Tombs of Scoria: Episode 08

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==Synopsis==
The McGary brothers attempt to infiltrate a ruined tavern that some Mistryan solders are occupying in Cauldron, however the zone of silence is detected so they flee. The brothers then investigate the Mistryans troop movements outside of Cauldron. Anton captures a messenger and the party question him about the location of the loot.
Anton & Tyrael break into the inn during the night, slay the knight in charge of the troops inside, steal his treasure chest, and escape into the ethereal plane. After escaping from a wraith, Anton and Tyrael reunite with Imrik.
The brothers then return to a different tavern in the south run by Alexandria. Alexandria agrees to help smuggle the brothers though Mahtava and back to Drekis. With Alexandria's aid in Mahtava, the party do make it all the way back to Drekis.
Known as the episode with the Mug Throwing Incident.
==Recap==
=== 1st September 1511 ===
The McGary brothers head back to the tree invisible. Talk about using a campfire. They eat good berries and sleep invisible without lighting a fire.
=== 2nd September 1511 ===
The McGarys prepare their spells and do Nap shenanigans with invisibility.
They head to Cauldron from the east. Going through the small streets of Cauldron, and find a camp being broken down. Tents being taken down, men on horseback looking around. 20-25 soldiers standing about, couple of officers, servant, camp followers.
They assume the important people are inside of the tavern near the town square. A cleric, wizard, and knight. 
They watch from the rubble. Most of the camp starts moving out, about 15-20 leaves, a pair of officers head back into the tavern. They head out on the east road, towards Misty Rapids. 
They chat about the use of spells, how to use them most efficiently; how to proceed; they consider going into the tavern.
They send Tennes in to count how many people there are inside of the tavern. He comes back, still invisible, saying: seven people. They determine that it would be best not to fight, as the best case they still lose.
They walk up to the barricades, just to move them, to see if anyone investigates, just to jingle it. Nobody comes out.
They talk about whether to fight now or wait for nightfall.
Four hours later, a band of 15 mounted soldiers comes, with a guy who looks like he is in charge. The horses get tended to. 
They plan about how to kill/steal from the tavern. They plan to be a cracked out death squad, going room to room, killing anyone, with a silenced weapon, assassins.
They creep up to the doorway and peek through the tarp. Six soldiers are awake in the first room, four are on watch. Tyrael ducks down, making it so the people behind him ducking with him. Tyrael goes in, followed by Anton, then Imrik. 
A guard says something, but they don't hear what the guard says, since they are in a silenced zone. The guy panics. He throws a cup through the room, clearly, noticing something, perhaps in the middle of a conversation, and then shit just goes silent.
A guard runs up the stairs on the right. The brothers panic slightly. They head into the kitchen and try to leave. The two guards get confused as they are warming themselves in the kitchen up against the hearth. Tyrael attempts to pick the lock but fails. A wizard walks in, then turns around and leaves, noticing the silence. In a desperate attempt, Tyrael uses the Cloak of the Cheetah, and throw himself at the door, breaking it open. A wizard casts a on Tyrael, after that they escape into the night.
It's nighttime, they journey to the tree, they go a path to obfuscate their path, and not leave a straight line straight back to the tree. They rest.
=== 3rd September 1511 ===
They take different roads. Tyrael takes the east road, Anton on the west, and Imrik on the north.
A rider comes on the western road. Anton casts a on this rider. The rider is lightly packed, for max speed, carrying no items, or anything. Anton drags him off. Anton ruthlessly kills the horse.
Tyrael sees a rider going to Cauldron, barreling down the road.
All the brothers meet up at the tree, an hour after sunset.
They interrogate Erik the Rider. They talk with him about what's going on, stealing the items, how the items are kept, and what's being kept. While talking with him, they also plan how to get the items. When they decide what to do with Erik, they cut him loose, and Imrik gives him five gold.
=== 4th September 1511 ===
They prepare their spells. When night falls, they head back to Cauldron and into the tavern. Anton casts on a stone, handing it to Tyrael. Imrik casts on Anton and heads back to the tree. The two brothers climb up the wall, going to a window where the knight should be inside. The bang over and over on the window, but it makes no sound because of silence. A man with a scarred face is sleeping inside, missing the end of his nose. The chest they are looking for is inside. Tyrael kills the man in his sleep, he drives his dagger through him, the man struggles but dies. They search his corpse of magical items. They yoink a golden ring from him. They take his two-handed sword, which is clearly magical. While Anton looks for the key, Tyrael tries to pick the lock, fails, and Anton uses the key. Anton grabs Tyrael and punches him, making him put the silenced stone away so he can cast his Scroll of Etherealness. A guard opens the door, they disappear and fall straight through the floor, carrying the chest. They walk in this misty ghostly plane, towards what they think is the tree.
Tyrael expresses his concerns, and Anton tells him that it's going to be fine.
A red-hued creature approaches them, Anton casts Scroll of Protection from Evil. Tyrael swings his sword at the creature, it keeps at sword length. After an hour of walking Anton wills them out of the etherealness. They find themselves in the Teatherwilds and find the tree, Imrik is there, waiting.
They decided to walk to the tavern down by the bottom of Mirehallow. 
=== 6th September 1511 ===
In the middle of the day the McGary find the remote tavern. Inside is Erik and four other people are sitting at the bar, and Alexandria is outside. Imrik gets himself a drink and puts silver on the table while Tyrael goes talk with Alexandria outside. Tyrael talks to her, about going to Mahtava and bringing the brothers as slaves. She would take them to Valara, and then head to Drekis. Tyrael offers her 50 gold. She is pretty accepting of this, they talk a bit, she will leave her tavern alone, dig up some funds.
The brothers talk about their guise, and how to go through Mahtava. They ask to get a canoe made instead of going through The Overgrowth. They'd instead sail around it. The canoe maker, a woman, sells it to them for 15 gold, clearly sensing a desperate situation and trying to rip them off. They pay for it. They talk with Alexandria, the Dot and Dash owner, they rehearse their guise, talk about their paranoia about her fucking them over. If it goes wrong, they just candle out, so it should be fine.
=== 7th September 1511 ===
The McGarys head out in the morning, they row themselves along the coast to Valara. They row past the Overgrowth. They arrive in Valara. They send a small ship out to guide them in. They get surrounded by guards. They are told that if they don't leave tomorrow their belongings will get confiscated. They sleep in an embassy like a tavern.
=== 8th September 1511 ===
The party leave with a ship to Bon' Dundisyer. 
=== 14th September ===
The McGary Brothers arrive in Bon' Dundisyer. Imrik invites Alexandria to come with the party back to the Capital. They rent a carriage to take them home.
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