Adventure 2

Arriving in Borith
The group had traveled from Port Hygra, across the border into Agria, and all the way into the large town of Borith without incident. Stopping in Borith for the night, they stopped at the Staggering Raven Inn, run by a duplicitous Teldonna Ravenwood and got rooms.

A Murder Most Foul
When awakening, the players found that they couldn't leave the city. No one could, actually, by order of Captain Lowell Glenquist, captain of the city guard. Staying under the pseudonym of "Garis Thatcher", the King's nephew, Ferris Dalewarden, had been staying at another nearby inn and his royal guard had discovered him this morning, murdered.

Playing Detective
Offering their assistance in the matter, so as to speed up the process, the party began to investigate the murder. Their first suspect was Victor Belmont, a Knight of Killoch and the leader of Ferris' bodyguards. He was missing, as well as his Knight of Killoch armor, which he'd never leave without.

Using various methods, they were able to track Victor Belmont the house of the Mayor, Nicolai Phelps. When the Mayor wasn't forthcoming with answers, the party decided to wait until the house was empty and get the answers themselves.

Mayor's Extracurriculars
Upon sneaking into the house of the Mayor, the party quickly discovered an entrance into a secret basement. When going down there, the body of Victor Belmont was down there, shed of his armor. Also down there was the undead version of a Black Bear, which immediately attacked the party.

After defeating the zombie Black Bear, they cofornted the Mayor, who just claimed he had a pet bear down there, and he wasn't sure where the body came from, or that his pet had died and come back. Seeing as how the Mayor couldn't have raised the Black Bear from the dead, he looked like he was off the hook.

Lifting the Lockdown and Raising the Stakes
Upon realizing that Victor Belmont was just a distraction, and his armor still missing, the players realized that the real killer had escaped the city. Releasing the lockdown on the city, the players exited the town only to immediately find a calling card of the Assassin, a small pin. Oswulf arrives to find out what had been keeping the party in Borith, and explains that the symbol on the pin was of the Dragon Initiate, meaning the Assassin is working for them and he is obviously stalling them.

Left with the pin is a handwritten note saying simple, "See you in the capital."