##### Players | Player | Character | Align | Role | Type | |---------|-----------|-------|-----------|----------| | Brandon | Nodnarb | LE | Warlock | Tiefling | | Chad | Chucho | CN | Barbarian | Half-Orc | | Paul | Kei-yuen | CG | Rogue | Half-Elf | | Ryan | Li Yuen | CN | Cleric | Half-Elf | **NPCs Yawning Portal NPCs Yagra Durnan Bonnie (seen leaving the Temple of the Traveler) Obaya Yday - Chultan Priestess Krenz - Xanatharan killed by Chucho in the first session Drenz - brother of Krenz also killed by Chucho Volothamp Geddarm Floon Blagmaar - disappeared at Skewered Dragon in the Dock Ward Xoblob Renear - knows about the fortune missing from the Waterdeep treasury Hyustus Staget - police captain Vincent Trench - private investigator Fala Lefalir - herbalist Rishaal the Page Turner - bookseller Lif (half-elf) - deceased former owner of Trollskull manor Madame Lethe - seer Powell Seff - Gnome butler to Madame Lethe Davil Starsong - high rank Zentharim Geldar - drunken half elf nearly killed by Drow gunslinger Gnarl - city watchman - interested in Keiyuen Garb and Gorf - brawlers at Muleskull Tavern Richard Charlston - tavern keeper at Muleskull Boxley Fairkettle - told us about the killing of half-elves at the Drowned Squid Dailikar - dead gnome and friend of Ranear who had been watching Xanithar but had disappeared Marten - boy who found fireball necklace Lord Neverender - Ranear’s father who disappeared along with city money and Stone of Galorum Lady Gralhund Friar Frank - seer at Temple of the Traveler who can speak with dead Ashok Gartalis - Xanathar killed in explosion Eran Argrave - Xanathar killed in explosion Erstil Floxum - companion of Ashok and Eran - survived explosion and may have escaped with the Stone of Galorum Mirt - together with Vasra has assigned us to track down either Erstil or Davil Istrid Skeemo Weirdbottle Tashlin - together with Davil, Istrid and Skeemo, Doom Raiders, which are a faction of the Zentharim. Ranear told us Tashlin, Istrid and Skeemo were arrested Vasra Sethar - woman from Blackstaff Tower Laerl - current open lord of Waterdeep since Lord Neverender disappeared, close to Mirt Maloun Werdragon - our probation officer - apparently under the influence of an intellect devourer. Also has a pretty amazing sword Zardoz - owner of circus in preposterous outfit, a parody of a Sean Connery movie. Claims he was orphaned by the drow, but is also hiding an association with the drow. Was imprisoned in Neverwinter.  Something about a hidden location in Gantelgrimm.  Found the Gem of Life and traded it for the Eyecatcher.  Claims to be a coastal trader. Karl - the wererat freak show Circus performers - Empres Solodru, Leonardo the Brave, Catheda Queen of the High Seas Rich kids in the VIP box - Landrial, Shmosh, Yerbil, Nubble, Granester, Tarlad (the latter two evidently lovers) Greelshan - Monk at the Temple of Gand who fixed Liyuen’s shield Fenerous Stormcastle - has a pad in the Trade Ward, was supposed to receive the Stone of Glaore from Lady Gralhund, but his place was trashed, apparently by the Xanathar, and according to Vasra, he is being held by the City watch in the Trade Ward - member of the Blackhawk Posse Nick (Solis), Skull and Earthquake - urchins we encountered outside Fenerous’s house Stone of Galore - evidently not a stone at all but an Abboleth Organizations Xanathar Zhentharim (winged snake is their symbol) Dungsweepers Guild Manchun - Original founders of Zhentharim and now a faction of the Zhentharim.  They may have a role in the escalating conflict between the Xanathar and the Zhentharim.  They live at Kalat Tower Blackhawk Posse - a group of brigands and robbers that Fenerous was running with, and why he got arrested Force Grey/The Grey Hands - an erstwhile militia organization, something like a national guard unit called in when there are threats too much for the City Watch to deal with Places Yawning Portal Skewered Dragon - where Floon disappeared Spouting fish - tavern we reached while exploring the sewers Trollskull Manor Tiger’s Eye - Private Eye Book Wyrms’s Treasure - bookshop Corellon’s Crown (apothecary) Bent Nail - furniture store Steam and Steel - another furniture store Blackstaff Tower - home to magic users’ guild