The group heads towards the Dispatch Service and meets with Cevari again, who greets them before leading them towards Faerith. They meet the high-elf dispatch manager, taking in the minimalist design before asking their questions about where the book has been shipped from and possibly information about who has been sending it. While they can’t get much of the privileged client information, they learn that 35 books have been shipped, primarily from Balazaar. After receiving what information they can, they head out and explore other options. Dona uses her ranger ability, Primeval Awareness. She senses many aberrations in 3 locations within a mile of her, two of which are in the inner ring and one in the outer ring. The group decides to head towards the two within the city. As they approach, Dona gets the sense that the pings she receives are underground. They end up at the Nostalgic Sea, a tavern and inn with a nautical theme, and decide to scope it out and see how best to get underground and find the source of these pings. The group has food and drinks while getting a feel for the area. Thorak sends Paco out to search the tavern. Using Beast Sense, they discover a trap door just past the kitchen. While exploring that area, they find strange markings in the foundation stone. With this information, the party plans to reach the place where Paco found sneakily. Thanks to Bob’s curious nature, the party discovers the passageway and begins traversing the darkened pathway that Chantico thankfully illuminates. Arriving at the end of the passageway, Dona helps track the aberration ping she had earlier. She relays to the group that the area has several varied presences. Chantico asks how the group typically deals with these occasions, to which Valen explains they take whatever is ahead of them. She tells them that they’ll continue due south. The team eventually arrives at a stuck door, initially giving the Slash Brothers some trouble, but they ultimately clear the path for the group to continue. Upon entering the room, Thorak notices giant spiders in various areas. Thorak suggests he speak with them and perhaps reach a more diplomatic approach, which gets mixed responses from the group. Thorak casts Speak with Animals and tells Chantico that if they attempt to eat him, he will rage, and she is to burn the place to the ground immediately, and he’ll be okay. Negotiations go south almost immediately as the spiders whisper amongst themselves about “The King,” and maybe they brought friends, and with that, Thorak rages and tells Chantico to “light this motherfucker up!”

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Mixed by Thomas Lapierre III

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