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my... What is happening? Let's

1:02

jump into the episode by Rollies, he says.

1:05

I disconnected so hard

1:07

from reality. Where did

1:09

you think you were

1:11

then? I

1:13

wasn't anywhere, Tom. I

1:15

disassociated so hard,

1:17

I wasn't even present.

1:21

Give me one second. One

1:23

second. Yes. Because like

1:25

my brain also is trying to get my

1:27

notes and... Isn't that noise? Oh my god.

1:29

I don't want to hear that

1:32

again. I want to hear that again. Okay.

1:37

Welcome back to part two of Allthayer the

1:39

Dragon Empire. Last time our

1:41

heroes have been investigating a

1:43

number of matters that are of somewhat

1:45

great importance. Rowan and Xanthius

1:48

discovered that they are under the

1:50

effects of the curse of harrowing.

1:52

Inflicted by the spirit of Tyria,

1:54

aka the Scarred Lady, this curse

1:56

will linger and has the potential

1:58

to claim their mind. and

2:00

their lives if it is not dealt with. To

2:04

resolve it may require money, it

2:06

may require some sort of service

2:08

to one of the temples but

2:10

there are various options available to

2:12

them. They also learnt that the

2:14

events concerning the Lamplighters Guild have

2:16

perhaps grown beyond some of

2:18

the party's expectations with

2:20

some of them being arrested, the Lamplighters that

2:22

is being arrested, and also

2:25

news of the PC's involvement

2:27

in the matter having reached

2:29

the eyes and ears of

2:31

a few different individuals. They

2:33

find themselves in the offices

2:36

of the High Authoritor

2:38

Eromina Willowthorn, an elderly

2:40

halfling woman and

2:43

the sort of tutor or mentor

2:45

of Zaron Teckis, the authoritor that they

2:47

met in Bernal. And

2:49

they find themselves sat tea,

2:52

water, some snacks, fruit

2:54

and breads and olives and things like that

2:56

are brought in laid out on a little

2:58

table to the side. Thank

3:00

you very much Bliss. Bliss

3:03

is like, yeah Bliss is like, no

3:05

problem, is there anything else High Authoritor?

3:07

And Eromina is just like, no dear,

3:09

you've done a marvellous job, thank you

3:11

so much. You wouldn't mind just waiting

3:13

outside and you can escort our friends

3:15

here back when we're finished. And

3:18

she's like, of course, yeah absolutely no problem. If

3:22

you wouldn't mind close the door please. And then

3:24

she shuts the door and Eromina is just like,

3:26

well please help herself, they feel a bit hungry.

3:28

And she's like already like picking and like making

3:30

a little plate of like things. She's got like

3:32

a bit of bread, she's got some very very,

3:34

yeah it's like you know get some olives, pulls

3:37

herself a cup of tea, takes it

3:39

back to her desk. She actually clambers

3:41

up, she puts it on the desk and then she

3:43

goes up on a chair, crawls

3:45

up onto the desk and then sits on the

3:47

end of her desk with her little legs dangling

3:50

off the side, kind of

3:52

reaches over, picks up a cup of tea, puts it in

3:54

her hand and she's just like, well,

3:56

quite a star we've been making, haven't we?

4:00

We weren't hoping to make such a stir, I

4:02

will say, but a stir

4:04

it seems we are making indeed. Wasn't

4:06

hoping to make a stir. Well, fighting a

4:08

smoke beast in the Riverside District, presenting a

4:10

favour to the Duke in the public order.

4:12

That's what we knew about, yes. But we

4:14

didn't expect to see a boil in it.

4:16

Stay in a haunted inn. That was not

4:18

my decision. Misfortune seems to find us. Yes.

4:22

So, we're going to go with the other one. So,

4:24

as I understand it, you came from Burnell. And

4:35

the matters of Burnell, I believe my apprentice

4:37

has already dealt with, and Zaron

4:40

has some ongoing thoughts regarding

4:42

that, but let us put that aside for now.

4:45

With the matters here, the

4:47

lamplighters. My

4:50

understanding is that you were

4:53

accompanying Illuminator Labendale, Theresa, the

4:55

little halfling, you were accompanying

4:57

her on a mission. You

4:59

had been hired by the guild to repair

5:02

several of these lights. Is that correct?

5:05

To guard the engineer while

5:07

she would have paired the lights. Yes.

5:09

Yes. Provide a body guard

5:11

service. They were concerned about other guilds interfering. Yes.

5:14

And indeed they did. If I, the

5:16

reports of the witnesses in the area were correct,

5:18

you were, you encountered the Carpenters Guild and the

5:20

Blacksmith's Guild and there was some fighting

5:23

that took place and again,

5:26

some casualties. But

5:29

again, we'll skip over those for now. That

5:31

can be another matter for another time. OK.

5:36

Something changed, however, and

5:39

Theresa Lavendale, Illuminator Theresa,

5:41

was something

5:45

appeared, some sort of magical

5:48

smoke that seemed

5:50

to attack yourselves and the

5:52

buildings nearby. You

5:55

subdued her. You

5:57

then took her to Brightford. Shadow

6:00

Cathedral where you told the speaker

6:03

of secrets about what had taken place

6:05

and asked him to check on

6:08

Teresa and that is as

6:10

far as I'm aware your involvement

6:14

in all of this. If

6:16

I may I do I

6:18

don't believe that Teresa summoned this

6:20

creature. Why not? I

6:23

believe that this creature came through Teresa

6:25

and was using her body as a conduit.

6:28

And what makes you say that? Grapherth of

6:31

Tre'Morrah? The creature was very, how

6:34

do I say, very cognizant

6:36

of who it was. It was

6:38

in control. Teresa, her

6:41

body, her mind, she was quite limp at

6:43

the time and it was very much the

6:46

creature who was speaking directly to us, threatening

6:48

us, talking of the hellion throne. But

6:51

is it not possible that one could offer

6:53

themselves up as a vessel for such a

6:55

creature? Perhaps it was part of this

6:58

Teresa Lavendale's plan to be possessed

7:00

by it in some way. I

7:02

don't think she had a plan. She

7:05

seemed very new at the guild. She

7:07

was new to the job, yes, and

7:09

also she was quite scared at

7:12

the time of her possession. And after

7:14

the fact as well. Yeah. Has no

7:16

memory of the event. Indeed. And

7:20

her panic grew and grew

7:22

until it manifested this smoke.

7:25

And you are, you believe that these were

7:27

genuine, these responses. This was not an act.

7:29

This was, you believe it to be genuine,

7:31

this lack of knowledge of what

7:34

she was doing, but also this fear and

7:36

trepidation. If it

7:38

was an act, it was

7:41

a stellar performance. As yes,

7:43

indeed. One can never know, can we? But

7:46

still, it is a possibility that this

7:48

Teresa Lavendale, did you know Teresa Lavendale

7:50

before this job that you were hired

7:53

for? No. Never encountered her before. Have

7:56

you encountered anyone from the Lamblighter's Guild before? You

7:58

have no connections to them? Only

8:00

the one we met to... Alicia Tefio.

8:03

Alicia Tefio. That is who you got

8:05

the job from? Yes, they posted the

8:07

job and said to speak to them.

8:10

Mm, interesting. She is not a name

8:12

that has come up in our previous...

8:14

in our investigations yesterday. If

8:17

you miss and the High Authority looks

8:19

towards you, Daisy, you are a cauldron,

8:22

yes? Mm-hmm. Yeah, but you

8:24

have not encountered the Lamblight Isco before. Have you ever

8:26

been to Ash and Rest before? No. It makes sense

8:28

that your other companions did

8:30

not, but... That was one

8:32

of hers. So you've never encountered the Guild or

8:34

heard of them before? No, this is

8:36

the biggest place I've ever been. All right. All

8:40

right. She makes a few more notes and writes a few things

8:42

down. Now, let us go back

8:44

to this... What

8:48

happened with Theresa, the illuminator?

8:51

Do you have... Do you know

8:53

of why this

8:55

took place? I don't know if,

8:57

Garroth, would you have told them about the

8:59

actual disc and what you... The actual thing

9:02

you found. Did you tell them about speaking

9:04

with Blackwing? No.

9:06

Wait, sorry. When did we last speak?

