anyone who has left has never returned
we all board skiffs
fortress - ballistas, etc.
skiffs are unloaded
we see an urban sprawl as far as we can see --- we've never imagined something this large
big arena sized building - see many people like ourselves, mostly humans, then dwarves, and then scatherings of other creatures
see a long table, people in queue - divided into three groups
hand over letter of introduction - hands us a landyard with a green piece of cloth
directed to the left side
small collection of others there
one group young adults
one group couples/small families with small bundles
one group ourselves (troubleshooters/ratcatchers/adventurers)
dwarvish woman leads us down corridor
dozen men in fairly formal armor, each different glyphs
walk to a flag when name is called
taken to side room, led by man who called name
there are 10 of us -
4 humans
1 dwarf
1 halfling
2 strange
1 elf
Capt Tegan Learstrom - capt guard for Lord Ingan Connard
this is who we will serve for first part of cordinant service
he tells us to introduce ourselves
so three others besides players
dwarf - Garmal Irongul - short son, has nothing to gain by staying at home
elf - Leliear - here because he's bored
we're led out side entrance - number of skiffs - about 40 people have been loaded
we board
2nd trip - bright flash, thump in chest, grey skys gone, white cloud above now
we now see a large green expanse - to north mountains, south, the sea
below we see a small settlement by river
dwarf waiting to meet us
Phenik Umbershard - getting us prepped before Lord Ingan Connard audience
Phenik Umbershard comes in after we choose beds and says follow me"
we meet Lord Ingan Connard - i was once an adventurer in service of concord long ago
electrum and platinum - this city uses
other cities use gold and silver
Cobi Skipbrook - halfling - we have mead and ale, what would you like?
sergeant - we go to amberspond and then head to pinehill
i get exhaustion
pinehill has walls
watch:
ark with oda
Garmal Irongul with réhyfer
rava and salazer
Leliear and ananko
vahn
we all incur additional fatigue
we encounter a campsite (5 men)
Alsan Ambushard (human) nods
led into hamlet
alsan brings food, we tell him about campsite