Session 13: Into the fire Report

General Summary

For the longest time, you sit in [The Red Dragon Inn and discuss options, looking about you notice that the bar is almost empty, just the most diehard rummies remain. During this time you discuss options:

Enter The Elder Brotherhood Headquarters fight through the mass of bad guys and free the slaves.
Attempt to break the code at The Library and head into the darkness of The Great Alisar Catacombs
Create a diversion then head into The Elder Brotherhood Headquarters to free the slaves.

In the end, you settled on a diversion and after even more discussion you decided on burning The Library to the ground and while The Elder Brotherhood attended to that devastation you'd enter their lair to free the slaves. During the night, as you'd decided to sleep to regain your spells, two men were heard by Struth Hackett talking below your window, evidently, they were planning on burning the inn to the ground with you inside. Agents of The Brotherhood no doubt! Taking it upon himself Struth Hackett exited the building and managed to sneak up behind them. Quickly dispatching one with his dagger he managed to chase the other down after he'd run from the fray. Thankfully the second fell without damaging his cloak so Struth was able to acquire it, which is fortunate as the Brotherhoods emblem is sewn into the lining. Returning to the room Struth fell into sleep and on waking he informed his friends and Barley Trowbridge, who didn't seem too worried about the implications. Burning The Library was relatively easy, you merely had to situate yourselves around the building, throw some alchemists fire through windows and onto the roof, then make good your escape. This went off without a hitch, and behold your friend Gabriel 'Gayle' Garcìa even teleported¹ you back to [The Red Dragon Inn Once you'd settled your nerves you quickly scooted across to the Middledocks and found docks 2 and 3 where you negotiated with a man called Malcolm Docent who identifies as the Dock Master. He supplied two rowboats and even offered to keep the ledger clean for a price. There you tied the boats together and took them under the boardwalk, after rowing for almost 20ft. you found the ledge that enters the cave where the slaves are being held. Securing the boats to a small outcropping of rocks you started to make your way in. ^{1 As DM I made the executive decision that you'd do this if there, and as a bonus, I stated that you'd not lose a spell for your troubles.}

Rewards Granted

Finally getting some direction and deciding on a course you pulled it together more or less without a hitch, and now you find yourselves on the threshold of completing the Rescue the Dwarves plot. For being a more or less cohesive team I award you 1600XP each.

Missions/Quests Completed

You've set on a course that will have it's reward's if you pull it off but will also bring with it additional heat from The Elder Brotherhood and likely the government after all you did burn the library down, a building associated with both organizations.