====== Session 41: The Giovanni Trading Company ======

=== Evening, 13th Low Summer, 498 CE ===
  * The party, at the King's Lift Inn in [[wiki:places:hallowfel|Hallowfel]], talked with [[wiki:npcs:paige_fouler|Paige]] about the up coming trial.
  * Page explained that, of the 5 jurors, 2 were from the majors houses and 3 were chosen randomly from the minor houses.
  * The major houses were;
    * the Baerd family,
    * and the Almamadi family.
  * The minor houses chosen were;
    * the Giovanni family,
    * the von Trappe family,
    * and the Blackwater family.
  * Paige only knew, for sure, two of the jurors and would find the others by the next day.
    * [[wiki:npcs:dallon_baerd|Dallon Baerd]], cousin to Duke Renys.
    * [[wiki:npcs:eugenia_giovanni|Eugenia Giovanni]], head of the Giovanni family and the [[wiki:organizations:giovanni_trading_company|Giovanni Trading Company]].
  * The party decided to visit the Riverdock and ask around to get more information on Eugenia.


  * At the riverdock, the party met a few employees of the Giovanni Trading Company.
    * They learned that the company was becoming quite wealthy from the war.
    * The GTC has been smuggling contraband goods and selling them to people.
    * They also learned of [[wiki:npcs:balor_wilen|Balor]], the foreman of the Riverdock and one of Eugenia's high ranking employees.
  * The party found Balor and began questioning him about Eugenia.
    * He implied that he would be able to get the party an audience with Eugenia, but he wanted something in return.
    * It turned out, he wanted his brother busted out of the dungeon. The party refused.

  * Heading to the GTC headquarters, they party decided to visit Eugenia without an appointment.
    * They arrived at the headquarters and were stopped by the guard.
    * Looking around, they decided to break in through one of the balconies in the back.
    * They snuck around the office until they found Eugenia's office, they knocked and entered.
  * Eugenia did not appear to be intimidated or concerned about the party breaking in.
    * They asked about the upcoming trial, and she implied that she hadn't decided how she was voting yet.
    * They asked if there was anything they could do to convince her to vote 'Not Guilty' and she agreed.
    * She asked them to go to one of her warehouses and prevent a burglary.
      * Apparently, thieves have been stealing her wares and killing her guards.
    * The party agreed and left for her warehouse.


=== Night, 13th Low Summer, 498 CE ===
  * The party arrived at the warehouse Eugenia told them was likely to get raided tonight.
    * They entered and setup for an ambush.
    * They began to hear noises of a group of people approaching.

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