Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Sig nabs the gem pouch from Carilius and walks up to the bar. “Hello love. We understand that you helped a mate of ours out a few days back with some medical aid. This is for you to settle the debt.” He tosses the pouch on the bar. 
Cal’al looks down at the gems and then back up at Sig “well now if I had known you were friends I would have given you better booze. Is there anything else you need?”

Leo hears the exchange and enquires

can you tell us any more about carres or the quill?

“Depends on what you want to know handsome. The Nightshades Caress is run by some undead thing. The Quill is run by Tas, or should I say Tasselgryn Velldarn, she’s an old dear that facilitates peoples needs, used to be forgeries but I hear she knows a few spells too.”

Can you tell us where we might find them? Or how to contact them?

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“Tas runs the Poison Quill. She’ll be in the shop at this time of the day. Tell her I sent you and you should get no bother from the old biddy.”

You get directions from her to head straight there 

Eoan downs the rest of his pint and springs up from his seat heading for the door and thanking Cal’al profusely for his help from across the room . Following the directions to the quill 

You all finish your drinks and head off after him. It doesn’t take long. You ascend one level of the town to the middle tier of streets and shops and after about 15 minutes make your way to the front door of the Poison Quill 

Eoan knocks on the door before slowly opening it stepping inside . “ Hello , Tasselgryn? Are you here? “

Stepping in you find an elderly woman sat at a reading desk in a comfortable looking wingback chair enjoying a cup of tea while reading from a massive grimoire “Oh hello dearies! I am Tas how can I help you?”

Good day Tas , My name is Eoan and my companions here are Leowin , Sig , Jhee Khar , Leo and Carilius.  We come to you after recommendation from Cal’al that you may be able to help us ? We seek passage back to The Yawning Portal.

“Oh the Yawning Portal? I can’t teleport you straight there I’m afraid but there’s an orphanage a few streets away that has a permanent circle that I can get you to. It won’t be cheap though. It’ll cost you 50 gold each and I want it upfront”

As tired as my feet are my lady, I think I can ill afford the cost. What do you sell in your shop? Mayhap I have something you'd be interested in buying before we leave? 

Leowin sits on the reading desk facing Tas, wearing his trademark, bland smile. He holds a small pouch of gold.

"Tas. You seem like a reasonable sort. 50 gold each is pretty dear. And we're the kind of people you definitely want to do a favour for. How about 50 gold for us all? What do you say?"

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“Best I can do for a charming chap like yourself is 25 gold each and that’s only because Cal’al sent you here.”

Leowin's smile doesn't move an inch. He looks to Eoan, tilts his head towards Tas and asks "is she a friend of yours?"

Leowin please, let's not be hasty. We're all quire tired and understandably short tempered. I will pay your way. 

Jhee-Kharr hands 50 gold to the old lady. 

Leo hands ove this gold

“Hmmph ok that’s you two paid for. What about the rest of you?” Sig counts out his 25 and hand that over. Everyone shortly follows suit. “Alright then dearies off you could all hold hands and stand in a circle I’ll have you topside in a jiffy.”

She begins an incantation as you all form a circle around her. After a minute her chanting ends and a pale pink energy surrounds you all. You vision darkens momentarily and there’s a popping noise and you appear in a disused orphanage a faintly pink residue slowly evaporating off of your clothing. 

Leowin shrugs and puts his gold away, nodding in thanks to Jhee-Kharr before being teleported away.

As the pink residue fades, he looks around, trying to get his bearings

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