Salvation Outpost

Ganesh looks from rooftop to rooftop, but in the darkness of the night, he doesn’t see anyone.

As Kleber is about to round the corner toward the front of the hotel, he is struck in the shoulder by an arrow from the unseen archer.

37 focuses on the angle the arrow slammed into Kleber. He turns to look where he believes the trajectory had been. About two hundred feet down the street, he sees a large theatre house with a vertical, illusory marquee. Blue and red magically animated paladins duel in the dark of the night advertising the play within. The light from this illusion, flashes across a dark, slender and hooded man holding a large longbow. His face is clearly elven. His body language is cold, almost disinterested as he turns and casually walks into the darkness behind him.

Meanwhile, Core follows as Kleber carries the elf woman into the hotel. She is silent and doesn’t resist as you do so. The halfling concierge at the front desk looks up from her paperwork with a quizzical expression on her face. Seeing the shifter and the half-orc, followed by the warforged with a bound elf. She simply holds out her hand and states, "Five gold, and I saw nothing."

She folds her arms, sizing you up as she says, "Two gold, and I’ll clean up the blood you’re dripping on my floors."

On the elf’s shoulder is a very distinct, very intricate mark of shadow that extends out of sight under her cloak.

"You can add house Phiarlan to the those in this room. I was sent to retrieve a journal from a traitor to house Cannith. I don’t know what’s in the journal. Only that the information contained was stolen and must be returned to Merrix d'Cannith."


"STOLEN?!", Earic exclaims. "Those are my personal notes. I’ve spent two years researching them. I’ve stolen nothing. Merrix d’Cannith simply covets what he never had."

"Regardless, the instructions were to get it. As I have said, I don’t know what’s in it, I don’t want to. I would assume the would-be assassin was of Thuranni, but also sent by d’Cannith.", she looks to Earic. "I promise, I’m not the last, only the first to come looking. Traveling in a black coach with a purple lightning elemental makes it easy to find you."