STE Session 6 Recap

What Happened

Downtime

• Galvas and Abis discuss the Shadow that Walks Behind and his potential schemes.
• Abis wondered if he was behind the madness of the The Beaver King
• Abis also investigated what his district and the other members of the Berg City Council wanted at the upcoming meeting
• Galvas did research into these events
• Siegfried was worked to mend fences with the people of Upper Berg convincing them that joining Berg is the best move
• Amreth (Joe's Paladin) trained up a magical stead for reconnaissance work
• Abis communed with the Fungus King and had two visions: Berg becoming a giant toadstool and facing the southern forest and a vision of a gryphon attacking the mushroom

The Fate of Upper Berg

1. The Party has been summoned to a Meeting of the Berg City Council and Mayor West Adam to decide what to do with Upper Berg.
2. Mayor West Adam wanted to reincorporate Upper Berg under a new charter.
   1. Bergstadt's citizenship would only be for those who settled into the Mines.
   2. The peoples of Upper Berg would have not voting rights for a generation.
   3. Upper Berg would be administered by a governor who had the rights of a dictator but would report to the Council and Mayor.
3. The Berg City Council has split into three factions.
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4. The Party spoke eloquently that the peoples of Upper Berg deserved a chance at a good life and that the mayor's proposal was sound
5. With a vote of 18-2, the The City of Bergstadt has created a governorship to administer Upper Berg.
6. A second vote was taken, and Siegfried was unanimously elected governor on account of his work with the peoples of Upper Berg.

The Founding of Zweiberg

1. The Party was introduced to the Domain Rules Streamlined.
2. The Party was given access to the Domain control instrument
3. The Party selected leadership roles
   1. Ruler: Siegfried
   2. Councilor: Abis
   3. General: Amreth
   4. Treasurer: Galvas
4. The following roles are still open
   1. Consort
   2. Grand Diplomat
   3. High Priest
   4. Warden

Surveying the Eisenfluss Valley

1. Mayor West Adam has tasked the party with exploring the Eisenfluss Valley.
2. The valley is about 50 hexes of about 4750 square miles.
3. The Party surveyed the first area and found the Weeaping Pillar of Oros
4. On their second day they discovered a clay pit.
5. The party got lost on their third day confusing a mountain for a tree...
6. On their fourth day the party met Orestes the Ley Line Surveyor and returned his blink dog, "Sparky."
   • He described Fort Eisen and Colonel Willis in some detail and that he has slaves.
   • Orestes will go to the The Silver Mines of Grumah the Great to continue his investigations in the abandoned mineshaft.
   • Galvas forged an impression copy of Orestes' travel pass.
   • Orestes will have access to a scribe in Zweiberg to write down a book on Ley Lines.

The Tax Man Cometh (Enter the Red Wings)

1. On their fifth day of exploring, the Party arrived at the Lowgrass and decided to help Ralph the Innkeeper with his tax problem.
2. The Party ambushed two gryphon riders by casting Hypnotic Pattern and quickly dispatching the riders.

What can be done before next time

1. The Party may complete their first Domain Turn by constructing Terrain Improvements or Buildings.
2. The Party will rest over night at Lowgrass.
   1. The Party can gain insight about the Eisenfluss Valley from Ralph and the other villagers.
   2. The Party can decide what to do with the gryphons.