# [[Session 38 - Guildhouse Gala]] %% #SessionNavigation %% > [!column|3 no-t] >>[!day|no-t txt-c] >>[[Session 37 - Welcome to Lake Hope|⏪ Previous Session ]] > > >[!day|no-t txt-c] >>[[List of Sessions|📚 List of Sessions]] > > >[!day|no-t txt-c] >>[[Session 39 - Going Once, Going Twice|⏩ Next Session]] %%END%% **Session Date:** 📅 Wed Sep 10 2025 **XP Awarded:** 483 XP # Players attended >[!kith|family t-w] List of players >| Characters (3) | Player | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | | [[Scavenger's League of Fortuna/Player Characters/Itxaro.md\|Itxaro]] | PaoloT | | [[Scavenger's League of Fortuna/Player Characters/Joppyr.md\|Joppyr]] | Sophus | | [[Scavenger's League of Fortuna/Player Characters/Morgano Beltrão.md\|Morgano Beltrão]] | Cintia | --- # Recap The [[Scavenger's League of Fortuna]] hosted a party at their guildhouse, **[[The Vultures' Nest]]**. The evening was a mix of social maneuvering and unexpected events: - **Social & Games:** [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] schmoozed with nobles and met the [[Grand Duke Felipe Marino de Fortuna|Grand Duke]]'s spymaster, **[[Lady Suindara Seralune|Lady Seralune]]**, and a powerful banker/collector, **[[Lord Marcelino Portal|Lord Portal]]**. [[Joppyr]] won a high-stakes bet against a rival mercenary, **[[Marcio Qwendali]]**, in a series of contests (a race, poker, and arrow-dodging). - **Urgent Distress Call:** **[[Floriana Nightingale]]** received an animal messenger revealing the **[[Glowfield Party]]** is trapped by giants in the **[[Diamond Range]]**. [[Itxaro]] gave her a [[Sending Stones|Sending Stone]] to stay in touch. - **The Grand Duke's Meeting:** The highlight was a secret meeting with **[[Grand Duke Felipe Marino de Fortuna]]**. Inside a magical [[St. Luna's Circle of Trust|Circle of Trust]], he clarified the [[Scavenger's League of Fortuna|League]]'s role as the [[Royal Court of Fortuna|Royal Court]]'s "plausible deniability," discussed major political issues (the [[The Orc Invasion of Castle Ember|Orc Invasion]], the [[The Lucian Conspiracy|Lucian Conspiracy]], and land reparations), and stressed the critical importance of their mission to **[[Chart the Land of Fortuna|chart the land of Fortuna]]**. # Journal ## [[Daytime]], 5th of [[Flowertide, 1049|Flowertide]] ([[🌞 Sunny]]) * [[Itxaro]] continues training to [[Level Up]]. * [[Morgano Beltrão]] and [[Joppyr]] head out to explore the city. * They head to the [[University Gardens]] and explore the district, confirming location of the [[Going Once, Going Twice|auction they heard about]]. * They continue to [[New Azuria]] and explore the district. ## [[Evening]], 5th of [[Flowertide, 1049|Flowertide]] ([[🌞 Sunny]]) The party at the [[The Vultures' Nest]] starts. Guests start pouring in. * [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] pays attention to a dark-skinned elf having a drink. She seems to be talking to herself. He approaches and picks up conversation to [[Lady Suindara Seralune]]. * Asking if there's anything he could do for her. She gives him an empty cocktail glass and asks for a martini. * [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] refills the glass with [[Riznir Burrowdigger]], but gets stopped by [[Lord Arthur Valleysworth]], [[Lord Edgar Beliarge]], and [[Lady Janaína Bisquara]]. They pick up conversation with [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]], remembering the party at [[Bonewood Manor]]. * [[Lord Arthur Valleysworth]] says [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] promised to turn him into a member of the [[Scavenger's League of Fortuna|League]]. * [[Lord Edgar Beliarge]] invites to his bar, [[The Walking Barrel]], in [[Quibungo Hill]]. * [[Lady Janaína Bisquara]] talks about her husband, the senator, and their horses. * When [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] is back, [[Lady Suindara Seralune]] has already left. * [[Joppyr]] gets called by [[Aatratux the Resourceful|Aatratux]] to meet a member of the rival mercenary guild: [[Marcio