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Player Characters: Caleb the First, Ilbryn Eletaryl, Sara Gundersnatch

Locations: Dol Meronth

Major NPCs: Ilbryn's Contact, Large Magic Lady

Our party goes to enjoy the festival taking place in the city. Ilbryn is intercepted by a stranger that claims to have a connection to him, with the stranger showing the party a shop filled with mysterious oddities, ranging from potions to trinkets. Sara bought a potion she refers to as her "love potion." The stranger warns him of assassins targeting a valued resident referred to as the large lady and hopes the party will keep the assassins from succeeding in their goal. With the party's mission now clear they attend the festival in the large city square with a massive fountain centerpiece and lined by various shopping stalls. Sara buys fabric from one of the shops. The party sees the large lady as she gives treasures from her carriage to the crowds. The large lady finishes giving to the masses and goes behind a gate to return to her mansion. The party is able to acquire a key to enter an adjacent house to be able to infiltrate the guarded mansion from an unexpected entrance. The party attempts to jump from their building to the mansion, with Sara missing the jump and ending up behind the mansion gate and at a side door. She is able to enter and fit in with party goers, during which she gives a stranger her "love potion" and performs for the large lady. The stranger stops responding to Sara and is seemingly asleep when she leaves. Ilbryn and Caleb explore higher floors, with Ilbryn finding a young girl in a room and scaring her in his attempts at being hidden so much that she passes out. The duo explore many rooms and after finding what they believe to be the large lady's bedroom they hide. After a time the large lady goes to the room from what seems to be a hidden elevator. The duo are able to notice an assassin also in the room and chase him away, ending in the death of the assassin as he attempted to jump out of a window. Our party reunited at the body and found a note in a pocket that instructed the assassin to kill the large lady and return for a reward.