Black Market

Seeking underworld connections to find Blackthorn, the party meets Inspector Ironclad to update him on the thief and flesh golems, purchasing a Locate Creature scroll from him. They then corner 'Shady Pete' in an alley, forcefully pulling his nose hairs until he reveals the entrance to the Black Market. Using the scroll to track a hidden sewer grate, they sneak past a Wererat guard and enter the underground hub. They speak to the Black Market Tavern Keep, offering their services in exchange for the stolen elemental orb. The Keep offers a trade: if the party raids a rival bandit camp led by a Red Wizard and steals a specific key, he will give them the orb.

• Updated Inspector Ironclad on their cases.
• Brutally interrogated Shady Pete.
• Navigated the sewers to find the Black Market.
• Met the Black Market Tavern Keep (boss).
• Accepted a heist mission against a Red Wizard.

• Inspector's Office.
• Sewers / Black Market.

• Scroll of Locate Creature (bought from Inspector).

No major combat. The party brutally tortured Shady Pete by plucking his nose hairs to extract information.

• Who is the red-robed wizard leading the forest bandits?

• Fenwick and Fari: Resort to brutal interrogation tactics on Pete, heavily contrasting their usual behavior.
• Vadis: Plays a street shell game in the Black Market and loses his gold.

"I don't know why you're here but there's no real need to keep up a charade"— Black Market Boss

• The Heist mission against the Red Wizard's camp is locked in.