A Foul Breed

Arrival in Saringallow

Responding to a call from the Mayor of Saringallow in Isger, Sandra Trinelli, the party made their way to the town to meet the Mayor in her offices at the Town Hall. Mayor Trinelli explained that 6 young apprentices are missing and there are rumours of sightings of enormous insects roaming about the town. She asks the party to investigate both and to see if they are linked but asked that it be done as quietly as possible. Mayor Trinelli suggests starting with the masters of each apprentice and hands them a list along with an official signed letter should the party run into stubborn townsfolk.

The party split up each heading to a different master. Whilst one master, Majara Pricknettle of the apothecary was not forthcoming, the other masters were a bit more open. It transpired that the 6 apprentices were friends and hung out a lot, often getting up to Isger _Saringallow

mischief. The instigator for a lot of this seems to be Gellion Vazarro, the apothecary’s apprentice.

Brother Anton discovered from the Baker, Gunty Keronna, after a test of strength that his apprentice Naomi Tauralio has been missing for a few days and that he has seen strange flickering lights in the orchard at night
Cuthbert Longbeard discovered from Father Ildris Ruvarra, that his apprentice, Nolaria Wintren, was last seen in the graveyard. Heading to the Graveyard to check, Cuthbert fell foul to two Fiendish Giant Worker Ants. The unconscious paladin was rescued by acolytes of the temple. Returning to the Inn the party had set up shop in.

After hearing Cuthbert’s tale, the party decided to head to the graveyard first then the orchard at night. At the graveyard, ready this time, the party encountered the and dealt with the giant ants. They discovered a strange disgusting growth over a couple of gravestones a couple of items including a masterwork Morningstar covered with the strange growth. The party took the Morningstar carefully wrapped in a cloak. They also discovered the temple’s apprentice, Nolaria Wintren’s raven familiar squawking loudly “Yellow Foot, Get Yellow Foot”. This rang a bell with Fane Shadowgrove who was told by the cobbler, Drummady Laterna, that her apprentice recently made a pair of yellow boots for Gellion.

Later that evening the party headed to the Orchard the strange flickering lights that the Baker, Gunty Keronna mentioned were Fiendish Fire Beetles that attacked the party. After dealing with the threat, the party found more of the strange disgusting growth along with a masterwork sap and signs of a struggle between two humanoid creatures. One set of tracks led South out of the orchard.

Demon Bile

The party followed the tracks South but lost them on the cobbled street after leaving the Orchard. Deciding to call it a night the party headed back to the Witch’s End tavern. After breakfast the party decided to head back to Majara Pricknettle in the apothecary to see if she would be more forthcoming. Majara was initially refused to talk about her apprentice, Gellion Vazarro. However, after the party showed her the foul substance they had found, along with Gellions’ letter to Morvinar and the talk of “yellow foot” Majara gives the party directions to Gellion’s house and pleads with the party to give Gellion a chance to explain. She also says she would try to identify the foul substance and to come back later.

The Party headed to Gellion’s house. On arriving they found the front door locked with what looked like dried blood on the door knocker. Elspeth managed to unlock the door with her tools but failed to spot the trap and searing blood sprayed out, burning some of the party. Entering the house the party are greeted by signs of destruction and chaos. As they entered to investigate the came under attack from a homunculus. The creature’s small size made it harder for the party, but they eventually killed it but not before triggering another trap which shot out various sharp implements hitting bot Holg and Cuthbert.

With no sign of life downstairs the party headed up to the first floor. In one room they were attacked by a giant spider, which was swiftly dealt with. The room was covered with the same foul substance at one end. The party found some items and a cold iron arrowhead in the centre if the foul substance but strangely untouched. Within the spider’s web the party could see Gellion’s parents, unconscious. After freeing them and administering some healing Gellion’s parents admitted their son had been acting very strangely recently and ranting about alchemical experiments. The believed he had been spending a lot of time at an old warehouse.

The party decided to check in with Majara Pricknettle before heading to the warehouse. Majara was upset at what the party houd found at Gellion’s parents house. She also advised she had managed to identify that the foul substance was abyssal and potentially dangerous and warned the party to be careful. She said she would continue to carry out tests on the substance.

Heading to the Warehouse, the party found the rusty front doors slightly ajar, and the door and the southern side of the building covered by thick strands of the same foul substance. Heading into the building the party came under attack and saw the same substance was pulsating and growing within. Deciding they were woefully unprepared to deal with the substance the made a strategic withdrawal!