Session 17 Report

General Summary

The session starts with the party at a table, Grimeye experienting with the silvery liquid from the underground temple. Yemi approaches a gnome sitting alone with a drink. After a brief conversaition Yemi learns that the gnome, Lowfan has been looking for his brother Erbis who has been missing for the past week and a half after a night out at the Colosseum of Silvercrest. Following the event at the Colesseum, he saw his brother being led away by two tall figures wearing clothes similar to that of the guards. They turned down an alley, when Lofan caught up there was no one in the alley. Lowfan knows of several others who have gone missing. The town guard has not been much help. The party learns some local lore - that there are catacombs that stretch throughtout the city, because it is believed that the dead must be laid to rest near a place dear to them or they will rise up and walk. Before leaving the tavern Huugar notices the party being watched. He choses to stay behind and see if they are followed out of the tavern. Lowfan leads the group to the alley where he lost his brother. After a bit of a struggle, the party is able to pry open a grate in the alley, and they stop down to see what can be found. Before exploring too far, the party decides to get a good night rest.   Grimeye headed out to find a scroll of Darkvision.   Zita learns about Silvercrest history from patrons of the Garrulous Cauldron. While it was once an outpost town in the war with Bante, following the fall of the veil tensions loosened. The guilds started moving in, and the Guild Masters now exert a lot of control over the city and it’s people. Duke Guias is fairly well respected, but is seen as an elitist who cares little for the common people.   Later that evening, Yemtoc sneaks out and takes a trip to the Entertainment district. After finding a house of ill repute, he speaks with a Madame and learns of the Ruby Trust, he is given a small ruby token and sent to the Leaky Aristocrat to find a contact there. Upon arriving at the Leaky Aristocrat, and showing his token to the bartender Yemtoc is led into a back room. There he meets a tall half-orc in a brown and red tunic who had been watching his party from a corner earlier that day. The two of them have a brief discussion, and Yemtoc offers to disrupt the power structure for some aid. He reveals that he is looking into an effort by aristocracy to rekindle war. He also learns that people have been going missing for the past month, and their loved ones often come to the Ruby Trust seeking help in finding them. The number and pace of disappearances has been ramping up recently. It is also revealed that Duke Guias is often traveling, though he has recently returned to the town and has been seen at the Colosseum. Yemtoc lets this contact know he will be setting up a dead drop behind the Garrulous Cauldron. Explaining that he and his party will be poking their nose around, he asks that the Ruby Trust keep an eye on Duke Guias and see if he starts to get antsy. When he asks about the catacombs, the contact from the Ruby Trust lets him know that the Trust likes to keep on good terms with the Clergy.   The next morning after a brief breakfast Huugar, Ava, and Nedda head off to visit the Church of Morradain, to learn a bit more about the catacombs. Approaching a priest, Huggar is able to learn more about his new-found faith. At his request he receives instruction on a simple prayer to Morradain, and a primer on the faith (usually given to children). He and his compatriots then ask for access to the catacombs to pay their respects to a family member. They are granted access, and an acolyte, Nori , leads them into the catacombs. They first try to convince the acolyte to play a game, where they can lose him, but are unsuccessful. They continue through the catacombs for some time, until they reach the ‘middle’, and speak some prayers out loud. On the way back to the church, Ava feeds Nori a mushroom, which causes him to start hallucinating. Huugar heals Nori, and they return to the surface. Nori goes to lay down, while Huugar, Ava, and Nedda return to the Garrulous Cauldron to meet up with their party. The group decides that entering the catacombs during the day may bring too much attention to their actions, and opts to split up and explore two locations in town. Yemtoc, Huugar, and Ava head to the Tinker’s Guild. Zita and Zeno, Grim Eye, and Nedda head to the Colosseum.