Session 5 - They’re All Called Goran

Key Events

  • Council Politics & Factions

    • Gunnhild Ebonhearth: longest-serving council member, family matriarch, tied to shady dealings and the Innocent Maiden.
    • Gerard Irontoe: mentioned a debt — someone owes him 600 gp.
      • The debtor: Janza, once like a daughter to him (not a lover).
      • Background: owed money from a large loan 4 years ago, tied to bad debts with unscrupulous people.
      • Description: dwarf woman, long golden hair, delicate sideburns, blind in her left eye (worn proudly).
      • Last seen at the Innocent Maiden.
    • Ludwig: many people owe him favors; he knows how to call them in.
    • Political factions:
      • Emberbloom, Ebonhearth, Irontoe (Bill, eccentric, hug-loving, wants a seat).
      • Opposed by: Morndew (Garyon), Harrus, Ambershield.
    • Ulmagg the High Kenner: the fifth council leader.

  • City Visits

    • Kenner’s Hall: acquired building plans.
    • Census Bureau: discovered the Sparkpowder House belongs to Morndew clan.
    • Tourist Department: collected city maps.
    • BloomInn (Emberbloom Inn): located Fat Goran Emberbloom.
      • Goran: overweight, drunken guard; cousin of Losden and Kit(?).
      • Once a hero of the Emberbloom clan. Tradition: first-born son often named Goran.

  • Infiltration of Sparkpowder House

    • Invited to a party at the Sparkpowder House.
    • Pacified Goran to avoid interference.
    • Entered the disposal chamber.
    • Detected by the Manager, who declared: “The Morndews will never surrender.”
    • Forced to kill the Manager.
    • Escaped without detection.
    • Pushed the Administrator into a well but kept his bomb.

New Quest Hook

  • Gerard’s Request: track down Janza, who owes him 600 gp.

Notes & Oddities

  • Sparkpowder House is registered to Clan Morndew, despite being located within Emberbloom territory.
  • Fat Goran Emberbloom’s presence and history suggest political and family complications.