Sunlight Veil Campaign Session 1

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Lime: hello my children
Muss: I can't find the non-black zone
TBW: Thats because you don't have a token with vision v:
TBW: One sec
TBW: There, just doing that for now
TBW: Alright, while stuff is still being figured out mechanically
Muss: Test test
TBW: Yeah it came through v:
TBW: Alright, exposition time!
TBW: Iska and Hacim, after brief visits with family and the Church of Belgaer, you finally make your way to Winds' Home. The trip was long (especially if you get seasick like the poor soul in the cabin next to Hacim), but relatively uneventful. You hear the occasional whispers from Hadonian Regency, but you seem to have slipped off without notice.
Keleviel: Ehehe
Lime: Nice, good
TBW: Winds' Home is a series of islands half way between the old continents and the new continent that is called Veritas by it's dragonkin and tiefling inhabitants. Though there are sentients present, the continents are much less settled and far more unexplored, even by it's current inhabitants. Ruins and crypts and dungeons from empires and countries that rose and then fell ages ago.
TBW: For these reasons, it has drawn a large number of interested parties from the old world, the vast majority of which now settled on Winds' Home. Uninhabited fifty years ago when it was founded, it now boasts a population of several million from all over the world. It's a mountainous tropical island, and if some one can make it, it can be found here, or at least, you can be pointed in the right direction for it. There are various sentlements all over the other islands that make up Veritas, but they're little more than outposts for scientific, explorative, or explotative purposes.
Lime: hehehe explotative 3
TBW: Not everyone out here is looking to play nice, and some will kill to protect a secret. Disappearances aren't uncommon once you get in to the wilds.
Keleviel: Iska disapproves
Keleviel: But she wishes she could bake a cake made out of sunshine and rainbows and everyone could eat it and be happy and friends forever
Keleviel: So her opinion should be taken with a grain of salt
Muss: Pffff
TBW: Iska, in part of the treasure from the crypt, you found a rather old, beaten up icon. You're not sure what it is, but after inquiring around about it, you were pointed to a tavern on the coastline of the main city of King's Claim called the Memories of the Shan Sea
TBW: You don't even need to ask to see the owner, an elderly, but still fit and with the look of a retired adventurer, man comes out and with a laugh and a smile asks if you wouldn't mind talking privately
TBW: He doesn't take no for an answer (if, indeed, it was an answer that wanted to be given), and you're escorted past the orc barman in to a private sitting room with a view of the boardwalk and the ocean beyond.
TBW: Any questions you guys had before we dive right in?
Keleviel: Not really
Lime: Is Hacim just following Iska around
TBW: That's up to you guys, I assumed the two of you were sticking together for one reason or another
Lime: Live together, die alone
Lime: Flaps hands, that's it
Keleviel: :v
Lime: v:
TBW: Good a reason as any
Keleviel: Iska wants to learn about the icon
Keleviel: She says hey why don't you come with me
Keleviel: At the least we will go beat up monsters and get moneys
Lime: Hacim's like sure I kinda like you
Muss: Is this where Orianna burst through the door like a coolaid man
Keleviel: The kool aid man bursts through walls
TBW: Not yet v:
TBW: Alright diving right in then
Keleviel: I think people dive into the kool aid man, though
Belcourin Nagura: So! Nice to meet both of you, I hope I didn't startle you by knowing your names, but when I heard about the icon I just had to know more! This is potentially very exciting. I don't suppose I could see it just to confirm it's what I'm thinking it is?
Lime: Considering the last time they were accosted by folks it was a middle man, Hacim's just sort of
Lime: squinting suspiciously
* Iska is interested to find information about the icon, but is a bit suspicious about the bar owner as well.
* Iska nonetheless says "Here," and shows him the icon
* Belcourin Nagura takes it gently with a thank you and holds it up to take a look at it, a big smile crossing his face
Belcourin Nagura: It is! Oh this is exciting.
* Belcourin Nagura offers it back and starts pacing around the room, clarly thinking quickly
Iska: So, what is it, then?
Belcourin Nagura: No idea!