9:08

We spoke with... Are

9:10

we talking about... Because I do

9:12

think speaking with... Arden.

9:15

The High Priest, yeah. That

9:18

was after you had met with Blackwing. So

9:20

you went to Blackwing first. You asked

9:22

Blackwing about the disc and what it was and what it meant

9:24

and what it could do. You then went and

9:26

spoke to Arden. I don't think we brought up the disc.

9:28

No. We didn't. We just... I don't think you did either.

9:31

I don't think you worried about Theresa. He

9:33

was all about Theresa. That's why I want

9:35

to check that I've got my... So,

9:37

yeah. So as

9:40

I understand it, a lot

9:42

of this is connected to illuminator

9:45

Navantale. She was with you. She

9:47

was the one who was seemingly, let us

9:49

use your own word for it, possessed. Whether

9:52

intentionally or not, That

9:54

seems to be the truth of the matter

9:56

is that something took hold of Theresa and

9:58

used her as a vessel. To

10:00

attack or you subdued her I'm

10:02

and then took her to a

10:04

high Priests are done And at

10:06

the Brechin Cathedral do you have.

10:09

Any idea of what may have

10:11

caused this position? Did you see

10:14

trees are performing any spells? Did

10:16

you feel any sort of of

10:18

otherworldly presences? I

10:21

believe we have evidence that the knights

10:23

the other nights. Caused the

10:25

procession. We have been

10:27

examining several lights. And.

10:30

We have found. A. Strange disk

10:32

and it's this is the one that we

10:34

took from the like she was working on.

10:36

Yes, the one that. This.

10:38

Creature made over appeared from or murder was

10:41

channeling through this device. Or do you see

10:43

the High authority? The Thera would you mind

10:45

and Zara and will come off and speed

10:48

like. Mad. Over because our own

10:50

I he takes it you see him

10:52

he's a familiar spell his eyes glow

10:54

from only got detect magic are many

10:56

begins examining it. Basically the magic's a

10:58

little bit beyond me. I authoritarians the

11:00

installments here on. not something I've ever

11:02

encountered before but there is. definitely. I

11:04

mean to me it looks like a

11:06

simple device to come to light. I

11:08

can't see anything more connected to. if

11:10

you're just standing in the disc are

11:12

you could watch the shows the secret

11:14

like the unlocked bit inside. oh I

11:16

thought the did the desk where. You

11:19

saw split in half. What you have to

11:21

always see okay guess way nexus. Yeah I

11:23

went okay. It's a when you reveal that

11:25

he opens and he goes on. Much.

11:28

More curious on he looks at in

11:30

says the enchantment is complex. A little

11:32

bit beyond my skill, but there is

11:34

definitely something more than just country light

11:36

or Florida. And in and

11:38

shutters from South Korea and and she

11:40

says like can we mock that is

11:43

evidence and he takes over to a

11:45

box. He puts the disc in there

11:47

and the boxes shot. He touches it

11:49

and it seems to glow and seals

11:51

we need not as a spell so

11:53

keep in mind that you do not

11:55

have we gotten on the front of

11:58

our the first. This other factors. To

12:00

read, let's call it to resist desk. To

12:02

reveal the other ones. When

12:05

we first arrived in

12:07

essence arrests that was

12:10

trouble at the boss

12:12

with spirits that manifesting.

12:16

We dealt with that and at

12:18

the time of the Cp fell

12:20

on connected to the offense possession

12:22

of Theresa. We went to the

12:25

but today. And

12:27

investigation one of the lights. Get.

12:30

Has the same device Really do have the

12:32

device I hills has that on as well

12:34

much only on with it effectively I staked

12:37

can put them lifestyle or did you put

12:39

lie the disc an. Artist.

12:41

Our he should have input a disc away. I

12:43

guess the I would have taken it as choices

12:46

as like really going to. So you fiddling with

12:48

the light and and you can't just put the

12:50

light bank you have to take the light completely

12:52

off the get the disagree and then you could

12:54

have put this back in and given him the

12:57

thing. Yes so this one installed within the smaller

12:59

lights within. The. Bathhouse, not just the

13:01

streetlights, sounds, arms our incomes over. Thanks

13:03

again or so spaces in the same

13:05

way examines it, it seems to functions.

13:07

It is something different about this one

13:09

versus the other one them My Don't

13:11

know what the differences but there is

13:14

some slight difference there. It's just third

13:16

one as well. Yes well cursory glance

13:18

is it the comparisons between the two?

13:20

The second seem see much more subtle.

13:23

And effect. But

13:26

yes, there is a third as well. Much

13:28

more. Primitive I suppose. Yes,

13:30

And we think this might have been

13:32

an early version. Ah a

13:34

cause we have been given

13:36

the enticing devil. As

13:38

per our wrists and there was

13:41

a broken light outside of it

13:43

we started to make lose connections

13:45

that the events that transpired of

13:47

the entice him devil that of

13:49

murder had occurred. We started connected

13:51

with the lights were investigated, the

13:53

lights narrow properties and it's been

13:56

broken for years ago but indeed

13:58

contains a similar. But

14:01

again, much more primitive than the. Wrong

14:03

ones. At this point the authorities are gonna

14:05

take all three discuss. Yeah, lose them or

14:07

they are put into evidence. And

14:10

facts: You want to make a note that the disks have

14:12

been submitted to evidence he made. The

14:15

higher authorities I could have lit listens

14:17

intently like listens to you all and

14:19

shows no sign of like dismissal like

14:21

just nods. Lets you kind of explain

14:23

the story row and we talk about

14:25

the murder rap the anti sink in

14:27

she does kind of a sling sort

14:30

of for law and look on her

14:32

face comes about. A

14:34

murder you say at the enticing

14:36

Devil vs One was not formally

14:39

reporters but. I did have my

14:41

suspicions back and day I'm forty now. was

14:43

too busy to. Properly Investigator?

14:45

Nope. crime was reported so I had

14:47

no authority to look into the matter

14:49

further. It was believed that some. The

14:52

own his wife had simply

14:55

less birds. Are spirit

14:57

from mans. When I heard stories about

14:59

the spirits that was in the area,

15:01

I am smit. I did have a

15:03

feeling that something untoward had happened, but

15:05

I have no idea whether. The

15:07

husband now is or anything owned and

15:09

Italy's would be. Because

15:12

that's how we could help layout to rest.

15:14

And it's a matter we very much wish

15:16

to resolve. Well.

15:18

I'm sure that we can help one

15:20

another and that's and I do have

15:23

some preliminary report subs. I did try

15:25

to investigate a little but I was

15:27

unfortunately not as I did not have

15:29

the time. Other matters I was called

15:31

to an but yes I did keep

15:33

some records. I will I will give

15:35

you what I have some I'd own.

15:37

only have a small amount of information

15:39

but not much. I'm. These

15:44

discs. Quite. Damning evidence.

15:46

Certainly something was involved. Based

15:50

on and I believe that you had mentioned

15:52

to the high priest said there was something

15:54

about the lamplighters connected to the trees are

15:56

being sent that do this and some sort

15:58

of connection to the lights. We sent

16:00

a number of we Senza I since

16:02

our on the along with a high

16:04

marshall and some soldiers that this morning

16:07

we investigated a number of the to

16:09

private chambers of some of the Illuminates

16:11

is there and some of the other

16:13

members and. And from.

16:17

Shall we say? Unusual

16:20

literature was found on

16:22

we've arrested or a

16:24

handful of the guild

16:26

members. The

16:29

Guild masters are currently claiming that

16:31

they had no knowledge of what

16:33

was happening, that these people were

16:35

acting independently on that. They are

16:38

shocked and horrified to learn of

16:40

what was going on. As

16:46

we speak Now. This

16:49

Teresa was the one who was

16:51

responsible for inserting these discs. Know.

16:54

She told the Sunday night the she

16:56

was given the lights and there are

16:58

parts of the Guild Workshop she's not

17:00

allowed in. Was

17:02

one the we're trying to speak to.

