Present: Dwali Fletcher (Dave), Quill Venger (Gaz), Umo Ankora (James), Zathras Zathras (Ben)
With no sign of Ista and Dwali investigating a potential sighting of his father (Dave missed the start due to UK TZ switch) Quill and Zathras head to Aria park to meet Forvian Crowe.
As they cross the park they overhear a Chelish Citizen’s Group member saying “The elf was right, here they come” before accosting the party and suggesting they are to be arrested for rebelling against house Thrune and that they should come freely.
Zathras quickly puts 4 of the men to sleep whilst Quill fires at the threatener. Unfortunately the gunshot doesn’t drop the thug instantly and he slopes off injured to awake his companions whilst the only remaining conscious thug attacks Quill.
Before the tide can turn against the duo a heavily armoured man (Umo) charges in to help. Seconds later Dwali arrives and with doubled numbers the party makes short work of the thugs. The final two flee and whilst Dwali shoots down one the party have decided to leave foes alive to spread world of their deeds.
As Umo makes introductions Forvian Crowe approaches. The two were imprisoned in the Salt Works together. Crowe was a sell sword in charge of a small company doing not entirely legal, by Chelish standards, work for former Lord Mayor Jilia Bainilus.
Both Umo and Ista are welcomed into the rebellion and brought back to the Wasp’s nest. There 4 humans (big man Ulf, female carpenter, 2 others) and 2 halflings (Jonty and Timly, Bellflower Network agents) are waiting to join the party’s cause. Dwali gives Forvian a gold piece as the party send him to the tap houses in search of his men, or any other recruits.
The 4 party members set out to investigate the remains of the Silver Star, one of three locations burned to the ground on the night of ashes. Quill is able to learn from some of the coffee house’s patrons that a local celebrity, the opera singer Shensen, owned the music shop and that a shrine of Saranrae was known to be in the basement.
Upon arrival there’s little left of the shop save charred rubble and a sinkhole where the basement used to be. Dwali stays above ground to watch for guard (Dave had to leave) whilst the 3 others searched the ruins. Zathras saw an iron coffer buried in the rubble and scrambled over to retrieve it, as he did so the rubble shifts and he is unable to avoid the falling debris. Quill & Umo do their best to dig him out quickly but their ally is already dead.