Fortune's Vanguard arrived at the docks of Dubkov, crowd gathered at the town's edge as we prepared for the journey to Halt Harold's H'army.
Beneath the decks of The Discovery, J'ack Rameur and Woodsworth Moure gathered at the Fragment of Creation (Octahedral Crystallizer). Using merely 10 gold, J'ack converted the coinage to a single platinum. Numerous experiments ensured, and we learned quite a few things: Namely, with just gold, we may create (Apples, A hand, A Masterwork Survivalist's Kit, some magical incense, some diamond dust, and a potion of cure light wounds {amber, whiskey})
Just after, encroaching on the door of Fae Wight's room - Woodsworth discovered their Wandering Wastrel had wandered once more. Taking Ashpa with her, citing to keep us safe after saving her life, she fled the discovery to parts unknown with a request. Don't find me. They headed off to figure out more on their curses, while we head out to sea.
A heartfelt, absent goodbye - the vanguard gathered to head out onto the mainland once more. With crew given a weeks+ shore leave, the vanguard pushed through the crowds. Cleis handed out more money, and was relatively beloved by the people. Woodsworth offered to heal those injured and sick upon their return in over a week.
Eastward from Dubkov, there were two traveling by road. Ripley and Ikor (todo: spellcheck, linking) were founded. The sheep would be our new appraiser, and knows we will return in short time. Meanwhile, the mostly masked and robed figure was found to be another Agent of The Slowcart Foundation. On them, was another Agent's Clasp. Ripley joined up with Fortune's Vanguard for now, on behalf of Management to Watch Over Things.
Along the carriage ride from eastern Dubkov, the vanguard ignored many of the towns along the way. But, there was one place they stopped before heading into the mountains. Udrodzid, one a great kobold city, was still a sinkhole since Collapse of Udrodzid. Spending some time there, Cleis Frostclaw found a kobold that lived there named Neid (todo: spellcheck, linking). Initially wary of the group due to the presence of Woodsworth, he was convinced we would be allowed to stay, and to not so easily believe words on paper. We discovered that During the Collapse, an Earthquake had ravaged the area. Deep within, Where the Dragon Breached Through, we were unable to access the area. It would be a massive project to clear out the ruins here...
We reached the edge of The Howling Jaws, where we found Shamrall with numerous other folk likely hired and part of the Dawnlight Inquisition. They asked us where Ashpa was, and we told them the truth. and they howled a horn as combat began...