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== Information == |
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'''Inevitable''' was a [[premium]] [[:Category:Storylines|storyline]] that began in [[Mist Harbor]] on January 24th, 2021. It ran in two parts, with '''Part 1''' during Jan 2021 - Apr 2021 and '''Part 2''' during May 2021 - Jun 2021. |
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==Summary== |
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Inevitable is a storyline scheduled to begin in [[Mist Harbor]] on January 24th, 2021. |
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[[Inevitable (storyline)/2021-01-10 - In-Character Catch-Up (log)|Characters catch up in game.]] |
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Primary storyline events are held on Thursday at 8pm EST and Sunday at 3pm EST. These events are scheduled for the purpose of allowing players to easily participate and interact with GM [[NPC]]s. They are not the only means of being involved, nor the only time that player-to-player activity can occur. For help getting started visit the Premium channel on the official [https://discord.gg/KF9Wr8u Discord] server. Also, make sure to watch the [http://forums.play.net/calendar?game=gemstone+iv GemStone Events Calendar] to stay on top of any hiatuses or cancelled events. |
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[[Inevitable (storyline)/Unsettled (vignette)|Ilsola receives a mysterious warning]]: run. She later discovers her house, and another, have been marked with a yellow X. |
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* [[Ilsola]]'s Office: Hale Hall -> just inside and east -> some sturdy wooden doors |
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* [[Greth]]'s Bar (Stumbling Pebble Bar II): Western Harbor -> intersection of Waterbug Way and Seathrak Way -> a ramshackle brown-shingled store |
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A guest lecturer, the Nalfein half-elf [[Katillios]] Esh'Na'Vellus, spoke at the recent [[Mist Harbor Library Lectures - 2021-01-17 - Katillios on Choice (log)|Mist Harbor Library Lecture]] about ''Choice.'' It seems a straight forward lecture about the ramifications of making decisions, and owning up to them, until Katillios delves into her painful history and the cause of it: a mysterious warlord with whom she is enraptured. |
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* Safe Haven and Militia Headquarters: Western Harbor -> cemetery at the end of Fishmonger Way -> the door in the cliff -> a nearby tunnel |
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* Militia Recruitment Contact: Defender of Mist Harbor [[Akenna]] |
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Ilsola holds a meeting on Lormesta (January) 24. |
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* Militia Provisioning Contact: Loremaster of Mist Harbor [[Rohese]] |
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Many messages intended for Ilsola have been getting reverse pickpocketed into the containers of Mist Harbor adventurers. These messages contain confusing, and inaccurate, frustrations towards the Mist Harbor administration (namely Ilsola). However, a deeper investigation of these decoy messages reveals hidden information with a continuation of the dire warning: the warlord is coming, and we should prepare. |
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* Material Support Contact: Defender of Mist Harbor [[Naamit]] |
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Further deciphering revealed indication of a traitor among us, a friend helping the message author, a strange magical quill purchased from an old man a day before he was murdered (likely the instrument used to create the messages), and an artifact of some kind that is powering the warlord to impossible feats. |
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* [[http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Cities,%20Towns,%20and%20Outposts/Mist%20Harbor/view Story and Character Vignettes]] |
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The current plan is to mobilize the Mist Harbor Militia, remain vigilant in hopes of catching the note writer and their friend, and meet again in several days time. |
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== Summary == |
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Until then, seek out Akenna and Rohese on how to help the Militia, keep your gaze wandering and report buildings marked with an X, and inform Ilsola of anything strange you spot! |
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[[http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Cities,%20Towns,%20and%20Outposts/Mist%20Harbor/view/2400 Ilsola receives a mysterious warning]]: run. She later discovers her house, and another, have been marked with a yellow X. |
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Ilsola holds another meeting on Lormesta (January) 28. There are concerns about a spy! Or so it seems as Ilsola expresses concerns at receiving letters from residents implicating others without proof. Is our fragile community doing the wishes of the warlord by imploding into ourselves?! |
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A guest lecturer, the elf [[Katillios]] Esh'Na'Vellus, spoke at the recent [[https://gswiki.play.net/Mist_Harbor_Library_Lectures_-_2021-01-17_-_Katillios_on_Choice_(log) Mist Harbor Library Lecture]] about Choice. A straight forward lecture about the ramifications of making decisions, and owning up to them, until Katillios delves into her painful history and the cause of it: a mysterious warlord that she is enraptured to. |
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It appears not everyone is sitting idly by writing letters though... |
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Coulton reports his attempts to contact his guild about the matter have drawn unwanted attention in the form of threats from the shadows. |
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Many messages intended for Ilsola have been getting reverse pickpocketed into the containers of Mist Harbor adventurers. These messages contain confusing, and inaccurate, frustrations towards the Mist Harbor administration (namely Ilsola). However, a deeper investigation of these decoy messages reveals hidden information with a continuation of the dire warning: the warlord is coming, and we should run. |