17:05

The bucks says skill trying to parlay

17:07

time to create a com. But

17:09

she was the one who had to install

17:11

them. Yes, And that's all she knows how

17:13

to do. She didn't know far, she told

17:15

you. so. That. It

17:18

is my job to ask be sort

17:21

of questions. It's not that I doubt

17:23

your belief or testimony. Sir Spice and

17:25

my line of work I do not

17:28

take any think I'm told at face

17:30

value evidence. Is what we

17:32

need here when I look around the room

17:34

other any. Ever lights and

17:36

hit ah they're probably would be

17:38

a magical light in his yes

17:40

yeah, they probably would be mounted

17:43

into the ceiling. Good thing. Bone.

17:46

Just concerned if these

17:48

lights are. And

17:51

on thing negative emotions as they seem to be

17:53

doing. I mean,

17:55

would it be worth investigating the one in

17:57

this room? Macys.

18:00

Look at it, I I can't quite reach.

18:02

I've I've grown to probably reach a plan

18:04

birds. probably the only one who guy reached

18:06

is quite high ceiling and like it's melted

18:08

into the ceiling or it. I'd normally a

18:10

ladder would need to be go in but

18:12

run you can but we just reach up

18:14

and pull it down again. I'll do that

18:16

yet you do reach up, you pull it

18:18

down, you lower and it's like it's an

18:20

independent object right? Like once it's kind of

18:22

removed from the ceiling. looks like it's been

18:24

a tax. They would like nails and hooks

18:26

and things like that. Let's give pitons, whatever

18:28

and you pull it down. Arm and

18:30

you hand It Doesn't discuss emphasis examiner

18:32

before. There's no disc in this one.

18:37

Okay, So I

18:39

mean this one on tampered with

18:41

unaffected by whatever it's have done

18:43

so they all taking place Specifically

18:45

I had of working theory that

18:47

the Bathhouse was selected because as

18:50

a very public place and was

18:52

some and since million items. Guess.

18:55

Also. That. Are

18:59

curious and curious indeed if we.

19:02

Did. Tell us that the guild that we did speak

19:04

to him that night to tell us that. Say.

19:07

They've been feeling angry and that

19:09

that's why they kept breaking like.

19:13

Savvy that has been them. Bad

19:15

blood between these guilds for. The

19:18

rivalry has existed since ass and rests

19:21

founding but it has been a particularly

19:23

bad for the last ten years. mainly

19:25

with the rise of the landline to

19:27

school they were very They were not

19:30

have to keep popular guild for long

19:32

time but the arrival of these new

19:34

technologies they have a lights and their

19:36

development of other magical trinkets have sort

19:38

of elevated levels of cultivators. A strong

19:41

friendship with her his majesty's recording majesty.

19:43

The other guilds of well sadly

19:46

some of them a very jealous

19:48

of the lamplighters others saw was

19:50

allies as convenience. Some the stonemasons

19:52

in the Limelight isn't quite close.

19:56

It is very concerning. Clearly

19:59

there is some why can't we cannot.

20:01

We cannot even possibly dismissed the idea

20:03

that there is some sort of plot.

20:05

The question is is, is this. Engineered.

20:08

By a handful of low level

20:10

engineers who are using this is

20:13

not but soon as he to

20:15

go out and install these devices

20:17

in some terrible heretical plan. or

20:19

is this more. Is

20:22

this grander? Does this go

20:24

beyond A few low level

20:26

engineers? I

20:28

mean these. Go on roads.

20:32

Have a people you have. To

20:35

back to the ford from a

20:37

lot but girl. Was. One

20:39

tobias. Know guild. most

20:41

advised know that he was says he

20:43

was most forthcoming. He was happy to

20:45

work with a son he gave his

20:47

full access He in fact wanted us

20:49

to see, made sure that we searched

20:51

all of the private rooms and knew

20:53

he was seem to gas. As I

20:55

said I, I don't take anything at

20:57

face value, but certainly his impression was

20:59

of a man who was shocked and

21:01

appalled by what we told him. I'm

21:03

what was said. Discovered when. Asked

21:07

yes are the reason we seek? You

21:09

are in fact is because the messenger

21:12

approached us with a letter from. God.

21:14

Must advice is still sealed.

21:17

We didn't think it appropriate to open

21:19

the letter ourselves. Up

21:22

for I mean of and good do it. Think that

21:24

this is something that I should note or my i'd

21:26

related by all means if he was to read it

21:28

but it is your your message by all means for

21:31

easy to feel is. Okay, Just

21:34

in case. Get help. Open

21:37

it up. So. For

21:39

that were a curse upon you

21:42

Several curse everybody I know I've

21:44

ever made Exorcist started you open

21:46

up in a very hastily written

21:49

not very long of briefs or

21:51

letter is inside his on very

21:53

lovely paypal luxurious paper com. Has

21:56

a stamp of the Lamplighters Guild

21:59

emblem. in the top left corner

22:01

arm. It says. It

22:04

says apologies I do not know

22:06

your name's am I know that

22:08

you were contracted to perform a

22:11

service from my guild arm and

22:13

that in the process of which

22:15

you have uncovered a most horrible

22:18

ah. Plot. Mom,

22:20

I would like to invite you

22:22

to meet with me up for

22:24

dinner to express my thanks. And

22:28

gratitude. A Guild Master

22:30

Tobias and Guild Master John

22:32

Your Cooper Tobias later is

22:34

his name was entered Junior

22:36

Engineer Cooper. Of.

22:39

The Oval Office he be reading as I have as I. As

22:44

if that was sent today than the timing

22:46

would make sense is that we inform Tobias

22:48

of everything this morning's We did not know

22:50

about these discs, We merely knew that there

22:52

may be some connection to the events in

22:54

Riverside and the landline. Skilled we conducted a

22:56

search of the premises. We found. Tax

23:00

and. Interesting.

23:04

Literature About. Demonic.

23:06

Forces show say I'm many

23:08

of the people that the

23:10

people whose rooms we found

23:12

these elements in I'm They

23:14

have either been. Maybe

23:17

the not told us anything or

23:19

they have pleaded tagged innocent said

23:22

this is what was planted their

23:24

that they are they are being

23:26

framed on unfortunately a very common

23:28

matter and but it sounds like

23:30

med to buy said having learned

23:32

of what has transpired is seeking

23:34

to pride by to recompense. Or.

23:37

Perhaps swings his own guilt in

23:39

the matter. I could not say.

23:41

Well, Would. It

23:43

be advisable to have.

23:46

One. Of the forge. Be.

23:51

Listening in on our dinner, I

23:53

think that that may tip the

23:55

hand. My good tool friend I

23:57

would suggest. I'm pleased. This is

23:59

only. The Just and from an old woman who

24:01

ran who has been doing this for a while.

24:06

I. Would suggest you go. needless. Tobias.

24:08

Act as if you have received this

24:10

message. Share that you have not spoken

24:13

with me and I think it would

24:15

provide both of us have benefits if

24:17

we pretend that this conversation has not

24:20

yet happened. but I would greatly appreciate

24:22

your support and to inform me of

24:24

any findings that you have. My desire

24:26

is to get to the truth of

24:29

this. If we have a cold have

24:31

some demonic nefarious force then it must

24:33

be. Removed as it is

24:35

a sickness, a disease that needs

24:37

to be cut out of this

24:39

place. How

24:42

deep we cut is the question.

24:47

Is I'd his often been my case.

24:49

The time when I have encountered those

24:51

who have fallen under the sway of

24:53

nefarious malignant powers is very easy for

24:56

those who do not have much in

24:58

life to fall on that's way. and

25:00

I dealt with several colts and individuals

25:02

who is an attempted to these sort

25:05

of plots before. It

25:07

is far more concerning if this goes greater

25:09

than that. I do not

25:11

know which I do. I can

25:13

tell you that his to conduct

25:15

majesty has a long friendship with

25:18

Tobias. His family as well as

25:20

that of the chief illuminator. Morris

25:22

Gold sites may have been friends

25:24

for a long time without. The

25:26

Duke himself has told me directly

25:29

that if I'm to pursue an

25:31

investigation against senior members of the

25:33

men might as guild I require

25:35

hard evidence. We were told the

25:37

same. A swine? The haven't

25:40

said anything yet because very wise if

25:42

you to do so. Be just

25:44

fine. Thanks for the truth of was okay. trees

25:47

are is being held here in the

25:49

fought for now i am making sure

25:51

that she is or see we do

25:53

not miss treat a you know our

25:55

guests on but she's a suspect and

25:58

until i have hard proof that He

26:00

is not a

26:02

cultist. I cannot release her. If

26:06

I may. I'm

26:08

just gonna jump out. Did we explain the whole,

26:10

like, the link of the magic and the kind

26:12

of link to the Twin Pits and seeing... No,

26:14

we didn't. No. I

26:17

think you said the early on. Gruff is gonna explain that now. Yeah.

