Chapter Five-Saturday

Session 27: "The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions"

46th Decembus 343IC

• Io Sincere and Roric Pinethorn visit the Cerulean Chancery bearing a message for Chancellor Direforge
• Direforge reads message and agrees to dispatch the Echespalus to deal with the devils plaguing Lyrazante
• Io and Roric are requested to report on the actions of Scylla and Gnarvak on the 51st Decembus
• Direforge speaks to Scyall, Gnarvak, Io and Roric and tells them that he needs more info on the Mafistos. Suggests telling them about a fake project (Project: Blob)
• The Mafistos request the group's presence at a dinner party where they meet Sir Piers de Lavison

47th Decembus 343IC

• The Mafistos "suggest" that the group should protect Sir de Lavison against any attacks by thieves (but most definitely NOT kill anyone)
• Shockingly, de Lavison is attacked but a well-placed "Calm Emotions" spell saves the day
• de Lavison discovers that his house had been burgled

48th Decembus 343IC

• de Lavison reports that very little was stolen but he has lost a brooch that his late wife was fond of
• the Mafistos suggest that the group speak to "Shilling" - a Dwarven 'fence' working for the local Thieves' Guild

Session 29: "Fangs for the (Nightmarish) Memories"

48th Decembus 343IC

• The group speak to "Shilling" at a local tavern called "The Dagger"
• Shilling directs them to a Gnome thief called "Rigsby" who can be found at "the Meathouse" (the mass burial chamber for paupers)
• After speaking to the staff at the temple of Hades the Meathouse is entered
• The Meathouse is 'occupied' by a group of vampires, lead by none other than Gustov von Zarovich!
• A fraught battle ensues, ending in a gas-fuelled corpse explosion