4709 Calistril 3rd Korvosa

Late afternoon
The pcs decide to investigate the Hospice of the Blessed Maiden. There they find only a hand full of plague victims waiting to be admitted. Andrian tells the burly nurse receptionist that he is here to visit a sick friend but when asked to wait for permission the pcs simply enter uninvited. The nurse attracts the attention of a half dozen of the raven-masked Queen's Physicians. After a brief discussion the doctors tell the pcs that they will send for their leader Dr. Davaulus. Meanwhile Carufinwe notices Gray Maidens patrolling a catwalk near the ceiling.

Instead of waiting Andrian dodges past the blocking doctors and darts for the nearby door. The doctors seemed very upset by this and shout that they are under attack and a battle begins. There follows a protracted battle wherein the doctors reveal that they have magical powers including healing abilities.


Early in the battle a doctor escapes the melee and flees downstairs shouting a warning all the way. The Gray Maidens leap down from the catwalk and enter the melee and Riley teleports to the catwalk and is pursued by a single gray maiden. Riley's thunder spell slays three innocent bed-ridden plague victims. The Gray Maidens and the Queen's Physicians fight well but are eventually overwhelmed by the superior skills of the pcs. After the battle ends the corpses of the Gray Maidens are found to be female-shaped mannequin-like golems made of wood, stone, and metal. The pcs hear shouts of warning and anger from the basement level.

Late PM
The pcs search and discover an elevator that ascends to the catwalk and descends to the basement level. Apparently the escaped Queen's physician used the elevator to lower himself to the dungeon level. As Andrian watches the elevator rope is cut denying easy access to the basement. As the pcs search the warehouse for secret doors and discuss their options a contingent of the day guard arrives. Spying a dozen corpses and the pcs with naked weapons and covered with blood they take the pcs to be the aggressors if not out and out murderers. The pcs are taken to Cressida Kroft where they attempt to convince her of their innocence. Cressida is unconvinced but isn't sure what to believe. She tells the pcs that she cannot assist them but she releases them so they can attempt to prove their innocence.

Nightfall
The pcs return to the warehouse and repel 40 feet down to the dungeon level. As soon as the pcs exit the elevator shaft they are attacked by eight plague zombies. The zombies are quickly dispatched but two of the Queen's physicians shout the alarm. A few moments later the pcs are confronted by the dreaded Dr. Devaulus and her apparent accomplice Lady Andaisin.



Lady Andaisin tells the pcs to drop their weapons and surrender but instead they attack her. The surprise attack is very effective and Lady Andaisin is forced to retreat and seek healing from her acolytes in the next room. She returns to fray unwounded and the pcs begin to lose hope. As the pcs attack Dr. Devaulus to the front they are attacked from the left flank by the infamous necromancer Rolth. A powerful vampire stands near Rolth but he seems to be biding his time. At first the pcs seemed to be outmatched and doomed but Andrian blows his magic horn and the mighty Black comes to their rescue. Rolth lays down a spell barrage they keeps the pcs off balance but with Blackjack's assistance Lady Andaisin and Dr. Devaulus are fighting for their lives. Then the bishop of Pharasma, Keppira d'Bear, arrives and the tide of battle swings to the pc's favor. First Dr. Devaulus is slain then Lady Andasin. The vampire decides to flee and Rolth soon follows but is pursued by Bruntalmar.

When Rolth reaches the door to the next room he turns to fight with ten of the queen's physicians at his back. Rolth's spell barrage begins to take a toll on the pcs and the Queen's physicians heal Rolth before he can take any serious harm. Blackjack attempts to flank Rolth but then is himself surrounded by the Queen's physicians. Rolth creates a field of necrotic magic in front of him and the pcs decide to retreat. The pcs climb up the rope to the ground level. Blackjack and Keppira fend off Rolth giving the pcs time to escape and then they escape as well. Rolth attempts to pursue the pcs by climbing the rope but as he nears the top Andrian cuts the line and Rolth falls almost 40 feet. Rolth pulls himself up and vows vengeance against the pcs.

4709 Calistril 2nd Korvosa

As the pcs invetigate the plague they keep noticing that many seriously ill citizens go to the Hospice of the Blessed Maiden, run by the Queen's Physicians, but none seem to return cured.

4709 Calistril 1st Korvosa

The pcs continue to investigate plague rumors and stop off at the wererat sewer entrance to check on the monster worm. They see a fur-covered rat-like arm that shifts into a human as soon as it is touched by daylight. The pcs suspect the giant worm they loosed has consumed the wererat terror cell led by Girrigz.

4709 Abadius 30th Korvosa

An old female wererat in human form by the name of Eries Yelloweyes overhears the pcs asking about wererats and speaks to them once the streets clear. Eries tells the pcs that the wererats are not the cause of the plague and that any rumors to the contrary are due to the fact that a terrorist wererat by the name of Girrigz is planning a revolution while the humans are occupied with the Bloodvale. She agrees to take the pcs to his lair to stop a war between humans and wererats. Eries takes them to the sewer hole closest to the wererat lair and gives them directions to locate the wererats' hidden den and then she leaves. The pcs attempt to stealth past the sewer's otyughs but Carufinwe is spotted and a battle breaks out. The pcs easily slay two otyughs but Riley attacks a huge green multi-legged tentacled worm that is trapped behind a portcullis. The already hungry worm becomes enraged and attempts to smash down the portcullis. The pcs retreat while the worm attacks the barrier but Verek moves to block the huge green worm. As the pcs escape the worm attacks and paralyzes Verek. The pcs attempt to counter attack but Verek is dragged off and consumed before the worm takes any serious harm.

4709 Abadius 27th-29th Korvosa

The pcs investigate rumors of wererats being the source of the Bloodvale. Also Jolistina is hanged on the 28th.

4709 Abadius 24th Korvosa

Late PM
The pcs finally locate the Varisian singer Deyanira Mirukova. She tells the pcs that her brother, Ruan, went missing after being hired to play at a masquerade ball held at the Carowyn Manor. She begged the pcs to find her brother and when they agree she takes the pcs to Carowyn Manor. Andrain briefly scouted out the mansion's grounds and then the pcs entered the front door. To their horror they found that the party goers had all become plague-zombies but these were different in that they were enchanted to continue their celebrations even in undeath. The pcs then went upstairs and found a living forlorn elf by the name of Jolistina Susperio dressed as a harlequin.



After a brief conversation wherein she revealed that she was an associate of Rolth the necromancer, she leaped from the 2nd floor balcony and commanded the zombies to attack. Then followed a protracted battle in wherein the pcs found that the zombies had to be hacked to pieces to disable them. The sole exception to this was that a decapitating strike seemed to work better than any other blow. Andrian bypassed the zombies and pursued Jolistina, garroting her and preventing her from ordering more zombies to attack. Eventually Andrian choked her out and it was only a matter of time until the zombies were cut down. After this the pcs had little trouble eliminating the few other pockets of zombies as they did not fight back until attacked. After defeating the zombies the pcs found and rescued the lord of the manor, Ausio Carowyn. Ausio was very upset and nearly hysterical after the pcs told him that they had to put down his wife. The pcs did not find Ruan and Jolistina had previously indicated that she had sent him to Rolth. The pcs question Jolistina and gain some new information specifically she sketches Rolth for them. Jolistina leads the pcs to the lair they already destroyed and though it seems he has been there Rolth is now long gone. The pcs then turn Jolistina over to the guard for trial and execution.

4709 Abadius 20th-23rd Korvosa

Pcs attempt to locate the young Varisian woman that keeps coming to the barracks complaining that no one is doing anything to locate her missing brother.