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Rahnee shortly afterwards entered the tavern, pushing her hood back and casually looking around. Darrow glanced at the door, smiled and waved a greeting. As Rahnee walked up to their table, Slipster managed an approximation of a bow and offered to fetch a chair for her, an offer which she...

Firewine asked which guild Dermot was speaking of and was told the Merc’s Guild, who was not happy about an off-the-books contract with a noble house around there (meaning the Cormaerils). This led the Scarlet’s cleric to further query which “books” he was talking about and assert his...

The three adventurers’ speculations were ended with the entrance into the Empty Fish of two men in scarlet cloaks. Aerikoth indicated that he recognized them as they walked over to the table. Firewine, the Scarlet Company’s cleric, spoke first and introduced himself and his companion, the...

As the sun was sinking on Ches 20, there was still no sign of Rahnee and her companions were getting antsy. Shanni departed the Gatereach, saying she wanted to go to the meeting site in advance, to see things for herself. A little while later, Aerikoth, Darrow and Dermot also headed for the...

Dermot asked Aerikoth and Darrow what they thought of the offer of additional protection, before committing himself. The wizard tersely stated that it was unnecessary in his opinion. Darrow was more open to the idea, saying that if “Beast” – his pet nickname for Shanni – thought they needed it...

As the bickering was still ongoing, Dermot walked in and greeted them, asking for the latest word. Darrow and Shanni quickly got him up to speed on the potential ambush scenario at the Empty Fish, Jandrico’s offer for security assistance, and the Scarlet Company’s rogue Slipster dropping by. In...

After Jandrico departed for the inn’s common room, the three adventurers fell to discussing ways to mitigate a potential ambush. The general feeling was that the Scarlet Company was being misinformed by the Cormaerils about the past acts of Helm’s Shadows. Darrow recalled that during their...

The remainder of the daylight hours of Ches 20 were spent by the group cleaning up and otherwise preparing themselves for the meeting with the Scarlet Company at sundown. By late afternoon, Aerikoth, Darrow and Shanni had gathered in the back room of the Gatereach inn. Rahnee was out arranging...

Just as Aerikoth was saying that he would like to see the part of the Shore district where the skull had been found, Shanni gave him a strange look and asked if there was blood on the collar of his robe, gesturing at a small dark red stain by his neck. As Rahnee leaned forward to look at the...

The morning of Ches 20, Aerikoth entered the Gatereach Inn and stood quietly by the doorway, letting the rainwater drip from his cloak. Jandrico Swift greeted the wizard and informed him that his companions were in the other room. As he walked over, Rahnee turned to him and asked when they would...

Having found the original skull pile, but nothing more in terms of evidence, Rahnee insisted on trying to track any movements associated with it and the skeleton warrior. Darrow, Dermot and Shanni were not very optimistic about this, but let Rahnee pursue her goal. Instead, they found a local...

Later that evening, after exhausting their leads in the Harbor Loop, Rahnee, Darrow, Dermot and Shanni arrived at Aerikoth’s house outside West Gate. As Darrow started banging on the door and calling for the wizard, they spotted Aerikoth’s raven familiar Zeluth outside. The bird flew down and...

Rahnee’s ministrations managed to rouse the now partially-clothed lordling, who clutched Rahnee’s cloak to him instinctively. Darrow, looking out for his companion, handed over his own non-magical cloak to the still-woozy man, so Rahnee could take back her enchanted one. Rahnee asked the noble...

The first underground chamber they found themselves in had a large bloodstain on the floor – an old, dried-up one, which however still didn’t bode well, as Darrow said. Shanni’s expert eye noted that the both the pull chain leading to the surface and the sewer gate at the chamber’s exit had been...

By the time Dermot and Shanni returned to the Gatereach around mid-afternoon, Rahnee had retired to her room with more stomach complaints. That left Aerikoth and Darrow to explain what had occurred at the Mercenaries Guild meeting with Losifan Urdo. Their companions also thought Losifan’s...

Unwelcome Mercenaries Late morning on Ches 19, Aerikoth, Rahnee and Darrow met up at the Gatereach inn. Darrow had informed Rahnee, just before the wizard arrived, that Dermot and Shanni had some urgent shopping or something to do, so did not return with him. The dwarf also related that they...

The next day, Ches 19, Shanni was quite late to arise, finally joining the others mid-morning for breakfast at the Gatereach. Aerikoth and Dermot had already been out and about in the city, including running into each other briefly at Shalush Myrkeer’s shop, before returning to the inn. Over the...

True to his word, shortly after hour 18, Aerikoth re-entered the Gatereach bar room and found Darrow, Dermot and Shanni there. They informed him that Rahnee was not feeling well enough to get out of bed, largely due to the blisters on her feet. As the wizard leaned his staff on the bar and took...

Inside the Gatereach Inn, which they were all relieved to enter, Jandrico Swift greeted them after Rahnee and Darrow announced their presence. The innkeeper regarded their travel-stained clothing as they filed in and Rahnee made known her desperate need for some tea. Jandrico said he would go...

A number of hours of further travel brought them into some hills. In the foggy weather, they were suddenly set upon by some wild animals, including a group of badgers. Dermot was mauled before they could kill them all and he had to borrow Darrow’s ring of regeneration afterwards to heal. After a...