Session 11 Notes

The workroom of Faerghus, Director of Magical Investigations is quiet once more. The corpse of the Hamlin creature lays at Thorne’s feet, a putrid stain in the center of the room all that remains of the banished dog tongue monster. As Faerghus never showed up for lunch with Thelonius, it's unclear where he is right now. Tick tock….

Val says they have to leave quickly, but maybe not leave the body. Dungar says the body is evidence they didn’t rob the place. Yglesia thinks they should burn it. Gil questions local law enforcement. Val says leave little evidence and GTFO. Yglesia throws fire at the bookcases, but they don’t catch aflame. Still thinks they should torch everything. Dungar asks Gil to chop off the demon's head, he does. Thorne has the mask and the crest. What about the blood?

Yglesia steps out and there’s Thelonius! Yglesia tells him to wait outside, T is very worried. Val lights the body on fire, it lights up immediately. Dungar disappears the head, makes small talk with Gil. “Looks like we came out AHEAD here.” Dungar and Gil get slaphappy then kiss. T knocks and is like, um helloooo. Yglesia ushers them all out.

“Oh there you are! Come now, come quickly! But!” He turns and holds out his hands, “act casually.” He takes another look, seeing the blood and bile covering your clothes. “Oh! Oh, um, well that won’t do.” He waves his hands and cast prestidigitation, removing most of the gunk. “Right, well. This will have to be enough I suppose. Come along! Come along!” And then he trundles off muttering to himself, what sounds like prayers to Gond. “Oh dear, oh dear."

Thelonius leads you through the research level to the stairs, talking loudly of tours and potential donors whenever a robed figure comes into sight. As you step down to the second level, the Library, a rather rotund human man with equally ostentatious facial hair calls out to Thelonius. “Oh there you are, Deputy Director. Good man, good man.”

T whispers, "this is Maleron, Director of City relations.” Louder, “Um, yes, Director Maleron. Um, greetings?"

Maleron steps forward and claps a hand on T’s shoulder. “Yes, yes, enough with the pleasantries. Now tell me, where has Master Faerghus gone to? We are due for a directors meeting, an issue of…well, that’s no concern of yours now is it, Deputy? Where is the man?”

“Um, um,” Thelonius’ eyes dart wildly behind his thick lenses. “Yes, ah, ah well…” Dungar steps forward and says we must escort these donors out. Try to fake out the Director of City Relations. Various performances and persuasions succeed.

Dungar says loudly to the "donors," (Yglesia, Val, Thorne and Guil) “usually upper management is more organized, you’ll have to excuse us.” Gil asks Dungar if T is actually trustworthy as they walk down behind T. Dungar asks if T is involved. They feel like he’s legit. Just a weird squirrelly dude.

They get to the ground level and see the receptionist apprentice. Thorne throws him a leaf. Dungar goes up to him, “hey, Master Faerghus is missing can you call him for me?” Milo is rude, Dungar admits he hasn’t passed that part of the training, trying to get sympathy from Milo. Yglesia casts thaumaturgy and shouts cookbook at the top of the library. Milo (comerford) helps, no answer. Thorne gives him two leaves for his troubles. Yglesia shakes his hand and pulls him real close, threatens him with the Balagos lineage. Thelonius thanks them exuberantly and asks for their address for messages Upperbuts 477-798. Val whispers under her hand, find us at the black pearl. Ta ta! Thorne loudly whispers I’ll never donate to this except Thelonius. Yglesia gives him a last pep talk. T leaves and hustles his butt back to the stairs. Val tries to wink at Milo, ends up friendly awk. They leave the guildhall, unscathed!

Dungar asks Val if there’s any chance Faerghus is going after Aurelien? Val calls her to tell her that Faerghus is evil maybe an elf nazi, and to watch out. Aurelien just says, copy that. See you when you get back.

Gil says he’ll send a follow up. Reaches hand behind his pants. “Also, btw, killed someone. Bye.” Aurelien sounds annoyed now, tells them to come back. More training needed.

Dungar reminds them of Mims smithy, as another positive interaction. Yglesia says they should stop by the blacksmith’s shop. As they walk, Dungar drops his disguise. Val tries to keep a look out but just squints, also maybe hungover, Thorne snorts two leaves and throws one to Val.

Yglesia approaches Mim to request their goods. Tosses her some gold (15GP). Thorne gives her some leaves too, she puts them in the pipe. Yglesia’s egg seems to be getting warmer in color. No one notices her big smile.

They approach the checkpoint and remember that Dungar is carrying a bloody severed head. Yglesia suggests violence, Val suggests maybe making Dungar invisible? She does so.

Yglesia and Gil get into it with the guard “we know you have a great mom, we just came from her house.”

