LOST TRAILS OOC

[ewancummins]

SEMBIA NOTES

There are a lot of small towns and villages not marked on official FR maps (FR regional maps in general are large scale and meant to be filled in by the DM, doubly true of Sembia, which was at first set aside as a DM preserve).

Daerlun (city the party first reaches inside Sembia) is certainly big enough that if you like you can buy a wide variety of goods and services in its markets.
But the small caravan doesn't stay long there. Changing horses is the priority.
You're certainly there long enough to attempt one or two Gather Information rolls, eat at a tavern, bathe, etc.

Stops in the villages and towns between Daerlun and Selgaunt are also brief, but you can do a couple more Gather Info rolls if you have questions.

By Raveloft standards, even Daerlun is huge, with 40K people.

Selgaunt is bigger yet. 60K inhabitants.



(Not that you know the numbers, but I'm offering rough figures to give you an idea of scale)

Pont-a-Museau is big but woefully depopulated.

Even mighty Il Aluk would just be a medium sized city in Sembia.(Remember, no Necropolis IMC)

[ewancummins]

Calimport is the big 'un

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2 million people.

[Wolfglide of the Fraternity]

Unless there is some downside to the arrangement of being paid to ride the caravan, Klokulf would sign on to guard. How many days pass on the trip?

If anyone in the party has skill in appraising items, I think it would be best to get an estimate of the value of the jewelry the Governor gave us before we trust the word of someone interested in buying it.
By the way, do we want to sell them soon or hold them in reserve?

[ewancummins]

Unless there is some downside to the arrangement of being paid to ride the caravan, Klokulf would sign on to guard. How many days pass on the trip?

Eighteen days on the road.

[Wolfglide of the Fraternity]

I suppose Alwina did not sign on as a guard. How much does her fare cost Klokulf?

[ewancummins]

I suppose Alwina did not sign on as a guard. How much does her fare cost Klokulf?

1 silver per day.

[alhoon]

Before leaving, Raen would try meet with the aunt of the orphans to give her money for their care and see her to make sure she's not an evil hag, figuratively or literally (Ravenloft-minded).
If that is not possible, he would give the older girl a little money (not too much to an orphan woman in a town; she could be robbed) and buy stuff that wouldn't be stolen for her and her siblings; a few changes of clothes, solid shoes and the like. Stuff that their aunt shouldn't have to buy.

[ewancummins]

Before leaving, Raen would try meet with the aunt of the orphans to give her money for their care and see her to make sure she's not an evil hag, figuratively or literally (Ravenloft-minded).
If that is not possible, he would give the older girl a little money (not too much to an orphan woman in a town; she could be robbed) and buy stuff that wouldn't be stolen for her and her siblings; a few changes of clothes, solid shoes and the like. Stuff that their aunt shouldn't have to buy.

Sure, he can go with them to look for their aunt. She's in the city.

[alhoon]

Checking on the aunt:
Can I roll sense motive to get a "read" on her? See if she's the kind type?

In Sembia: Gather information to find out how wizards are treated. Is it safe to be open about it?
G.I. 0+1

[ewancummins]

Checking on the aunt:
Can I roll sense motive to get a "read" on her? See if she's the kind type?

In Sembia: Gather information to find out how wizards are treated. Is it safe to be open about it?
G.I. 236365:0+1

Sembians don't esteem the wizardly arts as highly as do some other nations in the region. But they are not, as a people, anti-wizardry.

It is safe to be open about being a wizard unless you are an evil wizard.
Sembians' idea of an evil wizard is any mage who causes diseases with his magic, creates undead, enslaves minds, turns innocent ladies into toads, etc.

[alhoon]

If someone turns innocent toads to ladies?


How far can Chara go with 50 silver pieces? Is it enough for 10-15 days? I want to give her enough money for them to get by for 10-15 days if needed or to buy a few nice things if everything turns up OK.
And has anyone told us that the week here is 10 days?

Sense motive for the aunt
0+8
18 total

[Wolfglide of the Fraternity]

Seeing the ages of the orphans reminds me that I keep forgetting Alwina's age. Was that ever established? I can't seem to find it written down.

[ewancummins]

Seeing the ages of the orphans reminds me that I keep forgetting Alwina's age. Was that ever established? I can't seem to find it written down.

She's eighteen.

[alhoon]

Raen is totally pro helping the kids move to their relatives.
He's also instructed them to call him Raen, if it is possible without honorifics.

[alhoon]

So the governing people of this huge city (thus the guys that effect the average person's life the most) are hereditary. The Overmaster is for life and the councilors serve for 10 year terms.
Republic. Right. Shining exemplars of democracy that would make Pericles shy in shame.