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*The party and Jak's entourage head to the Militia barracks and install Jak in the brig. He goes willingly and without seeming worry. | *The party and Jak's entourage head to the Militia barracks and install Jak in the brig. He goes willingly and without seeming worry. | ||
**On the way there, [[Sid]] engages with the gnomish constable in their native tongue. Knowingly or not, some of the party overhear. | **On the way there, [[Sid]] engages with the gnomish constable in their native tongue. Knowingly or not, some of the party overhear. | ||
**Since mithril is never | **Since mithril is never mentioned, he never seems to understand why this rogue camp is such a big deal. He lays out the expected next steps and gives a crash course in the Handlestadt judicial process. | ||
***Church Law is not respected here, and members of the church are appreciated for their utility more than their moral authority. Do not expect Clerics or Paladins to be able to bully the court. | ***Church Law is not respected here, and members of the church are appreciated for their utility more than their moral authority. Do not expect Clerics or Paladins to be able to bully the court. | ||
***Magic is tricksy, and testimony based on magic is not allowed. Nor is any spellcasting during the trial. | ***Magic is tricksy, and testimony based on magic is not allowed. Nor is any spellcasting during the trial. | ||
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**The party talks their way out of court action and an annoyed Dwarven judge with better things to do closes the courtroom before any of the other judges can declare official action. | **The party talks their way out of court action and an annoyed Dwarven judge with better things to do closes the courtroom before any of the other judges can declare official action. | ||
**Everyone rushes to where Jak vanished. No magical traces, nor any tracks. He didn't simply go invisible: he must have shifted to the ethereal plane. | **Everyone rushes to where Jak vanished. No magical traces, nor any tracks. He didn't simply go invisible: he must have shifted to the ethereal plane. | ||
**Wolf and the party despair. | **Wolf and the party despair. They spend the night making wanted posters and curse their lack of options. Over the course of the night, they come up with three more possible groups that could help them find Jak. The Church, Wolf's Order, and [["Batshit" Bashir]]. | ||
***The Church does not have a powerful enough representative to cast the required divination. Wolf's Order, however, is able to provide the service through a communal casting. It does not have pinpoint accuracy, but does locate the fiend in a ruined temple a day's travel north of the city. (Didn't take Jak a day!) | ***The Church does not have a powerful enough representative to cast the required divination. Wolf's Order, however, is able to provide the service through a communal casting. It does not have pinpoint accuracy, but does locate the fiend in a ruined temple a day's travel north of the city. (Didn't take Jak a day!) | ||
***The [[Junior Hierophant]] gives Wolf a pep talk: Fiends are tricky, expect them to be able to keep slipping away, and don't get discouraged when you can't get everyone. Win some, lose some. | ***The [[Junior Hierophant]] gives Wolf a pep talk: Fiends are tricky, expect them to be able to keep slipping away, and don't get discouraged when you can't get everyone. Win some, lose some. | ||
***Wolf considers this wisdom, and asks if there is anything the order could do about the creatures plane phasing ability. Very little, but not nothing. They give Wolf a rare unguent: Oil of Eternalness. They explain how it works to Wolf, who listens with half-comprehension. | ***Wolf considers this wisdom, and asks if there is anything the order could do about the creatures plane phasing ability. Very little, but not nothing. They give Wolf a rare unguent: Oil of Eternalness. They explain how it works to Wolf, who listens with half-comprehension. He thanks them for their insight and assistance and returns to the party. | ||
***People who actually understand arcane stuff explain the [[Oil of Etherealness]]. The party rests and plans for the battle to come. | ***People who actually understand arcane stuff explain the [[Oil of Etherealness]]. The party rests and plans for the battle to come. | ||