Session 82

The party travels to Auguste in search of Bellerophon's friend Julia Karamzin. They discover more information about the war between Oceanside and Auguste before once again entering the Blight Ward.
== Summary ==
The party used the teleportation compass to teleport to the city of Auguste. They found themelves outside of the city in the rain. Smoke rose from the southern portion of the Blight Ward, and it appeared that the city was in the middle of evacuating. They joined a light to enter the city, and noticed that both the people entering and leaving were being searched. One group was pulled to the side, protesting that they didn't have "it." Ahead of the party, a wagon was searched and a secret panel found. The guards accused them of being from Oceanside, and a fight broke out between the guards and the travelers. Bellerophon noticed that one of the wagon occupants, while the others were fighting and attempting to make a break for the city, managed to successfully sneak in. The rest of the Oceanside infiltrators were captured, and a guard announced that they would resume letting people in once the mess had been cleaned up. Belle informed the guard of the person she saw, a green dragon-esque person carrying some sort of parcel. As they were incredibly busy and the party wanted access to the city, the guard requested that they capture the man. Permission given to enter, Belle, Kiono's familiar, and Teer's flock of familiars were used to hunt down the man. 
They eventually tracked him to an old, run-down bar. Unable to extract any information from the barkeep about the man, Teer went to search the back room while Kiono ritual cast Detect Magic. Teer noticed that the cellar was smaller than it should have been. After a quick word of warning to Ephemera, Teer cast Investiture of Stone on himself and went through the wall where there should have been more cellar. On the other side, he found their target, a green-eyed reptilian man, hanging out with a blobby green man, having handed over his parcel. The blobby green man cast a series of spells on Teer, causing him to immediately forget what happened while he was there. 
Teer emerged from the cellar and retrieved the party, declaring it time for them to leave. Belle noticed how distracted he seemed and the parcel Teer was now carrying under his cloak. Teer explained that he had been attacked by the man with the parcel and been forced to kill him. Nothing coming of Kiono's spell, the group left the establishment. Akaros immediately explained that Teer had been mind controlled, and the man they had been searching for wasn't dead. The parcel contained a jar with a red dust in it, a type of infernal toxin cultivated in hell and known for wreaking havoc on biological beings. 
After questioning Akaros about the creature, Kiono explained that it was an amnizu, an incredibly intelligent fiend frequently used as military commanders or as research and development for fiendish war efforts. They returned to the cellar and broke through the wall, finding the people there gone. They reported their findings to the guard, who agreed to turn the parcel over to the appropriate authorities. He also granted them access to the Blight Ward with a comment about how Ghislain Auguste had gone missing after an attack on the palace. 
Immediately upon entering the Blight Ward, they realized that they had no idea where they were going. They secured a place to hide, rest, and plan, making good use of Sors' Destroy Undead to do so. They decided to visit Renilla Auguste, as she had been favorable to them previously and likely had more knowledge than they about what they were looking for. Using the signet ring they had previously been given, they obtained an audience with her. She was cold to them and, upon being informed of the dragon potentially lurking beneath the Blight Ward, she had the party arrested. They were taken to cells with all of their belongings. They opted to remain, as the situation seemed strange, and indeed, Renilla appeared several hours later. She distrusted her advisors, and so was entrusting them to act in the best interests of Auguste. As far as her advisors were concerned, the party had been locked in the jail to rot. Both sides wished the other luck, and she sent them through a secret passage known only to her family. 
== NPCs ==
=== Introduced ===
* Some Lizard Guy
* Some Guard
* Some Shady Barkeep 
* Some Amnizu
=== Returning ===
* Renilla Auguste
=== Mentioned ===
* Ghislain Auguste
* Alban Kellett
* Prince Haziz