Event:4713/04/20 Visiting Restov
On 4/20 we arrive in Restov. We visit the church of Pharasma to hire a cleric to cast Gentle Repose on the manticore head. It will be available the following day. We also arrange for a courier to take the head, silk, and letters to Oleg, Mara, and Akiros in Oathaven the next day. Dropping by the Lord-Mayor Ioseph Sellemius's office, we leave a message to ask for a meeting. Then, we head to the central Aldori Academy to see who's teaching today (looking for Jamandi Aldori). Jamandi is in, and after some convincing, we quickly gain an audience. We give her a heads up regarding the situation at Varnhold and ask if Restov can spare some forces to hold the capital of Varnhold while we continue the search for Maegar Varn and his people. She says that she'll assemble a council of the swordlords and get back to us. Roland stays behind to inquire privately about his letter from Poul Orlovsky. We spend the night at a local inn.
The following day, on 4/21, we get the spell cast and send the courier on her way. We have an appointment with the Lord-Mayor just after lunch. He says that the last communication from Varnhold was the same invitation we got. Restov sent 2 people to follow up, but they never returned. Lately, there have been more centaur sightings along the Shrike River. Then we're asked to be on our way. We go with Onica to the Shrike and she casts Scrying, but it fails. We head back to the inn for the evening.
Early the next morning, on 4/22, we receive an invitation to a council of the Swordlords in the afternoon. They welcome us to the town, and thank us for quelling the troll threat, letting us know that trade from Taldor has increased as a result. They are sorry to hear about Varnhold, but are unwilling to commit help. They will continue to hold the Shrike River against incursions from the south. They have no opinion on our offer to hold Varnhold using Oathaven's forces, but Roland convinces them to send 2 BP worth of materials to help fund our efforts in the name of quelling the centaur threat.
We use the remainder of the day and all of the following day, 4/23, to sell off goods we've accumulated and use the proceeds to buy new gear.
On 4/24, we leave Restov just after lunch time, headed south again to look for the centaurs.