26:19

Gruff is gonna explain as much as he knows.

26:22

Do you explain where you got that information from?

26:24

Uh... I

26:26

would probably say, like, we consulted someone and

26:28

they said this and I guess... OK,

26:31

yeah. So when you say... You explain everything. You

26:33

say, we consulted somebody and she'll say, whom

26:35

did you consult? Forgive me,

26:38

I do not think any of you to be

26:40

masters of the Imperial academia. Uh,

26:42

Blackwing? The Elf. In

26:45

the tower where the raven... I'm familiar.

26:48

I'm familiar with them. They seemed very formidable

26:50

with magic and given the

26:52

nature of this device. And they've

26:54

been around really, really long time, so we thought

26:56

that maybe they would now. Yes, they

26:58

have. That presents another

27:01

interesting quandary. Blackwing

27:03

is an elf. They are outsiders

27:05

to our world and they

27:07

originally came from a plain-out realm. A

27:10

realm known for its trickery and deception.

27:13

Blackwing has their own agenda. I'm sure

27:16

that what they have told you is... accurate

27:19

to a sense, but how much of it is

27:21

the truth or how much they have kept secret

27:23

from you, I could not say. I

27:26

don't think they're interested enough to do anything kind

27:28

of plots or scheming or anything. No,

27:30

I don't think so either, but that does not mean that

27:32

they have not... revealed

27:35

all that they know. I

27:37

just bring this up because I definitely think the

27:40

connection to the Twin Pits is

27:42

true, because when the beast he came

27:44

out and started threatening us and stabbing

27:47

us, they said, and I

27:49

remember this specifically, because it was so

27:51

odd to me... Yes, please. That the

27:53

barrier weakens, the Helian Throne will never

27:55

see this coming. She

27:59

Writes that down. A specific and

28:01

of the Us is please cite

28:03

the body a week and such

28:05

as this is no eyes of

28:07

the healing from big advantage of

28:09

that alone certainly implies sort of

28:11

a demonic connection, settling or seen

28:13

disconnection. I should say this is

28:15

exactly what is needed. Facts Specifics

28:17

It is within the specific details

28:19

that I think we will find

28:22

around Sissy. Consider

28:28

this. Meet

28:31

with Tobias Clean what information

28:33

that you can if you

28:35

can find a way. To.

28:38

Prove. That

28:40

he the Theresa is innocent Or that

28:42

Tobias. So perhaps any of the other

28:44

girl perhaps Jonjo Cooper perhaps the teeth

28:46

illuminator who can prove that they are

28:49

the masterminds behind this? Bring that evidence

28:51

to me and I will make sure

28:53

that Justices delivered and I can make

28:55

sure that you are paid for such

28:57

services as well. I

29:01

will share with him for a snap with you. And

29:03

will work with you as best as I can. If.

29:07

Like to say one more thing for today's

29:09

us now. I. Understand you can

29:11

take this. With. Has a

29:13

way as you wish, but this is

29:15

my reading of the situation. These

29:18

discs. They feed off of

29:20

negative emotion and when enough negative

29:22

emotion as charged the line and

29:24

sent to the. As and bring

29:26

something back. At

29:29

the time she was terrified. She

29:32

was scared out of how with

29:34

hiding nearest to the as. A

29:36

light. The we took this disc from. I

29:39

genuinely believe. That was

29:41

an honest. Emotion and she

29:44

didn't know and. We didn't know what

29:46

the time because we didn't discover. To discuss last

29:48

to the encounter them. So.

29:50

I genuinely don't think she knew because. You

29:53

can't seek an emotion like that assessed in

29:56

a large dose to summon something like

29:58

the Beastie. You are quite. Sadly,

30:02

Feelings do not change. Fix This is

30:04

that she was the one who answer

30:06

to this disc to have revealed it's

30:09

nature to us. We now see that

30:11

it has been inscribed with is powerful

30:13

enchantment right now. Process. Of trying

30:15

Aura, I'm afraid that see as

30:17

our beasts suspect we'll have very

30:20

little to prove otherwise. I.

30:22

Do not doubt with a moment that's

30:24

what you say is true, that you

30:26

genuinely believe this woman to be innocent

30:28

and that she has not done anything

30:30

wrong and that she is as much

30:33

a victim of this as anyone. But

30:35

until I can prove it right now,

30:37

our fingers are on the murder weapon.

30:40

I understand not. I just wanted to share my.

30:42

Observation and I am very grateful for it.

30:45

And it is from this I can see

30:47

how Ennis to I can see how much

30:49

this means. And that.

30:52

That. Drives me that there is

30:54

more to all of this Now my

30:56

hands are often tied. I made a

30:58

public figure. If I go to the

31:00

bias and I start asking questions he

31:03

will immediately know why I'm that he

31:05

will think that I suspect him that

31:07

me cause him to hide evidence destroy

31:10

it. Perhaps if he is involved in

31:12

all of this or is this other

31:14

the other members of the guild are

31:16

involved that my drive them to accelerate

31:19

whatever plans they have. But.

31:21

You. You

31:24

are strangers to this place. You

31:26

can play the innocent mercenaries who

31:29

did not know any better. In,

31:32

you're speaking with Tobias to do, I

31:35

suppose you haven't uncovered anything particularly. or

31:38

slavery you trust this man he has

31:40

been of a pillar of this community

31:42

for several decades his family have been

31:44

operational advice is good for years they

31:46

have to his helped lead to let

31:48

my says killed in tulsa success they

31:51

are today he is generous with his

31:53

money he funded he helped fund the

31:55

school he has helped fund many of

31:57

the infrastructure around here he is a

31:59

good friend of his draconic majesty. He's

32:02

been a cordial gentleman to me whenever I have met

32:04

with him. And it's uh,

32:06

Jania Cooper as well? She

32:08

is a little more cantankerous, uh, certainly

32:10

one who, I

32:13

think that in my professional opinion,

32:15

she is certainly a woman with secrets.

32:18

What those secrets are, I could not tell you. But

32:20

she is more cantankerous, um, but she is

32:22

dedicated to her guild and very protective of

32:25

it. I believe that, uh,

32:28

well, I do not like to

32:30

jump to conclusions. I like facts. Um,

32:33

well, for Theresa's sake, let's hope we

32:35

can find you a better suspect. One

32:37

thing I should inform you of, it

32:39

is privileged information at this point, the

32:42

chief illuminator, Morris Goldsite. He

32:45

was not at the Lamplighters Guild and in fact

32:47

the Lamplighters Guild is claiming they do not know

32:49

where he is. He vanished early this morning. Were

32:54

they aware? Morris

32:57

Goldsite. He's the chief

32:59

illuminator. Was Morris

33:01

aware that you would be arriving?

33:03

No, no one was. But

33:05

he caught them by surprise. I

33:08

see. I

33:11

don't see how they could have known. The

33:13

only ones who knew that we were even

33:15

potentially looking at them was the speaker of

33:17

secrets. He reported to myself and

33:19

Lord Marshall as soon as

33:22

the sun had risen. As soon

33:24

as he had finished speaking with you, I believe,

33:26

as soon as there was light he came and

33:28

spoke with us. We immediately went up to the

33:30

Lamplighters Guild to investigate. And

33:33

he left this morning? He

33:36

vanished. Nobody saw him. Come or go. But he is

33:38

not there now and they do not know where he

33:40

is. If he

33:43

is intending to flee, then

33:45

someone must have informed him.

33:49

If it was not you, then I would. Then

33:52

perhaps our speaker of secrets. There's

33:55

more secrets than I believe. More

33:58

indeed, Blackwing. Or

34:01

indeed this elven mage, yes. You

34:05

said your hands are tied in matters such as

34:08

this. How much... Let

34:11

me just briefly rephrase. My hands are not tied.

