Intermission 1 Lucky's Solo Shenanigans 16/06/24

 
 
While the others went off to confront Talesin, Lucky, embarrassed by the earlier shenanigans, wandered about the warehouse. He looked in various crates and found some weapons, which he had his pick of, grabbing another shortsword, a fine looking rapier and a hand crossbow as well as some iron bars that he planned to use to have his breastplate made. Leaving the warehouse he found a vault with a painting and 4 places for other paintings to be placed.
 
Heading down a tunnel he found himself behind the back of a secret door. From here he heard a conversation between Talesin of the 7 Suns and a halfling named Holfast Riverthorn of House Skatterhawk. They spoke of an artifact for which they had a deal to trade. Talesin threatened Holfast and Lucky realised that his daughter Lisbet was with him. Lucky realised he had to defend her and started banging on the door, faking a number of voices to pretend that there were numerous . When he realised Talesin had sent his bodyguards to capture him he rushed back into the Vault room and took down the painting. As he was attaching it to his pack he was surrounded by 3 bodyguards, Leleina, a tiefling, Arlin, an elf and Borthus, a dwarf.
 
Lucky pretended to have a message for Holfast and that he was going to fix the broken painting. Arlin was fooled by his lies and told him to get out of the underground complex. Lucky headed off without the painting but hid in the warehouse.
 
Suddenly, a carriage crashed through the entrance with a creature, a thorn creature on the back of it. This was followed by numerous smaller thorn creatures and the alarm was raised. In the commotion Lucky managed to steal the painting for a second time and hide under a cart.