EYLVIAN AND VONYSA AMELURI
Eylvian and Vonysa are newlyweds from Kaer Maga who are spending a month-long honeymoon in Magnimar. Eylvian is Chelaxian, with dark hair and eyes and pale skin, while Vonysa is a Varisian woman with curly raven hair, brown skin, and dichromatic eyes. They wear matching silver-and-pearl wedding rings. Eylvian grasps Vonysa’s hand tightly during their interview with the inspector, gesticulating wildly with her free hand as she combats the inspector’s rudeness with barbs of her own. Vonysa is content to stand in place and listen, quiet as the dead.
Investigation Skills: Acrobatics, Diplomacy, Intimidate, Perform (any), or Sleight of Hand.
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Khellek offers a bow of gratitude to Theodorus."Khellek, scholar, historian and apprentice investigator. I hope that my team and I may be of some assistance to you."
As Jarlaxle takes the lead, Khellek nods in agreement.
"Did not Ordellia herself so love the city that she risked all for it? " he adds. "Think how your own story may be entwined with hers. Now... perhaps you could help us with what you saw? No matter how insignificant, it may be helpful."
"Nicely put" he says quietly to Jarlaxle.
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Being less confident since her last attempt, Yabatha will only help this time to whoever uses diplomacy...
Yabatha will subtly remind the madames that even a excusite city such as Magnimar is no place without law and order. It is their duty, as powerful women of this great city, to aid in this investigation, and any information might help.
Bossk & Yabatha learn
Eylvian informs the PCs that they were on their way home from a theatre performance staged by a local dancer when they decided to ask for a blessing at the Mistress of Angels on their way back to the inn. They saw a group of shady individuals in black garb gathering around the monument.
Khellek learns
To the Ameluris, it appeared as if these people were drawing something in chalk around the monument. They wanted to avoid trouble, so they moved quickly and pretended to see nothing.
Jarlaxle learns
Vonysa describes the appearance of some sort of unholy symbol around each of the cultist’s necks—an image of a faintly glowing skull.
: HAVAROC THARVIUS
Havaroc is a male Chelaxian sculptor working out of Magnimar’s Golemworks but happens to live in Ordellia. He seems rather bored with the investigation and complains that he simply wants to return home after a long day’s work.
Investigation Skills: Diplomacy, Intimidate, or Profession (barrister)
Kellek uses some form of Arcana and Religion knowledge to learn more about the chalk drawings and the necklace.
For a gnome, Yabatha succeeds in being the bad cop.
Diplomacy utterly fails as Havaroc is in a foul mood.
Khellek learns
Havaroc works an overnight shift at the Golemworks twice a week, so he was on his way to work when he happened past the crime. He recalls seeing strange people wearing heavy cloaks and some sort of glowing necklaces.
Yabatha learns
Havaroc called out to the shady group, asking them what they were doing loitering in a place like the Ordellia’s Townhouse. Someone—he presumes their leader— responded angrily, speaking Common but with an accent Havaroc wasn’t familiar with.
Jarlaxle learns
Havaroc recalls the group’s leader saying that they needed to find someone named “Looney Vire.”
You conclude that Havaroc likely misheard the name.
: KYSU XITAN
Kysu is a young adult male Varisia-born kitsune currently in his human form, which passes as a Varisian human with curly brown hair. He stands before Inspector Theodorus carrying two armfuls of heavy groceries, and being stuck here for hours while being interrogated has him close to breaking down in tears. When the PCs address him, he cries out that he should have never moved to the city.
Investigation Skills: Bluff, Craft (any), Diplomacy, or Perform (any).
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Jarlaxle thanks Havaroc for his assistance.
Jarlaxle offers to help hold the groceries, whilst having a chat with the young kitsune.
He then tries to boost his spirits with a rollicking tale of high-spirited adventure (loosely based on one of Cayden Cailean's adventures), before getting down to brass tacks, and asking what he saw.
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After investigating the chalk, Khellek joins the others talking with Havaroc. "My good man, ahh Kitsune. So kind of you to give up your time to help with the investigations. I'm sure you appreciate the significance of the disruptions, and you're cooperation will be mentioned to the council. Maybe you might get a commendation? "
He gazes up at the mounment. "Think of the sights this has seen. And the impact it has had on Varisian society. why.."
Kysu looks relieved after the offers of helping him with his groceries and hands them off for a moment. Yabatha looks absolutely buried under the burden of a single bag but remains poised under the pressure.
Florin & Jarlaxle learn
Kysu informs the PCs that he noticed a group of cloaked individuals chasing what looked like a blue-skinned human with magnificent butterfly wings through the streets. Kysu confesses that he quickly hid in a nearby alley when he realized what was going on.
