Session 57 - Return to the Mansion

Back at the Mansion

The party returned to their mansion in Jurin and reunited with Sly.
Malrik woke up in the carriage, and Korin helped him out while Dorn panicked over the prince’s condition.
Dristuul introduced Aldur to Sly, who reacted with immediate jealousy until Dristuul calmed both of them down.
Inside, the party found Ishanah, Moelwyn, and Brennan waiting by the fire.
Ishanah stepped away to prepare food while the group gathered to recount everything that happened in Shalarag.

Korin suggested that the injured recover in the mansion’s special healing area.
Dristuul brought Aldur and Neerah to the healing pool, which Aldur found extremely exciting.
Aldur fetched drinks from the cellar and later mentioned overhearing part of a conversation between Brennan and Moelwyn.
The group discussed the fall of Shalarag, the prison beneath the city, and the fact that Aldur had been close to death before the party brought him back.
They also shared that prisoners in the Obsidian Prison had been drained of blood, including both Aldur and Neerah.

The party learned that Laudna Briarwood had visited the prison often.
Based on what Aldur overheard, the king may still have been alive while Aldur and Neerah were imprisoned, raising the possibility that a puppet or stand-in was involved.
The group concluded that Kallum and Laudna Briarwood are likely working together.
Brennan spoke about time spent in Avernus and the danger of Kallum seeking another route to Tiamat’s power.
They speculated that the Dragon Mask of the Queen might be Kallum’s next target.

Ishanah took Neerah and Nyxara out to relax, leading them to a massage parlor with full service and three tables.
Meanwhile, the others headed to The Questionable Content.
The tavern was almost empty despite it being late afternoon, and the group ordered drinks and snacks from a waiter named Rudy.
Dristuul showed Rudy some fish jerky and asked whether he could get some delivered from Urgon at The Lazy Crew in Jinsan.
The group drank, talked, and discussed why Theros does not drink.

After their massages, the women heard heavy boots and saw soldiers in red and gold marching through town.
One of the soldiers announced, “By order of the crown we seek a fugitive,” while showing a sketch.
Nyxara recognized the man in the sketch as Kailas and immediately warned Ishanah through their telepathic link.
Ishanah passed the warning to Korin and Moelwyn.
Moelwyn altered Kailas’s appearance, and Theros cast invisibility on him so the group could slip back to the mansion unnoticed.

Back at the mansion, the party pressed Kailas for answers about why the Empire was searching for him.
Kailas reluctantly revealed that he is tied to the imperial line.
The party learned that the Emperor is his father and that the Empire wants him dead as a loose strand in the royal family.
The group decided the safest place to hide him was the pool room.