Grisly Pattern

> OH SNAP, the group finds more bad things and there's a bit of a pattern!
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## Summary

The party heads back into the Galgari Jungle with Xaillen riding on Seven. Adrian Tanlaial wonders what was stalking them the previous night. Flint can't pin it down but guesses that it's an invasive species. Seven thinks it could be a babbling freak but both Adrian and Olwen Edgeworth doubt it. Xaillen brings up the idea that it was another creature from that plane, not the babbling freak. Adrian isn't sure as his mother is the better person to ask. Hoshimi and Seven ask about her and he talks about how originally, she wouldn't give anyone the time of day. But she overcame her boundaries and even helped a sister and brother reconnect. He also mentions Lhark and how she was adopted before he was born. He then talks about Maryl and how she's an oracle. She was also the know it all and Olwen relates to Rienhardt being like that. She comments on how he would make a bow for Seven to make her cuter. Seven asks if it would make her useful and Hoshimi asks about that only for Seven to fall back to the rear of the pack.

Seven wonders if she's doing what Hoshimi asks, that is leaving her alone. Xaillen calls her an idiot by saying Hoshimi said what she wanted, not what she needed. Olwen asks about Lhark next, and Adrian mentions he hadn't talked to her in so long. Hoshimi notes the depressing atmosphere and decides to sing a song from her homeland. After the song, everyone but Adrian smells dead bodies. Hoshimi knows where the bodies are and sees the cat person hiding. Seven notices it too and charges ahead with Xaillen. The cat person tries fleeing and Seven gives chase. Xaillen says to let the cat person get go while Olwen fires at a branch. The cat quickly pulls out a bow staff and deflects the bullet with it before escaping. Olwen suggests that the cat person didn't eat the horse.

Caius notes that there are three dead drow bodies ahead. Xaillen asks Flint to check for more than four tracks and sure enough there are eight sets of tracks. The drow bodies are also missing their organs just like the horse. Olwen notices a bottle of alcohol and slashed pieces of rope among the bodies. She guessed that the cat folk was captured by the drow and set itself free while the drow were being attacked. Olwen remembers that the cat folk was well traveled and a non-killing monk from what he was wearing. They find a wanted poster and likely mistook the cat person for the real beast while Hoshimi takes their money. They make a few guesses before heading out and putting up their guard.

During the trek, Olwen continues to translate the journal. She talks about it with Adrian and about the orbs in Thultanthar, Urzaban and the jungle ruins. Adrian gets an idea and pulls notes together. Apparently all of these orbs were in cities that fell. From this path, Adrian suggests there might be one in the ruins of Sabaton but is conflicted with what he promised Feronia. Olwen says it's okay to check with her afterwards and gives him the translated version of the journal as she plans to give the original back to the royal family. Hoshimi jokes on how they were planning their first date and asks when they can see Reinhardt. Olwen gulps and mentions that he's part of the dress making competition there. Hoshimi grins as Olwen gets really worried.

## Notable events

* Hoshimi sings
* The hiding cat reveals itself again
* The party comes across more bodies with their organs removed
* Olwen Edgeworth translates most of the journal