Tatiana & Khellek & Bossk learn
Kysu speaks Celestial, and he distinctly remembers the winged man calling out for Ordellia Whilwren in Celestial as he fled through the streets, though Kysu is unsure what business a butterfly man would have with the town’s ghostly guardian.
Yabatha learns
Kysu realizes that he recognizes the butterfly man’s appearance, having seen a tapestry that depicts three people who look like him dancing in a swamp along a riverbank.
: YSANDRE GLITTERWING
Ysandre is a middle-aged female Varisian woman who works as a classically trained dancer and dance instructor at a small school connected to the Rose and Rake. She teaches classic Varisian folk dances and traditional Chelaxian waltzes. On stage, Ysandre’s personal style is blend of Ashavic and Desnan religious dances. She is best known for her silver-trimmed butterfly wing cloak, from which she derived her stage name Glitterwing. Theodorus’s questioning has her late for her next dance class. Furthermore, she is growing increasingly annoyed with Theodorus’s rudeness and focus on questioning ethnic Varisians.
Investigation Skills: Bluff, Diplomacy, or Perform (dance).
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"That swampy river bank... I wonder if it is the same one that has a sacred dancing grove.." muses Khellek, trying to make connections between the wealth of information and leads they are accumulating.
"My good lady... why... are you not the famous Glitterwing?" gushes Khellek.
"Why, I remember attending a class of yours some years ago."
He takes a moment to recreate some classical Varasian dance moves.
"A true wonder! And that cloak... I've always wondering what inspired it?"
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Jarlaxle deftly hands back one of the boy's packages, thanking him for his assistance.
He then moves on to the dancer.
"It is always a pleasure to meet a true artiste. I am sorry that you have been detained in such a frustrating manner; could we prevail upon you to let us know what happened? We have been asked to do so by the Varisian Council, who are truly concerned by what is going on with the monuments..."
The mention of her dance skills along with the politeness and respectfulness seems to have greatly improve her mood. You all get a +4 bonus on checks.
Yabatha and Bossk learn
Ysandre recalls that after her last performance at the Rose and Rake, she spotted a group in dark cloaks headed west away from the Mistress of Angels. There was a faint smell of decay in the air as they passed, like rotting vegetation. Out of curiosity she inspected the area, only to find it marred with some sort of strange graffiti that reminded her of the Thassilonian runes that have been appearing in museums over the past decade. She admits that she has no genuine experience with Thassilonian lore, however.
Khellek learns
Ysandre noted that whatever the runes did, they seemed to have reversed the monument’s blessings. Instead of invigorating the heart, they now seem to fill it with doubt and indecision.
Jarlaxle and Tatiana learn
Last night, Ysandre saw the ghostly visage of Ordellia Whilwren appear before her at her namesake theatre. The ghost is an uncommon sight around the city, but Ysandre notes that she seemed distant, terrified, and desperate for help. Ordellia left abruptly without saying anything—an unusual occurrence.
As mentioned earlier when you got here, Davorge began looking at the monument while you all talked to the witnesses.
: THE MISTRESS OF ANGELS
Depicting the Magnimarian founder Ordellia Whilwren, this monument stands in testament to the welcoming, accepting spirit of Magnimar and its citizens.
Investigation Skills: Knowledge (arcana), Knowledge (religion), Perception, or Spellcraft.
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With a sigh at not finding out about the history of her cloak, Khellek bids the dancer farewell. Much too young for me. But she moves like an angel. he sighs again.
Turning his attention to the monument the scholar starts to inspect it. "The religious significance of this should not be over looked, why back in.."
Davorge looks a little sad that nobody asked his opinion on the monument.
Florin learns
A strange, chalky substance coats the ground around the monument even after several weeks. Markings resembling runes are scrawled upon the ground.
Bossk and Yabatha learn
The butterfly emblem in the statue’s hand is a holy symbol of Desna. However, in place of the typical images of stars within the symbol’s wings, there are leering skulls.
Khellek and Tatiana learn
A spot of dried blood is splashed on the side of the monument, indicating that something violent occurred here recently. Based on the blood’s location, it stands to reason that there was once more blood here, but it was cleaned up in a hurry.
Investigation over, all of the witnesses depart.
Davorge says, "We should perform a ritual to purge the corruption at the Mistress of Angels and summon Ordellia Whilwren, she might know what’s going on. I could use all of your help here as the ritual is likely to fail if it involves too few participants."
Once you all are ready, Davorge takes out a symbol of a woman dancing in front of a moon and places it around his neck.
Davorge begins the ritual by drawing a circle on the ground and spreading blue flower petals across the circle. Then he stands in the center and begins to sing an old Desnan lullaby while dancing.
Sanctifying a Monument
Each player can attempt one skill check using one of the following skills: Diplomacy, Knowledge (arcana), Knowledge (religion), Perform (dance), or Spellcraft. You cannot use aid another on these skill checks.