Assisting the Teri-Ahk Family

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#### 📅**DAY TWELVE (THE TARNISHED TERI-AHK'S)**

Ashes wakes up at around 8 in the morning to the sound of the drizzling rain outside pittering on the newly patched up roof, he decides to visit Sir Braford at the Flyin' Griffin to get his items that he took off of Draven identified.

Ashes knocks on his establishments door and is let inside a few moments later by the feminine looking purple unseen servant, she bows and then closes the door after he comes inside. Ashes spots Braford sitting at the counter with a newspaper, drinking a cup of coffee. As Ashes approaches, he puts it away and focuses his attention to his first customer of the day.

Ashes shows Braford the painting he commissioned the day prior of the scantily clad tiefling woman, Braford's eyes immediately affix to the painting as he looks at it slack jawed, asking for a trade. The painting for the bulk identification of Draven's magical items. Draven thinks for a moment, but only agrees to a deal of two identifications for the painting, Ashes agrees to the deal.

Ashes gets a plethora of Draven's items identified, which include: a Potion of Animal Friendship, a Tentacle Rod , the Wounded Gold Star, Mistwalker Armor, the Traitor's Gauntlet, and the Leeching Quarterstaff. Ashes thanks him, and sets off to the Sunlight Citadel.

As Ashes enters the front doors of the church, he is met by some glares from his flock. He awkwardly introduces himself properly to each member and gets to learn their names, and then approaches the altar to begin his sermon. Ashes looks under the lectern and finds a ornate book of Lathander, similar to his old copy but much more ostentatious. As he reads, he notices Ray Venn in the back row sitting next to the female dragonborn Travvik Scaler.

After his speech, the flock disperses to do their routine work. Ashes approaches Ray and asks how he's doing, he says he's doing better but still can't remember much of his past. Ashes tells him to stay as long as he needs to, and then sets off home towards the Ramshackle Smith.

##### Meanwhile Ozai Teri-Ahk...

Ozai Teri-Ahk spends the last two days without Ashes' aid to look around for any more leads for his case, wasting the majority of one rainy day with nothing gained.

The next day, during some drizzle, Ozai enters the Haven & Hearth and spots a suspicious looking soaked man in a face obfuscating cloak. He notices how he is at the table alone, and approaches them to have a word. The man is drinking a hot tankard of ale, and looks at Ozai once he sits down next to him.

Ozai and him make small talk for a few minutes before Ozai breaks the ice and asks the man if he has any information relating to his case, the man responds that he might but that he isn't going to give it away for free. Ozai attempts to threaten him to squeeze out some info out of him, but they laugh it off; finishing off their drink and heading off. Ozai catches a glimpse of the persons face as he leaves, they're a drow elf.

##### Back to the present...

Ashes enters the Ramshackle Smith and spots Bogladin and Ozai splitting a bottle of wine. Leopold is seen heading down the stairs and also enjoys some of the wine. Ashes is about to sit down to start reading, but Ozai gets up and brings up the arrangement they made, Ashes was to aid Ozai in finding clues on who framed his father for murder. Ashes tells him that he had some crazy stuff crop up that made him late on his promise, but will help him now since he's free.

Ozai remembers the word promise for some reason, ringing in his head like a bell. He remembers making a promise to his group, stationed outside of Jaskir near the Gatehouse, and wants to meet up with them first before starting the investigation. Ozai and Ashes make their way to the Gatehouse.

Ozai leads Ashes outside of Jaskir towards a small tent, as he enters he is immidately greeted with the sight of Uncle Iroh and Kojwyrm, as well as the delicious scent of meat dumplings using some new sauce that he hasn't tried before. Kojwyrm hugs Ozai, worried sick for him and his absence. Ozai apologizes, and digs into the food. Ashes enjoys it too, and is put to tears by how delicious the dragonborn's teri-ahk sauce is.

Ozai is reminded of Dregæn the Golden Star, a dragon deity that him and many others in the Wild Lands worship, after eating his homely meal; reminded of the gold festivals they used to celebrate before his life became wound up in this conspiracy.

The two elder dragonborn tell Ozai to speak to Beybid who's been worried sick for him. Ozai goes outside and meets Beybid, who gets up from sitting near a stream petting a horse to immediately rush up and lift-hug the noble prince into the air (tightly with his brutish strength). He shakes the hand of Ashes and squeezes hard, surprising Ashes not only with his strength but his nearly matching height.

Ozai asks Beybid if he could go into Jaskir and find someone selling a messenger bird, giving him 20 gold pieces and telling him to pick up something for himself while he's at it. Beybid thanks Ozai and takes on the task. The trio head back inside the city, and Beybid splits off to search for a pet merchant (and more). Ashes and Ozai begin their search for clues, starting with their one and only lead, the emblem of a blue goose.

##### heading there

Ashes and Ozai look for leads regarding the location of a store matching the emblem of the blue goose. After asking around, they bump into a married pair of nobles who are finely dressed. One of the two spot the tags on their clothing, which exactly matches the blue goose emblem. Approaching them, they ask where they could find the store they got their clothes from, and the two lead them towards the Entertainment District of Jaskir; an unfamilliar and new place for both Ashes and Ozai.

Ashes and Ozai head to the store named Blue Goose Fabrics & Linens to meet with the owner Yefir Peclao, a rotund and fashionable human man. As Ozai begins to press the human more intensely for info, he backs into a corner and soils himself. As Ashes tells Ozai to back off, they both hear the receptionist of the store scream as a trio of unsavory people make their way to them. They have a scuffle, and as they are beaten within an inch of their lives; call for mercy. Ashes and Ozai leave them be, and have a discussion with Yefir at the Sunlight Citadel. There he reveals the truth of the matter, and fingers the true culprit of this whole scheme; Cedric de Mowbray, the leader of the Jaskir Lumber Company. Yefir was forced against his will to smuggle a halfling assassin into the home of the Teri-Ahk's, and seems to be telling the truth. Ozai and Ashes make their way towards Cedric's home to deal with this matter directly, not before Ashes swaps from his Ironleaf Plate to the shadowed leather armor he aquired from Draven Barlow - also known as Temen Nikku.

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