City Relief Effort (Official Board)

[Lampir]

Update
Relief Funds to Date: 1,592,237 gold
(Note for me: 100k gold was given to DM Lyrewyn)

Liatae suggests trying a contrl Weather ritual every tenday to help the farms. James is now looking for people with this ability. Pate has some suspicions of who might be involved in sabataging the caravans, but there is yet no proof.

The second caravan will be leaving Sunday, July 1st at 7 p.m. EDT. Volunteers of all classes and abilities are needed to make this work! Please sign up on the seperate board for this. http://www.bgtscc.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=26433

• Charlie donates 100 gold.
  Kin donates 10,000 gold.
  Anonymous donates 743 gold + caravan supplies.

[Lampir]

Update
Relief Funds to Date: 1,532,237 gold
(Note for me: 100k gold was given to DM Lyrewyn)

The caravans were split into two groups in hopes of forcing the bandits to thin out. While reports are still coming in, it seems the second effort was again mostly a success - thus proving that the trade routes can be once again used - hopefully to the restoration of some of Balder's Gate's glory and economy. One wagon was lost in a route, but James intends on replacing the wagon on the return trip. He has gone directly to Waterdeep himself this time around - leaving Pate in charge in his absence.

• -65,000 for supplies, horses, etc used on caravan support

[Lampir]

/// As a note, this information is all readily available IC at the Temple of Ilmater. Updates and needs are posted regularly as well as alerts, successes, etc. ///

Update
Relief Funds to Date: 1,352,237 gold

PROGRESS OF CITY RELIEF EFFORT

Project One: Repairing Land Trade
- 4 caravan wagons filled with food stuffs have arrived. James has asked Edwin and Alaura Beaumont to distribute 2 wagon-loads to the needy in the farmlands. 2 wagon-loads go to the temple of Ilmater for distribution to the city's needy.
- The 4 caravan wagons are property of the city relief effort and will be used again soon. In the meantime, James parks them in the Radiant Heart stables.
- The caravan escorts were mixed success, having been stolen from but also having returned with useful goods and relief supplies.
- More caravans will have to move through successfully with fewer guardsmen to prove land trade has been cleared, however given the huge number of bandits, pirates, and other brigands who were resolutely removed, James is optimistic about this success.

Project Two: Helping the Farmlands Produce/Heal the Farmlands
- Edwin Beaumont reports that this drought has no equal in 400 years of recorded weather patterns. It is definitely unnatural. Thoughts turn to the Malarites, but proof must be found.
- Rumor is the Malarites are behind "The Fear" which has been destroying forest land and sending prey animals out of orc territory and into the elf territory - perhaps to cause war?
- Farmers are disappearing when they go hunting. James needs rangers, druids, scouts to help locate and recover them.

Project Three: Sea Trade
- No progress as of yet.

• 
  -80,000 gold for repair/replacement of wagons & horses to escorted caravans
  -100,000 gold for the purchase, stocking and guarding of 4 new caravan wagons w/ horses

[Rumours Around Baldur's Gate]

A tenday ago, seven large wagons set out for Waterdeep. Today, eleven return, to mixed reactions from the local populace. The Merchant League wagons carry value-added iron goods, including tools, light machinery and crates of fresh weapons and armour. The four additional wagons, apparently purchased and stocked by James White on behalf of the City Relief Committee, carry food supplies.

To date the convoys have been shrouded in controversy. By now rumours that the outgoing goods from the first convoys were stolen and replaced with valueless counterfeits are widespread. Unhelped by such rumours, many among the merchant class were initially quick to dismiss these efforts as the foolhardy projects of well-meaning yet incompetent adventurers. However, upon the convoy's return there is a noticeable change in mood, attributable to a single, glaring development: the convoy was unmolested by bandits on the return trip.

Cautious optimism now spreads through the merchant class and bleeds over to the commoners they employ; perhaps the tide has now turned and a renaissance of trade is imminent?