* Iska gives him a flat look for a moment
Belcourin Nagura: That symbol, though, is on the entrance of a crypt in the Sunlight Veil, a chain of islands north of The Shield
* Hacim raises an eyebrow.
Belcourin Nagura: It was spotted by a ship sailing past who had that symbol marked down exactly
* Iska brightens up. A lead, at least
Belcourin Nagura: Which is exciting because, if as you said, it was found in the Hadano Regency, it might mean that there was contact between the continents long before Winds' Home was founded!
Belcourin Nagura: I don't suppose the two of you would be interested in partnering with me to find out more?
Iska: Well, hm.
* Iska looks at Hacim, to see if he has any preference. She's interested in the knowledge gleaned, as well as treasure, and partnering up will possibly increase the chances of the first while possibly losing a cut of the latter.
* Hacim shrugs, eyeballing the owner.
Lime: he hasn't done anything
Lime: suspicious or anything right
Lime: nothin weirdweird?
Keleviel: He knows who they are and what they're after
Lime: ...man how did he know their names
Hacim: How did you know our names?
Lime: Snrts
 Belcourin Nagura: Oh, well, I must admit, I've been here a while and I let most of the people who deal with history and artifacts to let me know if someone has anything potentially interesting. When they said it was a gnome and a priest of Belgaer with an adamantine breastplate, something clicked.
Belcourin Nagura: You sailed in on one of my ships, I got your names from that
Belcourin Nagura: The passenger list that is
Keleviel:This looks like a job for CAPTAIN INSIGHT ROLL
Lime: dOES HE LIE
Keleviel: THAT IS WHAT CAPTAIN INSIGHT ROLL WILL FIGURE OUT
* Keleviel rolls: 1d20 + 6 => 14 + 6 = 20
Keleviel: Noice
Muss: I'm glad we got our paranoia off to a good start
Lime: A+ very good
TBW: You don't think he's lying, but he's clearly holding something back (even if he is seemingly eager to say it). Judging on his excitement and eagerness, he'll probably offer you good terms, but you think you could maybe get something better if you pushed for it.
Iska: So, what terms do you have, if we do partner up?
* Belcourin Nagura looks a little more excited
Belcourin Nagura: I'd offer the services of one of my ships for this persuit. You travel free both there, and if you make port here, you can stay in the Inn near by here that I own for a reduced price. Far better than anything you could get elsewhere for what you'd pay. I wouldn't come with you, I need to stay here and run my businesses, but I have two specialists that would go with you, I asked one of them to meet me here if you wanted to meet them?
Belcourin Nagura: The other is currently doing work on The Shield, but she'd meet you in the Veil when you get there.
Belcourin Nagura: The one here is a student of Lore who will be along to write down an account of what was there and what happened. That's all I want out of it, plus the right to publish what is found. You'd have a secondary contributor status in those, the primary one would be mine.
Belcourin Nagura: Any treasure you find can be split between the four of you who are doing all the hard work, though if there's something of historical note, I'd like to take a look at it, and maybe this sort of thing could happen again. Seem fair?
* Iska drums her fingers and ponders. Publishing rights wasn't high on her priority list, she had to admit. The actual knowledge itself is what interested her, and sending it back to the church's archives. Even split of treasure seems fair enough, too. Having more than two people is not a bad idea. "What do you think, Hacim?"
Hacim: "It seems fair," he nods.
Lime: He resists the urge to add 'if we find anything about birds, i'm probably going to keep it for later publishing in my own damn notes.'
Lime: Other publishing rights don't really interest him, and as long as he gets some cash to send back to his family he's a happy nerd.
Muss: I'm just trying to imagine how much money they must have by now
Lime: Not that much actually!
Lime: Hacim gave most of his to his family.
Muss: I mean the family
Muss: Like how do they life
* Iska nods. "I agree. I'd like to meet with your specialist, though. Barring any massive troubles with that, I don't see any reason why we shouldn't agree!"
Lime: oh. They run a pretty big pigeon farm, I mean
Lime: because of hacim they're living pretty comfortably now, though
Belcourin Nagura: Alright! I'll go get her, she's waiting outside.
Belcourin Nagura: This is Orianna, she works for me on occasion, writing down any thing found while exploring, local legends, things like that, and she's one of the best
* Hacim glances up at her and offers a tentative smile.