Muleskull Tavern - where half-elves were targeted by Drow gunslingers Drowned Squid - drow bar Temple of Gand - where we found the automaton Temple of the Traveler - where we find seers who can speak to the dead Gralhund Villa Circus ships - Heartbreaker, Hellraiser, Eye catcher Stuff collected Unusual smoking blend - Chucho Treasure stored at Waterdavian Trust Paper Bird (Liyuen) - used to summon Davil Sleeping potion - Chucho Herbs to weaken spirits (Liyuen) Battlepaint of Burning Rage (Chucho) Wand of Secrets (Nodnarb) Sending Stone - to send tweets to Mirt Prophesy of  Hlam Evil grows more paranoid and less patient daily. No matter good deeds or evil, innocent blood shall spill. Nobody is who they seem, yet they will reveal themselves. Evil’s twin hides its face for now, Expect that to change before winter’s end. Revelations Liyuen’s and Keiyuen’s parents are alive Open questions- Did Valla Gralhund bomb her own agents? What did she want with the stone of Galorr? Where is the Nimblewright? Where is the stone of Galorr? Actions...at the Yawning Portal We fought some Xanathar who were starting a fight with Yagra Strongfist, a Half Orc. Chucho, in a drunken rage, killed Krentz, the leader with eyeballs tattooed on his bald head, before any exposition could be offered. The party attacks the remaining four Xanathar but Chucho is subdued by Durnan the innkeeper. The next morning we regroup at breakfast, Chucho nursing a massive hangover and severe wounds. A troll emerges from the portal in a battle with several stirges. We help Durnan kill the Troll and stirgesOur party was then hired by Volothamp Geddarm(Volo) to rescue Floon Blagmar who had disappeared. Floon and his friend Renaer Neverember were drinking together at the Skewerd Dragon Tavern when they were taken by the Zhentarim, an organization of mercenaries also known as the Black Robes. Renaer was the son of Lord Dagult Neverember, Lord Protector of Neverwinter and former Open Lord of Waterdeep. They were kidnapped because it had been understood that Lord Neverember possessed the Stone of Galorr, a very powerful object. While looking for the Skewerd Dragon, we wandered into the Old Xoblob Shop with a stuffed purple Beholder in the window. A friendly purple smoking gnome with 9 eyeball tattoos on his face calling himself Xoblob runs the shop. He gave us an eyewitness account of the kidnapping, Identifying Zhentarim by their winged-snake tattoos. Locals at the Skewered Dragon describe the two companions being followed out of the tavern by Zhentharim known to hangout on Candle Lane. The Zhentarim kidnappers were intercepted and killed by Kenku thugs (Crow Headed humanoids) from the Xanathar's Thieves's Guild. Floon had been mistaken for Renaer and was taken by the Xanathar Kenkus. Our party found Renaer in the Zhentarim warehouse and helped him track down Floon in the Xanathar hideout in the sewers. We killed a Gazer, two Goblins, an angry Duergar named Zemk, a human thug, Grum'shar, fought a Grey Ooze, and avoided a Mind Flayer named Nihiloor. But fought his intellect devourers and fled with Floon. As reward, Volo gave us the deed to Troll Skull Manor, a run down castle in Troll Skull Alley. TSM was haunted by the former barkeep, Lif, who just wanted to clean it up. We procured a magic broom that did the trick. We met the Grey Hand, a watchful order of secret masked wizards headed by the Black Staff (Wizard School). Tasked by the Grey Hand, we were sent to find Hlam, a hermit monk who lives on the side of a mountain. We retrieve a message back to the Grey Hands from Hlam. “Evil's twin hides its face for now. Expect that to change before winter's end.” We are contacted by the Zhentarim and then tasked by Davil Starsong to solve a murder mystery. We pursued a Drow Gunslinger serial killer of Elven Sailors in the Dock Ward. First, we followed Heldar, a drunken Half-Elf, from the Muleskull Tavern. We chase him away, but don't know anything. We got in over our heads looking for him at the drow club, ending up with Keiyun taken by the Drow onto a boat in the harbor. We panicked into the water, flailing wildly at the Drow, got Keiyun back, and ran away. Later, Dalakhar the Gnome, an agent of Lord Neverember, had the Stone of Galorr