Coriana waits to hear Es Sarch's answers to Xanrym's questions before pulling the party aside. 

When we do get a little tiny bit more privacy, she'll make it clear that she just isn't comfortable assuming the rest of you have as loose morals as she does. She has no compunctions about murdering someone who does not seem to be a nice person.

Theldrin also waits to hear Es Sarch's answers with furrowed brow, seemingly hesitant to immediately agree to the new request.  

Syllen will ask the cosmos to protect the group when they come together in the morning.

(Everyone gets 9 temp HP.)

Given that when Syllen listened to Drow conversations they seemed to be fully good with talking about slavery in the open he has no qualms with killing an evil Drow. Syllen is very interested in hearing the response to Xanrym's questions. Syllen would also ask. 

“If we do this it might not be good for you if we walk through the front door with blood on our hands right after someone killed Elessarwa. Is there a discreet way we could enter or a safe house we could hide in until things settle down?”

Es Sarch provides some additional information, "I care nothing for The Inheritors, they may do as they wish. And my neutrality with the Assassin's Guild and House Dusklorn only exists because neither party can field enough power to openly try and take over the whole city. As soon as they gain that power with an alliance, the Dripstone will be first on their list of acquisitions. Elessarwa is a powerful cleric of Lolth, yes, she fields powerful magic in her god's name. But I can provide you with a route into Dusklorn Manor that will guide you straight into her private chambers, and then back out again. If you wish to lay low afterward, the only place not patrolled by either House Dusklorn or the Assassin's Guild is the Riddle. Although i'd advise if you wish to reside their, you may need to protect your home from the various gangs. Once you make it known that you can do so, I believe they generally leave residents alone"

After considering all the information from Es Sarch, Theldrin agrees to participate in the mission.  

Khessa, already convinced from the start, is more determined than ever.

Avery nods, "As long as we have a good route in and out, then lay low for a bit, sounds feasible even for down here."

Coriana, nods, seeing everyone seems okay with accepting, but looks to Xanrym to make sure to at least have his buy in.

Es Sarch nods at your willingness to participate, and stands up from the chair he was in. He seems to float out into the common room, back to his high chair. One of the mindless servers hands you a note that reads in a perfect hand written script, "Find the old tannery on Matron Road near the wall that encircles Noble's Bluff. The skin shop's ghastly smell yet lingers in the area. Inside, on the southern wall, find a gold stain the shape of a wand. This stain marks the location of a hidden trap door that opens to a passage under the building. Follow this tunnel to its highest point. You'll come to the doorway of the chamber used by Elessarwa for her arts."

"Isn't that the symbol we saw near the gate?" says Coriana.

"Hmmm... good point, indeed it sounds like the same symbol," Theldrin nods as he rubs his beard pensively.

(OOC: We'll just assume that Xanrym acquiesced once it was clear that the rest of the group wanted to kill the Drow matriarch.  He's probably still uncomfortable with the idea -- somehow, it feels different to him than battling "monsters" -- but he also doesn't want the rest of The Company to think that he's defending a torturer and follower of the Demon Queen of Spiders!)

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Es Sarch nods at your willingness to participate, and stands up from the chair he was in. He seems to float out into the common room, back to his high chair. One of the mindless servers hands you a note that reads in a perfect hand written script, "Find the old tannery on Matron Road near the wall that encircles Noble's Bluff. The skin shop's ghastly smell yet lingers in the area. Inside, on the southern wall, find a gold stain the shape of a wand. This stain marks the location of a hidden trap door that opens to a passage under the building. Follow this tunnel to its highest point. You'll come to the doorway of the chamber used by Elessarwa for her arts."

"Oh!", Xanrym says, "I assumed that House Dusklorn was based near the docks, where we met Irennaste."  He takes out a sheet of paper from his scroll case and unrolls it, showing a map that he was working on last night of the areas of Pedestal that they've seen.  "But it sounds like the tannery is between here and the market, which is in the opposite direction from the docks.  I wonder whether the matron's chamber is within this Noble's Bluff: inside the inner wall of the city, close to the site of the 'Plagueburst' and that great column that stretches to the roof of the Grotto."  He points on the map to their location (P2) and the market (P11).  

(OOC: Xanrym has proficiency in Cartographer's Tools.  Refer to the map in post #4607, but Xanrym's map wouldn't show anything within the walls around Noble's Bluff or anything in the southeast quadrant of the city since the party hasn't gone there yet.)  

Xanrym looks anxious.  He asks the others, "What do you think?  Should we spend some time doing more reconnaissance?  Or do you want to try going directly to the matron's chamber?  I mean, we cannot find the Lost King's bones any faster than Es Sarch uncovers their location.  That might give us a day to figure out what we're up against with Elessarwa."

"That might be wise," Theldrin muses. "Unless Es Sarch gives us a particular window of time she is more likely to be in her chamber.  Perhaps we should also go ahead and find lodging in the Riddle first as well..."

Syllen nods in agreement.

“Gaining more information before charging into the Lion’s Den is a good idea. I like the idea of spending some time doing reconnaissance before making our move.”