Session #108: Babilar Expedition Continued

 [run and written up by Jacob--thanks for running this game!]

This adventure took place on/around 1/13/24, about 5 days after the initial expedition to Babilar. Occupied with some trade and negotiations, Durham and Pako were unable to join the rest of the crew in their explorations, and so the following crew set forth into Babilar once again, in search of adventure.

Najm (MU7)
Bart (MU9)
Gan (F7)
Fa Min (E4)
Demitrytus (F2)
Heijo (MU7)

Finally returning 1/27/24, nearly four weeks after their initial departure from the docks of Cothon-Gadeed, after unloading several new crates of goods the crew made their way to their own beds, and their favored watering holes. It was there that Pako and Fa Mei found themselves at the bottom of several cups, regaling the patrons there with stories of a strange city made of stone spires jutting straight up out of the water, no proper land in sight! With strange, friendly, folk who seem to just sort of live life day to day, not keeping many possessions, and dangerous depths. Noting especially that the adventuring crew’s last foray into the depths returned with several of the party barely able to stand, much less help with the sailing, for several days! Even still, they were all smiles and excitement when they returned.

The Lucre

(note that the gp/ep/sp are foreign currency and would need to be changed to dinars/etc if they are to be used in Cothon-Gadeed)

• 120 shiny platinum coins
• A fairly large set of surgical tools, well maintained but certainly not new (worth ~50 dn)
• The Adventurer's Guide to Traversal  (a spellbook)
• A partial water bending scroll (taken by Fa Min)
• Two heavens as one, the lesser forms (a fechtbuch)
• A lizard skin gourd full of a slick, oil like, substance (magical)
• A set of lockpicks, a small file, small mirror, narrow-bladed scissors, and a small pair of pliers; ie: thieves tools (magical)
• A fairly ornate bottle of a murky, reddish color. The cap is in the shape of the head of Kir (magical)

The Learning

Note: This includes learning from the previous session, and is not cumulative with what was recorded before. The scribes got distracted while writing up that report and forgot to include everything.

• 1000 xp each for explorations and discovery throughout the city
• 660 xp from the transparent water creature turned falcon
• 330 xp from several defeated sharks
• 2331 xp from the “definitely just a new pet frog”
• 500 xp each for returning to the Kirists:
• The strange healing device + cube
• The large vase-shaped device + cube
• The ornate gilded scroll
• 3481 xp from treasure

The Cut

• 26 platinum coins, to Najm, Bart, Fa Min, and Heijo from this expedition
• 13 platinum coins to Gan and Demitrytus
• 30 gold coins, 10 electrum coins, and 10 silver coins to Najm, Durham, Barty, and Fa Min from the previous expedition
• 15 gold coins, 5 electrum coins, and 5 silver coins to Fa Mei, Pako, Gan, and Demitrytus from the previous expedition
• 6512 xp to Najm, Bart, Fa Min, and Heijo
• 3256 xp to Gan and Demitrytus
• 206 xp to Durham
• 103 xp to Pako
• The aquamarine gem
• The quartz gem
• The water bending scroll
• The Adventurer's Guide to Traversal  (spellbook, detailed seperately)
• Two heavens as one, the lesser forms (fechtbuch, detailed seperately)
• The thieves tools
• The bottle of reddish liquid
• The set of surgical tools
• 1 barrel of wine flavored salt
• 1 large crate of blumes
• 1 large crate of babyas

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Session #107: Expedition to Babilar

[written up by Jacob, who refereed this expedition--thanks, Jacob!]

Having heard tales of a mystical place called Babilar, a group of adventurers captained by Najm started asking questions around Cothon, to hear more about this strange place. They met one Adelaid Mistsplitter, an old sailor woman who was, in fact, offloading goods traded for from Babilar! They learned several things from the salty woman, and ultimately the following crew set out towards the Denyan Isles in search of the city on 12/28/23.

Najm (captain, MU7)
Fa Mei (1st mate, F4)
Durham (F8)
Pako (R5)
Bart (MU9)
Gan (F7)
Fa Min (E4)
Demitrytus (F2)
Heijo (MU7)

While the expedition has yet to return some 2 weeks later, the party has been exploring and adventuring in Babilar, so the chroniclers have yet to hear any specific word as to the current status of the crew, the crew themselves have received the following.

The crew made several trades for goods, including:

1 barrel of wine-salt
1 4x4x4 crate of blumes (these small, deep blue colored fruit which glow with about the brightness of a small candle, and are very, very sweet)
1 4x4x4 create of babyas (these are oblong-ish, with a wide base, a bright orange color; also glowing, but bright enough for a single one to be about 2/3 that of a fresh lit torch, these are very juicy with an almost bitter taste to the flesh)

The Lucre from this session (note that the gp/ep/sp are foreign currency and would need to be changed to dinars/etc if they are to be used in Cothon-Gadeed):

• 180 gp, 70 ep 60 sp
• An aquamarine gem worth 500 dn
• A quartz gem worth 10 dn
  

The Learning

• 500 xp

The Cut from this session is yet to be determined; it will be apportioned after the conclusion of the second session in Babilar, which was played 13 January, with Jacob as referee again. The company will be returning to Cothon-Gadeed thereafter.

The Tale of Babilar

 This was a story told around the fire while encamped in the Denyan Isles during that jaunt to the isles some months ago. The teller was an old sea dog, and the yarn must certainly be embellished here or there, and yet it seemed clear to those who listened that there was a kernel of truth to it--and almost certainly adventure to be had in pursuing and discovering lost Babilar ...

Najm ibn Marwan, is issuing this call to adventure, to join him on the maiden voyage of his new ship the Rihha in search of this mysterious place. Having been completed in October, the Rihha has now finished her sea trials and will be packed and ready to sail forth in search of Babilar on 28 December for those who wish to join him.

The Tale

Gather 'round, ye salty souls, and let me spin ye a yarn of the mythical city of Babilar. Aye, this tale be more enchanting than the mermaids' songs and more mysterious than the depths themselves.

Babilar, they say, be a city lost to the mists of time, swallowed whole by the ever-hungry sea. But it ain't just any city, no, mateys. It be a place where the old laws of the land and sea got all tangled up, where magic be as common as the fish in our nets.

Imagine a city, tall as the sky and grander than any castle ye ever laid eyes on. Towers of stone, once scrapin' the heavens, now peekin' through the water like the tips of a leviathan's back. Streets of cobblestone, now the domain of ghostly fish and mystical sea plants, all glowin' like the lights of the fortress moon in the night sky.

But Babilar's true wonder be in its bridges. Magical pathways they be, weavin' through the sunken city like spells woven by ancient wizards. These bridges, they say, shimmer like moonlight on the waves, connectin' the remnants of buildings where folks like us once lived, worked, and dreamed.

Now, mates, don't ye think this be just another sunken ghost town. No, siree! Babilar be alive with sorcery and wonder. The very water be imbued with magic, and strange creatures, with scales that glow like the treasure in a pirate's chest, call it home. Legends tell of artifacts, ancient and powerful, hidden in the city's watery depths, waiting for a brave soul to claim 'em.

But there be danger in Babilar, too. For sorcerers be there. Powers beyond reckonin', wieldin' magic that can reshape the very world we know. Their battles can send waves higher than the masts of our ships, and their whims can alter the course of fate itself.

So, me hearties, if ever ye sail these treacherous waters, keep a keen eye on the horizon. If ye see a shimmer in the distance, a glow beneath the waves, ye may just be near the mystical city of Babilar. But beware, for it be a place where the boundaries of reality be as murky as the depths themselves, and where legends and dreams merge into a tale as fantastical as the sea itself.