Princes Of The Apocalypse: Chapter 5--Assault On Rivengard

[GravityEmblem]

Iroas sifts through the pockets of the dead warriors, coming up with 24 gold pieces and 120 silver. The wereboar, returned to human form upon his death, has a very interesting note on his person.

Captain Grimjaw,

I've been speaking with our contacts in the Black Earth. These adventurers are undoubtedly the same ones they fought. And they were on the trail of the Mirabar Delegation. So you see, Jolliver, your greed has been your downfall. By accepting their books as payment, you've brought enemies onto the heads of the Crushing Wave. And for that, you will pay the price. The messenger carrying this letter will take the key to the secret landing. She will evacuate the prisoners, priests, and monsters to the Temple. And you and your pirates will desperately hold this place for as long as you can. You will convince the adventurers that you are the leader of the Crushing Wave, and that by killing you, they have ended our 'menace.' Or...perhaps you will kill them, end their meddling. That, too, will pay the price for your foolishness. Destroy this letter once you have read it.

Olhydra's blessing upon you,
Gar Shatterkeel

The letter is bloodstained, and the key is still in Jolliver's pocket.

Rada, meanwhile, finds little of interest in the stables. They've fallen into a state of disrepair--the pirates clearly didn't see much need for horses.

[Daos]

Iroas will divvy up the coin among the four of them--6 gold and 30 silver each.  He then takes the key and shows the others the note.  "It seems there may be more of them, or at least a leader of some kind who was directing their efforts from elsewhere."

[HorizonsDream]

"So, he isn't the leader, and Black Earth sounds like maybe another cult," Rada says. "Where is this temple mentioned in the note?"

[Daos]

"Not sure," Iroas admits.  "It mentions a 'secret landing' so perhaps the entrance is concealed.  We may find it if we search around."

[HorizonsDream]

Rada continues her search through the pirate's keep to make sure it is safe, and to look for the landing. She doubts it is in the barracks, but that is a good place to search to see if it is still safe. Then she'll head to the library since she knows there is one.

[Daos]

Iroas will follow along.

[GravityEmblem]

Rada searches quickly through the barracks and library, but doesn't find any prisoners, pirates, or the secret landing.

[HorizonsDream]

"Well, I didn't find anything," Rada says with a shrug. "Maybe one of you guys will have more luck?" she asks. "At the very least, this place seems to be void of more people."

[HorizonsDream]

Rada heads out of the library, and heads to where the leader of the keep slept. If anything, they might be able to find something in that room.

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[Daos]

Iroas will help search the room, as well.

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[GravityEmblem]

Jolliver's room is very plain, with nothing but a hard-looking bunk, a small wooden table and chair, and a few large chests. Inside are dozens of pouch of coin and gems. All in all, it comes to 600 pieces of silver, 450 electrum, and 15 blue gems.

[Daos]

"Well, at least we won't have to worry about room and board for awhile," Iroas says.

[HorizonsDream]

"It looks like we have a little bit of money now too," Rada says as she goes through the treasure. "So what do we do now?"

[Daos]

Iroas will divvy up the coin, giving each of them 150 silver pieces and 112 electrum pieces and 3 gems.  The leftover 2 EP and 3 gems he'll hold on to for the group as part of a party pool.To Rada, he says, "Let's head downstairs and keep checking rooms."
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[HorizonsDream]

Rada nods and heads back downstairs to check all of the barracks to make sure that the place is at least devoid of people.