6/27 Session Recap

The party packed up and left Boskip to follow the river all the way down to the Duchy of Sutton. Roveles used the time to speak with his animal companion, and explain to it the concept of being ridden like any other horse. Time was also spent training Rosenkrantz' donkey, Sid, to be a mount.

Hahnet riders were encountered down by the river, and they were relatively easy to talk to. They said that they had seen a few people from Sutton in Hahnet lands, and that they had not been overly antagonistic. But they had been trying to set up gambling dens, and were run out because of that. The horsemen also said that an emissary had already been there to visit Cymae, but that they knew nothing of the outcome.

One evening, the group saw a large house-like structure floating on the river and moving upstream. The boat had no oars, yet it moved. There were muted sounds of music and conversation coming from the vessel, but no one was on deck. Roveles followed it for about half an hour, but then returned to the party when night fell, and it had not put in to shore yet.

The next day, the party saw a large town across the river, and shortly thereafter came across a rowboat ferry on the river bank. The rowboat was nowhere near large enough for their mounts, so they paid the guy to fetch a barge from the town for passage the next day.

During the ferry ride over, Rosenkrantz started questioning the captain about followers of Tulgus. He started flinging nasty comments about the Tulgusites, and then noticed the look on the face of the captain. Realizing that he was insulting every Tulgusite on board (which was practically everyone), and recognizing that he was wearing heavy armor on a boat surrounded by deep water, he stopped talking abruptly. It is widely believed that this was a first for Rosie.

Once in the town of Weston, the party got directions to a brothel called the Pink Slipper. Roveles also spoke with a fellow by the name of Jimmy The Hook, who for a few silver offered up a location where gambling could be done. The party checked into the Blue Bonnet Inn, and went looking for some action. Roveles' plan was for Rosenktrantz to start some sort of a brawl, and see what the reactions were of the people around them. He either figured that they would be recruited by the bad elements that they were looking for, or else they'd just get to knock some heads, and the bad elements would start chasing after them.

They gave the code phrase that Mr. The Hook had given them, and they were admitted to a gambling den. They were politely asked to check their weapons, since it was bad for business and for everyone's health in general, and the party agreed. They were then asked what their limit was, and were given a colored armband that corresponded to how much they would be allowed to spend (or lose). Rosenkrantz played some craps, and ended up winning a fair amount of gold. Certainly enough to hire a woman later that evening. Roveles played a little bit of craps, but was not as lucky, and Melicertes opted for the more complex game of Cripple Mr. Onion. The opponents were a bit too savvy for Melicertes, and so he lost a bit. Since it was all Roveles' money, this didn't especially bother him.

Afterwards, they left to find Rosenkrantz and Melicertes some female companionship. Roveles asked Rosie why he hadn't started a brawl, and the it turns out that winning at gambling had made him completely forget about the plan. The party rested up and decided to continue their investigations the following day.