en route to his master. In Troll Skull Alley, a Nimblewright, an automaton, Firebombed: Dalakhar, two of his Zhentarim pursuers, and other bystanders The assassin Nimblewright was built by another Nimblewright, Nim, who lives in the House of Inspired Hands (The Temple of Gond) Nim gave us a Nimblewright Locator. Valletta, dragonborn priest of the temple of Gond, offers us 500 GP to find and destroy the wayward Nimblewright. The assassin Nimblewright is controlled by Lady Gralhund Urstul Floxin lifted the Stone of Galorr off of the burned body of Dalakhar the Gnome and escaped through the sewers on his way to Gralhund Villa Friar Frank gifted Chucho an earthenware pot of barbarian face paint, Nodnarb a wand of secrets (locates secret door 3 times a day), and the knowledge that the twin's parents are alive. First attempt to get into Gralhund Villa was unsuccessful. Guard says. “you don't know what you are dealing with, leave.” Davil of the Doom Raider Zhentarim, tells of Manchun wars and that there is a faction of Zentarhim that claim to follow Manchun, Cahllet tower? We invite Mirt to join our party to re-establish entry into Gralhund Mirt runs a diversion at the front of the compound while we sneak into the back. We find dead staff and Zentarim. Then encounter Lady Grahlhund and her Orc bodygard. We assist her in fighting Zentarim thugs, but she remains uncooperative and we try to steal a chest that we think contains a magic item we seek. Chucho is very nearly killed whilst the others set fire to the room as we jump off the balcony. We find dark magic items as the chest explodes. It is not what we thought was in the chest. We encounter shadow dogs in the courtyard and fight them and the Orc bodyguard off on our way out. We narrowly escaped with our lives.  Urstul Floxin finds us on the street and tries to set up a meeting with us and Davil Starsong. We are arrested looking for Davil at the Yawning Portal. Under interrogation, Keiyun tells the truth, Leiyun makes up a story, and Chucho plays dumb. After the interrogation, we are enlisted by Mirt and Vasra Safar as informants to help find Urstol and Davil for the authorities. We are assigned a parol officer, Meloon Wardragon, and given a device to report to Mirt daily. We begin our search for Urstol and Davil. We hear a rumor that Urstol has fled down the Yawning Portal to the dungeons. We send Davil a paper bird and tell him to meet us in the Dock Ward. He doesn’t show.We wander near the Sea Maiden’s Fair Circus ships “The Eye Catcher”- “The Heartbreaker”-“The Hellraiser” the Nimblewright detector goes off on the Heart Breaker and we plan to attend the circus. We bribe some tickets off the guard. We go to the fair, We see the king of monsters.  We talked to Karl the Halfling Were-rat.  He tells us that Zardoz runs the circus and that there are Nimblewrights working at the fai.  We visit the Owlbear and feed it a small deer and witness the carnage. We see Nimblewrights at taking tickets to the big tent show and are escorted to vip box. NImblewright detector isnt pinging hard on these Nimblewrights Keiyun investigates fancy VIP’s Landryall, Gosmosh, Yibble, Nibble, Granaster & Torland Show  starts, Zardoz hypes the crowd. Horses with female riders in mail dress bust in running around the ring. Cannon fires man into net Hippogriph with elf rider Empress Eladra circles ring  Curtains reveal a golden wagon pulled by Nimblewrights. Siren Mermaid singer playing lyre sits atop the wagon.  Jesters juggle and clown.   Another wagon with a cage Leonardo the brave. Hulky guy doing tricks with tigers. Flaming hoops and whatnot. Nimblewright acrobats  Rhinoceros with nimblewright riders Kathada, queen of the seas. Pirate sword fight gives rose to Zardoz We VIPs are invited to dine with Zardoz on the “Eye Catcher” We let Mirt know with the stone pager** 2023-01-01 The crew met with Mirt at the courthouse and arranged Fenerus' release contingent on the return of the stone. Fenerus led our heroes, along with Mirt and two City Watch guards to a crumbling tower in the southern ward. Before they could collect the stone, Drow gunslingers interuppted and a struggle for the stone ensued. Keiyuen managed to get the stone and leapt from the window onto the roof of a nearby building. She was pursued by two of the drow, Keiyuen, and then the third drow. Fenerus was taken into custody by Mirt and the guards. Chucho wasn't able to follow through the window and will have to find another route. 