Dead Bath & Beyond

## Synopsis

### Official Recap

> Illien had an unusual request for Maeve Crittenden, who expressed her reservations about fulfilling the order unless she had a better understanding of what it was for.  Reluctantly, he explained he was searching for information on yarpaya – a mysterious word that had previously come up in the nilbog basement.
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> Elsewhere: Kayt went back to the Merc Hall to grab Maeve's ingredient wish list, Gujek sought counsel regarding a potential deal with Izzy, and TC was called out by Doxley in the thoroughfare, which led to a one-sided bout of fisticuffs as a way to clear the air.
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> As this was happening, another fight was taking place in the washroom within Paramount Lodgings – for Morna believed she'd seen the man who'd done her wrong, though this turned out to be something of a hallucination and Bassett Clemens rushed in to snap her out of her delusion.
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### Other Notable Events

#### Kayt's Questions to Niall

* "Does it feel like things have changed since the beginning":
* "Was there a time when it felt like tensions might boil over?":
	+ Not until very recently, something happened to make people wonder if Brunkhollow is actually a cleric/god blindspot - likely had something to do with big meeting
	+ Population is mixed, Niall thinks anti-theists still significant majority
* "Has anything changed with the cusp?":
	+ Understanding of location getting better, doesn't think it has 'moved'
	+ Some people worried worship or magic practice might crack the veil - no concrete evidence at all

#### Illien at Maeve's

* Illien asks Maeve to make 2x potions which compel truth (1 for a Montero, 1 for Illien)
	+ Maeve doesn't like making those, doesn't like precedence, will make for him if he doesn't say he got it from her, did not talk price, Illien to tell Maeve about secrets when receive potions
* Illien: yarpaya
	+ Maeve: word has popped up a couple times, nobody knows what it is, someone wrote Yarpaya on a boarded up well. Later, clinker killed in upyield with Yarpaya carved into chest (~1 month prior), clinkers blamed brunkhollow residents initially

#### Kayt at the Merc Hall

* Daphne gave Kayt list of Maeve's request (over a month old), fleecemane (near dire wolf job), flail snails (near aquatic trolls job)
* Daphne has bad history with goblins, has potentially serious back injury due to encounters
* Kayt shows bone from goblin - Daphne says just grick bone
* Kayt tells Daphne not to do business with TC (presumably fall-out from goblin prisoner situation)
* Bristol, elf man, red scarf (trapsmith at the Merc Hall) - trapped zorbo

#### T.C. at Good as Gold

* TC picks up reserved shovel, buys 15 parchments and quill & ink
* Baily mentions people getting stuff to pan for gold after big rainstorm
* TC reviews specialty items catalog - TC interested in oil of combustion and tanglefoot

#### Doxley at Paramount Porch

* Gujek: Izzy wants him to go exclusive, promises gold and renown, Izzy paid for him to come, not a lot of people that do what he does - Doxley suggests he have a backup plan, make sure to always be useful
* Gujek - comes from north, Ogrom Mountains, small village, only orcs - not a good fighter, but smarter than most/maybe all - doesn't think he's the smartest in Brunkhollow -> "big fish, small pond" - he could tell when an orc lied to him at home; in Brunkhollow: less so
* Doxley to T.C. - back at slim harbor, we'd have to talk about our feelings - not here
	+ Doxley and T.C. pugilism - crowd gathers including Illien, Kayt, and initially Maeve.
	+ TC down, Doxley down, TC down (Doxley wins)
* Kayt invites Doxley and Illien to help with Merc Hall jobs (or possibly Maeve ingredients job)

#### Morna at Paramount Bathhouse

* After recent rage...
* At Bath -> Kenzo - adds hot water
* Another person enters, goes under water, doesn't resurface for a long time, Morna goes over to look when they do not respond, guy only has 4 fingers (like Haskell), appears dead, Morna gives him healing potion, no response - barely keeps from raging
* Clemens comes in - tub only has a towel and healing potion in it
* TC in room: starts to write a note -> "Dear", then interrupted by knock at door for bath
* TC, Dox, Illien take baths

#### Kayt to Smithy

* New caravan driven by a goblin, not cordial
	+ Chase Langford - claims to not recognize Kayt
* At Smithy on West End: Crenshaw
	+ Smithy: outdoor patio with sloped roof to keep wares safe, nice spot to sit by the brook
	+ Asks about mithril plating claw - would be 350 gold
	+ Sells mithril ore for 150 gold instead, Crenshaw asks where they come from, Kayt tells truth (invoking Ace's name)
	+ Asks about blackpowder, Crenshaw has no experience
	+ Sold hammers to military where he previously lived: Crenshaw's Thumpers, Kayt buys basic light hammer for 3 gold

#### Morna at Good as Gold

* Buys 1x healing potion (60 gold) and inquires about potion of fire resistance (specialty item)
* Fully understands Sampson and Sampson -> Good as Gold transition, unlike T.C.

#### Doxley & Illien to Chophouse with Niall

* Chophouse: red tinted lantern glass, 2nd floor of seating (balcony)
* Luther McGreevy (owner), dwarf, long reddish beard streaks of grey, purple tunic
* Niall asks about family, Ondine (Ghorei-Onan associate)
* Niall plan: collect tax from Brunkhollow regulars for scouting and protection, some people won't be a fan - perhaps a few animals creep a little closer...

#### T.C. and Morna at Music Box

* Kayt follows discretely
* Multistory tavern with adjoined stalls for horses, cramped but cozy first floor, small raised stage in the back, Skits in attendance
* 'Drunkhollow': song written and performed by Steven Czajkowski

### Quotes

* **Gujek:** "Were you the smartest in Pirran?" **Doxley:** "Fuck no, i wasn't the smartest. But, perhaps the hungriest." **Gujek:** "Not enough to eat in Pirran?"
* **Gujek:** "What do you do when you're not helping me?" **Doxley:** "Help others like you, although it's hardly help, you're paying me, not out of the kindness of my heart, as sweet as you are Gujek." **Gujek:** "Paid help, still help"
* **Doxley to T.C.:** "You did something today where back on the shores and at Slim Harbor, we would have had to sit down and have a proper talk about how you hurt my feelings, but we're not in Slim Harbor anymore - now, we get to settle this without any Gods or any Clerics coming to fuck us up."

## Trivia

* This chapter features the first Brunkhollow song written by Steven Czajkowski

## References

1. ↑ "**Dead Bath & Beyond**" (C2Ch10). *Brunkhollow*. 19 November 2023. At 2:35:46.
2. ↑ "**Dead Bath & Beyond**" (C2Ch10). *Brunkhollow*. 19 November 2023. At 3:05:38.
3. ↑ "**Dead Bath & Beyond**" (C2Ch10). *Brunkhollow*. 19 November 2023. At 1:10:14.
4. ↑ "**Dead Bath & Beyond**" (C2Ch10). *Brunkhollow*. 19 November 2023. At 1:10:46.
5. ↑ "**Dead Bath & Beyond**" (C2Ch10). *Brunkhollow*. 19 November 2023. At 1:23:04.