Witch Hunt
Season of Bloom
Dark times have come to our long-suffering barony. The number of people infected by the mysterious blight continues to grow. Many scared people are fleeing lands they believe to be doomed, while those who stay are entertaining ideas of rebellion. But, that's the point of utter darkness — to let the beam of hope shine ever brighter! While others strain their brains in laboratories and chasing dodgy goblins, Kesten Garess, a loyal vassal of our baron, begain his own investigation and found something so nasty that it demanded His Grace's personal attention.
Objectives
Read Kesten's note
Jhod has brought a note from Kesten. The tight-lipped fighter wouldn't bother the baron without a good reason, so the matter must be urgent!
Meet Kesten near the Shrine of Lamashtu on Moonday — the first day of a week
You know what they say: a quick mare is in time everywhere! While the baron was busy handling matters of state, Kesten became a militia leader and put the makeshift force to good use! The loyal vassal managed to lead a full-scale investigation and find traces of the cult of Lamashtu, goddess of monsters, nightmares, and everything else perverted and crooked. It's time to crush this evil before it spreads throughout the whole barony! The Shrine of Lamashtu is located to the south of the capital.
Ambush cultists of Lamashtu near the shrine
It's time to deal with the followers of this abominable cult. We just need to wait for the right moment.
The cultists fell into our trap. Hit them now!
Catch the fleeing cultist
One priest managed to get away! Get him!
Find the priest of Lamashtu among the lodge dwellers
The tracks led us to a solitary lodge full of strange and suspicious people. Any one of them could be our runaway. We don't even know if it's a man or a woman — it's hard to tell with all those black robes and hoods. We'll have to sort it out ourselves somehow — or maybe ask Kesten to do it?
Throwing out accusations at random will get us nowhere — we need hard evidence. We should probably chat with the locals and then check their rooms.
We know one thing for sure — our cultist limps on their right leg!
Right, this "kitchen maiden" limps — just like our robed runaway!
Unless this Tsanna is intentionally trying to poison her masters, her cooking skills are way below average!
Aha! It looks like something was burned in the stove just before our arrival!
Cabron Tedrim claims he'd come to the barony to hunt, but he knows almost nothing about hunting — even less than I do! What a ridiculous idea, searching for cougars in the swamp!
Cabron Tedrim became quite jumpy after the baron told him he had heard about him earlier. What's he trying to hide so bad?
There wasn't even a hint of weaponry in the room belonging to the Restov nobles. What are they planning to hunt with? Are the going hunting at all?
Una Tedrim is definitely not sincere when she says she likes the place. This moneybag must have serious reasons to stay in this hole — reasons she doesn't want us to know about!
Cabron Tedrim may have failed spectacularly when he was asked about his bows, but his wife, Una, was so cool and composed! There's no doubt — the last word in this house belongs not to the husband, but to his actress of a spouse, who only pretends to be a perfectly obedient wife!
Olika is definitely hiding something. She claims she's going to live with her sister, but there's no sign of her son around. What kind of mother would leave her own blood behind?
What a nightmare! Olika seemed so meek, but we found a pile of bloodstained cloth in her room! Did she kill someone? Or does she collect souvenirs from the sacrifices to Lamashtu?!
According to Olika, she's traveling from Galt to Grathon. That sounds perfectly normal, but how did she end up in the Stolen Lands? They're in the complete opposite direction! She should at least brush up on her geography before trying to lie straight to our faces!
There aren't many women in the world grumpier than this Dumra! She looks none too pleased at our arrival.
On the other hand, why waste time? Getting them all together and asking some uncomfortable questions might be just as effective! That's what our cunning baron has decided, at least!
As soon as we asked the Restov guests about their room, Una Tedrim started sweating! What has her so worried? Is there something to find among their things?
Interrogate the suspect about the role of the Lamashtu cult in recent events
Time to ask some questions and get some honest answers!