Session 13: Chaos in the Opera House Report
General Summary
The session began with the party chasing after Tavion Arnatt, who ran into an abandoned building down an alleyway. After dealing with him, by Orion casting sleep on him, they gave him to the Guard Commander, who swiftly arrested him. They found a note on him, containing information that they had set up a base of operations in the basement of the grand opera house in the Castle Ward. They first discussed this with Lenna, who said they should investigate this or whatever is in the catacombs. The party decided to investigate the opera house, where they attempted to disguise themselves as inspectors, but were quickly shut down when the stubborn guards refused them entry. They then waited until the opera house was open later in the night and paid their way in. The Commander told them to wait and tell them if they saw something, but they decided to investigate the place anyway. They found cultist-type people who were in the back of the opera house, wearing the same outfits as Tavion Arnatt. They fought some of them, quietly, making sure they don't make noise to catch attention. They tried to keep one of them alive, but they appeared to wear something that stop them from going unconscious, and died straight away. They knew they were looking for special coin sized stones, which were on the cultist's necks, and when they died, the stones disintegrated. They later pickpocketed a stone from a sleeping cultist, and went to unlock the secret door below the basement of the opera hoose. As they were making their way to the basement, they were quickly surprised by an explosion on the stage of the theatre, and they were blown back into a wall, with Orion being knocked unconscious. They knew they could not escape the basement or get to the basement if the placed burnt down, so they quickly got to their feet and starting putting out the fire, whilst dodging falling debris. Orion used some magic for a call for help, where some guards and commoners helped them put out the fire. After the fire, they found a man named Erick beneath the basement in the sewers, a hunchback who was shunned and outcast by society, also revealed to be a wererat. Aes felt sympathy for the man and took him with the group. There was also a hideout in the sewers, empty but containing a manifesto about a plan to assassinate 5 members of the Privy council, the Queen's personal advisors. After this, they left the opera house and made their way to the governors manor