[Lampir]

Update
Relief Funds to Date: 1,354,837 gold

Durlak Ironfaar volunteers to help with guarding caravans and patrolling land routes. Pate is alerted to meet with him and possibyl discuss asking the other Ironfaar members to assist as well.

Elethineth Teu-Tel'Quessir reports that the water supply/spring that feeds to the well near the bridge has been cleansed of a foul undead taint by druids and adventurers.

• Elethineth Teu-Tel'Quessir donates 1000 gold
  Durlak Ironfaar donates 1000 gold
  Weston Reynolds donates 500 gold
  Borag Turga donates 100 gold

[Lampir]

Update
Relief Funds to Date: 1,367,487 gold

James speaks with a few druids about potentially locating and tracking down the Malarites responsible for the drought. As of yet no luck.

• El'Aust Galdoel donates 1500 gold
  Arionna Lo'Ran donates 5000 gold
  Elulith Tir'eine donates 1000 gold
  Marcus Dawnstride donates 150 gold
  Henry Hairypalm donates 5000 gold

[Lampir]

Update
Relief Funds to Date: 1,373,387 gold

James meets Eva Catano who is a tradeswoman here in part because of the dead sea trade. James asks her to write up a proposal for taking over the sea trade portion of the Relief Effort. James sends her to speak with Captain Mealir so she can get a better idea of what can be done to restore sea trade.

John Roland seeks to volunteer his services. James puts him in touch with Pate.

• John Roland donates 100 gold
  Merek Asher donates 100 gold
  Eva Catano donates 4000 gold
  Auron donates 2000 gold
  Anonymous donates 2700 gold

[Lampir]

Update
Relief Funds to Date: 1,374,387 gold

James is summoned to meet with Duke Entar himself in which the pair dicussed the greatly improved land trade and the chance that it might just be finally breaking free. James was honored ot be given a chance to become more active with the Court and learn from minds so vast and great as Duke Entar who, James tries to remind everyone, was helping give the City Relief Effort support from the very beginning.

"I remember very clearly the day Saer Jhasso and I met at Grand Duke Entar's request to discuss plans of the two first convoys. It was a privledge to be given such confidence by the leaders of this city, something the entire Effort continues to hope to live up to."

James is happy to announce the Dukes are now fully supporting the City Relief Effort officially and he means to continue working with them. This is wonderful news and James plans to host a celebration soon but in the meantime there is still a lot of work to be done.

• Andros donates 1000 gold

[Lampir]

Update
Relief Funds to Date: 1,394,387 gold

Mystery man arrives offering the economic advice of lowering the Fist pay and slashing Fist staff to save money and reduce the farm taxes.

Meanwhile James and co have been trying to dig deeper into what is causing the Drought but still have not had an actionable breakthrough.

• Mendel donates 10,000 gold
  Jan van Edelhof donates 10,000 gold

[Lampir]

Meeting Notes

/// Thanks for everyone who came!! ///

Sea Trade
Captain Mealir says that his ship didn't meet with severe resistance. However apparently Valqis of Candlekeep did run into undead pirates and this may be the problem. It is recommended that either ships be insured by wealthy merchants to reduce risk. It is also suggested to talk to Kalma Hellstorm. Mealir suggests either hiring very fast ships that can outrun undead pirates OR hire large ships and filled with lots of guards. Mealir is willing as before to put his ship (small and fast) to our needs. It is also suggested to start a permenant teleportation of goods as a solution.
Mealir will talk to captains about sailing.


Volunteers
Ambrose Valexus - Going to talk to Elad/Merchant League (Morality)
Krisoel Hawklight - Going to talk to the Seven Suns Merchants (The Whistler)
Aruthur AquilaArius III
Emeron Oakblood
Augustan Farheart
Mealir



Drought
Eliphas suggests triangulating the source of the magic causing the drought. Anu says it must be a god involved. Laitae wants to run a ritual to summon water and then pin point what is interfering with it. It is claimed Wendel knows what is interfering - says the amulets point to somewhere in Sharptooth Woods.Also suggested to sruvey the land and see where the raidus of the drought is.

