Sep 2 - Investigating the Pahla house

As we begin to set out, Ophidia shows up with King and Tai.
 
The group heads to the house of Pahla
 
While discussing the next steps - several hear a cry of pain followed by a light going on. Shortly after, a woman exits in a nightgown quickly throwing a cloak on and rushing off.
 
K'van is sent to follow and sees her approach a physician's house. Archie Mauer
 
Vera is concerned about the time they have left and asks what it is we are trying to find - some evidence of summoning
She heads towards the house - Seb and Ophidia follow
 
Marya and Melech stay outside
 
Heading upstairs, Vera sees a door slightly ajar and looks in - only to be greeted by a sleepy young girl. Vera tells her she's playing hide and seek. The child doesn't believe her but doesn't question too much. She does comment about Amar, and "things happen downstairs that she has to stay away from". Vera promises she's not there to hurt Amar and manages to persuade the girl to head back to bed. Gets her name: Efel
 
Meanwhile Seb goes to the door to check on things - learns from Marya that the doc and lady are heading back.
All go into the house.
Melech hears someone is injured inside and goes into healer mode
Vera heads back downstairs to see Seb returning up and gestures everyone down
 
Melech casts spare the dying and heals the boy - and questions him briefly on what happened
 
He learns that Amar has been trying to work on the "air things" but one got away from him again - recognizes he's not particularly adept at this, but his family has asked him to
 
Vera slips out the front door during this
 
The rest of the group tries to head towards the back of the house to look for an exit
 
Melech meets Archie and the lady at the front door - gently confronts them about Amar messing with things beyond his capabilities
 
Archie pulls him aside and quietly advises (threatens?) that Melech should lay low and forget anything he learned here. That it's best when dealing with families like this (aka nobility) to just do your job, not ask questions, and leave things be. Melech retorts loudly, for the benefit of Lady Pahla, that EVERYONE could benefit from not messing with things they shouldn't.
 
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The group slips back out of the Tri Spires and starts heading to Idelia's Imperfections. Melech fills everyone in on the conversation just had.
Seb tells Ophidia and Vera that their patron is... and falters for words.
 
A porcelain doll - human height - is before them. It steps forward off of a support stand, and fluidly walks over to greet them. She introduces herself as Tourmaline.
 
The group discusses how to handle the situation - when a knock at the door interrupts. A young boy tells Melech that Molly sent him to say that she was heading to his family's house. He immediately yells "we have to go!" and takes off.
 
Arriving at the house - Melech sees his parents unmoving in their bed, and Ekernon wounded in the corner.
 
Ophidia smashes through a window and encounters a red-skinned Tiefling woman in armor, with shield and longsword, and a dark cloaked and masked figure with some kind of light from the eyes. She has King attack the dark figure.
 
Vera leaps through the broken window - and checks on the bodies in the bed. She confirms neither of them seem to have survived. She yells out "I'm sorry, they're gone", hoping Melech will be able to give his attention to the person in the corner.
 
The Tiefling in the hall is wounded. Seb tells them that the group is here to help, and to get behind him. She strikes at the dark figure, before doing so.
 
Marya drops her cat form and heals Ekernon.
 
Melech confirms his father is dead - and casts Gentle Repose in case he can be revived.
 
The figure darts into a bedroom and out the window.
Seb, Marya, and Ophidia with King and Tai give chase. Seb yells "10 Platinum to anyone who brings me that person!" Marya switches to wolf form.
 
King manages to get close enough to take a swipe, but it's not enough. They get away...