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In the last session, Liam escaped his captors and reuinted with Ulda Bordis. They returned to Mistgate, where Liam paid off Captain Trapp, and then sat down and told Ulda Bordis his story. She was unaware of his history, as, up until now, it hadn't really impacted her. After listening to Liam explain his situation, Ulda Bordis suggests they seek the advice of their mutal friend, Master Orla the Sage. They visit Master Orla and, after a little catching up(he's been put in charge of assembling the teaching staff for Mistgate's new university), they explain why they've come to him. Master Orla suggests that Liam consult a lawyer versed in the inheritance laws of his homeland, as his problems seem caused by that. Liam doesn't know a lawyer in Lionscliff that he could trust, but he might know someone who knows someone; his old tutor, who taught him to kill.
In the next session, we jump ahead a few weeks to the start of spring and the beginning of the New Year in the Unfolding World. Liam is still staying with Sigmara and Aithlore. He and Ulda Bordis work a couple of cases, one involving the retrieval of an ancient shield for new dwarven nobility, and the other where they track down a runaway groom to prevent a vendetta between two dwarf families. Liam also attends the Umberfist Tournement with friends, trying to take his mind off of things.
During all of this, Liam has been consulting the priests at the Temple of the Diviner, asking if now is the right time for him to return home. After several weeks, he finally gets a 'Yes'. He is advised not to travel alone, and that the only way to resolve the situation with his family is to "shed his family's blood."
Liam makes his way through the streets of Mistgate, thick with New Year's Day celebrations, to Ulda Bordis. He informs her of the priest's advice and she informs him that she'll start looking into ships heading toward the Kingdoms.
Afterward, he asks if she wants to go out and dance at a street fair he passed on the way to her place. She agrees and the session ends with them heading out to have a good time.
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So, Liam is heading home. And I can't decide if I want to play out the travel or just skip ahead to their arrival in Lionscliff. On the one hand, playing through the journey would take a while and, given the nature of random encounters, they could both die. On the other hand, jumping ahead to their arrival, would feel a bit like cheating. Also, I think I'm falling into the trap of planning ahead for this campaign, which I really shouldn't be doing, as it removes the random element that makes solo so interesting. But I sort of want Liam to confront his family and just fuck them up, because they are not nice people.
So, narratively, I'm sort of in the weeds here. I'll probably resolve the situation by flipping a coin or something. Or maybe just having a single random encounter on the journey.
In the next session, we jump ahead a few weeks to the start of spring and the beginning of the New Year in the Unfolding World. Liam is still staying with Sigmara and Aithlore. He and Ulda Bordis work a couple of cases, one involving the retrieval of an ancient shield for new dwarven nobility, and the other where they track down a runaway groom to prevent a vendetta between two dwarf families. Liam also attends the Umberfist Tournement with friends, trying to take his mind off of things.
During all of this, Liam has been consulting the priests at the Temple of the Diviner, asking if now is the right time for him to return home. After several weeks, he finally gets a 'Yes'. He is advised not to travel alone, and that the only way to resolve the situation with his family is to "shed his family's blood."
Liam makes his way through the streets of Mistgate, thick with New Year's Day celebrations, to Ulda Bordis. He informs her of the priest's advice and she informs him that she'll start looking into ships heading toward the Kingdoms.
Afterward, he asks if she wants to go out and dance at a street fair he passed on the way to her place. She agrees and the session ends with them heading out to have a good time.
* * * * *
So, Liam is heading home. And I can't decide if I want to play out the travel or just skip ahead to their arrival in Lionscliff. On the one hand, playing through the journey would take a while and, given the nature of random encounters, they could both die. On the other hand, jumping ahead to their arrival, would feel a bit like cheating. Also, I think I'm falling into the trap of planning ahead for this campaign, which I really shouldn't be doing, as it removes the random element that makes solo so interesting. But I sort of want Liam to confront his family and just fuck them up, because they are not nice people.
So, narratively, I'm sort of in the weeds here. I'll probably resolve the situation by flipping a coin or something. Or maybe just having a single random encounter on the journey.
