We’re at the docks in Winchendon, Lexland Wood company. Morning time. Workers processing logs, making boards. Guy from back, Parik, says hey I run this shop. We chat with him. They make boxes, sometimes used for a special type of papyrus. Kex talks about starting a papyrus business, anyone I could talk to. Recommends checking with the Chanel corporation, parfume. Included in each shipment is a personalized letter. Chanel corporation is in the commercial district. Wizard Bofurt was here buying rolling papyrus. Healthy tobacco shipping industry here in Winchendon. “Sir your questions are extensive, not divulging anymore”. Kex talks about buying from Lexland. Gets a sample of writing paper and rolling paper.

We go to commercial district. Guards direct us to Chanel corp. Encourages us to stop by Winchendon wine works. Guard says Bofurt the wizard is local wizard, local prankster. We talk access to Residential District – need a sponsor for a day pass. Pherenia at Winchendon Wine Works holds a wine tasting competition – winning that contest might result in a day pass. Or Revered Robert at the Taradaloo Suppliers, connected to the underground. Honorary title for feeding the starving children.

We go to Winchendon Wine Works. Lux already in disguise. Kex puts on a top hat, with his cape, and a moustache. Talk about the contest – name the secret ingredient. Busts out sherry glasses. The Port Dischepo. Jartha says “You haven’t had as much sherry as I have, frog man”. We all taste the port – pretty good stuff. There is a strange after taste that we can’t quite put our finger on. Kex gets a hint of…sort of a bready taste. Lux sees some oil. We both guess wrong (yeast, truffle).

We head to Chanel. Young lady behind the desk, welcome to Chanel how can I help. Kex tries to get access to an exec. Kex twirls moustache, flashes his royal ring. It works – perhaps you can speak to Mr. Martif. Well-dressed guy comes out. I’m Martif, what brings you to my business. Kex asks about use of papyrus use. Kex asks if all papyrus is accounted for asks Martif to check inventory. Lux gives Kex the papyrus letter. “This isn’t ours, but very fine quality. Seems about the same of ours. Could’ve come from same supplier. Did some speciality for Chanel #2 – a seasonal variant. Kex talks about smelling and tasting asks about the wine tasting and the secret ingredient. Doesn’t know/wouldn’t tell. Always reminds him of a hearty morning meal. We take off w/ letter back. Kex buys a bottle of #1 “parfume”.

We step out of Chanel and a blast of fresh air – didn’t realize how smelly place was. We go to winery again. Dark, blazing fire. Kex asks about getting a day pass. Pherenia has several, but reserved for special friends. Kex gives her the perfume #1. Happy to accept such a find gift. Kexyl introduces himself, she knows he’s from the marshes. Not a good enough gift for day pass. If we wanted to haul back some large boxes, work for the day for the day pass. Kex volunteers Lux and Jartha. Introduces Jartha and “Zaq’erb”. 10 one foot cubed. Maybe a dozen, stops short of finishing her sentence. FOR SOME REASON Jartha says “I’ve got eight inches and it smells like a foot”.

We step outside, agree to use haversack. Goes and gets day passes. A dwarf starts approaching us. Gifu recognizes us. He gave the poison toad venom to Rel. Did I hear you have day passes, going to residential district. I have urgent business there, but I can’t get in. Bofurt has a level six potion, but he always tricks me with level 1 poison. Jartha asks why I should believe you Gifu. Gifu says I’d thought you’d remember me. Talks about us killing the orcs, understand. Says if you retrieve it, I’ll give you this cloak.

Hands us day passes, but if you drop any of these boxes we will have an issue/you’ll have to pay. Each box is worth 500 gold. Go to the South Temple – speak to Pema the Monk, get the boxes and bring them here.

South Temple is in rez district so we head there. Guard is like what are you doing, Kex is like we’re gophers. I know that feeling, I wasn’t always a guard. Was a gopher when he was a wee lad. Kex keeps talking to this guy, gets directions to South Temple and Bofurts.

We go to South Temple – there is a monk there. Silent monk, bows when Kex says hello. Talks about seeing Pema. Monk leads us through the temple, bunch of muscular monks with scratches on their arms. They don’t really acknowledge us. We get led to the backroom, man there behind the desk. It’s Pema. We talk about the boxes. Asks about how it will be moved, show him the haversack. He detects magic in that and the sword. Kex asks if Pema knows anything about it. Pema checks it out. Powerful and valuable. Freezes Pema’s hands bc the sword doesn’t belong to him. Kex picks up sword, feels warm to the touch.

The monks bring the boxes in with a chain. Jartha loads nine boxes into the haversack. Jartha has one. Very nice boxes. We hear crumpling sound as contents shift on the inside.  Jartha’s box is weird. He rebalances. We make our way out of the temple, we’re walking. Jartha tells us it’s strange. We make our way to Bofurts. We duck into an alleyway. Kex tries to open it. Eventually slightly opens it, we see an egg. Shell appears very tough. We affix the box together as best we can.

