Among the Mages

- Back at the inn that evening, Zaril plays well enough that she earns the discount she negotiated for the room rates (gold, shiny dress!! Think Hello Dolly) - Cornelius plays cards with an elf and a tiefling (buy-in @ 50 GP!) - Sergeant Watson shows up after a few rounds of cards and sits down with Neil. - Zaril immediate starts playing a romantic song to "set the mood" - They flirt and gamble together (Neil wins two of the three hands and is up 200 GP) - SW invites Neil to buy her a drink, "since you can clearly afford it". - He also buys a round for the tiefling and elf as well - They chat. She gets to "size up his situation" - Acta overhears a lot of conversations that happen to mention places she's never heard of - Luca schmoozes with other nobles - Zaril and Sariel chat about magicky stuff - "That's why they always have baby giraffes. . ." - The next morning, there is an animal scream sound, but it sounds like it's c...

- Everyone is here on time! - Apparently, we need a gavel. - Outside the barracks, there is a very large tower with a canopy or wider structure at the top near the center of town. It looks a bit like the Ellilune's tower, but taller and with better, smoother, newer construction. - There's a wall around the edge of the city, which we are near as the barracks are on the edge of the city. - Acta examines the wall but does not Detect any magic inherent in the wall, but there is a small glowing sphere following them. - Neil asks about her weird behavior as she poked the orb, and then Zaril casts Dispel Magic on it. It is gone now. - The center of the city (and therefore tower) seems to be a couple of miles away at least. - They start walking. - The city seems to have military closest to the outer wall of the city, then there seems to be mostly residential in the next ring, then there is mercantile and industrial things with the tower in the center. - The closer to the cent...

- April's back! - Home is where you don't have to wear any god damn pants. - The party is successful at taking a Long Rest. - They spend the day resting after the sprint they've had lately. - Zaril preens all morning. - Luka polishes her new armor. - Tadu repairs Cornelius's armor. - They converse about the leather for a minute, it may or may not be lizardfolk. - After lunch, we finally start heading east again. Sariel feels a tingle, but there is nothing to Detect. (Scrying spell?) - The group starts to chat about how they will know when they get "there". - Tadu wants to know where they're going, and Cornelius asks if he "knows anything about magic, friend?" - Magic friend? - Magic comma friend. - Tadu: Sometimes I think I should go to sea for a while. . . - Acta: Go to see what? - OOC Did you just roll stealth for a swamp? - Suddenly Acta feels a buzzing tingle, but she still doesn't detect anything with D...