In the basement under Time Not Forgotten
<aside> ✏️ We defeated the spooky monster, and now we are searching for Calogero Rumblepott & any funky items to be looted.
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We realise we have no idea where to find Calogero, though Robyn says that they sacrificed themself to the Bad Spider and told Calogero to take his horse, Fletcher. This is the horse we found dead previously, so we decide to head there and use conjured dogs to search the area for the missing halfling. Elissa speaks to some forest mice and confirms that the mice saw a small person with a horse a couple of days ago.
Khohros summons the dogs, then fetches Arryn from the stables and lets Colby and Robyn ride on her to rest. The plan is to drop them off at the inn, and then keep going to where we found the horse's body, on the other side of town.
Sai and Jozef stay behind (with 2 of the summoned dogs) to investigate the house further. Sai is looking for magic items.
There are random trinkets about which Jozef started pocketing, and as Sai passes the door to the basement there is a clattering sound like tons of tiny legs. Jozef says that the noises are concerning, and Sai tries to figure out if there is any way to seal the door more securely.
Beyond one of the doors is a homely room, with books, a fireplace, ( despite the house having no chimney) and a wall made of stained glass windows. Sai picks up a copy of Arcana for Dummies, going 'Isaac would love this!'.
The other side of the house is just one long room, made of cobblestone. Jozef snags himself some fancy inks, and they find a mannequin. It is wearing an iron collar, and as Jozef approaches runes start glowing on it. Jozef believes it to be a training dummy, with enchantments on it making it essentially hit you back.
Sai shoots eldritch blast at it. It shoots eldritch blast back. Sai puts the thing in the Bag of Holding.
Isaac, at the Retaliation Dummy: So... What if we... kissed?
﹣ Charlie
Sai finds a small wooden room with a closet, and on the closet hangs a sign which says 'Do you still remember me?' The only light is that spilling from the doorway. Checking for traps, there are some runes glowing on the underside of the closet. The only thing apparent from reading the runes is that something will happen if you open the doors. Sai casts identify on it, and learns thatif you try open the thing without reassuring it that you do- in fact remember it, it will attack you.
We drop the rescued people off at the tavern, and then rush off to get to the body of the horse. There seems to be evidence that Calogero got away from the horse and then collapsed, being picked up by someone with hooftracks. We follow those, almost circling the town. We reach an abandoned house, and Yalana recognises it.
<aside> 🕰️ (Previously, on W.A.R.D.S... Yalana and Elissa find a small little hut, grass on the roof. They can't see anything through the windows, and decide to head back. Window shutters closed, and lights inside. )
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Isaac tries to open the door, and is faced with a massive goat, the size of Arryn. Isaac gets ready to fight the thing, and a gnomish man with a massive fuzz of hair barges out and points a giant crossbow at Isaac. We diffuse the situation, the gnome asking the goat (Ricky) how many of us there are. The goat replies with stomps of its hoof, and the gnome introduces himself as Sannon.
We ask about the merchant's husband, and he says he knows the man, having cared for him. The man is unresponsive and Yalana heals him, helping him regain conciousness. He remembers the creature, and we tell him we are going to take him back to his husband.