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the Temple of Dreams, the Gypsy Jamboree, the Temple of Pudge, the Solstice Study, Eros Choza, and the Temple Forge.
 
Druss is checking out his place, Max is out of commission, assistant Leona missing. Nightshade or Milk of the Poppy maybe knocked them out. Druss calls out for help to no response. He can't help and goes to bed.
Back to my shop, ground level mostly OK, but one window is unlatched. INV fail, lock it and go upstairs. My shit is tossed, they look to have been inspecting me as a person. Nothing missing, but moved about. I sort all of my stuff and get to bed.
Rorin's estate is all fine, Garfield has noticed additional people watching the manor. The girls get rooms there and head to sleep. We sleep and I do into the early afternoon for long rest. Sleeping for benefits of the level up.
Druss needs to find missing Leona, the assistant. He picks me up from my place and we exchange info about the places being tossed. Head to manor.
 
1 PM Girls and Rorin are at lunch. We knock, Druss tells Garfield about his niece Leona being missing. There some suspicious back-and-forth between Druss and Garfield about Leona's nature. Aurane hears it and is quite confused, but says nothing. Garfield relays the situation to Rorin and gives permission to do something about it. We fill the group in on the sackings and kidnappings, as well as me giving the details of them looking specifically at my personal documents.
 
Note needing deciphering: Max labifxgm bl lmbee hg mktvd. Maxr lahnew ux tkkbobgz bg t pxxd. Iextlx kxtwr max vtkzh yhk mktglihkm. Rhn’ee ux kxvxbobgz nax lniiebxl bg t wtr hk lh. Wnx mh max ixklhgl lghhibgz tkhnw px lahnew fhox max vtkzh ghp matm rhnk lniiebxl atox uxxg wxeboxkxw. Pabex ynkmaxk ykhf max ibvdni, B uxebxox px lahnew fhox max vtkzh mh max Wkxtfl. Uxmmxk mh dxxi tg xrx hg matm Vxknextg Ltgvmnf. Px’kx mh fxxm gxqm tm max Whvdl bg max ghkmaxtlm jntwktgm bg moh dtrl. It is a Caesar cipher. Key is a -7 or +19 shift (X above means E below)
 
DECRYPTED VERSION The shipment is still on track. They should be arriving in a week. Please ready the cargo for transport. You’ll be receiving the supplies in a day or so. Due to the persons snooping around we should move the cargo now that your supplies have been delivered. While further from the pickup, I believe we should move the cargo to the Dreams. Better to keep an eye on that Cerulean Sanctum. We’re to meet next at the docks in the northeast quadrant in two days.
 
Dreams is the Temple of Dreams, the Docks is the Temple of Pudge. Melfina channels her blood from the bad guy to try to track the dude. Signal is across the city, about at the Temple to Pudge, about 10 miles. Sample is unknown to be from a victim or perpetrator. Druss suggests we bring Bridgette and the BC to take the place we don't. Go to Babblebrook, signal has faded out by now, and it didn't appear to move far while under observation. Melfina pulls Bridgette to the side to talk privately. B agrees to reach out to contact in spite of her minimal role in the organization nowadays.
 
Head to the Temple of Dreams and look for the key cobblestone to get down to the ziggurat. Aurane PER then Druss INV to find it. Druss applies crowbar from Rorin to provide pressure, lifting the cobblestone and exposing the ladder. Druss, Aurane, Madra, Rorin, and Melfina descend in that order. Druss goes back up to close the entrance. STR check pass. Come down on a landing, to the side of the ziggurat. Druss trying to figure out if this area is used much. Cannot determine. Group stealth time. Pass, maybe, and proceed down the hall. We may have made a miscalculation. Dis gon b gud. We manage to pass the stealth, and hear some voices. See the ziggurat, but it has a different tone to its shape. More alien. It's very well-designed and appealing to Aurane. 6 total figures, 3 patrol, 3 central. Can see Kel and Leona, Leona's chains are silver. Melfina is in the lead, and walks on in. Roll for initiative. Marjorie got her ass hammered. Melfina seemingly projects a wraith, actually Spike. Living embodiment of death and sucks the air out, very chilling. Combat gets rough. Aurane goes down in the third. Combat ends after a bit. Madra chases down fleeing guard for questioning. We get the girls back from the cages, and loot the room. Find an arcane amulet from Abjuration, via Melfina's detect magic spell. Amulet has a faint ticking to it. Having old magic stuff is expensive and status-based. We take the captive slaver and the freed people back up topside.
 
8-9PM We are still pretty visible to the passing crowds. March to Cerulean Sanctum, meet with Marquis Kelton L'Vore. Move to private meeting room since most of us are covered in blood and viscera.
 
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