* Orianna walks in and looks over the group before nodding seriously and turning to Belcourin. "Should I be writing down how they look, because people this cute should be put in the history books." She grinned at the two before offering a hand to shake "Nice to meet'cha little cuttie pies, I hear you're the adventurering type
Hacim: ..."Nice to meet you too." He is chuckling. It is good.
Iska: Nice to meet you!
* Iska 's smile is a bit frozen and she tries not to blush
* Orianna practically ozzes personality as they walk between the two to shake hands and start to chat "Welcome to the Wind's, watch out for the kids around here. *Orianna leans forward* some sicko keeps going around and teaching them horrible jokes to say to new comers"
* Iska giggles despite herself
* Orianna grins brightly as they take a step back to study them "Mhm, mhm, well you certainly look like you know how to handle yoursel. You really know how to pick the good ones Courin
Orianna: *enter key why*
* Hacim just half-smiles and side-eyes Iska, wondering if anything's going to come of this charmer.
Belcourin Nagura: Yes, well, these ones sort of found me. I hope you all have fun
* Belcourin Nagura looks like he's quite enjoying himself
Orianna: Awwww, Courin really. It's like you're purposefully setting me up for a joke that'll involve winking and nudging
* Orianna winks at the two for good mesure anyways
* Hacim rests his chin on his hand, thoroughly amused.
* Iska is charmed by Orianna, but that's something that catches her attention. "So, speaking of taking care of ourselves, what else are you good at? A student of lore is all very well and no doubt a good fit, but this isn't going to be a stroll through a library."
* Orianna thinks about that and starts counting off on their fingers
Orianna: "I have practice handling animals, I know the history of this place, I've managed to intimidate and persuade my way through the majority of situations involving people, I am excellent at preforming, I know slight of hand, I have minor survival experience and I am positively regarded by most people who know of me" If you payed close attention, you'd be able to tell that they're hiding something
* Iska nods
Orianna: As it is though, Orianna simply bows "You don't get free lodging if you don't have a deck of aces up your sleave"
Iska: How about a fight? That's always a possibility
Orianna: Ah yes, that's usually where things get complicated
* Orianna smiles as best they can for the next part "I can fear, root down, confuse, charm, talk with, knock out, put to sleep, and generally make most things days feel generally unplesent, as well as having a large amount of ways to help you in battle"
* Iska cocks her head to the side
Orianna: I do not however, harm other beings.
Iska: Ah
Iska: Even if they have no compunctions about you?
* Orianna grins and shrugs "I know you're bound by your laws to fight evil, honestly I know that the world doesn't work on sunshine and cups of tea"
Orianna: "But I have a moral code, just like you have one. There was many situations that can be solved with a nice little chat"
* Hacim purses his lips and then shrugs. "As long as you don't leap in front of the bolt when I have to shoot someone I don't think there'll be a problem."
Iska: Hm
* Iska considers this. The less death, the better, obviously.
* Orianna looks between the two "Oh don't worry, what you do is your choice. Sometimes things need a cup of tea, sometimes a hammer. You don't live here if you think one solves every situation"
Iska: You'll just not be the one holding it, although you might be holding the other person down, as it were, right?
Orianna: Yup, I'll always advocate peaceful talks and working things out but if someone or something gives you no choice, you can do what you feel is right
Orianna: Just ah, one rule of thumb that I have if you're both alright with it\
* Orianna takes in a breath before looking the two into the eye like they were trying to spot something hidden deep within "If I find out you harm a single innocent child from here, you will not see another friendly face around here for the rest of your lives." Their smile was dropped, they were intensly serious
Iska: If I harm an innocent child, I have no doubt that I wouldn't deserve to
* Hacim blinks. "Agreed."
* Orianna beams at the responses, walking over and giving Iska and Hacim a big hug "Oooohhhh I knew you two cuties were going to be great! Not a bad bone in you two!"
* Hacim sputters at the sudden hugging.
Belcourin Nagura: Yeah probably should've warned you she's a hugger
* Belcourin Nagura says it clearly not meaning it at all.
