Session 36 - Some forks in the road....

 The party decide to head out towards their next adventure, but are unable to decide where that should be. 

After debate about heading to various places, such as Bremen to give notice on the cauldron re-purchase (that they don't have the gold for), Caer Dineval to see the black swords, or Caer Konig to get supplies for a trip to the Reghed Glacier, they decide to hit up Bryn Shander to seek out more information about their options.

Throt knows smart people are usually around books, so he heads to the Bryn Shander Library where he meets a scholar, who is very curious about why Throt is there. 

Throt asks him what he knows of the white whale in the sea of moving ice. The Scholar tells him this whale is recorded helping people in need, that it is said to be sentient and friendly to everyone who is not a whale hunter. The whale has been said to have a clear bubble on its back as someones attempt to travel to the depths of the ocean and explore and that also yes it would indeed likely know the location of Auriel's Island. 

Throt also asks about the Netherese presence in Ten Towns and the Scholar is able to recant some general knowledge and shares a book on the subject with Throt who also  borrows some books which may help gain further insights into the whale. 

Mochi, Etch and Kurash decide to hit up the rouge network and see if they can purchase any information about the feud between the Goliath clans. 

Mochi being not a Ten Towns native identifies three glyphs in a strange dialect of thieves cant. She chooses one and follows the markers to discover that she found an underground club, speakeasy and some "adult" entertainment. Mochi and Kurash leaves Etch here who uses Performance of Creation to make a bag of silver pieces. 

Mochi and Kurash follow one of the other leads after the Bouncer at the club gives them some direction on how to identify the Glyph for information peddlers. They find a small back alley shop with dirty windows and no indication of what is being sold, and Mochi heads in alone. There is a small gnome shop keeper attending the desk and the shop is full of worthless objects such as broken daggers and poorly carved Scrimshaw. T

he Gnome asks what Mochi seeks and Mochi asks about the Goliaths, as the gnome holds his hand out to pave the way for information, Mochi hands over a copper piece. Staring at it like it's a rat turd the Gnome tries to explain that information requires more than a copper, so Mochi hands over two more. Sighing deeply the Gnome says perhaps try a different metal, Mochi heads outside and attempts to minor illusion a gold bar, not realizing that it's immovable. Etch arrives back with the pair and he and Kurash asks what is happening and then comes back into the store with Mochi.

Kurash puts some real silver down and finds out that the clans are fighting over an incident in a goat ball game from many years ago where someone was injured. Etch tries to buy more with his created silver but the Gnome catches on and suggests that maybe they should stick with Kurash's bag of money.  

Putting some more down Kurash gets some more advice, that to gain the trust of the Goliaths they would do well to take some kind of healing with them, they often suffer ailments with no way of healing them, and this could be a good way to get them onside to broker peace. He looks at Mochi and says perhaps you should take one for you also should you decide to do the talking you may need it. 

They decide to seek out a potion of healing or greater restoration, and decide at the same time that a scroll of identify could help them with the Summer Star and its use and capabilities. They go to the component shop that the spell casters hit up when they come through town and are able to get directions to a shop selling scrolls and potions, and acquire both a potion of healing, and a scroll of identify.

They head back to the inn to share what they learned.

Nox hits up his Black Sword contact who shares that there is not much news from Caer Dineval, that there has been little from Levistis of late and that things have been somewhat quiet. He asks of the Arcane brotherhood and the Black swords know little of this other than they have been doing something in ten towns and while their efforts don't conflict with the black swords goals, then they are to be left alone. 

As the reunite back at the inn they find Throt reading in the common room, in a comfortable chair by the fire. 

The use the scroll of identify and find that the Summer Star has one charge (recharge at Dawn) and will allow the attuned person to cast "control weather" which lasts for 8 hours.