xp for a recap for Hero.
We waited around for the authorities to show up. While waiting, we noticed a ship hastily leaving port. Detect Ship revealed it to be a pirate spy vessel with a Horarian port of call. We sent Ritvali out to infiltrate the ship, but once aboard, he was revealed by magic lamps and other devices, so he left. We left that as a loose end since we were focused on clearing our names in Northut and reestablishing the faith of Lakius.
While we were waiting, a crowd was gathering and we were eventually approached by a group of about 20 officials from the city. They ranged from soldiers to diplomats, constables, inquisitors, Amatine Gnome enforcers, and a cleric of Lakius. They questioned us all individually and put us through the ringer with magic detections and other truth telling methods. We all checked out clean and were allowed to go about our business in the city.
We let them in on what we had planned and they agreed that our idea would be good for the city and for the respective faiths of the four creator deities.
They sent us the aid of the premiere Comedic Bard in the city and we worked to put together the telling of our tale in dramatic form. All Bards and officers played their part and the festivities went uninterrupted, including the symbolic rebuilding of the lighthouse with the lyre. We drew enormous crowds of 50,000 - 100,000 (half the city's population). It was pretty epic. I joked that it was like Live Aid for Lakius. No doubt our good deeds will continue to spread as we continue on to our next destination.