Episode 30

[Bynw]

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[19:10:03] <.Bynw> |   The Winds of Change - Episode 30
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[19:10:06] <.Bynw> | Beginning Adventure Recap
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[19:10:11] <.Bynw> | The day's meeting with the Adanian Envoy
[19:10:12] <.Bynw> | did not go well. By mid-afternoon he
[19:10:14] <.Bynw> | acted as if he had been insulted and
[19:10:15] <.Bynw> | accused of murdering Lord Antilles by
[19:10:16] <.Bynw> | each of Warp Wood's ruling Lords.
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[19:10:19] <.Bynw> | By late afternoon he had excused himself
[19:10:20] <.Bynw> | from the meeting and was escorted by 
[19:10:21] <.Bynw> | his own request back to his quarters in
[19:10:23] <.Bynw> | the cathedral by Father Pele.
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[19:10:25] <.Bynw> | The Lord's debated the reactions of the
[19:10:27] <.Bynw> | evnoy for the remainder of the day.
[19:10:28] <.Bynw> | But in the end only one choice was made.
[19:10:29] <.Bynw> | Appointing Master Ryethon as the new
[19:10:31] <.Bynw> | Lord and General of Warp Wood.
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[19:10:33] <.Bynw> | At sunset, a message arrived at the
[19:10:35] <.Bynw> | palace from the Envoy indicating that
[19:10:36] <.Bynw> | if the Lords are willing to listen
[19:10:37] <.Bynw> | he would resume the discussions in the
[19:10:38] <.Bynw> | morning. Otherwise, he would seek
[19:10:40] <.Bynw> | passage back to Adan.
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[19:10:45] <.Bynw> |   Today's Game Date: 30 Sept 461 NE
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[19:10:48] <.Bynw> |   End of Adventure Recap
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[19:13:51] <.Bynw> *the 2nd morning after the great storm brings with it a cooler day. many of the citizens of Warp Wood are out and about working the long task of rebuilding after the storm.
[19:15:37] * +Kevin gets up early, and heads to the Great Hall to eat breakfast and have some juice
[19:15:47] <.Bynw> *the palace servants prepare again for the arrival of the Adanian envoy. Cleaning up the sitting room and making sure all is in order as the dawn breaks
[19:17:10] * +Ryethon slips into the palace after taking a stroll through the early morning
[19:17:19] * +Jack scrounges up some bacon and eggs in the kitchen, then heads to the Great Hall with a glass of OJ.
[19:18:34] * +Coch stop by the kitchen to place an order for breakfast then goes to the Great Hall and awaits his breakfast to be served
[19:19:14] <+Coch> "Good morning Ryethon and Jack" 
[19:19:28] <.Bynw> *breakfast is served to the lords when they desire it ... as large or small as they wish ...
[19:19:57] <+Jack> "Morning, Koch"
[19:20:12] * +Charissa walks in with a cup of wine in hand
[19:20:32] * +Coch rises and waits for the Queen to be seated
[19:20:38] * +Ryethon stops on his way through the kitchen tamping a pipe and seaking black bean tea
[19:22:11] <.Bynw> *Kagi too enters the Great Hall, with wine in one hand and black bean tea in another*
[19:22:20] <+Charissa> "How is everyone today?  Ready to deal with the envoy again?"
[19:22:37] <+Jack> "Guess it's the right thing to do."
[19:23:18] <+Kevin> "Well, if we do have a consensus that they might of killed the lords, then what good will it do?"
[19:23:33] * +Coch waves over a servant and asks for a writing material and that a courier be put on standby
[19:23:36] <+Jack> "I'd really rather be out helping to rebuild the harbor, but I don't want this guy to go away mad if possible."
[19:24:16] <.Bynw> *Seth* "He will be delt with alright. In the same manner as before. If he's thinking he will get an apology from yesterday. He is mistaken."
[19:24:39] <+Coch> "Seems he will take any opportunity to take advantage of this situation"
[19:25:07] <+Kevin> "I do not see why we should waste our time if that is what we do. We, as Lord Jack said, could be out helping."
[19:25:15] <+Ryethon> "He is pompous and arrogant, I say if he wants to talk with us, he should do it while we are helping our people."