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[[Jaysehn (prime)|Jaysehn]] reports on his exploration into the wilds, and uncovering what perhaps may be a digging site performed by the earliest Leiffen brothers. The brothers found a deposit of serpentine, and everyone promptly died. Is this what the warlord is after?! |
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Further deciphering revealed indication of a traitor among us, a friend helping the message author, a strange magical quill purchased from an old man a day before he was murdered (likely the instrument used to create the messages), and an artifact of some kind that is powering the warlord to impossible feats. |
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Meanwhile, buried in research, Tolwynn found a journal entry describing black ships attacking during the day, wave after wave of something killing any that stood against it, and a sphere that gave the author nightmares. The page simply ends with a note, written by a different hand: Location 17. Is the sphere the artifact? Are we location 18?! |
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The current plan is to mobilize the Mist Harbor Militia, remain vigilant in hopes of catching the note writer and their friend, and meet again in several days time. |
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Ilsola waits no further and says more action is needed: find the 'friend' who she thinks is in town or close by, and continue to report any sightings of buildings marked with an X in yellow paint. |
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Remain vigilant and we will prevail! |
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== Coming Up == |
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Later that same day, Akenna's home has been marked just as Ilsola's was! |
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* Militia Meeting and Safe Haven Tour by Akenna: Tuesday the 26th @ 8pm EST (meet at Greth's bar) |
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The warlord's spy picking another target? Or the scheming of her neighbor [[Talinvor (prime)|Talinvor]] losing his patience with Akenna's tea kettle in the morning? |
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* A Meeting with Ilsola, Part Two: Thursday the 28th @ 8pm EST (QST) |
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The plot thickens... |
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== X Marked Locations == |
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* Ilsola's house (not found in game) |
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* A house nearby to Ilsola's (found in game) |
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* Collectibles Shop |
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On Lormesta (January) 31, there is an emergency! |
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== Note Messages (expand to see the secret message) == |
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Thoughts of this being a prank are no more as Ilsola's house exploded into flames, and she herself was kidnapped by unknown assailants! The constable assumes temporary command and orders: find Ilsola. |
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{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |
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| Administrator, your stance on these issues has left much to be desired! You know where to reach me, and I suggest you do so without any further delay, before this matter gets completely out of hand! |
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|- |
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|<pre{{log2}}> |
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I hope this works... I bought this crazy quill from the old man the day before he was murdered, so I didn't get much training or anything, and of course I had to keep it hidden... I have to try and get word out, and this is the only way I can think of to do it safely. The town is in terrible danger. He's coming, and soon! You have to prepare! I hope this works... I can't have another one on my conscience... |
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</pre> |
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|} |
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More letters have been distributed to adventurers around town with the warning that the warlord has arrived. Is it already too late to flee? Why is the warlord here themselves?! |
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{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |
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| Administrator, I simply must protest this treatment! My daughter was fully within the law, and it was the shopkeeper that was out of line! You surely must know this, and I cannot for a moment guess at what your true game is. Be warned that I will not sit by idly while you ruin my family's name! |
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|<pre{{log2}}> |
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coming soon |
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</pre> |
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|} |
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Sothog and [[Faerinn (prime)|Faerinn]] have researched the yellow paint, with assistance from the Alchemist and Dyer, and have discovered that it is not actually paint at all. The marks cannot be damaged, even if the door behind them is hacked into with an axe. What kind of strange magic is this? |
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{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |
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| Administrator, this is sixth time I have written you, and I'm afraid I must insist you cease avoiding me. The fact is that the smell from that awful place is driving us all crazy! Surely there must be something you can do! |
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|- |
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|<pre{{log2}}> |
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coming soon |
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</pre> |
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All is not lost, and hope remains though... |
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{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |
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| Please deliver to Town Administrator Ilsola. She has been dodging my requests for a meeting, and I am willing to go to great lengths to secure the meeting she promised me to discuss the taxation of the merchants of Mist Harbor. She knows how to reach me. |