Guard demands 10 GP apiece. Yglesia tells Val to handle it and strides forward, Thorne pays. They step across the bridge into the Blacklake.

Val tells Yglesia she can’t start fights with every guard. Yglesia ignores Val. Then pauses and says, you don’t need to talk like dungar about me and my precious egg. Very disappointed in you. Val says she thought it was ok since she didn’t punish Dungar for it. Yglesia asks how many times she’s tried to light him on fire.

Thorne says, its ok, its just the hormones. Val just walks back sadly. Yglesia just takes off power walking. The citizens are avoiding this group.

Gil hangs back a bit, dragging feet. Val asks Dungar if he still wants to be invisible. Dungar tries to lift Gil just puts him on his back. A boarback ride. Thorne just laughing hysterically. Yglesia is pleased to see Gil flying around in the air, does two turns and goes back to the ladies. Fie yanks Val, also Thorne, and they take a more discrete route out. Fie admonishes Val a bit for her team's antics. Yglesia meets up with them at the Pearl. Yglesia goes inside, Thorne goes to the bar with Kerri.

Gil and Dungar are approached by a rough looking dude who claims to remember Gil. Carrying a tool like sword. Dungar trips and falls, Gil tumbles off and lands face down bottoms up in front of the rebel dude. Tries to slap him. Dungar drops his disguise and casts invisibility on Gil, switching places with him, they are circled up by a group of rough looking thugs. “Oh a fucking half orc. This day’s just getting better and better.”

Back at the Pearl….

Yglesia goes to sit in the bar, Kerri and Thorne drinking, Val and Fie goes upstairs. Kerri asks where the rest of their "murder" is, Thorne goes to Yglesia and tells her that Kerri is racist. Asks where everyone else is. Yglesia says the last time she saw the boys they were with Thorne. Yglesia tells Thorne that she was rude to Fie, so maybe that’s why she didn’t want them to join.

Thorne says she will go back to find the guys, tells Yglesia she has no idea where they are.

Fie tells Val that her father has gone missing. Aurelien will give her more information about his vanishing. She goes back downstairs to see her friends and get some tea.

Val seems troubled, apologizes to Yglesia. Yglesia asks what’s wrong. Val defers, says she’s processing. Will get some tea. Yglesia says she doesn’t need these structures, but supports her if its important to her. Yglesia takes the helmet out of her chestplate and shows Val the warm colored egg. When to expect him? No idea. Asks Val where the boys were when she last saw them. Was Dungar still invisible? She’s unsure. Says Thorne was the last to see them, went to find them. Decide to wait until her tea arrives before leaving to go search, if they haven’t gotten back. Val graciously accepts Yglesia’s offer of her special tea.

Thorne casts message to dungar, helloooooo its me where are youuu. Dungar responds, we’re a bit northwest of the pearl, a fight might be brewing, listen for the horn. Has an encounter with the moleskin she stole from Helm's Hold, feels a weight in her mind and the voice resolves itself with intent. "Now we begin..." She stays in the alley, doesn’t respond to the horn call. Gil and Dungar back in the circle, another gang steps forward to surround the opposing gang. A woman with a smooth elven voice steps forward and demands the others be gone. Gil decides to slap the Ragnar the Ruffian. The gang fight is disrupted.

Dungar talks to her, she gives some sweet stealthy sayings, something about who knows what you might be carrying. Salutes and sweeps off. Calls him famous. etc.

The streets are clear, they’re both visible. Dungar says they should walk like normal people. Gil disagrees, tries to hop back on Dungar. He succeeds, Dungar takes off at a jaunty pace back to the black pearl. They arrive at the common room to see Val and Yglesia standing from a table with two steaming tea cups. Val is like, did you get lost? Dungar, we ran into some people. Thorne didn’t tell you? They try to decide how to send her a message, decide its Dungar since no one has seen the elf girl.

Dungar: Thorne, where are you? We’re back at the Pearl?

Thorne: Wait, I’m not at the Pearl?

Dungar: wait how high are you? We’re in the bar get over here.

Thorne looks around, tries to make her way back to the pearl. Made her way back to the Pearl. Walks in and goes to the bar, Kerri!!!! That’s your real name, how about a beer? Thorne, I’m trying a new leaf right now, let me tell you its kind of wild. Kerri says they can practice (his name) later with more drinks, it has a particular taste/shape in the mouth.

Dungar calls her over. Hi guys! Did you die! Dungar, cheers to another successful mission!

Reunited at last! Thorne asks Val if she’s okay, says she’ll tell them later.

Dungar, Gil what should we say when we show Aurelien the head? Already did the “come out ahead” joke. Gil, “we headed them off!” Gil slaps Dungar.

Dungar says Yglesia would’ve loved cauterizing the head. Yglesia thanks him for thinking of her.

Session ends with the group going up to see Aurelien.