Having captured Uktannu, Uktannu’s ship the “Farshad’s Bounty” the logs and cargo, all of which pointed to a strange trade with a previously unknown group of Kurrim in the marshes to the south of Spah! There had been Kurrim about the ship, some dressed like the Zhuezhi of Khanedarya, others in a simpler fashion, strange to the Haraxans.
Our cast
- Farshad – Merchant of the Rule of Ishtir, musician and Agent of the Rule
- Fetnah – Shaman from a long time ago, and a forgotten and lost land, and agent of the Rule
- Smersh – Larcenous Priest from long time ago, and a nation long gone, Databdara (Magistrate) and agent of the Rule
- Utana – Noble of the Rule of Haraxa, Agent and Acting-Databdara (Magistrate) of the nation
- José Juan – Foreigner from the far west, warrior, healer and Agent of the Rule
Absent
- Arpaesis – From the far western land of Ta-Khemet, student of Arcane Lore, and agent of the Rule, currently studying books of Lore
- Dhran the White – of humble origin in Ishtir, warrior, agent of the Rule, currently studying in the capital and trying to unionise
- Jalabu – Noble of Dilmun, Merchant-Adventurer and agent of the Rule, currently coming to terms with his inner demon, literally
Tonight was mostly catching up, resting, and training, Farshad taught all the rudiments of swimming. Fetnah strengthen her bond with he spirit ally, Smersh, studying the law and customs with Utana’s seemed Wiser at the end of it, Utana studied with Farshad and José Juan, improving his knowledge of far lands, and the tricks to survival, and so on.
Despite the evidence that his name had been vilely and unfairly traduced, Farshad still received unwarranted and undeserved abuse.
As they studied, and prepared for an expedition to the marshes of the South, a ship arrives, bearing Jalabu’s cousin Hamid and his closest thugs. Hamid, regretting his deal with Jalabu had come for Jalabu or Farshad, to take their debt in blood.
However, this time Farshad had a surprise. He presented Hamid to Uktannu, or vice versa, and showed the suspicious merchant the ships logs. Hamid was slow to be persuaded that this was a solution to the mysteries, fraud and hatred, but eventually agreed ro worth through the documentation, from the ship and the cave, and make copies with the aid and supervision of Smersh’s scribes. These he would take, along with Uktannu, back to their family to face punishment.
We didn’t quite gets to a pool on how long Uktannu would take to escape and reappear as a recurring villain, but the players came close to that.
And, with Utana’s oath that, should Uktannu escape, he would make Hamid pay, there we left it.