Dubhaine Family/Moira/Roleplays/2017/July

	Dubhaine Family
Fame	40
Wealth	17575
Home Region	Ashforth
Home World	East Continent

Hunts

July 2nd

Xerus clung to the north bank of the river, a den of smugglers and thieves growing rich on the trade between Thalmarkin and Fronen whilst owing allegiance to neither.

Moira had trekked here long years ago disguised as a purveyor of degenerate antiquities, her caravan marching overland from Fronepu to Qrelg and then by smuggler's charter across Lake Salaman. She was hot in pursuit of the undying necromancer Kerreth-Torg, known far and wide as The Butcher of Rengo where he'd led a successful insurrection against Ar Agyr.

The Champion of Via and one-time Supreme Justice of fallen Fontan had never forgotten her calling, carrying humanity's law first to the Zuma-infested lands of Dwilight and then to the Daimon-blight of Beluaterra. That alone would have been enough to justify her quest and she had slain monsters for much less. But this was more personal, for Rengo had been the demesne of her great-granddaughter Aibhlidhn and many of those slain she had counted good friends.

It's the nature of evil that had Kerreth-Torg known his mistake in making war on House Dubhaine he'd probably still have made it, and now the two hung in death's balance with the scales heavily weighted in Moira's favour.

The town of Xerus had been different back then, the well maintained waterfront still flying the fading colours of some deposed lordling or other, but the passage of the Daimon horde so close brought many a wicked heart secretly to that nameless cult which had sat like a canker beneath the veneer of respectability since time immemorial, and to the ears of one who knew whispers all too well, rumour of Kerreth-Torg came almost too easily.

By the careful sale of certain ancient tomes, arcana of such maddening imprecision and overblown import as to hint at secrets mankind should never understand, she gained privileged access to the highest reaches of the coven and came within a hair's breadth of her quarry. A desperate battle ensued in that very star-cursed fane where Kerreth-Torg had established his command post, Moira and her swordsister Reia carving a gruesome path through the ruined flesh raised against them as the necromancer fled by hoary paths to the river bank and thence to his masters in Iknopata.

To her dying day neither she nor her companion would not speak of the horrors they endured pursuing him into the heart of the Daimon horde - not even she who had stood in single combat against Haktoo of the Zuma and lived to tell the tale! - for there are forces in the High Firmament of which no mortal words can tell. Beings whose very nature defies reason, and against whom mankind must ever face ruin.

Mighty Lords in their castles speak their names in hushed tones and think they know of what they tell. But they do not. For they have seen but the stain of flesh which such malice motivates, and even then they quake in terror and remind themselves of their strong walls and brightly caparisoned soldiers for to face the utter hopelessness of war against the eternal would rend their very souls. And so the war falls to those in the shadows, men and women easily forgotten and yet who by their selfless deeds hold the darkness at bay. Even if but for a brief hour.

Know only that years passed as days within that hellspawned encampment and the lands beyond. Years during which the world of men continued to burn as the armies of the Nether pillaged and defiled, and when Moira and Reia emerged victorious they felt far from triumphant.

July 4th

Ossmat - Day

Report from Moira

Message sent to everyone in "Northern Alliance" (5 recipients) My Lords,

Please forgive the intrusion of a low-born warrior but my errand is urgent.

I am Moira, a ranger of the northlands, and I pursue the agents of the Nether wherever they may be found. Rumours abroad in Xerus - where I've disrupted more than one cult during my adventures - have brought me to Ossmat where I've found evidence of a necromancer's plans reaching fruition. An army is massing in the tunnels beneath the city, fell flesh reanimated by hellish arts and an ancient foe who wields rimefire and deceit as you might sword and shield.

With your permission I intend to bring this foul demiurge to justice!

Moira

Candidate of Northern Alliance

Letter from Osgar Dacara

Message sent to everyone in "Northern Alliance" (5 recipients)

Feel free to rid us off these foul creatures.

Sir Osgar Dacara

King of Thalmarkin

Royal of Thalmarkin

Duke of Sandefur

Margrave of Sandefur

Commander of Northern Alliance

Letter from Moira

Message sent to everyone in "Northern Alliance" (5 recipients)

Thank you your Majesty.

