Sleepless in Munnatawket

* Alec does some reading from the Libra about mermaids, sirens, women in white, etc.
** Carl Linneas writes about gifts on the waterline, carvings
*** People tossed treasures overboard to sate the mermaids
*** **See note in Roll20**
** Women in white is an apparition, scorned woman, associated with tragedy. They live their life as an echo, often unaware
* Cyrus knocks on their door and asks to talk to Alec about the narrow mindedness of Jones the groundskeeper, and how his opinion seemed to hit a cord with Alec
** He offers an ear if they need it.
* He informs Alec he’s had experience with mermaids.
* While Cyrus sleeps he feels a presence on his bed
** Some “thing” snuggles up against him, he sees an actual hand holding his
** “Hush now, just sleep.”
** He goes to roll over to look at her, and it’s suddenly morning. . . 
* He pulls out his crystal ball and sees a formless shadow behind him
** The voice in his head give him no info and he’s pretty indignant towards their lack of help
*** The ghosts of his dead crew?
* Cyrus joins the rest of the group at breakfast
* No one else had strange experiences during the night
* Martha is very concerned about Cyrus having a potential dalliance with a ghost.
** She thinks Cyrus and William should share a room so no funny business happens. 
* After some discussion of what we decide to split the party
** Signe and Willian go to town (the tavern is called Flotsam & Jetsam)
* William wants to go check out the barber to check on any rumours.
** The barber is James Hoff
** He blabs to Mr. Hoff about the three missing men (the townsfolk hadn’t known up to this point)
** He only ever met August who came in once for a cut
** Speaks on Sorin’s uncouthness
** Burroughs and Archer were involved with a new woman from a south east village
* Signe goes to the Post Office and speaks to Mr. Elijah Anderson.
** He’s the mail carrier
** He says that Soren visited the southern villages to find women.
** Signe talks him into being a pseudo-investigator, plays into his apparent desire to be a busy-body, and spy.
** And btw, there was no return on Burrough’s last letter'