[19:25:32] * +Coch begins writing a letter
[19:27:40] <.Bynw> *Seth* "He does hold several cards. We don't know what the letter contained that Antilles wrote. And the Spectrals are capable of making our road, fixing the harbor and a host of other needed actions. But the price is a little too high for me. We would never be rid of them."
[19:30:25] <+Jack> "Yeah, if we do want to ally ourselves with the Empire and the Spectrals, we'll be their vassals forever, expected to say 'how high?' whenever they say 'jump'."
[19:30:33] * +Coch folds and seals the letter and waves a servant over, giving instructions in a hushed manner
[19:31:12] <.Bynw> *Seth* "Exactly"
[19:31:37] <+Charissa> "I for one, DO NOT want to be allied with them"
[19:31:57] <+Kevin> "I concur."
[19:32:45] <.Bynw> *as the servant leaves with the sealed letter, Bishop Nidor enters the Great Hall. A look of concern on his face as the doors close behind him.*
[19:32:48] <+Jack> "Lotsa benefits, though . . . if you like the life of a lapdog.  But I'll vote 'no' to the lapdog route, personally."
[19:33:24] <+Coch> "What now?"
[19:33:50] <+Ryethon> "We could turn him away."
[19:34:25] <+Coch> "Should we ask to see the letter Antilles sent?"
[19:34:32] <+Charissa> "Your Grace, why such a frown?"
[19:35:08] <+Jack> "Yes, you have the look of a man with something to tell."
[19:35:16] * +Kevin waits in suspicion
[19:35:58] <.Bynw> "Your Majesty" *he bows at the neck for the Queen* "My Lords. Father Pele and I have just checked on our esteemed guest and he is gone from his apartment within the cathedral"
[19:36:40] <+Charissa> "I'm assuming no body parts showed up so it's safe to guess he left of his own volition?"
[19:36:43] <+Jack> "Packed and gone, or just out and about?"
[19:37:22] <+Charissa> 'most likely packed and gone, Jack"
[19:38:01] <+Jack> "I mean, were his bags still there?"
[19:38:23] <.Bynw> *Nidor* "Packed and gone. Without a word. He was reading a scroll earlier and asked not to be disturbed"
[19:38:54] <+Charissa> "Mayhaps the scroll told him that he and the Empire were duped by Antilles"
[19:39:11] <+Jack> "Well, I guess that makes our decision for us, though I think we would have gone that route anyway."
[19:39:39] <+Kevin> "Aye."
[19:40:00] <+Charissa> "yes it does, but now we best be preparing for war as well as rebuilding"
[19:40:04] <+Charissa> "just a hunch"
[19:40:20] <+Coch> "I thought his ship was at sea?  Then where did he go?"
[19:40:32] <+Charissa> "he can teleport"
[19:40:39] <+Coch> "Ah"
[19:40:40] <+Charissa> "he is a spectral magician after all"
[19:41:13] <+Jack> "Teleport, change to bird form, I'm sure he has lots of tricks up his sleeves."
[19:41:23] <+Charissa> "agreed"
[19:41:24] <.Bynw> *Nidor* "His ship was at sea. But he did teleport into the Cathedral. And so far none of our few ships have spotted the Adanian vessel. We believe it was lost in the storm."
[19:41:50] <+Charissa> "or just moved out of view"
[19:42:07] <.Bynw> *Seth* "More tricks than you can count. But there is the maxim. They could have done something and made it look like he left on his own. Covering their tracks ..."
[19:42:45] <+Coch> "Was the storm naturally occuring or was it created?  Is there a way we can determine that?"
[19:42:52] <+Jack> "Or he could be invisible and have followed His Grace back here and be lietening right now."
[19:43:01] <+Charissa> "could be, Seth, but either way, we have to do as I suggested--begin reconstruction and prepare for war"
[19:43:05] <.Bynw> *Seth* "It was natural. I checked it while it was happening."
[19:43:13] <+Coch> "Thank you Seth"
[19:44:33] <+Kevin> "Shall we stop helping now?"
