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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TerraDave" data-source="post: 5782510" data-attributes="member: 22260">The other interested partiesThey return to Watercross. Douvan quickly introduces them to three of Kalarel’s old associates: a human named Reginald, a half elf named Elvid, and a halfling named Ariwyn. Reginald does the most talking, Ariwyn the least, and Elvid may be the most knowledgeable. But in any case, there are few notable revelations that come from the discussion, other than Kalarel’s real name: Smedley Tallhat.Lucian and Forge take the investigation to a local tavern. The Pot o' Gold, perhaps the most dubious pub in Watercross. Which is saying something. Bantering about with the bartender, (were banter means give gold to) Lucian learns that someone else, an attractive female someone else, has also been asking about Reginald. They do the ol charismatic tiefling fends off drunken dwarf to win Ari’s trust, and seem to succeed, as she confides in Lucian about her lost brother, and her fear that he got caught in some trouble also involving Melkar House and Reginald more specifically. Ghen again seeks out Jameson Walkright. The chaplain has to drag the truth out of the cleric, but once he learns of Ghen’s recent heroism, Walkright agrees to a ritual to transform the already unusual greatsword of disruption into a giant bane weapon as well, and gets the local church to help cover some of the cost.  <img src="http://library.sc.edu/spcoll/britlit/tenn/trinity.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />The next day, looking to find the lost papers of Simon Amber, Nar and Buckthorn head to the Restricted Stacks of the Central Library. There they meet Dhor-Hhock, the savage blooded librarian brute...who really wants to help them, but just can’t, as he really just can’t let them into the stacks. Sorry. Nar is able to learn one key thing: Reginald was able to get the papers out of the library, and has not returned them.They run into Douvan, who is frantic. Someone tried to kill him. An unseen assailant. He is lucky to be alive. The hunt for Reginald is on. They find his room in Melkar house. There is a discussion…and finally the door is opened, and his corpse is found. Nar uses an eldritch ritual to see what Reginald saw in his last moments. Nar sees himself, killing Reginald. There is a discussion. And concern about how this happened, and if someone else does the same ritual. Eventually Nar uses another ritual to shrink the body, so that it can be both carried and hidden conveniently.With Douvan in tow, they confront the quite Halfling. Ariwyn at first holds back. The others begin to believe that she was not directly involved in the attack on Douvan or other shenanigans, but she isn’t totally forthright. At some point or another…and it takes a while….it come out that the killer disguised itself as Nar…something that Ariwyn apparently use to do at parties. Appear as other people that is, not specifically as Nar and not to kill someone. It turns out Elvid, who before didn’t have a talent for such things, has recently developed powerful abilities with illusions. They set off for his house. But as they cross a main square to get there. They run into Ari. Earlier in the day, someone bumped into Nar. They didn’t take anything, but they left something on him. Even earlier, days before, Douvan had guessed that the humanoid beings that Lucian witnessed after Bart’s decapitation may be githyanki. Alien, capable of rapid movement through mind powers, wielders of deadly silver swords with which to cleanly cut off a head. And, and he thought this was key, servants of a Lich-Queen. It just seemed to fit. Douvan even had an illustration (attached). At first Ari fails to trigger "it". Lucians tries to figure out what is going on. Then Ari triggers the ritual, and they are all sucked to a cottage outside of town. <img src="http://crossingtheverse.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/cropped-200289-lady_of_pain_s_crest_thumb.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Nar later finds he is carrying this coin In her true githyanki form, with other githyanki waiting, the attack is on. With their first blow, Forge’s head is nearly removed. Only quick action by Ghen saves him. The six Githyanki however face a formidable challenge in the party, as Buckthorn sprays arrows, Lucian blinds and bats aside, Forge stays alive, as does Nar, inspite of receiving extra attention from the Astral natives. Perhaps most vexing for the adventurers is the locals watching the fight. An older man seems reluctant to get the guard, but does point out the wizard watching. That watcher, Balthazar, has quite a bit to say about the situation, but is not particularly helpful, as he does not really believe much of what Buckthorn tries to tell him. A situation Buckthorn is not all used to. <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6xoH967aC00/S_p6L3med0I/AAAAAAAAYSw/WZGr4ThYHWQ/s400/ff-githyanki.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Eventually the city watch arrives, Balthazar throws a spell at the Githyanki, and its clear that they will not get the tome from Nar, or at least add his head to the collection. They trigger their last surprise of the day, a planar portal behind the cottage is opened and they cross through. As Lucian arrives, he can only see briefly the uncanny curtains of light in the otherwise deep black of the Sea Beyond the Stars before the portal closes and he stays on the other side. The captain of the watch has one last word for the party.NO. MORE. TROUBLE. </blockquote>

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