Session 41: The Giovanni Trading Company
Evening, 13th Low Summer, 498 CE
- 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.
- Dallon Baerd, cousin to Duke Renys.
- Eugenia Giovanni, head of the Giovanni family and the 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 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.