The Duskwatch Shipping Ledger

Stub-class article · First seen: s06 · Last seen: s16

The Duskwatch Shipping Ledger is the forged shipping document the party recovered from Maelis Dirn’s research desk in session 6, recording the routing of bio-gloom toxin through Duskwatch to Velkris. The Broker in session 7 named the buyer: Silent Intake, the Velkris organisation for counterfeit documents, “near the entrance to Velkris. Look for the Talking Skulls” [2]. The Broker suggested handing the ledger over could earn the party not only payment but a fixer-style retainer. The ledger has been in Hugo’s possession since session 6 and has not yet been pursued — the party rejected the Velkris route at the end of session 16 in favour of sailing toward the White Lantern Shrine.

Overview

The ledger surfaced during the party’s investigation of Maelis Dirn’s research desk in session 6 [1] — a sheaf of letters and shipping records that the DM described as “Malus has been shipping something through Duskwatch”, though “upon further investigation that the letters don’t quite make sense”, flagging them as forged or coded. Maelis had been routing bio-gloom toxin through Duskwatch to Velkris.

The Broker in session 7 immediately recognised the ledger’s value and named the buyer: Silent Intake, the Velkris counterfeit-documents organisation. He gave the geographic hint — “near the entrance to Velkris. Look for the Talking Skulls” [2] — and floated the possibility of a fixer retainer on top of the payment.

The ledger remains in Hugo’s possession. The Velkris run has been marked deferred in every recap from session 7 onward; session 16 explicitly noted Velkris as the alternative the party rejected when choosing the White Lantern Shrine route. The ledger is still actionable if the party ever heads west.

Where this comes up

  • Tracked as an active quest in 08_quests/active.md under “The Duskwatch Shipping Ledger”.
  • Cross-referenced in 08_quests/silent-intake.md as the artefact Silent Intake is expected to buy.
  • Listed dormant or deferred in recaps for sessions 7, 13, 14, and 16.

References

  1. ^ Session 6, line 1263 — DM reveals Maelis has been shipping something through Duskwatch via these ledgers.
  2. ^ Session 7, line 745 — The Broker names Silent Intake as the buyer and the Talking Skulls as the meeting marker.
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