Episode 35: Welcome to Brilfax!

Our episode opened by rounding out the events that followed in Fairview after Baahamoot's attack and Ravinia's first appearance. Mayor McGreggin laments to the party that the people of Fairview will retreat to Glynndarryl to be received by Queen Gabriella.  Before leaving town for Brilfax, the party decides to investigate Gnax under suspicion that he might have working for The Remnant of Orcus. Lucky scouts ahead of the party to find the two remaining house half-ogres crucified to the walls of Gnax's Auction House. A nat-20 medicine check revealed one of them, Jimothy, to be in the final throws of death. Lucky was able to stabilize him and pry him from the metal stakes that affixed him to the stone of the building. Jimothy joins the crew of The Devourer alongside Tirithiel, Juan, and Twoo. 

The party checked in at the Half & Half Racing Inn and met Adam Steelehoove-- a centaur that only received humanoid genes due to "a curse on his mother and father from an angry witch". He tells them about the Food & Wine Festival in 3 days and The Damori Theatre featuring a residency of The Incredible Bim's show, "One Night Only". 

The party reunites with Bim in his dressing room at The Damori Theater! They gave him a magical instrument they found and attempted to remind him about a pocketwatch and Alexander, Second of the Voidborn. Bim had no recollection but appeared lost in nameless emotion as he gazed at the pocket watch. "All of the most beautiful things in life are broken." Bim gave the party near-VIP tickets to his show at 7pm that night. 

The party left the theater and stopped by Nathaniel's Dip & Bite, a busy open-air restaurant with quite a long wait time. An elderly fortune teller offered to read their fortunes. The party took a seat in front of her in the middle of the busy marketplace. Lucky's fate was "to bring death and destruction" as she laid out several cards, all with black skulls on them. The fortune teller was revealed to be Ravinia. Gallogk cast a silence spell which began to cause fear and alarm as passersby were caught in the spell. The town guard showed up and Bjorn grappled Ravinia.  Ravinia mouthed in silence, "I'm not alone", as she turned her neck to Bjorn. Bjorn slits Ravinia's neck and she falls dead on the ground as blood poured onto the cobblestone street. Chaos erupted and Lucky was able to sneak away from the town guards after leading them "to find Ravinia's friends". The rest of the party is taken into custody for murder. Ravinia's corpsed was levitated by a town guard mage and carried away. 

As the party was being led to the Brilfax jail, Lucky saw a young human girl with tussled brown hair, glasses, and flowing blue robes push her way through the crowd, "Kipperlily Everpettle, Brilfax Pamphlet. Coming through!" 

There are just hours before The Incredible Bim's show. How will our heroes make it in time?!