Bethana Corwin, the halfling maid, whispers to the heroes "oh dear...it's Ameiko's father, Lonjiku Kaijitsu". Lonjiku is an elderly Tian man and one of Sandpoint’s most well-known nobles. None of you understand the language he so sharply speaks. The other patrons of the bar, however, recognizing him and knowing of his reputation for wrathful outbursts, grow very quiet and interested in their meals. Lonjiku stalks farther into the tavern, his eyes scanning the room for his daughter when Ameiko rushes into the front room, a ladle dripping with soup in her hand, to find out what all the ruckus is about.
The two argue in a strange language for a moment as Lonjiku gesticulates wildly and Ameiko finally tells him to leave her inn in Common (albeit with a string of creative and frankly shocking profanity). Enraged, Lonjiku tries to grab her by the hair to drag her from the tavern, but she dodges and brains him with her soupy ladle, spattering fish stock and potatoes all over his hair and outfit. This act of public defiance seems to wound Lonjiku’s pride more than anything else, and after he sputters for a moment, he finds his voice and utters, "You’re as dead to me as your mother," before leaving the tavern. You see the tears in Ameiko's eyes as she bravely picks up her ladle, inspects it, pulls a hair out of the mess, and says, "I’ll need a well-cleaned ladle now, since jackass stew’s not on the menu." The resulting cheers and laughter from the tavern’s patrons help her attitude immensely as she heads back to the kitchen saying something about "needing to check the soup." Bethana quielty tells you "she'll be ok in a little while, best not to mention it."
A few days later the proprietor of the Rusty Dragon mysteriously disappears and the heroes follow the trail to the glassworks!
There they discover Tsuto in league with the goblins, Lonjiko Kaijitsu dead, and Ameiko bound up in the basement, ready to be hauled off to Thistletop. After a running battle with the goblins, Candrak pursues and is confronted by Tsuto without backup. Things go badly for Candrak before Leena and Blukvard catch up to offer aid. Tustu sees the tide of battle turn against him and makes a break for it, escaping down an old smugglers' tunnel to the beach below Sandpoint. He leaves behind his diary, left behind in his rush to confront Candrak.
Leena and Blukvard give chase while a badly wounded Candrak carries a barely conscious Ameiko up out of the basement and into the streets of Sandpoint to the gasps of the waiting crowd. Discretion being the better part of valour, Leena and Blukvard catiously follow the trail and find tracks in the sand leading northeast towards the goblin stronghold at Thistletop. They investigate the bricked up entrance to a mysterious side tunnel halfway along the escape tunnel. Where does it lead? They wisely decide to wait to investigate. Something bad lurks within that ancient passage. Why would someone brick it up anyway?
Ameiko is conscious but badly wounded and after Father Zantus ministers to her remains distraught at her brother’s treachery. Tsuto revealed to Ameiko that he and several other mercenaries were led by Nualia and hinted that she’s got big plans for Sandpoint’s future. Tsuto warned Ameiko that she didn’t want to be in town when those plans came through, and offered her a chance to join his group at Thistletop. Ameiko recoiled at the suggestion and slapped her brother in shock that he’d sunk to such a low. He responded by unleashing his goblins on her. They overwhelmed her and left her bound in the basement of the glassworks. She is grateful for being rescued, but eager to warn her father until Candrak breaks the sad news to her.
Experience
Party XP
1080 xp (8 Goblins)400 xp (defeating Tsuto Kaijistsu...sort of..)
1200 xp (RP - Rescuing Ameiko)
2680 total Party XP
Blukvard
890 xp (Party XP)890 xp total
Candrak
890 xp (Party XP)25 xp (cinematic moment - carries out Ameiko from the glassworks)
0 xp (RP - discretion is the...nope...charging into the dungeon alone dumbass bonus)
915 xp total
Leena
890 xp (Party XP)100 (discretion is the better part of valour...finally..."ooh look, a dungeon so deadly someone else bricked it up" - frankly I was amazed)
990xp total
