[Back on Yag Island, these journal entries focus on Corhim, Fenrir and Dak.]
DAY 627 (20th Uktar) (November) cont ...
In Gyles's Inn in a private room, my wife and friends (known locally now as the "Barrowfolk") went over their plans.
Lavinia was pretty happy with the new refugees from Sertris. They were settling in beside the human camp. It was all tents and crude shelters at the moment but soon proper houses would be built.
I'm told that Cavu also turned up that evening and awarded the four heroes of the Fortress 50,000 gp each! He seemed very pleased with the outcome.
Cavu also bought Nanietharil off them for 2000 gp and the Merthuviall dagger for 50 gold. The shield Aegis Inviolable was purchased for 2000 gold.
Some of the banter around the table was what the Barrowfolk should call themselves.
No one had a strong opinion but Corhim said;
'We should be called the Adventuring Remuneration Shared Equity Scheme.'
You may notice at this point the acronym would be ARSES, so I think Corhim was probably joking!
DAY 628 (21st Uktar) (November)
Corhim arranged for Felia to act as a broker for selling all the loot they had acquired during their recent adventures. She found good deals in Sasserine and the grand total came to 302,000 gold. She made a profit of 15,100 from it.
Corhim used some of the money to buy a Twilight Mithril Chain Shirt. The others likewise found things to buy in the magical shops of Sasserine.
Once back home they had dinner in my house and discussed their next endeavours. It was thought that taking on the vampires of the Dementor might be the most pressing and so they talked about the best way to deal with them.
On another subject, Lavinia contacted the firm of dwarf masons she knew on behalf of Giselle and Fenrir. They wanted a two story house built inside the walls at the barrow. It would cost them 20,000 gold. I should note the firm is called:
The Underforge Builders of Sasserine
Corhim like the sound of having a fancy place to live and started drawing up plans for a small wizard's tower.
After dinner most of then wandered back to Gyles's Inn. They were all pretty happy with the money pouring in and were getting drunk. Even Corhim was on the shandy.
Fenrir cheekily tried to spike Corhim with "flavouring enhancers" but the wily gnome saw him do it and ordered a fresh drink.
Despite coming out on top, he wanted revenge and tried to conspire with Gyles to return the favour. Gyles was not impressed, he had only let Corhim in because Fenrir had been so charming about it anyway.
Corhim even went to the privy to cast Eagle Splendour on himself to help with talking Gyles into it, but even then he failed and made the innkeeper angry.
'Get out, your barred!' he cried at young Sparkledingle. 'This is why I never let gnomes in the pub!'
Half an hour later Corhim was back, using magic to disguise himself as "Guy Incognito" a tall human in his fifties, a well dressed - and well fed - merchant.
Gyles was suspicious, he was used to dealing with wizards and the like.
'What ship did you come in on?' he asked.
'The Dementor' lied Corhim.
'You just came in right now?' asked Gyles, wondering if there was a new ship at the docks.
'Err... yeah.'
'What's your business?'
'I'm just here to ... trade?'
Gyles thought about it then said. 'OK, what do you want to drink?'
'A glass of your finest water, my good fellow!'
'No water, just short beer.'
'One of them then, my good jolly tavern fellow me chum!'
From where Fenrir was at the bar he realised that Mr Incognito was Sparkledingle trying his best to sound like how he thought humans spoke.
As a joke he waved and shouted over - "Hey Corhim!"
Luckily for the gnome though it was lost in the general hubbub of the tavern.
At that point Dak strolled in and then he and Corhim went to plan revenge against Fenrir. Corhim went and cast Unseen Servant in the privy and it followed him out.
Dak went for the less subtle approach and ordered five of those lethal drinks that were know as Full Body Stiffeners. They are ten gold each I should mention.
Then with wink to Corhim he said, 'Before we drink, we should all go for a pee!'
Everyone went for a pee.
When Fenrir sat down again the Unseen Servant yoinked his chair away at the last moment, but the warlock was as agile as a cat and did not fall over.
They all then downed their drinks. Corhim tried to hang back, but the others
forced him.
These were the results:
Veddic - Found it a bit trippy and he lost some of his composure
Fenrir - Was frozen solid for an hour and a half
Dak - Felt wonderful, a real buzz
Giselle - Was frozen solid for an hour
Corhim - Was frozen solid for half an hour
I know from experience that when you are frozen you go into a sort of dream state.
Or if you are unlucky - then a nightmare. Everyone is different, I wouldn't
recommend it.
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