Dramatis Personae
Alfaren “Alfred” Eredel – Elf transmuter
Alizander Carmelizzia - Human (Varisian) sorcerer
Boecca – Half-orc inquisitor of Erastil
Carlos Santiago - Half-orc (Alkenstarian) evoker
Slavé/Jancen – Tiefling (in guise as a human) rogue/assassin
Tavo Dechirent - Human cleric of Pharasma
Sunday, 1Gozran, 4709 A.R.
The Returners fight a close-quarters battle with the Mhartis ‘guards’ within the confines of the vira. The fight spreads from the entrance hall into the dining room and upstairs, but it is only a matter of time before the Returners best their less-experienced foes, despite the guards’ greater numbers. During the skirmish Slavé and Carlos stumble upon the Mhartis family, at least what is left of the once proud house, bound within an upstairs storeroom. The Returners free the surviving four Mhartis family members – Ganefini, the depressed and defeated patriarch, Lonosete, the rotund and shrill matriarch, Lodros, the eldest son, and Recinni, the youngest. They learn that the Mhartis ‘guards’ are in fact low-ranking agents of the Council of Thieves who infiltrated the remnants of the family following the assassination of Iltus Mhartis, Duxotar (commander) of the Wiscrani dottari.
After learning from Lodros, the most level-headed of the surviving Mhartis, that the body of Iltus Mhartis lies at rest in the cellar, the Returners decide to use powerful magic to bring the duxotar’s soul back to the material plane, and hopefully gain the support of the dottari in the process. Tavo’s powerful divine magic brings Iltus back from the grave and, after a stiff drink or two from the depleted stores, Iltus pledges dottari support to the Returners. He promises to work more closely with the Hellknights to avert the Council of Thieves threat, although he does indicate that many dottari will chafe at such an order.
The Returners shift their focus from the Mhartis to the neighbouring Ciucci family. Lodros tells the Returners that the wall of their holding cell shares a wall with the Ciucci side of the vira, and that of late there has been very little activity coming from the other side; once he recalled hearing the sound of sobbing and personal anguish, but little else.
Within the Ciucci vira, the Returners find themselves embroiled in a tragic mystery. The Ciucci butler, Hortan, first attempts to turn the party away by claiming Guxer Cuicci is sick and is receiving no visitors. Hortan’s monotone voice and darting eyes leave the Returners unconvinved and suspicious, and after prying they are ushered inside the house. Dark, musty, and ridden with dust, the house reflects the desparate demeanour of its butler. The Returners learn that the few remaining servants in the house – Hortan, Berlanda the cook, and Amalee the maid – have been entangled in what appears to be a disastrous love triangle rife with gossip and deceit. Of the Ciuccis themselves, Hortan says that only Guxer and his daughter Delilee remain in the house. Guxer’s wife Cecelly was recently found dead (and now lies at rest in a nearby morgue, awaiting burial in the family crypt below the house). Accused of the crime was Arten Ciucci, Guxer’s brother, whom Guxer claimed to have seen escaping the scene of the crime covered with blood. Arten has not been seen since, says Hortan, and Guxer has locked himself in his bedroom, emerging rarely to procure food from the kitchen, and heard muttering to himself that he must stay in his bedroom to await his nightly visit from his dead wife.
Determined to get at the bottom of the situation, the Returners bid Hortan to lead them upstairs that they may speak with Guxer themselves.
Treasure
· From the Council thieves
o Potions of cure moderate wounds (15) (worth 2250 gp total)
o +1 Studded leather armour (15) (worth 8812.5 gp total)
o Coins and jewelry (worth 4500 gp)
· From the Council thief captains
o +2 Studded leather armour (2) (worth 4175 gp total)
o Short swords +1 (2) (worth 2310 gp total)
o Composite short bows +1 (+2 Str) (2) (worth 8525 gp total)
o Human slaying arrows (3) (worth 3433.5 gp total)
o Blue whinnis poison (6 doses) (worth 360 gp total)
Experience
· Council thieves (15): 12,000 xp
· Council thief captains (2): 19,200 xp
· Ankleslasher traps (4): 12,800 xp
· Story Award (rescuing the Mhartis family): 9600 xp
· Story Award (resurrecting Iltus Mhartis and gaining the trust of the dottari): 12,800 xp
· Total: 66,400 xp
· Per PC (4): 16,600 xp
Fame/Popularity
· Fame Check bonus: +32
· Fame Points Remaining: 27
· Popularity Points (gaining the trust of the Mhartis family): 2
· Total Popularity Points: 5
Current XP Total per PC
· Slavé: 154,769 xp
· Carlos: 152,369 xp
· Alfred: 152,214 xp
· Tavo: 148,124 xp
· Boecca: 135,594 xp
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