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Episode 23: Buried Truths

We return to the depths of the sewers underneath Dol-Makjar as our Schemers walk forward (boots drenched in the sludge of the city, blades whet with blood of Crow Keepers and foul fae alike) having rescued Penteveral grad student Demodus Blix from certain death or worse (at the hands of Crow Keeper or, if they had their way, House Tachonis, that still desperately, we presume searches for him).
Schemers, you've had a fucking day.
After the events of Thjazi's funeral, you all kicked into high gear, having chosen the aviary at the Seven Stars tavern as your de facto headquarters (where using what chutzpah, cleverness, strength of will, or skill at arms you have, along with the pull you do have at various institutions of the city) decided to try and do something about the sudden grasping clutch of power coming at the hands of the Chamber of Lords-Advisory (which is the institution that represents the will of the Sundered Houses here in Dol-Makjar).
Kicking into high gear, many plans went into work all at once. Reaching out to Varen Kadorn and various other veterans of the Falconer's Rebellion that you were friends with, making an attempt to use this program to get volunteers from the Penteveral to work at the Archanade to give each of you more reason to be working together (trying to slow down this sudden switch of wings being initiated by House Cormoray).
And Hal, working as best you can (after having won the deed and title for the Hallowed Round) to get "KoTher'ai" up on its feet. All of these political machinations, by the way, running parallel to whatever bizarre arcane machinations the late Thjazi Fang had, as you looked at whatever the fuck this paint was. What was this paint? And the humming magic underneath these murals?
Well, there are a million things at work in the city all at once. You've got far too much on your plate. However, Demodus Blix is rescued. Having told you all about the attempted coverup of the slaughter at the Palazzo Davinos (which you are well aware of, having indeed created the illusion of true events; the illusion of the true events of the murder of Occtis Tachonis) though it didn't stick, and the slaughter of those vassals and men at arms of House Royce and Davinos at the Palazzo Davinos.
Demodus told you all about horrifying things said by Ophelia Seremai, the ministrations of one Trimus Tachonis and different soldiers of the House Tachonis that were there. Various hints about a falcon being brought to Obrimus Manor here in Dol-Makjar, certain things about someone saying that they wondered if an Argosian delegation was going to wish well to King Gus, who's now visiting from Timmony.
So much is going on, but what you do have is a rescued student who has proof positive of betrayal amongst the Sundered Houses. Can he be protected long enough? And who would you present that information to, right? Many, many questions. But you now walk through shadows together having succeeded. Hal, you walk out of the darkness having fundamentally altered your life. You are an adventurer, just like your three companions. No longer the version of you holding a baby, looking at your brother on a horse, is long gone as you exit the shadows.
Getting above ground, the question stands here of, 'Will you journey together?' Now the streets are much emptier and you will certainly be seen traveling together if you head off in one direction. You see that Demodus is here with you. Where do you turn as you exit the sewers?