Weekly D&D: Ch. 2 Part 2 - Brighteyes & Homonculi

All races and classes from Volo's and Xanathar's are allowed. This will be a long term episodic campaign. We will be using Discord for voice.

The ongoing war with Orc's from the south leaves the town of Flora with only a handful of guards when the murders began. On the night of the 4th of Beedtide Mark Wallace the Captain of the Town Guard was found hacked to death in his home. Unfortunately for the people of the town the killer has returned each night and has so far killed each member of the Town Guard. By the 8th of Beetide there is a full-blown panic. The townsfolk talk of leaving but know if they do not only will the harvest fail the yearly sacrifice will not be carried out for the first time in more than a century. Knowing this the village council has voted to stay as of the 8th of Beetide but thus is can change.

Earl Tallyard has called for a group of volunteer investigators to find the murderer. He has promised 5,000gp to the group who brings him the killer dead or alive.

Answering his call for assistance are Fjallein Eldursson a Human Barbarian haunted by his past, Garth Littlefoot a Ghostwise Halfling Ranger who knows the outlands like the back of his hands, Ragna an enigmatic Druid from north of the Caspian Lands searching for a thief, Shalei Varn a red-skinned Tiefling desperate to uncover the secrets of her golden book, and Sven Killian Knightly III a Aasimar Paladin from whose eyes no evil can remain hidden. After questioning the Earl and getting Interview #1 from him they were ready to head out.

The party began its investigation by splitting into two groups one which focused on the crime scene of Captain Wallace's murder and the other which went to speak with Lady Maria Moriano. Speaking to Ms. Wallace and reading the Captain Wallace's Journal the party came to suspect Lady Moriano for two reasons. Firstly, she has a motive mainly she wishes to win the vote to revoke the treaty with Azulan. Second, all those who have died specifically voted to keep the treaty in place.

Searching the crime scene of the last two murders helped the party to discover Interview #1. Reading it confirmed seems to confirm the parties theories however it also reveals that Captain Wallace drank before retiring to bed. Further investigation within the Noroni house revealed that Sophia and maybe her brother also has a drink before they were killed. Worryingly for Sven the wine which was found at the Noroni residence comes from St. Boro's Church a Cathedral-Abbey belonging to the god Uthun within the north of the Grand Hegemony of Dwarves and Gnomes aka "The Empire". The wine in question named "St Boros' Reserve" is never sold by the church and is only to be used in rituals of the faith. To sell it or drink it otherwise is consider a grave sin.

Anyway after a long day of searching the party retired to the apartments the Earl had prepared for them at his residence. Knowing that they had placed Alarm spells on the exits of the St. Faustina's Hospital they knew they could rest without worry. At least that is what they hoped.

At 2 in the morning Lady Mariano triggered one of the Alarm spells waking Shalei from her slumber. After a quick investigation in which she discovered a house, the Lady, and a group of 12 hooded figures she and a companion returned to wake and alert the party to what they had seen. Leaving the Earl's residence the party found themselves besieged by a gale. By the time they arrived at the house Shalei knew Lady Moriano went to a red rain had begun to fall. The panic the party felt upon thinking it was blood turned to confusion once the rain quickly dried leaving behind red spores.

Breaking into the home the party has been confronted by an unknown figure capable of wielding powerful magic.In the middle of battle and with Ragna Banished to a demiplane for the time being how will the party work together to stop this villain.