Session Journal - Assassins at the theater

All of us in Swanport were invited to the Swan to watch the 3-act play with the The Lady and her Viceroy. Honorous and I get to sit at any table (and not go in the reserved seats with them), and have drinks. The play is based on the rise of the current emperor, Eleanor Dusk. Its a riveting tale about her unexpected rise as a candidate, and how she went from being part of the military as an imperial paladin to the head of the imperial family.
 
Towards the end of the 3rd act, there is a bit of commotion, and at a box to the left, there is a pale looking blonde woman, maybe a Menari, and 2 other shapes dressed in black slashing at her. I point this to Honorous, and between us, we bring enough attention to the issue for most other people to evacuate. The Viceroy is protected and evacuated, which means we had to do it all without help from any guards. In the end, we save the Elvish Ambassador, and the assassins were taken down. One left alive to be interrogated.
 
Both assassins are Duskans, and we tie and heal the female one so we can interrogate her. The guards finally arrive, and look at me funny by the body of a bound an unconscious woman. I point them to The Lady, but I end up having to explain that someone was being attacked, and we had to help. The Lady escorts the Ambassador to her home. The Ambassador is understandably not happy, and is ready to dismiss all of us who helped her, and is ready to return home and recommend to no longer attempt diplomatic relations with Dusk.
 
Because of the potential damage the assassins have done to the relationship between Dusk and the Forest Elves, The Lady decides to interrogate the assassin. Using a mind spell, she learns that the assassins were sent by Grimble, a tall dark man with a goatee. They would meet at the docks district, at the Waiting Maiden tavern. Neither assassin was from any local guilds. Her name is Nellie Sugget, and all she knows about the male assassin is that his name was George. Nellie has one violet eye and one green eye. The Lady is going to try and have the guards take us to the rendezvous for extra help.
 
The Lady walks the Ambassador and sets the scene for future negotiations.
 
Honorous and I go on to the Waiting Maiden to find Grimble. This is a tavern in the docks district, a haven for a lot of sailors and others. We take a look at the current patrons, and do not see anyone matching Grimble's description. The proprietor is a flamboyantly dressed person with crazy hair and violet eyes. I end up talking to the proprietor, who is very excited to gossip. He does know a Lord Grimble, who like many other nobles, has a manor in town. We end up having to ask a guard tower about where this is located, and are lucky that the closest one is the same tower where Nellie is being held.
 
Watch Captain says that Grimble rents an apartment in the wealthy district not far from the palace. He gives us a map. We go stake out the place and send a guard to tell The Lady where we are. We wait for her, and the guard tells us that they need more evidence to act against a noble. The ambassador wants to leave town ASAP, but Lady Seraphina is trying to convince her to stay. She then visits the Viceroy to strategize. The Viceroy asks her to solve this issue with Lord Grimble under wraps.
 
The Lady tells us to send away the guards, so we do. She wants the three of us to capture him alive. The plan is to fly up and open the door from the inside so that we can subdue him by trapping him in a wall of stone. At his place, The Lady casts detect magic around the front gate, and no issue is detected. Honorous then climbs over a gate into the courtyard. He opens the gates and let us in. Double doors lead into the residence, but we do not want to take the front door. We find a door on the 4th floor, so I teleport myself and Honorous there, and The Lady flies up. There is a light flickering in a room. She tells Honorous to get between him and the exit. We go to the 5th floor and walk up into the door. I go left, Honorous blocks the door, and Seraphina will walk in and talk.
 
Honorous sees there is no other exit from the room. There is a man sitting at a desk, and to Honorous' left there is a 9ft tall statue. There is a circle drawn on the floor and a hot brazier. Honorous says, "Grundle, you are under arrest." He says, "it's Grindle" and then attacks with a reddish energy as something behind Honorous explodes into a red mist. The Lady walks in and tells him that he is under arrest, and he refuses to allow her, by claiming that she intruded. She tries to charm him, but he does not want to go in right now because he is tired. But he admitted that he did hire the assassins. Ultimately, Lord G here does not like elves, and took it upon himself to help the Empire by grinding diplomatic efforts to a halt. I wall him off, but he can see through stone and uses a construct to help defend himself. The Lady uses psychic spear against him, and finally incapacitates him. We have an awesome battle with a deranged mage.