Lions, Tigers, and Bugbears, Oh My!
15-16 Kythorn, 1502 DR
We were tasked with watching over Mr. Baloo's Menagerie of Boos, a carnival of illusions and monsters visiting Loudwater. Mister Pooh Baloo seemed to be a werebear shifer, with curly blond fur, a red coat, and a loud demeanor. Though Baloo's bugbear employees were upstanding employees, his concern lies in having less obvious guards and muscle. We were told to look out for pickpockets, fights, protesters, and the like.
We noticed the lions, tigers, and bears were not well taken care of. The bugbears seemed rather melancholy to be working the job they did. Regardless of our feelings, we had two hours to wander about before the big top performance. Arlis, Mimsy, Salviron, and myself, Sylk, set out to do our jobs, to the sound of fifty gold per person.
While exploring, we overheard the bugbears mocking us in the goblin tongue. We later noticed inebriated people being escorted by the bugbears out back to a cage. Mimsy disguised himself to learn information, and the rest of us intervened. It seemed the bugbears, led by Ezekiel, wanted to cause a revolution. With the sound of a whistle, the starved animals were released, and the bugbears began capturing civilians.
It was a brutal fight. Ten civilians were lost, along with all of the lions, tigers, and bears, and Mister Baloo. Ezekiel was knocked unconscious to be reported for his crimes. We stayed for the guard report and assisted in some clean up before departing.
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Loot
- 266gp, split as 66gp and 5sp four ways
- Ammunition, +1 (Arlis)
- Emerald Pen (Salviron)
- Mechanical Wonder (Sylk)
- Scroll of Speak With Plants (Mimsy)
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The above information is written to the best of my admittedly concussed memory. -Sylkran "Sylk" Teke'zynge