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|- |
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|<pre{{log2}}> |
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coming soon |
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</pre> |
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|} |
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[[Darcena (prime)|Darcena]] and her pack have been seen patrolling the neighborhoods. A bit rough around the collar, and her choice of cuisine leaves much to be desired, but the sense of safety is hard to ignore. Make sure to leave a bloody rolton haunch outside your door! Hey, that rhy... |
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{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |
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| Administrator, I would like to schedule some time to speak with you about immigration. It's simply unconscionable to let individuals move here without any vetting ahead of time! Why, we could have a traitor attempt to gain citizenship, and they would be welcomed with open arms! This cannot stand, Administrator. |
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|<pre{{log2}}> |
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coming soon |
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</pre> |
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Anyone concerned for their safety should relocate to the Safe Haven for now. |
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{| role="presentation" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |
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| coming soon |
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|<pre{{log2}}> |
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Administrator, you do not know me, and we are unlikely to ever meet, but I must warn you of a terrible danger approaching your city. I have procured this quill, and hope that I understand it well enough to make my message clear. I... am a prisoner of a mighty Warlord, and he has set his sights on Mist Harbor. I am unsure of his time frame, or what exactly his plans may entail, but I do know that he is coming, and that you must make preparations! I have no idea if this will be intercepted or not, so I will be sending as many letters as I can, through a... friend on the Island. This friend is taking a great risk by assisting me in this, but they and I both agree we cannot witness another ransacking if we could possibly prevent it. |
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</pre> |
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As usual brave citizens and visitors, we will get through this. Remain vigilant! |
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== Timeline == |
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Another meeting is held in Greth's on Fashanos (February) 4 among concerned locals. |
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Akenna leads a Militia patrol on Fashanos (February) 5, from the Safe Haven. |
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==Cast of Characters== |
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* [[Greth Rottgut]] |
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* [[Ilsola Tuulikki]] |
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* [[Katillios]] |
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==Official Vignettes== |
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* [[Inevitable (storyline)/Unsettled (vignette)|Unsettled]] - 1/13/2021 |
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* [[Inevitable (storyline)/Meetings, Notes, and Letters (vignette)|Meetings, Notes, and Letters]] - 1/26/2021 |
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==Character Vignettes== |
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==Logs== |
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* [[Inevitable (storyline)/2021-01-10 - In-Character Catch-Up (log)|2021/01/10 - In-Character Catch-Up]] |
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* [[Mist Harbor Library Lectures - 2021-01-17 - Katillios on Choice (log)|2021/01/17 - Mist Harbor Library Lectures - Katillios on Choice]] |
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==Detailed Summaries== |
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* [[Inevitable (storyline)/Additional notes (summary)#Get Involved|GM Quilic's notes on how to get involved in this storyline]] |
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* [[Inevitable (storyline)/Additional notes (summary)#Useful Information|X-Marked locations and Decoy/Hidden Messages found]] |
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==Additional Information== |
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===Common Locations=== |
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* [[Ilsola]]'s Office: Hale Hall -> just inside and east -> some sturdy wooden doors |
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* [[Greth]]'s Bar ([[Stumbling Pebble Bar II]]): Western Harbor -> intersection of Waterbug Way and Seathrak Way -> a ramshackle brown-shingled store |
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* [[Safe Haven]] and [[Mist Harbor Militia | Militia]] Headquarters: Western Harbor -> cemetery at the end of Fishmonger Way -> the door in the cliff -> a nearby tunnel |
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===Player Character Points of Contact=== |
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* Militia Recruitment Contact: Defender of Mist Harbor [[Akenna (prime)|Akenna]] |
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* [[Mist Harbor Library Lectures - 2021-01-17 - Katillios on Choice (log)]] |
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* Provisioning Contact: Loremaster of Mist Harbor [[Rohese (prime)|Rohese]] |
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* A Meeting with Ilsola |
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* Material Support Contact: Defender of Mist Harbor [[Naamit (prime)|Naamit]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:18, 18 December 2025
Inevitable was a premium storyline that began in Mist Harbor on January 24th, 2021. It ran in two parts, with Part 1 during Jan 2021 - Apr 2021 and Part 2 during May 2021 - Jun 2021.
Summary
Ilsola receives a mysterious warning: run. She later discovers her house, and another, have been marked with a yellow X.