2023-01-29 talked to the stone following its instructions beardless swarf adamantine bar sunlight Dragonstaff Aghairon grinda garloth not take stone golorr volo? wand of secrets liyuen has stone keiyuen hides stone in a barrel of ale in ale cellar. grizzeled grenda keiyuen disguise self pretty bad shape shark barbarian rage gets shark eyes 1046 GP worth of treasure and a shark's head. scroll of revivify 2-5 Grinda gives you a wink and a thumbs up as she closes the porthole. A few seconds later the barrel starts to shake as grinda lowers the Apparatus into the water beneath the harbor. As you move away from the shore, there is less flotsam, less jetsam, and the water begins to clear. And visibility increases. soon you realize that deepwater harbor isn't just a euphemism. the ocean floor disappears quickly into the distance leaving you very aware of how far you are from firm ground. But It's morning, and the sunrise casts beautiful golden ripples onto the surface above you, and below you the yawning depths cool and darken from green to dark blue to indigo. Schools of fish dart past the tiny porthole, and you all crowd around chucho to see. chucho bumps a lever he hadnt noticed. the craft shakes for a second, and then two panels retract on each side of the cabin, to reveal large windows. now you can all see the wonders of the depths. a dance of glowing jellyfish, a dragonturtle off in the distance, shadows that might suggest sinister sea-life far below you. Before long chucho sees the silhouete of a ship maybe a thousand yards away casting a shadow into the deep. It looks like its the eyecatcher. as you get closer, at about 500 yards you can make out the rudder hanging down and the shadows of the two masts. The curve of the keel begins to look strange and uneven. spike mike ike and carol stinky bait inn Fear failing sister desire reuniting with parents 1 scroll of invisibility 1 scroll of water breathing 5% 8:08pm liyuen has spiders ## Session 24 - 10.2.2022 ### Starting Notes Planning to infiltrate the “Heartbreaker”. ### In Game Outline Start.  Dock Ward** ## Session 25 - 09.18.2022 ### Starting Notes ### In Game Outline Start. Yawning Portal Vasha gives us a sending stone.  We have to check in with Mirt once per day.  Allow us to send a 25 word message once per day.  Maloun is our parole officer.  Erstil disappeared down the portal. Tried to get Davil to meet us at the Muleskull tavern but he didn’t show.  We passed the Heartbreaker on the way to the dock ward courthouse and it set off the nimbleright detector. End.  I ** ## Session 23 - 09.4.2022 ### Starting Notes Went to Yawning Portal today. ### In Game Outline Start. Yawning Portal Fall asleep in our room.  Awake some hours later to Bonnie waking us up. Arrested and interrogated. Mirt and Vaja Safar, who runs the wizard school who sent us to find the monk. The nimbleright stole the necklace of fireballs.  The Stone of Galore.   End.  Inside Lady Graulhund’s chamber** ## Session 22 - 08.28.2022 ### Starting Notes Heading for home. ### In Game Outline Start. Lady Gralhund’s grounds Fighting with shadows and trying to escape the grounds. Gave up the blue cloak.  Met Erstil Fluxm on the street.  Agreed to go to the Yawning Portal with him to meet Davil. End.  Inside Lady Graulhund’s chamber** ## Session 21 - 08.14.2022 ### Starting Notes Heading for home. ### In Game Outline Start. Lady Gralhund’s house Big melee combat - Zentarum thugs vs. Lady Gralhund’s guards. One thug got away. Liyuen ressurets a dead thug to ask it questions.  End.  Inside Lady Graulhund’s chamber ** ## Session 20 - 8.7.2022 ### Starting Notes Heading for home. Start. Lady Gralhund’s house With Mirt Relationship with Mirt - asked Raener about him.  Who hated the Gaulhunds that might want to help us?   He’s not motivated by $ they have their own agenda. We worked for Vasra Sethar before at Blackstaff Tower.  