We put the box in the bag. We head to Bofurts. Knock on the door. Weird dude answers the door. Kex talks about papyrus, scrolls. He wants to smoke us out. Kex volunteers Jartha. Talk shifts to poison potions. And Lyric. He’s trying to get Kex to take second level dose. Bofurt looks genuinely interested to give him poison. Manticore poison is level six – very dangerous. Bofurt has passed level six only a few times, but not enough to make it to level seven. Kex asks about level six poison. Is told we would have to fight a Manticore. Bollfurt offers to sell us a single dose. For trade – magical trinkets. We trade the iron bands of balliro for the full vat of level six poison. Lux examines, same papyrus, different penmanship. Jartha asks about giant eggs. The hallowed after-dinner omelet is mentioned. Tells us Cookinby has the greatest pallet of them all.

We head out.  Go back to the Winery. We tell Gifu we have the poison. We exchange the cloak for the poison. Cloak of the Mountain back, allows you to cast dimension door 1/day (until the next dawn), leaves behind smoke when you leave, puffs in smoke when you show up. Gifu is like this is more watery than I expected. Pherenia asks about the boxes. Motions us to the back room, put in a chamber beneath the floor. Zaq’erb opens backpack and Jartha starts unloading. We are dropping the eggs into the chamber. Pherenia says that one looks damaged. Kex talks about it being damaged but not opened. Tells us it’s giant lizard egg. The way it interacts with the port brings out a special flavor. Kex turns in his day pass, then Lux does, Jartha turns his in but is not happy because he wants ladies. Tells us to be quiet about egg. Kex “we don’t care about your egg, ok bye”.

Lux inspects the paper under the lantern. All the pages have a slight groove that I never noticed before. We also inspect the parfume note, has same groove.

We head to Taradaloo. Rev. Robert Elliot says I know you to Lux/Zaq’erb. Zaq is like huh did we meet traveling. Elliot says you remind me of someone. Kex asks who does he remind you of. Local representatives of the merchants guild of the council – but only a slight resemblance. Talks about it being a general store. Kex talks about getting access to things not above board. He brings it up too soon, Robert not sure. Kex tries to intimidate. Says we know you have some shit. Kex gets bossy gangster. Says Boffurt told us. I don’t know what you’ve heard we need to keep this quiet. We ask about staves, with spheres/glass globes on top. He’s heard about it. I’ve heard about them trickling through – they just ship them one at a time – require special care and special boxes need to be manufactured. Thinks they’re made at Lexwood. I hear they go some sort of cultists. Must come through the docks. Ship in and then ship to the cultists.

Kex gives him 5 gold, Lux takes a bracer that is self-branded as falconry glove. We create a plan for Jartha to guard the docks like he’s guarding the skiff and Kex and Zaq’erb dress up as wood workers and go into the lexland wood company. Zaq’erb uses the owl to patrol, will let Jartha know if we need help.

Kez and Zaq’erb stroll in. We’re met by moose and rocco. Kex goes to kegs, Zaq’erb goes to lumber. We start working, stacking lumber and kegs. A guard walks by with a box with the egg. Kex is like what’s in the box and the guard stiff arms him. Kex says I need to stack that. Look step off I’m on my way out. Kex presses him a bit.

Zaq’erb feigns dropping boards on his feet and super hurt. Sunu the guard doesn’t give a shit and says not my problem guys. Kex tends to me. Says we need medical help and a sandwich, Zaq’erb says preferably a sandwich. Guard gives us a sandwich. We leave under pretense that we are going to a healer.

We meet up with Jartha, no sign of Neves. Zaq’erb uses FALCONRY GLOVE. Summons Joffree and asks him to look for Neves. Kex/Zaq start following Sunu. His dog stops and needs to pee. We continue following at a safe distance. He goes into a building and hastily closes door behind him.

It’s the coberry warehouse company. Lots of windows. Lots of boxes. We see Sunu moving further inside the warehouse. We try the front door. Locked, Zaq’erb can’t pick it.  We go find back entrance. Kex and Zaq’erb hide in different boxes. There’s a guard walking around. Z tries to attack and it fails. Kex tries and drops his dagger 20 ft away. Jartha tries to kick down the door. Fails. Tries again. SUCCEEDS! Then fires an arrow at the guard. Fight the guy and his dog. Both Jartha and Zaq’erb both rolled nat 20s on back to back rolls. We kill the guy and his dog. We get 20 gold, the box, and the dagger. Jartha tries to open the box. Wedges it open a little bit. We see the glow of the fade orb! Pale orange/yellow glow. Same box as lizard eggs. We go into the back office. Three other boxes of similar size and shape. Kex tries to crack one open.

Kex changes himself into Sasa, gets a mastiff. We put the dead guard and dead dog in the bag. Bag disappears. We go back to the warehouse, Kex takes Zaq’erb back to the office says he’s gonna lecture me about safety. Cowgill is there. Gives Zaq’erb a lecture on safety.

Talk of next session in late December.