# [[Session 40 - The Cheese Festival]] %% #SessionNavigation %% > [!column|3 no-t] >>[!day|no-t txt-c] >>[[Session 39 - Going Once, Going Twice|⏪ Previous Session ]] > > >[!day|no-t txt-c] >>[[List of Sessions|📚 List of Sessions]] > > >[!day|no-t txt-c] >>[[Session 41 - |⏩ Next Session]] %%END%% **Session Date:** 📅 Mon Oct 20 2025 **XP Awarded:** 1373 XP # Players attended >[!kith|family t-w] List of players >| Characters (5) | Player | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | | [[Scavenger's League of Fortuna/Player Characters/Damrakas.md\|Damrakas]] | PaoloB | | [[Scavenger's League of Fortuna/Player Characters/Drakus Thunderheart.md\|Drakus Thunderheart]] | Andrea | | [[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]] participated in [[Lake Hope]]'s [[Cheese Festival]] while strange phenomena began unfolding across the city: - **Festival Responsibilities:** Took over duties for the ill [[Riznir Burrowdigger]], judging competitions and shepherding the [[Orc Youngsters]] through festival activities. - **Unnatural Weather:** Observed increasingly ominous skies culminating in purple rifts tearing open - a phenomenon [[Damrakas]] linked to [[Lucian]] activities during the [[Reign of Terror]]. - **Cheese Crisis:** Responded to screams from the affinage caves where [[Creeping Curd|animated cheeses]] attacked visitors, rescuing a trapped child from a phase spider that escaped to another dimension. # Journal ## Flashback to the [[Night]] of 11th of [[Flowertide, 1049|Flowertide]] Prior to the [[Going Once, Going Twice|Auction]], some [[Downtime Activities|Downtime]] was spent: * [[Itxaro]] got help from [[Aatratux the Resourceful|Aatratux]] to [[Assemble Facility|assemble]] the [[Armory]] in the [[The Vultures' Nest]]. One day remains until the facility is ready for use. * [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] helps [[Augusto Gernok|Gernok]] to [[Assemble Facility|assemble]] the [[Study]], so they can teach the [[Orc Youngsters]] the [[Common Tongue]]. This takes 3 days. * [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] spends the remaining 3 days [[Learn a Language or Skill|learning Arcana]]. [[Morgano Beltrão]] and [[Itxaro]] show interest in items from the [[Going Once, Going Twice|Auction]]. * [[Itxaro]] bids and wins a [[Crystal-Light Globe]]. * [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] leverages the [[The League (Org Manager)|Leagues']] [[Wealth]] to put a bid on the pair of [[Tele-Fonus Handles]]. ## 12th of [[Flowertide, 1049|Flowertide]] ([[🌤 Cloudy]]), Day 1 of [[Cheese Festival]] * The [[Cheese Festival]] has arrived, and [[Riznir Burrowdigger|Riznir]] has been hit with a stomach flu and won't be able to attend. A [[The 22nd Cheese Festival Programme|detailed programme pamphlet]] gives the highlights of the festival. * Since [[Aatratux the Resourceful|Aatratux]] and [[Augusto Gernok|Gernok]] will be in meetings throughout the festival, [[Riznir Burrowdigger|Riznir]] requests the rest of the party to take his place in the cocktail competition and judging the grand prizes. * The [[Orc Youngsters]] heard about this festival and are bugging to be taken along. [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] acquiesces their request. Each youngster has their own request to be fulfilled during the festival. * At the festival, the party splits to cover ground. * [[Orc Youngsters|Bargna]] wishes to participate in the butter churning competition. [[Joppyr]] and [[Itxaro]] join her team, while [[Damrakas]] joins a pair of opponents and ends up losing to the League's trio. * In preparation to become a judge for the Cheese Contest in the last day of the festival, [[Drakus Thunderheart|Drakus]] takes a cheese-making masterclass, which has helps him becoming proficient with *Cook's Utensils*. * [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] then takes the [[Orc Youngsters]] to the Milking Parlor, and the kids become enthralled by the atmosphere, requiring to return at least once each day. For a moment, [[Orc Youngsters|Strissa]] disappears with [[Orc Youngsters|Baby Yi]] amidst the crowd, but [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] had a portent of where they would be, and quickly recovered them. * [[Damrakas]] visits the Affinage Caves to learn about a magical yeast being perfected in [[Saint Bart]]. He tries [[Carousing]] for a contact, but ends up pissing off the exhibitor Ralisson, that kicks him off the exhibit and swears enmity against him. * [[Joppyr]] takes [[Riznir Burrowdigger|Riznir]]'s place in the Cocktail Competition. After failing miserably, [[Itxaro]] is