As the group prepared for their day, they meet a soldier from New Baharuth named Riley Sinclair. Riley let’s them know about her invitation to Grimlock’s upcoming gala, and after being stunned by Xaveria’s physique, offers to let her be Riley’s plus one. That leaves the group requiring a few more invitations, but Riley gives a suggestion to visit the noble district to see if they can find a way to get into the party as well. While they’re having a conversation, Calliope falls victim to the demon, Azazel’s, possession, and saunters off to run “an errand.”
In the noble district, the group heads towards the house that they promised to clear of ghosts for the new owner, Yua. In return she would help Dreamer settle his score with the dryad that he upset. They bring Riley along with them since she expressed that fighting the undead would be more fun than day drinking. As they head into the house, all of the ghosts approach Stabby with reverence due to a mark of an eye within a hand above his head that only can be seen by the undead. They also discover that coincidentally, the haunted house belonged to Azazen, the dragon-turned-demon that now resides inside of Calliope.
Finding a summoning circle, they converse with the devil trapped inside of it. He states that he was resummoned by a man called The Emperor, but refused the deal since he didn’t want to cross someone of Ignogorath’s descent. He makes a deal with Stabby to be free, and tells Stabby that the item his patron wants him to retrieve is a tome owned by the Emperor called the Book of Vile Darkness. He also seems to have a past with Azazen, likely having to do with the dragon being turned into a three-headed demon. While they have this conversation, Riley confronts Vesk to learn his intentions with the group, but he admits that he wishes them no ill will after they saved him from Nil.
Heading back outside, the group decides to investigate the art museum next in hopes of finding additional invitations. They see that Calliope’s body is standing still in a graveyard across the street. Stabby approaches Azazel with a book they discovered insinuating that a powerful creature could be trapped within a magical item, and he slides the Temple card from the Deck of Many Things into the hole in the book, finding it fits perfectly.