Session 82, November 2, 2023

Session begins in the early evening as the sun gets closer to further behind the horizon. The party asks the butler about the reps they saw at the Speaker Council meeting and then about the Inn in town that's been closed up. The butler, Elprekt (nickname Frank) wasn't aware of the dwarves squatting in the basement of the Inn, but says they can gather the militia and deal with it in the morning. Savari then finds Carou, the cook, and asks about Draven and Oven. They apparently were travelers, visiting every couple weeks. Draven was part of another cult-like group. This one in the Cair is apparently an offshoot of a larger cult based south of the spine in Feyrun. Apparently, the cultists attempt to summon a god was partially as a way to prove themselves and gain more attention from the Southern cult group. Savari also asks about Yajath (the escapee). He was tasked with guarding the speaker, keeping him confined to his quarters. As Cadroth's assistant he did get on a few power trips and boss the others around. There were potentially more devious acts occurring according to rumors. The rumors surrounded Cadroth's obsession with demons and that he perhaps wasn't as devoted to Shar as he was attempting to obtain his own objectives in summoning other dark forces. After the discussion, they decide to go handle the dwarves first thing in the morning. Elbrekt sets them up in the Seer's old room for the night. Savari and Ifrea leave a while later to collect bones from the pile outside the walls, and Savari animates 3 skeletons and then puts them in her bag with Adelaine. They go to bed. Cat-Rys wakes from a dream of Rys herself, and wakes Shar to tell the party about it. She senses her own body has been kidnapped and is traveling south with a dark-cloaked stranger. Cat-Rys attempts to detect magic and gets the briefest pings like the spell doesn't fully go off but the components are there just badly done. Shar investigates the Seer's room for signs of what happened to Rys while she was alone but doesn't find anything. He asks Carou about the room and he says the crazy old lady was a close assistant to Cadroth, even advisor level, until they had a falling out. There was some kind of truth that the Seer had said that Cadroth didn't like and started shunning her afterwards. When they ask more into Cadroth's purposes and the cat's involvement and then Rys' possession of the cat. He advises they ask around for a cleric in town starting at the tavern. There are rumors of an old temple somewhere in the area but Carou doesn't know of any specific clerics. When they describe the captor to Carou he says it matches a description of Yajath. They decide to try tracking Rys down starting by heading South to Easthaven. Carou suggests they ask a fisherman to ferry them to the town, and gives direction to one of their homes in town. Shar knocks on the door and a dark-skinned man answers and introduces himself as Azari. They offer 10gp for a ride to Easthaven. As he prepares the boat they obtain a keg of chowder from Roark the tavern-owner. The boat ride goes smoothly, and they pull up to the docks of Easthaven. Session ends.