Recap
The party reached Pagked and entered under disguise after seeding rumors and gathering outbound-cart intelligence. Inside town, they confirmed Decrosia’s local status and engaged in a fight with local townsfolk.
Major Events
- Arrived in Pagked, described as a rust-colored factory town with towering smokestacks, a polluted river, aging factories, a cemetery with open/empty graves, and two usable bridges (one patched).
- Observed that Pagked’s residents appeared undead with pale green skin and that automatons handled manual labor in town.
- Stopped an outbound cart pulled by a mechanical gorilla before entering town.
- Presented Monty as an inspector and found nothing suspicious in the cart.
- Learned from the cart interaction that the shipment worked for The Shroud.
- Learned that Carters Consortium was transporting mundane alchemical goods to Yled.
- Learned that The Shroud leads Carters Consortium interests in Pagked.
- Sabong spread rumor influence that newcomers in town were increasingly common.
- The party adopted disguises for entry, gaining +1 Deception and retaining 1 edge point for disguise-related infiltration.
- After entering town, the party spoke with apprehensive townsfolk and learned that Decrosia was “The Boss” and identified as a rust hag.
- Fought local townsfolk in Pagked.
- Observed no clear social infrastructure in town.
NPCs and Factions Mentioned
- Decrosia - Identified by locals as “The Boss” of Pagked and described as a rust hag.
- Carters Consortium - Identified as transporting mundane alchemical goods to Yeld.
- The Shroud - Named as the person tied to the outbound cart operation and local Carters leadership.
- Yled - Destination named for transported mundane alchemical goods.
Important Context
- Pagked was expected to be unwelcoming to strangers before party entry.
- Disguise support included +1 Deception and 1 reserved edge point for disguise-related infiltration.
- The Yeld destination aligns with prior party concern because Haldori went there.
Unresolved Threads
- Locate and confront or investigate Decrosia within Pagked.
- Determine how The Shroud and Carters Consortium operations in Pagked connect to broader objectives.
- Follow the reported shipment route to Yled.
- Apply the stored disguise edge point at the most impactful infiltration moment.
- Party bookkeeping follow-up: add a +1 rune to inventory.
- Party bookkeeping follow-up: Snak and Stella each add gold to inventory.