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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 7959352" data-attributes="member: 7015827">Reunited with the others at the Hidden House, Dinendal and Darrow commented on its poor condition, this being their first time there. Rahnee cautiously requested the others to clear the main floor before speaking, then calmly asked Jokull to explain his actions and if they should expect little surprises like this from him in the future. (I had been wondering if the chronicles had simply not mentioned any discussion between the party members about the incident. I do not understand why they had waited so long to ask Jokull what he was doing with the Red Wizard’s body after the ambush, but it seems consistent with their unquestioning attitude about many things. I suppose they may simply have been distracted and unobservant, which Jokull took advantage of. –C). The warrior stood firm, showing no regrets as he explained that he had not told them anything about the planted evidence because it was his decision and his crime alone; they would not have known anything about it, had events turned out as planned. He also noted that he had said that the Harpers would find a way to make sure they got the results they were looking for. As an aside, Rahnee quickly explained to Dinendal what had happened to the evidence planted by Jokull.Jokull then folded his arms over his chest and declared that he was tired of explaining himself and preferred to focus on what they should do now. Rahnee then brought up her earlier conversation with Jandrico, telling the others that his “insurance brokers” had apparently informed him that the adventurers were about to do something important. Rahnee noted that Jandrico appeared uncomfortable discussing the topic and had no wish to introduce her to the “insurance brokers.” Darrow suggested that they be found and the information beaten out of them, while Jokull stated that the group should go force the information from Jandrico.Conversation then turned on whether they might expect a visit from the City Watch in the near future, which Rahnee thought a possibility. Darrow said that now might be a good time to get out of town, perhaps to either the newly-christened “Barony of Veranbrok” or his clan halls. Rahnee pointed out that they could now stay at the Hidden House instead of the Gatereach. Jokull returned to the idea of confronting Jandrico, with which Rahnee reluctantly agreed, after Jokull promised not to hurt the innkeeper. (Again, the dwarf shows a common-sense grasp of the situation. Their guest house was just burned down and an unknown traitor in Westgate caused the Harper evidence planted on the Red Wizard to be switched out. The other ideas on offer are to relocate the company to a burnt-out, infested building or to harass the innkeeper whose guest house was just destroyed. --R)Rahnee declared her intent to go find out what the Watch knew about the death of the Red Wizard and she departed the Hidden House. The others, after briefly continuing their discussion, were interrupted by several dire rats coming up from the basement. After disposing of the vermin, the four adventurers descended under the house, searching the underground area for any additional threats. Several slimes and oozes were also encountered and dispatched, with only relatively minor wounds sustained in the process.At the end of the underground passages, they encountered what appeared to be a ritual chamber, with coins arranged in a pattern around a broken stone altar. Aerikoth observed that it looked to be the work of the woman Marise, the former resident of the Hidden House. The wizard explained to Darrow and Dinendal that she had been thought to be a madwoman, when Brok-Tul had first found the place and she had fled from them using a now-collapsed passage. Later on, they had encountered her in Teziir and discovered that she was a priestess of Leira, the dead goddess of illusion. She had promised to get in touch with them at the Gatereach afterwards, but had failed to, despite saying she was interested in developing an alliance with Brok-Tul against the Thayan presence in Westgate.Jokull speculated that with Brok-Tul gone, perhaps she had simply decided to move back in again. Before departing, Dinendal took the initiative to leave a note at the broken altar, without naming names, asking her to get in contact with them at the Gatereach. Once the four had returned to the upstairs, burnt-out portion of the Hidden House, they decided to return to the inn. Aerikoth made his way there separately, in order to check on Gondeth’s shop, which was still locked.</blockquote>

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