Star & Scale #9

The group took the morning to explore the city, worship at temples, and check in with Patricia (who was thrilled to be a spy for them, and gave them money from the Ionlann 889 job) before attending a Wing Guard feast at Banner Plaza

• They witnessed High Prince Mathan Cauld give a speech honoring not only the Wing Guard but a handful of relic hunters and travelers of fortune who helped thwart an assassination attempt, including Star and Scale

May and Zeb noticed an uneasiness in the air, and suddenly the bear, Brother Kuman, sitting next to the High Prince attacked

• Eden was able to advance on the bear while Gift got the attention of a the High Wizard to give the High Prince enough time to counter attack, before the entire city leadership was teleported away from danger

Star and Scale was approached by Avalon after the commotion in an offer of combining their group with Avalon's Myst, her relic hunting band

• When the group declined, Avalon went out of her way to make May uncomfortable by showing off her new girl, Perriwan

• May talked about how Farrow had the power to control beasts with her mind, and she was likely behind the attack on the High Prince

Master Thespian Drimble Quickwhistle and Gorkle found them as well and informed the group they'd be traveling to the Cavalcade Lament to put on a one-man show now that the Dancing Shadows Theatre was no more

The group decided to spend the rest of the day at the library researching the mansion where 889 died and the "Constance" who lived there

• They discovered that the man Constance had been living in the city for hundreds of years and had left the city about 100 years ago

• They also found Constance had no parentage, no children, and had worked as a healer, with a connection to the gods of Elysium

Gift researched the oldest Healing House in the city, and as darkness fell, they made their way there, and discovered Constance had worked there and left abruptly in the year 2255, a year before the end of the Firetide War

Outside the hut the group encountered Toadstool's squad, but with a Calm Emotions from Gift, a fight was avoided, and the thugs said they were out for revenge on the people who killed their leader, Lusu.

• Star and Scale left before the spell wore off and found Lusu at the bottom of a dried aquaduct, a brand of Hemlock Bastille emblazoned on his arm

  • The group surmised Nefaria wanted Lusu to get information on where in the massive prison Omnia, one of their members, was being kept

The group went to report their findings to the Ionlann, who took on their Travelers of Fortune job in exchange for the group traveling to Hemlock Bastille to setup a trap for Nefaria when they arrived to break out Omnia

• The group accepted, despite May's strong protestations

  • When asked why May was so angry about the job despite wanting to put a stop to her old rivals, Nefaria, May revealed her last name was Hemlock