Mirtul 26

Mirtul 26, 1369:
    High = 18, Low = 10 (F from CGK)
    No precipitation
    Wind gusting to 15 mph from the north.
    Cloudy.

    AFAL patrols the Everlund cemetary.  Three ghouls bearing strangely
    enchanted windchimes attempt to rob a grave at dusk.  Some magical
    force seems to put everyone to sleep, but Dexters elven blood
    allows him to resist the effect and several others manage to keep
    each other awake (to a large extent due to Steve's efforts) long
    enough to defeat the ghouls.  Barnabus destroys the ghouls and
    Dexter grabs the windchimes before the party sets out after
    Dexter's hunting dog to trace the ghouls back to their source.
    
    The dog leads them back to a ladder going over the wall into an
    alley off of Mystic Avenue, the portion of the mercentile section
    of the city devoted to the sale of things magical.  The dog gets
    very excited about a bulkhead in the alley which leads into the
    basement of Arpadelpo, a competitor of Rabairnil whom the later has
    warned AFAL about.  The party attempts to break in, but only
    manages to take heavy damage from magical traps before Arpadelpo
    shows up and convinces the party (or at least Sgt. Colon, who is
    technically in charge) that there is nothing in the basement to
    interest their dog.  The dog regains the scent and heads down the
    alley.
    
    The dog leads the party on a lengthy chase up and down Mystic
    Avenue, eventually convincing them that ghouls have walked along
    every square foot of it and any nearby alley and gone through every
    door and bulkhead.  They give up and go home.  After getting home,
    Dexter and Steve decide to pack the windchimes more securely.
    While doing so they discover what appears to be a makers mark on
    the knocker.  They recognize it as the Mage Sigil of their friend
    Rabairnil.
    
    In the mean time Buffy joins the party - 50XP to everyone who was
    there to roleplay it.  (Not Suzanne, or Jonathan...)
    
    Later, Darius examines the symbols and runes on the windchimes more
    closely and confirms that Rabairnil's sigil is almost certainly a
    makers mark.  He also dicovers a second makers mark, which noone in
    the party recognizes.  Darius believes that the item was the result
    of a joint effort between Rabairnil and a second, unidentified,
    spellcaster.