The World of Quol

(October 21) At the Roving Eye tavern, Ward heads upstairs to the party's rooms to rest. She walks into an ambush. A tall, burly, and rather hairy human man seizes her from behind and clamps a hand over her mouth, while a halfling girl—perhaps 12 years old—menaces her with a dagger. Ward's efforts to break free are useless, and she is intimidated by the dagger-wielding street urchin, who demands to know whether Ward and her crew work for the bandit Sashi, and what they've been doing for him. Ward and her two ambushers quickly realize that they're all on the same side, united in working against Sashi, and the man releases her. Ward unties Bargin, who had been bound and gagged in the corner. The halfling girl introduces herself as Monkey, and the human man as Bear. (Bear rolls his eyes at these nicknames but says nothing.) Monkey says they come from a hidden part of the city called Moontown, and that they're trying to find out what has transpired between Sashi and...

(September 30) During the party's departure from Gronk'rk and the lair of their new ally Snargle, the newly minted diplomat Bargin receives a gift of a old, out-of-tune lute from her mentor's hands. Over the ensuing two nights of their flight toward Rajgan, Bargin practices the lute and sings off-key from her perch in the crow's nest. She also practices the light crossbow, while the rest of the adventurers practice with their stash of muskets and pistols. At a distance of  about two hours' flight from the capital city, the party is approached by two wyverns and their humanoid companions, flying the white banners that Sunrise (an experienced airship captain) recognizes as signal flags expressing peaceful intent. The two wyverns land and their companions dismount, dressed in the sky blue and gold uniforms of the Winged College, Rajgan's aerial defense force. They are Sergeant Daar Vangdorresh, a bluff and hearty green dragonborn woman who rides the powerful bl...