Starting Small

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This adventure began in the city of Nazivonema, where Rhone, a garath of Shoto, was seeking to form an adventuring party. Along with his good friend Calirain, where they set themselves up at the Red Dragon Inn to interview candidates, intending to do so on three consecutive evenings.

Gathering the party

On the first evening, first met a pair of Elves named Nimbus and Stratus. When they were unable to communicate, they asked Muria whether someone might be available to translate Elven, and she suggested Lucille, an acquaintance of Rhone's and a member of the Thieves' Guild of Nazivonema. The two revealed themselves to be avariel, seeking to acquire magical methods of protection from fire. They later met with Brianna, a priestess of Helandra, and her charge, a young flyer saurial thief named Skellion.

Lucille went to the Temple of Helandra that night and invited Brianna and Skellion to join the Guild. The two went the next morning and met with Slinter, who signed them up. Since they were short on their first dues payment, he agreed to try and find Skellion a job to do to defray the expense.

The next day, a fleet of barges arrived in town, and several of those traveling with it came into the RDI. Two of these were Simry, a half-Elven bard, and Stom, a half-Orcish fighter. As they were settling in, another group of travelers entered the inn: a pair of Earth genasi and a pair of Dwarves who settled in at a table. Stom was fascinated and attempted to engage them in a sparring session, but they were uninterested.

Rhone and Calirain returned to the inn, as Calirain told his friend what he learned about the strange people they had met the previous evening. Meanwhile, a third group of travelers arrived in the inn. This one comprised Lorelei and Tempest Planewalker, both mages, a druid named David, two fighters named Xotznoxl and Sloj, and a ranger named Elmadon.

Lorelei particularly seemed interested in Simry's humming at one point, and they exchanged a look, but nothing came of it. Shortly thereafter, Simry and Stom went to visit the temple of Perasin. Tempest, meanwhile, was excited about having seen Rhone's posted message, especially the opportunity to do good deeds. Once the time for meeting arrived, Lorelei's group, with the exception of Elmadon, eventually approached Rhone as well. Rhone told them of his mission, and the group was interested, but unsure.

As the evening went on, everyone eventually returned to the inn. The genasi and Dwarves retired upstairs, while Stom came in with an orc named Melctz with whom he had brawled at the temple. The two avariel brought a translator named Chalk from the temple of Sedric and introduced him to Rhone and Calirain as well. Then, the group settled in as the entertainment for the evening began in the form of the Terrible Brutish Minstrels.

During the concert, a friend of Lucille's arrived, and she called him over to Rhone's table. He introduced himself as Richard the Feral, and offered his services as a fighter. Also, Lorelei took note of Skellion's discomfort at the music and, at intermission, she and Tempest went to his table. They spoke with Brianna, and discovered that they had all spoken with Rhone. As Brianna worried at Skellion not eating, Tempest offered to warm his food, using a jet of flame from her finger. This gave the two avariel a start, and Chalk came over and asked them not to do it again.

Brianna, Skellion, Lorelei and Tempest went over to Rhone's table to get an update on the mission. They worried over the fact that they had had few prospects for warriors, and Rhone wondered if the group of genasi and Dwarves might be convinced to join them. Tempest agreed to attempt to convince the rest of her comrades as well.

After they left, Chalk came over to Rhone's table and provided a demonstration of how fire affects the wings of the avariel and attempt to dissuade him from hiring Tempest. Rhone was steadfast, however, and Chalk reassured him that the two only wanted to make sure that things were handled with care. Calirain and Nimbus agreed to visit the mages' guild library the next day to research a solution to the fire issue.

That next morning, Rhone sent notes to all interested parties that anyone who wanted to join him would need to come back after the interviews for a skills demonstration. Since there was still some question about what the group was going to do, Elmadon decided to depart, but not before meeting with Simry. He told her about Rhone's group, and she told him about her family's caravan that might be willing to hire him. Afterwards, she went went back to the temple with Stom, who wanted to work out again. He encountered the group of genasi and Dwarves. They sparred for a bit, and while Stom held his own against Thoren, the Dwarven fighter, he was knocked for a loop by Zemetreseni, the genasi fighter. Still, it was enough to build some mutual respect.

Meanwhile, Brianna informed the Thieves' Guild that she and Skellion would likely be leaving town soon. She then went back to the RDI, where she ran into the rest of Lorelei's group. Skellion refused to enter because there was a lizard man within, and Tempest, wanting to perform a good deed, "convinced" him to leave. The three then joined his lunch companion, who introduced herself as Airlia. While they ate, they discussed the idea of adventuring and Airlia was intrigued when Brianna told her of she and Skellion's first adventure lead being a Garath. Airlia then excused herself to get some rest after her long journey.

Simry, Stom, and their new fighting companions returned from Perasin's temple and took a table nearby. With Brianna occupied, Skellion seized the opportunity to sneak over to get a closer look at Stom. Simry spied him and they exchanged gestures, but eventually, Simry alerted Stom to Skellion's presence and there was quite a commotion as the saurial tried to "invite" Stom to join Rhone's adventuring party by flying across the room, ripping down the poster and dropping it into Stom's lap. Nimbus and Stratus along with Chalk enterred the RDI and witnessed the display which caused them to stop and stare at Skellion. Stom's loud expression of irritation at having his lunch interrupted brought Brianna over to collect the curious creature and apologize for the disturbance. Chalk took the opportunity to introduce his two elven friends and they followed Brianna with Skellion in tow back to their table to continue their conversation. Overhearing that Chalk would not be going on their adventure and they would be in need of someone who spoke elven, Tempest took it upon herself to do a good deed and left abruptly to meet the need.

The various groups went out into the city to complete errands that afternoon. Simry confirmed with her family contact that she would not be returning with the caravan and he let know that Elmadon had joined them. He also told her that Marg and ]]Targ]] would be at the event tomorrow thanks to Elmadon's lead regarding Rhone's starting an adventuring group. Kurzik and his three companions visited Severn's temple to make some inqiries while Simry, with Stom still beside her, visited the used weapons cart she'd been told about.

That evening, everyone returned to the RDI and discovered a new addition at the table with Lorelei's group, a half-elf named Sythora who had be procured by a very excited Tempest. At Lorelei's confusion, Brianna told them that David was not going with the group and Lorelei accepted the situation, albeit with some uncertainty. Brianna, for the first time, realized that Lorelei actually understood what she was saying and Tempest confirmed her suspicions, but let her know that Lorelei couldn't speak in any other languages than those she knew.

Again, Chalk came over and tried to talk to Sythora as the two avariel had pointed her out. Conversations got crossed and Sythora got rather flustered at the whole situation. Brianna did her best to smooth things out and eventually Sythora left with the "rude, fire-hating gnome" to go talk with the two needing the translation. Chalk, trying to make peace with Tempest, left a piece of his family's chalk with her. She put it on the table, still in her pouty state, only to have Skellion try to grab it unsuccessfully and it being eaten by Xotznoxl...

Cast of characters

Below is a list of characters who were involved at one point or another in this adventure:

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