The Scarlet Spider Syndicate

We rejoin our heroes as they lounge at the Broken Crown Inn.

Doctor Holliday ordered another Dark Storm and looked around at his associates, carefully. "Keep your eyes open, the city doesn't seem to be as safe as it used to be. We shouldn't over stay our welcome." Sigmund looked worried.
Kantif nodded with a leg of pork in one hand and taking a bite, savoring the juicy taste, replied, "“It might be to risky going into The Green. We don’t know if they through in actual prisoners or prisoners wrongly thrown in there. That and there’s probably hundreds of undead in there.”

The rogue/monk - now an assassin - expressed his concerns to Doc and the Fellowship.

Discussing plans to meet with Lady Ester and Aiden Serra. Two would be 'nobles' whom advised they would assist the party in meeting a a contact in the Thieves' Guild - the Scarlet Spider Syndicate. There was talk of going to Raisa's Curios, run by 3 gnome brothers, but the time was short and as well, Kantif pointed out, “I think we might’ve bought too much here. My coin pouch feels pretty empty. I wonder if we can find anything of value in The Green.”

Gothi discusses options to get Jawbone into the city. Kantiff thinks it is unlikely his disguise skills, so Gothi decides bribing a guard may work.
The party decides to follow-up on Jankin's contact - Professor Tuumel who works out of one of the three librarys in the city - the Obelisk.
The party takes 3 rickshaws to travel quickly to the library. While travelling, they learn of the war going Iuz and allies the Black Runes, against the Invincible Overlord Romack's forces. It seems recent battles have gone to Iuz as victories.. pushing back the Romack's armies.
on to the North between the demonic forces of
They hear that six paladins of the Duchy forces were recently sent into the Green. There is an underground ruler in the Green.. supposedly a troll or ogre with mage abilities.
Entering the strange edifice, The party asks for the professor.The library is a massive building

Graxusas joins the Guild of Arcane Lore, learning of the guild benefits of the library and alchemist lab as he gains in power and skills.

The heroes speak to the professor, while they notice a older student boy seemingly to be listening in to their conversations. They discuss the Holliday's tribe not having yet fealty to the Black Runes. They learn more of the Green. The party asks for her help doing research and she readily agrees. Another ally for the fledgling army to fight the Black Runes..?

Gothi bribes with a great deal of gold one of the Wayberry guards while the BlackRunes guards at the northeast gate to allow her to bring JawBone into the city.









The party meets with Lady Ester and Aiden Serra, they see the young man from the Obelisk, it seems he may be following them. Doc Holliday advises Lady Ester of this  and the beautiful young woman commands her associate deal with the boy.
The heroes are led to an alley and then to a small square. Taken to a sewer entrance, the party climbs down. Lady Ester smiles, winks and takes her leave of the group. Kantiff searches
to discover the symbol of the Scarlet Spider Syndicate is found, and tracks by Gothi. Venturing further into the fetid, dank sewers, the party carefully explores.
Continuing to search for tracks, Gothi easily finds many. Taking many turns and jumping over the muck slowly swirling by. They come to a central chamber after climbing down a ramp and stairs the Fellowship have not found any further sign of the Syndicate.

Turning at one point, Kantiff is wrapped by a tentacle from the oozing sewer water, and the party are

fighting for their lives as two massive mounds of moldy wet, putrid waste sling out tentacles at the party.

Defeating the two ropers, the party retraces their tracks and back to a large pipe near the entrance they came in. Kantiff determines there is a hidden symbol for the Syndicate and they know the entrance is nearby. A trek through the sewers and the party covered in much and stink was for naught.

With Kantiff using his roguish talents in the lead, they enter the guild of the Scarlet spider Syndicate.


A large room is entered where looks to be multiple exits. In the center of the room a bazaar has been setup where folks of variety of people ranging from humans, to 1/2lings, goblins, orcs, dwarves, and more barter and fence assumedly stolen gear, treasure and more.
Two largish brutes guard a large passage and after some discussion enter the Syndicate proper. They meet a dragonborn, a female dwarf, and a male tiefling.
interaction, the Fellowship step through into the
These the party learn are Hagrahoc, the Dragonborn, Elan the dwarf and Gyles the tielfing.


The leader they meet is Noose a handsome man of indeterminate age.

Bartering and discussion ensue. The master of the Syndicate is agreeable to helping the party into the Green.. on one condition ,they must deal with the former owners of this complex - the followers of the Spiny Rat God, Galixtik. It seems the creatures are coming back after being exterminated years ago. They must head into the unexplored areas and sanctify the areas with holy waters from a temple.

Agreeing to this trade, Hagrahoc - Noose's 2nd - is commanded to assist the group which the large dragonborn does VERY grudgingly with a spit.

The party prepares to delve into the unknown, to hunt rats...