Laerl is the current open lord of waterdeep. The open lord is the primary figurehead of leadership in waterdeep and everyone knows their identity but there are a number of masked lords that are unknown and appear in public in masks and are anonymous and are like a city council.  Whereas the open lord is more like a mayor.  Laurel is the new open lord after Raener’s dad allegedly absconded. Laurel and Mirt are close. Raener doesn’t like his dad and wants to establish his own credibility. Mirt’s organization is the Harper’s.  Chaotic Good type of group.  Don’t always do the right thing but the ends.  Mirt has heard there have been Zentaurm going in and out of Gaulhund Manner.  Mirt wants to have dinner.  Third dinner.  Police tried to get into Gaulhund Manor as well and they spoke with the Graulhunds and the Graulhunds denied everything.  Mirt has suspicions.  Mint and Raener distracted whomever was at the front gate. We entered the premises and found a slaughter in the great hall. Found dead servant. Released servants. Infiltrated Lady Grauhund’s room.  She’s with a half-orc bodyguard. She wants to start ordering us around. ** Battlepaint of Burning Rage Wondrous item, uncommon, cannot be activated unless owner has the Rage ability A magic pot filled with the kind of paint that the Berserker uses to make themselves look more fierce in battle. When the berserker goes into a rage any opponent that makes a melee attack against him suffers 1d4 points of fire damage. If the Berserker is in a Frenzy, the damage is increased to 1d8. The effect lasts until the rage is cancelled. The pots usually contain enough paint for 5 uses, but some may be larger or smaller. Application of the paint takes 5 minutes. Wand of secrets The wand has 3 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 of its charges, and if a secret door or trap is within 30 feet of you, the wand pulses and points at the one nearest to you. The wand regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. ** ** ## Session 20 - 07.24.2022 ### Starting Notes Heading for home. ### In Game Outline Start. Temple of the Traveler LY and KY decide to look for their parents after they get more successful.  Don’t know why they abandoned us except maybe they were trying to protect us maybe? Arrive at the house. Volo is doing a seance with the spirit in the house. Mirt is a harper.  Davil was hanging out with the Doom Raiders, Istrid, Skeemo Weirdbottle and Tashlin.  Zentarum have been around for a long time.  Not every Zentarum is the same - take his friends (Doom Raiders).  Another group - including Erstil Floxum - they aren’t real Zentarum.  They seem to be following Manshoon - who is not supposed to be around anymore. They hang out at Kolat Tower. We decided to hire Mirt to help us burglarize Lady Gralhund’s house. End.   ### NPCs ### Overview ### Gains & Losses ** ## Session 19 - 07.17.2022 ### Starting Notes Heading for the Temple of the Traveler to try and find a cleric who can speak to the dead. ### In Game Outline Start. Temple of the Traveler Bonnie the bar maid was seen leaving the temple. Silver objects - silver wolf’s head.  Friar Frank We all need to bring a totem to the seance. Many wanted to kill the lord of waterdeep Dalikar worked for Lord Neverender had the stone of Galorum. Ashik Gortalis, Erm Margrave, Erstil Floxum Gralhund villa - the main place was at the Villa Lady Gralhund has such a servant Our parents are still alive. End.   ### NPCs ### Overview Rented costumes ### Gains & Losses Everyone less 2 gp for the costume rentals Paid 25 gp to temple ** ## Session 18 - 07.03.2022 ### Starting Notes Temple of Gand. ### In Game Outline Start. Temple of Gand End.   ### NPCs ### Overview ### Gains & Losses 5 gemstones - each about 100 gp. ** ## Session 17 - 06.26.2022 ### Starting Notes In the Drow Bar. ### In Game Outline Start. In the Yawning Portal End.  In Yagra’s room at the yawning portal ### NPCs ### Overview Police contingent - one is older with a cane, younger one with a sword. Talked to witnesses, little boy, falla - the owner of the herbs shop, and a rich looking woman who was saw come out of the tiger’s eye and who we saw talking to Vincent Trench.  Gnarl -  Raener tells us that Dalikar was running from someone. Two of the dead Zanithar, another was chasing that was not among the dead.  