Students of Life & Death #3

The first stop in Trine for the Students of Life and Death was a greasy crab cake in a back alley, and then on to Deneb's home in the upper crest

While there, the pile of metal, soon to be revealed as a warforged named Goldcrest, smashed into the door of the home

When brought back to consciousness, Goldcrest explained he was built to steal things for his creator, but didn't want to steal anymore

• Goldcrest revealed he was damaged, and part of that damage seemed to his inability to name his creator

Ridley met a gnome and an ogre looking for a warforged, the gnome claiming to be its creator

• However, due to their immediate companionship with Goldcrest, and his hesitation to go back to his creator, they hid the warforged from the gnome during an inspection

• Ridley agreed to go with them to look for Goldcrest to draw them away from the house

The gnome, ogre, and Ridley rowed through the upper crest of Trine, though Ridley could tell the gnome suspected he was hiding something

• The rest of the group stayed close behind, Gore able to match the ogres strength in rowing

Eventually, the gnome took Ridley to a mansion known as "Villa de Villen," home to the extravagant and underhanded art collector, Faye Villen

• The gnome claimed he was going to get a few friends to help search and left the ogre, Bogo, and Ridley in the boat

Ridley managed to capsize the boat, but was saved from the water by Gwenna, meanwhile Gore jumped from the boat, punched Bogo in the head, drowning him

The group escaped with Ridley but knew they couldn't return to Deneb's house -- Goldcrest said he had a debt to repay at the Seafoam Lodge