Episode 23

After learning that the cloaked figure may not return to Baaha, the party sets out to the ruins. Along the way they run into a person named Killian who says he collects mushrooms from the ruins. Forced to give up information, Killian draws a crude map of the ruins before running off in it's direction.

The party briefly plans their next move. It's decided that they will push together toward the ruins with Cade slightly in the lead. Once they reach the ruins the plan is to group up and scout the area to see what is waiting for them before committing to any plan they have made before.

Reaching the ruins they see the figure they have been tracking standing on a platform with other red robed cultists standing in front of it. it seems as though the figure is addressing them, but the party cannot seem to make out what is being said. Cade disguises himself as one of the cultists and sends Maya in closer with the plan to spy through her and overhear the conversation. Unfortunately for Cade, Maya is spotted and an arrow sends his beloved Maya back to the fey wild for the time being. Alerted to the presence of others nearby, the cultists spread out whilst the dark figure rushes into the large structure within the ruins.

Cade distracts a group of the cultists whilst Nok-Nok uses a new ability he recently learned to destroy four of the cultists. Taman climbs the side of the large ruined structure with Galhaphé close behind who turned into her spider form with Biff and Baff on her back Nok-Nok joins them up top for a better vantage. With the group climbing the wall spotted, Cade decides to rush into the ruins after the dark figure in attempt to fool him into stopping. Cade sees a dark hole leading down beneath the ruins and dives right into it. Galhaphé checks the inside of the large building whilst Taman protects the goblins outside and Nok-Nok blasts another cultist into pieces. She spots the same hole leading down, but decides to clear the other side of the building first. As the last cultists make their way inside the large ruined building, Taman spots a lone cultist which is petrified with fear and with the goblins cover he proceeds to capture him. The cultist does not put up much of a fight, but Taman can tell he is catatonic with fear. Nok-Nok makes quick work of the last three visible cultists and heads to search the closest one to him. Galhaphé finds another hole leading down beneath the ruins, but decides to head back to the first one she saw as it is much more likely that the cultists went down that one. Nok-Nok calls her over whilst searching the bodies and instead of going to Nok-Nok, she heads down the same hole Cade did earlier. Taman brings his prisoner inside and finds a extremely angry Nok-Nok with a piece of paper in his hand, he points to the prisoner and starts screaming for information regarding the letter, spit flying every where and his eyes flaring a brightly. Taman gets in his way to protect the prisoner and tries to calm Nok-Nok down who shoves the letter into his face. It states that they have located their target and have lured him to their preferred location. It also indicates that their target has taken the bait and that they request the persons assistance with his assassination. There is a location, date and time when the bearer of the letter should be present and is signed "J" with some text indicating the letter should be burned after read. The location, date and time matches where they are now and the worst part is that it contains a seal, that of The Black Shield. With this news, Taman decides to hide the prisoner for later interrogation.

Cade and Galhaphé wonder the hallways beneath the ruins for a while. Cade sets off a few traps and gets poisoned in the process. Galhaphé avoids the traps by climbing around on the ceilings. Not knowing where the other is, they seem to completely bypass each other inside the halls before returning to regroup with Nok-Nok and Taman.

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