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==[[The Myste-Hass Calender]]==
===02/12/2021===
===Youtube Recording===
https://youtu.be/UoAn9G1bJlo
:[[Berticus]] is rowed along the estuary to the east of the [[Eastern Swamp]]. Here he rides across the land, heading to the [[Tower of Dariss]]. On questioning from the Helvettian's, [[Berticus]] challenges the Helvettian. The Helvettian sends for reinforcements and then goes to seek aid. [[Lorey]] emerges and fights [[Berticus]] hand to hand, knocking the paladin unconscious. [[Lorey]] vouches for [[Berticus]], bringing him into the [[Tower of Dariss]],much to the discontent of the Helvettians.
:[[Nazzak]] and [[Ehecatl Skljef|Ehecatl]] are wrestling when a ear-piercing scream is heard. A crowd gathers around a pale-faced man, chest pierced by some blade and blood trickling down his front. [[Kit]] speaks with the man's traumatised wife, who explains that her husband went out late the night before and never came back. She found him like this in the morning. [[Kythor]] and [[Nazzak]] break up the crowd so that [[Sylleth]] and [[Ehecatl Skljef|Ehecatl]] can investigate. A small sack doll is found beneath the hand of the corpse, and a man in the crowd begins shouting about witches.
:[[Ronae]], the Helvettian on patrol in the tower, leaves [[Ehecatl Skljef|Ehecatl]] in charge of dealing with the body. [[Ehecatl Skljef|Ehecatl]] determines the man died at some point during the middle of the night. His ribcage is also damaged. There is a pin in the dolls chest.
:[[Kit]] chats with people in the crowd, namely with an individual called [[Parkly]]. [[Parkly]] knows where to get alcohol in the [[Tower of Dariss]]. He says he is going to determine who the witch is and inform the Helvettians. The victims wife admits to [[Kythor]] that the man may have been seeing another women, possibly the witch.
:[[Berticus]] is brought into the autopsy tent, his intent to lay the body to rest. [[Sylleth]] determines there is no magical influence on the body or the doll. [[Sylleth]] produces a black amulet with white antlers upon the front. [[Berticus]] informs [[Sylleth]] that the amulet is devoted to [[Mordon]]. Placing the item on the creatures head, [[Sylleth]] shudders and then man awakes, draining a little energy from [[Sylleth]]. The man awakens grunting the words "master, master, [[Mordon]]". [[Berticus]] kills the man.
:[[Kit]] goes to talk to the merchant, [[Chapman]] at the brick-a-brack stall. Here he finds out about the cursed man who was destined to sleep for 10,000 years. The merchant says that the witch woke him in return for his soul. He is also selling six of the rag dolls.
:[[Ehecatl Skljef|'Til]] speaks to [[Engaro]], asking him if could recognise a women via scent. [[Engaro]] informs Til that the women he is looking for is called [[Bethany]], and she is in love with a man who is not available. [[Bethany]] can be found near the entrance to the catacombs.
:[[Nazzak]] determines the man's wife was called [[Zari]]. Her husband was called [[Mason]], and he was a hunter, bringing food back regularly. He was a good provider and a good man, but he strayed, staying out later and later. [[Zari]] worships whatever god is suitable at the time.
:Suspicious of the womens tales, the group, now joined by [[Elanor]] approach [[Zari]]'s tent and discover she has run off, taking her belongings and leaving [[Mason]]'s. [[Nazzak]] discovers [[Zari]] purchased one of the dolls from the merchant.
:Til speaks with [[Bethany]] who is terrified that [[Zari]] is going to have her killed. He leaves a reliquary around her tent flap.
:It appears that [[Zari]] has run, so the party chase after her and manage to get the truth. Something emerges from the column in the cavern on a regular basis, it flies down and then skewed a man and flew him off. [[Zari]] drugged her husband, [[Mason]] and left him by the column. The creature flew down, forced its stinger into his chest and then left him to die.
:The group struggle to decide whether the women should be trialled or not, and eventually [[Nazzak]] picks up [[Zari]] and runs off with her. [[Kaythor]] trys to trip [[Nazzak]], but [[Kit]] trips [[Kaythor]] in return. [[Kaythor]] strikes [[Kit]] with his mace, instantly knocking him unconscious. [[Elanor]] takes [[Kit]]'s pouch and then the Paladin of Alaie heals him slightly before walking off. Til shouts that if Nazzak returns, Til will see him turned over to the authorities. [[Berticus]] runs in on [[J'esus]], cutting them off, but [[Zari]] runs for the hills, leaving [[Nazzak]] to face [[Berticus]]. [[Berticus]] runs on to [[Zari]], putting her to sleep and returning her to the Helvettians. The Helvettians call for [[Gallo]] to deal with the issue, but [[Berticus]] requests that her trial waits until [[Harbinger]], [[Corym]] and [[Dramos]] return from their adventures in the far north.
:Berticus keeps hold of her. 'Til asks the guard to arrest [[Nazzak]]. [[Sylleth]] casts invisibility on [[Nazzak]] and himself and then they run.