Attributes
Featured NPCsmayor-hendersongrenton-fairbuckledagnar-krivshardvelindra-woodcaptain-mora-vexleymaris-valorankaela-thornwheelgrant-taveryukyukclarissa-tomes
Chapter Number12
TitleMellowbank
Primary Locationmellowbank
Dm Notes- Lord Modus is dead; Mellowbank power vacuum
- Gatester trade going south
- Anti-slavery law goes to committee; animal protection law goes to committee
- [YukYuk becomes Mac's apprentice — building battle bots, gambling game in arena]
- Traveler with lore about doomguards present
- Mellowbank consortium leaders met:
- Maris Valoran: luxury trader, shady, wants title
- Grenton Fairbuckle: dwarf, practical, trusted by all [APPOINTED LIAISON]
- Dagnar Krivshard: ex-war captain [APPOINTED ARBITER]
- Velindra Wood: magic tattoos, interested in Mac's mech and Aet
- Mora Vexley: ex-pirate, hostile
- Kaela Thornwheel: halfling, competent, paperwork
- [Group appoints Grenton as liaison, Dagnar as arbiter]
- [Loyd starts intelligence deal with Velindra — 5 gp/cycle]
- [Got information: Black Cabal is looking for Mac's robot]
- [Got information: Black Cabal is looking for Aet]
- Griva meets Grant about smuggling; profits routed back to town
- Gorefist sends messenger; can't find stone; warriors attack as message — killed
- Warriors use black-market weapons; Gatester trade houses selling supplies to Gorefist
Detailed NarrativeThe party returns to Starfall with Lord Modus dead, triggering a crisis in Mellowbank — his power vacuum risks regional instability. Gorefist's emissary arrives at Starfall demanding the frost stone; when he can't produce it, his warriors attack the village as a message. The party kills the messenger and repels the attack. Back at Starfall, legislation is reviewed: the anti-slavery law and animal protection law go to committee. YukYuk joins Mac's research division on robotic constructs. The party travels to Mellowbank to address the power vacuum. They meet six consortium leaders competing for control: Maris Valoran (luxury trader, shady, wants a title), Grenton 'Gran' Fairbuckle (stout practical dwarf, trusted by all), Dagnar Krivshard (former war captain, warns about orcs), Velindra Wood (magic tattoos, interested in Mac's mech and Aet), Captain Mora Vexley (former pirate, hostile to law and order), and Kaela Thornwheel (halfling, competent, loves paperwork). After negotiations, the party appoints Grenton as liaison and Dagnar as arbiter. Loyd starts an intelligence deal with Velindra Wood — 5 gp — who discloses that both Mac's mech and the construct Aet have foreign buyers interested in them. Griva meets with Grant Taver about routing smuggled trade profits back into the town. Gorefist's warriors use the same black-market weapons Grant warned about — Gatester trade houses selling to Gorefist.
SummaryWith Lord Modus dead and Mellowbank left in a power vacuum, the party travels there to conduct diplomacy and establish a governance structure. They meet six trading consortium leaders competing for influence and navigate the complexities of absorbing Mellowbank into Starfall's sphere. The party appoints Grenton Fairbuckle as liaison and Dagnar Krivshard as arbiter of disputes. Intelligence reveals the Black Cabal is looking for Mac's robot and for Aet.
Campaignwizard-war
Locationsmellowbankstarfall-village
Player Charactersfeymaclloydgriva