- Olivier learns from Prof Romeo that his friends are out a mission to get “mushrooms” (aka the key) and Olivier sets out on the path to meet up with them.
- Spearbreaker uses his Captain Caveman club for additional strength to move a giant boulder that is blocking the exit to the Tomb of Devonshire. The magic club drains even more Intelligence than usual after using it again… Perhaps he should only use it once per day?
- Olivier rendezvous with the party, and they discuss the current state of affairs.
- The Echoes start heading back to camp down the path they arrived on, but on the way back they spot a small pathway leading into the forest. It’s going the same direction as their camp, and they are still okay for time, so they decide to explore it.
- The path leads the Echoes to a charming cottage (The Harris Cottage), but someone has recently ransacked the place.
- A display case featuring many artifacts is shattered and the valuables are missing. The presumably stolen artifacts are easy to identify since each had a brass placard beside where it once was displayed. Four of the artifacts that were stolen are important to the party. Items 1,2, and 3 are the remaining Serenity Sleepytime Set, and item 5 seems to be the Emerald Tablet which holds the instructions for using Ole Fludguard.
- Placard 1 “Moon Baboon”
- Placard 2 “Robe of Twilight”
- Placard 3 “Slippers of Whispering Steps”
- Placard 4 “Mask of Shadows” (empty)
- Placard 5 “Mysterious Emerald Tablet”
- Placard 6 “Gaudy Metallic Whip of Shartering”
- Placard 7 “Elvish Long Underwear”
- Placard 8 “Kobold Blubber Drum”
- Placard 9 “Ancient Dwarven Copper Lantern”
- Placard 10 “Ornate Tabaxi Chastity Belt”
- Kid’s voices are heard in the distance.
- Salmon gets a ping from the ring they attached to an axe as a homing beacon for the Dick Brigade. It is about 100 feet away and not moving.
- Mic Dagger jauntily sneaks quietly ahead and finds the Dick Brigade has fallen into a pit trap. There are more than 2 kids in the pit, but he has not been close enough to peek inside yet.
- Olivier catches up with Mic and suggests they return to the cottage to relay their findings with the group.
