Session 38 7/24/23

Lucia, Electrah, Brottar, Arden, Althalus

Megan, Tasha, Bill, Michael, Jeff

The party is in the Djinni's tent discussing the whereabouts of a young girl. The djinni mentions that they can simply Wish for the little girl's return or leave the tent and search for her, though things can get rough on this plane. He turns over a large hourglass and waits for the party to decide. The party decides to Wish for her (and the other children's) return, specifically if they haven't been killed and are still alive with no lingering psychological damage. The Djinni smiles, says, "Done," and then gestures for them to leave his tent the way they came.

The party finds themselves back in the shop. They go to the little girl's home and are surprised no to hear any cries of joy. Althalus is able to see shadows/figures moving around through the window. He sneaks up the stairs and listens at the door. He hears sobbing from the mother and the father is arguing with her about something. It's too muffled for him to hear exactly what they're saying. He goes back downstairs to report what he's learned. Arden and Brottar go upstairs to comfort the couple and offer their assistance. Elektrah and Lucia go to the tavern to see if there is any news about the other children. Althalus returns to the Djinni's shop and re-enters the tent.

Lucia and Elektrah learn that the other children haven't been returned, or at least there's no mention in the tavern about them. They also learn that the circus will be closed this weekend for the first time in over a decade.

Brottar and Arden see that the little girl is lying on her bed, unconscious and pale. She's not undead, but is barely clinging to life. Her life force has been almost completely destroyed. As if it were devoured somehow. The parents mention that they are waiting on a high priest of Ilmater to come and examine her. Arden feels that this is the best course as a more experienced priest can do more for her than he can. The priest of Ilmater agrees that her life force has been taken or destroyed. He can help but it will take several rituals and a few days of prayer. He picks up the girl and takes her back to the church for treatment. The parents follow and Brottar and Arden join Lucia and Elektrah.

Althalus sits in the Djinni's tent to wait his return. When he re-enters the tent he asks to become the Djinni's servant in exchange for the strength to change his luck. The Djinni smiles and agrees, granting him extra strength, extra dexterity, and Advantage on all Rogue skills, including sneak attacks. There will likely be more bonuses as he successfully completes the Djinni's requests. His first task is to locate some components for him. He requires a Phoenix eggshell, some demon blood, and a demon horn. Althalus feels a slight burning sensation on his left shoulder and it glows slightly. The glow goes away after a few minutes. He leaves the shop and regroups with the party.

The party decides to investigate the circus. They are surprised to see it look so completely abandoned. The big top tent is sealed shut. Elektrah WildShapes into a small mouse, crawls underneath the sides of the tent, and resumes her human form. While the people inside the tent are surprised to see her, they're not shocked by the sudden transformation from mouse to human. They worked with a highly skilled illusionist, after all. She finds out that the ringmaster has been missing for two days. Elektrah offers the services of the party to investigate what happened to him. The circus folk agree and allow them into the tent. They search the ringmaster's room/office and find a small hidden drawer in his desk. After some tricky lockpicking, Althalus pops open the draw and finds a small book. A journal. In reading the journal, they find that he's been working for the djinni, too, in exchange for powerful illusion magic and charisma. They find a small sigil written in the book, but no name.

15,000 XP for finishing a difficult investigation and successfully negotiating with the Djinni

No combat, much to Megan's disappointment.

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