Criminal Quandaries - S36
This is potentially your last chance at Inspiration in the campaign, so from here, use it very wisely.
Clarissa grabbed Yeet, and some magic tried, but failed to planeshift him. She would be okay, but passed out for now. The party decided they needed to find a safe place to take Clarissa, deciding to go to "That" Inn, which was a short walk away, through the back alleys to avoid the warforged patrolling the streets.
Yeet stopped Bastle from entering the tavern through the backdoor as Bastle looks like the oppressors. Kaige barged in while everyone was outside arguing, only to find a lone Circuit sitting on the bar. Circuit said the warforged cleared the tavern, but Circuit was able to avoid capture by turning invisible.
Bastle made a bet with Circuit. If they could take over the city (with Circuit helping), Circuit would get all the access she wanted to the food and liquor stores of the Court.
While Circuit was upstairs, they turned their attention to Clarissa. Gus cast greater restoration over Clarissa. Gus lifted his diamond to Kaige to smash the diamond with her sword transformed into a maul to get the diamond dust necessary for the spell. Clarissa wakes up and Yeet embraces her with Clarissa melting in his arms.
Clarissa went on to tell everything that she knew about Krennick's "Final Plan". Krennick wanted to turn the city against itself, then become its savior by exploiting House Cannith. All in an effort to make Fairhaven the greatest city. Clarissa did warn that them stealing from Krennick was Krennick allowing it to happen.
With Clarissa having said all she knew Bastle turned to his pocketwatch given to him by Petra to summon Estrum. Estrum appeared, and was whipped, and his wrists were bleeding from the rope around them. Estrum said he had every intention of leaving the city, but it took him some time to get his things together. So he was leaving today when the Warforged Turned, and they were rounding everyone they could in the city square. Estrum reiterated that he wanted to become a better person, and if helping them to clean up the city meant that he took a step in the right direction, he would do everything in his power to help the party.
Circuit brought down 3 potions of invisibility.
Estrum went to investigate the crystal of Blade's soul shard. Circuit and Estrum also notice one another and start bickering - They were from opposite sides of house of Cannith Bastle brought them together however. Estrum continued to look at the crystal and said there was some sort of magic imbued in it- which they soon discovered to be a scry spell. Estrum did say, however, that they were safe from the Lord of Blades not coming back.
Estrum promised to help, despite Yeet finding him being incredibly fearful of Krennick. Gus was in the corner by himself, praying to Boldrei to remove the curse. Boldrei is an old god, however, and despite Boldrei being present as the temperature dropped, it didn't take effect.
Bastle was reminded that they have an ace up their sleeve, in the form of Highcall's gift - Summoning the Den of the Dragon. Gus and Yeet deliberate dispelling magic on themselves, nonverbally. They decided to dispel magic on everyone burning those spell slots, except for Estrum. They felt safe except Estrum started seizing and fell to the floor, blackness rising up in his throat to his face and started speaking in Krennick's voice, but they quickly dispelled magic on him as well.
Kaige urged the party to just go for Krennick before he came to them.
