Session 8

As party hears several sets of footsteps approaching the meeting space in the Ash Tunnels; Dewey prepares by casting Mage Armor. The captain appears with four other people, says that she was planning to kill Jimmy at this meeting to tie up loose ends as she wants to avoid people knowing who she is, wants out of the drug smuggling trade, and wants to eventually get to the person who Jimmy works for. Following some dialogue, the captain reveals both that she is a magic user (fire in hand) and that her underlings are some kind of solid ash creatures. Fight begins - the captain is not actually fighting but says she is a 'Cinder Witch'.
 
After destroying the ash creatures, the Cinder Witch (captain) offers to open 'The Box of the Crested Coven' - she has been working on figuring out how to open it and is nearly there. Party decides to loosely ally with her, but not travel with her just now and instead go report back to Arca. Captain is wearing a ring (probably the Crest of Cinders). Says that if we need to find her again, look for the large burst of heat/light. She hands us a scroll with a death rite:
 
Akavyr,
Ir ve va’il Inas’avan tarreln
Sanir ves onal iriv an
E tatair notan, Akavyrion
Va’il gannare ve isir
 
Storm,
To you we commend our last breath
Draw it into your soul
and sleep calmly, Little Storm
Our family beside you