Re: The Bridges of Old Korvosa
With Selvin keeping the weary eye out, the rest of you spread out to look over the house. A few interesting things present themselves.
First, you find an odd package in the larder. Or more accurately two backpacks. They are atocked with trail rations, dried meats, rope, and gear for camping. A lantern sits by them, trimmed and filled with oil.
Second, in the wine racks, you find two bottles filled with a puplish liquid that is obviously not wine. Experience has shown you all it is some of the medicinal concoction that is used for treating wounds on the battlefield. The bottles are sealed tight and there is easily ten glasses worth between the two of them Consider them Cure Serious Wounds caster level 8. 10 doses, 5 doses a bottle.
Lastly are some notes on a desk. Several of them are drafts written by Vencarlo to various people. He asks each of them if they have seen Salvatore, as Vencarlo owes him a payment on a commission. There is a response mixed in with them.
Vencarlo,
Salvatore has gone back to 'work' for Pilts I hear. Pity, as I much preferred the commisioned pieces he did for Neolandus, especially the more recent ones. I hear the Queen would like to talk to Neolandus about purchasing one, but they seem to keep missing each other. What is one to do? I am leaving the city. I hope things work out for you.
G
The three names in the note are easy enough to place.
Salvatore Scream. An artist whose work runs to the macarbe. He is well regarded in certain circles for his depictions of devils and demons. He is mostly known for the sets he creates for the infamous theater the Exicitaboe Excrements. It's a theater here in Old Korvosa owned run by a man named Swastel Pilts. Pilts is well known as being an afficianado of the bizzare and creepy. His theater often put on the blood soaked plays so dear to the Chelaxian tastes.
The last name, Neolandus, is he big shocker. Neolandus is...was...the chief advisor to the late King. Supposedly he 'retired' when the Queen took the throne. In reality he disappeared. You may have thought he disappeared into the castle dungeons. But this note seems to suggest otherwise.