It wasn't long after arriving from Sasserine that our heroes encountered trouble. Shouts of anger and the sounds of a scuffle brought them to a dim alley as the last rays of the sun dipped below Cauldron's obsidian walls.
The rain that had started when they entered the city intensified as Sicarus the rogue, crept to the alley -- back against a neighboring building. He saw three toughs wearing dark clothes and faces painted up with the black and white of a harelequin's smile; they were attacking an acolyte of St Cuthbert.
As Sicarus brandished a rapier, the thug closest to him was struck broadside by the cleric's huge maul which caused him to stumble back. The opening was just enough for the rogue to slip his rapier between the ribs on his left side and the faux harlequin collapsed to the ground.
The final two thugs seeing their companion fall took to their heels after the cleric finally sucumbed from a brutal short sword slash to the back. Just arriving at the entrance to the alley Saydi the wild elf, with an arcane shout unleashed a blue bolt of force that struck one of the thugs as he fled into the wet gloom of dusk.
Our heroes found out from an onlooker where the temple of St Cuthbert stood and quickly sought healing for the unconcious cleric. After some healing administered within the white marbled church, Heoldon acolyte of St Cuthbert, introduced himself and related that he had been on a mission to investigate the recent abductions from a local orphanage.
Jenya Urikas the acting high priestess of the temple gave her heart felt thanks to the heroes for helping Heoldon but was now more concerned than ever about the recent rash of kidnappings. With the high priest gone to Sasserine she felt there was no recourse but to use one of the temples greatest artifacts to divine the location of the missing children.
She handed them the hand written response to her divination and asked the heroes if they would be willing to help Heoldon get to the bottom of the mystery. With the local thieve's guild, the Last Laugh, entering the picture there was little doubt that one accolyte couldn't handle the investigation by himself.
Accepting their new mission the heroes recieved a token of thanks from Jenya each receiving a cure potion bearing the symbol of St Cuthbert. Leaving the temple, Heoldon guided his new companions to the only decent inn in Cauldron, the Drunken Morkoth. Settling in at the inn Sicarus did his best to gather information from the locals and they made plans to meet in the morning to begin their investigation.
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