<h3>Olarune 17, 998 YK</h3>
The party, consisting of Ziago the human sorcerer, Elros the half-elf sorcerer, Dalavash the Kalashtar cleric, and Alorin the half-elf fighter, armed with both original and Gingwatzeem forged books, returned to their headquarters in Eberron. There they find Miron Yendala as a new ally, who replaced Ziago. Miron, committed to maintaining moral integrity, joined the party with a vow to aid their cause as long as they adhered to ethical conduct.
The adventurers’ next interaction took a dramatic turn when a body fell from the sky, a victim of what seemed like a sky coach accident. Upon investigation, the body was identified as a shifter, equipped with poisoned bolts and a hand crossbow, suggesting she was an assassin or spy. The discovery of a wallet on the body led to two crucial pieces of evidence: an illusory image showing Savia Portelus‘s husband with another woman, and plans for an attack on the Courage Potion Laboratory.
Deducing from the documents, the adventurers speculated that the shifter was part of a larger group, with members identified as animals in code, planning an assassination or heist at the laboratory. They decided to head to the laboratory, suspecting the event was imminent.
Upon reaching the laboratory, the party observed no immediate signs of the other conspirators. They decided to enter the laboratory under the guise of potential customers or allies, aiming to gather more information and possibly prevent the impending crime.
Inside, their interaction with the laboratory staff and further investigation might reveal motivations behind the secretive operations, the nature of the manufactured potions, and possibly intercept the group of conspirators before they could strike.
As the party delved deeper into the conspiracy at the Courage Potion Laboratory, the complexities of their mission became apparent. The adventurers spent significant time strategizing their next moves. They debated whether to warn the potential targets of the assassination plot or to confront the assassins directly. The group decided to first warn Errol Portelus, identified as the likely target, and then confront the assassins to gather more information about who was orchestrating these sinister events.
Upon visiting Savia Portelus, Errol’s wife, the party was offered a morally ambiguous job. Savia proposed that they assist in the assassination of her husband, revealing her disdain for his gambling habits and infidelity. She offered them a significant payment for their involvement. The group, grappling with the ethical implications, decided to play along to gather more information without committing to the assassination.
Their plan led them to the laboratory where they anticipated the assassination would occur. The adventurers positioned themselves strategically, preparing to intercept the assassins. However, the situation escalated quickly as they encountered the assassins—referred to by animal code names like Rabbit, Pig, and Dog—engaged in combat with the laboratory guards.
A complex melee ensued, with the party trying to subdue the assassins without causing fatal injuries. During the chaos, Rabbit attempted to escape, leading to a frantic chase through the laboratory filled with dangerous potions and volatile chemicals. Knocked over vials and potions unleash magic effect, with combatants levitating involuntarily, caught in the grip of powerful magics. The battlefield, already a maelstrom of arcane and martial prowess, becomes a theater of the absurd as participants find themselves floating towards the ceiling, their tactics abruptly shifting to accommodate this new, vertical dimension of combat. One enemy even contacts a potion which turns him into a Flumph, upon which the jelly-fish like creature tried to float away (unsuccessfully).
In the end, the heroes prevailed. Two of the would-be assassins are kept alive, including Rabbit, now bound, with the heroes imminently going to question them.