Session 50

Kaspar left the trio to find out what was going on with Malthusias. He struggled to get to the camp as there was a large parade of children dressed in costume being led by a piper in a mask. Likely this was the task Addic was supposed to perform. Arriving at the camp site for Malthusiases menagerie, moral was very low. Kaspar learned that Malthusias' trial was soon and likely his sentence be guilty as they hadn't found the dwarf.

Siegbert and Herbert travelled to Dieters to get a letter of entry to the palace. After a chat, Dieter once again came through for the group and provided a letter marking them as his servants sent to the palace. Thanking him they went on their way. Kaspar arrived shortly after but had just missed the pair. He hadn't missed Siegward however and he join his companion to bodyguard Kirsten to the Water Polo event. At the event it was clear the city had just used the blocks of ice from the day before as a stage for their water polo. The crowed were enjoying the sport until a death wizard strolled through and wave of unease hit everyone. Ava pushed her way towards Siegbert and Herbert. They spoke of the Wittgenstiens home and Ava said she'd take of it and that the door would be unlocked later for them.

In the palace Herbert and Siegbert found Luigi's room after asking for help form a gardener. Bribing Luigi with a bottle of wine, he showed them around the palace. They learned a lot before Luigi took them to the wine cellars to procure more drink. A lie they told Luigi but in reality they were hoping to find more entrances to the undercity. While the Tilean admired the wine they set about looking for secret entrances but came up short.

After the water polo Siegward had most the weekend to himself and left for a barber surgeon while Kaspar travelled to the temple of Verena for Malthusias trial. He arrived too late however as the crowds were leaving in droves. It was a quick trial and Malthusias was sentenced to death at noon the next day.

Ava made her way to the back of Gotfried Witgenstiens home. It didn't take her long to scare away most of the hangers on in the alley, most folk like to give wizards a wide breadth. Unlocking the door with magic she stepped inside. The place was dark and the door was a servants entrace that connected to the main hall and kitchen. Some meat was being prepared on the kitchen table. Ava could hear footsteps upstairs. In the hallway were pink candles laid out in a strange and painful to look at pattern. A similar pattern to the one that was carved into Addics chest. Ava checked another room which contained a large bed with a number of straps hanging down from the ceiling. The floor creaked and she decided it was time to go in case the person upstairs had heard her. Leaving by the back door she made sure it was left unlocked.

Heading to the college she bumped into Siegbert and Herbert who were outside the castle looking for hidden entrances. She informed them the house was unlocked and they made their way there only to find that the back door was still locked! The attempted to force it open and were met with a bark from the old man who looked after the house. They explained they were here on behalf of the palace to deliver a bottle of wine to Mr Wittgenstein. Not buying it for one second the man on the inside shooed them away asking if they thought he was born yesterday. Keeping up with the charade they said that they'd leave the bottle by the door. Then, not travelling too far, they lay in way to see if he'd take the bait.

Kaspar went to the palace and spoke to the guards at the entrance who remembered Siegbert and Herbert. The guards were able to point him in the direction his companions went. It didn't take him long to find the pair and he snuck up on them before delivering a clap to their backs asking what they were doing looking at an alley. Giving up on the ruse, they left the Witgensteins home for the second time today.