Deprimer heads to the Vallaki city square in the late afternoon. His rest, though uninterrupted, has left him nearly as weary as before. He climbs to the top of the speaker’s platform and looks out over the dour faces of several hundred citizens of Vallaki. Steeling himself, Derimer asks that the citizens with the greatest need line up so that he may better know what must be done first within the Vallaki.

Nine Hells Game Log 5/12/2025. The group continue to speed through the darkness, following a breeze that may mean a way out. Mr C and Five, who is riding on the rooster, get to a fork in the tunnel and head to the right.  Mr C stops abruptly as he detects the whispering of a pair of topi, who hide behind the prone inert iron golem. Slowly, carefully, he has his Unseen Servant bring the fire it ignited earlier, allowing Five and his now sentient rooster to see.

Deprimer stands resolute on the rain-slicked porch of the Burgomaster’s mansion, the small but imposing figure of Conwan at his elbow....

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