Source of the Image of Chavalk

MAL 9

 * An image of Chavalk appeared in the market square and mocked the townsfolk, inciting pandemonium. Adriel and a feisty produce seller rallied the townsfolk to attack it, while the rest of the party deduced that the image was in fact a phantasm, cast remotely from another plane. Inexplicably, Aler's bow unstrung as soon as the image appeared. During the chaos, the party heard townsfolk blaming the mayor, the high priest of Tallian, and especially the Duke for these events. Some people expressed anger that Petros had been jailed, others that the priest of Tallian was protecting Petros from execution. Kit observed the man who was shouting the loudest about the priest of Tallian and described him to Jon. The image of Chavalk eventually vanished in a cloud of malodorous sulfur, and the party calmed the crowd with the help of Captain Black and a paladin.
 * Jon and Red went to talk to the half-fey seance medium. He did not know anything about Red's curse, but was able to use his powers to help Jon recover his memory about interplanar spellcasting (his attempt to remember this earlier not only failed but also caused him a d6 of damage. His curse is apparently getting worse.) With the recovered memories, Jon was able to deduce that the phantasm of Chavalk could not have been cast from the Abyss, as casting spells between two such remote planes cannot normally be done without a pentacle or other magic circle. The spell was most likely cast through the Veil from either the Land of the Dead or the Fey lands.