General Summary
Anopsis attack, which is stopped by what looks to be a gear forged sent by the "Old Knight" that runs Old Knight's Inn. At the guard's arrival and questioning, he is tasked with coming to the Guard Hall in the morning.
The following morning, Chase alerts the others who are tending to things on the deck that there is a Tabaxi in the galley. With only Reylan and Vasya stepping forward to investigate as Valentine stayed behind with Chase, the two walked in meeting the Tabaxi but realizing that it was actually Tetran.
Tetran explains who they are and their true form as well as Tenabrah revealing themselves being identified by Tetran as a Cloaker-- an aberration but one who is unlike any ever seen and blessed by a divine being by the name of Tyki-- a rare form of a celestial dragon that takes the form of a child
Tetran explains that Gideon knew the truth and now, so do they and that Tetran was always reluctant to share things but Tenabruh on the other hand wished for Tetran to trust them and while it does look odd with a wide smile full of teeth, the cloaker is actually welcoming though limited in its vocabulary.
Tetran reveals that they have different forms of people who they had encountered but had met unjustifiable ends and had yet lent an impression and that Tetran is the one he tends to drift to often.
As they plan their day out, they intend to first follow orders as dictated by Kam before settling the girl into a new home (Solanos, Tetran, and Vasya)-- at that point they also rehome Jeff and Lightning with Reylan alerting Kam to the possibility of there being a warhorse that can aid him at the Doommaul farm.
After wearing out Kam, the party, with Anopsis now joining on recommendation from Kam as he suggests they all leave so as to not garner the ire of any more assassins, was able to convince him to let them dive into the caverns and explore and see if they can find any clues and maybe explore the North Tower.
They do manage to explore around after some shopping and go back towards the area underneath the mage's home, investigating the dock and the water source. Realizing that they could perhaps investigate the lake and the supposed ruins at the bottom, the group decides to dive.
Digging around, Terra does spot something and begin to dig before he reaches out to Vasya in a panic via their telepathic bond as the Water Breathing spell Reylan had cast dissipated. While he is able to get to shore with help from Tetran who dimension doored him to the surface to allow him to swim back, the others are left to solve the mystery.
Eventually after Tetran investigates the area, dispelling his own water breathing spell and grabbing what looks to be a crystal that fell from the stone. The party decide to destroy the colossal figure in order to assess its dangers and see if perhaps there is something worth it being protected.
Using one of their last sticks of dynamite, they do explode the area only to find that they had blown off a large femur to the side and that there was nothing more to investigation of the area. Realizing they may have made a mistake and disturbed a tomb, the group swam to the surface only to see that a lake guard patrol was already on their way to them.
Taking them to the mayor and debriefing Kam, who seems to be grumpy and tired and running on a couple hours of sleep (Lesser Restoration), the party is introduced to the just arrived official, Mayor Nuella x who speaks with them inside city hall and commends them for their protection of the town which Kam had just told her about.
Rewarding the party, she gives them a bag of coin as well as a piece of paper revealing that they were just given a deed to Manor Hill further up along the path towards the mine and on the outskirts of town.
Reylan directs the conversation to their current quest, that they were tasked by the Order of the Knight Magi specifically Bruu especially after the passing of Fallon who had set them on this path with granting them access to the Order to see if they can find homes for refugees of the Unified Realms.
While Nuella seems angry at the mention of Bruu, she does lighten at the mention of Fallon and opens the town's borders to whoever they can hold comfortably. They may not be able to take all but they can take some.
Excited to see their home and finished with information about any immediate matters (they discover that the mayor has a map of the town and the area including the caves and the mine as well as the lake and reveals they had planned for an excavation and recovery of artifacts at the bottom of the lake), the party heads to manor hill and enters. However, as soon as they enter they are greeted by a pale tiefling looking person who turns to them and asks, "Well, are you here to make a deal, too?"
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