* Iska wasn't expecting the sudden hug! She hugs back after a moment because why not
Lime: Hacim is smol i feel like there would be lifting
Muss: Permission to life Hacim
Lime: permission granted
Keleviel: Poor Hacim
* Orianna was surprised with how light hacim was, and picked him up for a big happy hug
* Hacim makes a startled noise and sputters a little more and probably laughs a little bit, patting Orianna on the back.
Lime: he's only like 2'4" man
Orianna: Seriously Courin you could make a living being a match maker, even if it's the cuties that find you
Belcourin Nagura: Thats a possible idea, yes
* Belcourin Nagura says, like he's mulling it over seriously
Keleviel: Snrk
* Iska is laughing a little, too. "Well, Hacim? Any reason you can see to not go ahead?"
* Orianna starts laughing, putting Hacim down "You'd be a master if you didn't always have your hands reaching for history"
Orianna: It's like I always say, you need to charm people when you're a young adventurer, you can't get the joy of finding new dungeon things out of your mind\
Hacim: Not a thing. -he shakes his head, seeming very amused-
Belcourin Nagura: Excellent!
* Orianna started to act dramatically "My poor courin married, getting joy out of finding dust in their shoe closet"
* Belcourin Nagura laughs
Iska: In that case, we look forward to working with you!
Belcourin Nagura: You never know where that dust has been, it might've been from the tomb from a lost conquerer!
Belcourin Nagura: Anyways
* Orianna giggles and goes to move back to their original spot\
Belcourin Nagura: This is a pretty nice section of the city, you'll be able to find just about anything you want in a few minutes walk. We can work out which rooms you can have at the Inn, it's a little further back, but the rooms I'm thinking of will have a nice view of the ocean.
Belcourin Nagura: Feel free to store whatever extra stuff you don't want to carry with you there, no one will enter without your permission. As far as I'm concerned they're your rooms until you say otherwise.
Lime: That's a bird room now.
Belcourin Nagura: I'll work out which ship you'll be taking, but it'll be fairly small and fast
* Keleviel snrks
* Iska nods
Hacim: I hope you don't mind talons on your window sills.
Belcourin Nagura: Give me a day or two to sort out the logistics, think you'll be good to go by then?
Belcourin Nagura: Bah, adds character to the building, besides, no one will see it four stories up.
Iska: I don't see why not
* Orianna perks up "Talons? You have a bird with you?"
* Hacim perks up at her perking up. "Yes, Her name's Iratha and she's a harpy eagle."
* Orianna 's eyes seem to sparkle for a moment, maybe they do. Orianna would probably use cantraps for dramatic effects anyways. "Are they cute?"
Hacim: "Of course! And ferocious. I can take you to meet her if you want."
Orianna: I'd love to! Oh I think I might have some food in my room I could offer them. Do they like petting?
Hacim: "Sure, but don't touch her beak or legs- she likes having her wing joints scratched." He's so excited. People who like birds make him happy.
Orianna: She catches onto that, it's always good to get to know peoples interests, best way to bond as a group. "I'm sure we won't have too many problems if we have an eagle with us, best spotters in the world besides magical people I'd say"
Iska: I certainly hope so
* Hacim nods! Biiiiirds.
Orianna: Oh, and don't be afriad to come by to my room if you need someone to show you around town, figure out some info, or just chat a bit.
Iska: I'll be certain to keep that in mind!
Hacim: Noted!
* Orianna turns to Iska, they saw her blush before and honestly blushing people are always the cutest. "Don't be afraid to come by, I promise I don't bite most of the time." She gave sly smile and a wink
Iska: "Ehehe"
* Iska is blushing again oh no
Orianna: Well, if you're all done with them Courin I'm going to check out this bird of theirs.
Orianna: Oh and I'm sure you'll love the other person you'll be working with, not pulling your tail there. Although I might be pulling mine
* Orianna starts giggling at their own jokes
Iska: I'll see if there's anything that'll be useful to get, then
Belcourin Nagura: Nope I think we're all set! I'll come by with a contract tomorrow some time
* Orianna tries to stop before they start laughing hard at their own joke and have to lean against the table for support
* Hacim snorts softly and hups off the couch or whatever they were sitting on.
