21/01/2018 - Goblin Hunt in the Sewers (6)

Sunday, 16 April 1702

Goblin Escaped the Freakshow

Leon, Gert and Johanna go to the City Watch asking about the Goblin in the sewers and are told Councilman Richter is offering a reward. He is at the Festival.

They decide to to the the Festival and talk to Councilman Richter. Richter tells them that a Dr Matheus is offering 50sp plus another 50sp from Bogenhafen Council for the capture of the escaped goblin.

They go to the Freakshow and speak with Dr Matheus. They ask what the Goblin likes to eat. A dwarf, another member of the Freakshow, tells them he liked cheese.

Johanna offers to draw a picture of Dr Matheus and his freaks for a poster for a price. She will return with some ideas.

Failed Robbery

Bart tries to rob a noble but the noble does not engage with him. Bart tries another noble, from the Teugen Family, with his friend Gideon. He tries to befriend the nobleman and get an invitation back to his house, but he is not cultured enough and does not impress the nobleman.

So Bart steals the nobleman's purse, but his friend Gideon catches him and flashes a disturbing, magical look in his eye. Bart tries to talk his way out, but Gideon is not having it. Bart lets the purse go and backs away. Gideon returns the purse to his friend, telling him he accidentally dropped it.

Bart then robs someone for a few shillings quickly and heads back to the Inn.

Into the Sewers

Once Bart joins them, the Adventurers leave the Inn to being their search for the goblin. They get some waders from the river docks, then go into the sewer via a manhole cover, as the place the goblin used is only 18 inches wide. They consider splitting up but only have one map so the go left, following the sewers along the edge of the town. Johanna slips into the effluence and has to be helped out.

They reach junction and find a body - a full-sized man. Its heart has been cut out and eyes removed. Symbols cut into the flesh, including an upside down pentagram on the forehead. This suggests the murder was satanistic in nature.

They decide to drag the body the way they think it drifted, back to the manhole cover.

Hidden Temple

Bart finds tracks that look like a Goblin fell in the water and climbed out. The tracks leave the main thoroughfare and leadto a door, where the iron bars have been removed.

Bart climbs through the doors and finds behind it is a temple, dedicated to worship of the Devil.

End of Episode Six.