Session 9
Continuing your walk to Constansius, a few days after the ambush by Tumulta, you were attacked during your rest by a small pack of Brevian Toads. The toads bit down on Cat's character then started to make a hasty retreat. He misty stepped out of the toad's mouth, which enraged the entire pack. Toads then tried to eat Diego and Randy's characters, but ultimately the party fended them off.
The next day, the party arrived in Constasius. Constasius is the former capital of the empire before it was moved to Kalintople. The holds on to much of the former prestige in fabulous architecture and mechanical marvels, however there is a layer of decay to the city. Vines grow on buildings, pipes are rusted, marble is cracked and crumbled. Where the aqueduct has fallen into disrepair, the water floods out into the ground forming a swamp called the Quag.
While in the town, you learned of three problems they're dealing with: A ettin in the nearby woods who has been stealing livestock; a criminal gang known as Knife Point; and a missing crown, formerly part of the imperial regalia.
You also spoke to a ship's captain who offered to take you to Germulus in exchange for 350 gold to assist in the repair of her ship's mast. While talking to her, she also revealed that sea travel has been dangerous - in part due to the constant storms that have plagued the ocean the past couple weeks, a string of murders of prominent shipwrights in Germulus and a couple of ships being sabotaged. Namely, the one next to hers at the causeway.
While in the city, you visited the Church of the Fellow Sun after being recommended to do so by some locals you spoke to in the baths. The branch leader at the church, named Vespus Aulizius was happy to have you join and administered an entrance test to the group. The test showed, according to the branch leader, that you were all troubled individuals with deeply-held problems and would be a perfect fit with the church. In order to join, he asked that you retrieve church funds from an abandoned mine - which, as it happens, is also the purported location of the missing crown.
Session 10 - Feb 27th, 2022
The party opted to head into the abandoned mine, called Prociun. As they approached, they could hear odd clicking and squelching noises. Once inside, the party was set upon by a horde of giant rats. After dealing with them, a quick look around revealed a number of handles from tools (eg, shovels & pickaxes) with no tool heads. Places in the mine were also covered by thin orange dust.
In a second room, the party was rushed by a pair of rust monsters and more giant rats. The rust monsters damaged the weapon and armor of Randy and Diego's characters before they were ultimately killed along with the rats.
Heading north, the party found what appeared to be abandoned sleeping quarters for workers, where they were once again attacked - by two zombies and a wight. An investigation of their corpses seemed to indicate they were former miners, but it's not clear where they obtained their weapons. A nearby locked iron door was no match for the party as Lorenzo's character was able to pick the lock and get inside. Behind the door was a storeroom with a magic scroll, 50 gold and a magic +1 shield made of wood. The room did not contain the crown or funds they were looking for.