Downpour

Downpour was the Night Guard's fifth case. They were joined by Agent Ash and Iris.

The bounty hunter Iris came to Greensward Gate on a stormy night, tracking a string of murders coming inland from the coast of Imara - people had seemingly drowned on dry land. In addition, Rubrik had brought Ash to the Cat's Cradle shortly before, putting the Night Guard - finishing their time off - in company with Psypol  and an extra pair of hands.

Eye, however, noticed sounds from the roof, prompting the group to come outside. Iris discovered a floating rain-covered fiend by the pond, who only said 'misery, misery, misery', while the others found an undead construct covered with psychic-animated ooze. They fought the creatures on the roof, with Ash and Iris  landing the final blows. Wervell surmised that the undead construct may have been made by Arcade (a necromancer) and the boss of Ruranzaherd (a psychic), meaning that the fiend was somehow assisted by Vlal Zio. The group promptly took the fiend into custody.

At the station, staying arrangements were made. Barbosse was offered a place with Dain after he said he had nowhere to stay. Iris crashed at the Cat's Cradle. Eye and Ash  secured their accomodation.

Dain and Debt's Dream
During the night, however, Dain and Debt placed into a shared dream by Vlal Zio, who revealed himself as having remembered his time as a Guard: Officer Wester Caine. He showed the hardships he had suffered while in a 'forgotten corner of the Commons', and of the choices that he had to make.

Debt rightly objected to him taking this pain out on the Guard, saying that 'This is my town and I'll die to protect it.' Dain told him that 'Son, I was in this guard before you were even born. I've seen things that make your life look like a picnic.' Caine showed them their 'greater pain', however, with an explosive burst of the Deep Dreaming. Debt told him to stop the games. Caine said that he was planning on it, and that he would 'be there soon'. He finished by saying that 'I don't have to choose anymore', before abruptly ending the dream.