Recap
The party spent a month in Graydirge receiving recognition, gifts, and income before new pressure arrived around persistent poison traces and Iron Taviah’s possible survival. Following warnings from Ortagar and direct contact from Seldeg Bhedlis, the party moved back toward Taviah’s old cottage in Axan Wood.
Major Events
- Spent a month in Graydirge.
- Received visits from admirers offering thanks.
- Received faction gifts:
- Tax Collectors Union: 400 gp and a Taxman’s Ledger.
- Celebrants: “You’ve made death fun again,” plus 300 gp and a Casket of Bloodwine.
- Export Guild: 250 gp.
- Downtime earnings:
- Raoul stole from a bank for 42 gp.
- Hobgrim worked with Berline Haldoli on necromancy/raising undead for 49 sp.
- Monty crafted for 63 sp.
- Snak moved things (earnings not recorded).
- Sabong did cockfighting for 105 gp.
- The party was summoned to a party by Berline Haldoli with a ghoulish dress request.
- Berline said rumors claimed Seldeg Bhedlis, spymaster of Geb, had taken interest in the party.
- Berline said Seldeg was direct with words and tasked with hunting rogue undead for the crown.
- Berline gave the statement: “Friends are often enemies.”
- Received a letter from Ortagar Stitch-Skull.
- Ortagar’s message said temple activity was high and celebrations over the poison plot included extensive torture.
- Ortagar also reported hearing Seldeg was coming to look for the party, specifically regarding Iron Taviah possibly still being alive.
- Returned to the manor and found the door open with muddy footprints leading inside.
- Found Seldeg Bhedlis at the manor.
- Seldeg said traces of the poison continued despite the hags being killed.
- Seldeg said he believed Iron Taviah was still alive and asked the party to join a hunt.
- Chose to go to Iron Taviah‘s cottage instead of Thornhearth.
- Traveled to Iron Taviah’s cottage in Axan Wood.
- Observed a shadowy tear/rift where the house stood; party noted the house had previously collapsed in on itself.
- Entered by tearing off the door to avoid being trapped again.
- Found no sign of Smirtlbin and threw a torch into the fireplace.
- Noted recently rummaged kitchen conditions with footprints leading to the living room and bedroom.
- Found a corpse with a scarf and used telekinetic hand to loot it.
NPCs and Factions Mentioned
- Seldeg Bhedlis - Geb spymaster contact who pressed renewed pursuit of Iron Taviah.
- Berline Haldoli - Hosted social summons and relayed warning-level intelligence.
- Ortagar Stitch-Skull - Sent warning letter on temple activity and Seldeg’s approach.
- Iron Taviah - Hunt target believed still alive.
- Smirtlbin - Not present at the cottage fireplace.
- Tax Collectors Union - Faction that provided gift reward.
- Celebrants - Faction that provided gift reward and message.
- Export Guild - Faction that provided gift reward.
Important Context
- This session combined extended downtime economy and political recognition with immediate reactivation of the Taviah threat line.
- Multiple independent channels (Berline, Ortagar, Seldeg) pointed to ongoing poison-risk continuity and Taviah survival possibility.
Unresolved Threads
- Verify whether Iron Taviah is still alive.
- Determine source of ongoing poison traces despite earlier hag eliminations.
- Identify what happened at the cottage site and who left the recent footprints.
- Determine Seldeg’s full expectations and constraints for the hunt operation.