34:13

I have great authority as the High Authority. Understood.

34:15

In terms of going

34:17

to a dinner with a Tobias Leto. How

34:22

much freedom do we

34:24

necessarily have here if we uncover something?

34:28

You are not deputies of my office, nor

34:30

are you members of the King of the

34:32

Duke's Guard. You are independent

34:34

mercenaries. Should you... Should

34:37

you commit any crimes? Oh, we don't intend

34:40

to. Well, she just says,

34:42

if you are to commit any

34:44

crimes... I would

34:46

say this. If

34:49

you commit a crime in the service of the Duke and for

34:51

the betterment of the Empire, as

34:53

High Authority, I can look

34:55

favourably upon such actions. If

34:58

one is to... In the same sense

35:00

that if you defend

35:02

somebody and you kill an attacker

35:04

in the process whilst

35:07

trying to defend an innocent, then

35:09

the law can be lenient

35:12

towards you. In the same way that should

35:14

you, I don't know, be caught breaking

35:17

in to the Ampliters Guild, shall we say? If

35:20

you are able to find and

35:23

provide evidence that shows that there

35:25

was nefarious matters,

35:29

then again, I can be lenient. If

35:31

you do not provide that, then I must use the

35:34

full weight of the law in that story. I

35:36

understand. Consider this a very private

35:39

discussion, and I

35:42

find that sometimes working in

35:45

the shadows can yield great results. Oh,

35:50

I'm sorry. Shadows are a bit of a sense

35:52

to topic at the moment. Yeah, well, I apologise.

35:55

I did not expect... The

35:57

haunting. Ah, yes, yes.

36:00

Yes, yes, you have taken over the ship of

36:02

that place. Yes. I have heard quite

36:04

a few horror stories Even

36:06

some of even even some of the Duke's guards

36:08

won't patrol that area for fear of it If

36:14

we attend this dinner party tonight and

36:17

things go a bit, you know Wrong

36:21

is there a way we can contact you

36:23

directly Or

36:27

indeed would you want us to contact you? Are

36:30

you capable are any of you capable of casting spells?

36:35

Yes, yes, but maybe not what you

36:37

are suggesting There

36:39

may be a risk of it being destroyed in the process, but I

36:42

believe you that you there is a chance you may be able to

36:44

use it and She

36:46

goes over she unlocked a drawer on her

36:49

desk. She rifles through paper and then she

36:51

pulls out a scroll About

36:53

yay big It's wrapped. It

36:55

has the seal of the authorities office. So the draconic

36:57

head of the eye She locks

37:00

the drawer back up and she will gruff and

37:02

xanthes years gruff and Rowan you both said So

37:05

probably to gruff actually as you've been sort

37:07

of engaging a most she'll profit. This is

37:09

a sending spell scroll It

37:11

is quite a maybe a spell beyond your means, but you

37:13

may still be able to use it This is the best

37:16

taken off for you at this time. I'm afraid use

37:18

it to contact me directly Thank

37:21

you Looks

37:23

momentarily panicked Okay

37:28

Use that whether or regardless

37:30

of tonight's matters consider

37:33

that a gift Way

37:35

of saying thank you for what you've provide

37:37

the information you've provided me already But

37:39

yes If there is something and you feel it

37:41

needs my immediate attention or the attention of the

37:43

Duke's guard or the Lord Marshall The High Marshal

37:46

send me a message It

37:48

is my duty to try and enforce The

37:51

Empress's law here and if something is amiss I

37:53

would like to know about it Okay,

37:56

um, do you have any

37:58

fear that we might be being

38:01

watched by the Lamplighters Guild? I would certainly.

38:04

I'm a very paranoid old woman, sir. I

38:08

consider that whenever one is involved in matters

38:10

such as this, well,

38:13

keep an eye on the dark. OK. That's

38:16

why I ask if it's worth us meeting

38:19

often with you. I

38:23

am often called away, unfortunately. Zaron

38:26

and I are the only authorities for

38:28

the Northveil, so if

38:30

a message comes in that we are needed

38:32

out in some village to oversee a criminal

38:35

judgment or something like that, I'm afraid that

38:37

we must be sent. I will try and

38:39

send Zaron where possible. I don't like to

38:41

travel so much these days. My

38:43

knees aren't so good for it. But,

38:46

yes, I will try and make myself available.

38:48

But if I'm needed by the Duke or

38:50

anyone else, I'm afraid that they must be my

38:52

priority. But, yes, please do. Send at least words

38:54

to me whenever you can. OK. I

38:57

will be here. I don't tend to go very far.

39:00

Um, but, yes? OK.

39:03

I... Yeah. You were also asking about

39:05

the matter involving the enticing devil. Let

39:08

me get you my file. And

39:11

she goes over, and what appears to you to

39:13

be almost like a piece of wall with a

39:15

mirror on it, she goes up to

39:17

it and... ..she

39:21

whispers some arcane words,

39:24

and you watch as that wall vanishes,

39:27

and it leads into, like, a walk-in

39:29

closet, but instead of clothes, it's just

39:31

ranks of, like, library shelves filled with

39:34

books. And she goes over,

39:36

and they seem to be categorised by date, cos

39:38

she counts, like, years and dates and months and

39:40

things like that. And she pulls

39:42

out a large ledger, flips through

39:44

it, and pulls some

39:47

shovel sheaths of paper out, puts them

39:49

in, like, a little file, puts the

39:51

book back, returns, speaks the command word,

39:53

the wall comes back into existence, and

39:56

she hands them over to you. It's

39:58

a very brief report. I won't

40:01

read it out entirely. Just real quick. What is

40:03

that spell? What spell? What's the

40:05

arcane words? She's saying. It's more like a command

40:07

word. It didn't necessarily seem like a spell It

40:09

seemed like a command word to activate or deactivate

40:11

this wall. Okay. Do you want to make a

40:13

perception check to see if you can hear them?

40:15

There's no way I hear them. I just didn't

40:17

you know. You never know. You never know.

40:19

I got What

40:23

is my perception now? Did you get a nat 20? I

40:26

didn't know. It's like I got 10. 10 is. You

40:29

you heard like a very very whispered kind

40:31

of. Yes. Okay. That's right But

40:35

yeah, she hands over to the report to you

40:38

the report doesn't really tell you much

40:41

it reports that That

40:46

Tyria Medrick Left

40:50

Ashen's rest on this date a

40:53

few days later the husband Kavan

40:55

Medrick left The

40:57

notes are claimed to be going

40:59

to Kelskaris to chase after

41:02

wife Send someone

41:04

to check that you

41:06

know kind of like see if that's true Check

41:09

with gate guard Reported

41:11

seeing Kavan leaving on that date

41:15

Guard and then it names the guard who they spoke

41:17

to No

41:21

record of wife leaving I

41:25

know sorry, I would say record of wife

41:27

leaving but only seen at a distance Blah

41:30

blah blah kind of like some little detailed

41:32

notes, right? Um, was it the same guard

41:34

that? Yeah, it was the

41:36

same guard that saw them. Yeah, and it was several days

41:38

apart. It's about three days apart as well Hauntings

41:42

began shortly after husband left

41:45

yada yada yada It kind of contains most

41:47

of the same information, but you do get

41:49

this guards name that apparently saw both Tyria

41:51

and Kavan leaving Okay,

41:53

see put it on the pin board Connect

41:56

the lines. Yeah, and it would be gone

42:00

Uh, I don't know a random name. Uh,

42:03

it's a weird name. Uh, it

42:05

is guard. Uh, it, it,

42:07

it, he would be Sergeant Gavin. Sergeant

42:09

Gavin. Let me

42:11

get him a Sayer. S-A-Y-E-R. Gavin

42:14

Sayer, he's a human guard. He'd probably be,

42:16

he'd be like, he'd be like four years

42:18

older, five years older now. So. Oh

42:20

god. He's four years old. Four years

42:23

old now. Four years old now. Four years old

42:25

now. Four years old now. Four years old. Oh,

42:27

he's fitting that, cool with something three, so. So.

42:30

He saw the wife leaving first or the.

42:32

Yeah, he was for the wife leaving first, a

42:34

few days later. But only a distance, yeah. He

42:36

didn't actually speak with the wife. He did speak

42:38

to Kavon. He did speak to Kavon, yeah. Okay.