Were headed towards Trollskull Alley.  Nobody saw it coming.  Three people were chasing Dalikar - two are dead and one got away.  Raener interested in helping investigate since he was close to Dalikar. Marten has a special necklace and Falla is freaked out by it. Badly burned dude took something off dead body and limped away to the bent nail.  Temple of Gand - known for automatons.  Volo is going to accompany us to talk to them. ### Gains & Losses 5 gemstones - each about 100 gp. ** ## Session 16 - 06.12.2022 ### Starting Notes In the Drow Bar. ### In Game Outline Start. In the Yawning Portal End.  In Yagra’s room at the yawning portal ### NPCs ### Overview Manchun - original founders of Zentarum.   Looking for some kind of stone.  Zentarum might have factions, Volo argument Explosion -  Dalikar - dead gnome has been watching Raener for months but had disappeared.  He was on a special mission to retrieve the stone of zolar.  ### Gains & Losses ** ## Session 15 - 05.29.2022 ### Starting Notes In the Drow Bar. ### In Game Outline Start. In the water End.  In Yagra’s room at the yawning portal ### NPCs ### Overview The gunslingers rowed away.  We went back to the yawning portal and Davil interviewed us and we told him everything that happened except for the police station bit.  He was going to think about whether there was anything more we could do to help.  And we want to understand more about the vial and whether the Zanthorum would send enough manpower to fight against gunslingers if push came to shove.  Yagra did not want to talk about it.  Chucho did not get any tonight. ### Gains & Losses - 200 gp for the group ** ## Session 14 - 05.22.2022 ### Starting Notes In the Drow Bar. ### In Game Outline Start. Drow Bar End.  In the water ### NPCs ### Overview Keiyuen didn’t fool anyone in the Drow bar.  She did overhear the drow making reference to someone called Zardas, who seems to be an authority figure to the Drow. Ended with Keiyuen and two drow in the water, with two Drow gunslingers still in the Dinghy.  Chucho is in the water and Liyuen and Nodnarb are taking cover at the dock.  Keiyuen isn’t making good progress in getting away from the boat. ### Gains & Losses ** ## Session 13 - 05.15.2022 ### Starting Notes In the Police Station.  Helgar attacked by some supernatural dude. ### In Game Outline Start. Police Station End.  Drowned Squid ### NPCs ### Overview Magic user approached us in the police station and all of our magic items started glowing.  We handed over the potion vial and the paper bird. Davl Starsum Schemo Weirdbottle  Suspected Master of Opportunities Master of Magic? Conflict building between Zentarum and Zanathar. “We’re unsure of the role that Manshoon has in this conflict but it seems there is some connection”. Police told us to leave the dock ward.  We bought cheap cloaks to hide our identities. Police were surveilling the alley, so we went to the docks to look for drunk elves.  We found out from Broxley Fairkettle that there were a lot of drow elves at a place called the “Drowned Squid”.  Bregand D’arthe is a gang of dark elves. Keiyuen does disguise self and walks into the bar and two guards are walking towards Chucho and Liyuen ### Gains & Losses ** ## Session 2022-05-15 19:01 Tags: Note: took away magical items detective rennik genelanthe will be along to take your statement muleskull chucho at the hostel guy from the bar about to attack we yelled he attacked first strange weapon loud bang fizzle poison magic? crossbow cannon? he was drow uncanny ability to jump and was quick shot him two or three times two on one, sneaks up and stabs people trying to protect took a swing at us elves are being attacked stop it from happening skeemo master of magic? davil master of opportunities unclear of the role manshoon has but there seems to be connection. damp sponge tavern broxley fairkettle 2sp 5 elves round of beers rando mentions the bregan D'aerthe drow-ned squid bar sleeping potion dipping arrows keiyuen into drowned squid 12 dark elves look up city watch are clearing the street. ** ## Session 12 - 05.08.2022 ### Starting Notes In the alley.  Helgar attacked by some supernatural dude. ### In Game Outline Start. Alley way Kei Yuen landed two arrows and a crossbow bolt in the dude but he ran away We walked Helgar to the hostel End. Hostel ### NPCs ### Overview Woke up after a night in the hostel.  