A guest lecturer, the Nalfein half-elf Katillios Esh'Na'Vellus, spoke at the recent Mist Harbor Library Lecture about Choice. It seems a straight forward lecture about the ramifications of making decisions, and owning up to them, until Katillios delves into her painful history and the cause of it: a mysterious warlord with whom she is enraptured.
Ilsola holds a meeting on Lormesta (January) 24.
Many messages intended for Ilsola have been getting reverse pickpocketed into the containers of Mist Harbor adventurers. These messages contain confusing, and inaccurate, frustrations towards the Mist Harbor administration (namely Ilsola). However, a deeper investigation of these decoy messages reveals hidden information with a continuation of the dire warning: the warlord is coming, and we should prepare.
Further deciphering revealed indication of a traitor among us, a friend helping the message author, a strange magical quill purchased from an old man a day before he was murdered (likely the instrument used to create the messages), and an artifact of some kind that is powering the warlord to impossible feats.
The current plan is to mobilize the Mist Harbor Militia, remain vigilant in hopes of catching the note writer and their friend, and meet again in several days time.
Until then, seek out Akenna and Rohese on how to help the Militia, keep your gaze wandering and report buildings marked with an X, and inform Ilsola of anything strange you spot!
Ilsola holds another meeting on Lormesta (January) 28. There are concerns about a spy! Or so it seems as Ilsola expresses concerns at receiving letters from residents implicating others without proof. Is our fragile community doing the wishes of the warlord by imploding into ourselves?!
It appears not everyone is sitting idly by writing letters though...
Coulton reports his attempts to contact his guild about the matter have drawn unwanted attention in the form of threats from the shadows.
Jaysehn reports on his exploration into the wilds, and uncovering what perhaps may be a digging site performed by the earliest Leiffen brothers. The brothers found a deposit of serpentine, and everyone promptly died. Is this what the warlord is after?!
Meanwhile, buried in research, Tolwynn found a journal entry describing black ships attacking during the day, wave after wave of something killing any that stood against it, and a sphere that gave the author nightmares. The page simply ends with a note, written by a different hand: Location 17. Is the sphere the artifact? Are we location 18?!
Ilsola waits no further and says more action is needed: find the 'friend' who she thinks is in town or close by, and continue to report any sightings of buildings marked with an X in yellow paint.
Remain vigilant and we will prevail!
Later that same day, Akenna's home has been marked just as Ilsola's was!
The warlord's spy picking another target? Or the scheming of her neighbor Talinvor losing his patience with Akenna's tea kettle in the morning?
The plot thickens...
On Lormesta (January) 31, there is an emergency!
Thoughts of this being a prank are no more as Ilsola's house exploded into flames, and she herself was kidnapped by unknown assailants! The constable assumes temporary command and orders: find Ilsola.
More letters have been distributed to adventurers around town with the warning that the warlord has arrived. Is it already too late to flee? Why is the warlord here themselves?!
Sothog and Faerinn have researched the yellow paint, with assistance from the Alchemist and Dyer, and have discovered that it is not actually paint at all. The marks cannot be damaged, even if the door behind them is hacked into with an axe. What kind of strange magic is this?
All is not lost, and hope remains though...
Darcena and her pack have been seen patrolling the neighborhoods. A bit rough around the collar, and her choice of cuisine leaves much to be desired, but the sense of safety is hard to ignore. Make sure to leave a bloody rolton haunch outside your door! Hey, that rhy...
Anyone concerned for their safety should relocate to the Safe Haven for now.
As usual brave citizens and visitors, we will get through this. Remain vigilant!
Another meeting is held in Greth's on Fashanos (February) 4 among concerned locals.
Akenna leads a Militia patrol on Fashanos (February) 5, from the Safe Haven.
Cast of Characters
Official Vignettes
- Unsettled - 1/13/2021
- Meetings, Notes, and Letters - 1/26/2021
Character Vignettes
Logs
Detailed Summaries
- GM Quilic's notes on how to get involved in this storyline
- X-Marked locations and Decoy/Hidden Messages found
Additional Information
Common Locations
- Ilsola's Office: Hale Hall -> just inside and east -> some sturdy wooden doors
- Greth's Bar (Stumbling Pebble Bar II): Western Harbor -> intersection of Waterbug Way and Seathrak Way -> a ramshackle brown-shingled store
- Safe Haven and Militia Headquarters: Western Harbor -> cemetery at the end of Fishmonger Way -> the door in the cliff -> a nearby tunnel
Player Character Points of Contact
Pages in category "Inevitable"
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