Session 58: Poison Problems Report

General Summary

Runt Thundermount shares with Andryn Stormpeak and Cameron Overholt what he learned from Mirt, Laraelra "Elra" Harsard, and Renaer Neverember at the The Yawning Portal the night before as soon as they wake up. The party deliberate if they need to prove that Lord Victoro Cassalanter and Lady Ammalia Cassalanter are lying to them or immediately go after their kidnapped children. They decide to follow up on the lead of the poisons and Jarlaxle's Report on the Cultists of Asmodeus. They head to the address and find a one story residence. Everyone inspects the surroundings. Inside they see a human and an imp. Cameron attempts to knock on the door to buy poisons while Andryn and Runt break in through the back of the house but is turned away. Insulted, Cameron rounds the house and joins the party. Unfortunately the party fails their stealth check and are discovered. The party realizes these are Asmodeus cultists. The leader instructs the imps to tell the master they've been infiltrated. A hell hound bursts into the room and also attacks as one of the cultist also runs for help. Cameron sees this cultist fleeing and pursues, casting invisibility on himself. Andryn and Runt kill the last of the cultists and investigate. They find devilish iconography all over. They also find signs that a poison called "Midnight Tears" was moved through here. Whoever ingests it will die by midnight. Meanwhile, Cameron is still pursuing the cultist. He manages to stay hidden and keep the cultist in view. He follows him across the city before the cultist darts into Cassalanter Villa. He sends a paper bird to the party letting them know he's going head inside.