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<blockquote data-quote="Ajar" data-source="post: 6147649" data-attributes="member: 85901"><p><strong>Pardwright Museum</strong></p><p>After meeting up again, the constables headed to Pardwright to talk to Hans Weber. He was very interested to hear about their trip to the Ziggurat of Apet, although they did leave out some details -- like how they set off every trap in the place, and how it got flooded and is now inaccessible. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> They asked him why anyone would want to swap out the seal -- he speculated that perhaps the thieves believed that the replacement seal would actually function, but that was unlikely to actually be the case due to the Ancients' mysterious affinity for goldsmithing. </p><p></p><p>Asked what the images on the seal might represent, based on a surprisingly detailed sketch from Murdok, Weber speculated that the images were simply representations of the Ancients entombed within the ziggurat, and that the feathered snakes whose eyes followed the group were magical watchers of some sort (duh). </p><p></p><p>The constables asked if they could see records from other expeditions funded by Caius Bergeron. Normally, the University would keep such things confidential, but Weber was happy to help the RHC. Perusing the records revealed little -- the only thing the other expeditions had in common was the remote locations of the sites and the frequency with which the sites were known to be associated with the Ancients in some way. </p><p></p><p>Viveen asked if he knew anything about the Voice of Rot, but Weber replied disdainfully that he had little interest in fey -- no offence to the eladrin, Vesta, standing off to the side. While there is no faculty devoted to fey studies, there is a fey department within the cultural studies faculty, and a professor there might be able to provide some additional information. </p><p></p><p>He mentioned the upcoming Gala of the Ancients, and suggested that they all attend. The constables then bid their farewells and headed for the Silver Swan, which Bergeron was known to have frequented. </p><p></p><p><strong>The Silver Swan</strong></p><p>The constables arrived relatively well-dressed apart from Murdok, who doesn't really clean up well (or at all), and shared a table, an expensive meal, and even more expensive Crysillyri wine. Vesta commented how much the wine tasted like the blood and tears of his people... </p><p></p><p>During the meal, Reginald flirted affably with the waitress, and tipped her very generously at the meal's end. Shortly afterward, he caught up with her in the hallway and suggested that they should perhaps meet for beverages outside of her working hours; she was quite pleased and agreed. After some small talk, he asked if Caius Bergeron had been seen around here recently. The waitress admitted that Bergeron was staying here, but that he had explicitly instructed the staff not to disturb him. He did sometimes emerge for meals, generally protected by two tiefling bodyguards, but hadn't done so in the last couple of days. </p><p></p><p>After the constables left the Silver Swan, they decided to stake it out. Finding a suitable hiding place nearby, Reginald performed the Detect Planar Energy ritual, revealing traces of Apet energy wisping from a room on one of the upper floors of the Swan. Suspecting this meant Bergeron was in fact there, they staked out the Swan overnight. Nothing happened. After some deliberation in the morning, they sent Bela to Delft for a warrant to get into Bergeron's room. Discreetly asking the morning duty manager to come with them, they went to Bergeron's door and knocked. No response. After a few minutes, they had the manager open the door. </p><p></p><p>To the great surprise of no one at all, Bergeron was dead inside. A cursory glance revealed his brain had been removed through his soft palate, and was missing. A map on the desk showed the location of the Ziggurat of Apet as well as something else -- perhaps another ziggurat? His desk drawers contained journals from Xambria's expedition, but notably not Xambria's own journal. Finally, his trunk contained some fineries and scrolls of Sending. </p><p></p><p>At this point, the constables had Reginald touch the map -- as a Spirit Medium, he can receive images about the history of an item once per day. After touching the map, Reginald first saw Bergeron marking the map, matching its current markings. Then he saw a vision of the room at night, with Bergeron not in his sight line (although he could have been in bed), and a blue, humanoid tentacled figure studying the map...</p><p></p><p>Some discussion with the manager revealed that Bergeron had been seen earlier in the week speaking to a woman matching Xambria's description, and that they appeared to have had some sort of disagreement about a "star map," at which point he had his bodyguards remove her. </p><p></p><p>Feeling much more confident about their direction now, the constables resolved to visit Xambria immediately. </p><p></p><p><strong>DM Notes</strong></p><p>I told Reginald's player to write the waitress up as an additional contact, and that he would be free to date her if he wished, but that we would not be going into Community levels of detail about their relationship. At that point, it was revealed that I was the only person who watched Community, which led me to link them to the relevant clip from the D&D episode. Much hilarity and many promises to watch Communtiy ensued. </p><p></p><p>The party was feeling a little aimless at this point. With Reginald under investigation for muder and the rest of the squad under strict orders to stay out of it, they felt like they only had a couple of flimsy leads. They haven't really thought too hard about where they might try the planar ritual -- they didn't try it at the museum, for instance. But finding Begeron and the map and then getting Reginald's visions and the manager's info left them feeling a bit more like they know "what to do next," which made some of them more comfortable.