Chapter 1 - Weekends at The Ship: 10 sessions July-November 2011
Chapter 2 - Mondays at The Counting House: 10 sessions November 2011-April 2012
Wednesday 29 February 2012
Monday 27 February 2012
Ionel, Ranger Scout
Thursday 9 February 2012
Letters looted from the Cormarrin Estate
Most of the written material you looted concerns mundane details of Cormarrin estate management. Apparently the drainage in the lower field is a source of frequent concern. There are some letters from Valoth Mett about how much he is looking forward to marrying Tessa Cormarrin, what a fine figure of Nerathi womanhood she is, despite questions over the purity of her maternal parentage. There are several messages which appear to be in code, based on an archaic form of Alryan. They appear to be six from Thulseus Doomfire - these inscribed with the snake sigil of Zehir - three from Borritt Crowfinger on what looks like human-skin parchment, and a couple from Morthor Coff, these with the Black Sun sigil. Dates are noted, the most recent is from Borritt Crowfinger and dated one week ago.
Varek takes 30 minutes and 3 healing surges to use Decipher Script and puzzle out the most recent pieces of correspondence:
(a) Borritt Crowfinger's last letter concerns planning arrangements for the upcoming campaign to re-establish Nerath, beginning with the 'liberation' of Bisgen. He apologises to Halvath for the delay caused by the failure of his deceased apprentice Malac Roake, but despite the loss of the Staff of Olnehr and 'difficulties with Lord Nexull' he is gathering the forces of the Blood Cairn and the Carnelian Plain, and he still hopes to reach Bisgen 'on time'. He understands that Tal Lorvas will still have to go ahead with the ritual employing the Ring of Nemeia, and urges Halvath not to delay.
(b) Morthor Coff's letter is very hard to understand, but seems to concern 'Stabilisation of the Black Sun Gate'. Energy is being channelled through the Gate to the Princes and certain Knights Concordant of Nerath Restored. However this is taking a large number of human sacrifices. Coff complains that their supporters in the Clanute have not been sending as much money as promised, and that acquiring sufficient numbers of sacrificial victims is growing increasingly difficult. Coff says that they cannot maintain the current rate of energy transmission indefinitely unless many more sacrifices are acquired. On the bright side, the Son of Bane's War Fleet is now mustering at Palen Spring. The Antillians will allow them to pass the Straits of Clashing Rocks, then they will soon reach Valera.
The Clanute is the nobles' senate of the City State of the Invincible Overlord.
(c) Thulseus Doomfire's last missive is from several months ago. He greets Halvath cordially, but urges caution, advising that Nerath Restored should not act too soon. He expresses scepticism over the prospects of success for young Tal Lorvas - "The Tomb of the Demon Empress has consumed greater heroes than that young whippersnapper". There is some stuff about the Winged Ape clan having withdrawn northwards, and the Arang-Tok orcs expanding in power, with control of the Skydome tower. Interrogation of captured Arang-Tok orcs indicates that they hold an Orichalan Dragon Lord captive at their fortress, and that he has been supplying the orcs with alchemical concoctions. Doomfire suspects that the Orichalan may actually be manipulating the stupid orcs. This could tie in with reports that at least one Orichalan Warforged is working with the Arang-Tok. "The Orichalans' hatred of the Redskins should not lull us into thinking they are any friends of Nerath. In time it will become necessary to destroy this threat also."
Varek takes 30 minutes and 3 healing surges to use Decipher Script and puzzle out the most recent pieces of correspondence:
(a) Borritt Crowfinger's last letter concerns planning arrangements for the upcoming campaign to re-establish Nerath, beginning with the 'liberation' of Bisgen. He apologises to Halvath for the delay caused by the failure of his deceased apprentice Malac Roake, but despite the loss of the Staff of Olnehr and 'difficulties with Lord Nexull' he is gathering the forces of the Blood Cairn and the Carnelian Plain, and he still hopes to reach Bisgen 'on time'. He understands that Tal Lorvas will still have to go ahead with the ritual employing the Ring of Nemeia, and urges Halvath not to delay.
(b) Morthor Coff's letter is very hard to understand, but seems to concern 'Stabilisation of the Black Sun Gate'. Energy is being channelled through the Gate to the Princes and certain Knights Concordant of Nerath Restored. However this is taking a large number of human sacrifices. Coff complains that their supporters in the Clanute have not been sending as much money as promised, and that acquiring sufficient numbers of sacrificial victims is growing increasingly difficult. Coff says that they cannot maintain the current rate of energy transmission indefinitely unless many more sacrifices are acquired. On the bright side, the Son of Bane's War Fleet is now mustering at Palen Spring. The Antillians will allow them to pass the Straits of Clashing Rocks, then they will soon reach Valera.
The Clanute is the nobles' senate of the City State of the Invincible Overlord.
(c) Thulseus Doomfire's last missive is from several months ago. He greets Halvath cordially, but urges caution, advising that Nerath Restored should not act too soon. He expresses scepticism over the prospects of success for young Tal Lorvas - "The Tomb of the Demon Empress has consumed greater heroes than that young whippersnapper". There is some stuff about the Winged Ape clan having withdrawn northwards, and the Arang-Tok orcs expanding in power, with control of the Skydome tower. Interrogation of captured Arang-Tok orcs indicates that they hold an Orichalan Dragon Lord captive at their fortress, and that he has been supplying the orcs with alchemical concoctions. Doomfire suspects that the Orichalan may actually be manipulating the stupid orcs. This could tie in with reports that at least one Orichalan Warforged is working with the Arang-Tok. "The Orichalans' hatred of the Redskins should not lull us into thinking they are any friends of Nerath. In time it will become necessary to destroy this threat also."
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