S18 - Yoren Trouble

Our current missions.

Session Summary

1. We talk with Petra a bit, and discuss ways to get in.
   1. She's observed at least two apprentices of Oscar Yoren moving within the building, and two rotted-out doors are around back.
   2. The manor is also guarded by cloaked Chekhov's Zombie Ogres, and one of them spots us
      1. He comes over to tell us to bugger off, but I use my wit and charm to bluff our way into the manor^[1]
   3. Inside, we are greeted by an elven woman named Gemma, and I tell her that we're here doing a standard health checkup on Mr. Yoren and that we must meet with him to ensure his safety.
      1. We push past her, she panics, and leaves to speak with a guy named Marco in the other room.
      2. Argoth chats with a familiar cat, and learns that Oscar Yoren is in the basement
      3. Weela overhears Gemma and Marco discussing us, and she hears Marco use a secret door to look get the old wizard.
      4. Petra is also there.
2. Oscar Yoren comes in, and I tell him it's time for a health inspection and begin walking him through various exercises to gauge his fitness
   1. He goes with it for a moment, then gets flustered.
   2. Petra talks with him for a moment, and while they're distracted, I slip outside and climb in through a back window into another room and start looking for the secret door.
3. Weela realizes that the Oscar Yoren we've been speaking with is a fake, and she stabs him in the stomach!
   1. The fake Oscar turns out to be Marco, and while everyone starts fighting, I keep looking for the secret door.
   2. Argoth kills Marco with a Firebolt, and Gemma runs outside to get backup from the zombie ogres
   3. I try to suggest that the ogre go somewhere else, but he sees through me...
   4. Weela goes all in chasing after them, and gets hit hard by one of the ogres
   5. Argoth catches Gemma on fire, brutally burning but not killing her
   6. Dolgroth finds a book of sexy skulls, which coincidentally opens the secret door to the basement
   7. I descend, find Oscar Yoren, and we reach a truce.
4. Oscar Yoren facts
   1. He hates the The Amethyst Academy and believes they are enemies of existence
      1. He said rude things about Rehani Miblepebble for being associated with them
   2. He is running low on supplies to make potions
   3. He recognized Dolgroth, but couldn't tell us anything about him.
   4. He is kind of a dick
5. We strike a trade with Oscar Yoren
   1. We will retrieve Eldritch Lilies for him, which are found in The Queen's Garden
   2. He will draft a set of notes for The Amethyst Academy, which may or may not leave out certain information
   3. He will teach us how to cast (or create) Aqua Expurgo
   4. He will also provide The Hooded Lanterns with a fresh batch of potion
   5. He will also consider accepting a deal with The Queen of Thieves for 3x what The Hooded Lanterns pay for his notes
      1. Petra was surprised and also upset
6. While we were leaving, he noticed Cass over Weela's shoulder and The Scepter of Saint Vitruvio, and warned her about dealing with entities like Cass.
   1. Oscar Yoren suggests that if we find anything in the city that Dolgroth recognizes that we should look into it.
   2. Gemma is recovering on the couch, surrounded by other students, and they are all very put out for some reason.