Summary 13

You completed your investigation at the shrine, eventually arriving at an uneasy alliance with some 'friendly' beastmen who talked a very bastardised version of the Classical tongue. Most peculiar. These told you that the Professor and a party had made off across the mere towards the east. You learnt from your friend, the scout, that there was a settlement at the point where the mere meets the River Urskoy, called Tsaritsyn. You were a trifle worried that it owed fealty to your favourite boyar. Returning to the castle, you were met by a messenger who informed you that the Governor had issued a warrant for your arrest, and that the templars would enforce it. The Sisterhood were favoured towards you, however, and arranged a boat to take you to safety in Tsaritsyn.

Needless to say that all was not so easy. Some hideous creature attacked your boat and you all narrowly escaped with your lives. Fortunately, a passing boat, the Iron Crown, picked you up. You arrived at the Iron Crown, only to find that the Professor had left earlier. There were a number of boats in town, ready to follow but none would leave immediately as they were awaiting a last ship in the convoy. The following ships are here:

The Iron Crown, captained by Conrad Reitz, is a large river boat, currently short of crew due to two desertions in Ösilia. He is carrying furs, mead, honey and one passenger. This is the peddlar Yuri Liubshin. Reitz also carries an apprentice, Marius Scheydt, who acts as the unofficial secretary for the whole convoy. He is terribly helpful, pleasant and quite efficient. His crew is Matthieu and Giya, both overworked due to the need for one or two additional crewmen.

The Kraken, captained by Geiler Holbein who is a Marienburger. His is a medium river boat carrying furs, vodka, herbs and a large breed of hunting dog obtained from Dolgan traders. These he hopes will find a good price from Empire nobles, but the din has driven away his crew, and he is left with only Paulus. Marius often travels with him to help out, but Holbein desperately needs two extra crew.

The Fair Dealing, captained by Fedor Myer an Imperialist from Altdorf. His is a medium river boat carrying vodka, furs and mail. His crew is Oswald and Vitautius, who will happily accept an additional hand. There are also two passengers. These are the bounty hunter Christof Gassel and his prisoner Alfred Kant, a very dishevelled ex-member of Magnus Greel's band who was captured in the village of Kanishka

The Thuringian, captained by Christa Schenk who is an Imperialist from Talabheim (though she constantly insults the town over a beer or two). Hers is a medium river boat carrying furs, herbs and beeswax. The other crews are generally suspicious of her. She currently has Vera, a runaway slave, and Omurtag, who is heartily disliked. You agreed to give her a hand in finding a herb trader (the druid Ambrosius Barsky) that she deals with. This led to the village of Slavyanaskaya, a most unfriendly place, and an adventure in which you hacked foliage and fought some giant rats. Wayland lost a fate point. Another presence was detected in the forest as well, Wilhelm uncovering some form of beast tracks that resembled a rat's paws of about mansize.

The Winged Lancer, captained by Erik Kuravlev who is a Norscan-Kislevite originally from Bolgasgrad. His is a medium river boat carrying furs and tanned leather. The boat's crew is Hendrich, Helmuth and Rap. He also has one passenger. This is Berndt Heuvelmans, a professor from the University of Nuln on his way home from a year's expedition in Kislev into the pursuit of unknown species.

The Urskoy Express, captained by Erhard Weydhart who is an Imperialist from Talabheim. His is a small river boat carrying mail, honey, colours (for the Ostermark dyers) and some furs regularly from Ösilia to Bechafen. He has a full complement of Theodor and Jurgen.

The Bull's Eye, captained by Riszard Kopp who is from Wolfenberg. His is a medium river boat carrying furs, parchment, hide, beeswax and Holger Hintz, a mercenary looking for employment in Bechafen (to be on the winning side, as he says). He has a full complement of Rolf, Nicholas and Ulrich.

The Kerestes, captained by Lothar Falkensteiner who is an Imperialist from Bechafen. His is a large river boat carrying furs, oil and passengers. His crew is Alexander and Volker. His passengers are Alexsander and Inna Telechkina and their five retainers, but were very unfriendly. 'Alexsander' is very uncouth and forces himself upon his sister. You overheard the merchants discussing the depraved Kislevite.

You are awaiting the House of Njevski. Clovis Korte captains the House of Njevski, which is a small river boat. The crew is Lettel and Veit. You do not know its cargo.

Brian has only one useable arm at the moment.

You are working your passage on the boats once the last one arrives. It is the evening of 25^th Pflugzeit.

Jakob               50

Wilhelm            50

Brian                50

You have lost most of your equipment in the water when you lost your ship. We need to check everyone's equipment.