Session 40: Drink Times Up

General Summary

Reolus walks into a bar..... well, the Eschbach Shields. There he meets Rikard, who he sends to get Magnar, Archi and Timble. Rikard walks round to Archi's apothecary getting them to go Reolus' cottage. Then going to Magnar's, the latter is informed to go to Reolus' too.

Looking at all the drinks there, Timble tries a couple. Then Reolus offers a special ale marking the return of the Dike.

After drinking, everything turns dark and they wake up in a forest they don't recognise. Deciding to head north, Rikard notices movement to the south and they stop to hide.

Jumping fast from tree to tree are five cloaked beings, and the guys recognize one is a very young Reolus aged about 12.

They seem to be arguing about some noble they tried to assassinate and couldn't. The party realises that this is the Bladed Pouch.

Following the group they see an ruined tower, where the group approach a Sentinel, a paranoid protector of Bladed Pouch sites in ruined buildings and out of the way places. They enter then the party try to work out a plan. Thanks to Anselma's& Reolus' stories they know they have to be careful, as Silent Watchers of the bladed Pouch are also somewhere around.

Archi decides on a plan, placing himself, Rikard and Timble in the Bag of Holding while turning invisible.

Slipping into the tower there is a trap door and Archi goes down. A ward turns him visible and the rest exit the bag.

Travelling down Rikard takes the lead going down a tunnel before falling into a hole that has locked doors to one side. These haven't been opened in ages and eventually everybody gets to a door that has light appearing around the cracks of it.

Listening in, the Bladed Pouch members can be heard arguing twisting the tale the party heard earlier though they still believe someone sold them out.

After a while and trying to think of a way to get the members, and without harming Reolus, they decide that Magnar will carry the bag, along with Archi & Rikard in side it, and Timble will hide to one side. This triggered by the room going quiet and one of the BP members sticks their head out to see if anyone is there. Seeing no-one he says that Reolus is mistaken.

Reolus comes over pointing out Magnar and then Timble. They both try to pass themselves off by deceiving the the group. Rikard tries to distract Magnar by sticking the hand out and tickling Magnar's belly.

They don't really believe either, though more prone to think both are new recruits and Timble the better at hiding.

Gathering them up and going with others they explain that they are going to kill the lord of a mansion they have been tasked with doing. Magnar & Timble are to go in first and act as a distraction to allow them to get in and finish the task.

Getting to the mansion they slip past what guards there are with Timble & Magnar scaling the wall.

Magnar runs behind a tree and speaks to Magnar & Rikard to say they are to pop out of the bag when they are in the mansion grounds to cause a distraction.

Magnar shows off and Timble ends up with rope burns when he messes up on the other side.

Looking around they decide to try just sauntering across the ground where there is a large force of men at arms waiting for an attack.

Somewhere close, they're stopped with Timble at the front, saying that they are there to help as part of the force.

Taken to the Captain they are questioned and Magnar helps Archi & Rikard out of the bag. They try to explain that they are there to help and that the assassins are coming, although no-one believes them. Archi though, turns into a Giant Ape, and starts attacking trying to get to the Nobleman to kill him. A number of guards are there, about 15 in between them.

Archi starts killing them, Timble draws his bow pointed at the doorway in case the assassins come in. Magnar tries to find somewhere to hide or slip out, and Rikard goes to take a look outside to see how it is going.

Archi is battering the guards, Timble is standing with the bow, Magnar waves to ones outside.

Rikard sees the battle taking place with the assassins start to dominate eventually wearing them down.

Eventually the assassins get to the main doors, and before they can do anything, Reolus starts killing them.

Rikard wanders back to the room and informs them of what is going on. The noble looks surprised and asks if they are with Reolus. The party tells him that they know Reolus in some way, and he tells them Reolus sold out the Blade Pouch effectively as he wants out of them.

Reolus is then shown into the room and Archi calms down.

Eventually everything fades to black and a strange humanoid is stand8ing over them in a purple robe & hood, with a book held in place before him with electrical discharges acting as chains to hold it in place. He laughs and they are pulled back into Reolus' cottage.

Archi now wants some of this ale for "personal use", and the rest are going to lay off it.