Session Summaries; Vol. 23: The Succession Crisis @ 25 Dec 2007 10:41 am by Kevyspice
Peg Leg used a scroll of Raise Dead to bring Carmina back to the land of the living. The group also used a scroll of Speak with Dead to interrogate the leader of the guards who had operated the magical ballista that had destroyed the third floor of the House of Serenity. The fellow’s temporarily animated body reported that they had been hired by a priest named Saul Hawthorne. Peg Leg Peligro mentioned a run-in with such a fellow over at the Rusty Hook, a drinking establishment and inn over at the intersection of the Warehouse, Merchant, and Docks districts.
On the way to the Hook to investigate Hawthorne, the group stopped at the address given for “Mrs. Safe’s House” in Soderheim’s ledgers. They were greeted by a sweet, confused elderly lady whose late husband had been a carpenter in Arias Soderheim’s employ. “That nice young man Arias” continued to pay the rent and send contractors to maintain the house for Mrs. Safe, and even visited her every once in a while. The group explained the reason for their visit and requested permission to check the house for evidence related to the investigation, to which she readily agreed. Although they found nothing overtly condemning, the party figured that Soderheim had probably used the nicely furnished bedroom in the basement to conduct discreet business without the lady’s knowledge. This avenue of investigation closed, the party thanked Mrs. Safe and headed to the Rusty Hook.
The proprietor, an affable, foul-mouthed chap named Karl Wine, informed the group that Hawthorne had indeed roomed at the Hook for the last several months, but that he had checked out earlier in the day. “Good riddance,” he added, as none of the regulars had liked Hawthorne.
More flavor text to follow…