Sapphire:Sessions:20170715

In Dolyena, all the PDG agents in Bistol are in custody except for Dante Daniels.

Chalker describes the Virtual Keep (in Pitern near Silene) to Shawna.

In Sapphire, Branamin rages, "Somebody is impersonating my rings at the Boar's Head and stealing my income!"

"Molly", dressed as minor nobility, flashes a smile over at Ahn-Lee as she seats herself at another table. Louder than necessary, pitching her voice so that Ahn-Lee can hear her easily, she tells another person at her table, "I can't help you. You're asking around about dangerous people..." Ahn-Lee realizes someone had tried to hire her to find out about Chalker's group.

Kimtri meets Ahn-Lee at the Boar's Head and tells him that somebody named Tull Ebb has been throwing a lot of money around to gather information about Chalker and his associates. Ahn-Lee replies, "They'll find Chalker eventually -- and regret it!"

Molly says to Branamin, who has altered his appearance, "This was going to be my mark for tonight." She leaves him a gold piece on the table, walks over to the bar and says something to Bajeeter, and leaves.

Branamin addresses the man. "We have to do something about you copying my rings." The man replies, "Okay, what's your name?" Suddenly he experiences a death vision and flees from the tavern.

The waitress refers to "Molly" as "Delta Blue."

Branamin writes in his journey book, I think I stopped him. Ahn-Lee: Why was he scared of me? Branamin: I was very convincing.

Bajeeter approaches and tells them that a man named Sol Dayvers has been asking about Chalker and his companions for the past several days. "He was questioning someone and went all glassy-eyed... Got anything going on?"

Ahn-Lee writes: Chalker, people looking for you. Wait or kill? Chalker: Capture. Ahn-Lee: I only gave you two choices.

Ahn-Lee tells Branamin he can come along. Branamin senses that magic has been done in a certain alley. He casts Seek Earth for the particular combination of gemstones the man was wearing... and gets a bad headache. "I think he has wards."

On the 20th, Chalker is involved as negotiations begin regarding the acceptance of the Idrians into Dolyena. Shawna walks around the city, attracting quite a lot of attention. She meets a family from a rural area, delighting them by playing with the children and buying them all treats from marketplace stalls. She notices a man, dressed as a merchant, watching her intently the entire time, and she casts a magical tag on him. Later, the tag enables her to locate him in the Greater Bicarn embassy.

By 4:00pm the agreements have been worked out. He writes in the journey book for Shawna to meet him at the palace. He requests a meeting with the Bicarn ambassador for himself, Seman, Relinda, and Shawna.

A very soft whisper tells Branamin, who is looking for his voice, to check a certain book.

Ahn-Lee tracks down a lead who exclaims, "Oh my gawd, you're one of --" and then starts babbling information to Ahn-Lee while trying to get away. Ahn-Lee gives him a silver with the advice, "Next time ask at the Boar's Head or the Dolyenan Envoy's residence so I don't have to walk all over the city!"

Ahn-Lee goes to "the best of the lowbrow bars" at the wharf. He describes the man he's looking for to the barkeep, who eventually lets on that the man has been using this very bar as a base; "Been here ever' night for the last week and a half.... You good with those knives?" Ahn-Lee: "Want to find out?" The barkeep clears a table for Ahn-Lee.