Qwendali]] of the [[Skullbright Mercenary Company]]. * [[Marcio Qwendali]] has never seen a [[Tortle]] before, so he's eager to measure himself against [[Joppyr]]. They propose a bet: Each would suggest two contests. Whoever wins the most of these contests would get 100 platinum pieces. * [[Itxaro]] sees [[Floriana Nightingale]] running to the stables. He jumps out the window to check what's happening. * [[Floriana Nightingale]] was contacted by an animal messenger. The [[Glowfield Party]] is in trouble. She's preparing a horse to head out immediately. * [[Itxaro]] gives her one of the [[Sending Stones]] to keep in touch. >[!recite] Animal messenger >[[Kayara Beetlebreeder]] here. [[Glowfield Party]] needs help. Trapped by giants in [[Diamond Range]]. They took our map. Estimated 50km South-west of [[Diamantine]]. Subtlety advised. * [[Joppyr]] and [[Marcio Qwendali]] have brought an audience to the gardens of the [[The Vultures' Nest]]. [[Itxaro]] cheers and inspires with his drumming. * First contest is picked by [[Joppyr]], and it's a race around the property. [[Marcio Qwendali]] starts ahead, but [[Joppyr]] has suggested an uphill course that gave him advantage due to his endurance. Marcio's suggestion of doing a slalom around the cypress trees puts him at an advantage as [[Joppyr]] manages to dodge them flawlessly, and ends up taking the first test. * The second contest is chosen by [[Marcio Qwendali]]: A match of poker. [[Joppyr]] is not proficient with cards, but he's able to read Marcio's bluffs, and persuades him into making bad choices, that end up with a victory by [[Joppyr]]. * The third context is chosen by [[Marcio Qwendali]] again, and it is an arrow-dodging context. Shots are fired and [[Joppyr]] is able to dodge all of them. [[Marcio Qwendali]], on the other hand, gets distracted and gets grazed by one of the blunt arrows, losing the contest and the bet. * [[Aatratux the Resourceful|Aatratux]] collects the purse and takes to the vault for safekeeping. * [[Riznir Burrowdigger|Riznir]] pulls [[Itxaro]] to get his help making drinks in preparation for a special guest arrival. * Not knowing what to do, [[Itxaro]] brings his knowledge of medicine to make drinks with medicinal herbs. It fails drastically. * So they don't get the crowd disappointed, [[Riznir Burrowdigger|Riznir]] puts [[Itxaro]] to play his drums and entertain the audience while the drinks are taking longer to prepare. * Near the trophy room, [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] sees a bald, well-dressed man looking at [[Brightbane]] on display. * They introduce themselves. This is [[Lord Marcelino Portal]], and he has heard of [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] through [[Lord Mayor Alceu Vereda Rocha]] of [[Goldthread]]. * Lord Portal works for the [[Solarium Bank]] and is a collector of antiquities and magic items. [[Lord Marcelino Portal|Lord Portal]] gives his business contact. He resides in [[Bisquara Grange]]. * [[Aatratux the Resourceful|Aatratux]] clinks his cocktail glass in the main parlor. A very special guest has arrived: [[Grand Duke Felipe Marino de Fortuna]]. * The [[Grand Duke Felipe Marino de Fortuna|Grand Duke]] greets everyone. The party keeps an eye to see how he treats everyone and they are pleased when he greets the [[Orc Youngsters]] courteously. * After a round in the parlor, [[Aatratux the Resourceful|Aatratux]] follows the [[Grand Duke Felipe Marino de Fortuna|Grand Duke]] to the office. He calls the members of the party to join. ## In the office... * [[Lady Suindara Seralune]] is setting up [[St. Luna's Circle of Trust]]. The [[Grand Duke Felipe Marino de Fortuna|Grand Duke]] introduces her as his Head of Intelligence. * The party sits in a circle around the platinum coin and are aware that they cannot lie while within the circle. * [[Itxaro]] confesses that they killed soldiers of the [[Imperial Army]]. >[!quote] [[Grand Duke Felipe Marino de Fortuna]] >I hired the [[Scavenger's League of Fortuna|League]] in the name of the [[Royal Court of Fortuna|Royal