Session 8 - Bone Shards in the Meat Market
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Session 8

Bone Shards in the Meat Market

Wednesday, September 04, 2024

The party met Ortagar to follow up on Old Erghaghs Farm poisoning leads, raided a Bone Shards hideout, and uncovered new information about Kepgeda and a mysterious spine-shafted key.

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Recap

The party pursued leads from Ortagar Stitch-Skull regarding the poisoning at Old Erghaghs Farm, tracked the Bone Shards to a hideout in the meat market district, and forced answers from gang members amid escalating internal party tension.

Major Events

  • Attempted to send Mobby’s remains to the McMobbersons, but banks were closed and no shipment could be processed.
  • Sabong collected a vial of water from the graveyard pool.
  • Met at The Empty Threshold to discuss Ortagar’s letter to Berline.
  • The party was received by Ygefkha and brought to Ortagar Stitch-Skull, who was torturing a captive.
  • During this meeting, Sabong hid the vial of graveyard pool water in an inconspicuous location.
  • Over dinner, Ortagar revealed information extracted from Dakramat: poisoning at Old Erghaghs Farm had been planned by Bone Shards.
  • Ortagar provided the location of a Bone Shards hideout in Meat Market District.
  • At the hideout, the party found chained skeletons; an alarm was raised and zombie hands swarmed.
  • The party fought through camp resistance including two goons and Sahreg.
  • Sahreg was subdued and questioned. He reported the gang was recently taken over by Kepgeda.
  • Sahreg described Kepgeda as searching for a key with a shaft in the shape of a curved spine, though he did not know its origin or destination.
  • Sahreg also described violent punishment under Kepgeda, including skin flaying and processing victims into “gook.”
  • After internal dispute over whether to recruit Sahreg, Sabong killed him.

NPCs and Factions Mentioned

  • Ortagar Stitch-Skull - Provided lead intelligence tied to Old Erghaghs Farm poisoning.
  • Ygefkha - Nonbinary human acolyte who escorted the party at the temple.
  • Dakramat - Captive source tied to Bone Shards intelligence.
  • Bone Shards - Group implicated in food supply poisoning.
  • Sahreg - Subdued gang member questioned about Bone Shards leadership.
  • Kepgeda - Reported new leader of Bone Shards, described as highly violent.

Important Context

  • The suspected poison conspiracy now appears connected to a larger faction conflict, not an isolated farm incident.
  • Reports of a curved-spine-shaft key suggest overlap with existing key-focused investigation threads.
  • Party-level conflict escalated around treatment of captives and responses to repeated insults toward Sabong.

Unresolved Threads

  • Locate and confront Kepgeda.
  • Identify the curved-spine-shaft key and what it unlocks.
  • Confirm reliability of information extracted from Dakramat and Sahreg.
  • Determine intent and scope of Bone Shards operations beyond Old Erghaghs Farm.