Audrey Rose casts identify on the robe and potion found in the last session and reveals a Robe of Bones and Oil of Reduce Object
Having previously contracted Filth Fever, Hendra goes to House Jorasco where they cure her disease and cast lesser restoration. Sabrina also visits to remove the curse on her hand. They rub bacon grease on her hand and then cast remove curse. The gem disappears in a cloud of green smoke.
The estate has had its assets frozen because Lady Araluna was complicit in the Sharn Slicer killing spree. However, since Ceseli was one of the victims, the party decides to submit paperwork refuting the bank’s stance and countering that as a victim she should not be held accountable. Sabrina inquires with the city watch about whether there is a reward for taking out the necromancer and for returning the Sharn Slicer’s body. After talking to them, she is certain that there will be compensation.
A few days later...
Each party member receives an invitation. They gather information about the area and scout ahead. The house is in a neighborhood called Dava Gate (Sharn: City of Towers 44) in Middle Central Plateau (Sharn: City of Towers 43). The district is middle class; small businesses cluster in towers surrounded by residential areas, and look little different than the homes around them. This quiet neighborhood is in an area in a roundabout between two towers with all of the residences looking like the same brownstones. Sabrina knows that this house has been unoccupied for a little over twenty years. The houses in this community sell quickly, so it’s very odd that it’s been unoccupied for so long.
There are kids playing outside the house. They tell Sabrina that she shouldn’t go into the house because it’s haunted. The children describe one of their friends "hearing voices" when they entered previously. After talking to the heroes, the leader of the children dons a goblin pirate mask and leads the rest of the kids away.
Despite the warning, Sabrina knocks on the door. The door soundlessly opens; there is no one there. Tweetie-Bear starts to growl and complains, “I don’t like this place.” Dol detects magic and doesn’t detect anything out of the ordinary. Sabrina goes inside the building. There are no lights on, so Hendra pulls out her continual flame rock. The house is two stories and built in a gallery style. There are wooden stairs going up to the balconied second floor. There is a mechanical lift opposite the stairs. Sabrina decides they should check out the basement, when they all hear a voice in theirs head that tells them that it’s not necessary. The voice tells us that it haunts this place. We can refer to the voice as the Dead Man. Sabrina convinces him to go by the name Charlie. Sabrina asks about pay, and Charlie tells her that patience and persistence will pay off. Sabrina responds, “I don’t like fortune cookies; they give me gas.”
Charlie has need of eyes and ears because right now he is limited to this house. He asks them about the grub they found in Sawfish Brothers (1). He asks that if they find another one, to bring it intact as he wishes to find more to study. Charlie wishes to be both their patron and client. He reveals that the heroes growing fame brought them to his attention. Charlie offers the house as new headquarters.
At that moment, someone knocks on the door. Sabrina opens the door and finds a man and woman dressed in storekeeper clothes. She welcomes them and tells them, “We’re the Townsend Agency.”
The mother tells the party, “We need your help finding our boy.” The boy's name is 'Cord'. He’s been missing not quite a week. The parents last saw him when he was going to spend a day with friends, but he never made it home. Cord’s friends were found dead inside a shop. Unfortunately, the Shar Watch was so busy with the dead bodies that they didn’t have time with the missing person’s case. Cord is an apprentice with House Cannith,(2)
The party tracks down one of Cord's friends, Nelt Morris for more information. His father is in the Tradefair district (Sharn: City of Towers 47) and runs Morris Paper and Paper Goods. They also discovers that Warem Wrestin and Nori Ebenor are the deceased friends. Morris also runs the Silver Smith store where the bodies were found. The Faldrens give the party their address in the Tradefair district. The heroes gather information on the four kids. The kids aren’t well known in the neighborhood as much as their families are known. The Faldrens own a provision and grocers. The Wrestins work in construction for House Cannith. The Ebenor’s work for House Kundarak as bankers.
Morris, the widowers, own Morris Paper Goods and a few other properties that he rents out. There’s nothing remarkable about any of them. Sabrina gets the impression from people that Morris is very much into the Church of the Silver Flame.
Meanwhile....
A vigilante visits the crime scene. Behind the clerk’s counter there are empty cheap bottles of wine. The floor is dusty; there are signs of recent movement in it. There are impressions on the dust in the ground where humanoid forms were laying. There are urine stains on both spots. The pot-bellied stove was used in the last week. She pulls out burnt twine and butcher paper from the stove. There is the usual smell of ashes and burnt wood but also something sweet like cinnamon. Someone used the privy within the last week. There’s a lose floorboard under the bed; there is a tin box inside. There are several empty vials, and one filled with silvery looking liquid.
Dol and Bosley go visit Morris Paper Goods. He observes Tars Morris to try and figure out how to disguise himself as him. Nelt shows up at some point and helps Tars around the shop.
Audrey Rose, Zita and Sabrina show up at Morris Paper Goods. The party asks to speak privately with Nelt. They find out that sometimes the kids hang out on Morris properties and drink wine. Cord sometimes brings Shiver. Shiver is a narcotic that gives you lucid dreams. While Shiver is generally legal, it isn’t entirely legal nor socially acceptable. There are houses where it can be legally distributed and taken. They watch you when you use it to ensure you are safe. House Jorasco legally oversees this. Having Shiver outside of Shiver dens is really iffy. There are some places that cut it with other things.
The day Nelt last saw Cord, he said he found something extra special. They all met up at the shop and it was coconut covered macaroons. After he ate his, Cord said he had to go back. Cord demanded Nelt’s macaroon; Nelt threw it in the stove. Both of the other kids convulsed and died. Cord ran.
Nelt has searched various Morris properties, but he hasn’t checked Cliffside (Sharn: City of Towers 50) yet. Cliffside is the western and southern borders of Sharn; it’s a docks district. Sabrina intimidates the hell out of the poor kid.
The party all meets up afterwards to catch up on what we found. After comparing notes, they head to Cliffside. Nelt’s directions take the party to Greyflood (Sharn: City of Towers 50). Most of the traffic here consists of sailors in search of entertainment. Bars, flophouses and small shops - many of which don't bother to advertise the nature of their business - line the street which winds precariously a long the edge of a steep cliff overlooking the river. Sabrina gathers information on where she can find macaroons. She doesn’t get straight answers from many people. Dol disguises themself as a young boy and asks around about drugs. They get told to get lost a lot. Hendra disguises herself as Molly Malone. She also attempts to track down the drugs with no luck.
Zita and Audrey Rose go around in search of Cord. Zita tells everyone she is searching for her missing brother. Two sailors tell the party about a commotion at Little Bowl of Boldrei. The people who run it are outside Warehouse 17.
The heroes find their way to warehouse 17. Outside there are a pair of halflings. Zita approaches one and asks about her brother. The halfling approaches her brother and does a strange twist with her leg. Zita notices right before the halfling tells us, “We did see a boy named Cord here. We owe him a beating.”
1. Audrey Rose did an autopsy of the Sharn Slicer during the two days off. There are no signs that the worm ever inhabited the Sharn Slicer. There are runes etched into his skin by a tiny blade or needle.
2. As of late there has been a schism within House Cannith regarding which direction they should take. Cannith was responsible for the creation of the warforged and not all citizens are happy they were liberated and made citizens as well.
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