[19:44:43] <+Jack> "Well, unless we want to convene the War Council right now, I'm gonna grab some tools and some cash and get down to the harbor."
[19:45:52] <.Bynw> *Seth* "I'll make a survey of the rest of the city and find out what needs fixed more ... "
[19:47:26] * +Coch turning to face Bishop Nidor  "Do you have any idea what information the scroll held?"
[19:47:48] <.Bynw> *Nidor* "No he had produced it out of a satchel earlier"
[19:48:48] <+Charissa> "did he have visitors?"
[19:48:48] * +Kevin gets out of his seat and heads with Jack to fix up the town
[19:50:36] <+Coch> "With your permission Bishop may I go look at Fulton's room?"
[19:50:39] <.Bynw> "none" *the bishop answers*
[19:51:56] <+Ryethon> "Master Coch, I belive that we should start looking for volunteers for our army. Would you be interested in joining me in this venture?"
[19:52:02] <.Bynw> *Bishop Nidor* "Father Pele is there now Lord Coch, if you can assist that would be good"
[19:52:45] <+Ryethon> "On second thought, I think that I shall join you."
[19:53:20] <+Charissa> "Tell the townsfolk, they can get their homes and businesses repaired for free if they volunteer to join the Warpwood Army for 2 years"
[19:53:46] <+Charissa> ::motions to the seneshal--has him draw up a proclamation::
[19:53:55] <+Ryethon> "That is a good idea my queen."
[19:54:30] <.Bynw> *Nidor* "If you wish to create an army quickly. We may have to resort to conscription"
[19:54:40] * +Coch turns to the Queen  "With your permission I will take my leave"
[19:55:08] <+Charissa> ::nods to Coch::  "Permission granted"
[19:55:12] <+Coch> "Shall we go Ryethon?"
[19:55:24] <+Ryethon> "Yes we shall."
[19:55:35] <+Charissa> "Bishop:  I want them to have a feeling of having some freedom to choose their fate"
[19:56:03] * +Coch quickly departs and heads to the Church in double time
[19:56:10] * Kagi has joined #Teara-Adan
[19:56:10] * Kagi sets mode: +v Kagi
[19:57:11] * Kagi is now known as Seth
[20:07:46] * +Seth is, as to be expected, at the Tavern inquiring as to it's state and taking an audience on damage assessment with anyone willing to raise a drink with him.
[20:11:09] <.Bynw> *the tavern is in pretty good shape, even being close to the sea. it is one of the stronger structures in town*
[20:11:30] <+Seth> ::He turns to his constant companion, Adrian Sprax the lord marshal, between listening to some of the locals about how best to handle damage:: "Adrian, what do you know of this cabal of swamp wizards, the Maxim?"
[20:12:45] <.Bynw> *Adrian* "They avoid everyone, unless they want something and then they stop at nothing to obtain it. I think their headquarters is located in Solanda someplace"
[20:13:34] <+Seth> ::Nods thoughtfully:: "They are a large organization then? On size with the Spectrals? Or smaller?"
[20:16:24] <.Bynw> *Adrian* "Noone is larger than the Spectrals"
[20:19:14] <+Seth> ::Nods:: "This overland road will take the rest of my life to complete at this rate. I'll be grey and West Abronn will be unified under a more ambitious ruler. We need to ally with someone if we are going to make any progress or we'll be stuck in this toilet forever."
[20:20:40] <.Bynw> *Adrian takes a drink* "this 'toilet' has its advantages, but the trade road would give it so many more ... i wouldnt know where to count my money"
[20:22:35] <+Seth> ::Leans in close to Adrian:: "You may be satisfied with your 'business' here, but I am not. Think Adrian! Why settle for just Warp wood or nothing? Why not all of West Abronn?"
[20:26:06] <.Bynw> *Adrian* "Oh I know. But without backing of a more powerful investor ... this road isnt going to happen."
[20:27:24] <+Seth> ::Nods:: "Your right Adrian, your absolutely right."
[20:28:24] <+Seth> "A Cabal of wizards would tip the scales nicely in our favor." ::he smiles:::
[20:28:56] <.Bynw> "But what would you give them?
