Id: 12fedacd-c65f-423b-8b3d-44c10a49f35d
SessionDate: 2024-01-14
GameDate:
{
	Day: 21
	Month: Mitu
	Year: 3321
}
Author: Logan
Title: "Et tu, Drick?"
Text: "On the 19th of Mitu, the party (consisting of Dheir, Saxon+Kit, Xedran, Drick, and Cassian) continued to search the ruins after finishing off the Vermin Worms. They worked with the accompanying Sahabi, Chuka and Belan, to clear out anything that remained. Drick managed to stub his toe on a metal box, dragging it out with the help of Dheir to slightly dryer area of the ruins, they found some gold, a diamond, an octagonal clear spike, and a flat stone with an arcane rune in it. Aside from this and the previous fines, they explored the ruins top to bottom, unable to find whatever was making the other source of noise Cassian heard. 

  Even though there was a feeling of \"we're missing something\", the group decided to return to the surface, Cassian removed his Claim Stone, the party bid their farewell to the Sahabi and began to make the trek back to the pick up spot where Cassian would send an animal messenger to Sast for a lift. They soon found a place to make camp, investigating their haul of items, discovering a Chatter Pike, Luck Stone, Mace of Maiming, and the Copper Shield, the mysterious piece of a cube they found. They settled for the night and drifted to sleep. 

  They woke in the morning (20th of Mitu) to find Drick was gone, and so was the Copper Shield. The party quickly gathered their things, feeling various ways about Drick stealing from them and running off in the night. Cassian sent out a messenger to Sast in the hope of getting their way back to town faster, later when he saw another bird, he cast the spell again to find Drick and deliver a message of his disappointment and requesting the object returned. The party continued to the normal pick up spot, and not finding any tracks, continued downriver to hopefully meet up with Sast sooner, or find Drick. With the day coming to a close and no luck finding him, the party rested for the night, keeping a fire lit in the hopes that Sast will see it if they come up river while they were asleep.

  The party awoke on the 21st of Mitu, still figuring out the complicated feelings of betrayal, hurt, and thinking maybe this was inevitable. Cassian, on the urging of Dheir, sent an animal messenger to Amalwor, informing them of the developments. They continued making their way for a few more hours before seeing Sast's boat coming up the river. They waved him down, paid him for his services, and rode his boat back to Kuridu, keeping an eye out for Drick in the swamps but finding nothing over the 6 hour journey. 

  Once they returned to Kuridu, they thanked Sast and headed to the Guild, hoping there was news on Drick and to start settling up on the ruins they explored. They got there, learned the messenger only got there 30 minutes or so prior, and were able to settle up the cash portion of what they owed to the guild. They then went to separate places to look for Drick, Xedran went to ask if Flest saw him, Saxon+Kit went over to the Courthouse to inform the guard, Dheir went to check the taverns, Cassian stayed at the Guild to talk to Amondurap about the the Copper Shield and any potential historical relevance. 

  While Cassian basically trauma dumped on Amondurap in their discussions on their findings in the ruins and the related plague, Saxon informing the officials at the Courthouse to look for Drick, and Xedran found Flest was not at home, Dheir walked into the Storm's Brewing, and found Drick slumped over the bar, dead. She asked the bartender what happened, and he informed her that Drick came in with an older looking Sapien man, exchanged some bags between them, had some drinks, a good time, the older man left and soon Drick passed out drunk (he never noticed the poor kid died). Dheir, having already bound him in rope, searched the body, finding various daggers, a coded letter, and a coin hidden in a secret pocked. She then lifted him up and took him out of the bar. On the way back to the Guild, Saxon+Kit and Xedran caught up with Dheir. Saxon went into the guild to find Cassian, locating him in the cafeteria area having finished up his conversation with Amondurap. 

  When the party was together again, Dheir explained what she learned while Cassian investigated Drick's body to detemine cause of death. They all saw how his veins now had a deep dark and visible hue, with no apparent injuries, Cassian came to the conclusion is was an ingested poison. He got some of very thick coagulated blood out of the body and into a vial for further study the next day. The party then took Drick to the Old Grounds and burned the body. Saying their final words for the boy before determining their next steps. 

  *R.I.P Drick, and good luck to William on his new adventure!*"