General Summary
Vessa Rosefall, an information broker sent by the Thieves' Guild, spoke with the party regarding comings and goings around town. Jinn struck a deal with the agent; hopefully they would have information regarding
Malcolm and his whereabouts within a fortnight. In the meantime, the party concluded that assisting the local citizenry would not be a poor use of time.
Two postings on the local boards caught Micah's eye. The first seemed to be a rather straightforward plea to recover a lute for Elana, a bard currently located at the Blue Rose. The second appeared to be a missing persons notice, scrawled by a child, demanding "Where is Michael?" Hoping for some clues as to the lute's whereabouts, or at least a better description of the item, the party began their investigation at the aforementioned entertainment venue. Chari and Micah led the charge while Jinn took the opportunity to win a bit of coin from the locals. Oddly enough, the dynamic duo's tactics yielded little useful information.
Undeterred, the group spent the day canvassing
Cardale's pawn shops, curiosity vendors, and emporiums. Jinn managed to get a description of the lute's buyer from the proprietor of Hiuda's Sorcerous Oddities. Upon exiting the store he and Micah realized that Chari had disappeared. The monk had taken it upon herself to investigate the disappearance of "Michael". She had decided to get information out of the local street urchins and, on a hunch, had descended into the labyrinthine sewer system below the city.
Underneath Cardale the party learned the horrifying fate of the missing citizens. A foul creature had been capturing individuals and dragging them to its lair where it drained the corpses of fluids before leaving the desiccated corpses to be consumed by an otyugh living in the sewer system. Further investigation of the area led the party to a small tunnel connecting this particular section of the sewers to an area just outside of Cardale harbor. The same strange symbol tattooed on the imposter guard in Goldendale was etched, almost imperceptibly into the wall just outside the exit. The party had stumbled upon the cultist's method of transport into and out of the city.
They would need to inform Bartleby, who had opted to continue his research at the Ivory Order of Faith and, consequently, missed all the excitement.
| Potions |
Magical Items |
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| Potion of Resist Acid |
Onyx Dog |
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| Potion of Endure Elements |
Ring of Friend Finding |
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