Teleporting around the Surface World (Recap from 8-18-23)

 Teleporting around the Surface World (Recap from 8-18-23)

(Yulisen the 12th of Misuthar) Shiril after teleporting the Deep Gnomes and Duergar to Mantol-Derith, and giving them each 200 gp to start their lives over, teleported back to the Clan Hall in Grimgolir. Here she faced a dilemma, She felt obligated to take the Pallid elves back home to the Manageri coast, but also felt a need to help the Deep Gnomes rebuild their city. On top of all that she sort of felt the need to stay with the ragtag group fighting demon lords in the underdark. Finally decided to hang out in Hupperdook teaching the Kobolds magic, and helping out till spring when she could make the journey back to the Pallid Grove with her fellow Pallid Elves.

After a nice night in the Hucksters Heroes Clan Hall The group met for breakfast in the dining hall, Albert went to brief the Dwindallian Empire ambassador in Grimgolir. Chardalyn went to brief the Kryn ambassador and escorted the Drow and Goblin survivors to the dynasty embassy to arrange transport to Xhorhos. Both of them gave 200 gp to each of the survivors to help them get started on a new life.

Abnar took his men, that he had rescued, to the shops in Grimgolir to get them traveling clothes and gave them each some traveling money. Vowing to bring them home. After briefing the King and Clans of Grimgolir, on the developments in the underdark. The group bamphed to Zadash and bought some magic items, the Drow needed “goggles of Anti-Sunlight" and Jane and Albert got Night Vision Goggles.

The group hired on to guard a caravan heading to Berrybush portage and on the first night as the group stopped to camp a mysterious noodle vendor walked by pushing a noodle cart offering noodle bowls for a few silver pieces. Everyone partook except the Hucksters heroes who were suspicious of the vendor and Malik tried to sneak up to attack. The Kitsune vendor telepathically sensed this attack and disappeared into the darkness. The group got to Berrybush portage and reunited Viktor and Gil with their families who had assumed they were dead, there was a celebration and an impromptu feast.

The next day the group got on a boat headed to Riverby-on-Eisfus and after a day and half got to the small village reuniting the four hobbit slingers with their families. There was more feasting and celebrations, as the families and friends who thought their loved ones dead were happily surprised by their safe return. After that the group went to the Invictus Keep and again feasted and were offered lodging as Abnar caught up with his estranged family. Elmo memorized the teleport circle in the mage tower at the Invictus Keep. The next day, (Conthsen the 17th of Misuthar) a fine meal is served, afterward more relaxation and conversations occur. Abner's older brother showed some signs of jealousy and a rather creepy interest in the two Drow females accompanying the party asking Abnar “where did you find these beauties?” to which he began relating the group's adventures in the deep realms of the underdark. His brother was very envious of Abner's accomplishments, as well as the apparent approval being shown to Abnar by their father.

With a fond farewell the group took a boat to the wharfs in Felderwin Where the group enjoyed a couple days in the Goose Down Tower Inn under the splendid hospitality of Layla and Lynde Proudfoot  enjoying meat pies and surface produce even in the winter the abundance of the last harvest Hobbits are very good at putting aside harvested goods against the long winter. Happy to see how far Abnar had come since those days right after the battle in the marrow valley. 

The party learned of new Sky-toweres being Built in Rexxuntrum, and Zadash. A new era of global trade was dawning. The group took the day and a half journey to Felderwin Tillage and found and memorized the teleportation circle in Elmos Mage tower. 

Spending the night there they saw the ley lines in the sky and weird Faerzress swirling around the fields near the Felderwin Tillage Wormhole. The farmer who was charging folks 2 cp each to look into the wormhole had gone mad and was taken to a monastery for treatment. His wife wanted the hole filled in and blamed her husband's madness on the infernal hole. The party summoned earth elementals to fill in the hole. Abnar paid her 2sp to look in the hole. After the hole was filled in, she looked at the silver in her hand then to the filled in hole, then toward a shovel leaning against a shed. On the next day (Whelson the 23rd day of Misuthar) the group bamphed back to their lair in Hupperdook, to decide their next move.

Total loot: Each party member earned 50 gold pieces for escorting a merchant caravan from Zadash to Berrybush Portage.

Kobold Mining Profits: For the previous weeks during which the Kobolds mining efforts yielded 9600 gp worth of platinum ingots and 5600 gp cut gemstones. (Subtracting the mine expenses for the two weeks, 1168 gp), so each party member gets 2339 gp each. (Also the week ending the 13th of Misuthar, 9 new eggs were laid and 8 new pups were hatched in the lair warrens).

(Adventure ended the morning of Whelson the 23rd day of Misuthar)