Recap
The party consolidated notebook intelligence, relocated to Sallowshore, and started active local influence and inquiry operations before triggering a direct hostile response from Tobias Highridge.
Major Events
- Spoke with Smirtlbin (house fey), who said he wanted a new place to belong while avoiding another unfavorable agreement.
- The party suggested their manor, but Smirtlbin insisted he would only stay where he was master of the house.
- Reviewed notes tied to the fledgling and logistics: periodic fetchling/staff loading of Brain Grit onto wagons from Carters Consortium, with margin references to Sahni Bride-of-the-Sea, Tremor Paste, Sallowshore, Decrosia, and Pagked.
- Additional context identified Carters Consortium as a major Lower Faction in shipping/transport, formerly a Great Faction whose standing dropped after leadership was exposed as Pharasma worshippers.
- Decided to ritual-summon a Mystic Carriage and travel to Sallowshore.
- During transit, Hobgrim sent Mobby back to Graydirge with news for Berline Haldoli; after remembering Berline was in Yled, Mobby left a written or verbal message with another party.
- Arrived in Sallowshore, a partially sunken port town described as populated primarily by humans, lizardfolk, and aquatic ghouls.
- Sabong said Sallowshore reminded him of his hometown, Drenchport, due to constant storm impact.
- Entered Eel House (owned by Lougash) and gathered local political/faction intelligence.
- Learned Sallowshore has no blood lord ruler.
- Identified local points of interest: Eel House, Fish Mongerer Gishkar (member of Export Guild), and tax collector Tobias Highridge.
- Learned Tobias Highridge is a vampire, previously married to Sahni Bride-of-the-Sea, a worshipper of Zon-Kuthon, and at odds with Sahni and with city sinking conditions linked to Builders League.
- Learned Sahni Bride-of-the-Sea is a lawyer and witch living in a sunken Urgathoa temple, and is locally well-liked for good deeds.
- Party discussed spreading rumors against Sahni to shift local opinion.
- Visited Fish Mongerer first; no specific information was found on chemical or large shipments from Sallowshore to Graydirge or Axan Wood.
- Met with the tax collector and directly accused Sahni of poisoning food.
- A guard repeatedly called Sabong a chicken.
- Highridge emerged and created a succubus statue that attacked the party.
NPCs and Factions Mentioned
- Smirtlbin - House fey discussing future residence terms after leaving Taviah’s house.
- Carters Consortium - Transport faction tied to notebook logistics and broader faction history.
- Sahni Bride-of-the-Sea - Central local figure in Sallowshore with political and conflict ties.
- Decrosia - Named notebook lead associated with quantity notes and Pagked.
- Lougash - Owner of Eel House and initial local information source.
- Gishkar - Fish Mongerer and member of Export Guild.
- Tobias Highridge - Tax collector opponent who initiated combat.
Important Context
- The investigation shifted from Taviah’s house operations to open-field social and faction maneuvering in Sallowshore.
- Notebook intelligence is now being paired with local relationship mapping (Sahni, Highridge, guild and faction actors).
- The party escalated openly by accusing Sahni directly in front of tax-collector power structures.
Unresolved Threads
- Determine whether Carters Consortium logistics records can confirm supply-chain direction and partners.
- Investigate Sahni’s public-good reputation versus notebook and poisoning links.
- Clarify the operational relationship between Highridge, Sahni, Builders League tensions, and city-sinking disputes.
- Resolve active combat consequences after Highridge deployed the succubus statue.