Scrawled in a surprisingly neat hand, the following report is dated for 8/5/26

The group consisting of Myev, Ronan Darak, Delvin, Petraios, and Maze was sent by the Syndicate to investigate reports from Neverwinter of a dark fog that had overtaken the nearby forest. After transportation was provided, the group started our investigation and found the presence of a small black kitten with a collar reading "Obsidian" mewling in what appeared to be an abandoned grave within a forgotten cemetary.

The cat was extracted, upon which an etherial voice was heard by all of us that "Obsidian will lead the way." With little other leads, we followed the cat, who led us to first to a small mausoleum that was haunted by several spirits due to a cursed amulet. Once the spirits were dispatched, Ronan dispelled the magic on the amulet, and it was collected. *(See estimated item value report on the last page)
A staircase led to a lower level, in which a caged sarcophagus lay alone in its own room. The walls were inscribed with ancient runes that seemed to refer to something called the "Obsidian Order," or "Obsidian Tower," a name that doesn't seem prevalant in any modern Neverwinter History text to my knowledge. Upon investigating the coffin, several more spirits appeared to point us in a specific direction, though they disappeared and did not turn hostile afterwards. A greater potion of healing was collected from the crypt, several burial jewels left untouched. *

The cat then led us to a tower within the forest, the magical fog strong enough to blot out the ambient natural light. A ritual circle was south of the tower, occupied by a single necromancer and several undead. As far as we have been able to surmise after the fact, the ritual circle was made for the purpose of some necromantic act, possibly involving the raising of the dead within the forest as the start of some army. The wizard was dispatched before the ritual could be completed, with no casualties from the party to report. Once the wizard was killed, the shadows over the forest lifted, and the party returned to Neverwinter to report their success to the local guard.

Signed: Myev, Novice Guildmember