Adventure Log #61

CHARACTERS

Ross-Rogue
Estryellia-Sorcerer
Garu-Elf Ranger
Ming Hau-Martial Artist
Fion-Bard
Karien-Priestess of Chaldisaya

The party is resting from their return from Stand Town, where they recovered some of the Tears of Chaldisaya for use in the cleansing of the old temple.Estryellia goes for a walk to clear her head. Ross and Ming are summoned to their lord’s waiting room to hear some news from him. Garu mulls over what he's going to do to Fion (he's been directed by his future wife’s brother to punish Fion for beating her). Karien is in the manor trying to learn the art of statecraft.

Ross's meeting with his lord Izay goes bad, he is released from service. He is told that he will be repayed the money he was missing and given passage on a ship and should never return. Ross is told to hand over his weapon. He refuses and the Red snaps his fingers and the blade explodes into a cloud of dust. The Red tells Ming that he won't ask her to make a choice between her lover (Roscoe) or her life in service to a Peacelord. Izaya tells her that when she is done with this life she should return to service. Ming bows and for the first time in her life has no duties except to herself.

Estryellia wanders near the docks and is approached by one of her father’s men. He escorts her to his chambers where he is having the room dusted. Her father (Izaya the Peacelord) tells her that she is at the age where she should consider choosing a husband, he mentions several suitors but Karieen says that she believes that she is married to her art (magic). "In that case" Izaya says she should have her inheritance; a small manor in distant Sorroth and some money towards it's up keep.Her father tells her she has been a dutiful daughter (About as "mushy" as Izaya gets) and he wishes her luck. Estryellia goes back to the docks and books passage on the next ship leaving Sylvia’s Rest.

As breakfast continues Tandy Radier pops in and offers Ross a job doing various things (probably illegal) for the dandy. Radier gives the Tok business cards for the places where he shops. Ming and Ross go shopping.Garu, Fion and Estryella discuss the punishment to be meted out on Fion. Because of the anti-elf sentiment on the world in general they all agree that the sight of an elf whipping a human in the public square might trigger a riot. Karieen agrees to bring the subject up when she sees the Jkenna (lord) later in the day (they're betrothed to be married soon).

Fion and Garu head to the local bar for some heavy drinking.Ross and Ming finish their shopping but they decide that they will leave Sylvia’s Rest instead of staying. Ross proposes to Ming, who has no idea what this is all about but says, "Yes". They go to the bar to have a celebratory drink. As a Sadakadishian soldier Ming had no rights so the concept of marrying is kind of alien to her. They decide they will follow Tok traditions, which is pretty much a civil ceremony. They ask the barkeep about how they register, he suggests, almost joking that they go to the constables office. Arriving at the constables office Ming and Ross sign the needed papers and are considered "married."

Garu and Fion miss Ming and Ross by minutes as they enter the bar. The bartender insults Garu as much as possible but after a while the elf buys enough drinks so that even the barkeep is willing to put up with him.

Karieen talks with her future husband (Jun) the lord of Deserata. She tells him about the "justice" that the elf has been talking about. Jun agrees that the "flogging" idea would probably cause a riot. He tells her that he will send a letter to the elf court and see if it can be settled another way.

On her way back to the manor Karieen passes the old temple and decides to go and cleanse it of evil. She encounters the former paladin Linda that warns against it until she has others to help her.The next day Ross, Ming and Estryellia set sail for Sorroth.