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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Isklexi" data-source="post: 6875459" data-attributes="member: 6684948">Political MeddlingThe adventure opens with the constables at the Governor’s Mansion in Flint. Governor Roland Stanfield is keen to ask the RHC’s help with some problems around the city. He hopes that the constables’ local celebrity and history of problem solving will expedite some local issues. Chief Inspector Stover Delft, on the other hand, is keen to get the constables out of there, so he can brief them on their next official assignment.Over a buffet table of breakfast pastries, Stanfield has Captain Dale provide an overview of the problems he’d like the constables’ help with. First up, Cauldron Hill has experienced nightly incursions from the Bleak Gate since the golem Borne tore its way out of the mountains shadowy analog in the adjacent plane. Dale’s soldiers have been keeping the monsters contained, but he’s at a loss for how to actually stop the incursions from happening. Next, the nascent dockers and laborers union has been clashing more frequently with local police, and protests are turning into riots and brawls with greater regularity. With citizens on edge since the golem attack and confidence in local law enforcement at an all time low, Stanfield hopes that the party’s local celebrity and connections with the dockers can help diffuse tensions.There has been an unusual surge of shipwrecks along the shoals near the Ayres. Without a clear cause, rumors are running rampant of angry sea fey. Stanfield hopes that the party could investigate the possibility because local police are ill equipped to handle an aquatic supernatural threat.Finally, the revelation of Pemberton’s true nature and goals has led to fallout in Flint. Most of the dragon’s assets in the city have been seized and/or frozen, but Stanfield is concerned about the duplicants the dragon employed in Ber. Stanfield would like the constables to investigate Pemberton’s factories in Flint for evidence of any malicious undertakings and help determine if there are any duplicants loose in the city.While Stanfield tried to get a feel for whether the constables were considering his request, Delft hurried the party out the door after grabbing a last handful of donuts. Once outside, Delft herded the constables into a large carriage and ordered the driver to take them to the docks. Finally, Delft could brief the party on their next mission. Delft revealed that their search for Leone Quital and Alexander Grappa had gotten a lucky lead. While the months cold trail left by Quital had led to Crisllyir, this morning the RHC headquarters had received a letter from Grappa himself. The letter revealed that the Obscurati would soon be holding a meeting of its highest-ranking members and that Leone was arranging travel for many of the visiting officers. Grappa claimed that if the constables rescued him and helped him secure a new body of his own, he would help them infiltrate the conspiracy’s convocation. The party discussed their options on the way to the docks. Delft urged them to leave as soon as possible to pursue Leone. The convocation is in roughly two months, and the investigation could take some time. However, several members of the party expressed concern over the issues raised by Governor Stanfield. Maddox raised the possibility that they could have the crew of their ship sail to their intended destination while they stayed to help in Flint. Once the Arboretum reached its destination, they could teleport to it from Flint. This would give them a few days to help out in Flint without losing any time on the investigation. The party agreed to that approach, and Delft was satisfied as long as they remembered that the Ob was their top priority.[gm]The party’s plan was pretty clever. It only gives them time to help get things started in Flint, but they feel it’s better than just running off immediately. [/gm]</blockquote>

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