42:41

Um, yep, Sergeant, uh, Sergeant Gavin.

42:43

What did I say? Gavett Sayer.

42:45

And this, this Sergeant, is he

42:48

still, a

42:51

Sergeant, I suppose? Uh, if you're

42:53

asking Eramina, she's just like, I'm afraid I don't

42:55

know. You would need to inquire. I

42:57

would suggest you speak with some of the guards out

42:59

in the forge or head up to the North Gate.

43:01

This was, and the report also says North Gate, Grey

43:04

Forge Gate. It also mentions

43:07

that you would, or someone

43:09

would check up to make sure that

43:11

they did go to Kelskara, says Kavon.

43:13

Unfortunately, I was not able to send

43:15

that follow-up report. Again, my work took

43:17

priority, I'm afraid. Okay. It,

43:20

please keep me informed if you learn any more.

43:22

If I, if it is true that Kavon

43:25

committed murder, especially against his wife, and

43:27

I did not investigate it, I will

43:30

deeply regret that I did not look into it further.

43:32

I would like to know. And if

43:34

I can offer you any more assistance in that, please. If

43:37

you'd like, I would suggest that you maybe send a courier, you

43:40

could always send a courier up to Kelskara's to check. I

43:43

have the address of Tyria's family, and that's

43:45

on the report, that's there. If

43:47

you wish to send a letter or a sending

43:49

spell to them, you could do that. Yes. Do

43:52

you have a good description of Kavon,

43:55

what he looks like? Kavon, yes.

43:57

We Have a description of what he looks like. Yeah, it's all

43:59

in the report. Okay am I mean

44:01

it if they are in cars cars. My

44:03

plan was to message and wife's family tie

44:05

rear adler the time has the oddly Adler

44:08

family they live in cause cause I was

44:10

going to misuse them and ask if I

44:12

rio arrived but sadly I was able to.

44:15

Often with these cases and if something

44:17

is not directly reported if we do

44:19

not have clear proof that somebody is

44:21

missing or that something nefarious has happened

44:23

is, I have to prioritize other matters.

44:30

Two hundred and will actual like evidence we have

44:32

just to say. By. The way?

44:34

Yeah. Definite murder. aside from very nice

44:36

find. One hundred nine Hundred Spirit and

44:38

One The Spirit have you to. Take

44:40

the testimony from a ghost. Unfortunately,

44:43

it's is easy to manipulate. Sad

44:45

though responses from the dead i'm

44:48

spells that can communicate with a

44:50

dead are generally not admissible in

44:53

to authorities jurisdiction. Six.

44:55

months quite solely to south. I'm

44:58

sure and I hope what I would suggest

45:00

and this is me speaking as a. So.

45:02

Far as it is, if you can

45:05

find this cap on, if they still

45:07

live, get them to confess. Often

45:09

the guilty are. You would be surprised how

45:11

often and guilty will admit to their crimes

45:13

when pressed. Muffle. Way through

45:16

force of violence, but sometimes restrictions, sometimes

45:18

for simple guilt. Was.

45:20

Confronted with the horrors of what they've done. That

45:23

way I would the up to prosecute him with a full power of

45:25

the law. We do

45:28

believe there may be an element of

45:30

procession again because of the As alliance

45:32

with this more powerful to scan it

45:34

and and the timelines. Myself from their

45:36

the name is testimony and all that is

45:39

is within my rights as authority to accept

45:41

some. Extra new circumstances into

45:43

my judgment says that was the

45:45

case is if is coven committed

45:47

a murder was from the influence

45:49

of the lamplighters killed. That was

45:52

not only. Provide. a sense

45:54

of lessening cabins sentencing but it

45:56

would also and to the crimes

45:58

of those responsible for this plot

46:00

if there is one within the Lantlighters

46:02

Guild. If they have been responsible for

46:04

another murder then ultimately

46:07

that will be made against them as well. And

46:10

justice must be sought. It

46:12

would be good to have justice for

46:14

Tidiya, I agree.

46:17

As I said, if I can help you in any way. Yes,

46:21

well we will call on you when

46:23

appropriate. Please do. I

46:26

think we have a dinner to attend. So

46:28

you might need to get those fancy clothes out again. Oh

46:30

bloody hell. Well,

46:33

it has been an absolute pleasure to meet all

46:35

of your acquaintance. Zaron

46:37

told me much about your journey from

46:40

Burnell to here and the events of Burnell as well.

46:43

And her eyes kind of flicker around all of

46:45

you. But I

46:47

think that this Lantlighters matter is a

46:49

far more pressing concern right now. Zaron

46:53

very obviously don't even make insight checks, does

46:55

not agree with that statement. And he has

46:58

been like glaring at Xanthius

47:00

and probably Daisy a little bit

47:02

the whole time. Like he's like,

47:04

they're you to

47:06

a hiding thing. Like he's kind

47:08

of like, but

47:10

he's unfortunately not in a position to say

47:12

anything right now. Well, as I

47:14

said, misfortune keeps finding us and

47:17

we're just doing our best to help out as

47:19

best we can. That is all one can do

47:21

in the face of ill luck and fate. But

47:24

still, let us let us hope that justice

47:26

will prevail in the end. Rowan

47:31

puts the light back in. Yeah,

47:34

thank you very much. The

47:37

window because it's daylight. She's

47:39

like, thank you very much, my dear. Thank you. Please help

47:41

yourselves to all is we've got plenty of fruit. So take

47:44

it with you. Take it with you. And she's like, starts

47:46

putting it in your pocket. Would you like

47:48

a candy? Yes, of

47:50

course. And she goes on on her desk. She

47:52

opens up like a little like a little brass

47:54

bowl. She opens up and inside a little hard

47:56

candies and she's like, you can take two gone.

47:58

Oh, thank you. I

48:02

suppose. Yes, go on, take one. I'm going to

48:04

watch my thief. Yes, yes, you should. Well, I

48:06

don't have any soft ones, I'm afraid. They're all

48:08

quite hard. Just suck on it. No more the

48:10

sugar. Oh, no, no. Little bits

48:13

of sugar doesn't hurt anyone. Yes, go on.

48:15

Oh, thank you. It might make me feel

48:17

much better, yes. Thanks, you'd like to. Yeah,

48:19

of course. Speaking of

48:21

feeling better, you don't happen to know anything about

48:24

curing curses, do you? I

48:26

know that one should seek out a priest

48:28

or priestess or a mage of some sufficient

48:30

power. I know that you should not ask

48:32

me fuck off. I

48:34

am an investigator. I know. And just in

48:36

case... Well,

48:39

I don't believe we should take up much more of

48:42

your time. We understand you have... This has been very

48:44

insightful and thank you for the discs. They will prove

48:46

most crucial evidence, should this matter. If

48:48

we had jurisdiction and authority,

48:51

we'd love to investigate more

48:53

lamps around the town to

48:55

aid in this. We

48:58

believe they must be installed. There's a lot of them.

49:00

Yes. It is something that I could assign some of

49:03

the guards to go and do. The

49:06

difficulty will be if we find... If lots of

49:08

them don't have this disc and we damage them,

49:11

the lamplighters then could go to the duke and

49:13

argue that we owe them recompense. Do you know

49:15

of any way that you can tell if these

49:17

lights are being affected? No,

49:20

we were ley lines. Ley lines were mentioned, yes.

49:22

Just trying to map those. I'll speak to... We

49:24

have a couple of mages within the duke's guard.

49:26

I will speak to them and see what they

49:29

think. But now that

49:31

we know that they are within the lights,

49:33

we can certainly assign people to check them,

49:35

but it will be a laborious and rather

49:37

tedious process. If you do learn of a

49:40

way that one can identify a light that

49:42

has been affected or this device has been

49:44

inserted into, if you can find a way

49:46

to do that, that would be very

49:49

useful. It would

49:51

show that this is a greater conspiracy. If most of

49:53

these lights are affected or there is a plan or

49:55

some sort of pattern to how they've been laid out,

49:58

it will show that there is a great... a plan

50:00

to work here. That was our concern as well. Does

50:02

she have a map in here? Yeah. Okay.

