We chat a while with the sage (actually, a scribe).
Orander asks him about what sages exit in devarnish.
He tells us of Moriandus Borolanalather
Scholeus Blah is another one.

Kire and Qwand go to return the ale. Said he had sold them to Tavish. He used to stay at the Baron’s Villa. Kire starts asking Severn about start up costs about start up. Kire and Qwand then start in on their 2 liters of “Summer Brew”.

The party went to Veluna and played “the market” and made some money on their gems and did some shopping.

Ben on Qwand, “He probably doesn’t have tumble.”
John, “Dude, he’s a circus performer.”
Ben, “Why didn’t you list that among our assets in the first place?!”

After glancing at the plane known as cyberspace with an “explorer” spell, Carbuncle has come to the realization that the recorder of the journal is the one remembered… On that note, Kire and Orander scheme to make money.

After spending excessive amounts of money on foolery (expensive clothes and gaudy wands), members of the party plan pyramid schemes and racketeering.

Carbuncle plans to spend his week (while waiting for the merciful enchantment on his mace) researching the mysterious runes and dreams. Carbuncle wonders when the monopoly expansion for D&D comes out – Kire and Orander would be very happy. Aldar helps Carbuncle research to great benefit.
The (horseshoe) symbol is linked to a wizard who founded Devarnish.
Carbuncle and Aldar advance 1 rank in the church. The church of Pelor records their deeds.

Kire and Orander buy 5000gp worth of gems.
They speak with the Gnome “Old Quigley” about “Random Chance Machines”.
… w/ Poison Darts
… w/ Clubbing Arms
… w/ Cleeping Gas
Qwand gets his Mirthril shirt fitted.

Aldar wakes up in his room.
A man stands over him with a dagger to his throat trying to remove the ioun stone.
The man is described as wearing gray/dark clothes, brown hair, gray eyes, gem in hilt of dagger.

Orander and Kire sit in some bar in Veluna City and discuss “business”.
Aldar comes to their inn and tells of being attacked.

Kire and Orander say “Hey that sucks, come with us!”

Aldar tells them of the Wizard’s symbol.
Moriandus Borolanthalanter tells us that he’s an undead wizard and he’s a crazy bastard. The Paladin says, “This guys’ crazy. I can’t deal with it”.

We go to Khord the Blue for help. We give 20gp to the church of Tritherion for them to look up this guy/undead dude.
We schmooze him real good.

We go to the constable to update our Charter. Orander and Qwand are now official members of SSSteam!

“As long as there’s no hazing, I’m in,” says Orander

We also realized Dorian, Elia and Gareth are still chartered.
We leave them on for now.

We check up on Quigley.
He came up with a plan to shock them if they lost.
They arrange for a workforce.
Orander plays a random chance mechine.
He gets shocked by it for not paying 2 gold.
Qwand plays an improved machine.
Puts in 1 silver and gets 2 copper.
Plays again, loses, and is told to put in two silver.
He only has 2 copper handy and gets zapped.
A runner meets us at the inn when we are having breakfast with the name of the mage; Bo’Arden was a founding person of Devarnish.
Specialized in Portals.

Orander goes to seek out Sholeus Iimoos which promptes Dukee to drop a pencil.
10gp a day, one day min payment.
Aldar goes in the part of town and starts to heal, and curing disease in a part of the city. And he’s making progress on his work. The army is making progress.

Bo’Arden made portals in city; i.e. to get rid of waste. Note in back pointing to a book that only the “Senile Sage” has.

50 years after the founding of the city he went away from the city. He built a huge tower and went into seclusion. He was known as Bo’Arden The Traveler. The tower was deep within the Lortmills.

Holds a scroll case with the map of where the tower is.
Hands Qwand a scorched map of a party who tried to venture to the tower. A surviving member: “This was nearly the death of me, and was the death of everyone I knew.” And dropped the map, then one Qwand is looking at, on the table.
Called the traveler for the portals he made.

“Does anyone way more than 150lbs?” -Orander

We start talking about him to get tower.
Kire spouts off about teleportation devices to use to get customers to Lost Veluna.
We argue about WTF the little black circle is by the tower. Orander thinks it’s a big shouldered guy. Aldar says “It’s a gold dragon egg.”

Kire comes up with a plan.
1. Go to Lost Veluna
2. Party for two days
3. Depart for mountains

We leave Devarnish with some kegs for Lost Veluna.
We travel with a caravan who are excited to see L.V.
Kire sings his new tune, “The Road to Lost Veluna.” Rolls a 40 and almost summons Bealzebub again.

These guys feign they are going up ahead, but really they ambush us.
Kire won’t have any of that, so he casts charm…

“Wouldn’t you rather go back to town?”
“Why yes.” -Caravan Master

They turn back as his cronies complain.
30 seconds later he changes his mind and they come back but…
Orander casts fireball and essentially kills ½ of them. The rest run off.