Our party of heroes meets with Tara, the head of the academy, Carlston the High Priest, and Emporer Milosh; a conversation is had regarding the future of the Empire. The party is invited to dinner at the Emporer's house that evening - very little else of import is discussed.
The party is nervous as they approach the Emporer's house, expecting a palace, but his house is humble and Milosh cooks a delightful pasta dish with a salad from his garden, putting our band of adventurers more at ease. After dinner, over drinks, an offer is made: the Emporer wants the party to work directly for him, gathering information and stirring up trouble. The party accepts, and gets a raise both in pay grade and in rank (lieutenants!)
Their first mission is back to York, revisiting several places they've been before; first to Applo, to escort Tara to the tomb; next to Penumbria to meet with Tomas and Salamancar (who, it turns out, is the Regent, the second in line for the throne). These go about as well as could be expected. It surprises the party that most of the people they ask are more concerned about father Dumbrow being mentally ill and still able to cast spells; the priests say this is more concerning than the murdering 'cultists'.
On the road to Coriander and the Black Swamp, the party sees the priest sent to replace father Dumbrow crucified by the side of the road. Prepared for the worst, that's exactly what they find - an ambush by townsfolk! It's a pitched, heated battle, with a mage and his apprentice backed by several swamp folk...
Until AOfEk uses a wand of fireballs - which might be better called a wand of sort-shit-out. Shit, as you might imagine, gets well-sorted; the party takes the mage's apprentice prisoner - he is the only survivor. As the curtain closes briefly, we see Durim the ranger finding a large sack of delicious grapes.
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