Down to the Docks

Originally published August 17th 2024

Heading towards the docs the group gets lost. Wishing to find their way quickly Richard begins asking one of the people near them on the street if they know their way. They are only half there and they soon realize they have stumbled their way towards a hidden opium den in the city. Not wishing to get involved in opium at the moment they leave.

Wandering some more they find a man wrapped in bandages begging for coin. After they give some they begin asking for directions to the dock and he provides them with ease. Richard tries to lighten the mood with some jokes but it doesn’t work. As they leave the beggar tells the group that he is Swithin Berlioz.

Upon arriving at the Munce Shipyard the group heads to the main office building and begins talking to a man behind the counter named Adolfo. After a brief amount of talking, posing as one of the people who had their goods damaged by the loss of the Saint Demelza, it becomes clear that Adolfo is cagey about discussing Mr Neville. Liquorice asks to be taken to the bathroom because she is blind. Adolfo accompanies her and Giancarlo looks briefly through the notes, but is unable to find anything that would suggest Adolfo is lying.

Using the information they have gathered the group head down to the docs and begin interrogating one of the workers who they recognized from the list of those who were supposed to be unloading the Demelza. He name is Rozaria and while she doesn’t have much to say she does make it clear that the men who unload the shipments from Mr. Neville are secretive.

Seems like the group hit a dead end.