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

Session 30: “The Mafisto Job, pt. II - Ignorance is Bliss”

48th Decembus 343IC

• The group tend to their wounds post-battle
• After a brief conversation in "the Elf's Head" our heroes report in to the Mafistos
• The brooch is returned to de Lavison. In return a request is made to consider Lord Winterhaven's application to become a diplomat is to considered
• Scylla and Gnarvak speak to Harcout to enquire about making a fake "Golem Arm"

49th Decembus 343IC

• Scylla and Gnarvak check in on progress on the Golem arm

50th Decembus 343IC

• Gnarvak reveal that he's been pursuing a Hezrou (a "Type II" demon) for some time
• A fake Golem arm (and foot) is obtained for delivery to the Mafistos who tell the party to return later for dinner
• The group are introduced to Lord Leandro Sarris, a Bal-Morathian Human, the fiancé of Orianna, and their "superior" in the Cult of Zariel
• After confirming that the party have passed the three tests set out for them, Sarris welcomes them into the Cult
• Sarris explains that he is seeking a devil that can remove the "affliction" of being Tieflings from Bal-Morathians

Session 32: “Getting 'the Hell' out of Broogen”

51st Decembus 343IC

• Io and Roric report to Direforge and get paid
• The entire group report to Direforge on the plans of the Cult of Zariel
• Direforge wants the group to capture the Erinyes that Mordekai claimed "cured" him. A Type C containment unit is sent to Qualinost
• The group also receive a 'voucher' for one free teleport from the local "Teleportation Hut®"
• The Chancery initiates the "Hades Protocol"
• A fond farewell is given to the Mafistos
• Mordekai tells the group that he encountered the Erinyes at a shrine near the Elven village of Argwylon
• Scylla makes a trip to the Temple of Athena
• The landlord was told about the sudden vacating of the apartment
• A trip to the accountant revealed that Gerlin's daughter, Gertrude, was one of the people arrested when the Cult of Damona was closed down. Gerlin asks the group to intervene before she is executed for treason.
• Our heroes managed to secure Gertrude's and Wolfgang's release by trading the core from the 'Daughter of Orcus'. Klaus, unfortunately, was not so lucky.
• Our team teleport out of Broogen, not (as expected) to Qualinost, but to Overlook

Session 34: “I fought the Law and the Law made its Saving Throw”

52nd Decembus 343IC