Cleenseau - Session 27

Paranoia in Veltor: in which the party gathers evidence and is accused of necromancy

Featuring: Robin, Viepuck, Celyn, and Izgil
In Taelgar: Mar 19, 1720 DR to Mar 21, 1720 DR
On Earth: Sunday, September 7, 2025
Veltor, Granite Mug, and Veltor Keep
Source: Original player recap

Entering Veltor under strict magical restrictions, the party gathers evidence against the Baroness until her faction accuses them of murder and necromancy.

Timeline

  • Mar 19, 1720 DR: The party enters Veltor, gathers local information, and uses Viepuck’s disguised infiltration to test the Baroness’s increasingly paranoid response.
  • Mar 20, 1720 DR - Mar 21, 1720 DR: The party shares evidence of the Baroness’s fey pact, endures magical countermeasures, and is publicly accused and detained for trial.

People and Places

NPCs

  • Marian: Warlord cleric whose costly miracle compels truthful answers.
  • Pierre (human): guard who helps the party gather local information at the Granite Mug.
  • Brunna Marrek (human): proprietor of the Granite Mug who offers to arrange a meeting with Etiene.
  • Primrose Merriweather (halfling): halfling tailor and intelligence contact warned about the Baroness.
  • Corrin Merriweather (halfling): quiet halfling tailor and intelligence contact warned about the Baroness.
  • Etiene des Ostieux: captain of the guard who questions Viepuck’s disguised persona and is later jailed.
  • Marius: gate guard who admits Viepuck’s disguised persona to the keep.
  • Hesta Brill: night staffer who feeds Viepuck’s disguised persona.
  • Victorine Rosseau (Sembaran): chief magistrate who receives the party’s evidence.
  • Emeric: castle steward who receives the party’s evidence.
  • Isabeau D’Aslain (Sembaran): Baroness whose pact and reactions the party investigates.
  • René d’Aslain (Sembaran): the Baroness’s nephew, who sketches the false pendant.
  • Esme d’Aslain (Sembaran): the Baroness’s niece, who discusses fear and magical study with the party.
  • Annette (human): acting chief clerk inconvenienced by the party’s move into the former fey tower.
  • Reginald Rusebek (REJ-uh-nuhld ROOZ-bek, Sembaran): former baron recalled for having Merriweathers executed on false pretenses.

Locations

  • Veltor (Vel-tor, fortified village, in Barony of Aveil): baronial capital where the party investigates the Baroness under increasing suspicion.
  • Granite Mug (inn, in Veltor): town inn where the party gathers information from guards and the proprietor.
  • Veltor Keep (building, in Veltor): seat of the Baroness, infiltrated by Viepuck and later used to detain the party for trial.

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