Session 46 - Thornhearth Aftermath and Southern Lead
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Session 46

Thornhearth Aftermath and Southern Lead

Saturday, February 28, 2026

The party resolved the basement haunt line, negotiated with a captured vampire tied to the Benefactor, and left Thornhearth with a new lead on Taviah at the Hollow Flesh Market.

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Participants

Sabong Taytay portrait

Sabong Taytay

Snak portrait

Snak

Monty "Count" De Monet portrait

Monty "Count" De Monet

Stella Wachter portrait

Stella Wachter

Raoul de la Nuit portrait

Raoul de la Nuit

Hobgrim Swizard (Ghost) portrait

Hobgrim Swizard (Ghost)

Recap

The party cleared remaining haunt pressure in the Benefactor estate and extracted intelligence from a captured vampire. After failed transfer talks with Seldeg, they learned Taviah’s southern destination and prepared to continue pursuit.

Major Events

  • Stella solved the haunt in the basement.
  • Spoke with the captured vampire in the basement: Grella, identified as a vamp daughter of The Benefactor.
  • Allowed Grella to go to Mechitar to study.
  • Hobgrim became a ghost upstairs.
  • Attempted to give control of Thornhearth to Seldeg Bhedlis, but Seldeg strongly refused and threatened to kill everyone in town.
  • Learned Iron Taviah had headed south into the forest toward Hollow Flesh Market.
  • Learned Taviah wanted The Benefactor dead because he changed her into a different vampire type that feeds on emotions instead of blood, and blood makes her sick/poisoned.
  • Hobgrim died to a haunt after the party rushed downstairs and he was stuck.
  • Hobgrim transitioned to a new character, Hobgrim Swizard (wizard), with all other presentation details unchanged.

NPCs and Factions Mentioned

  • Grella - Captured vampire identified as the Benefactor’s daughter; released to Mechitar for study.
  • Seldeg Bhedlis - Rejected local-control handoff and threatened mass violence in Thornhearth.
  • The Benefactor - Identified by Grella/Taviah context as target in Taviah’s motive chain.
  • Iron Taviah - Reported to have moved south toward Hollow Flesh Market.
  • Hollow Flesh Market - New directional lead in Taviah pursuit.

Important Context

  • Control/stability in Thornhearth remained unresolved after Seldeg rejected governance transfer and escalated with direct threat language.
  • Taviah motive framing shifted from pure operational concealment to a personal vampiric-transformation grievance.

Unresolved Threads

  • Determine immediate governance/safety plan for Thornhearth after Seldeg’s refusal and threat.
  • Verify Grella’s reliability and potential future role after release to Mechitar.
  • Confirm Taviah’s status and objectives at Hollow Flesh Market.
  • Resolve party continuity and tactical implications after Hobgrim’s death and character transition.