Difference between revisions of "The Binding of the Soul Stones"

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Cast of Characters

• Godfrey Meyers, Rouge 3, man of Greyhawk
• Soloth Kethaithro, Druid 1 / Ranger 2, wood elf of the Celedon Forest
• Kamal Zohariel, Hexblade 3, worshiper of Geshtai, human of Zief
• Durin the Deathless, Fighter 3, dwarf of Perrenland
• Hanros Ganeloff (Oerdian/Flan), worshiper of Beory, human of Blackmoor
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Harvester 12, 591

Drawn to the magical ziggurat in Greyhawk, location of the Guild of Wizardry, by a magical stone. Meet with a wizard Angrin, who has a master stone which he bought off a merchant and inadvertently activated its “recall” power.

Angrin took the party to an inn, where they discuss the nature of the stones. Angrin explains how he acquired his, and notes that the rune seems related to ancient Flan runes. The ranger determines it was related to Beory. Angrin proposes having a scribe – Poros, in Clerksberg -- versed in Flan lore examine the rune stones.

Angrin lives to continue his research, while the new-found collegues, after some balking, head to Clerksberg.

Get to the shop, find it closed. Godfrey deftly picks the lock, but is unable to convince his collegues (aside from Durin) to go inside and investigate. Godfrey asks around. Learn Angrin is an old, non-native man who teaches at Grey College whose shop was open earlier in the day.

Talk to the registrar, who proves unhelpful.

Go back to the pyramid, meet dwarves, who say Angrin isn’t around. Go back to old tavern to wait for Angrin. Angrin sends a note saying he couldn’t meet the party. Return to the shop, find it still closed.

Durin and Godfrey convince party to do a little breaking and entering. Party sets up watches while Godfrey goes to work. He unlocks the door and then the rogue and Soloth slide in.

Front room wasn’t disturbed. After calling out, go into the backroom and find it in total disarray. Head upstairs but find nothing disturbed. Head back down, find papers talking about Flan rituals. Find something about champion stones. Learn that if touch stones together, and dripping blood on them, they become keyed to one another.

Godfrey summons Hanros, meanwhile Soloth continues search and finds drips of bloods. Decide to withdraw, and stay silent about what they find. Next day they intend to report they found nothing.

Party retires to the Green Dragon Inn for the night.

Harvester 13, 591

Go back to the shop, pastery shop owner gets upset with them, complains about how people have been paying too many to much attention to the shop, and bald, Baklunish man with a big black mustache. red cloak asking around.

Half party go back to High Quarter, go back to ziggurat.

Meanwhile, Godfrey and Soloth ask about red-cloaked man, with gold-embrodieries. Maybe gold runes. Codenamed “ming”.

Finally receive message from Angrin saying that we should report the disappearance to the guards. We do so, but the guards are skeptical. Godfrey, turning serious, convinces the guard to investigate the disappearance.

Party spends to rest of the day spiraling out from Clerksburg, looking for people who’ve seen the red-cloaked Baklunish man.

After diplomacy check at gate (and a hefty “administrative fee”) At gate for Old City Gate, find “Rishkin” with matching description

Head into old city, where Godfrey goes to meet with street watches of thieves guild.

Go to Black Gate, Godfrey tries to talk guards into revealing information about Baklunish man, but totally blows his his chance. Guards are outrage, start to arrest him to bribery. Fortunately, friends rush in, Soloth and Durin manage to talk to guards into simply having a fine … a 75 gp fine.

Harvester 14, 591

Took up residencein the city, two weeks ago. Doesn’t seem to have any worth stealing. Has two cronies – half-orc big mean guy, shifty-eyed human (possibly Keoishh).

Meet with Angrin, learn that he had a cleric of Boccob do a divination, and now believes that Poros is dead. Also learn that Poros had been preparing scroll for Angrin, but that the scroll was not found among the ruins of the shop.

Go back to the old city and watch the Rushkin’s apartment Finally decide to approach. Godfrey approaches, stumbling, but staying out of sight. Knocks on the door, half-orc approaches. Godfrey introduces himself as Frederick Merdan, gem merchant.

Godfrey spots a man hiding in shadows at top of the stairs, and calls him out. Half-orc looks confused, demands to know again who he is. Godfrey responds … and then the two men attack. Both Godfrey and Kamal are hit, Godfrey by the half-orc using a heavy flail, while Kamal takes a blow from an axe.

Kamal strikes back, but Godfrey misses. The barbarian attacks back, dropping Godfrey. Fortunately, Kamal is able to kill the other two assailants while his allies hack down the door.

As he drops, one of the guards says “You should never have come for the stone.”

Godfrey is stabilized when Hanros gives him a potion. Find 30 gold, chain shirt, studded leather, heavy flail and a battle axe on the bodies.

Get back to the inn and receive a message that Angrin was killed tonight.

In a document found in Bakluni’s room, learn of several kinds of stones: champion stones, tribal stones and greater soul stones.