The party splits up. Lenya goes to the Welcome Wench. Belaver, Neshi, and the black cat go the Grove of the Old Faith. Craven, Lylamwyn, Kerwin, Raner, and Toriah take the two wagons to the Temple of St. Cuthbert.
Belaver finds Old Jaroo and his assistant Yundi in the grove. After listening to Belaver's explanation of the fever that Neshi, the black cat, Kerwin, and Toriah have developed, Belaver and Yundi look expectantly at old Jaroo.
Jaroo, after thinking for a bit and almost falling asleep, says:
"My boy, you make me proud. The herbs you are using for Neshi and your traveling companions are exactly what I would have suggested for this fever. They should be better after several days of bed rest.
"Let us pray to Mother Beory and Father Pelor that your friends' time is not done yet. Let us hope that they will not be making the trip to Nerull's Underworld."
(The primary Gods of the Old Faith Pantheon are Pelor the Sun, Beory the Oerth, Ehlonna and Obad-Hai their children, and Nerull (Death, Satan, Evil One, Pelor's Brother, etc.). )
When Craven, Lylamwyn, Kerwin, Raner, and Toriah take the two wagons to the Temple of St. Cuthbert, they find that the leaders of the Church in Hommlet are all there (Canoness Y'Dey, Calmer her assistant, and Terjon her second). Craven and the others describe the evil they found in the Moathouse, the tragedies that befell Old Del, Nierethi Poscurian, Spugnoir, and Redithidoor, and the many injuries and afflictions the party still suffers.
The Canoness says that the herbal treatments that Belaver has given to Kerwin and Toriah seem to be working very well. With plenty of bed rest, they should recover in a few days.
Calmer asks the Canoness to pray to St. Cuthbert to restore Spugnoir to life. "Hommlet should not lose such a formidable champion of law and good."
The Canoness responds,
"We should pray for all those who passed away, not just those who were our friends.
"Calmer, schedule funeral services for the slain.
"Terjon, borrow a riding horse from the stables and go to Verbobonc to the head of the Church of St. Cuthbert there to ask for aid. Remind the head of our order that a pre-emptive strike against the evil cultists now, before the cultists raise an army or summon demon lords, will save us much anguish and sorrow."
Lenya walks into the Welcome Wench, an hour before the dinner crowd begins to gather. Maridosen looks more surly than ever. With a disgusted look on her face, she says, "Well, its about time. I'm sooo tired of working double shifts because you and Craven wanted to go on an extended vacation."
Maridosen takes off her apron and throws it into Lenya's chest and walks out of the inn before Lenya can even speak up.
When Lenya asks about Vesta, Ostler, sitting in his easy chair by the fireplace, says she is upstairs sleeping. Ostler's wife, busy in the kitchen, calls out, Vesta worked late last night and is taking a nap before the dinner rush.
(OOC: Important: Are party members Tithing to the Church of St. Cuthbert or the grove of the Old Faith? Is anyone mentioning Elmo or Vesta to NPCs?)