Summary: Session A021

## Events

* While the party is navigating through town to find Ruven, they find that Savo has disappeared while the party was not looking.
* The party finds that the place they suspect Ruven is kept, has four guards. Lusine casts a silent image of a wealthy man who distracts three of the guards. Lusine seduces the fourth one, then kills him when she takes him into the alley.
* Sobek stuffs the body of the freshly killed guard, along with the two they killed in interrogation, in a crate and washes the alley clean of blood.
* Lusine finds some kind of portal in the alley that leads to a forest. Inside she meets a dwarf who introduces himself as Stoluk Fronrer, the regional boss of Tarnished Gold.
* The party attempts to negotiate with Stoluk, who wants to let Ruven go in exchange for all of the party's possessions (Including the letter they intend to deliver, as he is aware of its contents)
* Unwilling to compromise, Stoluk takes off his brass knuckles and engages the party. Though he hits Saber and Tholgar hard, Tholgar flies into a brief rage and crushes his head.
* The party finds Ruven in an adjacent room, which a clerk notes is the Black Market. Lusine removes his manacles.
* Upon returning to the Adventurer's Guild, the party sorts through their loot and goes shopping for more gear. Tholgar retrains and Saber has work done on his sword and studies to accumulate new knowledge. Lusine moves to investigate Heinhel Keenaxe so as to deliver the letter to him.
* After everyone finishes with their training and obtains their new items, the party goes to visit Jar Mak'in in the palace. They deliver the letter. Mak'in expresses that, after reading the letter, he feels the situation is bleak, and that the city has little choice but to prepare for the impending invasion. He expresses that Kreed Anders will be of little to no help, and says that he would appreciate the party's help; however, the party suspects he intends to use this opportunity to seize power while Keenaxe is still missing.
* After this, the party goes to visit Kreed Anders. Anders tells Tholgar to wait outside, while he expresses to the rest of the party that he was doing his best to handle the Tarnished Gold situation. Sobek feels this is a lie and that he may have been in cahoots with the thieves, but the rest of the party sends him out of the room when he accuses Anders of this and makes a scene. In the end, Anders states that he will deal with the situation, and sends the party away.
* Next, the party visits Ruven. Ruven comments that both Mak'in and Anders are difficult to deal with, and talks about the country's political situation.
* As the party reconvenes at the guild, Saber suggests the party move to find Keenaxe. Sobek poses the the party should go to Arcania, an island country far from their current location. The rest of the party disagrees. Saber calls the endeavor a personal struggle and Lusine reminds everyone of Alice's deal.
* Lusine opens a dialogue about the party's motivations. Saber explains that his ideal is a world in which he is not needed; he wishes to purify the world of "Vermin" whom are given powers that they abuse to pointless ends, or whom do not respect their place in the hierarchy. In essence, a perfect lawful society.
* The party decides to attempt to use their wand of detect chaos to determine Sobek's alignment. While Lusine and Anna fail to activate the wand, Saber succeeds and finds that Sobek does not detect as chaotic.
* Tholgar states that he wishes to save the people of Jormundar and heads to bed. Lusine sends Anna upstairs to check on Tholgar while the party discusses what to do with her on the journey.
* Lusine does not want to take Anna with for fear that she will be hurt or killed. Sobek initially believes Anna should choose what to do for herself. Saber believes that, if the worst should come to pass, she will be safer with the party in the caverns. After some deliberation, the three agree that she should come along. Lusine goes upstairs to meet with Anna and Tholgar to discuss it.
* Lusine informs Saber and Sobek that she will be coming along. The party begins to make preparations for her before setting off on the journey.