When last we left our heroes...
Now in the possession of a pants-less Tanurendal, the Company decided not to go into the harbor-town of Koruximei, which thanks to Tanurendal's antics was now on high alert. Heading some hours up the coast to a little fishing village which Tengelbur knew about, the Company made some attempts (not very elaborate, but very time-consuming) to hire a boat which would take them to rendezvous with the treasure ship they expected the Scarlet Sisterhood to be hijacking.
They were not particularly successful in this, as the only ship they could hire for the job turned out to be a leaky vessel owned by a sailor (or at least someone who claimed to be a sailor) called "Crazy Old Altyas." With a bit of convincing and for the price of their horses, the Company finally convinced him to take them as far as the harbor mouth. Arriving there some hours later, they found that it was already closed, and several of the King's Fleet were already sailing in pursuit of what they assumed to be the treasure vessel.
Realizing that they would not be able to catch up with the treasure ship, the Company convinced Crazy Old Altyas to sail them to Cheykor himself--which, somehow, he managed to do without anything more unpleasant than the normal difficulties of traveling in winter in boat that is both crowded and open, WITH a honeymooning couple who have brought too much luggage. Arriving at last in Cheykor, the Company took their Winter and Year-End fellowship phase undertakings, and are eager to see what the Spring of 452 brings...
Monday, April 29, 2019
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Session 22-23: Pants & Patrimony
When last we left our heroes... Tanurendal rode down to Koruximei, hoping to find safe passage on board a ship headed back to Cheykor. Instead of looking for the Scarlet Sisterhood, who he had been told would be hijacking a large treasure ship the next day, Tanurendal hired the first fishing boat he could find, a small craft owned by three rather shifty sailors who were more than happy to take Tanurendal out on the water the moment he started showing off his money. Once they were out of the harbor, the fishermen began to ask more and more questions. They knew that there were a group of escaped murderers fleeing justice in Sencankarr. Incautiously sharing his whole story and destination with the fishermen, Tanurendal confirmed their suspicions, and they decided that his unconscious or dead body (lightened, of course, of the load of the treasure he was carrying) would probably earn them a handsome reward back at Sencankarr. They attempted to overpower him, and Tanurendal managed to escape at the last moment by diving overboard.
Tanurendal, it turns out, was not a very good swimmer by Amborian standards, and he was overwhelmed by the tides before washing up on the shore somewhere outside Koruximei. When he finally awoke, his treasure was gone--as was the scroll he had been given to carry by Norkur.
In the meantime, the rest of the Company were busy cleaning up the mess at Azure Courts. Tengelbur tried to convince his father of the recent fantastic events, only to come across as drunk and probably asking for a handout. Reiana managed to summon the last reserves of her will to smash the Red Amber Circlet, ensuring that it would not enslave another mind. Vanera had a tense exchange with his mother in law (who at least was no longer trying to kill him) before going to help his recovering wife pack for the road. Finally, he dispatched a letter to his parents and asked his new in-laws to deliver it.
Tengelbur, with his mother's help, at last managed to persuade his father of what had happened, as well as assuring himself (only after badly insulting his mother) of his patrimony. Tengelbur's parents promised to stall the authorities as long as possible, reminding the Company that they were still wanted for the murder of Governor Neratsoan. The Company tried to flee to Koruximei with as much stealth as possible, but soon found themselves pursued by town watch led by a member of the Orunev Yalteth (the Royal Guard). Flight having proved futile, the Company were forced to battle the guardsmen on the dike. They managed to subdue all but one of them without killing them--Anaris, meeting up with her friends on the road and joining the fight without knowing precisely why they were fighting, killed one of the town watch outright, leaving the Orunev Yalteth lieutenant to flee back to the city to report the news. The Company sped towards Koruximei, still hoping to be on the water before further pursuit could be mounted.
Meanwhile, Tanurendal awoke and wandered back into Koruximei, suspecting that the fishermen had taken his things and left him sleeping on the shore. He found their boat at dock again and was just about to attempt to search it when one of them noticed him and alerted the guards, who were by now patrolling the docks. Tanurendal fled, barely conscious, but was luckier this time, managing to swim to shore and come up in the woods on the far side of the harbor. There he met a mad hermit and beachcomber who turned out to have been the one who had taken both Tanurendal's treasure as well as the scroll. He traded the latter (but not the former) back to Tanurendal in exchange for Tanurendal's clothes, so that the Company found him wearing nothing but an old and very dirty loincloth when they finally met him on the road to Koruximei. The naked Cheybori was swung up into the saddle behind Reiana as the Company galloped towards the harbor town, now on high alert thanks to Tanurendal's blunders...
Tanurendal, it turns out, was not a very good swimmer by Amborian standards, and he was overwhelmed by the tides before washing up on the shore somewhere outside Koruximei. When he finally awoke, his treasure was gone--as was the scroll he had been given to carry by Norkur.
In the meantime, the rest of the Company were busy cleaning up the mess at Azure Courts. Tengelbur tried to convince his father of the recent fantastic events, only to come across as drunk and probably asking for a handout. Reiana managed to summon the last reserves of her will to smash the Red Amber Circlet, ensuring that it would not enslave another mind. Vanera had a tense exchange with his mother in law (who at least was no longer trying to kill him) before going to help his recovering wife pack for the road. Finally, he dispatched a letter to his parents and asked his new in-laws to deliver it.
Tengelbur, with his mother's help, at last managed to persuade his father of what had happened, as well as assuring himself (only after badly insulting his mother) of his patrimony. Tengelbur's parents promised to stall the authorities as long as possible, reminding the Company that they were still wanted for the murder of Governor Neratsoan. The Company tried to flee to Koruximei with as much stealth as possible, but soon found themselves pursued by town watch led by a member of the Orunev Yalteth (the Royal Guard). Flight having proved futile, the Company were forced to battle the guardsmen on the dike. They managed to subdue all but one of them without killing them--Anaris, meeting up with her friends on the road and joining the fight without knowing precisely why they were fighting, killed one of the town watch outright, leaving the Orunev Yalteth lieutenant to flee back to the city to report the news. The Company sped towards Koruximei, still hoping to be on the water before further pursuit could be mounted.
Meanwhile, Tanurendal awoke and wandered back into Koruximei, suspecting that the fishermen had taken his things and left him sleeping on the shore. He found their boat at dock again and was just about to attempt to search it when one of them noticed him and alerted the guards, who were by now patrolling the docks. Tanurendal fled, barely conscious, but was luckier this time, managing to swim to shore and come up in the woods on the far side of the harbor. There he met a mad hermit and beachcomber who turned out to have been the one who had taken both Tanurendal's treasure as well as the scroll. He traded the latter (but not the former) back to Tanurendal in exchange for Tanurendal's clothes, so that the Company found him wearing nothing but an old and very dirty loincloth when they finally met him on the road to Koruximei. The naked Cheybori was swung up into the saddle behind Reiana as the Company galloped towards the harbor town, now on high alert thanks to Tanurendal's blunders...
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