Game 88

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*--This is the sixth evening of no rain.--*

**Drinks and Conversation at Moonstone Mask**

We are at the Moonstone Mask Inn in the evening before the seventh morning of no rain. Otto and Damien come down after the identify where the rest of us are in the common room enjoying a drink. After an intense vision of the death of Otto's mother, Merius loses himself in his cups to take the edge off. There is some awkwardness between Rowan and Cirrine. Outside, Aziola talks to a very drunken Talmund keening that he's woefully under suited for the journey of accompanying someone as "oafish" as Brohain, but is doing so for the acknowledgment from the Cloudbeard clan; pompted by his father. He also does this to potentially win the affection of a "Seelia" who seems to be interested in a "Garret". Inside, Cirrine chats up Brohain as Rowan and Ereb try to discuss the next day's work. Brohain practices the **ring of the ram** at Cirrine's pressures and ends up knocking a boisterous tavern goer unconscious. No one inside seems to notice the origin of the commotion. Ereb uses the moment to slip upstairs and uses the **Scroll of Recall** to summon **Otto’s Father’s Journal** which was taken by the Knight of Black Flames. **Ereb** sneaks the journa into Otto’s pack. Ereb then leaves to patrol the evening and area outside the Moonstone Mask. Ereb walks away from the Inn and climbs a building in the evening. He sees other dark shapes of the evening cast in shadow, but none appear moving. The rest of the party retires for the evening.

*--This is the seventh morning of no rain.--*

The next day is surprisingly bright and sunny as we decide what to do. We decide to follow Ereb on his journey to the docks in order to find the ***Crown of Tief***. Cirrine (out late), Damien (hungover) , and Talmund (bewilderingly hungover) do not join us.

**Search for Captain Blackheart and Danny Yatsin**

The party enters the Docks District to see a large predatory sea-beast the size of a small ship hung up by a crane and being carved and taken apart by many workers. We search for **Captain Blackheart** and **Danny Yatsin**. We discuss how to find either of them. Ereb speaks to the dockmaster as teh the whereabouts of Captain Blackheart and/or Danny Yatsin and he trepidatiously answers (with a little financial encouragement) that Yatsin frequents the tavern, "The Yowling Cat". Ereb states he will be back if the info is wrong. A large rough fellow the Ereb seems to recognize (Shining Serpent's Inn) blocks the entrance and does not permit the group in. He holds ou his hand and Ereb places ten silver. The big man dumps the silver and after a few minutes goes inside. We wait outside for a few minutes Evenally the large man (**Mr. Howl**) comes back with a noseless half orc. Ereb and Noseless speak for awhile and Ereb is firm to meet Danny or the Captain. Noseless goes inside for a bit and returns and tells us to follow.

the party meet's Danny Yatsin’s at a large round table on a step in the back of the tavern where Mr. Howl, Noseless indicated by Danny as "Shriv" and a stocky man with short greasy grey-black and a powerder burn on his right eye, referred to earlier (Shining Serpent Inn) as "Grizz" Fuller. Ereb slips into Mr. Howls large seat before he has a chance to sit. Danny asks if he has what was asked for. Ereb recounts his experience and the sorrow for Pip’s Death at the hands of the Blue Swallows. Danny responds sardonically that, "he's real broken up about it too" to which Ereb angerly, "how the disrespect came about for the P4" after Danny answers, "I'm sure you've heard of the War of 4 Coins? There time was then and this is now. If you want to be an up and comer in the game you have to change with the times" Disappointed, Ereb shows the chest recovered from Pip's and its contents (with half of the platinum removed) and Danny greedily whistles. When Dann reaches for the chest Griz stops him and snaps the chest shut. “This goes to the captain” and commands Mr. Howl takes the chest. As Grizz makes his exit he asks, "well, do you want the Cap'n or dotcha?" and leads out of the Yowling Cat to Danny's discontent.

We are led to a ship with a figurehead of a woman painted black with a plunged knife into her chest and holding her heart out in front of her. The ship's masts are tied down. Griz goes and knocks on the door before entering soon after. The deck crew looks rough around the edges and more like cutthroats than dock workers. A small groups looks up from a game of knuckle bones sneering as they pass. Grizz leads them up the stairs to the captains quarters where he briefly slips in leaving them outside with Yatsin and his retinoue. Out with Grizz comes a dark haired, fierce looking young woman. This is **Adriel (Captain) Blackheart** of the Korrim Marauders.

Ereb and her chat about the past and asks to talk in private. She says she has something to do before that. She has Noseless killed and Danny Yahtsin held and then killed by keelhauling presumably.  The sailors sing a creepy sea shanty as Danny is killed. Blackheart Adriel asks Ereb if he would be interested in working for Remy Leaveux. Ereb brings up the underdark where Tyr was killed by the night of Black Flames and Ereb says he will find us again soon and we will have revenge. The rest of us are confused. She calls out to bring drinks of rum. They discuss the blue swallows and the Baker (Pip Ignacio). She leads us into her quarters to discuss passage. Otto asks how he knows the Knight of Black Flames is going to come back. Ereb tells Otto that he has the reason for it. Otto eventually finds the book and is amazed. Ereb offers the possibility of revenge if she takes us somewhere. We ask about Orren and where he might be: Western Nethrelese waste. Otto begins to read his father’s journal but can't seem to understand any of it. Ereb and Adriel Blackheart discuss P4, her boss, and passage. They speak about Levoux goes by Remaldia Valette Retoux. Apparently she hired the Thief Catchers and is banging Lord Nashear Alagondar. Ereb and Adriel chat about Thief Stuff.

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