SESSION #04 : Battle at the Executioner's Run

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CHARACTER: Streth Evira  
CLASS: Paladin  LVL: 02
 

"After we made our plans, we set foot in Kaya's House of Rest for more information. We were surprised by the pleasant scent that ruled from inside and a gentle silence. I could feel the cooling breeze. 

 

Then, we made way toward the receptionist to obtain information. A kind lady welcomed us after I have spoken up. We learned that this woman is Kaya herself, with silver hair and dark toned skin.

 

The first thing we asked about are the whereabouts of a person that is nicknamed "LD". Unfortunately for us, this person was not present at the time, but she is happy to redirect them to us if she does see them. Smuck suggested to book a room for the night, which price is significantly cheaper than I had imagined. A room that has four beds to offer costs 1 gold for the night, only a single person's breakfast is excluded with our stay, and the remaining ones must pay a single silver piece per person.

 

Miss Kaya could tell us a few things, she could point out the Executioner's Run at the map, which is present at the Old City, near the northern gate. As well as she could tell that "Pock-Marked Po" might be a name of a beggar prince. (Originally intended to be a term for mocking, however, a potentially, powerful individual that operates outside the city walls.)

 

We decided to indeed book the room for the night in return for a gold piece, and Smuck and Arden were so kind to pay the woman for her information, which she happily accepted. She handed us the keys to our room, and we made our path toward the second floor. That is where Smuck revealed us a secret.

 

We discovered that Smuck is in fact not a dwarf, he said. And said something about having entered this world or realm from another. I was baffled upon hearing this, not the fact that he may instead be a goblin, but he is a far traveler! How exciting! It explains why he had asked the prince merchant about the treatment of goblin kind from within the city walls. It all comes together now ...

 

The magical tool he uses to successfully manage the illusion of his person is available for four hours, with a single recharge of an hour. To avoid being seem and pose a threat to our companion, I suggested to buy a bag in which he can be carried safely while we are within the presence of others. We spent the remaining time of the recharging progress inside the comfortable room as Arden worked on copying our map.

 

Afterwards, we headed outside, obtained the bag of question for a nice price (1G instead of 2G) and a dictionary for each of us. Then we continued to the nearest gate for information about the missing children, but unfortunately, no information is to be had. We carried on to the northern gate, and came across a curious looking dinosaur, she seems to really like Arden! ... Perhaps not in a nice way.

 

We pressed on and arrived at the northern gate, but again, they can only redirect us to the person that wrote the message, unfortunately. Hopefully this person has enough information. 

 

Then we resumed our path from beyond the gate, when a man came running toward us and requested our help to save a man who has been falsely accused of a crime he hasn't committed. 

 

He pointed toward a distant crowd that seemed to be cheering at something, and the closer I was pulled by this individual after having confirmed our identity as adventurers, the clearer the information became.

 

A man named Draza is stuck in there. It looked like an arena in which beasts are fought. Miss Kaya at the inn had explained us about it, each lawbreaker has a chance to fight for their survival and have their chance for freedom. After moving even closer, we could see that raptors enter the space that aim to prey on whoever appears within the pit. The crowd's opinion was mixed upon witnessing this. Some were against it, the others enjoyed it.

 

The man, that tugged on my arm and dragged me closer, begged us to interfere from the sidelines. For the individual is innocent, and he seems truthfully convinced of that. 

 

We scattered among the mass and each of us performed their role at causing a distraction or pose a threat to the incoming dinosaurs. Arrows were shot, ice appeared on the field. I've uttered the words of a prayer to defend the man below, and that was before my eyes witnessed the sight of a distant large dinosaur that caused a ruckus! However, on my path toward it, Gat, who saved Draza with his rope convinced me that it is one of ours.

 

We have a dinosaur by our side? All this time? We must bring Draza to safety and ensure the dinosaur remains on our side!"