Session 1

General Summary

The session begins with the party selecting their rooms in Tremont Manor. After some further complications with what Gurat had consumed, Xaverie ordered one of the animated suits of armor to clean up after him. It did so and tucked him into bed without a word. The next morning, the party awakes to the smell of freshly cooked food and Gurat awakes to the same suit of armor staring at him while he slept. One by one, the party made their way down to see what was for breakfast and, on their way, came across Sparrow resting in the Foyer where they had left her the night before. Kit popped his head into the kitchen, expecting so see Xaverie cooking breakfast, but found it was actually a pair of the animated suits of armor doing the work while Xaverie slept in. As the dishes were prepared, the suits began carrying the finished food into the Dining Hall, with Kit following. Meanwhile Gurat "enjoyed" a very old banana and requested that Sparrow fetch Xaverie from her room. After awhile of rhythmic knocking, she and Sparrow joined the others in the Dining Hall. Kit, with his early start, finished before everyone and, having searched the fireplace and pantry for a suitable amount of charcoal and herbs, made his way to the Sun and Moon Room to begin the casting of Summon Familiar. Once the party was done getting ready for the day ahead, they, with the exception of Claudia (he was out cold), set out for the police station in order to interrogate the gang member they had captured the day before. Just before arriving, Sparrow wildshaped into a hairless cat to avoid drawing attention to herself in the allergy-free facility. The party enters to see the daily chaos unfolding in the police station. They make their way to Gurat's office and while they are there, Police Chief Riner sees Gurat and decides to say hello. They talk for a short time, during which Riner warns the party about the danger of dealing with this gang, before being escorted by Henry to the holding cell that the gang member was in. After a little "persuasion" the party found that the man's name is Darian Trust and that the gang spends most of their time in the sewers Northeast of where yesterday's encounter was in exchange for getting him into the city's witness protection program. The party quickly exited the Police Station and made their way back to the site of the encounter. When they arrived, they saw Tantalizing Tentacle Treasures with a line to the end of the block and, despite some of the party members' best wishes, were greeted once again by its shopkeeper. Before they could say no, they were ushered inside, ahead of the line, and perused the store once more. This time, things were different; the shelves were organized into sections and there were a lot more wares on display. The party looked about for a short time before deciding to get back on track. When they reached the manhole that Goregon had escaped into, they were met by a familiar face. The rat from the day before, Gurat learns his name to be Skrahn, had remembered Gurat's promise of cheese and had collected some information that corroborated Darian's story. With Skrahn's guidance, the party entered the sewers and made their way Northeast. Upon hitting what is approximately the District of Olympia, Skrahn turns around so as to not waste his entire day leading the party through the sewers and warns them that the other rats they find will not be as nice as he was. Not long after this warning did the party discover exactly what he meant; they were ambushed by swarms of rats, seemingly under the command of a large, mutant rat. The party defeated the rats and quickly continued onward as they heard the sound of more rats approaching from behind. Another 20 minutes or so of sewer travel and the party heard whispers; they originated from 2 men walking down the sewer, away from the party. Have they just found The Black Smoke's hideout?

Report Date

19 Nov 2021