The Gold Coin

Brief summary of the establishment, including any distinguishing characteristics.

Proprietor: Talmadge

Settlement/Region: [[Port Maraisa#^merchant-quarter|Port Maraisa Merchant Quarter]]

The Hawkridge Family

Vassals to The Corsi family.

The Hesse Family

Hard eyed, pragmatic, and extremely wealthy. The Hesse own the mountains and mines north of Aureltaran and in other places in the region. They’re originally from Cormyr, but have been Aurelian dukes for many generations.

The Hesse livery is blue.

The Hesse own the mining and metalworking in the north of Aureltaran. They have extensive holdings in the mountains.

The Lazaretto

The Lazaretto is a sick camp/leper colony for the Rotting Disease on the southern short of the river Ith near Port Maraisa.

Proprietor: Mother Isabel Verduna - Priestess of Ilmater Settlement: Port Maraisa

People

• Mother Verduna - Priest of Ilmater, leader of the Lazaretto
• Sister Nightsong - Head nurse at the Lazaretto

The Lombardi Family

Vassals to The Corsi family.

The Missing Moray

Armitage del Veign ordered us to discover what happened to Albrecht Moray:

1. Why was Albrecht in Port Maraisa?
2. What did Albrecht learn while he was there?
3. Extra credit: Where is Albrecht now, and what happened to him?

Notes

• [[Session 01 (2024-05-24)#Twisted Axle|Session 01 - The Twisted Axle]]
  • We were selected for this mission because we behaved in a more honorable fashion than most others during the Calishite Campaign.
  • Albrecht Moray has disappeared in or near Port Maraisa and our job is to learn what happened and bring the information back.
  • We believe Albrecht was travelling alone or with a very small party.
  • Albrecht Moray is a competent, low-profile member of the Moray family. His disappearance suggests either an opportunity or a threat to the Corsi, so we need to learn more.
  • Richard and Armitage are too well-known to perform a mission like this themselves. We should have more freedom to discover what happened and why.
  • Our cover is as [[Session 01 (2024-05-24)#^b269c8|agents of Armitage collecting a wine shipment]].
  • We do not know the nature of Albrecht’s disappearance, but the Corsi learned of it by intercepting a message to the Moray informing Albrecht’s family. The nature of the note suggests the disappearance was not intentional, but even this is uncertain.
  • The Corsi are holding the note for a week before releasing it to the Moray to give us a head start. The Moray in the north of Aurelian will learn of Albrecht’s disappearance at about the time we arrive in Port Maraisa to start investigating, giving us about a head start of about 7 days.
  • We do not have a physical description of Albrecht Moray.
  • We should try to earn the trust of Magistrato Falcone in Port Maraisa.
    • He is loyal to House Auttencourt and unlikely to be swayed by money, but he would be a valuable ally to the Corsis if we can convince him that’s where his interests lie. ¹
    • We will probably earn his trust by stabilizing the city.
• Session 02 (2024-06-30) - Greg, Session 02 (2024-06-30) - Brian
  • Ordered wine from Kingsley on 24-Etrian. Expect wine to arrive in 4-6 weeks on his trade caravan. 70GP are due on delivery of the wine.
  • Met with Magistrato Falcone to establish contact and learn what we need to do to earn his trust.

Tasks

• Discover what happened to Albrecht Moray.
• Maintain our cover
  • Order some Ankhapurian wine
  • Receive the wine shipment
• Earn Magistrato Falcone’s trust. Dominico possesses a communication network we can use to contact Armitage.
  • Resolve Dermal Dilemma
  • Resolve A Lighthouse Divided

Events

• Received assignment at The Twisted Axle
  • Received a [[Session 01 (2024-05-24)#^91e9dd|writ of introduction and authority]] from Armitage del Veign to act in his name.
• Arrived at Riatavin with Dante Rossi about 5 days after receiving the assignment.
  • Traded in horses for about 150 gold to fund the remainder of the investigation.
  • Left Dante in Riatavin to look after other business.
• Arrived at Port Maraisa on foot about 2 days later after combat with orcs and kobolds. (Quest: The Orphaned Halflings).
• Gavin asked the proprietor of The Gold Coin for information about a “traveling noble”. Talmadge claimed ignorance, but implied a bribe might be helpful. No bribe was offered and the conversation ended there.
• Ordered
• Destroyed the banshee at the Southern Beacon ([[Pedestrian Wolves/Session Journals/Session 03 (2024-07-21)|Session 3]]), resolving Falcone’s request in A Lighthouse Divided.

People

• Armitage del Veign - Quest giver. Assignment made at The Twisted Axle
• Albrecht Moray - The missing Moray family member.
• Dante Rossi - Armitage’s man. Horse provisioner and escort through Aurelian to Riatavin.