The party finds a safe location and teleports to Suzal. Heskeni entered the bag of holding, not needing air anymore, but her new look does complicate travels in public.
Before teleporting Adaly still uses her sending stone towards Jeremy, knowing that she will not reach Jeremy but his kidnapper ‘Who the fuck are you? Who is your boss. We are travelling, so deadline difficult. Want to hear Jeremy before that time. Also fuck you.’
Within a few seconds she receives back “Aw, you’ve hurt my feelings. We’re done waiting for you, little devil-whelp, noon tomorrow. Be there. I’ll let Jeremy send something sweet in the morning.”
Adaly is annoyed but she sets her feelings aside while they teleport to Suzal, her hometown(ish).
They enter a tavern in the shady side of town “Sam and Livia I am going to ask you to split up with us. I need to get in contact with my old crowd, they will not appreciate me bringing paladins” Adaly says, and she sees Livia wanting to object but Sam nods in understanding.
“So, what do you want us to do?” Sam asks “Well they frown upon tieflings here, so getting the gemstone made will be impossible for me, but not for you guys. So… Could you go to the jeweler in upper town and order the gem, plus also the component I need for protecting our souls in the 7th hell?” Sam nods in agreement, remembering what they discovered in Grishbalan on items they need. The gem is to stabilize the portal to the 7th hell in the leviathan, while the amulets she can create herself will protect their souls from the corruption that will happen near the black gate.
Adaly and Amara walk towards her old stomping grounds. Adaly knows the leadership and all high functioning people shifted but she will still know most and she trusts them. Trust is a big word, but they know what she will do to them if they betray her.
She enters the thiefsguild main quarters, behind the bar is Rolf, one of the younglings she trained while she was living here. “Adaly… What brings you to town?” he asks, recognizing her. She can see him warning the others in the room to be on alert but not intervening yet.
“Hey Rolf, good to see you… I am not staying just here to ask for your help. I will go to Smudge in a second for more help, but from you I would like information. I don’t think you will find this information just like that so I will pay for your services.” Adaly grabs 20 golds and, in her pocket, switches them into a gold pouch. She puts it on the bar before continuing “I know that there was a forest witch to the south of here. She has not been active for several years now, but I would like to know how to get to the last known location of her. Don’t worry about triggering the wrath of her. She has been death for several years now… But I would like to know the location, and ask you and everybody here to stay away from there.” Rolf looks at the coin and nods in approval “Consider it done.”
Adaly knows he is interested in why she wants this information, but he doesn’t. He knows it is safer for his position that he can have deniability.
Adaly and Amara walk out and find a quiet street before she asks into the bag of holding “Can you disguise yourself Heskeni? Look like your old self” “Of course, see?” The halfling lich says apparently not aware Adaly and Amara cannot see her at this moment.
Amara pulls Heskeni out and she indeed looks like her old self. “Now you have to keep this up, but I think you shouldn’t stay in there all day. However, I will make you if you switch back” Adaly warns her.
The halfling nods in understanding while eagerly looking around. They walk to Smudge, the old alchemist Adaly knows in town. The corruption of the leviathan has a debilitating mental effect on them, and she learned about a potion slowing that affects down.
Adaly knocks on Smudge her door “Come in” Adaly hears the old tiefling say. Adaly opens the door and happily smiles at the light red tiefling, who also looks at her excitedly “Adaly, dear, I didn’t know you were in town” Adaly smiles “We will not stay long, but we have a potion that needs brewing, and I thought to myself who is better for the job then my longtime friend. These are by the way my other friends, Amara and Heskeni. For you guys, this is Smudge” Adaly introduces them and after some pleasantries Smudge goes “So show me what you need.”
Adaly grabs her notes from Grishbalan and talks the specifics with Smudge, who just nods. “What is the goal of this potion?” Smudge asks, and Adaly wickedly smiles back “Something dangerous, so how much?” “Oh, dearie this is all relatively cheap, so whatever you can spare for in the tip jar.” Smudge says while already starting with the potion.
“Thanks Smudge, we shall come pick them up tonight” Adaly smiles while exiting and putting 5 gold in the tipping jar.
Stories of my brain 