Interrogations and Intentions

*Hired by*: Clove

*Mission Request*: Kill Caspian

*Rewards/Loot*: (Pending)

*Discovered Places*: N/A

*Caravan Allies*: Gromlo (antiquarian), Caliban (cook), "Bob" (alarm gnome)

*Monsters Encountered*: N/A

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## Summary

The party interrogates the gith head using Eira's spell speak with dead and learn his name was Terrace. He was exiled by the gith and wanted to take the elixir to the gith queen Vlaakith 157, a lich who sits on the throne of Tu'narath. Afterwards, the party then took a long rest while they discussed ways to persuade Caspian to kill him then resurrect or reincarnate him so they can earn Cloves' reward but not lose a powerful ally. During the week, Aster made healing potions and helped Cedric try to decipher his mysterious glyphs, which turned out to be in Druidic. Cedric and Eira went to the Iouneum to do some research. Eira learned more about gith society and that their special silver swords can completely sever ties between a person's physical body and their astral self if they are in the astral sea, thus instantly killing them. Raxis created a card game with the champion cards called "Skullduggery" - the Celedon Edition (similar to *The Witcher* card game "Gwent"). And C2 spent the time rescuing captive lions, horses, and monkeys.

After their week, the party went to the Thieves' Ward to meet Caspian. For those that hadn't met him, they learned he is a very attractive looking half-drow man with black hair and piercing blue eyes. Eira was immediately smitten with him. He gave Beebo the improved bands of bilarro and informed him that Glower (the armadi) was last seen headed toward the Salt Flats. They party discussed their plan to fake-out Clove and help Caspian be free of his many debts, but he wanted to be in possession of the Golden Elixir as collateral and refused to be reincarnated. After going back and forth about the details, the party decided it was not worth risking the elixir for a bit of money. Plus they never exactly promised Clove they'd kill Caspian.

They made their way to the House of Order and Wisdom and set up an opportunity to interrogate Kavra. Captain Dalik, a red tiefling with a long beard woven into three gold rings, explained that Kavra was held in the House of Commensurate Justice and that the party was required to be with one of the Cooperation Specialists (aka government official torturers) at all times. They were also informed they couldn't lay a hand on Kavra or would be immediately kicked out. They met with Cooperation Specialist Phthisis and were led to Kavra's cell. She was tired and subdued since they last saw her. Beebo immediately began to question and verbally threaten her. They learned that she and Carrow were both members of "The Cabal" - likely the same one mentioned in the Abyssal letter found on the aardwolf (see C3Ep18). They wanted the elixir to impress their boss, Tekenu, who is gravely sick. He is like a really old dried corpse with a large hole drilled through one eye socket, which makes his face look like a crescent moon. Kavra was recruited by Carrow 10 years ago when she was still a pirate. Their initiation was to imbibe a drink that sent them on a vision question. Carrow was part of the Cabal because they gave him old texts to help him with his blood magic. Kavra joined because Carrow was very persuasive. Glower had been a recent recruit as the leader really liked him. Kavra mentioned Carrow had another blood magic friend, Layla the mirage elf, and that she was the one who supplied the silver darts for the Golden Lotus combat trial. The last thing Kavra said was "he's searching for remnants" before Cedric punched her in the face and the party was quickly escorted out of the prison.