Session 020: City That Never Sleeps

We begin with the North Wind finally blowing into Halitara. The group decides to get a room at the Four Seasons, since it is the biggest location in the Summer Kingdom after all. The party promptly makes a pillow fort in the center of their very nice ocean facing suite.   Once settled into their suite, they head to Marketheart to meet Zenith’s childhood caregiver, Pretihn. The two share a joyful reunion and introductions are made all around. The crew does some shopping with Pretihn in tow; she buys some pastries with Zenith’s father’s money, Zenith bullies her into accepting a dress. The group beelines for the Wall of Chances, a job board overseen by Vada the Younger, and they make note of some interesting opportunities. They part ways with Pretihn, taking a package of cookies from her and making plans to meet up the next day at the same time and see Zenith’s little sister.   On their way home that night, the group stops by and talks their way into possibly getting some premium seats at the next night’s showing of The Last Dragon.   Back at the suite, Talasea and Zenith make their nightly calls to the loved ones lost to the ether.   The next morning, it occurs to the party to actually stop in at the temple to the Wavekeeper, the whole reason they’re in Halitara, before going about their day. They locate Tidehaven and try to find the right person to speak with. They do some sweet talking with Pilia the half-giant priest. Pilia tells them that the priest that studied the Well of the Wavekeeper is called Konane, but that she will be involved in some important priesty business for another week and a half. Some expert guilt-tripping on Tal’s part gets Pilia to go check on something. Pilia returns with an offer to instead return the next morning to have a brief audience with Konane.   Having that out of the way, the Wind go to follow up on a job from the Wall of Chances. They speak with Ela, who brusquely gives them the key to her mother’s workshop and instructs them to take all goods worth anything to Ernie in Marketheart. She threatens to hunt them down if she gets fined for the incorrect dumping of any magical waste.   The group heads to the workshop and find a messy space with a bright purple door. Talasea spots a potential trap from the patterns in the dust by the door. They start to sort through items when they begin to hear shuffling in the space, though they don’t see any creatures moving. Zenith narrows down one of the shuffling sounds to a wobbling pile of boxes. Behind is a small pocket watch. Zenith touches the watch and finds it warm… and then finds it snapping at his fingers and it springs open to reveal rows of teeth. Throughout the workshop, other items begin to squirm to life, revealing teeth and tongues and a roll for initiative.