</p><p></p><p>I will say I'm somewhat amazed that we've spent something like 4 sessions and well over a month on the Planar Trails segment plus the Audit and the interview with Rackus.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ajar, post: 6147649, member: 85901"] [B]Pardwright Museum[/B] After meeting up again, the constables headed to Pardwright to talk to Hans Weber. He was very interested to hear about their trip to the Ziggurat of Apet, although they did leave out some details -- like how they set off every trap in the place, and how it got flooded and is now inaccessible. :D They asked him why anyone would want to swap out the seal -- he speculated that perhaps the thieves believed that the replacement seal would actually function, but that was unlikely to actually be the case due to the Ancients' mysterious affinity for goldsmithing. Asked what the images on the seal might represent, based on a surprisingly detailed sketch from Murdok, Weber speculated that the images were simply representations of the Ancients entombed within the ziggurat, and that the feathered snakes whose eyes followed the group were magical watchers of some sort (duh). The constables asked if they could see records from other expeditions funded by Caius Bergeron. Normally, the University would keep such things confidential, but Weber was happy to help the RHC. Perusing the records revealed little -- the only thing the other expeditions had in common was the remote locations of the sites and the frequency with which the sites were known to be associated with the Ancients in some way. Viveen asked if he knew anything about the Voice of Rot, but Weber replied disdainfully that he had little interest in fey -- no offence to the eladrin, Vesta, standing off to the side. While there is no faculty devoted to fey studies, there is a fey department within the cultural studies faculty, and a professor there might be able to provide some additional information. He mentioned the upcoming Gala of the Ancients, and suggested that they all attend. The constables then bid their farewells and headed for the Silver Swan, which Bergeron was known to have frequented. [B]The Silver Swan[/B] The constables arrived relatively well-dressed apart from Murdok, who doesn't really clean up well (or at all), and shared a table, an expensive meal, and even more expensive Crysillyri wine. Vesta commented how much the wine tasted like the blood and tears of his people... During the meal, Reginald flirted affably with the waitress, and tipped her very generously at the meal's end. Shortly afterward, he caught up with her in the hallway and suggested that they should perhaps meet for beverages outside of her working hours; she was quite pleased and agreed. After some small talk, he asked if Caius Bergeron had been seen around here recently. The waitress admitted that Bergeron was staying here, but that he had explicitly instructed the staff not to disturb him. He did sometimes emerge for meals, generally protected by two tiefling bodyguards, but hadn't done so in the last couple of days. After the constables left the Silver Swan, they decided to stake it out. Finding a suitable hiding place nearby, Reginald performed the Detect Planar Energy ritual, revealing traces of Apet energy wisping from a room on one of the upper floors of the Swan. Suspecting this meant Bergeron was in fact there, they staked out the Swan overnight. Nothing happened. After some deliberation in the morning, they sent Bela to Delft for a warrant to get into Bergeron's room. Discreetly asking the morning duty manager to come with them, they went to Bergeron's door and knocked. No response. After a few minutes, they had the manager open the door. To the great surprise of no one at all, Bergeron was dead inside. A cursory glance revealed his brain had been removed through his soft palate, and was missing. A map on the desk showed the location of the Ziggurat of Apet as well as something else -- perhaps another ziggurat? His desk drawers contained journals from Xambria's expedition, but notably not Xambria's own journal. Finally, his trunk contained some fineries and scrolls of Sending. At this point, the constables had Reginald touch the map -- as a Spirit Medium, he can receive images about the history of an item once per day. After touching the map, Reginald first saw Bergeron marking the map, matching its current markings. Then he saw a vision of the room at night, with Bergeron not in his sight line (although he could have been in bed), and a blue, humanoid tentacled figure studying the map... Some discussion with the manager revealed that Bergeron had been seen earlier in the week speaking to a woman matching Xambria's description, and that they appeared to have had some sort of disagreement about a "star map," at which point he had his bodyguards remove her. Feeling much more confident about their direction now, the constables resolved to visit Xambria immediately. [B]DM Notes[/B] I told Reginald's player to write the waitress up as an additional contact, and that he would be free to date her if he wished, but that we would not be going into Community levels of detail about their relationship. At that point, it was revealed that I was the only person who watched Community, which led me to link them to the relevant clip from the D&D episode. Much hilarity and many promises to watch Communtiy ensued. The party was feeling a little aimless at this point. With Reginald under investigation for muder and the rest of the squad under strict orders to stay out of it, they felt like they only had a couple of flimsy leads. They haven't really thought too hard about where they might try the planar ritual -- they didn't try it at the museum, for instance. But finding Begeron and the map and then getting Reginald's visions and the manager's info left them feeling a bit more like they know "what to do next," which made some of them more comfortable. I will say I'm somewhat amazed that we've spent something like 4 sessions and well over a month on the Planar Trails segment plus the Audit and the interview with Rackus. [/QUOTE]
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