Hello Lynn,
Here is a bullet list of everything I have in notes for Elias while in Greyhawk.
I've also attached the last set of session notes that I have; I believe I made the last session, but had missed the one immediately preceding.
Hope this helps out.
-- Elias plays up the ‘foolish fop’ act as much as possible, trying to never let it be known that he is actually rather intelligent.
He takes 10 and has everybody fooled, including the party and the DM.
-- Did the group successfully treat on behalf of the lizard folk?
That process was initiated, and will be completed after the Champions Belt games.
-- Did we get the last bit of information from Eligos regarding the involvement between the Apostolic Scrolls and Raknian? The Mind Flayer had sold them to Raknian and I think we found another link between the Kyuss stuff and Raknian before the tournament, but perhaps not.
You did have an initial meeting with Eligos, where he gave you information about Kyuss the king and how he tried to become a god. He is very concerned with the things you have found and the fact that Raknian purchased the Apostolic Scrolls from the mind flayer. That can't be good. You are supposed to have another meeting with him after the games are over.
-- He and Sif were performing in a few different taverns around town to build party (brand) recognition.
You guys did that and were becoming a fairly popular draw, before you were pulled into the Champions Belt games.
-- When we freed prisoners from the Mind Flayer/Doppleganger lair, we gave them minor healing and cigars. More importantly, we made sure they knew who we were and also Elias made sure they knew where he performs at. He also got contact information for the two attractive lady prisoners that were freed.
All true...
-- Elias has commissioned a masterwork mandolin from a well-known instrument crafter in Greyhawk.
Also true...
-- Elias ordered 300 posters of the group, with the member’s names and likenesses (and featuring Elias prominently). These posters were plastered all over town on the second day of the tournament (the ‘off’ day).
You have just reached that point in the campaign. You'll have to talk to your sponsor to see if it happened AND the results.
-- Elias commissioned a series of 10 articles in the local flyer/paper with interviews from group members and covering some of our (edited) exploits. These stories started being published two days before the tournament began; I think this was the day after the group successfully contained (ok, killed) the Chimera. The publisher has agreed that he can only list his source as anonymous. The suggestion at time of play was ‘anonymous scribe’.
The articles have indeed appeared. There was mild interest in the early stories... as for the later ones, you don't know.
-- Elias has been looking for any information regarding Tierra (the female elf in Auric’s group). He has made sure to be a little more blatant than one would normally for a clandestine search, to make it obvious that he is not the smartest suitor out there.
She met with you quite a bit at the banquet before the games. She took you aside and asked that if you make it to the final battle; to be careful and take it easy on her friends (Auric, and the wizard). She also helped you place the 7000gp in bets... meaning, you are the easiest mark she has ever met or you're more than just business acquaintances.
-- Elias has been looking for any information regarding his mentor.
Need to know exactly how you are doing this. Different looking might produce different results.
-- Elias placed a total of 7000gp in bets on the party with various (legal and not as legal) bookies. Notes indicate you allowed an overall 3:1 odds against the party. Please be nice, Elias is sure he will have children that need to go to college some day.
You are correct. The party downplayed it's competence to achieve the initial 3:1 odds. You then handed over your money to a beautiful rogue who promised to put it all on black... and by black, she meant the party to win the Champions Belt.
-- Elias purchased four sheets of music (scrolls) of ‘Amplification’. You loosely defined Amplification as a 2nd level spell that would allow everyone in the arena to hear Elias’ performance (given his current caster level — so I think the area follows the medium range as a radius). IMPORTATNT: this version does not expand the range of bardic music effects, but there may be a higher level version that does. Elias made peaceful contact with the local bard college and found the Bard that created this spell and purchased the sheet music at 150 gp each.
If I remember correctly, you did get the magic to extend the hearing range of the performance. But you were told that the man who really had the spell you needed happened to also be the announcer and judge at the Champions Belt games. He uses the spell to announce the games; thus you may find yourself in conflict with his spell. He would not see you, because your are a contestant. Don't forget that one of the rules of the battles is not to magically hurt the audience. Don't get into any grey areas...
-- The group found links to Kyuss and the tournament/arena master Raknian. We also returned our sponsor (Ekaym) lover’s (Lahka) body to him; we did not perform a speak with undead before returning the body.
You got part of it right... You know that Raknian purchased the Apostolic Scrolls (a minor artifact) from the mind flayer; whom he also hired to kill you (the party). You suspect that you have found the Apostolic Scrolls in the area beneath the arena. It is currently shooting a beam or green light/force and a circular globe of light/force. It was being tended by a tiefling cleric; whom you killed.
You found the body (zombie) of Ekaym's (your sponsor) SISTER, who was Raknian's lover and who disappeared a little over a year ago. Ekaym had asked you to investigate her disappearance. You found her in the company of the tiefling cleric and returned her to Ekaym. You did not speak with dead or inspect the body in any way.
-- Elias has continued to try to track down Celeste, in a more clandestine manner than he is tracking Tierra. Elias knows she is working with Ekaym, but he found that dead end information that lead he and Sif to a perfectly clean hotel room or apartment that no one is staying in. Its strange, but she is also very beautiful...
She is quite mysterious and is in the employ of Ekaym; but you get the idea she's a freelancer and won't be in his employ after the current job is finished. You are correct that she has not stayed in the room provided for her by Ekaym. Your quest will have to wait until after the games.
DM Further Notes:
While I've asked everyone to bump up to 10th, you are stuck with your existing equipment until you meet with Ekaym, who can bring you requested items. But keep in mind that some things may not be easy to find.
(Notes/Questions provided by Elias)
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