Session 5: Transitioning

After defeating Peter and cleaning up his zombie wards, our heroes searched his house and recovered some useful items:
 * 600 gold (split 100/each)
 * Spellbook (Belonging to sorcerer)
 * A scroll with a single instance of Raise Corpse (belonging to sorcerer)
 * A high-quality, flexible set of studded leather armor with no AC penalty (Nesbitt's)
 * 10 lbs. of liver (also Nesbitt's)

Then, the characters proceeded to search Xavier's rented room at the tavern. There, they found a note written in Elven requesting backup, referring to the heroes as an obstacle to getting into the chest which had to be dealt with. Artemis found a magical key made of wax, which, when burned, opens any lock. Grayscream found two healing potions each containing 8 HP worth of healing salve, which need not be used all at once (i.e. 5 HP can be healed, leaving 3 HP to be used later).

Clidiot used his ability to communicate with animals to find the carrier pigeon that would presumably carry the backup note. After some coaxing, the pigeon revealed that the note was destined for a village on the outskirts of the nearby city-state, Freyden. Deciding to figure out what higher power Xavier served, Artemis forged a note in the very same handwriting stating that Peter's necromantic potion had been recovered. The note also requested that its recipient meet us ("Xavier") at a tavern in the village near Freyden. We asked the note's reader to wear a red hat. That took the characters onward to their next destination. (This summary is continued in Session 5, Part 2, under Chapter 2.)