Sx02 — Not an Adventuring Party

***Not an Adventuring Party*** is the 2nd session of the campaign*.* It is preceded by Sx01 — Welcome to the World, and followed by Sx03 — Welcome to Artemis Cove.

This session takes place over a single day: Pemti the 11th of Leontes, which was also Rigani's Birthday (this was unknown to the group at the time). The most notable moments from this session is the discovery of B (or 13) and the work of the necromancer, and the start of the staunch refusal of the group to label themselves an adventuring party.

## The Crypt of the Tide Twins

After leaving the resting place of the White Wolves, the group uses the key found in the mouth of the dog to open the door decorated with images of Minotaurs in battle. Also on the door is the phrase: *"Here lies Push and Pull, the tide twins"*

Within the first room of the crypt there are depictions of the tide twins in battle. They are two Minotaur twins who seem to carry great battle-axes. On either side of the wall are two sconces, not quite aligned with the others in the room. Pulling on one of the sconces opens a secret door, behind which are a number of magically floating instruments playing on their own and a large amount of gold. At the centre of the room is a lute, that appears to be a bard's arcane focus. When one of the instruments is played all of the others change to match the tune being played. This is the private resting place of a powerful bard - Adrasteia takes the lute.

In the next room two minotaur skeletons emerge and attack the group. During the fight the ceiling becomes damaged not just by the wide swinging attacks of the Tide Twins, but also from spells cast such as \*Shatter\*. This ends up bringing the ceiling down on Carban and Leoven, who begin to suffocate. They are quickly pulled out of the dirt by the rest of the party.

The Party takes a long rest and in the two hours when Oto and Leoven are awake while no one else is, they investigate the room. They find a box which contains 1050 g.p, 3 diamonds worth 100 g.p, and 5 rubies worth 90 g.p. Leoven then teaches Oto about lying and they decide to lie to the group about what they found, omitting the gold pieces. They also attempt to pay off Ayleth, by putting a gold piece in her mouth, doing this they discover the mechanical component Khantos placed in her mouth; its at this point that Oto and Leoven note that the olive branch markings match the marks on Leoven's chest plate.

There are also a collection of papers, left in a rush by whoever summoned all the undead creatures that have been attacking Posttown. From these notes the party learns that:

* The Necromancer seems to be common; their dialect is not upper class
* They think a lot about themselves.
* They had trouble raising the skeletons of the Tide Twins (this is also clear in the fact that the necromantic rune was etched into the bones in contrast to the others that just had a piece of paper lodged in)
* They killed the "Merchants to the North" - these are the people dead in the river
* They were hired by a very rich person to do this - (13 or B - The Mysterious Benefactor)

As everyone else left, Oto stays back and investigates the box where they found the money and gems and finds a fake bottom. There Oto finds a potion of water-breathing.

## Back in Posttown

The group arrive back in Posttown and split up to complete different tasks.

**OTO AND LEOVEN:** Oto and Leoven break away from the group and begin to search for Ebian Hobblepot to inform him of the situation, choosing to get him immediately instead of waiting for him to wake up the next morning (it iss sunrise at the time they leave the crypt). Oto storms to the front door of Hobblepot's house and bangs on it to wake up the whole house. Then, when Hobblepot shows his face, he demands for him to follow and they walk to the town hall to discuss. The pair then get the reward for the job and Oto warns Hobblepot of the necromancer and the man who employed him, who might possibly want to attack the town again.

**ADRASTEIA:** Adrasteia heads to the temple where the local priestess of Artemis, who she had been searching for, has returned. Upon interacting the two cast Augury to talk with Artemis and Adrasteia receives a vision: From a distance she sees something falling from a crescent moon. As it gets closer she sees it is a bird that's falling. Her vision follows the bird until it collides with a reflection of the moon in the ocean. The Huntress interprets that this means that Lady Artemis wants Adrasteia in Artemis Cove.

**KHANTOS AND CARBAN:** Khantos and Carban quickly search for a tavern and find it, where the rest of the group joins them after.

## The Posttown Tavern

At the tavern, the group finally properly introduced themselves, giving each other their names, which they hadn't done previously. They also meet Dave, a dwarf who has definitely been there the whole time.

Oto is approached by the bartender who recognizes him as a Warforged, one of which he has met before, and gives Oto a bottle with a silvery liquid inside it. He says that this is the only thing that can get a Warforged drunk, and that they are very funny drunks. He also says that he knows all Warforged are from Invernus. However he clarifies he's never seen a Warforged that looks like Oto. The liquid he gives to Oto is poisonous to humanoids.

The group properly examines the mechanical component and Khantos holds it up to Oto's shoulder, they discover it is very similar.

Then the group is approached by a Leonin, carrying an instrument (clearly a bard), who introduces himself as Zenne. (He helps to identify the lyre Adrasteia took as the Lyre of Apostolos, who was a bard famous for writing lullabies.). Zenne is part of another group of adventurers also sat in the tavern. They came to Posttown to take the job the party has just completed. Other than Zenne, the other members of the party are:

* Akotel - a male half-elf paladin, who wears armor with the mark of Zeus on it, but it is cracked and then repaired with gold, making its break apparent.
* Kevlurman - an attractive human blood hunter, with blue eyes and dressed in noble clothing.
* Henrik - an old human man, dressed in priestly clothing, though it is not clear which god he worships.
* Lapis - a female earth genasi caster, possibly a sorcerer, dressed in noble clothing, and also attractive.

Our group then finish their meal and start to head to Artemis Cove.