Moria - 05/06/2025 - The Afterlife, and Chasing Ratlith

Notetaker:

• Brad
• Nate
• Mick
• Simon
  
• Guest

Players Present:

• Brad
• Nate
• Mick
• Simon
• Zöe
• Guest

What Happened:

The Crew is currently at the tavern, getting ready.
Plan was to try to get the Philter of Love into the Dragon via Pixie.
Try to find Maliek, the catfolk. 

Ravrok asks Raven about being dead.
Raven responds that her dad was there and was with Arzrael, leading an army against monsters. There was a portal opening to a peaceful green world. Anushka said that the old gods faded. Not because they died but because their people lost faith and were banished to the infernal planes. I feel her now. I feel her in me. I can’t believe I saw my father hurting so many people. He was my hero, now I don’t know what he is.
Taelith comforts Raven.

First order of business is to find Maliek to find resources within the city for our journey.

Crew is currently near the temple district. 

Harodie asked the barkeep for information on catfolk in the area. Sent to the East merchant district and provided map.

We plan to use Jasper as a decoy. He takes 200 copper and makes an obvious pouch. He slips a knife up his sleeve. 
Going to go to a bar in that area, find a pick pocket and follow them back to the thieves guild.

We settle at the Rusty Mare to set our trap.
Jasper gets a big stein of water and moseys on up to a half full table to “make friends”
Spot check of 13.
There is a hooded figure in the corner.
Jasper approaches and does a bluff check to show they are “drunk”.
Succeeds. Introduces themselves as Ratlith? 
Ratlith offers to take Jasper outside and show them “how to hide their money.”
Jasper follows and shines the light at the crew. 

The group follows.
Ratlith has Jasper put the coin purse in his pants and does a pickpocket lesson.
Japser gives Rathlith the coin purse. Says that there are 200 gold is in the bag. Ratlith gives Jasper a “receipt”.

The reciept says “200 gold. See you next Tuesday.”
Jasper lets Ratlith go and he walks off.
Jasper goes invisible and signals the team periodically.
They follow for several blocks and Ratlith eventually goes down a sewer grate. 
Jasper waits for the party.

We convene and head down. The party hears noise to the west and decide to head that way.
Jasper catches up and sees Ratlith find a door and he does a special knock. Then he says the phrase “move in silence brother.”
The party catches up with Jasper.
They decide to let Jasper go ahead and try to negotiate. Jasper has 5 minutes before the party goes in.
The party steps back 10 yards to not be seen.
Jasper is let in.

Ratlith is looking at buying things from the fences.
Jasper confronts Ratlith.
Ratlith identifies Maliek.

Jasper walks up to Maliek and correctly identifies him. 
Jasper is able to convince Maliek to help. 
The party must be sent away. 
Jasper informs Maliek of their plan. 
Maliek asks if the dragon is Baal Drakar Noir?
Jasper confirms and Maliek is excited.
Jasper shares the details of the plan.

Maliek sends them to draconic urgent care to meet Dr. Alphias Dova. Must use knock/handshake/phrase.
Head to Silver Pine Village. Hire mercenaries at the tavern there. 
Maliek states that he no longer owes Ashra a favor.

The party leaves the sewers and head to a bathhouse.
Jasper pays for the baths. Jasper gets a lot of looks for being a pixie. 
The party tries to focus on their baths as the locals continue to shoot glances. 

The party uses the Hearthstone to return to the Labored Mare.
The party gets a private dining space. 
We get drinks and charcuterie.
The group discusses the plan.

We decide to go out and ask 3 people about the dragon. The group as a combined success.

Baal Drakar Noir follows the Dragon God of Death, Faruk.

The group goes back to the tavern to drink the night away.
Jasper recruits Raven to help infiltrate the hospital.

They fake Raven being sick to get her in, as Raven is disguised as a dragon kin.
Jasper is able to meet Dr. Dova and get the appropriate tools for cutting out the Phylactery.
Jasper also gets the recipe for the anesthesia     and all of the ingredients except for one. 

We need 10 or more Black Caps from the hills of Mount Noir. 
The group reconvenes at the tavern to discuss what to do next. Dragon lingerie?

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• Brad
• Nate
• Mick
• Simon
  
• Guest
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