8th session

General Summary

Brandon chases the thug who escaped through the secret door into a series of caves, and charms him. His new friend Nik reveals that the house is a smuggling base for their gang, led by a cabbalist named Sanballat, and that they keep contraband in the caves. Meanwhile, Tauflin is awakened upstairs by a struggle, and finds an expiring Wren on the floor of the Great Hall. His assailant has apparently run upstairs. Tauflin and Adrie follow him there, and tell him to send signals to inform the Sea Ghost – a ship that brings the smugglers’ contraband, and is apparently anchored off the coast – that the coast is clear. They return downstairs, and Brandon ascends with Nik, and rouses Kothar. Soon, the house is subjected to an assault through the front and back doors. Two gnolls are led by Sabballat, while four more human smugglers come through the back. The party fights them off, though Sanballat and three of the smugglers flee. The two gnolls, Nik, and the signaling smuggler are slaughtered, and the party settles down to rest up until the following day, curled with their favorite books from the library.

Report Date

09 Sep 2017