Summary: Session A015

## Events

* The party takes some time to prepare for their expedition. Saber finishes studying at the bookstore.
* Lusine approaches Tholgar with an idea to calm him down if he ever flies into another rage. She brings up the possibility of a "Safe word"; Tholgar advises her to mention his brother, Tholan.
* The party descends into the caverns on the morning of July 7th, 1765, bringing Delver Daan of the Delvers Guild with them.
* While traversing the caverns, the party is attacked by two Kytons. When Lusine is attacked, Saber rushes to defend her. After the party deals with the Kytons and rests for the night, Lusine gives Saber a book she purchased from the bookshop: *How to Tie Up Your Woman With Pleasure*.
* Saber takes the book, believing it to be educational; he reads it while Lusine sleeps and gives it to Sobek when he finishes. Saber sits up against the wall with a cigarette, with much to think about.
* In the morning, Daan takes the party to meet with a woman named Jade, whom may be able to help Bearly Bearington with his alleged constitution issue. Daan insists that they treat Jade with respect, lest they be turned into newts.
* Jade tells the party that Bearly is lying about his issue, and only wants the mirror to sell it. Jade shows the mirror to Lusine, in which Lusine sees both of their reflections.
* Jade says she will give the mirror in exchange for one item of personal significance from each person.
	+ Sobek goes first, offering *How to Tie Up Your Woman With Pleasure*
	+ Saber offers the silver headscarf Tholgar bought for him from the Running Sands Tribe
	+ Lusine offers a silver ring with symbols of the moon engraved in it. Jade declines, saying it is too precious, and asks for a lock of her hair instead. Saber attempts to stop her, but cannot convince Jade to take anything else from Lusine.
	+ Savo offers his goggles.
	+ Tholgar offers one of his original bars of soap, incredibly emotional at the parting.
* The party asks Jade if she can help them find the other relic they've been sent for. She says she has heard rumors that can shorten their journey by three days.
* The party offers information about the happenings on the surface. They talk of the Cult of the Rift's recent involvements with the undead. Jade seems unnerved by this. She writes up a guide for the party to shorten their journey and departs with dimension door.
* The party travels for a few uneventful days; however, on July 11th, the party encounters a Mind Flayer.
* Lusine manages to convince the Mind Flayer that they are just passing through to meet up with more delvers. It asks for a toll from the party for wasting its time: 5000 GP per person, 3000 GP per animal.
* Lusine offers it the bottles of Bloodwine taken from Creya. While it initially only wants to let one person through for the three bottles, Daan steps up and shows it a token of sorts: a necklace representing his status in the Delvers Guild.
* The Mind Flayer accepts this show as reason enough to let the party go with the three bottles of bloodwine, and they depart in a hurry.
* The party makes it to the ruins they are looking for, the Secret Cave of Horrors. Daan tells the party he will not go in, but will wait three days for the party to return. He offers a magic item to contact him.