Volunteers
Emeron Oakblood
Laitae Lafreth - going to orgnaize a control weather ritual and then try to pinpoint where/what is interfering
Eliphas Valkarian
Art Shield

Laitae hangs up posters at the Friendly Arm Inn and at the various Inns in Baldur's Gate.

"As a means to investigate the current drought, I am organizing an experiment. All mages, druids and priests capable of casting the spell Control Weather that wish to help can contact me for more information and discussion on how we are to do this.

Reader Laitae Lafreth
of Candlekeep"

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OOC part:
This is the spell:
http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Control_Weather

[Burgy]

Pate distributes a number of fliers at The Friendly Arms Inn and all around The Gate.

"Looking for men skilled with swords and bows to escort caravans along the northern trade road!
You may have noticed the increase in northern trade recently and this means opportunities for honest work! I am looking to hire one or two dozen good fighters to act as escort and bodyguard. You would report to representatives of The Merchant League and Dukes who will inform you when and where you are to report for duty and you would be payed through City Relief Effort funds. I am currently offering five hundred coins per person, per escort. If interested contact Pate for an interview. I can be most often found in The Gate or The Friendly Arms Inn.

Signed,
Pate"

//////OOC note, This post is intended for the DMs, we are looking to pay for NPC guards as part of ongoing City Relief RP. DMs please send me a PM if you have questions, comments want more info, etc. The payment offered is of course negotiable


Pate also drafts two copies of a letter and leaves them both with Mr. White to review and forward through his own contacts.

"Dear Dukes and Merchant League Representitives,
I, Pate, write to you on behalf of the City Relief Committee. As you may or may not know, I have been charged with heading up the protection of land trade as part of our efforts. The purpose of my letter is to inform you I have put out word that I am looking to hire escorts for the increased caravan traffic along the northern trade routes. All the men hired will be subject to interview and background check by myself, as well as yourselves as you see fit. Finding trustworthy guards is of paramount concern to me, as it is for you also I am sure. As agreed these men and women hired would be payed out of the City Relief Funds we have raised. I would also have them report to you for duty so that you may schedule your caravans and use them at your easiest convenience. However I would still like to occasionally accompany some of these escorts to offer security advice and otherwise ensure everything else is going smoothly.
Sincerely,
Pate"

[Lampir]

Update
Relief Funds to Date: 1,394,887 gold

James spent time trying to rally more volunteers.

Volunteers
Banubis von Cartain, fighter
Deldritch
Ro'sham, cleric of Ilmater, diplomacy, healing and fighting abilities
Zarlathur, druid of Silvanus

Donors
Ro'sham donates 500 gold
Deldritch donates 10 healing kits

[Valefort]

In the recent days at the harbour and in several local inns Mealir Ostirel was seen seeking and trying to talk to other sea capitains. Asking news about the sea and inquiring about the reason behind the absence of sea trade.

[Lampir]

Update

NEED FEEDBACK PLEASE!

Fellow City Relief volunteers, I have been in contact with a rather infamous man by the name of Kalma Hellstorm. He had a great deal of information regarding the current problems with our sea trade and has an invested interest in tracking down and disposing of the rogue vessels involved. I am conflicted regarding how to proceed as what he asks is for some of our people to help in the actual boarding and fighting of the fleet vessels. I request your feedback on this.

Yours humbly,
James White the Second

[Duster47]

In the recent days at the harbour and in several local inns Mealir Ostirel was seen seeking and trying to talk to other sea capitains. Asking news about the sea and inquiring about the reason behind the absence of sea trade.

Persons may or may not of noticed Reader Valqis Sanejmeh, cartographer and captain/navigator of Candlekeep research vessel, Sea Seeker, involved in a long converation with Captain Ostirel at the Fair Arms Inn. They shared wine and stories over a spread-out map of the Sword Coast for a few hours. There were many references made to her map as far north as Neverwinter and south to Candlekeep. Both seemed glad for the discussion before parting ways.

[Hoihe]

Calinde Elestar could be seen giving medicine and gold to a beggar, even offering to teach her how to defend herself from thugs. She asked nothing in return.