22 November 2019

Ace (Kais) will miss this session

Caius' scribbled notes:

Discussion about Jimothy, He should stay in Blingdenstone and be with his family. We decide to visit the WereRats after the party because we would not want to miss it! Bree takes the Elemental Hearts and goes to visit Nomi. Nomi asks Bree to help her pick out clothing for the party. She also informs Bree that the Elementals corruption could be cause by Orgemoch Bane, a vile wind originating from somewhere near Blingdenstone. A fabled location named Entemochs boon has a magical property that prevents the Earth Elementals madness. Bree hands the Earth Elemental hearts to Nomi

Meanwhile, Autun visits Thrane, the dwarf Armorer, where he has his new breastplate fitted. Autun invites Thrane to the upcoming festivities and learns the origin of Forge Whiskey, cavefisher insides reduced on the forge to a strong liquor.

Ezri visits the Leatherworker Kez, who loves, ney, Adores his chosen materials. "Hard" at work, indeed. She enquires about the studded leather armor she commissioned. Ezri also commissions a pendant made for the Badger gem we had liberated as well as some fancy garters that can hold her handaxe and silver sickle.

During this time Caius is absolutely not following the other members of the party to make notes of what occurred during his absence, instead he makes smalltalk with the citizens of Blingdenstone to learn more about their culture. Planning to incorporate the information gained into his upcoming performance. Learning of the origin of the hostile sentiment regarding the wererats, who were once the deepgnomes that remained while the rest of the city evacuated to the Mountain dwarves during the Drow raid.

Time passes. The hour of the party draws near. No sign of Kais...

Our fancy new clothing arrives at the Inn where we are staying, the Foaming Mug. Bree now has an elegant dress which show off her Dragon Scales, Ezri receives a gown with a black and white pattern reminding of a badger.

Time passes and the festivities slowly ramp up. Delightful smells fill the air as a fully prepared Cave fisher is carried in, defended by a spoon-wielding dire-gnome. The diggermatics arrive, fashionable late and the feast begins. Food is past around and everyone gets their share.

Caius begins playing some light music while everyone is eating. Bree joins Nomi in the circle of mages and has a discussion about magic. Ezri finds a group of young gnome girls and celebrates by drinking, and drinking and then having another drink. Giggling increasing all the while until mystic peels fly in an arcane ritual.

The mood is right and Caius can no longer wait for Kais to arrive. He begins the first song, the Epic of the Irregulars. The great recounting of our past experiences in the Underdark. From behind the bar, pointy ears peak up and Kais emerges with two more guests, the long lost Topsy and Turvy! These deepgnome wererat twins were with us in the first leg of our journey before they made their own way home. They act out the song on stage. The recounting focuses on the positive spirit of heroism and optimism, the growth of Jimjar from a gambling addicted lowlife to a noble selfless hero.

The next song is written to begin the process of reconciliation between the exodees and the wererat remainers, the scism of mistrust and shame that was created when half the population left and the other half abandoned to their lycantropic fate.