* Belcourin Nagura shakes his head, chuckling
Belcourin Nagura: Vareesa and Pasi have their shops right across from the Inn, you can get just about anything from them, if you give them enough time.
Iska: I'll be sure to take a look, then!
Hacim: If that's all, I've got to go make sure Iratha's eaten.
Hacim: I look forward to working with you.
Lime: srs gnome
Lime: srs business
Iska: Likewise!
Belcourin Nagura: As do I! I look forward to seeing where this all leads
Keleviel: Probably
Keleviel: TO THEIR DOOM
Keleviel: DUN DUN DUN
* Orianna wipes a tear from their eye "I'll join you for the bird feeding if that's alright"
Muss: Good luck Kel
Hacim: Sure!
Muss: You're getting am optomistic character
Muss: Who believes in the better side of people
Keleviel: I'm also playing one :v
TBW: Hacim
TBW: That was a window
Lime: hahha
Lime: oh my god
* Keleviel cackles
Lime: was it an open window
TBW: Sure
Keleviel: Hacim no
TBW: Why not
* Orianna stares after the gnome
* Orianna grins widely "Well this is going to be fun"
 Iska: A great believer in efficient travel, Hacim
Iska: Well, I'll go and see what else could be useful
Iska: Pleasure meeting you two!
* Iska leaves through the door like a normal person
* Orianna gives a goodbye hug to Belcourin "See ya later you old lug, I'll make sure to write down all the interesting stuff with you"
Belcourin Nagura: Thanks you firecracker. Bring me back something tasty if you don't find something interesting.
* Orianna laughs before also gives Iska one more hug "See you later fluffy curls"
Hacim: Meanwhile Hacim's just. Letting out the sharpest, loudest fucking two-tone whistle to summon Iratha. We gonna feed a bird.
Muss: Hell yeah\
TBW: There you go
Lime: BIRD
Lime: IM SO GLAD
Lime: THANKS DEAR
TBW: c:
* Iratha lands on Hacim's shoulders and starts picking at his hair.
Lime: together they make a full-sized person
Keleviel: Ahaha
Muss: Pfffff
* Orianna , true to form, starts petting and cooing at Iratha
* Iratha is deeply pleased and fluffs up some of the feathers on her ruff proudly.
* Hacim is delighted.
* Orianna digs through their bags, pullin out a little bit of dried meat for them and ripping up some pieces for them "Probably not their usual meal unfortuntely, I'll have to remember to have something fresh on hand from now on"
Hacim: She hunts for herself most of the time, so...
* Iratha is just snapping that up honestly she's so good with this. Food stuffs.
* Orianna giggles "Well it's good to have a friend that can take care of themselves" she pets them some more, near the wing joints like Hacim said "Whose a good big eagle, you are, yes you are"
* Iratha makes happy cooing noises!!
Orianna: Have to ask, where'd you find this little beauty, cutie too ain'tcha?
Hacim: Velimir- she was already pretty tame by then, fortunately.
Orianna: Huh, ol Courin wasn't joking when he said you rode on over in one of his boats then. so then!
* Orianna put her hands on her hips and looked at Hacim "What're your thoughts on this place then? Better than where you came from I'll bet"
Hacim: It's certainly... warmer.
Hacim: I don't know about better, though.
Orianna: awwww, don't you know the benifits of warmer weather though?
* Orianna grins a shit eating grin "All the people are...hotter"
* Orianna high fives themselves
* Hacim snorts.
Orianna: So, hoping to get a look around the city soon?
Orianna: There's some benifits with travelling with someone everyone feels kindly too, well almost everyone
Hacim: I'm sure.
Hacim: I'll probably take a look around, considering I'll be spending some time here.
Orianna: Want to grab your friend to come with us or is the bird all the company we'll need. Not to offend your friend, she's really cute but man, what a bird
* Orianna 's shit eating grin was back
Hacim: She's a good bird.
* Hacim pets her fondly.
Hacim: We probably shouldn't forget about Iska, though.
Orianna: Very well then, shouldn't be too hard to find them
Orianna: Just need to find the short cutie pie in shiny armor like the novels always write about
* Hacim continues to snicker softly.
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