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== Session 3 ==

''The party investigated the ship for clues on the attempted assassination of Edwin Spruce to find a suspect before the morning broke. A fight broke out in the lowest deck of the ship between strange creatures and the party. The party confronted a cagey Practicant Marius, and accused him of incompetence in equipping the Hollow Swallow. Edwin Spruce reappeared, and took Marius into his custody.''

The session began with Practicant Marius detailing that Edwin Spruce wanted the ship, now empty of partygoers, to be investigated by the party, and have a suspect produced by morning. The three primary suspects, [[Kwarteng Lewis]], [[Valamir Ulric de Spruys]], and [[Malleus Kaab]] were taken off the ship by Practicant Marius for interviews, as well as the surviving saboteurs, giving the party free rein to investigate the ship.

[[Nyx]] and [[Anubis Furio]] encountered an Intellect Devourer, and a strange, tentacled crab in the holds of the ship, which were oddly empty for a ship on the evening before its maiden voyage. After a brief possession of Anubis by the Intellect Devourer, and the intervention of [[Roderick Kenneth Williamson]], Practicant Marius rearrived, and beckoned the crew to go to the top deck to conduct formal interrogation of the suspects. Anubis, transformed into his Furio alter ego, was restrained by the rest of this party, and was under suspicion by both them and Marius. Additionally, it was discovered that Spruce's Anti-Kraken Buoy was damaged.

However, upon examining Marius' reactions to hearing about the Intellect Devourer, the crew's skepticism shifted to Marius, who was accused of incompetence in preparing the ship for departure. He attempted to play to Roderick's ill will towards his old rival, Valamir Ulric de Spruys, into suggesting Valamir as the suspect, but Roderick did not bite. The party formally accusedMarius of incompetence, if not specifically malicious intent, in his conduct as quartermaster of the Hollow Swallow to the apparition of Edwin Spruce, which reappeared to them.

Edwin Spruce took Marius into his custody, thanked the crew, and delayed the expedition for another week, providing the crew with a reward of 100gp each, some magic items, and lodgings in a manor in Westport. He also provided them with a [https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/9180147-sending-stones Sending Stone] to update him directly on their status during the journey to the Lost Lands.

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 == Session 3 ==
 ''The party investigated the ship for clues on the attempted assassination of Edwin Spruce to find a suspect before the morning broke. A fight broke out in the lowest deck of the ship between strange creatures and the party. The party confronted a cagey Practicant Marius, and accused him of incompetence in equipping the Hollow Swallow. Edwin Spruce reappeared, and took Marius into his custody.''
+The session began with Practicant Marius detailing that Edwin Spruce wanted the ship, now empty of partygoers, to be investigated by the party, and have a suspect produced by morning. The three primary suspects, [[Kwarteng Lewis]], [[Valamir Ulric de Spruys]], and [[Malleus Kaab]] were taken off the ship by Practicant Marius for interviews, as well as the surviving saboteurs, giving the party free rein to investigate the ship.
+[[Nyx]] and [[Anubis Furio]] encountered an Intellect Devourer, and a strange, tentacled crab in the holds of the ship, which were oddly empty for a ship on the evening before its maiden voyage. After a brief possession of Anubis by the Intellect Devourer, and the intervention of [[Roderick Kenneth Williamson]], Practicant Marius rearrived, and beckoned the crew to go to the top deck to conduct formal interrogation of the suspects. Anubis, transformed into his Furio alter ego, was restrained by the rest of this party, and was under suspicion by both them and Marius. Additionally, it was discovered that Spruce's Anti-Kraken Buoy was damaged.
+However, upon examining Marius' reactions to hearing about the Intellect Devourer, the crew's skepticism shifted to Marius, who was accused of incompetence in preparing the ship for departure. He attempted to play to Roderick's ill will towards his old rival, Valamir Ulric de Spruys, into suggesting Valamir as the suspect, but Roderick did not bite. The party formally accusedMarius of incompetence, if not specifically malicious intent, in his conduct as quartermaster of the Hollow Swallow to the apparition of Edwin Spruce, which reappeared to them.
+Edwin Spruce took Marius into his custody, thanked the crew, and delayed the expedition for another week, providing the crew with a reward of 100gp each, some magic items, and lodgings in a manor in Westport. He also provided them with a [https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/9180147-sending-stones Sending Stone] to update him directly on their status during the journey to the Lost Lands.