During breakfast, one of the crew, a woodpecker-like Kenku named Foxer, approaches to announce that a messenger had arrived for Ward and the group. The messenger is a harringon with a message from the Chosen. The group is banned from using the teleportation circle for the next year on pain of death, at which time they can apply to use it like everyone else. Everyone then disperses to do their various errands for the day.

Luna asks Mira about the change to her hair—Mira is uncertain why it changed—and her connection to the Red Prince—she doesn't know him. They head off to do some sparring. Ward and Vera head into town. Ward picks up the outfit that he had ordered before their adventure with Meneldin, then they head to a magic shop. While Ward is checking prices on scrolls, Vera checks on the supply of diamonds. An anxious adventurer named Gavin hears that Vera is trying to get diamonds for Revivifies and asks for her help. His sister was injurred in an encounter with a monster some time back, and has been ill since. Vera agrees to attempt to help, and they receive his address to visit later. After making their purchases, Meander draws one of her fortune telling cards, then requests that if they visit Gavin's sister, to return to see her. Ward and Vera are wary of the situation with Gavin, but resolve to go regardless.

Leaving Vera outside with a family of rats to chat with, Ward goes into Life is Pain to hopefully meet with Modrod. After telling Modrod that this is, in fact, not a date, requests Modrod's assistance in finding information. He claims to be an operative for the Lord of Cailleamhan, and that they have heard there is unrest against him. The Prince of Autumn has been restless lately, a bit more growly than usual. Modrod agrees to do some snooping for information in exchange for a favor.

Having been summoned by Vera as backup, the rest of the party attempts to meet up with them. "Praz" Prazraumos from the Adventurer's Guild catches them on the way out, telling Luna that she has a visitor. She and Luna follow, finding a gawking crowd at the guild. A robed skeleton wearing a crown sitting at a table, recognizing Luna as Meneldin's next of kin. It was the lich who put Bozja in the axe, and finds Meneldin's curse interesting; it wants Meneldin's body for its collection and to research the shard magic of the curse. After some consideration, Luna agrees to sell the corpse to it for 10,000gp and two attempts at scrying to locate her sister and mother. Icanthimus stabs her hand for blood, using it as a focus for its first attempt at scrying. It locates her sister somewhere across the sea, but the location is otherwise warded against scrying. Her mother, however, is alive and somewhere in Oceanside. Their deal complete, the lich goes to retrieve the body, and Luna flees the scene.

Vera, Ward, Dorean, and Eck arrive at the address provided by Gavin, an old, run-down mansion. Gavin practically meets them at the door and leads them to where his sister is. Upon inspection, it is clear that she has been dead for at least a week. Eck notes that the bite marks that likely killed her belonged to a larger creature, an omnivore or herbivore. Gavin describes is at a babboon, on them before they knew what was happening. Vera apologizes as there is nothing she can do for someone who is dead. He is angry, and demands they leave. Vera attempts to offer comfort before leaving. Dorean stays a moment and tells him that she lost her sister, and though it hurt and left her lost, she had to move forward for the sake of her sister. Gavin agrees, requesting help to bury her. The group does so, offering some contact information if he needs them, and head off to find Luna and Mira.

After catching everyone up on what they had done that day, the group locates Talthis with their diamonds. They retrieve the bodies and Motoko from the Adventurer's Guild, and Talthis begins bringing people back.

Introduced

• Foxer
• Menader
• Gavin
• Triton woman - Life is Pain worker
• Icanthimus - lich!
• Aleria - Gavin's Sister Who Totally Has A Name

Returning

• Modrod - Modrod
• "Praz" Prazraumos - Adventurer's Guild
• Talthis Vim
• Bozja - Bazan's dog in a battleaxe
• Bazan - Goliath Barbarian
• Hiroto Karuto - Samurai
• Motoko Sukai - Attendant/Naginata wielder
• Myrdra BelBreln - Dwarf

Mentioned

• Red Prince
• Meneldin
• Cecily Cardew

• Slow (Ward)
• Haste (Ward)
• Sending (Ward)
• Absorb Elements (Ward)
• 2100gp of diamonds (Vera)
• 10,000gp (Luna, from Icanthimus)
• Studded leather +1 (Luna)