50:06

It's just like, it's probably got like

50:08

notes pinned into it of like ongoing

50:11

investigations, but also authorities aren't just like

50:13

investigators. They're also the judges. So

50:15

it's also like so-and-so accused

50:17

of stealing like appointment, three o'clock judgment.

50:19

Like there's like, she has like notes

50:21

and things like that in that book.

50:24

She's kind of like the judge, jury and executioner

50:26

all in one and the investigator as well. I

50:28

guess in the time when we were talking about,

50:30

you know, we found this one here. I have

50:32

to point on the map. It was in this

50:34

place. This place has probably do

50:36

that after you've left. You'll probably go in

50:38

and start like putting notes down. It might

50:41

be worth looking at ones that have

50:43

been broken and recently repaired because it's

50:45

very true. If they repaired some, that

50:47

seems to be what that is

50:49

their opportunity to install these devices. That's a

50:52

very good thought, my dear. That will help

50:54

us narrow down our search considerably. Well, just

50:56

that the guilds wouldn't let them repair in

50:58

that area. So if there's repairs

51:00

elsewhere. I would

51:02

say as well, and I experienced this myself,

51:05

I don't know if it's just because that lamp

51:07

down by the dark rivers

51:10

by the riverside was

51:12

broken or what, but I felt

51:15

this definitive feeling of

51:17

anxiety and a lot of

51:20

negative emotion when it started

51:22

affecting me. And the chap

51:24

from the blacksmith's guild, he

51:26

mentioned that a lot of them was feeling angry

51:29

and negative emotions. So I don't know

51:31

if they remember a particular

51:33

point or something like that. So look

51:35

into it. We've not had any greater

51:37

reports from the citizens about these sorts

51:39

of feelings. Normally that sort of thing

51:41

is that would be reported if there

51:43

was any sort of malignant or lingering

51:45

issue. But, and the guilds have been,

51:47

you know, we've had reports from the

51:49

blacksmiths and the carpenters guilds and

51:51

some of the traders guilds as well, complaining

51:53

about the lamplighters. But unfortunately, the rivalry and

51:56

politics, a lot of it is just blaster

51:58

and a lot of it is. often

52:00

accusations turn around without any sort of proof.

52:02

I will, however, look back into it. Perhaps

52:04

we've had reports of these ill

52:07

feelings in certain areas, and that will

52:09

help us narrow down the searches. Possibly.

52:12

Um, yes, but as

52:14

we said, the only ones we found

52:16

is broken, primitive, and subtle. Keep

52:19

me posted, and if we are able to resolve this,

52:21

I would be grateful for your assistance, and I'll make

52:23

sure that you are suitably paid for it as well.

52:28

Thank you. Could

52:30

we get an advance on that paper? Make

52:33

a persuasion check. Ooh,

52:36

fake dice. Sure. Yeah. Go for

52:38

it. Please

52:40

don't burn it. Oh, we did. Uh,

52:43

not good. Five, eight, uh,

52:46

nine. I'm doing doll eyes. Please.

52:50

You can give advantage. No, I mean, I,

52:52

no, not actually doll eyes in. All right,

52:54

okay. She will

52:56

just say, the high authority arena will

52:58

just say, kind of smile at you

53:01

and say, ah,

53:03

unfortunately, the, uh, the,

53:05

uh, the offices of Her Imperial Majesty

53:07

do not operate on advances or credit.

53:11

Do the work, and you will be handsomely

53:13

rewarded, but I'm afraid I'm not authorized to

53:15

provide you any payment, because technically, they're not

53:17

working together yet. I

53:20

tried, lads. We need secret outfits.

53:23

Really? That's your first? Wow. Do

53:26

you have any ideas of what we should be called

53:28

as a unit? A, uh, a

53:30

mercenary force. A mercenary company, yes. Oh,

53:32

like a sort of group collective name.

53:35

Collective name, yes. Mm. You're

53:37

asking me. Well, what sort of mercenary companies have

53:39

you worked with before? I've worked with, I've worked

53:41

with, I've had a very long career, my dear.

53:44

I've worked with quite a few. I've probably forgot

53:46

the names of half of them. What were the

53:48

most memorable? Oh, um, I mean,

53:50

you generally tend to remember the sort of

53:52

extreme ones, I feel, ones that are particularly

53:54

clever. Um, there were

53:57

the, um, uh, there

53:59

was, uh, There was

54:01

what were they called? The

54:03

Bloodaxe Marauders? Very violent.

54:06

Yes, not quite ending I suppose. There

54:09

was, let's see

54:11

here, are the

54:13

Emerald Quiver a group of wilderness experts

54:15

from Morn from Mistwald? Let

54:20

me see. Humpadink

54:24

Rompaduckle's Band of Merry

54:26

Men? That one

54:28

stuck out because it was ridiculous. Was this led

54:30

by a Humpadink? That was the

54:32

funny thing, no, that wasn't even his name.

54:35

No, no, no. It was the name of

54:37

his pet badger. Badger called Humpadink, or was

54:39

it Pumperknuckle? That's correct, yes. Okay.

54:41

Well... Humpadink. But

54:46

as for you, I'm afraid I do not

54:48

know you yet, M The

54:53

Pillars Of. Something. We'll

54:55

figure it out. And it's got to be clever

54:57

now. I feel like Pillars Fits

55:00

You, sir. We

55:03

are all Pillars. Well, you

55:05

are. I don't get pillar vibes from

55:08

these two especially. The two of

55:10

you I can see being Pillars, but these two I don't

55:12

see as Pillars. I couldn't hold up the ceiling. I'm

55:14

a lion, not a pillar. No. But

55:16

you'll come to it, it will come to you, I'm sure. Well... Right.

55:20

It would be worth it. Although I guess I could be called

55:22

a caterpillar. No.

55:25

We must leave. We've taken out too much

55:27

of your time. So much of your time.

55:29

No, you're more than welcome. Thank you for

55:31

your great information. Good luck. Thank

55:34

you. And like I said, do

55:37

watch your backs. If

55:39

there is a greater plot at work

55:41

here, they will

55:43

not like the fact that you have disturbed

55:45

whatever it is they were trying to do.

55:48

We'll be careful with our conversations in public.

55:50

I would advise... Yes. I'm

55:52

in the haunted house where nobody wants to come anyway. That

55:55

does provide you a safe place to speak.

55:57

Not safe at all. I

56:00

must see you all out now, but thank you

56:02

so much. Bliss! Private Bliss! And you hear the

56:04

door open like, Yes, High Authority.

56:06

Would you mind discorting my guests back out

56:08

of the forge, please, my dear? Oh,

56:11

absolutely, High Authority. Yeah, no problem.

56:13

Can I also pass my compliments

56:15

to Bliss's extremely

56:17

good professional care,

56:20

aiding us from Burnell to

56:23

Ashen's Rest? You certainly

56:25

can. Make a persuasion check for me. OK.

56:29

OK. OK. I want to fight,

56:32

guys. Give me my

56:34

14 plus persuasion. 18.

56:36

18. What? She's

56:40

always nice to hear that we have capable young

56:42

men and women who are able to do a

56:44

great job. Yes, she is extremely

56:46

good at her work. Good to

56:48

know. And you see Bliss

56:50

is kind of blushing, and it's just like, oh,

56:53

Rowan, you don't need to say anything like that.

56:55

No, it's fine. I'm just doing my job, man.

56:58

No problem. I come on you lot

57:00

and then sort of shuffles you out and like kind of

57:02

nudges you. What'd you do that for? It's embarrassing. I

57:05

know. Eramini just kind of stands by

57:07

the door, and there's almost

57:09

like a little ominous hint as you walk

57:11

down this long corridor of this little tiny

57:14

elderly halfling just stood in this open door

57:16

and she just kind of raises her hand to a

57:18

chin, now eyes narrow a bit

57:21

just watching you leave. And

57:23

then she's outside as you go down the stairs and

57:25

out of the fort out of the forge, basically. It

57:28

just seems to be sort of drinking you

57:30

in as you leave, like watching you go.

57:34

Someone with that veteran

57:38

status that's got

57:40

those scars and is that kind?

