CR 570

[GM Mad]

- CR 570 -

January 1st –

(Argent's Adventures) Argent departs Pyris City and arrives in Timberline. (AAB1C9)

January 2nd –

(Argent's Adventures) Argent departs Timberline and arrives in High Guard. (AAB1C9)

January 3rd –

(Argent's Adventures) Argent leaves High Guard and arrives in Elcadan by days end. She makes it to the High Road Inn and meets up with Lyra Stinson again. The two share dinner at the Inn. Its night time by the time they are ready to depart for the Sallavarian Estate. Thugs approach the two women, but Lyra stops them with a Sleep Spell. Lyra then teleports Argent directly to the Estate instead of riding at night. Argent is understandably shocked by all of this, but that wasn't the biggest shock of all. Lyra reveals that she is really Jallarzi and explains her reasoning to Argent. Argent reluctantly agrees with Jallarzi's reasoning, even if it was an annoying trip. En route to the main house, Argent meets Jallarzi's familiar Edwina. Reaching the main house, Argent meets Sherwood properly and a party of adventures accompanying him. These include Shaunil, Jallarzi's first apprentice, Neiron, an elfin ranger/Priest of Ehlonna, the dwarven warrior Durkin Trollcrusher, the ranger Sharantyr, Rufus, a halfling finder, and Killian Thalamar, a rogue and Priest of Tymora. Argent is shown to her room and meets Kharyna of Mystra, Jallarzi's other apprentice. Kharyna is of Alphatian descent and speaks the common language with an accent. Shaunil comes up to Argent's room while she is getting to know Kharyna better. Shaunil reveals that Sherwood has learned a clue about the location of Thiondar Nightstar, an ancient elfin mage. The adventurers that Sherwood has gathered is going off to find him. Argent turns in after a very long day for a good night's sleep. (AAB1C9-13)

GM Notes: The High Road Inn was the starting point for players in the Borderlands game. Its literally the first building on the north side of the High Road when you reach Elcadan. Gottman runs the Inn. As noted in the Swords of Cynalon story, the Inn and indeed all the Inns that Argent stayed at on her trip are owned by the Sallavarian Family. Its a great source of information about new adventurers and they are places that those working for Sharadin, Sherwood or Jallarzi can use. Those three can use all of these Inns as a teleportation destination. Oh, and Gottman was promoted over the years. During the Swords of Cynalon story Nightmist noted that Gottman was the a young lad working in the Inn's stables.

One of the other things I did in preparation for Argent's Adventures was to actually design the Sallavarian Estate. If you go back to all the times that it appeared in New Frontiers it was vaguely described with some unnamed staff. I now actually have a map for it and I used Argent's Adventures to describe it and some of the more important staff.

This also seemed like a good place to set up Sherwood's quest that gained him Lifeshield. With the exception of Killian, all the other adventures with Sherwood were NPC's from his game. Shaunil became Jallarzi's first apprentice, while Sherry and Terry and the next two before Kharyna. Argent was fifth, Kylie sixth, and there is a brand new one named Tinuel, who was mentioned in Tower of Magic #1 – Kharyna. Sherwood's quest added something interesting to happen during this part of Argent becoming familiar with the Sallavarian Estate.

[GM Mad]

January 4th –

(Argent's Adventures) Argent begins her first day at the Sallavarian Estate. After breakfast she is fitted for clothes and shoes. After lunch, Jallarzi gives Argent a tour of the estate. Out behind the house, Argent is nearly run over by Farthon, installing a great dislike of the griffon in the Invoker. After that, Jallarzi shows Argent the small tower she trains mages in and gives her the texts she'll need to learn magic. (AAB1C14-18)

January 5th –

(Argent's Adventures) Argent begins her study of magic at the Sallavarian Estate. (AAB2C1)

GM Notes: I have written some of the first chapter of Book 2 of Argent's Adventures, but its not finished as of yet. Book 1 was called Travels and Trials, as it was what she did. Endure trials and did a lot of traveling. Book 2 is called The Apprentice and this is where she will learn magic. It will also give me a good excuse to delve deeply into how using mage magic works in this world. Book 2 will also focus on Argent's and Kharyna's friendship. Argent's Biography will outline what happens to her during this year.

Sherwood returns with Lifeshield, but at the cost of Shaunil. This creates a minor rift between Sherwood and Jallarzi and he stays away from the Estate for a time. When he does return it is with Kylie, a thief who managed to break into his tower bypassing all of its magical defenses. Sherwood brings Kylie to the Sallavarian Estate so that she can learn magic. This is when Kharyna, Argent and Kylie get to know each other. Later in the year, Kharyna completes her training and returns to adventuring with her companions Swanny, Lara, and Talia. The following year they return in New Frontiers.