Into the Kidnappers' Den

Hurled through the corrupted teleport circle, the Midnight Covenant found themselves inside the kidnappers' own hideout. They fought their way through the main body of the enemy — a mix of assassins, thieves, and spellcasters — and pressed deeper into the complex, searching room after room and disarming the traps strung throughout. The trail led at last to an underground river port, where the captured old man was being held aboard a waiting boat. As battle broke out against his captors, one of the enemy conjured a wall of ice, cutting the party off from Redgrave and their quarry. Undaunted, Redgrave worked his magic upon the very boat, raising it into a towering giant of timber and hull — and set the old man safe inside it to weather the fight. Among the hideout they uncovered notes revealing the group's purpose: they were smuggling enchanted objects stolen from the Umbral Aethenaeum and moving them across the city.