Recap
The group stayed out and about while keeping the scroll case hidden; never gathering together for long periods of time in order to shake any tails. Over the course of 4 days, the twins were followed so they stayed away from the group. In that time, Remy was messaged by a mystery person who identified himself as a potential buyer for the scroll. The group agreed to have him meet this person, so they agreed upon a canton in an impoverished part of Port Talp. It turns out it was a child who approached him in the child's canton where there are many orphanages. Remy was lowballed, so he left. Istivan followed him on the rooftops, but nobody followed.
We eventually got in touch with Gneon who said he was being followed. Round about the fourth day, he said he would meet us. We set up the meeting in a tavern at the edge of town where we've been before. We met Gneon there and he came with a mage and a tinkering expert. Remy went out ahead of the group with a decoy bag while the rest of us had the real scroll. Gneon's mage put up all manner of protections then we made our exchange. We negotiated a holding fee of 5k and our original price of 40k.
Once we determined it was safe to open the case, we found out it was an elaborate scroll of a near perfect tchotchke of perpetual motion. Gneon agreed to keep his end of the bargain, but the mystery remained where the real scroll was.
Meanwhile, Remy was accosted by people in his hiding place. Turns out it was the leader of L'ar Noire himself and his top enforcers. They generously offered to spare his and all of our lives if he agreed to contact Gneon and make a deal. They revealed that they were in possession of the scroll and that they'd need 200k to be satisfied. Remy contacted us and filled us in, all the while tacking on an extra 5k for his efforts. The Drow met us in the tavern room we booked while in disguise. Gneon's mage cast a gaes on Remy to make sure he was telling the truth. He was.
Once the scroll case was opened, it was discovered to be a mining machine capable of extracting alumignome from the minerals in the earth. This was the real deal, so Gneon paid them and they left. We thanked our lucky stars, collected our 50k, then made a break for our usual hiding places after we complete a job. That's where we left off.
