April 7, 2025

Varrel the dog granted the party relief from one level of exhaustion before sending us off to work. The party decides to visit Sincerity's house and poke around before joining her interrogation. They arrive at the house to find the door locked. Finding a balcony around back, Mario climbed up to the 12th floor to let himself in. One the balcony he discovers cages containing an assortment of Sun Flies. Mario opened the door to let the rest of the party inside.

Nine recalls that Sun Flies venom can vary based on different conditions the creatures are in.

Missing Persons

Nine opens the sunfly cage and Harvey successfully milked one of venom. The fly then wrests the vial of venom out of Harvey's hands (despite having a strength of 2) and flies off. Mario cast Hunter's Mark on the fly and followed the fly. The rest of the party followed behind, encountering the neighbors in the hallway on the way. They learned that Sincerity generally keeps to herself and helps out at the orphanage in her spare time.

Mario followed the fly out of town and into a wooded area. The fly flew into a mossy wagon with pillbug wheels, emerging shortly after without the vial. Mario knocked on the door, which was answered by an extremely old and ugly man. He stood in the doorway intentionally blocking the view into the wagon's interior. Mario mentioned that he was investigating the recent disappearances. The old man attacked! Roll for initiative!

The fight went badly. Mario got in one good hit with his hammer, then got magically frightened so much that he dropped to zero hit points. Solara arrived and continued the fight. The party eventually defeats the man and his swarms of summoned snakes. Turns out he was a male Hag.

Inside the wagon the party found the vial of venom sitting on top of a chest. Inside they found six glass vials full of red misty gas (5) and one empty. Nine opens one and, on Solara's advice, poured it out. The gas coalesced into the missing Dragonborn! She then asked how she could serve Nine. He asked for a footrub.

The party returned with Adorae and the remaining flasks. Adorae testified that Sincerity was the one who trapped her in the flask. Sincerity admitted the crime and claimed she was working with the hag, Uncle Longteeth, who had promised to fund the orphanage in exchange for six captured souls. In addition to 400 GP each the party is given a brooch of shielding and a lantern of revealing.