Not Henry

* Lifting the lid of the tomb, a dagger snaked out which I was able to dodge and could see a man who looked like Henry. He looked scared and wimpy in comparison to the man that I had seen at The King's Tavern. I knocked the dagger from his hand, which caused him to cower in the tomb.
 
* Mal came in and directed his long bow at the man as he whimpered to kill him. I pulled him out of the tomb and threw him to the floor. Looking at him closer, he definitely looked like Henry but wasn't him. I could see that there wasn't a disguise and believed there was some spell cast to disguise him instead.
 
* Questioning the man, we learnt his name (Tom) and were able to get some other information out of him like he was told to to pretend to be Henry and his family would get paid 100 gp. The ritual had to either be a success or if it failed, he would have to give his life up as a sacrifice. He whimpered again to kill him.
 
* Mal dragged him outside of the tomb as I investigated the tomb further. Tom had been trying to turn a key, which didn't work when Mal had tried it. I could see that the tomb had what looked to be panels that dropped down. There was also a gem that was glowing - it had a light spell on it. Taking it, I pocketed it. Stepping into the tomb, I realised that I could break it with some force. Stomping down hard enough, I was able to break it. There was just black, which looked like velvet was laid down. I went to pick it up but my hand disappeared into it. Feeling around, I was able to grab a book (History of Alisar), a portfolio of maps of Alisar and a warm stone. The books were slightly charred and the stone looked burnt. Realisation hit me that this would have come from the Library, so I stuck my head into the portal.
 
* On the other side, I could see some books and stone walls. The ceiling was no longer there and opened to the night sky. It looked like some of the remains of the Library.
 
* Coming back out of the tomb, I walked out and could see that everyone was around Tom. Mal had his axe against his throat. The group were discussing what to do with him. Mal looked troubled.
 
* Petros decided to cast suggestion on Tom so we could glean more information from him. We learnt that the ritual was to appease the Elder Gods. There were 4 Gods - Bast, Hypnos, Kthanid and Oryx. Gabe figured out that is why the brotherhood was called the Elder Brotherhood. Petros wove a tale of the Elder gods and how some were dormant on earth (Egog and Pan).
 
* After some argument, the majority ruled in favour of sparing Tom and having him ran away. Mal promised to try and make sure Tom's family were safe.
 
* Deciding it wasn't safe to linger, Gabe teleported us back to the Red Dragon inn where another discussion began. It seemed fishy that in a city of xenophobes that there were 2 drows. It also seemed strange that a drow would be captured from the far north to be used for digging when someone who lived closer could be caught. Thinking about the 2 drows and their faces, there was a lot of similarities between the two. I believed that they were related. I was a little disappointed that we had let him go but when we had questioned him at the time but he seemed to be telling the truth. I hope that we were not wrong about him.
 
* The discussion turned to what our next move would be - going to the Library or the Elder brother headquarters? I voted for the Library and Mal & Struth wanted to go to the head quarters. Petros & Gabe wanted to discuss this over breakfast rather as Gabe flopped into his bed. Mal seemed eager to get a response but Gabe yawned. As there wouldn't be a vote, I decided to leave the guys to sleep.
 
* Going through the main section of the tavern, I looked out for Albert. There were only a few people still drinking, so I ordered a night cap then took it to my room to enjoy. I hoped that Albert might be there the next morning to get some advice from him and to also see his handsome face.