Recap
Psycore 4 and 3 caught the party and mind-wiped most of them; only the tortle was spared. Bralmur "broke up with 7" (Seven) and killed "the help" to stop the story leaking.
Findings: the pet shop Aminimal; someone controlling information by pigeon; Pot's Palace, with bugbear staff and compulsory silver; an archaeologist researching "the older city below this one"; The Eclipse, mercenary silent killers. Seven suspected Sim, an advisor to the Emperor, of sowing discontent. Bral gave Owin some "vintage zero", and Owin foresaw a zombie attack on himself.