Session 25: Zesto's Finale

General Summary

Previous Session: Session 24: Distractions  

While the Lads were distracting the employees and guards of Zesto's Finest, Willow and Skha'k were interrogating a lone employee on the second floor.

Willow asks the man what he is doing while working for Zesto. The man says that he is writing fake transaction documents for Zesto's Finest to hide what they're selling.

Willow then asks where Zesto is and their money is kept, finding that it is kept in chests in his office.

Willow asks where incriminating evidence would be, and the man tells him that Zesto keeps all signed documents in his office.

Finished with questioning, Willow tells the commoner to leave Zesto's and never come back, which the man does without saying anything about it to the employees as he exits out the front door.

Willow and Skha'k then stealthily escape Zesto's through a nearby window and return to Ariel's.

After many distractions, including Erlenwald falling onto one of the guards, the employees leave Ariel's and ignore the now-missing charmed guard.

During this time, Glen had led the charmed guard outside before forcing him into a crate in the alley.

After returning to Ariel's, Willow comes out when the guards are gone and they kill the guard in the crate, leaving his corpse sealed inside.

The party regroups in their room and discusses Willow's findings along with their next move.

The Lads decide to assault Zesto's Finest. Once there, the Paladins kick in the front door and the Lads immediately kill the lone guard in the lobby.

An enlarged Muda barricades the door to the warehouse with a table and the party makes their way up to the second floor.

They dash through the halls, a bandit attempts to slash at Glen before being killed by the combined force of Jaraleto's dagger and Erlenwald's javelin.

They continue dashing up to the third floor where Glen is directly confronted by the Acrusian Champion, but is able to block his powerful attacks.

The rest of the party reaches them and combat continues, Jaraleto taking the brunt of the Champion's attacks.

They manage to kill the Champion and prepare to enter Zesto's office. Upon kicking the door open they are greeted by a surrendering Zesto Finesto.

Zesto commends them on killing an Acrusian Champion and pleads to barter with them, offering his information and everything in the chests in exchange for a safe exit, promising to do no more crime in the future.

After some debate, the party agrees, and Zesto reveals that he had been tasked to distribute weapons, causing chaos and dissent, with the goal of improving Halcyon's reliance on Acrusia's trade and protection.

He further says that he was tasked by a man named Malthius Venomblade, the Master General of Fort Malthius, and that he is uncertain of the King's involvement in the plot.

  Next Session: Session 25.2

Rewards Granted

Zesto's Office:

1600 CP

3200 SP

720 GP

500 GP (Party's deposit)

Pair of engraved bone dice (25 GP)

Cloth-of-gold vestments (25 GP)

A very well-made, gold-inlaid shield (Shield, +1)

A fine silk, red beret with a gold badge on the front resembling a magical rune (Hat of Disguise)

A set of black-metal, scale mail armour (Adamantine armour)

Missions/Quests Completed

Defeated Zesto Finesto and put an end to his Weapons operation

Character(s) interacted with

Zesto Finesto