Moira

Candidate of Northern Alliance

July 15th

Ossmat - Day

Report from Moira

Message sent to everyone in "Northern Alliance" (16 recipients)

My Lords,

The necromancer has been driven from the Ossmat undercity and the local militia have taken charge of the known tunnel entrances. I'm hot-foot on its trail having heard reports of fell men mustering in Junohep and will provide a full report of the action in Ossmat as soon as I have time to set out the details in full.

Moira

Scout of Northern Alliance

July 22nd

Junohep - Day

Report from Moira

Message sent to all full members of "Northern Alliance" (12 recipients)

Most Noble and Esteemed BattleLords of the North,

I would not normally waste your time with a tale of the hunt, but this situation in Junohep has vexed even my many years of experience and there is the real possibility that this may be my last Great Hunt.

For a week now I've been harrying an undead army, raised I believe by the very same necromancer I drove from the undercity of Ossmat. The smaller bands are easily despatched however every time I've neared their main encampment I've been driven off. I can honestly say that I've never encountered so persistent a foe.

After 2 hours, you finally find an organized undead army.
Because you are close to home and familiar with the lay of the land, you are able to use the terrain to your advantage.
The battle rages, you against the undead. Your blows land true, shattering them to dust left and right.
From the remains of the undead, you gather valuables and treasures worth a total of 5 gold, 4 silver.

After 2 hours, you finally find a large and organized undead army.
They are lead by an undead champion, an evil creature with more power and intelligence than the usual lot.
You fight with zeal and strength - but the undead are unimpressed. They feel neither pain nor fear, but you do. Lots of it.
Finally, you manage to break free. You run for your life - and escape.

In the event that this is my final report I wish your Lordships to know the honour you have done me in letting me serve as a Scout for the Northern Alliance. In my youth I took the Long Walk into the wilderness to atone for a necessary injustice I performed for the most noble of purposes when no other was willing to bear its weight, but an injustice none the less. I have lived with that burden for decades, seeking redemption in the blood of mankind's enemies, and have mourned daughters and granddaughters who followed in my footsteps.

The trust you have placed in me, though only a little thing perhaps compared to the weighty matters of Noble concern, has reminded me that what one blade can achieve is but a foretaste of the great good which chivalry may achieve. If I should die this day then I do so knowing that in this company such chivalry still flourishes and that there is hope yet that here in this 'foreign' soil my great-granddaughter's generation may enjoy the peace and prosperity denied her forebears.

Moira

Scout of Northern Alliance

July 26th

Junohep - Day

Trok the shaman wizard writes a scroll of Fountain of Youth using:

