Orhan 5 Day 12 TE 6061

We consider the breakout of the spy in jail... Looks like we're going to use one of the classic plans. First we'd better finish up our other business.

Shar attempts to convince Darla that it's time for treason, but she can't quite bring herself to do it. So he tells her to "sleep" on it. He'll have to try again the next day. He spends the next morning sleeping.

Orhan 5 Day 13 TE 6061

There's a public warning about a rogue priest. Everyone is supposed to keep their eyes open for a rogue priest.

Imre spends the day being publicly disgruntled with his bodyguard.

Marian spends her day trying to create something. Oh woe. The hard tasks Imre has laid upon her. Her sculpture is well, mostly is a pile of rubble.

That evening, Mark goes out on the town to ease his pains after a long day with Imre.

Marian tries again with painting. No one is clear what it is. Pretty much mush.

That night, Shar convinces Darla to escape with him after committing treason. They break into the hall of records, but neither Shar nor she can tell which records are most important. So they pack up to full sacks of all the documents they can fit and leave. Shar delivers the documents to Imre and Mark and then goes off to smuggle Darla out of town. He puts her to sleep after getting them a place on a ship to the north and leaves her a pouch of 150 gold and a note:

My Beloved Darla,

I fear I was spotted and now they are after me! I could never expose you to such danger so we must split up for now. So long as I can know you are safe, I will be able to face what's ahead. Take this gold, and go to Lethys. When I escape them, I will find you there. Do not give up hope!

Back at the Inn, Mark and Imre transform and then go find another inn where they can get a room to study all of these documents in.

They discover that Ardania is equipped for a land war, not a naval war. Probably also short range. They are also ready to take many casualties. Imre isn't sure if it's to be attacking Lankonok or moving west. There are also references to plan orange and plan blue, but it's unclear what the plans are.

Orhan 5 Day 14 TE 6061

Imre has Mark summarize the documents for a brief report to the loremasters.

Marian does some divination and decides that plan blue involves people trudging up and down mountains, while plan orange involves a vast gameboard of Orhan and Charon, except both sides are Charon and they are playing against each other.

Shar and Mark go and get drunk and disorderly and have themselves thrown in jail. Their clothes and stuff are take and they're thrown in a holding cell. Later they are brought to a magistrate and told what they are guilty of, and given the opportunity to apply any grease to the system, and are promised a solicitor and thrown in jail. We apply no grease and are thrown into jail.

Orhan 5 Day 15 TE 6061

Shar and Mark find each other and make contact.

Shar starts looking for the contact. Mark starts looking for trouble.

Mark finds the target. Then he gets a visit from his "brother". Meanwhile, Shar gets a solicitor.

That afternoon, Shar gets singled out for special attention from the other prisoners. Doh!

Mark makes some friends. There's him, Big Tony, Red, Whisper, and a few others, but he's having a little trouble getting them organized. He can't convince them to riot without proof of more juice. But at least he can get them to lay off Shar for a while.

Shar spends the evening practicing with his cell door lock and get himself a +10 permanent on cell door locks. Mark finds the guards make a round once an hour and that's probably not enough. He thinks the overall feel of the prison is a bit too lax.

Orhan 5 Day 16 TE 6061

Mark talks to some of the other bosses. They tell him about Old Stampy, who has been digging a tunnel out of here for the last ten years. He's a crazy old coot. Mark is routed and sends Shar over to him. Old Stampy says he'll go in with Shar on the escape tunnel if he can get him some real food, (roast chicken),

Shar asks his solicitor who is paying for him. Turns out it's the general's daughter. I see. Shar doesn't know how she did that, but apparently some divination. Mark arranges for Red to get a "visitor".

We dev to level 4 and prepare to break out!