Arcade’s Journal: A New Member, Arrival in Kindric ...passed through Nolin’s hometown. He stopped to see his human mother and spent the whole visit in a black mood.... ...pleasant stay at the Bed and Ladle Inn. We were joined by a young half-elven lad named Alix Tarim-Loial. He was serving drinks, and making a hash of it. It turns out that he is the son of a Kindric lord, and is on the run from his brutish brothers.... Alix decided to accompany us to Kindric. He seems to share Nolin’s proclivities, and used us as an excuse to sneak out on a mistress. I suspect that he also plans to use us as cover while spying on his brothers. Alix is flamboyant and quite engaging, but seems a bit unreliable to me.... ...found the road heavily guarded. Apparently Stavros the half-orc bandit has been raiding in the area. No sign of him so far. Thought about taking the sledge to move us along a bit faster, but Tom-Tom refused to travel over water, even if it was frozen. He muttered something about halflings and boats.... ...finally arrived at Kindric. My first time seeing the capitol of Gaunt. A beautiful city. Alix is already proving to be trouble. His brothers have friends in the guard, and we were forced to defend ourselves. We will have to keep a low profile.... ...I may have to do something about that Tarim-Loial. He made the mistake of revealing himself to a friend, who then informed Alix’s brothers. Alix was watching for trouble on a rooftop, and saw them coming. He decided to inform the party by tossing a juggling ball at us, and managed to knock me unconscious with it. We barely escaped.... ...spent the next few days plaguing Alix with cantrips and trying to cheer up Nolin. I feel better, but Nolin remains morose. Having obtained supplies and visited the sages, we follow the prophetic dreams of Cadrienne, and leave tomorrow for Phorn. |
AnnotationsWith the addition of Alix, the chaos level of the party rose dramatically. He made a hobby of flouting Arcade, and everybody else for that matter. Engaged in secret deals and hidden plots all his life while at the same time exhibiting outrageous behavior in public, Alix survived only because of his wits and substantial Charisma. He met his final end many years later, having made one secret deal too many (this one with Toraz, God of Murder).] |