[20:29:31] <+Seth> "A mistreated Cabal of wizards, banished to live deep in the muck of some backwater ramshackle fiefdom. Do you really think it would take much?"
[20:30:50] <+Seth> "A place by the fire. A chance at power. They can't have much oppertunity for that in the Maxim, not here."
[20:32:47] <+Seth> "Can you arrange a meeting Adrian? A private meet away from the Palace. You and I and some of your most trusted men."
[20:33:47] <.Bynw> *Adrian* "As I recall, this cabal of wizards choose to be out in the middle of nowhere so they could conduct their ... experiments without some King or Lord peering over their shoulders"
[20:35:45] <+Seth> ::Smiles and takes a drink:: "True. Maybe they are already plotting to break from the Maxim, maybe not. Are we the type of men to have problems with their 'experiments'? Maybe a little assurance will go a long way."
[20:36:37] <.Bynw> *work at the docks continues. the bay will need to be dredged ... many are working to rebuild the docking ports themselves so ships can sail into the harbor ...
[20:37:07] <+Seth> "The real question Adrian, is do we have a real choice?"
[20:38:24] <+Seth> "We've no where to turn without puppet strings being attached."
[20:39:53] <+Jack> @4df
[20:39:53] <+SnakeEyes> Jack Fudge Rolled [-][+][ ][+]
[20:42:08] <.Bynw> "Ah but will the Maxim attach strings ... "
[20:42:35] * +Jack pauses a moment and looks thoughtful. Then he returns to the business of rebuilding without a word.
[20:43:37] <+Seth> "Perhaps, but these are the type of people we can continue doing business with. Maybe I can persuade this Cabal to something else. It can't hurt to talk."
[20:44:54] <.Bynw> "Heading for Solonda?" *Adrian asks*
[20:47:03] <+Seth> ::Takes a drink and nearly chokes as he laughs:: "Oh no of course not. I'll not trade one leash for another if possible. This Cabal of wizards are living deep in the swamp, I assume not very well. Let's see how they take to the idea of defection."
[20:47:45] <+Seth> "If not maybe a temporary alliance will do."
[20:51:46] <+Seth> "ten years at best is much too long to wait for this trade road to finish itself in either case."
[20:52:59] * +Kevin toils with the residents of Warpwood, making sure to do just as much as the otheres
[20:54:09] * +Jack toils along, but also makes orders for materials needed and pays for them with money he brought along.
[21:02:03] <.Bynw> *Adrian* "The only difficult snag to your plan My Lord. Is contacting them ... They are harder to find than Chadwick."
[21:07:58] <+Seth> "Do you know someone who does business with them? A supplier or exporter?"
[21:09:35] <.Bynw> *Adrian* "No. Not this is one group that I have no true contact with at all. I know of them and about them. But that is the end to it."
[21:12:56] <+Seth> "And Chadwick seems tight lipped about it."
[21:14:25] <+Seth> "Maybe it's not about finding them, it's about bringing them to us then?"
[21:16:19] <.Bynw> "Chadwick and the Maxim do not get along. They take what they want from the swamps without any regards to the balance that might be disrupted." *Adrian states* "Don't let Chadwick know you are working with the Maxim."
[21:17:58] <+Seth> ::Sniffs:: "At this point does it matter? Where was Chadwick when the storm came through and ruined our harbor? Where is he now? What has he done for us but make us tromp through the swamps to debase ourselves for him in muck? For what! Nothing."
[21:18:40] <+Seth> "Chadwick seems to be interested in only Chadwick and his people."
[21:20:04] <+Seth> "Even that little rat Father Pele has uses."
[21:22:23] <+Seth> "The Maxim must be trading with someone. It seems likely they do it by Magic or portal. Perhaps we could detect them in that way?"
[21:25:52] <.Bynw> *Adrian nods* "Maybe ... we can be on the look out for them."
[21:26:50] <.Bynw> "But now I must see to other interests. This storm has caused a bit of damage and it needs to be fixed" *Adrian stands*
[21:27:57] <+Seth> ::Stands and bows to his comrade:: "I will find you if something presents itself. Look to your business until then. Good luck."
[21:30:08] <.Bynw> (( thats a good stopping point for this week ))