The dark elf turned out to be called El'Rull. He wished to surrender. He told the Guardians that he had been sentenced to death for not following the doctrines of Lolth. He had escaped and made his way out of the Underdark, only to end up here in the village, where a goatherder and his wife found him, more dead than alive. Unfortunately, his people must have been tracking him, because they arrived and promptly burned down the village for trying to hide him. He asked the Guardians to let him go, and when they refused to do that, he suggested that they bring him along, and turn him in to the proper authorities. He did not want to be punished for the crimes of his race.
48th day of Autumn, 185th Year of Vecna
After traveling most of the day, with both El'Rull and Lord Thoark in tow, the Guardians stopped to make camp. They were soon confronted by another dark elf, who wanted them to turn El'Rull over.
You have one of your own. We have no quarrels with you, but hand him over or you will die. Some quickly, here on the battlefield, some slowly, as a slave of my house.
The Guardians refused that, and engaged the not so lone drow. The fight was quick and dirty, and soon there was three more dark elves. Before leaving them to rot, the Guardians snagged a heraldry badge of some sort from the one who appeared to be the leader. Some kind of house insignia perhaps?
49th day of Autumn, 185th Year of Vecna
On the last day on the road, the Guardians ran into a lot of monks. First three monks of the White Swan, then a mysterious monk-like figure who disappeared right under their noses, when he jumped off a 60' tall bridge just outside Presidio.
Later the same day, the Guardians finally arrived at Presidio. There they handed off El'Rull, who seemed happy enough with being turned over to Captain Verner, leader of the guards on duty. Then they went with Lord Thoark to his not so humble abode, and was paid for their services. He even threw in an extra 1.000 gold pieces. He also told them about Christobal, owner of the Red Dragon Inn, a man who knows people. He gave them a ring for Christobal, telling them it would pay for them for a month.
They immediately went to the Red Dragon Inn, where they started a feast followed by a party. Especially Henry had fun, waking up naked in a closet in a strange house, with the husband home.
50th day of Autumn, 185th Year of Vecna
The next day, they had a long talk with Christobal, telling him about their need for glory. They also asked a lot of questions about the nobles of the town and the world around them.
51st day of Autumn, 185th Year of Vecna
Henry got out and bought a map of the Empire, as well as a book about monks.
53rd day of Autumn, 185th Year of Vecna
Christobal hooks the Guardians of Athas up with Lord Esteban Martinez, who wants them to travel north into Dragonshome and find a family locket of gold that was abandoned there many years ago.
54th day of Autumn, 185th Year of Vecna
The Guardians leave for the former Martinez estate.
57th day of Autumn, 185th Year of Vecna
As they stop for rest and are about to eat, Tweek spots a flicker in the small forest about a hundred yards out. He sends in the falcon, and sees a heavily cloacked figure meeting an orc. They spoke in a weird, evil-sounding language. The Guardians decide to sneak up on them and confront them. The confrontation quickly turns sour and soon the Guardians are facing the orc, two trolls and someone who hurls spiked chains out from beneath a huge cloak and who disappeared once he was killed.
On the orc, they found nothing of interest, except for an odd-looking tattoo.
Captain Verner: Soldier in charge of the gates of Presidio. Took El'Rull.
Lord Esteban Martinez: Offered 10.000 gold pieces (gave 3.0000 up front) for the Guardians to head into Dragonshome and find his family's old estate and bring back a gold locket.
Christobal: Owner of the Red Dragon Inn. Non-descriptive fellow of around 45 years old. Bald. Knows a lot of people, supposedly. Facilitated contact with Martinez.
Jones: A farmer on the road from Karouk that they couldn't convince to let them stay in the barn overnight.
Brother Jeremy, brother James and brother Thuuk: Three monks of the White Swan the Guardians met on the road from Karouk.
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