The Tutors, our crew of psychedelic Hawkers just had their final session for Season One. Here’s the recap:
During the regular operations meeting, Books sped through her usual overview to get to the most important topic: the Duskwall City Council was considering the legalization of psychedelic drugs. She talked briefly about the implications of such a move and where the council members were leaning.
The Tutors debated the issue and decided it was better for the gang if the drugs remained illegal; legal drugs would mean lower margins and potential regulatory issues. Then Star, of the Unseen, appeared and indicated that the Unseen were also opposed to the legalization; he then briefed the group on the motivations of the council members and possible ways to influence the vote.
After careful consideration, the group focused on discrediting Lord Clelland. He was an advocate for legalization and considered psychedelics to be a vehicle to transcendence and enlightenment; he wanted the entire city to use them.
Lord Clelland had been organizing salons where he would discuss philosophy and introduce new members of the city elite to the drugs. Lysette finagled an invitation for the group and they arrived at Clelland’s mansion with some extremely potent drugs that enabled users to see the ghost field. The group persuaded Clelland to use their drugs for the salon and all present began an extremely rough trip.
The Tutors had arranged for a spirit to show up and play the role of Lord Clelland’s ancestor. The spirit was a horror to look at, especially under the influence of the drugs, but the Tutors convinced Lord Clelland that it was actually his ancestor and that working with ancestor spirits was the only way for him to continue down the path toward enlightenment.
After the trip ended, Clelland expressed his gratitude to the group and asked for another batch of the drugs. He was hosting the City Council a few nights hence and planned to spike their drinks; once they had seen the Truth, they would surely vote in his favor.
The Tutors provided the drugs but also notified the Ink Rakes that something scandalous was about to go down. Finally they ensured that there would be ghosts present that would terrify the Council members and alert the Spirit Wardens.
The night of the event, the crew set up across the street to watch through the window as the plan unfolded. Midway through the evening, Lord Clelland brought out a special decanter, poured the council members glasses and made a toast. The drugs took effect almost immediately and several of the council members began to freak out when the first ghost appeared. However, Lord Dunvil ran to his valet and took a lightening hook and bottle from his bag; he confidently snared the spirit in the bottle and summoned Spirit Wardens to lock down the house. The Tutors left the scene just as the Spirit Wardens were carting off the council members for interrogation.
The Ink Rakes ran wild with the story and the entire city was rapt with the scandal. House Clelland lost their seat on the City Council and psychedelics stayed illegal. The recent events served to stoke curiosity about the drugs and the Tutors benefited as psychedelics became a popular obsession among the trendier cliques of Duskwall; business soared.