session 9 (21/08/2022)

at bazzoxan gates
- guard demands we identify
  - Talmar Tlin'orzza
  - we do
  - looking for Taskhand Thelyss
- we can enter
  - rows of disrepaired buildings
  - statue rising from the ground
  - Taskhand Thelyss is on the upper deck of the door
  - James Ashfield
    - looking for competent ppl about portal
    - known for The Temple of Zazovan
      - not true apparently
- skinless masses with eyes comes around the corner chasing a fleeing guard
  - Taskhand Thelyss summons an echo
    - ECHO KNIGHT <3
  - combat script
    - figuel use spike growth
      - it's very effective !
      - cheese grater time
        
        Figuel uses thornwhip
        
        Lucy uses telekinetic shove
        
        but it failed !
    - first astral arm of the campaign
      - ~~is this a Jojo reference ?~~
- aftermath
  - James Ashfield wants to go in
    - like the XXX elves
  - everyone presents themselves to the taskhand
    - inform him
      - ruin situation
      - statue situation
        
        old Tenaryn Mirimm might know more
        
        bit of an outcast of the Mirimm
        
        part of the rift becoming active
    - Taskhand asks us to knock some sense into "I, James Ashfield !"
    - bring the dead guard to the crematorium
      - more than one apparently in body parts
    - James Ashfield
      - 6ft
      - caucasian
      - chainmail
      - sword + whip
      - experienced looking
      - has a journal he calls the holy grail
        
        ornate
        
        blue bindings
        
        maps and all
        
        no index
        
        can use it to cast identify

walk and talk cremarium
- need to talk Taskhand to prove we are not screwing up
  - to be allowed in the temple
  - he doesn't want the current situation to worsen
- old Tenaryn Mirimm fck-up with his expedition
  - also why the current siutation is like that with the rifts
- old man on the street
  - Dro the Drow
  - dragging a cart
    - last wagon he has
    - Figuels buy everything for 15gp, wagon included
      - Lucy tries to reverse pick pocket him for 4gp
      - was caught
      - Figels adds an extra 4gp, total 19gp
    - Dro asks for a horse
      - Lucy sells him one for 4gp
      - creates official papers for it
      - he kind of is senile
    - second attemps of reverse succeed
      - Figuel is 4gp richer :p

crematorium
- desc
  - stone building
  - smoke out of a chimney
  - corpses are stacked in a yards between the entrances
- half giant
  - cheery voice when welcoming us
  - Sebastian Allerton
  - of the Allerton crematorium
- another one without one arm
  - Reynard Allerton
  - brother of the other one
  - not as cheery
    - disgusted about the pile
    - a demon is in the pile
      - it's a vroc
      - not turning into ichor
  - ask his brother to stop creeping ppl
  - asks party for help with throwing the corpses in the fire
- Tiefling runs to the party
  - Prolix Yusaf
    - archeologist
    - spying on the consortium of the vermillion dream
    - part of the Allegiance of Allsight
    - James' employer
  - asks if we are working for Aloysia
  - asks to not burn the demon body in the pile
    - wants to do research about it
    - might have treasures inside him
      - Moorbounder Figuel searchs the creature's stomach
      - gold trimmed googles
      - 3 gaudy rings (2gp each)
      - cube shaped puzzle box
    - the cube was what made it stay intact
      - discussion stuff
        
        Prolix doesn't really know what it is
        
        convinced to let Lucy try to open it
        
        James uses his holy grail book on it first
      - it's an infernal puzzlebox
        
        Lucy manages to open it