session 24 (15/01/2023)

in the Inn
- Lt Sabrinne is here
  - thanking the party
  - go do our depositions
  - they are having troubles interrogating the survivor of the ambush
    - maybe be able to try ourselves

travel
- very posh cart
- too much for mere guards
- thanks to Sabrine's connection
  - transmitted via her father
  - former Lt. of the guards
- to the Cerulean Palace
- prisonner is in the oubliettes
- ambushers were able to free 2 of 3 leaders

in the palace
- desc
  - a lot of lapis lazuli
  - go in the depths of the palace
  - the scarlet oubliettes
  - above it are the chambers of judgment
- going past the noble quarters
- deposition
  - telling Lt. about the letter finding
  - tell about Ophidas
  - weird notes in the allegiance of all-sight
  - Sabrine will tell teh iron hand about that
  - talk about the tar in the cart
    - might be also the petrification poison
- interrogation time
  - James and Quiwynn stay outside
  - desc
    - writing above the room
      - interrogation/torture room
    - strong rancid smell
    - water dripping
    - single torch
    - small table
    - 2 chairs
    - hand guard
    - the malisson sitting
      - tattoo of a snake
      - stripped and changed to rags
      - speaks arrogantly
      - manacled to the chair
      - tied hands
  - talking part
    - name is Kaltor
    - chess game
    - detect thoughts
      - dark and damp passageway
        
        sewers ?
        
        forked with a left path and a snake marking
      - fortified guarded headquarters
        
        still in the sewers
        
        Vorsk standing
        
        glimering aura
      - snake marking a wall on the left wall
      - in the Ridge
      - past the trap
      even the beasts of the sewers can't find it
    - Figuel zone of truth
      - malison resists at first
    - Malison polymorph into a snake
      - Cali punches it and stuns it
      - Quiwynn spectates from the other side of the door
      - Lucy continues the chess game and throws a shard
      - James doesn't want anything to do with it and goes to fetch the guards
      - Figuel bites and swallows the snake
    - Cali confuses the guards
    - Lt. Sabrine comes in
      - explaining the situation to her
      - malison speaks
        
        you would be all drying up if i had my way
      - Cali asks if they can sleep in the oubliette
        
        for some cold water
        
        hard to do
      - might have a reward if we manage to do more
      - even maybe an audiance
- Quiwynn pulls Sabrine to the side to talk
  - REDACTED :D

out of the palace and to the Ridge !
- Lucy admits she can read thoughts
  - surprised but the lack of adverse reaction of the party
- pit stop by the bazaar
  - buying a 3600gp diamond
  - starting to search for a decanter of endless water
- desc
  - winding path through the cliff side
  - crowded
  - industrial atmosphere
  - most famous producer of skyship is here
  - liquid sunlight
  - used in the forges
- octopus fountain
- worn down workers in the alley
- in the more rundown area
  - grafitti with "the snake is watching"
  - detect magic is up now for Lucy
  - writing is magical
    - divination magic
  - Cali sees footprints around
- Figuel gets conned out of money while asking how to enter the sewer
- Figuel goes in the bar
  - owner of the place is Farah al-Tariq
  - Ophidas was seen here
    - with Luggage
    - north part of the square
    - up to the octopus and on the side
    - sighted some snake creatures a lot around
  - Figuel buys some good stuff
- figuel has a lot of ppl around after giving the money
- Cali sees a grate with snakes
- fiddling aroubnd by Cali and Lucy to open it
- James and Lucy scatter everyone around Figuel

Into the sewers !
- desc
  - need to crouch
  - thick air all around
  - humid
- Cali sees arrows and gets the party a path
- fork ahead ressembling the one from the prying
  - snake, frog, crab
  - left with snake
- next fork
  - fish, worm, salamander
  - go through salamander
- fetid stench is still present
- confusing maze
- next fork
  - coming from a frog
  - leave a green chalk mark on it
  - back to the first intesection
- snake -> worm
- tunnel gets warmer
  - uncomfortably so
- ladder going down
  - spider Figuel scouts it
  - trash monster down there
  - party decides to go down stealthily
  - James clangs down
  - Lucy follows