Marc jumps up and cheers in agreement with
Mina.
“Let us vote, then.” Havash says.
There is some deliberation among the gathered slaves. The other faction leaders stand up, each say “Who is with me?” Varis does not stand. None of the other slaves stand with the faction leaders. Havash turns to Mina and says “It seems you have carried the day, so now what?”
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Mina is tired, sore, and generally feels defeated. But,
Kindrok is alive, and
Haaku is happy. Kindrok is conscious, but not well, so Haaku delightedly uses his newly reacquired necklace to help Kindrok, and he becomes capable of work, but not much more. Kindrok is broken, and Mina talks to him, trying to inspire him and bring him out of his fugue state. This mostly works, but Kindrok is very upset that he was forced to inform on his friends.
Quistine,
Vistna, and possibly a third person were mentioned by name. Kindrok tells Mina he’s worried that they may have taken thoughts from his brain. Mina and Haaku assure Kindrok that he did what he had to do, and that he is still their friend and ally regardless of what he said or did.
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The guards and Templar are trying to kill
Zar and
Haaku Uaari has grabbed onto Zar’s legs, trying to save him through Haaku’s perceived influence and value. The Templar, in a bored voice, mutters “In Kalak’s name, restrain this creature…” and an Eldritch cage descends, but Zar teleports and avoids capture.
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The day of work is long and hard and wears especially on Haaku who has succumbed to sun-sickness and was desperately weakened both physically and emotionally by the three days in the pits. Zar and Haaku have made a new friend in Mina, who manages to procure some extra rations of both food and water for them that evening. She seeks them out
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Our heroes fate is, mostly, unknown. As the dust begins to settle over the Tyrian slave pens Thraan’s body is quickly removed by guards.
Quistine has actually escaped her bondage and has hurried into the Elven Market and done her best to disappear into the crowd. Of course a bald halfling with facial tatoos and an ill-fitting slave shift doesn’t blend in well much of anywhere. From the shadows a voice whips out “Psst! Come here”
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The first day of slavery dawns too early and too hot for
Kindrok,
Quistine Silentall, and
Haaku Uaari. After quickly getting to the water trough and filling their water skins they go out to work. The day is long and hard and painful and that evening they meet with Thraan and
Zar at the tent to discuss possible plans to escape the slave pens.
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As the midday sun burns through
Tyr a half-elf named
Haaku is walking through the marketplace in the Elven Quarter. Two elves dressed in relative finery round a corner and encounter a half-elf beggar who accosts them for some aid
- water, food, a piece of ceramic to help him make it through the night. The elves laugh at the beggar and begin to beat him for their pleasure and amusement.
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Ander Varros tucked himself away safely into the bard’s quarter after escaping the mess at Shadow Square. Kindrok, realizing he was alone, decided to continue on with the original plan, hoping the others would join him. He headed to the house that Suldin once lived in. Once he found it he was disappointed to not get any information. He headed back to Korvin’s house to wait for the others.
Time passed and no one came. He reasoned that Ander must be in his tiny room across town, so that is where he went. The two paired up, both with no information on Korvin or Quistine Silentall. Ander told Kindrok he should probably not be wearing the garb of the King’s Guard so he ripped them off, destroying them. Ander was puzzled by the sudden display of masculinity, but said nothing. After all, a King’s Guard walking around with a minstrel would probably bring up a lot of questions if they were confronted.
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With Vistna dead in Tyr’s warrens and the rest of the party happily quaffing brunch, things are looking good for the rugged and ragged individuals known as Kindrock, Korvin, Quistine, and Ander. In an attempt to find their way into the Veiled Alliance, Kindrock, to much the surprise of the party, provides some insight into a possible path to the covert sorcerers. Kindrock used to be employed by Suldin—a Veiled Alliance member— and Kindrock recalls that Suldin’s father knew of his son’s involvement with the society. With this information tickling Korvin’s brainpan with the promise of secrets, and Ander’s eyes filled with the promise of jink to come, the party sets out to Suldin’s house to find the way into the Veiled Alliance.
Then a Mul gets in the way.
A Mul guard of <<douchey>> pushes Quistine into a fruit stall, and the Mul guard claims he did this to protect his charge from assault. <<douchey>> yells at Korvin, who is garbed as a Templar, to arrest the wee assassin-to-be. Korvin responds with a “No.” He proceeds to straighten the fruit cart and asks <<douchey>> to pay for the damage his slave caused. <<douchey>>, unamused by Korvin’s forthrightness and sense of practical justice, is happy to see the proper authorities arrive just in time to inject some of their bureaucratic nefariousness into the situation.
When asked for his name, Korvin stupidly gives it, while the rest of the part scurries in different directions. Ander melts into the crowd, and Quistine and Kindrock mosey over to a nearby alley. The Templars demand that Korvin comes with them, and Korvin responds by trotting off. One of the Templars then crushes Korvin in an arcane cage, and Quistine and Kindrock bolt. Kindrock takes to the rooftops, bounding across gaps between houses and easily getting away in a few giantish strides. Quistine climbs into a small apartment, but is beset by the Templar’s half-giant guardsmen that follow her inside. Ander helps out the party by stealthily eliminating a templar and a guardsmen with poisoned blades, allowing him and Korvin to escape.
Quistine has yet to be seen since…
