Entering the Harvest Festival

Surprising enough, the team slips in with little to no effort. The party is lively with plenty of food and drink. Lord and Lady Faldrin are easily located in a grand ballroom talking to esteemed guests as musicians play and people dance.

Just as the team begins to approach Faldrin, a plump man walks casually by the lord. He fires three shots into the back of Faldrin. The shots tear through Faldrin's torso and he collapses into a bloody mess. Yistal cries out and immediately mixes up a concoction to try and save the lord. Nova dashes over and gives some of his own vitality to Faldrin saving him. In the meantime, Jek, Bimano and Alora give chase to the portly shooter. The shooter dashes into the servant's quarters and out the back door among a crowd of panicked guests. Jek abandoning caution throws magical rocks at the fleeing shooter hitting innocent bystanders. Finally, the team corners the shooter before she tears a mask from her face. The guise of a portly man drops and instead a slender drow woman stands before them, smirks and drinks a potion to turn invisible. Jek throws another barrage of boulders and clips her as she flees into the night.

Returning to the wounded Faldrin, the party is thanked for saving the lord. Being the only ones who got a clear look at the portly man, they describe the illusion and the shooter. Yistal asks the team to go look into the head merchant, Gontain's house to see if he still lives, and potentially catch the killer.