End Chapter 3 Summary and Character Info – 3A-QO

Story Summary

The team all came together in the market and spent time purchasing supplies, including armor for Alanthea, and mounts for everyone but Ursa. Eventually Kaylen felt drawn to the slave auction, where Janel urged him to purchase a teenage boy who was being sold to pay off a debt. They were interrupted by the boy’s sister, Dinnae, who ended up becoming Kaylen’s indentured servant in her brother’s stead after he used a thought reading spell to look into her memories, which unintentionally gave him insight into everyone in the room.

After introducing his new slave to the rest of the team and making it clear to Alanthea that he wasn’t going to indulge her curiosity about Dinnae’s slave mark, they made some final purchases that included armor and supplies for Danny. From there, they made their way out of the city, where Kaylen took stock of his team, and spoke with Talindra briefly who apologized for her reaction to Kaylen’s thought reading spell used without permission, and pledged to be more open about things that might occur in the future as adventurers. Then, after examining the map, they set off along the road. They noticed a group of flying adventurers pass overhead towards a wyvern and a group of harpies in the distance, then stopped for a quick meal.

While they ate, Lyria sat with Kaylen and told him she approved of his decision to buy Danny in order to spare her or her brother from a worse master, but they were interrupted by Talindra, who sat with Kaylen alone and expressed her desire for a more personal relationship with him, maybe growing to romance eventually.

The last leg of their journey forced them to ride in pairs through the narrow forest road, where Kaylen had a discussion with Ursa. She apologized again, and expressed her desire to see more of Kaylen’s assertive side, only to have to cut the discussion short when Talindra noticed a disturbance ahead. Investigating the disturbance brought them into combat with an injured harpy, who disabled Kaylen with a siren song which proved ineffective against his all-female companions.

Talindra followed close by Kaylen, only for him to pause, enchanted by the harpy’s singing. After a brief skirmish and an explicit threat from the elf for it to stop singing, Janel tackled the harpy to the ground, ending the fight, after which Kaylen shackled the harpy, named Gryla, and interrogated her with a truth spell, extracting a vow to leave them and the nearby villagers alone in exchange for healing her injured wing.

They decided to look for a place to camp since it was getting dark, and Lynn spotted a cracked boulder a ways off the road, where Lyria and Janel had Alanthea check them for injuries after they’d been tumbled in the harpy fight, and then Lyria received a back massage while Kaylen was checking in with each of his companions in turn. Talindra suggested they double up for warmth and ended up sharing Kaylen’s bedroll. Kaylen and Lynn kissed a few times, then snuggled together after the elf expressed her inexperience. They soon fell asleep, only for Kaylen to wake with a stiff morning wood, which he had Talindra handle for him with her hand, though she declined to use her mouth on him.

Despite finding out that Ursa and the others had overheard their morning activities, they all took it in stride as the seven of them packed up and made their way to the village of Glenvale.

Important Characters

Kaylen Gallowglass

Kaylen is an 18 year old generalist red mage who recently gained the rank of adept and has been granted the opportunity to lead his own adventuring party. He has had difficulties in his life when it comes to romance, and that has led him to the idea of forming a party of mostly female teammates in the hope that becoming accustomed to working alongside someone like him will allow one or more of them to become a romantic prospect at some point in the future.

He’s already started developing intimate relationships with Talindra and Ursa, having spoken to Ursa about her desire to see more of his assertive side, and spent the night sleeping alongside the elf and received a hand job from her the following morning.

Lyria Gallowglass

Kaylen’s sister, Lyria is a few years older than him, and a few inches shorter. She’s been training with a sword since before she was a teen, and now fights as an armored greatswordsman, and was the first to be recruited by Kaylen for his team.

She’s become the defacto second in command, and developed a rapport with most the team especially Dinnae and Alanthea whom she feels particularly protective over.

Ursa Cloudwalker

Ursa is a rare half-giant, standing 8’4” tall with a long build strong with muscle, at least compared with most smaller races. She carries a round shield and one-handed spear sized for her frame, and fights as a defensive shield bearer. She was the second to be recruited by Kaylen for his team.

Ursa initially protested the idea of Dinnae’s admission to the team, but after Kaylen called her out, she settled down and immediately apologized for getting upset over it. She later reiterated her apology and expressed her desire to see more of Kaylen’s assertive side.

Talindra “Lynn”

Lynn is a tall, silver-haired elven archer with emerald green eyes. She has served her people for about a decade as a ranger and recently decided she wanted to travel more and see more of the world, so she left the forests and arrived at the capital just a week later, where she has been hanging around the adventurer’s guild another few days before Kaylen came to choose his team.

She has already begun to be taken by Kaylen as a man, and as a leader, though she was somewhat offended when Kaylen used a thought reading spell on her and others without permission, which she later apologized for. She has grown curious and comfortable enough to share his bed, kiss him heatedly, and even give him a hand job after waking in his arms.

Janel Tanaka

A red-head kitsune with fox-like ears and two tails, Janel’s mother was banished from a foreign land while pregnant with her, so while foreign, she was raised in the local culture. She’s not widely trusted and working as a rogue-infiltrator hasn’t helped in that regard. She seems to find Kaylen a bit unsettling, and not just because of his magic, but was still thrilled to be chosen for his team.

Janel has grown somewhat protective of Dinnae since she feels responsible for urging Kaylen to purchase her (originally her brother).

Sister Alanthea

A tall slender woman with long blond hair and vibrant blue eyes, Alanthea can come across as cold, uncaring, even distracted. She has been interested in becoming an adventurer for quite some time, and is grateful to Kaylen for recruiting her, even though he didn’t really have many options. A disciple of Mortanius, god of death, Alanthea may be a skilled healer, but she can also be a bit unsettling.

Alanthea tried to learn more about Dinnae’s status as a slave, particularly the location of her slave mark. She also is surprisingly eager to gain experience with medicine in the field.

Dinnae “Danny” Thatcher

Due to a fierce protectiveness of her younger brother, Danny offered herself to take his place as Kaylen’s indentured servant. She now uses her skills as a tanner to assist him and his team of adventurers. She has already begun forming attachments to Kaylen, his sister, and Janel, who was instrumental in convincing Kaylen to buy her in place of her brother.

Gryla

A harpy the group encountered in the forest. After a brief scuffle, Kaylen extracted from her a vow to leave them and the villagers alone, and allowed Alanthea to heal her injured wing.

Gregory Thatcher

Danny’s younger brother, Gregory was caught stealing from a noble and ended up being sentenced to indentured servitude to pay off his debt, but after Janel encouraged Kaylen to buy him to spare him from a worse master, Danny arrived and ended up becoming Kaylen’s slave in his place.

Dillon Thatcher

Gregory and Dinnae’s uncle, Kaylen met Dillon Thatcher when he escorted Gregory leave him with his relatives. Dillon tasked Kaylen with keeping his niece safe.

Breen Thatcher

Gregory and Dinnae’s aunt, Kaylen met Breen Thatcher when he escorted Gregory leave him with his relatives.

Rolph Ander

The owner and master armor smith at Ander’s Armory, Rolph fitted Alanthea and Dinnae for chainmail tunics.

Hali

Rolph Ander’s cousin who works as a tailor, and fitted Alanthea and Dinnae for the aketons they wear beneath their chainmail tunics.

Marian Ander

The daughter of the armorer, Rolph Ander, Marian works as the receptionist and as a craftsman at Ander’s Armory.

Garion Tilk

A slave master who owns the local slave auction, Garion negotiated with Kaylen over Gregory/Dinnae becoming his indentured servant, though he was left frustrated with the price Kaylen ended up paying for Dinnae.

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