New Sheriff In Town

an adventure starring Ava, Kit, and Cal. Companion episode: Charmed, I'm Sure
== Tweet length description ==
Our Noob adventures Ava, Kit, and Cal find problems with a swamp, a sheriff, and a Tanager in this week's Bumfuzzle of an episode!
== Setting ==
Daingean
== Non Player Characters ==
* Sheriff Niels Knuth 
* Professor Edemir So 
* Andre Galvan 
* Alaina Rivers 
* Remous Belethrane 
* Headmaster Crud 
* Anita Chambon 
* Mildred Kao 
* Ol’ Croghan 
* Jamila Kovalenko 
== Plot Summary ==
The two Firebreathing Kittens adventurers Avarice and Cal are in the swamp outside Daingean, returning to the guildhall from a job. Ava had just finished her first job, which was detective work in a nearby town, and Cal, the HR person in the FBK, was shadowing her. In the meantime, Parakimete, aka Kit, is in the village helping Galvan with his work. He has an altercation with the sheriff Niels Knuth where the sheriff nearly arrests him for having weapons without a permit, but he cannot find any on Kit to incriminate him. The Apteryxian, quite scared by the large and rude man, gets caught in a crowd after he flees the scene. 
Ava and Cal stumble upon a giant nest of fire ants, Cal immediately taking flight. Ava, dumbfounded that the Aaracokra Cal had waited until NOW to fly - despite his extensive complaining about getting mud on his suit - walked right into the nest and was attacked by the ants. Cal, however, hid behind a bush, and Super Crud came to Ava's rescue, picking her up off the ground and flying her to safety. Super Crud disappears and Cal returns, denying his connection to Super Crud. The two see smoke in the distance and go toward it, eventually happening upon the town of Daingean. 
The pair immediately find the same crowd that Kit is stuck in and are drawn in, under a charm effect coming from a tall half-elven man in the centre of the crowd. Cal flies in from above, Ava dances her way through the crowd, and Kit tries to duck under all the feet, in grave danger of being trampled. Cal accidentally proposes to the man, and Ava mistakes him for an incubus - though he denies both. He claims to be first the Reveller, then the FBK adventurer Tanager Goodfellow. Ava realizes immediately that this man is not who he says he is and has some kind of nefarious intent, though she does not yet have proof. 
The man departs and the crowd goes with him, leaving Ava, Cal, and Kit in the road. They all get to know each other and head to Foxclub to rest and drink. Cal takes a bath. While at the Foxclub, they learn a few things: the half-elf is planning a party at the mayor's mansion, a crocodile is eating people, especially adventurers, and the sheriff is fining and imprisoning tourists, like he tried to do with Kit. Kit takes out a live fish and puts it in Cal's bath, and the hungry Aaracokra eats it. Now, Kit needs a new fish.
Ava, Cal, and Kit decide to investigate the mansion first, Kit allowing them entry by offering to fix things. He fixes the dishwasher, doing an excellent job. In the meantime, Ava snoops around, Cal tailing her. They do not find much, so they head to the market so Kit can get a new fish. They also need a bucket, so they head to the blacksmith and meet Galvan. Ava and Kit "bond" over torture devices while Cal disappointedly takes notes. The three head to the clothing store to secure outfits for the party they plan to go to - Ava buys an elegant black ballgown, Kit buys a canvas cape, and Cal is already in a suit so he doesn't buy anything.
They the head to the sheriff's office, hoping to meet Niels. Instead, they find Professor Edemir So in a jail cell - he had fallen victim to Niels' scheme. Ava berates him for being weak, then breaks him out of his jail cell, giving him some of her gear so he can escape and go back home. They head back to the Foxclub and find the sheriff. Ava makes an impression on Niels and learns that she can run against him as sheriff in tomorrow's election - all she needs is a bank account proving that she lives in Daingean. 
So, she and the others head to the bank. Ava successfully opens an account after Kit forges a very convincing legal document saying that Avarice lives at 123 Swamp Avenue and that she can vote. While they are there, the bank is robbed! They learn that bank robberies are so common that the bank tellers instinctively hide - the sheriff really hasn't been doing his job. Ava begins to sew rumours, convincing everyone at the bank of Niels' incompetence. 
The three then chase after the robber, following her to the edge of the swamp. She has just enough time to reveal that she knows a secret the Firebreathing Kittens guild should know before she gets eaten by Ol' Croghan - even Super Crud wasn't fast enough to save her. They return to town with the evidence that they caught the robber, further increasing people's confidence in Ava. 
After the sun sets, the three go to the mayor's mansion. Cal meets Headmaster Crud there and the two chat amicably while Kit and Ava's pseudodragon Penny stuff themselves with food. Eventually, the three reconvene and meet the Tanager impersonator. He tries to charm them again and get them to drink, but they don't fall for his trick. Instead, Ava learns that the drinks contain a sleep spell and throws hers on the ground, exposing the attempted fraud. Cal punches the con man in the face and knocks him unconscious, disappointed that Ava did not strike first. Later, after the half-elf is officially arrested, his identity is revealed to be Remus Belethrane. 
Ava asks Kit if he is interested in joining the FBK, as they pay fairly well and she wants to continue working with him - she finds his talents most useful. Kit will think about it - we may see him in a later adventure! Cal, thoroughly unimpressed by Ava's numerous infractions and questionable personality traits, demands that she attend a counselling session in two hours. The next day, Avarice H. is elected the new sheriff of Daingean. She wins by a landslide - hardly anyone votes to re-elect Niels.
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