As the party confronted Tarius in the Manor Vault, and made a shocking discovery about the Mask of Jal-Kador, the door burst open to admit a band of unlikely saviors, including Obadiah Jawbone, Malgias Prythain, and Raggletag...their arrival and Raggletag's magical attack on the Mask following its electrocution by Alston drove the entity to flee through cracks in the ceiling, and, seeing himself now sorely outnumbered, the wounded Tarius seized the unconscious Osborn and made his own escape through a secret door at the back of the Vault.
Seeing the vampire spawn escaping with their unconscious friend, the party made a quick rush out of the vault via the side-entrance they had previously seen, witnessing Tarius fleeing the scene with Osborn locked in a coffin on the back of a hearse-carriage; Bartholemew and arrived with their wagon and horses, Dealan transformed herself into a draft-horse to carry Shalara, and the pursuit of the Moonlight Chase began...