Session 3.7

With the party’s time in Cardona coming to an end the group had decided to make one last concerted effort to close the case on the Colossus and the missing Sovereign. As such the party decided to split up to gather as much information as quickly as possible. Caspian decided to canvass the locals trying to obtain any leads or rumors on Sovereign Philomena. This had led him towards the shipyard where the Sovereign’s private yacht, which had been undergoing repairs, had curiously departed before it was completely patched up. Caspian had tracked the path of the yacht as it drifted out of the safety of Cardona’s Sea wall before eventually halting next to the Republic warships which were docked in deeper waters. With that information, Caspian had decided to return to the sea wall by the Colossus where he had departed his allies a few hours prior to await their return.

Meanwhile, Fannti, Soren, and Zhorn while exploring a network of subterranean corridors had found a carpeted dungeon area where there were two holding rooms that were more akin to a luxury inn than cell. Unfortunately, there was no sign of the Sovereign, although it did seem that someone had been recently staying in one of the rooms. The group then followed a patrol of Sable Sentinels up to an armory area. After grabbing a pole arm and a short bow, the party realized the entrance to this space had magically closed on them. With their means of escape sealed the group decided to survey their area and confirmed that they were in the Sable Sentinel HQ. Fannti decided to use his deck of illusions and summoned an iron golem which distracted the entire campus but bought the group enough time to escape as they headed towards the surrounding forest. Upon reaching the nearest farming village the group decided to return, however, once they were at the city gates, they had found that entry into the city had been suspended by the Sable Sentinels for the night due to a matter of national importance. Eventually the three decided to forgo the main entrance and decided to swim back.

After a few hours and no signs of his allies, Caspian returned to the palace where he was about to have a discussion with Lord Escobar before the party’s liaison was abruptly called away. Upon returning to his room, he found that the four Tempest Troopers that had been stationed there to keep an eye on the magic painting were all unconscious. Later in the night as the only member of the party in the Palace, Caspian was called for a 5th consecutive banquet held for their honor. During the banquet Caspian noticed that the mood was slightly amiss and the Sovereign had asked him to liven up the party and raise the mood. An hour later the other three members returned with Fannti had created a sushi platter served upon a wooden boat and which was well received by those in attendance.

At the conclusion of the banquet the party then headed for the Drunken Canary with Lord Escobar and Quell to debrief. The group notified both parties that they would be departing Cardona the following morning as they felt they were compromised given the lost attunement of the oil painting in their room. Lord Escobar and Quell had thanked the group for their service to their cause and stated that they would make use of the information the party had gathered. They then wished the group well on their future endeavors.