Discord Summary: 2025-W44 (Distilled)
Date Range: 2025-11-03 to 2025-11-09 Messages: 112
In-World Knowledge
NPCs, Groups & Organizations
- Geleg, Tresti, Klisko, and Samantha the Red are part of a new adventuring party called the Second Chance Company. [gosterwick | 2025-11-04; archive | 2025-11-04; town-rolls | 2025-11-04]
- Cerbactos was an archmage who had been a member of the Collegium of Cinders but, a few decades ago, disappeared along with several priceless tomes about magical things. Whatever bureaucratic functionaries were running the College at the time failed to run an effective search and neither Cerbactos or the books were ever found, which was a stain upon the honor of the College. However, Asrotelion was recently promoted to Assistant Department Head, gaining the authority to resume the search. And unlike whoever botched the investigation before, Asrotelion actually managed to cast Seeker well enough to find where Cerbactos had gone. He expects that when he returns with the tomes, he will be promoted to Associate Department Head. You will probably read about it in a few months. [gosterwick | 2025-11-05; archive | 2025-11-05; town-rolls | 2025-11-05]
- Kiglon, one of the rescued prisoners with his hands cut off, died in the night despite priestly intervention. [gosterwick | 2025-11-08; archive | 2025-11-08; town-rolls | 2025-11-08]
- Hjalti, another rescued prisoner, was captured by the Settites in the Great Cavern and thrown in a slave pit. [gosterwick | 2025-11-08; archive | 2025-11-08; town-rolls | 2025-11-08]
- The Settites were looking for an evil sorcerer named Kerbog Khan, who was wanted by one of the Collegium. (Hjalti doesn’t know all the details; his party leader, a wizard named Bjorn, died in the fight with the Settites.) [gosterwick | 2025-11-08; archive | 2025-11-08; town-rolls | 2025-11-08]
- Ptarmis was a famous Thothian priest from long ago, back in the early days of Arden Vul, who discovered the Great Cavern and brought it under Archontean control. He apparently also bred giant mushrooms. [ptarmis | 2025-11-09; archive | 2025-11-09; town-rolls | 2025-11-09]
- One source said Ptarmis left his family and church behind to live with his mushrooms, like some kind of weird Druid. [ptarmis | 2025-11-09; archive | 2025-11-09; town-rolls | 2025-11-09]
- Lyssandra and Pelteon train Research and Alchemy skills. [archive | 2025-11-08; town-rolls | 2025-11-08]
Locations & Geography
- The Halls of Thoth have been renamed Upper Goblintown by the United Goblins. They are allowing passage through their territory from all friendly adventuring groups who respect their sovereignty, but request donations of food or alcohol or money. [gosterwick | 2025-11-04; archive | 2025-11-04; town-rolls | 2025-11-04]
- The Great Cavern is a location beneath Arden Vul where the Settites operate slave pits. [gosterwick | 2025-11-08; archive | 2025-11-08; town-rolls | 2025-11-08]
Events & Rumors
- Plumthorn’s Halflings have been defeated by the United Goblins. [gosterwick | 2025-11-04; archive | 2025-11-04; town-rolls | 2025-11-04]
- The Settites were looking for a “lord of the fungi” in the Great Cavern. [gosterwick | 2025-11-08; archive | 2025-11-08; town-rolls | 2025-11-08]
Historical Facts
- Arden and Vul discovered the site around 2150 years ago. [ptarmis | 2025-11-09; archive | 2025-11-09; town-rolls | 2025-11-09]
- The city was founded 2100 years ago. [ptarmis | 2025-11-09; archive | 2025-11-09; town-rolls | 2025-11-09]
- Marius Tricotor finished conquering everything under the Halls around 1950 years ago. [ptarmis | 2025-11-09; archive | 2025-11-09; town-rolls | 2025-11-09]
- Ptarmis lived roughly 2000 years ago (give or take a couple hundred years). [ptarmis | 2025-11-09; archive | 2025-11-09; town-rolls | 2025-11-09]
Religious & Magical Knowledge
- The soapstone idol appears to be Kauket, an obscure ancient salamander demon god. [gosterwick | 2025-11-04; archive | 2025-11-04; town-rolls | 2025-11-04]
- The Scarab of Protection absorbs death attacks and occupies the same equipment slot as Amulets. [questions-for-gm | 2025-11-05; archive | 2025-11-05]
- The Gauntlet of Flaming Fury activates as a free action when wielding a weapon with purposeful intent; holding it casually does not produce flame. [questions-for-gm | 2025-11-07; archive | 2025-11-07]
Economic & Services
- Gosterwick has 9 taverns and 2 inns. [archive | 2025-11-04; town-rolls | 2025-11-04]
- The taverns in roughly ascending order of quality: Baliff’s Truncheon, Dripping Hog, Rusty Gauntlet, Old Well, Pyrite, Grinning Skull, Muddy Puddle, Three Hanged Men. [archive | 2025-11-04; town-rolls | 2025-11-04]
- “The Gauntlet” costs $500 and includes the signature drink at each establishment, granting a Carousing +3 roll. [archive | 2025-11-04; town-rolls | 2025-11-04]
- Minor Healing Potions cost $100 each; 5 were available this week. [questions-for-gm | 2025-11-04; archive | 2025-11-04]
- Tasha’s Tailor Shop commissions custom patches for $25. [gosterwick | 2025-11-05; archive | 2025-11-05; town-rolls | 2025-11-05]
- Training costs 40 if the skill is on your template. [archive | 2025-11-08; town-rolls | 2025-11-08]
Practical Knowledge
- Writing a letter requires only Literacy for basic correspondence; Writing skill improves quality. Family letters have lower standards than correspondence with nobles. Illiterate people can pay scribes to write letters for them, or read letters to them. [archive | 2025-11-09; questions-for-gm | 2025-11-09]
Unanswered/Ongoing
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It is unknown whether Fragile items in a Bag of Holding/Larel’s Sack receive additional protection; the party has not tested this. [questions-for-gm | 2025-11-07; archive | 2025-11-07]
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Uvash found no information about the specific cave he researched. [archive | 2025-11-08; town-rolls | 2025-11-08]
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Uvash broke a glass object, leaving little bits of glass in Larel’s Sack that are taking forever to remove. [archive | 2025-11-08; town-rolls | 2025-11-08]
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After returning to Gosterwick, Vallium will head to the temple to check on the rescuees and see what he can learn from them. He’ll suggest that Harald seek out the Second Chance Company, and to approach the wizard Geleg, as he might be the most sympathetic considering his own run-in with the Settites. Vallium will let him know about Susarra, and that even Gosterwick is not safe from Settites without friends to watch your back. Vallium will also ask for any details concerning Harald’s old party, specifically any defining features or appearances that would help in recognizing them if they were encountered while delving. [gosterwick | 2025-11-08]
Distilled: 2026-03-18
✅ Source Data Resolved
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