdraws, aka... flee and true enough, Kylee rolled a 3 on a d4 for her insanity effects. Cackling at the sudden juicy meal, the six tentacles lashes out and as the party flees, they hears the horrible screams of Kylee getting eaten alive...

The anxious sorcerer Jainos Tyskie enquires about his family heirloom when Alodia hem and haw, not wanting to turn in the ring of counterspells despite agreeing to do so... But a sudden voice in the sky calls out "Alodia, aren't you Lawful Good?" Alodia realizing her mistake surrenders the ring gracefully. 

Back in town, the ex-treasurer wants to fleece the party by taxing their treasure when Alodia pointed out, "You're an ex-treasurer!" Very sharp, that one... Failing to fleece the party, Kalier Goloda promises to introduce Leaf to Senior Prelate Corinstian Grivenner for help. True enough, he helps the party, but not before a short exchange with Charlotte Tanessen who escorted Leaf to Clenchjaw's. He questioned Charlotte's loyalty to Asmodeus for a bit and her carefully phrased words deflected much suspicions away from her. Good job!

Rexus Victocora finishes translating the texts and says that the Fair Fortune items is a time capsule of sorts. Should Thrune come to Kintargo aggressively, they will surrender Kintargo peacefully and try to build a rebellion from within. 

Coming to an end, Rexus suggests that his parents might be alive in Hocum's Fantasmagorium as it is a secret hideout of the Sacred Order of Archivists.

[Richard Loh]

13th Rova AR4015, Sunday ,08:00 (Week 5, Day 1 of Rebellion)

On the way to the Hocus Fantasmagorium, the party come across a woman in full plate, with a flowing red cape threatening a little kid with his father. "Tell me where Alexis is or your father will die." The kid eventually gave in but the woman, identified as a Sanguine Angel killed the man in thanks.

The party and the new Alexis joined in to help. Fighting off the party, the Sanguine Angel laughs. "Alexis, you ARE indeed here... She will be so pleased to hear that you are here." as she pulls back, break a clay tablet and disappears in a pile of smoke.

The new orphan, Balthazar (age 7; Int 20) is taken in by Alodia. Wanting to put him in a temple of Calistria for revenge, Alodia eventually put him back into the Alabaster Academy when he will be personally trained by the headmistress Iylvana herself. Balthazar is able to comprehend and cast a cantrip when Iylvana showed him a few moves.

Moving back to the Fantasmagorium, the party burned a couple of dead ningyo bodies before they can come back to life and eventually, solving a Wheel of Fortune question, they opened a secret staircase into the depths of the Fantasmagorium...

Tolls on the Bleakbridge has been implemented too. It now costs 3 copper per person to cross the bridge.

(Session ends at 13th Rova AR4015, Sunday, 11:00)

[Richard Loh]

13th Rova 4715AR, Sunday, 11:00

Descending down the stairs, the group encounters a scrivener, an entity drawn to the Prime Material Plane via planar binding. "I only allow Asmodeans to pass through," it remarks. "Can we still pass through?" Sigh... 

Eventually learning what it really wants, the party turn back upstairs and eventually found the bodies of Rexus' parents, who have been transformed into zombies. Retrieving their signet rings as proof of their deaths, the party ties up a priest of Asmodeus and takes his magical heavy mace.

Wearing Asmodean monk robes and brandishing the priest's holy symbol, the scrivener allows them to pass. 

Chang, a Tien man was given the dubious honour of being Nox's plaything when the group wants to steal a continual light rock. It's worth 150 gold! the magus cries. Well, Chang, in the midst of getting handcuffed gave a warning to Nox who promptly gathers her disciples and sends them after the party. A short combat later in which more resources are burnt, the indomitable Erzi lies on the ground sleeping. 

They found the Lament Configuration, a box which ties them into the supposed kyton portion of the Plane of Shadows but they left it alone as they are afraid of getting torn to bits by the horrible chains.

Nox and her pet hell hound left, the eight of them wail on her and with her down, they throw her body into the water and eventually, the regeneration stops. Finding the soul tomes, they studied it and learnt that Trailblazer Hun studied the Book of the Damned. Trailblazer Hun murdered Chang's party and he wants revenge! A Minkai-an lady called K.R. told Trailblazer Hun about the Book of the Damned in Kintargo. 

With Hocum's Fantasmagorium cleared, the Silver Ravens got a little more famous but Paracount Barzillai Thrune chooses the tactic of "no comment" on the topic, hoping to avoid validating the Silver Ravens. Of course, this tactic backfires and support grew as words of your actions spreads. As a result, the rebellion's maximum rank increases to 10 at the close of this adventure!

(Session ends at 20th Rova, AR4715, 08:00)