7/26/2020
Drip (invisible) goes into museum. Scopes out two side rooms, two back rooms. There is a front desk kenku, others walking around.
Room on right has sculptures, hallway has painting of naked kenku
Finds gem, in a pillar of glass – one standard size window with glass, bars
Back rooms have paintings, sculptures, kenku clothing exhibit
Other backroom – has kenku fossils – bones of bird wings
We all dress up. Aliases are Froger Jr. (Igan), Barry (Artemis), Froger (Tork), Pearl Clitoria (Xanadu),
Barry casts minor illusion – fog machine as the party enters and we walk through the door.
Pearl tells the kenku we are from another dimension. We all start dancing a little bit.
Pearl successfully casts pursuatian, shows our fake gem.
We try to persuade kenku with dancing, promises of a better dimension with more gems, bigger museums, good places only.
Kenku says curator knows how to open
Tork explains we want to take gem to prevent bad things.
We go into gem room – there’s another kenku in there looking at a painting.
Tork starts dancing next to other Kenku – who also starts dancing. Tork crits dancing roll and is basically dancing on the ceiling.
Igan smashes case, takes gem. Other kenku runs out of room.
We replace the gem. We say the enchantment, nothing happens
Xanadu goes and gets cloak. So does Tork.
Igan casts invisibility.
Artemis casts detect magic – nothing of magic is in the museum
We interrogate kenku working, named Cone – tells us about Florb, who is on vacation, and what he has home office in NW of town.
Artemis casts minor illusion, creating fake glass.
We leave museum. We try rubbing gem and saying the encantation – nothing happens. We get noticed. Tork suggests finding a safe house
We go to Tork’s safehouse in the SE part of city. We get out of our costumes except Tork and Artemis. Tork takes off frog legs hat.
Name of the gem we seek is Green Crack.
We take a long rest. Head out towards Curator’s house.
We see Kenku at end of long alley – Tork knows him from criminal past. “Tork! Come here”
Tork shows him fake gem.
Igan gives him 10 gold- Kenku tells us curator is still here in town, just not working
Kenku says “Tork – hide your face”
Tork puts a bunch of mud and sticks on his face. His disguise sucks so Igan casts invisibility on Tork. It works.
We go to Curator/Florb’s house.
Tork picks lock to back door – goes in with Drip, who is in spider form.
Tork goes through kitchen, sees food that is out – uneaten. Bread is still soft. Tork listens through kitchen door -doesn’t hear anything. Goes into den, which has a low fire burning in the grate. There’s a chair on the ground and a desk with some papers scattered about. Tork tries to open next door – is blocked by something on the other side. Drip (spider) goes through and finds a fresh kenku body in a hallway. Tork attempts to open door, fails. Igan, Xanadu, Artemis, badger join. Tork now visible.
Igan tries to open door – crits. We see corpse of chubby kenku.
Xanadu finds key on Florb. Opens desk drawer, finds gem. Artemis casts detect magic – nothing.
We go upstairs – it’s an open room. No magic detected.
We try pairing the gems together and say incantation and nothing happens
Igan goes downstairs to investigate more.
We find a personal note: Sac is trying to get it, steal it from me. If I go missing, or turn up dead – it’s Sac. Tork knows Sac – a thief, underworld figure – has dealt with him before.
Tork goes to butcher shop to get bone to communicate with Sac. Leaves note stating Tork will meet him in graveyard at midnight.
Igan buys Arabic gum jar.
Artemis casts detect magic while in bazaar. Notices something from Cat’s Paw and Shiny Things.
Artemis, Igan, Xanadu go into Cat’s Paw. There a chest, with magic items. Xanadu fails to intimidate.
Artemis buys chest for 6 silver. Xanandu chips in 10 copper total (six for chest, four for key) and we get a key to the chest.
We go to Shiny Things – magic amulet/necklace has aura of magic. Artemis buys for two silver. It’s a tiny copper amulet, look really weird – made of metal.
We go to hideout. Artemis arcana checks the chest – there is a doll – I know it is a talking doll that can learn up one six-word phrase. I can train it up to six, six-word phrases. Must bond with talking doll first. Artemis excited to name doll.
Tork detects that amulet is meant for warlocks. Xanadu identifies it as dark shard amulet. Xanadu gives amulet to Igan.
Artemis takes off bear suit.
We are supposed to meet Sac at the graveyard at midnight.
Drip checks out the gate – same as when we came here – two guards.
Igan turns Tork invisible. Tork and Drip walk through gates, goes and checks out the pier. There are a few boats there. Doesn’t seem to be guarded.
Tork goes around yard to the graveyard (at midnight). Sees Sac, who has some grey feathering. Doesn’t see anyone else. Tork goes 10 feet behind Sac, whispers to drip that he’s gonna yell and potentially attack.
“Hey Sac, empty your pockets and drop your weapons”. Tork appears – asks about the Curator. Tork tells him of Florb’s death – asks him about it. Seems like he’s lying. Tork further interrogates.
Artemis, Xanadu, Igan, Badger walk to the graveyard. We see Tork pointing a bow another kenku.
Sac claims someone stole gem from him. Xanadu pulls out one of his feathers and says “who?”.
Sac claims Cone took it from him.
Tork shoots shortbow into his leg. It’s on.
Xanadu tries to tie up = fails. Wants to capture him and turn him in for murder.
Badger bites a toe off of Sac
We tie him up – he is very bloody.
We bring him back to the City – tell the guards that Sac killed the curator. Tork not allowed entry. “Tork banished” “I’m not Tork”. “You’re Tork”. Tork decides to hide in the shrubs with drip who is in raven form.
Guards direct us to the guard house. We go to bird hospital, drop Sac.
We go to the museum. It’s closed.
We go back to safehouse, take long rest.
Tork gets restless, tries to climb wall – succeeds. Goes to safe house finds everyone sleeping.
We wake up –and are weirded out the Tork is there. We all go to museum, Tork is invisible.
Xanadu, Igan, Tork go into museum.
Artemis and badger wait outside.
Xanadu shoots an arrow at Cone.
Igan questions Cone – who isn’t having it. Denies everything.
Tork shoots Cone in the lung with an arrow. When pressed where actual gem is, says weakly “case”
Igan smashes glass, takes new gem.
Artemis detects magic on new gem. We get together – say the incantation. We are transported to another dimension.
We arrive in a room with 10 doors. Cone is dead. Soliders rush to us – 3 from each door surround us and ask us to drop our weapons.
We are handcuffed, put in one cell – all of our possessions are taken. Badger put in a carrier.