Cleenseau - Session 1
_in Taelgar from the evening of October 19th until the predawn of October 21st
7 Robert I / DR 1719
Cleenseau and vicinity
on Earth: January 8th, 2023
Summary and Major Events
- The party meets on the battlefield, fighting giant spiders in Taviose
- The party dines at Essford Manor, after being welcomed as heroes
Rumors and Information
- Rosalind’s children died recently during the Tragic Flood of the River Enst
- Rinault, her brother, has gone searching up and down river for evidence of foul play
New People Met
- Perrin Voclain, an disicple of the Wilding and druid, in Taviose
- Ysabel, the sheriff of Cleenseau
- Brot Starsearcher, an eccentric dwarf, and their wife, Diesla Starsearcher
- Jonathon Henwyn, the steward of Essford Manor
- Anselm, the temple administrator and Conrad, his assistant
- Eremon, an acolyte of the Night Queen
- Sarabeth, a guardswoman
Timeline
- Oct 17, 1719 DR Celyn arrives in Cleenseau and takes a room at The Fox’s Flagon
- Oct 19, 1719 DR Viepuck arrives in Cleenseau, and also takes a room at The Fox’s Flagon
- Oct 20, 1720 DR Spiders attack the village of Taviose; the party saves the day
- Oct 20, 1719 DR The party dines with the Essford household
- Oct 21, 1719 DR, predawn: The party is brought news of the Cleenseau Spider Attacks
Narrative
Our session begins on a rainy evening in October with the party scattered – Celyn and Viepuck at the The Fox’s Flagon and Izgil Moonseeker and Robin of Abenfyrd camped on the South Watch Road.
Celyn and Viepuck play dice for a bit in the evening, and hear some rumors about the tragic flood. In the morning, Celyn wanders to the fields on the north side of town while Najeer heads to Taviose to discuss something mysterious with Brot Starsearcher.
Izgil Moonseeker and Robin of Abenfyrd encounter each other on the road, just for long enough to say hello, when they spy the Cleenseau Spider Attacks in progress.
The party meets in Perrin’s house after the spider attack, and introduces themselves. Izgil Moonseeker is here seeking Brot Starsearcher and their particular expertise in telescope making. Robin of Abenfyrd is looking for a bridge, and Celyn is drifting on the wind, he says. Viepuck also seems to have some business with Brot Starsearcher but what it is is not clear.
The party’s discussion is broken up by the arrival of Ysabel, who thanks them profusely and invites them to come stay at the Essford Manor, the keep of the Lord of Cleenseau. After accepting her invitation, the party meets Brot and discusses the lunar surface and telescopes. Izgil offers to fund Brot’s research as his family, the Gemcrafters, are a wealth trading family from Nidzahar. Brot also gives Izgil a working scale model of their telescope design. Izgil has some further private conversation with Brot, and the party eventually heads to the manor to have dinner.
The dinner is a quiet and awkward affair as none of the Essford family attends. Rosalind Essford is in mourning for her lost children, as is her husband Arthur Essford. Her younger brother, Rinault Essford has ridden upriver seeking information about the the flood, and her father Wymar Essford is unwell. The only bright point is when after dinner Robin plays his lute, which everyone finds quite moving. He is accompanied competently (just) by Celyn on the drums.
At the dinner the party does meet a number of town notables: Ysabel, the sheriff; Jonathon Henwyn, the steward; Anselm, the administrator of the Warlod’s Temple; Eremon, an acolyte of The Night Queen and confident of the Essford family; Conrad, Anselm’s assistant, and Sarabeth, a senior guardswoman and veteran of the Army of the West.
The party is awoken in the pre-dawn with news of the Cleenseau Spider Attacks and the session ends as the investigation completes and the party debates what to do next.
Izgil’s Conversation with Brot (Matt Only)
Izgil and Brot mostly discuss telescopes but Brot does take Izgil aside at one point and whisper that he should ask Najeer about the egg. What that means isn’t very clear, but Brot does warn Izgil that Najeer might not want to discuss it.
Celyn’s Experience (Kiya Only)
When Celyn first saw Robin, he saw a ghostly vision, like some type of echo riding behind him of a man in armor painted with the sigil of the Wildling, with a fey look about it. It fades rapidly. Additionally, when Robin takes out his lantern for the first time, he sees a circle of golden leaves as a echo around the lantern, and for a brief moment it even seems like the sun is setting inside the lantern.
Quotes
“You don’t talk to your fey? This is a very strange country”
- Celyn
“Eggs are very important. They make good breakfast.”
- Najeer
From the Izgil and Najeen show:
Izgil: “So far I’ve mapped 274 craters on the surface of the moon. It’s very exciting
Najeen: “But why?”
Later…
Najeen: They (Brot) told you! (that it is an egg)
Izgil: But what kind of egg is it?
Najeen I DON’T KNOW!
Later…
Many times…
“Tell me something interesting about the moon!”
- Celyn, attempting to enliven the conversation at an akward dinner party