Star Lily
Star Lily rode with Speaker Tuckerberry, hunting down
Bluefinger. They tracked him down to an old watchtower with every intent to put
him down, especially since he was eating other Halflings. While they tried to
shout him down, they discovered he had taken a young Halfling girl hostage.
Speaker Tuckerberry went in to perform the rescue, with Star Lily behind. She
tried to shoot Bluefinger but missed. Speaker Tuckerberry grappled with
Bluefinger and though the Speaker fired all the shots from his three pistols,
Bluefinger was still going to be able to turn him, when Star Lily staked
Bluefinger, killing him. Then, the little girl said there were other Halfling
vampires alive.
Milgrom
Milgrom wrote his father for help starting his silvertrade,
but got the reply that he was on his own, but if the venture was profitable, to
remember dear old dad. Milgrom took the time to pen an epic song about
Wilhelm’s battles against the vampires, which he sent back to the dwarfhold. As
Milgrom tried to start his ventures he went out to dinner. There, Florenza
Shinypipe waited for him to get done with first dinner, then moved in. Milgrom
knew the local stories that Shinypipe always tried to grow new and better tobacco
varieties. Together, they met to broker a deal, but Shineypipe insisted that
Milgrom leave his axe. Milgrom argued this point, and in the end Milgrom went
with him. They wound through back alleys and the more out of the way areas
until they came to a building that had faint light inside and the smell of
tobacco smoke. There was a desk and carpet with a portly Halfling, smoking the
finest smoke. His name was ‘Big Belly’ and he heard that Milgrom was setting up
a lot of trade. He gave Milgrom some very mild tobacco, and explained that only
dwarves can handle the intensity of the smoke, but it is illegal to export.
Therefore, he wanted to use Milgrom as a way to get the tobacco dwarves’ land.
For this, Milgrom would get 2-5 gold crowns a shipment, and cover tobacco would
have to be shipped as well. As Milgrom contemplated where to get a smuggling
wagon he finished getting mobbed up.
Wilhelm and
Bartleby
Bartleby shined up the carriage and the two set off to
respond to the letter by another Von Krieg asking for help. They were so
anxious to get there that they slept on the road. They came to an area with
thick fir trees and saw a stone walled castle. They came across a road house
and coach. The men who guarded it had breast plates, sigils, swords, and shields.
Wilhelm and Bartleby stated they were there to see Magda, but were told to
wait, as the Lady was having a rest. While they waited, they gambled with the
guards. Eventually, a carriage came down the road. It had a lone driver and he
was a Vanderheit, one of Bartleby’s long lost relatives. He said he had orders
to take Wilhelm back to the house, Bartleby had to stay behind. Though Wilhelm
objected at first, he eventually allowed himself to be taken to the mansion
alone. The new Vanderheit offered his back for Wilhelm to step on to get down
and when he wouldn’t, the coachman grumbled that he would have to talk to
Bartleby about his skills as a servant. Inside the mansion, lit by candlelight
was a wide range of art items from a wide range of times. Back at the guard
house, the soliders turned on Bartleby. A voice inside his head said Kill Them All. It Will Be Easy. Then,
back inside the mansion, Wilhelm watched as a woman appeared at the top of the
stairs. She seemed to be in her mid-twenties and beautiful. She offered her
hand to him but it was cold to the touch. She said her name was Magda Von
Krieg.
At Stony Hollow two weeks passed without Wilhelm or Bartleby
returning…
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