2x 100 year Oak Bark
1x Rare Woodland Flower
2x Fine Silk
2x Fine Silk

Date	Region	Time	Hours	Enemy	Strength	Outcome	Money	Loot	Status
02.07.1017	Xerus	Day	3	undead	organised army	victory	0g 9s		+1 honour
04.07.1017	Ossmat	Day	1	undead	large group	victory	1g 4s	fool's gold
			1	undead	organised army	victory	1g 1s
		Night	2	undead	large group	victory	1g 6s	expensive-looking amulet
			2	undead	organised unit	exhausted
			2	undead	organised unit	victory	0g 11s	thief's hand
			3	undead	large organised group	exhausted
06.07.1017	Ossmat	Night	2	undead	large organised group	victory	0g 11s	high-quality leather wooden statuette bar of soap expensive toy
		Day	3	undead	organised unit	victory with home advantage	0g 7s	broken sword expensive-looking amulet
			2	undead	large organised group	victory	0g 3s	wooden statuette expensive toy
08.07.1017	Ossmat	Day	2	undead	large group	victory	1g 0s	maiden's hair
			2	undead	large group	victory	1g 2s
09.07.1017	Ossmat	Day	2	undead	small group	victory	0g 4s	silk rusty signet ring expensive toy
			2	undead	large group	victory	1g 4s	rope, thief's hand
10.07.1017	Ossmat	Night	3	undead	organised unit	victory	0g 5s	strange animal skull
			2	undead	organised unit	victory	0g 11s	bandages & alcohol broken sword map case
			2	undead	large group	exhausted
12.07.1017	Ossmat	Night	3	undead	organised unit	victory	0g 1s	bandages & alcohol
			3	undead	group	victory	0g 9s	maiden's hair expensive-looking amulet
			2	undead	large group	victory	0g 6s	bandages & alcohol
			3	undead	large organised group	victory	0g 2s	rope small diamond
13.07.1017	Ossmat	Day	1	monsters	a few	victory	0g 1s
			2	monsters	small group	victory	0g 1s
15.07.1017	Ossmat	Day	1	monsters	a few	victory
	Kell	Day	1	undead	few disorganised	victory	0g 1s
			1	undead	small group	victory	0g 4s
			3	undead	organised unit	victory	0g 5s	honey broken armour
		Night	2	undead	large group	victory	0g 7s	rope wolf hide
			2	undead	large group	victory	0g 4s	honey quartz
16.07.1017	Kell	Day	2	undead	a few disorganised	victory	0g 1s	junk
			1	monsters	a few	victory	0g 3s	bearskin
			2	monsters	warband	victory	0g 7s
			1	monsters	large group	victory	1g 0s	crystal glass globe bee's wax
17.07.1017	Junohep	Day	1	undead	organised unit	victory	0g 5s
			2	undead	small army	victory	0g 6s
			2	undead	organised army	exhausted
18.07.1017	Junohep	Day	1	undead	organised unit	victory	0g 4s	golden idol
			2	undead	small army	exhausted
			2	undead	small army	victory	0g 7s
	Junohep	Night	1	undead	small group	victory
			2	undead	small army	exhausted
			2	undead	large group	exhausted
19.07.1017	Junohep	Night	3	undead	organised army	defeated
			2	undead	organised army	exhausted
20.07.1017	Junohep	Day	2	undead	large organised group	exhausted
			2	undead	large organised group	defeated
22.07.1017	Junohep	Day	1	undead	organised unit	victory	0g 8s
			2	undead	large organised group	victory	1g 0s
			2	undead	organised army	victory	5g 4s	golden idol amber
			2	undead	large organised army champion	escape
			3	undead	large organised army champion	exhausted
24.07.1017	Junohep	Day	1	undead	small group	victory
			2	undead	large group	defeated
			2	undead	organised unit	victory	0g 5s
			2	undead	small army	defeated			+1 adventuring
		Night	1	undead	small group	victory
			2	undead	large group	victory	1g 7s	incense
			2	undead	small army	exhausted
25.07.1017	Junohep	Day	1	undead	small group	victory
			2	undead	large organised group	victory		bronze bracelet
			3	undead	small army	victory	3g 5s		+1 swordfighting
			1	undead	organised army	exhausted
26.07.1017	Junohep	Day	1	undead	small group	victory	0g 1 s
			1	undead	large group	defeated
			2	undead	organised unit	victory		bearskin
			1	undead	small group	victory		bedroll
			2	undead	organised unit	victory	0g 7s		+1 adventuring
			1	undead	small army	defeated
27.07.1017	Junohep	Day	2	monsters	small horde	defeated
			1	undead	small group	victory
			2	undead	small army	victory	1g 4s
28.07.1017	Junohep	Night	1	undead	small group	victory	0g 4s
		Night	2	undead	large organised group	victory	1g 8s
		Night	1	undead	organised army	defeated
		Night	1	undead	large organised group	victory	1g 1s
		Night	1	undead	small group	victory	0g 4s	bearskin
29.07.1017	Junohep	Day	1	undead	organised unit	victory	0g 1s
			2	undead	small army	victory	1g 5s	bandages & alcohol small barrel of beer
			1	undead	large organised group	exhausted
			2	undead	large organised group	victory	2g 2s	rope
			3	undead	small army	defeated
30.07.1017	Junohep	Night	1	undead	small group	victory	0g 3s
			2	undead	large group	victory	1g 0s
			3	undead	organised army	exhausted
			2	undead	organised army	defeated
31.07.1017	Junohep	Day	2	undead	small army	defeated
			2	undead	small army	defeated