Session Date: 2024-06-04 11 Saattaa 1365 The crew returns from the Church of the Black Rose after defeating Zeke. On their way back through they had done a little investigation into the haunting whistling tune they heard which led them to the Florist's shop. The crew didn't see any activity of note so they decide to return to investigate during the next day. Upon returning to The Rusty Nail Inn, Charon leads most of the group in a little bit of drunken reverie. Going back over the experience of the day and the wounds some of the party suffered, it seemed a fitting end to the day. Trying Butch's special stash of booze, got some of the party quite loosened up. After passing around some healing magic, Stacy decided it would be fun to explore some pyromancy and set a table on fire. Meanwhile, Fynn left the "youngsters" to their devices and sought some quiet in his room for the evening. The next day, the crew set off to the florist shop to do a bit of poking around. Flera was happy to talk to Stacy about the many uses of Lavender while the rest of the crew did some snooping around. El let himself in to Flera's living quarters, but turned up not much aside from a bunch of house cats. Fynn, ever thoughtful was able to use some magic to speak with some of the plants in the shop. He learns that someone did break into the shop the night before, another bear. He also learns that the plants do remember having seen at least one child come in the shop. In the continued search, El discovers a magic orb, tucked away on one of the shelves. Fynn cautions him not to just take it right now, but that there may be a time for that. Sam snops a little behind the counter of the shop and discoveres a stack of receipts. Of note, there seem to be many receipts for a "Lucille," and on the back of one of the receipts is yet another list of familiar names, the names of children now missing. Charon had the interesting idea to ask Flera about black roses. She explains that she doesn't know of any that occur naturally, but she knows some magic and potion mixtures can make a black rose. Charon asks for two. Flera heads into the back room of her shop, where she will not let any of the party follow. She claims that it is both private and possibly not the safest place for others. Charon is also able to obtain a few less savory specimens for his kit from the shop. As the crew starts to head back out, they notice a distinct lack of town guards around. The only guards they do see seem to be wearing the emblem of the black rose...