Session 17: Aubreck **?** Report

General Summary

 

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  NTO: , Sword Coast   Recap         Aubreck, a male human, has seen better days. His clothes haven't been fashionable for at least a year. He keeps his iron-gray hair pulled back in a short ponytail, and his mustache is neatly tended. Aubreck explains that the ship holds a magic box containing promissory notes and property deeds worth a total of 100,000 gp. He offers the characters a fee of 10 percent (10,000 gp) to recover it. He says that the ship was recently spotted adrift, approximately five days out from land. He has already hired a ship, Soul of Winter, and a crew to mount a mission to the derelict. Now he needs adventurers to go along and board the Emperor once they reach it, then find the box and bring it back. Old man, Aubrek spoke of how he was rich and and lost it . Southward South Isles. Spices and herms with amerchant. Invest in cash. Strongbox on the ship. Lost at sea. Ordinary merchant. Ship is in the ocean Reward: 10% of wealth, 100k on … Use his ship Upset at the rank, but honest. 1 ship… Something about lost ghost 10 years ***10,000 gp for something** Island clear out?*** Go to guildhall Corkboard with marniers guild Island something Light horn Coral shoals But cursed Something with undead Pirates cleric??   adv.…all loot yours Treasures Temple - kill priest Guildmaster Tabith 2000gp 400 on a sack. Sould of winter bonded? 2 sacks Metal. Blue metal iron. No luck latch 1 blue metal box Emperor of the waves Sent bloke See upper deck slop port Beat up… empty… brast -- stamps Holes on side… Something of winter --- strakron… Grappling to ship Blood 3 days old Gnash breaks door Webbing I killed spider

Notes

?   Party makes their way back to town to rest up and sell their items SALVAGE OPERATION - Aubrek approaches the party and tells them what happened to his ship, the Emperor of the Waves • Aubreck Drallion was once one of the richest merchants in the city; his trade fleet was the largest and most profitable of its kind, boasting hundreds of ships going all over Wildemount and Taldorei • [[His profits were stable but his ambition was not]] • Years ago, his contacts told him that he could monopolize trade in rare spices and herbs from the southern most islands/jungles by making heavy investments in the area • [[Aubreck took the opportunity as a sure thing and jumped at the chance to get even richer]] • He sold off many of his assets and converted the proceeds into property deeds and promissory notes, then secured the portable wealth aboard his flagship Emperor of the Waves • Plan was to convert the investments back into cash at the destination in the South • Ship was separated during a storm and lost to the sea • Lost everything and was reduced to the lifestyle of an "ordinary" merchant • 15 days ago, received word that his ship was spotted adrift in the Lucean Ocean, appearing to be a ghost ship • Aubreck used his savings to hire a ship and crew • [[Believes he can restore his standing if he recovers the deeds and documents that sailed with the ship]] - Since they were so successful with bringing down the sahuagin, he asks if they could accompany his hired ship and bring back the his treasure box - Inside the box is promissory notes and deeds worth 100,000gp and he offers a reward of 10% (10,000gp) to recover it