The Lilypad

The Lilypad

• Jacopo tells the party he started a brothel called the Three-Legged Halfling in Kalazart alongside his former lover Mercedes Boromar. She presumably died in the Day of Mourning. Jacopo leveraged that relationship to get in with her cousin Gustavo. Jacopo reveals he owes Gus both money and Dreamlily after being mugged by "unknown" enemies. The party brainstorms how to handle Gus.
• The party discusses next steps with the investigation. Lark suggests disguising herself as Corwith ir'Cullen to get into The Hazal Residence. Nazari expresses discomfort with Lark's willingness to offer herself to Jessel Tarra'az, while Lark reminds Nazari of the mistakes she made at the Bloody Blade Shrine. While discussing support for this operation, Nazari and Zelandris disclose their psionic abilities. Talos and Jacopo recognize the powers as common amongst the ruling elite in the Unity of Riedra. Zelandris mentions the voice that rebuffed him when he tried to mind link with Wultram Kazkov at the Diamond Theatre.
• The party meets with Gustavo at the Lilypad in Callestan in Lower Dura. Jacopo pays Gus his first installment for the lost Dreamlily. They update Gus about their investigation. He believes the evidence against Lan Hazal is flimsy, but is skeptical that a grander conspiracy to bring Breland and Karrnath to war might be at play. He offers a reward for Jessel Tarra'az's head, assuming they can also provide evidence of her wrongdoing. Gus promises some assistance in provisioning supplies for the mission.
• Gustavo laments the absence of Dreamlily product being moved in High Walls. Jacopo admits he got jacked of his dreamlily and has been unable to develop a clientele in Highwall. Gus demands that Jacopo focus on the dreamlily situation once Vampire Mommy is dealt with.
• Lark offers to help Jacopo investigate the Daask supply of Boromar Dreamlily. She explains her Gristle identity as a deceased Daask agent. The party questions her true age and origin. She is unsure of her actual age, but states she is from Court of Thalia in Thelanis.

Library Day

• The party heads to Morgrave University to research vampires. They learn vampire spawn are created and controlled by existing vampires; that they have weaknesses to sunlight but are immune to disease, paralysis, and sleep; they are resistant to ordinary weapons, but are affected by silver blades; that they can quickly restore their health; that they rest in coffins; that they are only rejuvenated by drinking blood directly from a person that they haven’t already fed from within the last few days; that they can turn into bats, wolves, or mist; that they can dominate others; and that transforming into a spawn requires a ritual performed upon a person killed by a vampire bite.
• Zelandris additionally recalls that the term "Elder” refers to undead leaders of the Blood of Vol faith such as vampires and liches, and in fact that the leader of the faith is a mummy lord based in Atur. Elders are respected for sacrificing their chance at divinity to become lasting spiritual leaders to their people.

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