able to spin the loss away from being a total failure, convincing the judges that the [[Scavenger's League of Fortuna|League]] could have easily taken the first prize with [[Riznir Burrowdigger|Riznir]], but instead sent someone that would encourage a more level competition. ## 13th of [[Flowertide, 1049|Flowertide]] ([[⛅ Overcast]]), Day 2 of [[Cheese Festival]] * The day starts overcast. People at the festival mention it is very bad luck, given that this is a very dry season, usually with open skies. * The party splits to attend their desired activities: * [[Orc Youngsters|Dalghak]] convinces others to go dancing in the Caipirinha Garden. * [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] takes the opportunity to show that [[orcs]] are not inherently bad, despite the [[The Orc Invasion of Castle Ember|Daur-Hai invasion of Castle Ember]]. The public takes very well to this message of friendship, as it matches with the spirit of the festival. * [[Itxaro]] intervenes to distract a couple of parents alongside [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] to cover for [[Orc Youngsters|Dalghak]] bringing their daughter to a quiet spot. * [[Orc Youngsters|Dalghak]] ends up winning the Salami King trophy, and goes on stage to accept the prize with his face strangely marked with lipstick. Alongside is the girl that won Cachaça Queen with very smudged lipstick on. * [[Itxaro]] is approached by [[Hakir]], a [[Thmert|Thmerish]] man with a pointy mustache and a turban topped with a golden scarab. * The man makes an offer for [[Itxaro]] to give his salami a good grade in the competition tonight. [[Itxaro]] refuses and the man seems upset. * [[Itxaro]] is also approached by a man from [[Jangalore]], asking him to taste his salami, no strings attached. [[Itxaro]] refuses to keep his integrity for tonight's competition. * [[Damrakas]] goes to the Churrasco Corner and meets [[Butcher Ademilson]], and is very interested in learning about cuts of meat and exsanguination, so he can feed the blood hunger that [[Drinker]] gives him. The butcher says he can sell him blood out of his shop in [[Fortunato]] if he ever needs it. * [[Joppyr]] spends the day [[Work|performing]] at the Fondue Fountain and earns some good coin. * [[Drakus Thunderheart|Drakus]] meets his friend [[Felisberto]] at the Main Hall and visit some artisans. He gets his firearm, holster and rapier sheet beautifully engraved. * [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] takes the [[Orc Youngsters]] to the Milking Parlor again and uses the time to meet bored mothers. He contact with [[Iara and Garcia Faria|Iara Faria]] from [[Providence]], which invites him over for a playdate sometime in the future, saying her husband [[Iara and Garcia Faria|Garcia Faria]] would love to join them. * [[Drakus Thunderheart|Drakus]] visits the livestock show and connects with [[Lady Janaína Bisquara]], which recognizes him from previous parties. She invites him over to her place next week to talk about buying a new horse to replace [[The Horses|Pedro]], saying her husband, [[Lord Senator Juscelino Bisquara]] would be in town. * [[Itxaro]] takes [[Riznir Burrowdigger|Riznir]]'s spot as a judge in the salami contest. * He doesn't succumb to the spicy salamis and tries to deliver an entertaining experience to the audience, asking the other judges for tips on how to rate the best salamis. The performance is well-received. * [[Hakir]] approaches [[Itxaro]] saying he understood why he would not take a bribe, highlighting his role as a jester. * The man from [[Jangalore]] approaches [[Itxaro]] again to see if now he'd enjoy some of their spicy salamis and fruit sauces, which touched familiar notes for [[Itxaro]] from his [[Quilombola]] inheritance. ## 14th of [[Flowertide, 1049|Flowertide]] ([[🌌 Sky Asunder]]), Day 3 of [[Cheese Festival]] * The clouds are even darker today. [[Itxaro]] identifies this as an unnatural [[Weather|weather]] event. * [[Damrakas]] decides to use his new proficiency in history to go to the library to study this event. * People in the festival seem reticent about the weather, saying they did not expect rain to be coming this time of year. * [[Itxaro]] contacts [[Floriana Nightingale|Floriana]] through the [[Sending Stones|Rockie-Talkie]] asking about the weather there. She has been letting the party know [[Trapped by Giants|the steps of her journey]], and today she adds that it is [[🌞 Sunny]] and the sky is clear where she's at. * At the festival: * [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] takes the [[Orc Youngsters]] to the Fondue Fountain and