Recap
After wrapping bank-side investigations and confirming limits of the manor pool-vial method, the party learned critical chemical interactions tied to prior evidence and then moved on the Crooked Coffin under Berline’s sanction.
Major Events
- Took an etching of the statue’s face from the bank.
- Confirmed bank proximity to Bonescrape.
- Returned to the manor and recovered undead servants safely.
- Checked the pool-water/vial connection tied to The Empty Threshold and found it only allows viewing outside from the basement side.
- Learned/confirmed manor ownership history tied to Argon the Annihilator.
- Overnight, Clip-Clap informed Sabong he was departing to return Mobby’s bones to the McMobbersons.
- Next morning, the party met Hobgrim (new member), a witch with Mobby as a familiar who wanted Mobby’s body returned.
- Learned material properties:
- Brain Grit causes headaches only.
- Tremor Paste affects muscles but is not independently poisonous.
- Combined, Brain Grit + Tremor Paste become lethal.
- Met Berline Haldoli to report bank findings.
- Learned Berline enjoys true-crime books.
- Berline planned to move the petrified bank victim into her garden.
- Berline provided payment/reward: 5 gp, 20 sp, 45 cp, and 2 oils of weightlessness.
- Berline directed the party to investigate The Crooked Coffin and granted kill authorization if needed.
- At the Crooked Coffin, only ale was being served; party suspected alteration/poison.
- Bartenders refused owner access/back-room access; combat followed.
- Party killed three bartenders and captured one: Namerton.
NPCs and Factions Mentioned
- Berline Haldoli - Received bank report, provided rewards, and authorized force.
- Argon the Annihilator - Manor history link reaffirmed.
- The Empty Threshold - Reference point for pool-vial observation test.
- The Crooked Coffin - Primary operational target tied to prior map routes.
- Namerton - Captured bartender from Crooked Coffin encounter.
- Hobgrim - New party member replacing Clip-Clap in active operations.
Important Context
- Alchemical threat profile changed significantly: materials previously treated as nonlethal can become lethal when combined.
- Operational authority from Berline now explicitly includes lethal enforcement options.
- Clip-Clap appears to have exited active party operations to handle McMobberson remains.
- Hobgrim appears to be the new active player-character slot replacing Clip-Clap.
Unresolved Threads
- Interrogate Namerton for owner/back-room intelligence.
- Interrogate Namerton for owner/back-room intelligence.
- Identify supply chain and preparation method for altered/poisoned ale.
- Confirm Argon’s full historical ownership timeline of the manor.
- Determine where Brain Grit and Tremor Paste are being mixed and distributed.