End Chapter 3 Summary and Character Info – 3B-DT

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 charmed everyone in the room with a spell that was only supposed to affect the slave master.

After introducing his new slave to the rest of the team and enduring some teasing from Alanthea, 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 Janel and Alanthea briefly so the priestess could express her desire to learn the location of Dinnae’s slave mark while the kitsune expressed her annoyance with Alanthea’s teasing. 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 Janel, who sat with Kaylen after Lyria gave them some privacy where she confessed her romantic interest in him, then agreed to let him feel her fur, so she moved close as he stroked her hair and ears.

The last leg of their journey forced them to ride in pairs through the narrow forest road, where Kaylen had a discussion with Alanthea about her teasing of him and the connotations of her calling him master, only to have to cut the discussion short when Alayni 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.

Lyria and her allies engaged the harpy, and skirmished with it briefly before Alayni rode to assist them with her sling, injuring the harpy before Ursa grappled it 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 Alayni spotted a cracked boulder a ways off the road, where Lyria had Alanthea check her for injuries after she’d been tumbled in the harpy fight, and Ursa declined to have Alanthea look at her injured arm after Kaylen cast a healing spell on her. Lyria then received a back massage while Kaylen was checking in with each of his companions in turn. Alayni suggested they double up for warmth and Janel ended up sharing Kaylen’s bedroll after Ursa apologized for getting upset about him purchasing a slave. Janel sat on Kaylen’s lap as they made out and he stroked her back and tails before they snuggled together and fell asleep, only to wake with a stiff morning wood, so Janel gave him a quick blowjob, at which point Alanthea interrupted them, also wanting a taste.

Janel was quite embarrassed when she found out that Alanthea, Ursa, and the others had overheard their morning activities, but the rest of them 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 when he ended up forming a party of mostly female teammates he realized that becoming accustomed to working alongside someone like him could 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 Janel and Alanthea, having spent the night sleeping alongside the kitsune and received a blow job from her the following morning, after which the priestess interrupted for a taste of Kaylen’s cum.

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 settled down and eventually apologized for getting upset over it.

Alayni Swiftfoot

A curvy halfling with curly brown hair and dark brown eyes, Alayni isn’t a particularly imposing figure, but she stands out with confidence and bravado if nothing else. She was something of an unpopular pick among adventurers until Kaylen chose her, and she says she wants to travel and have new experiences. She seems to be willing to flirt and even engage in some amount of intimacy with Kaylen if necessary for her to remain on the team.

She has already begun to express some amount of interest in potential intimacy with Kaylen as they traveled.

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). In addition, she’s been driven to get ahead of Alayni in expressing her attraction to Kaylen, which led her to indulging his curiosity to pet her ears as they ate a quick lunch, sharing his bedroll when they made camp, and giving him a blow job the following morning.

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, and has begun building a romantic relationship with Kaylen; first by teasingly calling him ‘master’, and also by interrupting Kaylen and Janel during an intimate encounter in order to have a ‘taste’ of his cum.

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.

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