Demons in the Dark

During their discussions the company had heard tell of a freakshow in the festival area. Reiner was most concerned by the casual presence of chaos mutations at such an event and the company investigated. After seeing the freakshow for themselves they witnessed one of the exhibits - a three legged goblin - escaped through one of the grates below the city wall.

Reiner was already complaining to the local Magistrate, Herr. Richter, who charged him with locating the goblin. Reiner was swift to also get his companions involved and Richter promised them each that their accomodation at the Journey's End Inn would be paid and they would each receive 50 gold crowns to deal with the goblin. The head of the freakshow, Doctor Malthusius, agreed to match the offer if the goblin was returned alive.

The company took their time, buying equipment for the journey. When they finally descended Igor picked up the trail of the goblin from the grate and they slowly pursued him to a locked room. Forcing the door open the company entered into some sort of temple or shrine.

They had little time to react as a voice warned them to leave the chamber and out of a pentagram on the floor emerged a fiend. Edgar, perhaps the most in tune with the chaotic energies permeating the room, turned and fled. The rest of the company lured the fiend from the pentagle and in a fierce melee it was Brokk that landed the telling blow upon it, pinned as he was below its maw. The demon faded into apparent oblivion, leaving the fellows to search the room and find their errant companion.

Reiner forced open a magically locked cabinet to find a skull with a metal circlet bonded to it and an ornate sacrificial dagger, while the rest of the group marked the demon skull in the pentagram with the words "Ordo Septenarius" engraved upon it. Additionally Igor found a hankerchief with the monogram "F.S." upon it.

Hook, Line and Barl

The companions, having left Josef and his crew at Hagen's Warf, travelled across town in search of a good inn. They were directed to the Journey's End Inn, an expensive mercantile tavern east of the Adel Ring. The innkeeper, Hanz Blitchen, did not take kindly to their presence and while he was happy to accept their gold he did not want the trollslayer within sight of his remaining guests.

With accomodations sorted most of the companions visited the fair outside the city walls. Brokk got in a brawl inside one of the beer tents with another dwarf that had tried to beg for ale money - the end result of which was the dwarf breaking much of the beer tent's crockery and being put in the stocks.

Edgar in the meantime visited the Temple of Verena to ask about Messrs. Lock, Stock and Barl. The priest of Verena there did not know of the lawyers and Edgar even checked with the printers. He learned that the document had been printed at the behest of a man matching the description of the crossbow man they slew at Weissbruck.

Joining the others at the festival Edgar watched as Brokk entered a boxing match and was soundly trounced by his opponent. Many of the companions had placed a bet on Brokk and lost their gold. They then hit upon the idea of putting Reiner in the ring, getting him to take a dive and placing gold on the other boxer. This plan went awry after Reiner entered when the bookmaker did not accept their bets. Reiner was forced to actually win and did so much to the relief of the company.

That night in the tavern the companions plotted their next move. All that awaited in Altdorf was the hangman's noose and yet Edgar feared more assailants would use the Schaffenfast to try to kill Reiner. He pointed out that they had been set up by the letters to Kastor Leiberung.

Quote of the session

Sidonia (to Reiner in the boxing ring): New plan. Win!