57:42

Yeah, she's working. She's got some

57:44

stuff going on. She said what's

57:46

all that? I still prefer her

57:48

to the woman. Yeah, that's the

57:51

worst. She's so disarming. Yep. Maybe.

57:53

Maybe we'll get to the bottom of it. Yeah.

57:57

Right. We'll be murdered before that. Probably dead

57:59

as hell. Well I guess we

58:01

don't want to go for dinner without Fillion.

58:03

Did I have an address this place? We

58:05

haven't even like agreed. Yeah you know where

58:07

the Faros, yeah. That's the Raffyces called headquarters.

58:09

Did they say dinner tonight at the

58:12

Faros? Yeah well they didn't say dinner, they just

58:14

said we would like to invite you to a

58:16

meeting like tonight. Yeah like we would like to

58:18

meet with you. They said dinner. Did I say

58:20

dinner? Oh in that case I said dinner. Food

58:22

will be supply. You probably said food! Then it

58:24

is a dinner. Be my OB. Doesn't

58:26

there have to be a fancy dinner though but it

58:28

is in the Faros. It is in the light lamp.

58:30

It could take a while. Yeah

58:33

you guys can make your way back to, this

58:36

would probably be sort of like I guess like one

58:38

two o'clock at this point. You

58:41

make your way back to the enticing devil, the abandoned inn. I'll

58:48

wait outside. Oh you're waiting

58:50

outside as you get there. You

58:52

see that Ophelia is speaking with

58:55

someone who's at the inn basically. They're stood

58:57

at the door having a chat with somebody.

59:01

A real physical actual person.

59:04

They look like a courier dressed in

59:06

the same outfit as the clarion,

59:09

the little halfling who chased after you but they

59:11

are a human. They just look like

59:13

a human man. They're wearing an outfit and

59:15

they hand over a package and a very

59:17

ornate looking envelope to Ophelia. I'm

59:20

getting all the letters today. I know.

59:24

So if everyone wants to contact us, as

59:26

we walk past this guy. Yeah

59:29

the guy just sort of says like oh

59:31

good day. Delivery

59:34

mail for us. If

59:36

you are, I can't remember the

59:38

name, Zantheia something, Gruff. I

59:44

was basically told to deliver to the

59:46

old inn, the abandoned inn down here. Who

59:49

sent the message? Anonymous just came

59:51

from a gut dropped off at

59:53

the offices to deliver today. Well

59:56

okay. Thank you for your... No

59:58

problem. different. ROGER

1:00:02

Okay. JAY Your rates to kill

1:00:04

Skaras. ROGER Use a fake

1:00:07

dice. JAY Yeah,

1:00:09

I use a fake dice. Sorry,

1:00:12

I should have announced it. Can

1:00:16

you roll, just roll a

1:00:18

d20 plus your

1:00:20

dexterity for me, Rowan?

1:00:23

ROGER It's currently zero. That's

1:00:25

a solid two. JAY

1:00:28

You go to grab this person and they kind

1:00:30

of take a little shuffle step back to avoid

1:00:33

being touched by you. And they're like, whoa, man,

1:00:35

hey, come on, consent. ROGER

1:00:37

Sorry, apologies. JAY

1:00:39

What did you want to know? ROGER

1:00:41

Rates to kill Skaras if we were to send a letter. JAY

1:00:43

Oh, you'd have to go to the office and ask about that.

1:00:47

I don't know off the top of my head, I'm afraid. Sorry. ROGER

1:00:50

Fair enough. JAY Hello, can I roll an insight check on this? JAY

1:00:53

Yeah, absolutely. Sure. JAY

1:00:55

Okay. ROGER Okay. JAY Please do. ROGER

1:00:58

Okay. JAY We're going to shut this

1:01:00

guy down. JAY Sixteen. JAY Sixteen. ROGER

1:01:02

Insight, right? JAY Mm-hmm.

1:01:05

ROGER Alright. I'm going

1:01:07

to spend an insight. JAY Oh, sorry. ROGER

1:01:09

Oh. JAY You rolled before you picked up

1:01:11

the dice. ROGER It's true,

1:01:13

it's true. Oh, alright, I'll allow it. JAY

1:01:16

Eighteen. It was an eighteen. ROGER An eighteen.

1:01:18

JAY I miscounted my insight. ROGER So this

1:01:20

person would have a pretty high bonus to

1:01:22

this. Eighteen. On

1:01:26

Insolite, the way

1:01:28

that they kind of avoided Rowan touching them was

1:01:31

kind of weird, but it kind of makes sense,

1:01:33

like a big tall man grabbing you out of

1:01:35

nowhere. Some people might like reflectively jump back. JAY

1:01:38

Yeah, they just... ROGER As they

1:01:40

appear, you don't pick up on any other

1:01:43

behaviors or anything. They kind of like look

1:01:45

like, yeah, sorry guys, yeah, your package, I

1:01:47

think dropped it off with your friend there.

1:01:49

I've got to go back. I've got my

1:01:51

work to do. JAY This is uniform match that of

1:01:53

the guy that we saw earlier, the halfling we saw

1:01:56

earlier. ROGER Make a perception check. What,

1:02:00

what, what, what, what, what do you want to do? Make

1:02:03

a perception check. You can make a perception check? Yeah, yeah. You can

1:02:05

absolutely make a perception check. I think I would have been on the

1:02:07

inside stage, so I would have helped with that. Natural 20. No.

1:02:12

Daisy. Hello. On

1:02:14

a natural 20. Maybe

1:02:17

it's just because you're cauldron, right? And cauldrons take

1:02:19

quite a lot of pride in how they're dressed,

1:02:21

you know, and things like that. And you're just

1:02:24

aware of like what people wear. And

1:02:27

looking at this person's outfit,

1:02:30

it's really similar to the one that

1:02:33

the little halfling was wearing earlier. But

1:02:38

something is odd about it. It's

1:02:42

not necessarily the outfit is wrong.

1:02:44

It's almost a perfect, it's a

1:02:46

perfect replica of what the outfit

1:02:48

was. But as

1:02:50

they turn away from like

1:02:52

Rowan to like look at Gruff, a

1:02:55

piece of their coat almost

1:02:58

like light passes through it in

1:03:00

a weird way. Like it's not

1:03:02

real. Rowan

1:03:06

does not know. Yeah, no, Daisy's the only one who

1:03:08

spotted that. Are they

1:03:10

facing Gruff? Yeah, so imagine that like they're walking down

1:03:12

the street, right, like Gruff, like Rowan went to speak

1:03:14

to them. They went, whoa, man, back off. And then

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they like turned to Gruff and they're like, yeah, yeah,

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yeah, blah, blah, blah. I've got to go now kind

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of thing like, you know. Can I go,

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oh thanks, and go, hi Ophelia, and

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walk as if I'm going to the house, and

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then just turn around and grab.

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give me a stealth check to see how like

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well like. You're gonna make that. Okay. I

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think, that's a hard one. Well, you know what, as it's the

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last one, I'm gonna burn one and then I spend it on

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My check here, my acrobatics check. I Don't

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think we'll wait to give you some help

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here. You can give advantage, yeah? Yeah, because

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I think I would, I haven't noticed the

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code, I haven't, but I didn't do an

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insight check. So I would be asking him,

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like, I've made this mistake before. Yeah. The

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did a mistress ophelia out the right

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to recompense for your it's a great

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point l again and when you say

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that is he says by know but

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like it's weird Like this guy wasn't

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minute what you're doing but that by that

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point it's too late and as you go

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to grab your hand passes through the outfit

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and catches on something underneath and you can

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where we're going to end matters is

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a simple in terms of the edges.

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such a paranoid level for the whole

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of this episode. I'm invisible one feeds

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him with the flakes or and I

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it hadn't that hillary as if on the

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air. This initial thing which I was incorrect

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by was that it was a message specifically

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feel for a few notes while though it

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third of my way out of i are

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on the floor amendment that went up and

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my son L L and co point out

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to the importantly is gonna be two weeks

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that we find out what we break with

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a for this week thinks he's so much

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bags to get you we have to check

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out Insomnia. we're going to cool if we

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didn't call it the off they assigned quest

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it's no wonder it's as yeah. Quest

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hopefully that will be up on you tube

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like so tickets available now we honor

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unless could be at the say. That's

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it. We'll see soon.