Guzman's Apartment Mission

Summary

Guzman's Apartment Mission was an expedition undertaken by Sucks and Vasso to recover stolen belongings from Louise Guzman's apartment. The mission involved confronting The Sniff Lord—described as "a mighty and feared minor God of a shitty tunnel under the ground, who actually turned out to be quite a pathetic pig monster"—in underground tunnels beneath the city. While the party successfully recovered stolen pigs and discovered a mysterious Access Key Card by a stream, they failed to retrieve Guzman's Book, the primary objective of the mission. Sucks attempted to cover up this failure by leaving a deceptive note blaming The Sniff Lord for the theft and falsely claiming the creature had killed children. This incomplete mission resulted in Louise Guzman confronting the party at The Acorn Vernon Spa in Session 4, threatening to report them to the organization.

Details

The mission began when Sucks and Vasso entered Louise Guzman's apartment to investigate the theft of valuables. The apartment was overrun with geese, which the party dealt with during their investigation. Following leads, the party pursued the thieves into underground tunnel systems beneath the city.

In the tunnels, the party [confronted The Sniff Lord](timestamp://86cd404c-d3fc-4850-9eff-ab865b388df9/23:38), who was initially presented as a fearsome entity but revealed to be "quite a pathetic pig monster of some kind." The situation was resolved without significant violence, as the party chose a non-violent approach to the confrontation.

During their exploration, the party discovered Purple Goo pouring from a crack in a wall. They continued through the tunnel system and eventually located the stolen pigs near a stream, where they also found an Access Key Card. Despite this success, Guzman's Book remained missing.

Before leaving the scene, Sucks composed a note intended to deflect blame for the incomplete mission. The note accused The Sniff Lord of the theft and included false claims that the creature had killed children. Sucks also left a dead goose named Errol wearing Louise Guzman's underwear in the apartment, apparently as part of the misdirection.

The consequences of the failed recovery became apparent when Louise Guzman confronted the party, stating: "sir, after all of this, all of the geese that you killed in my apartment in the horrible mess that you made and let the geese get away with my valuables. My book was not recovered."

Participants

Sucks — participated in the mission and wrote the deceptive note left at the scene
Vasso — participated in the mission alongside Sucks
The Sniff Lord — the pig monster encountered in the tunnels, falsely blamed for the theft
Louise Guzman — the client who hired the party to recover stolen items

Consequences

The party successfully recovered the stolen pigs and obtained an Access Key Card of unknown purpose
Guzman's Book, the primary objective, was not recovered
Louise Guzman became hostile toward the party due to the failed mission and the destruction in the apartment
Louise Guzman threatened to report the party to "the organization" for their failure
The party's reputation with Louise Guzman was severely damaged
Geese were killed in Louise Guzman's apartment during the mission
A dead goose (Errol) was left in the apartment wearing Louise Guzman's underwear
Sucks's deceptive note created a false narrative about The Sniff Lord's involvement and invented claims about children being killed
The party gained knowledge of the underground tunnel system and the presence of Purple Goo