Session 3 part 2 - The Mayor of “Mudburg”
The party returned to Muntburg on Saturday, October 7th. Eduardo made sure to give Peiru Danthan, the Corporal of the Watch who greeted visitors to Muntburg, a little cash to direct visitors to his tavern. Illyrio was still under the effects of his head injury (-10% xp), and needed 2 weeks bed rest. Unfortunately, he received notice from Madam Selena that the meeting with Boss Horner of the Dock Boys was scheduled within a week, before he was fully recovered.
Illyrio, Dave the Hermit, Tariq came to the meeting in the brothel. The caretaker of Hera’s temple, Jimmy, came along to see if he could identify the person who extorted the church. Boss Drake Horner started by asking about Illyrio’s interest in part ownership of the brothel, explaining that Muntburg was an ‘open’ town, but that the Dock Boys were moving in and always had room for a new crew of ‘earners’. It wouldn’t stay an open town for long. Illyrio stated that the Boss must have misunderstood a simple interest in a business opportunity.
They were taken to a torture room in the basement of the brothel. Two hooded men were strapped in heavy chairs. Boss Horner removed their hoods, and Jimmy identified them as the men who extorted the church. The Boss apologized profusely on behalf of ‘Don’ Othon LeFeyd, offering 500 gp worth of silver and gold candelabras for use in the Temple of Hera. The two men, black and blue, later delivered the goods to the Temple of Hera. Dave healed them, but failed to persuade them to join his congregation.
After Illyrio rested, the party traveled to Adamas. Jace paid for Illyrio to be cured of his head injury resulting in him becoming infertile. While they waited for Illyrio to be heathy enough to travel, Eduardo earned some money gambling, Dave earned some money providing miracles, and both Tariq and Jace both found hawks. The mages also exchanged spells and wands.
Before leaving Adamas, the party rolled well and Isaac’s man Murray was able to find a buyer for the Ring of Protection +1 for 30K GP. Tariq sought, and found, a large henchman, an ex-legionnaire from Adamas named Lenny. He wasn’t bright or wise, but was immensely strong and towered over him. He equipped him with plate armor and commissioned a special backpack he could use to ride on his back. David commissioned custom Plate mail and a shield with Hera embossed on them, and a staff with Hera’s face for his henchman Julia; Tariq commissioned expensive (with a cloak to cover the skulls on the shoulders) and an expensive staff.
The XP helped everyone except the mages gain a level. Luckily for them the party came across a 5 headed hydra on the way back from Adams. There were able to surprise it while it was snacking on some cows, and it was no match for 4 sets of summoned berserkers.
The party returned to Muntburg (with 2K GP each worth of lab and library materials for the mages being delivered). The henchmen were given raises and bonuses and remained with their employers. The party gathered supplies for their next expedition to recover the treasures of the IXth Thulian Legion.
The fist of Zeus had been successful, bringing back thousands of GP worth of crystal. There were also two additional adventuring parties in town, both from Adamas: the “Crimson Band’ and the “Seekers”. The Village People did not have any contact with them prior to going into the dungeon.
Muntburg was outgrowing its original walls. Illyrio arranged to meet with the Bailiff Lambert Cooper of Muntburg about obtaining land for the building of an orphanage outside of the walls. He rolled poorly during his negotiations and the bailiff wouldn’t let him build a walled compound close to the walls unless he would be willing to have the entire party join the Muntburg militia. Illyrio became frustrated with the negotiations and left after making an enemy of the bailiff. He moved outside of the gates into a neighborhood of mud huts outside of the town gates. Illyrio promised that he would see Muntburg burn to the ground.
Illyrio convinced Dave that the bailiff was corrupt and asked for something he couldn’t possibly deliver. Dave reached out to meet with the Legate to discuss the issue, but was unable to meet prior to the next planned expedition. They left for Dwimmermount the morning of November 3rd.