Session 10 - Shopping, Tea, and Fight Rings

Recap
After a week of nursing their wounds, and attending to their own needs, the party is busy dealing with some minute personal details.

Ebinir, having received the forged book, “The Littlest Moon”, sends it back to the University of Wynran with a note explaining the book is dangerous and should be locked away.

Bennett reappears at “The Eye of the Beholder” a little worse for wear, and speaks with Ebinir and Tranquility. He asks for the notes on “The Littlest Moon” that Ebinir had previously promised him. Ebinir refuses, citing security concerns, and suggests that Lady Delorith can directly question Ebinir for any information that she requires. Bennett is frustrated, but relents. He gives Ebinir an invitation for the whole party to meet Lady Delorith for dinner at the very fancy restaurant Saneed’s in three days time.

Toussaint, goes looking to purchase more bullets for his illicit gun. He makes his way to a House Cannath to shop, and pays the “processing” fee to register his firearm and also buys some bullets.

Aldren is still shaken by the vision of a woman being murdered he experienced while losing in a pit fight.

On the 11th, the entire party gathered together at the “The Eye of the Beholder” to discuss their next moves. Ebinir reveals to the party that he has discovered that Rakshasas were involved with Karola's attempt to steal the book, and that they may also be involved with the Silver Flame in some fashion. He also proposes that the group remain together for their own safety. Once they all agree, Ebinir also reveals that he did not destroy “The Littlest Moon”, but still has a the book on his person. As an added protection sent a forged copy of the book to the university.

Tranquility raises objections about remaining with the group due to the killing the group has done. Aldren and he argue when it is okay to kill another, but the party eventually agrees to remain together. Aldren, concerned about their physical appearance for their upcoming dinner, offered to purchase nice clothing for the group.

After the meeting Aldren reveals his vision to Ebinir. Ebinir advises him that it was most likely a hallucination but that they could speak with the Inquisitives to see if anything like the vision has occurred recently. The rest of the part rests except for Toussaint who rests at a brothel

The following morning, Ebinir, Aldren and Tranquility visit The Globe Information Agency in the Dragon Towers District in the upper city. They ask for and speak with Marcus Drake. They tell him that Karolla Satler is now residing in Tyrial’s Dashar’s Workshop in the Cogs. Marcus tells them that the Watch will not journey to the cogs for her as they are too dangerous.

Aldren then reveals to Marcus the content of his vision, and asks if any crimes like this occurred. Marcus informs that there have been indeed 6 strangulations by someone with only their hands. The party is perturbed. They leave Marcus, meet up with Toussaint and Creep to go clothes shopping (leaving Anika behind to toil in her workshop).

They head to Dava Gate district and find fine clothes shop. They purchase clothing and the clothier agrees to tailor the clothes to fit. Ebinir pulls aside the clerk, and gives him the wrong measurements for Anika. Toussaint requests a hidden pocket in his clothes. The clothier is able to make the adjustments within the hour.

The next day the entire party (sans Anika) is dragged by Ebinir to a high end tea store in the upper district. Aldren tells them a war story, about a war buddy who told a grandiose lie about his scar to his roommates, but actually fell while cutting potatoes, and made up the story to cover his embarrassment. The bunkmate died. Toussaint tells a story to make Ebinir to make Ebinir even more uncomfortable. Ebinir tells the group of his sister, Toussaint inquires if she is pretty, Ebinir immediately regrets bringing her up. They return to the Inn.

In the afternoon, Aldren reveals the vision to Toussaint and their discovery that it might be real. They agree to go to the fighting pits to search for the murderer but without telling the rest of the group. Tranquility, equally concerned about the murderers, gathers Anika and Ebinir to also investigate the murders at the fighting pits. The two groups are surprised to see each other and meet up together. They span out across the fighting ring and keep an eye for the man from Aldren’s vision. Nothing happens and gradually throughout the night members of the party give up and return to their own activities.

On the day of the meeting, Ebinir spends more time unsuccessfully studying the book, Toussaint plays dice, Anika works on her stuff, Tranquility continues to scour the city for more leads on the murders, Creep relaxes, and Aldren spends the day double checking that he and everyone else was dressed for the occasion. When Anika finally wore her gifted dress, she realized that the dress was too long, and promptly got into a fierce argument with Aldren about the dress.

The party travels to Saneed, and are taken to large long table, with Benet, a beautiful older woman, and a younger woman who was the woman in Aldren’s vision.