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During a week of downtime in Saltmarsh.

Velaeria

a. Vel accompanies Kayle to the graveyard along with her mutant Steve, who has shown an interest in reading. While Kayle digs a grave Vel sits on a tombstone and idly asks him questions while keeping an eye on Steve, who is struggling to use a shovel.

Malcolm

a. Malcolm and Velaeria meet on the ship the evening after Vel renames it the Siren’s Call. Malcolm tells Vel about becoming a cleric, and Vel tells him about her childhood at sea.They discuss religion and that Vel is worried the party will split up. Malcolm tells her not to count on him, but they agree to try to be better together.

b. Malcolm meets with Welgar Brinehand and agrees to come to the temple of Procan the following week to learn about healing with water magic. He also learns about the location in his dream: a monk’s abbey that was abandoned after pirates attacked it.

c. Malcolm and Theadora get dinner at the Snapping Line. Dora tells Malcolm that Fraternus left, and Malcolm questions why she didn’t join him to learn more magic. Dora says she isn’t sure if learning magic is still what she’s supposed to be doing and that she worries that holding onto those childhood goals might be regressive. Malcolm tells Dora that he told Vel about his parents and they discuss going home and the difficulties of reconciliation and regret. Dora says she’ll miss Malcolm every day when she outlives him.

Theadora

a. Dora and Vel have a conversation about Dora's parents and magic.

Emmett

a. Emmett has an interaction with Xendros. There was a nat 20, and possibly sex.