Of Art and Arson

an adventure starring Firebreathing Kittens Tanager Goodfellow, Dr. Crud III, and Olive Muhdo. 
Tweet Length Description: Dr. Crud tries to rescue an artist and his painting from a magical laundromat in Half-Elf Town, while Tanager goes to the Cotton Candy Factory and gets his face painted like a pretty kitty. Olive dabbles in arson.
Settings: 
*Firebreathing Kittens guild hall
*Niqamui Public Library
*Mr. Tan's Sparkle Clean
* Bartleby Family Estate
* The Snooty Painter
Non-player characters: 
*Stefania Martaci
*Vincenzo Martaci
*Giuseppe Martaci
*Mr. Tan
*Dorian Bartleby
*Maxwell
*Tony
*Jeffrey
 
In this week's story: 
* pretty kitty face paint from a tour of the cotton candy factory
* a debate on whether art has an inherent value that mandates its preservation for the next generation regardless of the moral failings of its current owner
* a dry cleaning facility with a secret passage
* an alligator jumping out of a sewer to barrel roll one guard, and another guard deciding they don't get paid enough for that.
Plot Summary:
One day in the FBK Guild Hall, a forlorn woman named Stefania Martaci enters with her son Vincenzo. After being turned away at other guilds for lack of funds, she laments the poor quality of the FBK's adventuring staff/facilities as she recounts the story of her missing husband Giuseppe. Giuseppe, a famous portrait painter with a gambling problem, was kidnapped by a noble and some thugs over a dispute regarding the noble's portrait. Lord Bartleby commissioned Giuseppe to paint his portrait, but returned a few days after collecting the painting and kidnapped Giuseppe mentioning something about the painting "changing face." 
Vincenzo followed the men and his father to Half Elf Town, where they entered a Half Elf laundry known as Mr. Tan's Sparkle Clean. Upon hearing this information, Olive, Dr. Crud and Tanager immediately split the party (🙄) and head off in different directions. Olive does research at the public library, Dr. Crud cases the laundromat, and Tanager goofs off at the local cotton candy factory's factory tour day (rather than visiting the Bartleby estate). They also meet the eclectic Maxwell at the Snooty Painter where they learn about Giuseppe's gambling issues. 
The group decides to visit the Bartleby estate together and literally burns the place to the ground after learning some additional information about the new Lord Bartleby. It is suspected that he is in fact a changeling. 
Next, the crew follows Bartleby to Mr. Tan's where Tanager bluffs his way inside disguised as Tony the Assassin. After finding the secret passage to the sewer safe house, the FBKs head down in search of Giuseppe. They run into a few guards, including Jeffrey who decided to throw down his weapons and seek new employment opportunities. Further in the sewer, they come upon Tony the Assassin working over Giuseppe in the Torture Room. Once Tony is subdued and bound, they free Giuseppe. On their way out, Olive quickly dashes into a room containing a stone golem trying desperately to "keep an eye" on the portrait Giuseppe painted. Too fast for the plodding golem, the FBKs escape and drop the (magical, face changing) painting off at the local police precinct. (NB: The portrait is imbued with magic by Giuseppe. His magic usually only allows him to paint portraits that capture the true essence of his subjects, but in this case the face of the painting changes to match the current face of the Lord Bartleby changeling.) 
The gang got 200gp and Giuseppe has promised to paint a Last Supper style portrait of all the FBKs. 
Memorable Quotes: 
Jeffrey: "We don't get paid enough for this."
Tony: "Hey Aligator lady, I'd like to make shoes outta you."
Dr. Crud III: "You're gonna leave us a five star review on fantasy yelp, right? Five. Star."
Tanager, disguised as Tony: "Don't worry Dr. Crud, I was ACTING!"
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