There is still a good amount of fey blood left in the vial as it did not take much to disrupt the magic at least for a few brief moments. 

Sylvarie nods at Ludolf, "My purpose, and Ilam's if he'll stay, will be rid this place of all markings of those hideous hags. I'll gladly take responsibility for the paintings." There is a bit of venom in her voice as she speaks.

Fistandia seems to have recovered and addresses Triäsa, "If you didn't have my necklace the bookcase would have destroyed you! It's enchanted to kill anyone who approaches it without my charm! A brilliant bit of magic, created it myself." She beams. "Bookwyrm still the First Reader? Don't suppose Janussi has stepped down as Keeper of the Tomes yet? Bookwyrm's a good man, a bit short sighted and slow to act but he works hard to expand the collection. If my necklace is there then we need to get back and get to work.... We'll sort out the mansion later. So long as you didn't destroy any of my work, we'll be fine."

Fistandia seems content with your theory of the necklace and has given up her search. 

Sylvarie finally turns back to Ludolf, "That mirror was once a possession I valued above all others. I do want you to keep it. I called it Radiance." You can feel the power in it as she speaks the delicate hand mirror's name. 

Daventry takes the vial in her hand, and her blade in the other. "We might be able to free someone else from this curse, and save enough to potentially track Lunoris if such a thing can be done. Triäsa, you mentioned someone else you met, that you wanted to help? I feel like if there is a soul we can save, we ought to before we leave."

"Hmm?" Triäsa says in reaction to Daventry's comment. "Oh yes, the repairman for the resort.  He said that he used to be a drow but had been changed by the hag's magic.  We should definitely find him and destroy his painting."  She then turns to Sylvare. "I appreciate you taking on the task of dealing with the portraits.  I must say though I am not sure it is for us to simply destroy all the paintings.  While I believe their existence poses a threat to those portrayed, in cases where the people can still make their own choice, they ought to be allowed to make that choice." 

"Anyhow, Ludolf seems impatient," she glances to him, giving him a small grin. "So we should probably get moving and take a look at the rest of the hags' tower so we can get going. It does seem like time is essential to get back and figure out what is happening with the stars and all."  She decides not to explain to Fistandia that the bookcase did attack them, as they didn't have the key.  But she figures she will find out soon enough. 

"I'll be able to cast a spell to help you locate your necklace," Pardot adds, "Though only once I rest, and even then only if it's somewhat close to us." Then looking to Tri says, "I fear our journey back will take quite a bit longer than here. And I agree, we should see if we've missed anything in the tower."

Ludolf takes up the small beautiful mirror from the pocket of his gray coat, looking at it with curiosity. "Radiance..." He repeats softly. "It is an honour for me to wield this prized possession of yours Sylvarie." He says in a firm and sincere tone and bows to the divinely beautiful elven priestess. "I agree with Triäsa that some of the paintings should perhaps not be destroyed, but that said I have full confidence in your ability to decide how to best deal with them. Now we would need some directions to get back to Candlekeep as soon as possible if you could provide us with that before we leave." Ludolf then turns to Fistandia again. "Yes, as soon as we get back to Candlekeep will will search out your necklace."
"Only impatient to prevent the annihilation of all existence my dear Triäsa." He then says with a smile to the young half-elven bard.

How about we do this to keep things moving. One of you roll perception with advantage for a final sweep of the hags tower rather than go room by room again. It'd would be so bad over the table but I think I might go mad walking the tower again here. 

"Leaving is simple" Sylvarie states plainly, "Just travel the road you came. I assume you used the book. It will open a gate back to where you entered from. Keep the book if you ever have need you can return." She turns to Ilam. "Care to escort me through the rest of the bath house? I'd like walk the halls again.' Ilam nods and smiles and offers her his arm. They walk back into the lounge unless you stop them.

(Go go Pardot for perception!)

Daventry nods. "Let's make it quick and get home." 

“I’ve been through their tower twice now already, let me lead us through another time to see if we’ve missed anything.” Pardot says, guiding himself and ready to lead the group through the tower one last time before resting for the evening.

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"Oh yes the book, thank you Sylvarie." Ludolf says with reverence as she and Ilam take their leave. He then nods and follows Pardot as the halfling leads them back to the tower.

