January 27, 2024

Hook

Arachnids Anonymous 1 (Beihui Village, Ruefang)

Plot Synopsis

After a long cart ride of getting to know each other, the party arrives in Beihui Village, Ruefang, and immediately ignores their hirer, Chang Fen, in favor of checking out the local herb/plant/weed store run by Kong Ru. The party buys plants, dirt, drugs, and pots for hats before returning to the Morning Dew Inn to speak with Chang Fen. There have been strange, high pitched sounds in the night around town, and over the past week, about a dozen people have gone missing in the night. Each disappearance has been either individuals, or everyone staying in the same location. Upon inspecting a map, the party deduced two potential locations that could be struck next. They then prepare, visiting the local general store to stock up on socks and supplies, visiting the town hall to keep watch over town, and making friends with the local rat population. They also hear about the innkeeper's (Bai An) missing older son and his friend, and make her younger son's (Bai Kun) toy horse combustible. After listening to the leyspring research of the other patron, the party splits up to watch over the two locations. After hearing the strange sound at one of the locations, half the party sees a dozen hooded figures with 4 captive civilians dart away, and give chase, alerting the other half. They cut off the fleeing figures and make short work of them, killing all but 4: 2 alive and unharmed, 1 alive without the ability to procreate, and 1 that got away. They turned them in to the local authorities to interrogate for information.

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