Party: Ship Dandies
Konguq-Human Wizard Captain
Ace-Human Rouge Quartermaster
Calix- Minotaur Marshal Night Watch and Battle Master
Oliver- Half-elf Bard and Navigation
The group takes the letter from Morris and enters the Captain's quarters and begins to read. Chrysalis having heard of the group's run in with Spike wants to make a deal that would settle any animosity between her and Konguq and wipe Oliver's 290 steel debt. The group is wary but decides to meet with her.
Before they go, one of Kris's kin requests that Ace assist with a wererat problem. He agrees, leaving Calix, Konguq, and Oliver to handle Chrysalis. Vorlo tags along ready to get in a fight.
The three find Chrysalis at one of her halfway houses. Upon entering they are greeted by a minotaur woman named Helati and find that most of the house is filled with minotaur. Calix assumes they too are exiles, but doesn't dare speak it out loud. Vorlo gets comfortable with the group passing out drinks. The three meet in her office upstairs and Chrysalis greets them warmly. By her side is an older man called Briney Bostwick Fly.
They begin talks with Chrysalis congratulating Konguq on her status as Captain and telling her that she isn't someone to push around anymore. She then asks Oliver why he dipped on her, leaving her to pay the bill for the show he was supposed to perform. Oliver explains that a fellow wizard needed his help and that they always come first. She accepts the answer.
Konguq then begins negotiations with Chrysalis to get her to drop out of the running. She naturally is resistant to it, but Konguq offers her an alternative to help her trade routes. Briney asks for Calix's assistance with something down stairs and the two leave the room.
Once out of ear shot, Briney suggests that the Dandies move against Chrysalis to take her out. Calix however wants to wait and see what his captain has to say after her conversation with Chrysalis. Calix spends time with the rest of the Minotaurs and discovers they are exiles like him.
Konguq begins negotiating with Oliver's assistance. She wants Chrysalis out of the running and offers her knowledge of the secret passage under the ice to Chrysalis. This grabs her attention and she is interested in it, but with all the stipulations she wants a little more to sweeten the pot. Konguq offers her the necklace from Galea to try and get the witch's eyes off of her. Oliver lies and tells her that it grants connection to the old witch in Good Bay, but Konguq is uncomfortable with the lie. She offers to enchant it with invisibility and Chrysalis takes the deal and wipes the debt.
The group returns to the ship for a well deserved rest. Konguq adds the enchantment to the necklace and Ace returns tired but successful in his mission.
The next they wake to find that Hayner went back on their deal and accepted the position in the Dragon Armies. Kris arrives with her clan to toss dung at the Dandies but Oliver casts Calm emotions and they all relax a bit. Upset still they call the deal off and plan to head into the woods, buying off the swords and mail from Lindvai. Not pleased with Hayner's betrayal, they go to meet with Chrysalis to find out what to do next.
They meet her at her shop, All that Glitters and despite her charming demeanor, there is no smile in her eyes. The group explains that it wasn't part of the deal and wants to do something about Hayner. Chrysalis offers to pay them to kill Hayner. She offers extra if they kill his kender Nimble, who has killed plenty of her men and carved his name into their skulls. Calix negotiates for more, wanting plate armor for Konguq. She agrees and gives the Dandies a map of the castle where Hayner makes his place. She informs them he plans to make a large feast for the king to celebrate his new position. The group concludes to attack him while he prepares food.
They return to the Dandy Rose to collect Zim and decide to sneak in through the sewers of the castle; relying on a stronger constitution to help them manage the meat pit they plan to enter through. Ace manages without issue, Oliver struggles, and Konguq and Calix puke.
As they traverse they are met with the sounds of sloshing and Konguq gets the image of a rich chocolate cake covered in apples in her mind. From down the way, a flesh monster busts down the tunnel and towards the party, ready to devour.
Calix calls to Oliver to act first and he works to inspire the others to pull through the muck and attack. Calix goes to set up a defensive stance, but pukes again. Zim grapples the beast and begins ruthlessly attacking it. The flesh monster grabs both Calix and Zim trying to devour them, but it struggles around Calix's horns and Zim keeps it at bay. Ace sneaks up behind and manages to catch the beast by surprise wounding it. Konguq hits it with magic allowing Zim to have an opening to devour the flesh monster instead. With the beast defeated, someone calls from an outhouse hole above and the group knows they've been caught
The party approaches the door to the bottom of the castle. Calix and Ace struggle with opening the door since there is a bar on the other side. However there is enough for Oliver to slip in with Misty Step. He attempts to open the door himself, but fails and finds himself face to face with Nimble. The group tries the door again and this time they manage to bust it wide open, making a loud sound. Nimble grins at the group, exposing two long sharp front teeth.
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