"Wait," Triäsa calls out before Sylvarie leaves. "How far are we here from Silverymoon? I mean, I have not seen any paths out of the forest, but surely there must be some way to just leave this place on foot?"  She glances to her companions, "Sorry, I am just curious and then we can go."

"I can see that you would want to visit home Triäsa, especially when we are so close, but are you sure you want to go there now?" Ludolf asks the young half-elven bard with a worried and concerned look.

Sylvarie smiles at Triäsa as she half turns and looks back over her shoulder, "The Gem of the North, such a beautiful place... It is not too far maybe two days travel if you don't get lost. Though the way is... complicated... Perhaps some day I will show you. I would like to return there once I have restored the Temple." 

She then continues back out of the bathhouse.

You all begin your ransacking and search of the tower. Given your familiarity of the place and your previous searches you make good time. Fistandia does mutter and mumble about wasting time and the end of the world as you go room to room but she doesn't press you too hard to leave, in fact, as the search goes on you see her studying various objects and flipping through books. In the studio she finds an empty journal and quill and begins taking notes on everything she comes across. She draws elaborate diagrams and notes on just about everything she can. She is particularly fascinated in the Hag's room as she studies the dead bodies and the lair. Her study becomes some engrossing she actually starts to slow you down as you have to usher forward from room to room.

As for your plunder! In the tower studio (T15) you remember the chest that you saw earlier. It is locked but using the key you found on one of the hag's it opens without a fight. Inside you find a number of items. 

• Three blank painting canvas of a beautifully prepared leather...
• 10 vials of paints of varying colors. 
• 150 gold pieces in a smaller coffer that is well hidden in a false bottom of the chest

In the hag's lair you find a number of scrolls they are mostly useless but Fistandia is able to identify one as a spell scroll of Clairvoyance that is well maintained in a fine leather case. 

The rest of your search is unremarkable. 

When you finish your search, you realize it has gotten very, very late as your confrontation with the Man in Black started as the sun had set. You emerge from the tower and look to the sky. To your surprise you see one, bright star directly overhead.

"Amazing." Is all that can be heard from Ludolf as he stops and stares with reverenace at the bright star in the nightsky. "Could it be that Lunoris have found her rightful place in the celestial sphere?"

Arcana to say anything of this star: 18 Guidance: 4  (Can he tell if this is a sta that has returned or a new star for instance?)

(Ludolf is not interested in anything found :-)

"Amazing might not be the word I'm thinking of. Concerning, more like... why only one star, and why now?" Daventry ponders.

(The dice roller for Ludolf broke again. I'm showing his arcana rolled 7 and 18 (+6) with advantage, so should be 24 but the forum is showing 13? Then his guidance is showing 4 on a 1d4 but the internals are 7+3 (on a 1d8+3 for whatever reason))

Ludolf turns to the recently purified Daventry with some surprise. "Certainly this must be a sign of hope, a sign that the struggle against the annihilation of all existence is not lost." He says encouragingly.

Daventry looks to Ludolf, eyebrows raised.

"Well, that gives me an idea. You remember how I had the dream where the star fell? That was the night I really developed my... Powers. That was the same night that Pardot saw one of the stars of the Warrior Women constellation disappear. What if... What if this dark power is like a magnet? I happened to draw the first one in... And when I was purified it escaped back out?"

She looks to Pardot. "I know it'll be hard to tell without a reference, but is that the same star?" 

Pardot looks up to the star, and pulls out his star maps. Though it's just one bright star in the sky he takes some time to see if he can make heads or tails of it.

"No, I do not wish to go to Silverymoon now. Someday perhaps we can return." Triäsa says. She then turns to Sylmare, "And it would be wonderful if you accompanied me there." Then looking to Ludolf she says, "And you can meet my family."

She helps with the search of the tower, and is just as surprised as the others with the single star in the sky.  She waits as Pardot studies his star chart.

After she suggests, "Perhaps we should just get back to Candlekeep now. We can sleep there then try to find Fistandia's necklace."

"Yes, I would like that very much Triäsa, I hope that day will come soon when we can allow ourselves to make that journey." Ludolf says, looking at the young half-elven bard with a warm smile, briefly touching her hand with his.

"Yes, back to Candlekeep now, it is getting quite late." Ludolf says and nods to Triäsa.