(Homebrew) Heroes of Bardstown

“How many priests? Did you recognize anyone there?”

"Three priests... no wait... the one who saw me on the stairs.  Four priests.  While I was there, there were maybe another five or six visitors or worshippers there.  I didn't know any of them... though maybe I've seen a face or two on a boat or working in a yard somewhere."

“Can you tell us anything about the varehouse?” 

His description of the warehouse matches the location given by Shaemus' drinking pal.  It is near where the wharfs meet the port and market district.

The warehouse looks active and unassuming on the outside, but inside it is packed full of old junk like wagon parts, sails and ship parts, etc.  The shelves are full and covered in cobwebs and material is stacked near to the ceiling.  It is almost mazelike.  The staircase down to the temple is in an interior room.

He turns to his group, "Well, this certainly sounds like the right place. Does anyone have any other questions?" Once the questioning is over, Grugga plops down 5 gold for Sabbras and another 10g for the rest of the group. "Get yourselves something to drink and then stay inside tonight. Anyone who's thinking about helping  this group, don't. They're not going to be around much longer."

Aubrey nods and is ready to move on to the warehouse.

Leelan signals that he’s ready to move on, trying to stay back as he inspires unease to the fishermen here.

Rohuzar is also ready to move on. 

Guilim moves to be the first one out of the run down tavern, shaking his head once the rest are outside. "It is good we avoided a fight. I would rather not be chased by the guards for sending those rabble to visit the nearest cleric for healing."

By the end of your questions, Sabbras is much relaxed, though there are a few faces in the room who look as though they won't remember you fondly.

It is nearly dark when you make your way to the address of the warehouse.  Its an old building, a combination of brick, stone and wood, dating from the time before the Empire relocated its capital here.  The windows are dark and there is no guard posted outside the main entrance.  A metal posts shows where a named sign once hung on the wall, but it is long gone now.  The streets are not deserted - they never are, in Bardstown - but pedestrian traffic is very light right now, and this area is poorly lit.  At the end of this road, is a gate and small fortificate on the shoreline of the lake.  This marks where the new bridge leads out to the docks built up around the giant turtle shell.

Based on what you have been told, the inside of this warehouse is a cluttered maze of junk, and somewhere inside is an interior room with a stone staircase leading down to a secret temple.

Rohuzar gestures at the others to huddle up.

”Citizen Aubrey… your scout is needed. Find us a quviet vay inside - make sure it goes to the temple. If it is maze, ve don’t vant to lose time or advantage of surprise.” 

Aubrey nods to Rohuzar and tries to find a spot by the warehouse where he can stand reasonably unnoticed, first changing the color of his coat to pitch black.
Stealth: 7
He then orders his raven familiar, coming down from a nearby rooftop, to enter the warehouse ethereally and scout it out throroughly, hoping to find a quiet way inside the temple but also looking out for sentries, traps and other threats on their way down there. As long as Furvus is within 100 feet Aubrey will use the ravens sight for himself.
Furvus perception: 7 Aubrey perception: 25

Aubrey goes off to stand near the warehouse while the others wait a reasonably safe distance away, so as not to arouse suspicion.

Aubrey:

 The rest of you see Aubrey step just inside an alley next to the warehouse, lean against the building, and close his eyes.  At that moment his raven disappears.  Aubrey remains in this position without moving for some time.

Grugga waits with anticipation. He chooses a location in the alley near his companion and waits. He speaks softly to his companions while they wait Aubrey's report: "It feels good to finally be taking some real action against this cult. Prove they're not untouchable." He leaves it at that, but looks introspective.

Aubrey

Aubrey:

 The rest of you see Aubrey's eyes open but he lingers near the building for nearly a half hour, before his raven finally reappears beside him.

Aubrey sends the raven to perch on a nearby rooftop to keep a lookout for threats before returning to the others.
"Yes, I think we have the information we need now." He says and reports on his findings. (Sharing the information in post # 1553 and 1556.)
"What do you think, can we handle what's down there?" He says, looking at the others and finally at Rohuzar.
(Is it possible to figure out what kind of aberration it was?)

Furvus describes a vaguely humanoid creature with one massive eye.  It engaged in a brief telepathic conversation with Furvus.  Check to identify = Arcana DC 14.

Aubrey Arcana: 10 

(Can Furvus roll too? Has Arcana +3)

Grugga chews his lip in thought. "10 people and a monster..." he ponders how this might unfold. "Say we... 'incapacitate' the two upstairs. Then we could maybe call down the staircase and lure a few more upstairs. That could maybe even the numbers in our favor." He looks to Guilim, "I've seen what you can do to undead. Can you do the same against... what did you call it, Aubrey? An aberration?"

Regardless, Grugga suggests that they have a unique opportunity without the assassin in town, and perhaps with cult members diverted to the trap in Fidelis.