The Search for Rusty Crusty

General Summary

24th of Deepsnow, 358 P.A.

The party awakens to Alba's redecorating of the apartment. They are met outside by Mai Hivan who asks Dapper to look into the disappearance of her daughter, Celene, from The Flustered Mountain. Suga, at The Flustered Mountain, explains that Celene Hivan quit three days ago and left with a wealthy man named Sal. He is tall, broad shouldered, with curly dark hair and a large hat with a feather. They inspect her belongings and ask around. They find an erotic novel about a peasant woman running away with a noble and overthrowing a queen, signed "To My Star, I hope you think of me - SR". The other girls say Sal was a good to them and unusually wealthy for the area. Dapper decodes most of the ledger and finds that the collections have picked up in the last couple of months, include more common races, and are frequently being sent to "The Green". The party heads to The Blue Wench and speaks with Valerian Gannan who invites Alba back that evening to "ruffle her feathers". They bump into Allie AKA Almond Starbone on their way out. Alba changes and the party plots before they return to The Blue Wench. Allie is still there, chatting with Valerian. He closes the bar to spend the evening with Alba and leads her upstairs. Gryas and Dapper burst into the room, Valerian hits Gryas with an axe before the confusion is cleared. They knock him out and interrogate him. He admits to passing money between people and says Allie leaves money for Veil. The party returns to Dapper's apartment with a heartbroken Alba.

25th of Deepsnow, 358 P.A.

Alba skywrites " Almond Starbone, I like your chest. Meet at Flustered Mountain". The party heads to The Flustered Mountain to wait for Allie. She doesn't show. Alba flies away and happens upon a man named Mark Night who says he knows Almond Starbone and leads her to a manor in The Landing. Alba takes a nap in an alley while Gryas and Dapper search for her. They quickly lead the hungover avariel out of The Landing, explaining that that is Ciavy's manor, a green dragon who claimed Reticence as her domain and took many of the citizens as her "pets", including Gryas own parents.