Went back to the bar but ended up in the police station. ### Gains & Losses ** ** ## Session 11 - 04.24.2022 ### Starting Notes Back at the Yawning Portal.  Looking for Yara. ### In Game Outline Start. Yawning Portal Volo wants to interview our ghost Bonnie is getting Yara End. Dark Alley - someone with a short sword is stalking Geldar.  Chuch and Nodnarb staking out hostel ### NPCs ### Overview Yara comes over with Davil Starsong.  He offers us 300 gp to investigate murders on ship street.  We got 100 gp advance.  He gives us a potion vial.  If we smash the vial, it would let him know we are in trouble and the Zanthorum would send the cavalry. Gnarl was the City watchman Keiyuen was flirting with.  The senior captain was called Eustice Dagget.  Way of the Dragon. Half-elf woman named Rizna. Something happened to boyfriend. Yalnar. Tall-ish, orange hair. Sailor. Didn’t come home the night before, and she saw him the evening of the previous night.   Chucho talks with a dwarf named Garb.  He was fighting with Gorf. They got in a fight over who was supposed to buy the next round.  They were drinking at Muleskull tavern.  Three victims didn’t know each other.  Found decapitated near the tavern. Went to Muleskull and met Heldar.  He’s a bit drunk. Tavern-keeper is Richard Charlston. Chucho is invited to join the dung-sweepers guild. ### Gains & Losses ** ## Session 2022-04-24 ### Locations * Start: **place** * End: **place** ### NPCs Encountered Hyustus Staget City Watch Captain Rizna (prisoner, wondering about BF Yalnar) Glarb (prisoner, got in a fight with Gorf) Xoblob (sleeping off his purple dank) ### Overview volo planning to interview ghost in response to their invitation, the crew arrive at yawning portal mid-day. Davil gives the party 100gp and a potion to investigate the mysterious murders of elf-kin in the dock ward. He says to smash the flask if they find themselves "in over their heads". The gang will receive 200gp more on the successful completion of their mission. Davil suggests they start in the dock ward on ship street. Before they can leave, Volo reminds them they need to get the deed to trollskull manor notarized? Starting with the local authorities, the crew find the nearest city watch precinct house. Chucho and Li Yuen interview prisoners waiting to be processed: * Rizna - a crying woman who is being questioned about the disappearance of her half-elf sailor boyfriend, Yalnar. She is worried for his safety, but doesn't have any information. * Glarb - a dwarf with a black eye who was brought in for disorderly conduct for fighting his friend Gorf over whose turn it was to buy the next round. Glarb knows about the murder and suggests they check around Muleskull Tavern Kei Yuen questions Hyustus Staget, who remembers them as good friends of Renaer Neverember. Hyustus confirms there have been three murders that they know of, and the victims were all elf or half-elf sailors, and were beheaded. The crimes all seemed to happen near the Muleskull Tavern. They notice Xoblob is "sleeping one off" in lockup and Hyustus releases Xoblob into their care. (guildhall dungsweepers guild) chucho pretends to be an anti-elfist to try to get info from the inn-keeper, but the inn-keeper is suspicious and instead chucho ends up giving the inn-keeper his name address, no alibi, and gets invited to join the dungsweepers guild. Chucho and Nodnarb leave to stake out the hostel (tips) keiyuen and liyuen see someone skulking towards heldar in a dark alley. ### Gains and Losses +100 gp + potion (to summon help from zhentarim) --- ## Session 11 2022-04-17 ### Locations * Start: **Blackstaff Tower** * Mount Waterdeep * Hlam's Cave * End: Trollskull manor ### NPCs Encountered Olaf (the provisioner at Blackstaff Tower) 2 bandits (killed) Gnarl - city watch guard (smitten with kei-yuen) Hlam - Monk ### Overview * awakened by a note from Davil Starsong inviting them to inquire at the Yawning Portal for a job opportunity at yagra's recommendation * Pancakes in the mess Hall with Molada * gear in the basement Provisioning Department * Olaf checks out climbing gear * proficiency in