uses the opportunity to show the locals that there's nothing to fear, reinforcing the message of the previous day that [[orcs]] are not the enemy and there's a path other than war. * [[Joppyr]] takes the Cachaça Carriage tour to [[Carousing|carouse]] for rumors. * He hears from a man that left [[Goodwheat]] that, before they reached [[Goldthread]], he saw what seemed like a giant dish floating in the sky. A strong smell of ammonia came about, and the horses got scared and bolted. The man swears the thing hung on the sky for 5 minutes before losing sight of it. * The place the man described seems to be a [[Hex]] away from where the party saw [[Crop Circles]] with a similar ammonia smell. * The rumor has 20% chance to be a lie or somehow inaccurate. * [[Drakus Thunderheart|Drakus]] does a masterful job at judging the Cheese Contest, which will positively reflect on the [[Scavenger's League of Fortuna|League]]. * [[Damrakas]] arrives as the contest finishes and the festival is about to end. The sky gets torn asunder with purple rifts. In his studies, he has learned that the last time this happened, the [[Lucian]] leader of [[Lake Hope]] ([[Baron Carlos Moreno de Lake Hope|Baron Moreno]]) was after the [[Holy Blade of Sir Sebastian Brown|Holy Blade]] and the [[Shield of Sir Sebastian Brown]] during the [[Reign of Terror]]. * Screams are heard coming from the affinage caves. The party hurries there and meets [[Durval Domingues]] that recognizes them from the auction earlier in the week. He tells that the cheeses are attacking people. * A mother leaving the caves screams as her son [[Enzo of Lake Hope|Enzo]] is still inside. * As the party split to enter the cave through the entrance and the exit, they see three [[Creeping Curd|Creeping Curds]] blocking the path of many visitors that want to escape. * The party fights off the Curds and pulls their attention as the visitors find a way out. They manage to rescue all but one visitor, that is swallowed and consumed by a [[Creeping Curd]]. * As the curds are being curtailed, [[Damrakas]] tries to track the little [[Enzo of Lake Hope|Enzo]], whose voice can be heard echoing at a distance. * [[Enzo of Lake Hope|Enzo]] is found through a cave passage behind a barrel. A skeletal-looking [phase spider](https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/5195158-phase-spider) spins the kid into its web. * [[Itxaro]] dives into the cavern and casts polymorph on the spider, turning it into a sheep. * The party ties the sheep down as they rescue [[Enzo of Lake Hope|Enzo]]. [[Joppyr]] prepares to strike the spider as it comes back to its natural shape, which he hits but doesn't kill the spider. * The spider disentangles their legs as it shifts back to its normal shape and uses its front legs to open a rift to what seems like a lit concrete hallway with push doors. [[Itxaro]] tries to pull at the rope that is still tied around the abdomen of the spider, but the spider is stronger. It pushes the door open revealing a starry sky beyond it, and it enters it as the rift to the [[Seven Beyond]] closes behind it. * [[Drakus Thunderheart|Drakus]] investigates another cave passage and finds a skeleton covered with a cloak next to a lantern. He picks up the items. %% #UpdateRumors %% # [[Campaign Quest Log]] Updates >[!thread|no-t] >![[The Lucian Conspiracy#^thread]] >![[The Lucian Conspiracy#^s40]] >[!thread|no-t] >![[The Orc Invasion of Castle Ember#^thread]] >![[The Orc Invasion of Castle Ember#^s40]] >[!new-thread] New! >![[Sky Asunder#^thread]] >![[Sky Asunder#^s40]] >[!new-thread] New! >![[Phase Spider Interdimensional Incursion#^thread]] >![[Phase Spider Interdimensional Incursion#^s40]] %%END%% # Stars and Wishes >[!blank|s-t no-i t-w] [[Stars and Wishes]] | Players (6) | ⭐ Stars | 🌠 Wishes | | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Andrea | N/A | N/A | | Cintia | "Star is the festival, fun theme and so much stuff going on, and that everyone was up for combat" | "Wish is that we could play everyday 😂" | | PaoloT | Good tie of the combat encounter with the theme of the [[Cheese Festival]] | Finish [[Itxaro's Armor Training\|Armor Training]] and find new ways of mapping the land | | Sophus | "I really enjoyed the variety of activities during the festival." | "I hope there will be similar events." | | PaoloB | N/A | N/A | | Vince | Got to use a good deal of terrain with the [[Creeping Curd]] encounter. | I yearn for the dungeons to come. | # Pictures >[!grid] >![[_s40-01.jpg|sban p+bc]] > >![[_s40-02.jpg]] >![[_s40-03.jpg]] > >![[_s40-04.jpg]] >![[_s40-05.jpg]] > >![[_s40-06.jpg]] >![[_s40-07.jpg]]