Aftermath

Mayor Norvel's office openly criticizes the watch for not being up to the task of stopping The Bastards of Erebus. They point out that the city would be in much worse shape if they mayor had not requested The Children of Iron Crown to solve the banditry problem. That Iron Crown can't solve it's own problems with its illustrious institutions of order is recognized as a failing of monumental proportions, an indication that discipline is lacking, but a problem the city is especially capable of handling, thanks to the teachings of Vlaakith. The watch commander for the Freeman's Ward is charged with incompetence and executed the next morning. His family is deported, simply thrown outside the city gate. The feeling is that this will certainly solve the problem.

While the party recovers from its wounds, Vivia quietly organizes a small funeral for Tor Silverkind. Part of the story of The Children of Iron Crown's defeat of The Bastards of Erebus is Tor's inspiring humming before being cut down by the tieflings. Rumor spreads about Tor's funeral. A procession from the Craftsman's Ward to The Necropolis on the other side of the city is arranged, thanks to an old borrowed horse from one of the Child's uncles and a borrowed cart with a wobbly wheel. Several bards from The Cloud Theater join the procession, attracting quite a bit of attention.

As the procession moves slowly through the city, stopping occasionally to adjust the broken wheel, a small group of Iron Crown citizens begins to follow, humming along with the bards. The bards keep it solemn, but also foster a more celebratory spirit for the fallen hero. The procession grows larger as it moves through town, also attracting the attention of the city watch, who fidget nervously at the unauthorized procession. As the funeral procession reaches the Temple Ward, the city watch stops it at the gate, announcing that the group is in violation of the law and that they are guilty of engaging in an unlawful parade without the correct permits.

The humming gets louder and several in the crowd, which now has over fifty people, yell at the watch to leave them alone and go do their job. The watch captain looks on shocked and astonished, not sure whether to order his men to fire on the angry crowd with their crossbows or to let them through. The situation is diffused when an older man in dark armor, standing atop the wall, motions for the watch captain to allow the procession through. He is later identified as Patronicus Drendane, a high ranking signifier from The Order of the Scourge.

A few days after the funeral, the town returns to normal and talk moves on to other matters, mostly about entertainment and the theater.