What Lurks in the Dark (storyline)/This Just In (vignette)

This just in! A recollection of the events on Charlatos 10th, 5123, as told by Ricas Konreed and Opalhilde Orebreaker .....

Ricas and a group of adventurers managed to track down the whereabouts of Opalhilde and the other women reported missing over the last several months. Deep down in the catacombs of Ta’Vaalor, a sub tunnel system was found filled with trials and ghoulish monsters. Ricas and crew made quick work of creatures summoned to stop them - traps and locked doorways only slowed the group until they nearly met their match at a dead end in the tunnel system. The ceiling collapsed in, blocking their pathway back and the room began to quickly fill with water. As the water rose above their heads, the floor cracked beneath that water’s weight and sent them swirling through multiple water-filled tunnels. Just as panic began to set in and all nearly drowned, the group was thrust into a beautifully decorated cistern where they were greeted by the vampire Cordahlia! A vampire who’d slaughtered the men who had wronged or tormented the women for their disfigurements.

She admitted to killing the men who had wronged or tormented the women for their disfigurements, and subsequently took the women with her for safety. Ricas dispatched Cordahlia quickly as she was weakened from her summoning efforts. The cistern was set on fire, burning the area and Cordahlia's remains just before Ricas and the crew made their return to the surface of Ta'Vaalor. After reporting this to Investigator Cogsmead Gizmo, Gizmo sent guards in to confirm that all that remains is a collapsed tunnelway. With the women and the missing staff of the Goldspires returned, Gizmo signed this case as closed and removed the curfew for the cities of Wehnimer's Landing, Kraken’s Fall, Zul Logoth, and Teras. With the good news of the murderer finally being taken care of and the missing women brought home, Ricas Konreed and Opalhilde Orebreaker officially announced their betrothal. Keep a look out for wedding invitations folks!

(OOC) Thank you everyone that attended the event. I really hope you all enjoyed it, I surely did.