Letter Speak Her Piece

## **Synopsis**

In Chapter 46: Letter Speak Her Piece, we outlasted the barrage of black powder explosives – long enough to give Erland an opportunity to vault over the barricade of dwarven shields and ambush the foreman.  Donning her cursed mask for the first time since attuning to it, Orba provided ample firepower from the back lines – though it was a mighty clang from Graven's tolling bell that put their leader down for good.

Erland tracked down the lone survivor who had fled in a panic, and we used the hostage to chart a course out of the mines that would circumvent any other laborers or nasty surprises.  It took more than a little bit of convincing for Graven to let our captive live – but the rest of the group opted for a stern warning and we began our trek across the Hills of Raventhorn.

The Black Lion recall in the Chaki Mountains made for a peaceful trip through the lowlands, though doing so on foot meant slow progress – and we didn't reach the city limits until nightfall.  Not knowing who to trust or where was safe to stay – we made camp some ways north of the graveyard, deciding it better to leave our errands to the morning when the streets would be busier.

With the rising of the sun came Graven's urgent need to deposit the head of the Displacer Beast at the offices of the Broken Crown, and while he was collecting the bounty – Orba visited Yannick, whose sickly complexion came with a disappointing recount of the miasma investigation.  Evidence of the gasses had vanished, which would seem like good news but it happened before they could determine a source – and eventually a lack of results meant a lack of funding from the city, forcing Yannick to leave the matter be.

Fortunately, we did get a lead on where to find Jillian's contact Kelcettra – and after the party reassembled we tried our best to keep a low profile as we made our way to her neighborhood.  Kelcettra was terse and had little interest in idle chat – but she had what we ultimately came for: correspondence from Jillian, who had thankfully escaped the Harvesting Yard and hunkered down in Tuktu.

In a series of letters (both to the group and to each of us individually), Jillian thanked us for our service and delivered on her promised rewards.  She acknowledged that her fight against the unethical use of Myconid products was far from over – but that a period of laying low and consulting allies was in order.  Our compensations were substantial: some in money, some in information, some in favors, some in buying time – and we were left to decide whether from here on out, our stories would continue to be intertwined.

We split up to take care of some business with the intention to regroup at the Scalehouse that evening – and possibly discuss our plans going forward.  Safira had only just separated from the party when she was tracked down by the orphan Derek – who had come for his payment after providing a map of all the underground access points he could find in Mukmu.

## Jillian Gifts

### Beezaura

* 300 gold + 300 gold bonus
* 2 Lightwistle Estate Club chess pieces
* Names of potential chess piece holders:
	+ Carver "Colossus" vo-Malga

### Graven

* The Shade Assembly has the Chimera in Finlock Forest
* 100 gold bonus
* New shield: Prognosticators Hull

### Orba

* 300 gold
* 2 Tieflings given to The Broken Crown to get them off Orba's trail for a time.
* New spellbook
* Instructions for the mirror image spell
* Location of contact in Mukmu

### Safira

* Contact for Mohan Fowler in Navika-Pura
	+ Charred cloth as proof of Jillian contact
* 200 gold
* 2 Gentle Void favors

### Erland

* Will be sending money to Atonement's End toward Erland's debt
* 300 gold
* Will be sending recommendation for remission
* Extended contact by 1 month until 446, 2nd Triad 094

## Trivia

* Natural one count: two natural ones were rolled in this Chapter. 1 each by Anthony and Matt.