Of Dice and Men: Episode 21

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== Synopsis ==
The "Various Operations Agency" (VOA) is sent by the Queen of Drekis to covertly capture Kel Pochi, suspected to be hiding in the "Stack House" within the town of Rwalwikk. Posing as nobles attending a high-class New Moon party, Toki and Janice the Cleric discover that the Stack House is associated with a Death Cult. Toki successfully locates Kel Pochi and retrieves his hair for scrying, then leaves the party claiming illness. The VOA observes Kel Pochi and his armed associates visiting a brothel with a red door in the low-class part of town. They later infiltrate the brothel with a fake search warrant and bribe the Matron to aid in their plan. They successfully drug Kel Pochi, disguise him, and smuggle him out of town. The party delivers him to Lord Leo McGary, who rewards them with either 50,000 gold or four magic items.
==Recap==
===1st July 1512===
"Various Operations Agency" (VOA) are in the walled town of Rwalwikk in the Western Vodan Plains. They are here on the orders from the Queen of Drekis to secretly capture Kel Pochi for what he did to the Akuban Knights. Letters discovered in Kel Pochi's hometown led the party to believe that the knight is hiding inside the "Stack House" building in town. Investigations in Rwalwikk suggest it is home to some sort of Death Cult or something that is throwing a New Moon party tomorrow night that promises to be transformative.
===2nd July 1512===
Toki waits for Janice the Cleric at sunset. After Janice arrives, they head to the Stack House in a carriage for the New Moon Party. During the carriage ride, Janice asks Toki to not reveal the secrets of spellcasters while at the party.
At the party, Toki finds it is a high class affair, but as a noble she is able to fit in. She finds Kel Pochi easily enough. Toki goes up to speak with him. Kel Pochi is concerned his actions with Budariousz had spread to the rest of the Kingdom and is pleased when Toki says she hasn't heard of him.
Toki uses speak with animals on the dog at the party. The dog says that Kel Pochi is part of the pack and takes him for walks. The dog then leads Toki to where Kel Pochi's quarters are. Toki goes inside alone.
Toki easily locates some of Kel Pochi's hair to use later for scrying. Toki then excuses herself from the party, claiming to have a bad stomach.
Toki returns to the party and gives the hair to Nevets. The party return to their inn and make plans to spy on the house for a few days. 
===3rd July 1512===
Nevets goes to spy again on Stack House. He spies Kel Pochi leave the house with three others walking some dogs. Kel Pochi and two of the others are armed. Nevets sneaks after them.
Kel Pochi's group heads into the low-class part of town to a building with a red door. The group do a pass phrase knock, then head inside. A few hours later, the nobles leave the building and drunkenly head back to the Stack House.
Nevets meets up with the rest of the party and reports in. The party plan to infiltrate the building to find out more.
Nevets and Lennie go inside the red-door building and discover it is a brothel. Toki enters afterwards and goes to a different table than Nevets and Lennie. Nevets goes to the matron and asks about spiking drinks and finds out it will cost a lot of gold.
The party leave the brothel and make plans. Nevets is worries the Matron would talk, so the group try coming up with other plans.
The party go to The Family. They get a fake search warrant on the brothel, with a fake signature by Chancellor Reginald Greenwater. They also hire an attractive member of The Family to work with them as part of their capture plan. Lennie hires the Halflings from a few days ago to use their wagon. 
===8th July 1512===
Nevets spies Kel Pochi leave the Stack House. He rushes across town, gets the party, and they enact their plan. Lennie waits with the Halfings with the cart. Nevets and Toki head inside the Brothel.
Nevets poses as an official who was inspecting this establishment and is unhappy that the Matron was willing to let him drug a noble lady. Nevets then bribes the matron 500 gold to go along with their plan. Elizabeth the hired member of The Family has her sleeping potion and gets into position.
Kel Pochi arrives inside but goes to his regular. The matron arranges for Elizabeth to join Kel Pochi so the plan can proceed. After going upstairs, Elizabeth drugs Kel Pochi as planned. Nevets changes Kel Pochi into some commoner clothing, shaves his hair off, and uses makeup to darken his skin tone.
Nevets then has 2 workers carry Kel Pochi into the basement which the Matron leads the party though a locked gate that leads out the back of the brothel where the cart is waiting.
The party meet with Uncle Jack a member of The Family, and arrange for the body to be smuggled outside of the town gates. 
===13th July 1512*===
The party talk they way into Wikkthronrarenta and then head to the McGary Household as instructed. Nevets uses the passphrase "An old friend from home is calling" and are allowed inside.
The party are led into the palor where they meet with Lord Leo McGary. The party are awarded 50,000 gold worth of bullion or 4 magic items.
==Experience==
No exp given out this episode.
: * Dates are extrapolated from a previous mention of an exact date.
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