The Belligerents #4

• The group pulled into Serenity Shores and released the wizard found at sea into the city, unwilling to keep him held captive and unwilling to kill him

• They were met by Terrence the Answer, Terrence the Terror's twin brother, who ran the God's Call Game House in the city

  • Through extreme condescension, the Answer informed them entering the city with the Terror would cause their family extreme embarrassment, so he'd arranged for them to take on a job which would provide them with some good standing, good will, and some money so as to not present a shameful connection to his gambling hall.

• The Belligerents were washed, clothed, and brought to the Golden Guard's Exhibition Hall, where those who would go out into the Stand are tested to ensure they're up to the task

  • The group's job was to shepherd the beast the Golden Guard inductee needed to fight into the exhibition arena and ensure the crowds were kept safe in case something happened

• They found the beast meant to be killed with called a Drakadog, a beast seemingly fused between a dog and a dragon, but unlike many other malformed beasts from Ephemereldion, this creature was a perfect fusion, with no black ichor fusing its parts together

• The group decided to not sentence this creature to death, and when the combatant, a woman named Vainya Willwrought, came to see the beast, the group got the impression she was not as vile as the rest of the people they'd met at Serenity Shores

• While the group was offered 220 gold a piece for completing their job, they concocted a plan to free the creature, who immediately became endeared to Hukbi

  • When the clarinet sounded and the beast was brought to the arena, they heard the crowd give no applause to Vainya, who apparently had a lower birth than many in attendance

  • The group cast Bless on the Drakadog and readied to spring their plan to free it

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