We resumed play in the toll house, and talked to the people there. It became clear that they were on a quest to kill the she devil. Before even meeting her, we told them we would not be killing her and killed them instead. Briefly after, we met Karlach. She told us snout her infernal engine and that she needed to get it “tuned up”. We had her run off to camp and wait for us. We wandered a bit west to Waukeen’s Rest. I went up to see what was happening, and one of the members of the Flaming Fist immediately was suspicious of me, as I am a drow. I critically failed a check and they were immediately ready to fight. We immediately started to flee. We traveled back to Waukeen’s Rest, and tried to explore the burning structure, while avoiding the sight of the Flaming Fist members. It was mostly unsuccessful. We reloaded one or twice, then called it.
Because we didn’t have a save after rescuing Karlach, we couldn’t easily go back. So we kind of took the loss. I later, with Deb’s permission, loaded up the save and learned a bit about hiding and movement. I was able to help Florrick out of the burning room and talk to her (while invisible) and finish that element of the quest. The Flaming Hand immediately killed me (as I was alone) to which I got Astarion to revive me. End session.
Refreshments: 2019 Husch Knoll Pinot Noir