Hunted Quarry

> Learning still about things that aren't pleasant...
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## Summary

Adrian Tanlaial really pushes for the whole wait until Arpolian shows up even though it's still early afternoon. Olwen Edgeworth notes how there's some celestial in the runes but it's mostly infernal with both circles being a century apart. Adrian notes that the celestial reads, *the chalice has been found* while Olwen reads that the infernal rune took the user to Diz, the city of iron in Baator. The party speculates that the chalice was in Diz and Princess Abigail suggests that it was taken by an angel and that it could be in Mount Celestia. Abigail decides to go to the library again while Adrian, suggests coming back later, to Seven's chagrin. Hoshimi sends Sybl Indrax and Flint with Abigail. Sybl invites Seven to go with them while Olwen stays with Adrian and Hoshimi gets a message from Yuto. She pulls Raymond outside while passing along Rienhardt's message to Olwen. Olwen decides to head to her brother's place with Seven and Adrian before coming back.

Hoshimi drags Ray into a nearby allyway. She mentions that someone's been using her name of silverfox to follow Arpolian. Needless to say she wants this person dead so she uses her underground contacts to locate this person in the area where the mercenaries hang out including where the seedy jobs are given. Hoshimi is conflicted as she has to maintain a clean face. So she heads to the clothing store known as the Glittering Gull. She gets a set of common clothes (1 silver) and a set of fine clothes (2 gold). She wears her commoners clothes and disguises her hair by making it appear brown. Hoshimi and Ray find the seedy tavern known as the Black Flaggon. She approaches a dwarf counting his papers and gets his services for a gold piece. The dwarf introduces himself as Ahan Bottlehelm while Hoshimi gives the alias Taiki. Ahan mentions that he heard of Madam Silverfox and even met with one of her agents. He gives her the open contract for a job he wanted for her in exchange for a gold coin.

After they leave, Ray looks over the contract and notes that whoever signed it was doing it annonymously. Raymond hides in a nearby barrel as a figure cloaked all in black, carrying two swords on the back and wearing a fox mask comes by. He is curious and begins to study Hoshimi. The figure mentions that Arpolian stole something concerning his organization's rivals. The figure is also interested in the city treating him well and wants to see what Hoshimi can do. She tries flourishing her whip at him but he catches it instantly. Using the distraction, Ray puts his gun to the figure's head. The figure is surprised as Ray calls him Foxtrot. The figure mentions that Ray was supposed to be dead and that it was what Ray wanted the organization to think that he was. Foxtrot offers to stay quiet in exchange for Ray not shooting him. It turned out he wasn't related to Silverfox but people assumed he did from the mask he wore. He admires Madame Silverfox and sees her as a potential partner. They decide to let Adrian know about this while Hoshimi thanks Ray for helping her out.

## Notable events

* The party splits up with a group going to the library, a group going to Rienhardt's place and one group dealing with a copycat.
* Ray and Hoshimi visit the Black Flaggon with new clothes and have an encounter with Foxtrot.