The Passage of Time...

Session Date: October 1, 2020

Two Weeks Ago

The past few months have been no easy time. It seems like only yesterday you and your companions were walking into a city in shambles. Now, though the signs of Mellifarian’s destruction are still visible, Spur Harbor has begun to recover. Construction is underway in every part of the city and services throughout are being restored. Spur Harbor is slowly becoming Spur Harbor again.

Looking back, the city’s positive outlook is somewhat soured. Driven to hunt the dragon that destroyed so much of the city and killed Gnash, you made haste to the dragon’s lair, accompanied by Mulberry, Taervek and a number of the city’s powerful necromancers to bring Mellifarian to justice. Instead, you found her lair abandoned, home to a warren of kobold fanatics who worshipped the dragon but were discarded by her like so much dross. Just clearing out the warren was fraught with danger – how powerful must Mellifarian be to drive kobolds to the fierceness and fanaticism on display in her lair?

Dave and Mr. Bondergan set their resources on learning where the dragon has gone but haven’t had any success thus far. It’s hard to feel like Spur Harbor is safe knowing she is still out there somewhere. Still, life moves on, and you all were able to help the city move toward recovery…

Raktosh After returning from the dragon’s lair empty handed, Mulberry became inconsolable. It seemed like nothing you could do could pull him out of his shell again. Eventually, you began working to help the city rebuild – very few in the city are as capable as you when it comes to manual labor, rebuilding, and tirelessness. After weeks of construction, you paused in your work only to find Mulberry nearby, helping a family repair their home. It seems that seeing the folk of the city in need and your work to help them finally broke through his despair. In turn, the good work being done by Rak and Mulberry is recognized throughout the lower city.

Remi At first, most residents in the area thought the Laughing Arsenal had been completely destroyed after attacking Mellifarian during her assault on the city. Turns out, gnomes and goblins who build exceptionally explosive magical and mundane devices for fun and profit are well equipped for surviving lightning and explosions. Shortly after the party left to hunt Mellifarian, most of the staff of Arsenal crawled up out of their bunker and into the crater where their main workshop used to stand and got to work. After returning from the dragon’s lair, the Arsenal quickly enlisted Remi’s help to rebuild their inventory and use their inventions to speed repairs and “enhance” their neighborhood. The Laughing Arsenal considers themselves indebted to Remi for all his help.

Xandria Before leaving to hunt Mellifarian, Xandria found Al buried in the smoldering debris left from the Green Book’s destruction, deeply unconscious. After digging him out and ensuring he would survive, Xandria left him in the care of the healers working their way through the city and was shocked to find that Al was still unconscious when she returned. Xandria set to work immediately, pouring healing, energy, spirit, and some subtle “other” or perhaps “more” into Al. After days of near continuous work, Al finally awoke from his coma and immediately starting asking questions about Xandria’s memories again with the excitement of a much younger ogre. For her part, Xandria knows something has changed. She can now faintly sense Al’s presence or spirit at all times, and as far as she can tell from any distance; Al is almost a beacon back toward Spur Harbor floating gently just below Xandria’s consciousness.

Halfire Times of desolation often show the true nature of people, and of organizations both virtuous and otherwise. In this, the thieves’ guild of Spur Harbor, the Inamori, showed both cunning and charity. While always subtle, the Inamori worked tirelessly in the background to help the people of Spur Harbor, and asked Hal to help them do it. Where you might expect looting and predation, petty crime dropped to nearly nothing, while violent crimes were met with swift and terrifying punishment. While no one would mistake the Inamori for a group of do-gooders, they clearly understand the importance of a prosperous and safe Spur Harbor for their own less-than-legal enterprises. Hal’s work with the Inamori over the past months has cemented his place in their organization. While not on the inside yet, Hal can call upon the resources of the guild in times of need, and is typically known to and trusted by their street level members.