General Summary
Groban and Celine are lead away from the People's Church into the nearby field. The mysterious figure shifts form, taking on the appearane of Celine's mother
The figure promises to reveal information on where they can find a Moonblade, before they do however, they require Celine to do them a favour
The favour is to recover a black crystal shard from a cave south of the Phoenix Forest. The cave is filled with a highly toxic gas, and so they need someone to retrieve the shard who doesn't require air
The figure also suggests that they will reveal Celine's goings on to her father if she refuses.
Celine agrees to the request, and the figure gives her 10 days to begin undertaking this quest. Once she has the shard, Celine should head to the Water Dragon Tavern for the handover
Back in the church, the two bystanders begin to convulse and shift, taking on the forms of the strange insect/crab like creatures which attacked the party before
The 4 remaining adventurers fight the beasts with the help of Adriana... except that Meepo doesn't seem to be on the heroes' side
Meepo lunges for Blair, trying to grab them but not quite managing it
One of the creatures is quickly dispatched, and as the other begins to take damage, it grabs the holy shield and dives out the window
The party persue the beast which begins tunnelling away
The hastily made tunnel begins to collapse, and the creature just manages to escape
Celine and Groban return to the group during the fray, as Meepo is paralysed through Magic
As the creature is escaping, a man appears from thin air - which Adriana quickly identifies as her brother Alceaus
The group head over to the haybarn Adriana was using to talk
Alceaus has no memory of anything that happened to him whilst he was held captive it seems, but otherwise seems fine
The group question Meepo about what the hell just happened, but he similarly has no recollection of what he did. The group very quickly give up trying to make any sense of Meepo's actions
The party then discuss what to do with Adriana, with some of the group arguing that the thief should be allowed to go free and live out her remaining time with her brothers, others believe they should take her in as planned
Blair speaks with Adriana, and discovers that her and Alceaus have already hatched a plan to escape after they hand her over to the Order of the Shield, and so the point becomes somewhat moot
The group have a small celebration outside of town, and Adriana reveals where in Kureta City they can find her hidden stash of loot
The following morning, the party tie Adriana up and bring her to the Gatehouse to take home to Kureta
At the Gatehouse, the Halfling Susan presents the party with a gift basket, containing fruit and 6 vouchers for a treatment at Madame X
The party teleport back to The MacGuffin Gatherers, where Adriana is collected by the authorities
Tanfan congratulates the party on another job well done, and directs them to the tap room where a special guest is about to speak
In the tavern, the party see a woman dressed in red with a decent sized audience around her
The lady introduces herself as Scarlet Rubrum - the leader of The Gatherers on Sigil - The MacGuffin Gatherers parent company
Scarlet gives a quick speech before heading off for a meeting with Godfrey Verren
Taking a peek at the job board, the party decide to sign up for an upcoming expedition to God's Fall, where multiple adventuring parties are being sent for an unknown mission
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