Court]] because you can do things and know things that are beyond what is reasonable for a person in my position. I hope you understand this: You are a layer of plausible deniability. Let's keep it this way for all of our sakes. * The conversation turns towards [[The Orc Invasion of Castle Ember]]. * The Court has tried amicable contact with [[Dorokor Daur-Hai]] through back-channels. * It's mentioned that the [[Daur-Hai]] are not the only ones interested in the land. * The [[Grand Duke Felipe Marino de Fortuna|Grand Duke]] wants to continue the reparation efforts to the natives that his father started, but acknowledges that it is not realistic to simply return all the land immediately. * Mentions the [[Scavenger's League of Fortuna|League]] might be called to deal with this if needed. * [[Baron Ignácio Remígio Borja]] is mentioned as a friend and ally of the [[Grand Duke Felipe Marino de Fortuna|Grand Duke]]. * The [[Grand Duke]] has heard about the [[Scavenger's League of Fortuna|League]] from him. He was sad the party could not make use of his famed armor when it was offered to them. * They mention [[Lord Bartolomeu Salgado]] and ask the Grand Duke's opinion. Lord Salgado has a big army, but promoting Borja to Count should keep him in check. * They talk about the troops in [[Kaagunud]] and their expulsion from there. They remember that [[Speaker Guro Norod]] has been banned from the [[Crystal Halls]] of [[Vaikemekhem]]. * [[The Lucian Conspiracy]] is mentioned. * The Grand Duke was not surprised. He expected the [[Scavenger's League of Fortuna|League]] to eventually find traces of them in their journeys. * [[Lady Suindara Seralune]] confirms that some graves of [[Lucian]] leaders were emptied. * The Grand Duke reinforces the importance of [[Chart the Land of Fortuna|completing the quest to map the land]]. * It should help with the native reparation effort. * Multiple parties are interested in the land. The map should avoid illegal claims of ancient mines, woods, or other natural resources. The [[Fortunan Mining Consortium]] is an example of an interested party. * In regards to the creation of the [[Duchy of Goldthread]], they ask the [[Grand Duke Felipe Marino de Fortuna|Grand Duke]]'s opinion on [[Baroness Silvana Jacinto Guimarães de Goodwheat]]. * It is mentioned that her troops were valuable during the [[Campaign of Saint Malcolm]]. * As a half-elf, she is long-lived and has proven to be an adept at going through tough times. * The conversation closes with the party asking how they can get in touch. The Grand Duke says they'll find a way to reach out. * Some practical questions are made, but the [[Grand Duke Felipe Marino de Fortuna|Grand Duke]] tells that those topics befall the [[Scavenger's League of Fortuna|League]] to deal with. * As they wrap up, the [[Grand Duke Felipe Marino de Fortuna|Grand Duke]] asks if [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]]'s father has sent any news, worried about his disappearance. %% #UpdateRumors %% # [[Campaign Quest Log]] Updates >[!thread|no-t] >![[Chart the Land of Fortuna#^thread]] >![[Chart the Land of Fortuna#^s38]] >[!thread|no-t] >![[Going Once, Going Twice#^thread]] >![[Going Once, Going Twice#^s38]] >[!thread|no-t] >![[Lord Portal, Antiques Collector#^thread]] >![[Lord Portal, Antiques Collector#^s38]] >[!thread|no-t] >![[The Lucian Conspiracy#^thread]] >![[The Lucian Conspiracy#^s38]] >[!thread|no-t] >![[The Orc Invasion of Castle Ember#^thread]] >![[The Orc Invasion of Castle Ember#^s38]] >[!new-thread] New! >![[Trapped by Giants#^thread]] >![[Trapped by Giants#^s38]] %%END%% # Stars and Wishes >[!blank|s-t no-i t-w] [[Stars and Wishes]] | Players (4) | ⭐ Stars | 🌠 Wishes | | ----------- | ------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------- | | Cintia | Connecting the newspaper to how they acted | More revelations | | PaoloT | Zone of Truth scene good to clarify doubts | Magic items: Resolution of some of those story lines | | Sophus | Skill challenges | More kicking Lucian ass | | Vince | N/A | N/A |