The Vanderboren Estate and the Bullywug Invasion, Part 3

The party moved onto the first floor of the Estate
after clearing the ground floor and the basement,
rescuing Karkas Kiel and Tiamae Teslikaria (both
members of the Jade Ravens) and charming Chief Lorpth.

On the balcony on the first floor, the party
encountered two bullywug hunters, who were looking out
the balcony, waiting for the attack. Other than that,
there was nothing of note on the first floor.

In the master bedroom of the second floor, the party
encountered Drevoraz, Bua Gorg (a bullywug cleric).
Lavinia Vanderboren, Tolin Kientai and Zan Oldavin
were tied up in the middle of the room. Drevoraz told
the party to stop, unless they wanted Lavinia's throat
cut. The paladin in the party showed Drevoraz the note
from Captain Harliss Javell, and her earring. Drevoraz
took the earring and then said that since Captain
Javell changed her mind, all he wanted to do was to
slip out of Sasserine unmolested.

Bua Gorg was having none of this. He only wanted to
sacrifice humans to his diety, Dagon. He began
summoning a Huge Monstrous Centipede, and accidentally
summoned two of them. The party killed him and the
centipedes, and Drevoraz got away.

Lavinia thanked the party and increased their "pay" to
200 gp per month. She told the party to rest up, do
some shopping and they would be needed in a week or
two.

[Out of game... in selling most of the loot gained
over the past few adventures, each party member gets
1,558.75 gold pieces.]

Cleaning up Kraken's Cove

The party continues to clean out the cave system at Kraken's Cove.

They enter a blocked off room, and when searching the body found there are attacked by a Violet Fungus. It is easily dispatched, and while searching the body, they find two potions of Lesser Restoration. In addition, Churtle becomes excited when she correctly identifies a vial of sassone leaf and a striped toadstool, both can be made into effective poisons.

The party goes into a slave pen, where eleven "prisoners" still live. Each has made the change into a savage beast. Apparently, the prisoners who haven't changed are sought out and killed, while those that have changed are ignored. The party puts these out of their misery.

The party entered a trophy cave. There are various trophies, including several nameplates from ships, like "St. Asmod's Hope," "Wavereaper," and one that is so old it is barely readable: "T....M....AUT." The party found some treasure:

• Coins


• 120 gold


• 448 silver


• 683 copper


• Gems


• 3 garnets @ 20 gold each


• An emerald brooch @ 50 gold


• 5 pearls @ 100 gold each

In a store room the party found

• 120 crossbow bolts


• 3 short swords


• 5 rapiers


• 2 long swords


• 2 scimitars


• A glaive


• 2 guisarmes


• A halberd


• 2 light crossbows


• A heavy crossbow


• 2 battle axes


• 9 throwing axes


• A greataxe

In what later will turn out to be Kigante's Chamber (the person who owns the cave the pirates are using), the party finds Kigante's body and the bodies of five of the savage pirates whom he killed before succumbing. The party also finds

• A +1 rapier with a bronze hilt in the form of a griffin (unidentified)


• A ring of swimming (unidentified) set with several aquamarine gemstones


• A darkwood buckler


• 3 silver bars @ 30 gold each


• A vial of vermillion ink @ 40 gold

The party enters the final chamber of the cave and are amazed to see sixteen of the savage pirates in battle with a single person (who turns out to be Captain Harliss Javell). Although bitten a few times, she is holding her own against the savage pirates. More than thirty are alread dead or so cut up that they pose no threat. With the parties help, the remaining pirates are dealt with.

In the ensuing conversation, you find out that Vanthus and Brissa came to Kraken's Cove, and Vanthus attempted to steal a black pearl the size of a man's fist. Captain Javell cut him, and some of his blood spattered upon the pearl when he dropped it, and it broke and began to pulsate with light. Javell threw it into the bay, and it exploded. After that, things are unclear, but almost all of the pirates were turned into the savage beasts you fought here. Only her, Vanthus, her first mate Drevoraz, Captain Kigante, and a few others didn't turn.

Vanthus' name comes up in the conversation, and she lets it be known that she sent Dravoraz to kill Vanthus, his sister, his parents, and burn the estate to the ground as a lesson to all who attempt to steal from the Crimson Fleet. After several minutes of explaining they were sent by Lavinia to capture (or kill) Vanthus, Javell is convinced of the parties sincerity (in game terms, Morphumax, with aid from some healing done by the cleric and three successful aid another checks makes a diplomacy check). She says she is sorry for the trouble Drevoraz is going to cause. If the party wants to, they can try to stop him. She gives the party a note to Drevoraz to hold off the attack, and gives her left earring to prove it was her. She would accompany the party, but, her face is too well known in Sasserine, and she (and they) would be arrested on sight.

The party notices there is an unburnt caravel in the cove, but without any experienced sailors, they will have to go back to the fishing boat and get a ride back to Sasserine to prevent Drevoraz from carrying out the orders to kill the entire Vanderboren household and burn the estate to the ground.




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