climbing rolls for the day * checks out topo map * walks past "The Lady Dreaming" * Gnarl guard (after dark) * keiyuen slipped and fell (exhaustion) disadvantaged/halved speed * fought two bandits * tea from hlam (healed exhaustion) * received message: "No matter good deeds or evil, innocent blood shall spill nobody is who they seem yet they will reveal themselves Evil's twin hides its face for now. Expect that to change before winters end" * delivered message to Vajra, was warned about zhentarim * returned to trollskull manor pleasantly surprised that Lif had been cleaning ### Gains and Losses 3rd Level +1 renown with Force Grey --- ## Session 10 2022-04-10 ### Locations Trollskull manor (Seance) ### NPCs Encountered Vajra Nithil (friendly dwarf cabby) Morada ### Overview During the Seance, Madame Lethe connected with the poltergeist, and the characters realized he was upset with the conditions of the building. - Hearth - River - Straw - Change - OROMB They provided the ghost with a broom and it started happily cleaning. A talking cat invited them to visit Blackstaff Tower to meet with Vajra Safahr. They got a ride from a Dwarf cabbie named Nithil. he seemed to be afraid of cats 5gp. They were met at the tower by Vajra's assistant Molada, and Vajra asked them to seek out the monk Hlam in his cave on the side of Mount Waterdeep. They met a few of the students at the school and stayed the night at the tower ### Gains and Losses --- ## Session 9 2022-04-03 ### Locations Start. Trollskull Manor Corellon’s Crown (Fala) purchased herbs, incense, candles Steam and Steel (avi and Embric) purchased two small rubies The Bent Nail (Talisovanar Fellbranch) purchased slab table and some buckets for seats End. Trollskull Manor ### NPCs Powell Seff (Gnome Butler) very pleased! Madame Lethe (wants 150gp) Fala Avi Embric Talisovanar ### Overview Characters met with Madame Lethe and Powell Seff Gathered Items for a Seance, met neighbors, Lethe and Seff came to the manor and the seance started with a bang. ### Gains & Losses - List of herbs - 2 small rubies - Incense (brand) - Table - Tablecloth - Chairs - Candles - 150 gp --- ## Session 8 03.20.2022 ### Locations Start. The Yawning Portal Trollskull Manor Tiger’s Eye (private investigator) Book Wyrms Treasure Corellon’s Crown (Apothecary) End. Trollskull Manor ### NPCs Vincent Trench Private Detective Fala Lefaliir Herbalist (Corellon’s Crown) Rishaal the Page-Turner Bookstore Operator (Corellon’s Crown) ### Overview Visited Tiger’s Eye and found out about the house worth 2500gp currently Worth 5000gp after restoration Has 1000gp outstanding tax bill 1000gp for renovations and supplies to reopen 250gp annual taxes, guild licenses, and contracts Learned about the previous owner Visited Book Wyrms Treasure Rishaal (scaly coppery skin) Corellon’s Crown Fala (they) Chucho got sleeping potion Liyuen got a Bundle of sticks (herbs to weaken spirits) Fixed up the house a little Saw the “ghost” sweeping in the middle of the night and vanished Lif (half-Elf) ran the Tavern for many years found dead in the tavern of natural causes ### Gains & Losses - Sleeping potion - Bundle of herbs and sticks - Dossier on the house - Floorplan - Deed (Volo said it needs to be notarized) - Level 2 ## Session 7 2020-03-13 ### Locations Start. Sewer Hideout End. “fresh” air ### NPCs Floon Blagmaar Rescued Grum’Shar Killed Intellect Devourer Killed Mind Flayer Escaped ### Overview After heading down some stairs, they saw the subject of their Floon-hunt being tortured by an evil looking half-orc wizard and a terrifying Mind Flayer with a pet Intellect Devourer. The party managed to surprise the Spanish Inquisition, killing Grum’shar, the intellect devourer, and they watched the Mind Flayer disappear behind a nearby set of double doors. Renaer grabbed the hostage, Chucho grabbed the corpse, and the party fled back the way they had come, again trying to distract the ooze with the half-orc’s corpse. A couple of well placed arrows from Chucho and Liyuen sent the ooze on its slimy way. A smelly and exhausted party returned to the fresh air via the hatchway into the Spouting Fish, and set off back to the Yawning Portal to collect their reward. ### Gains & Losses --- ## Session 6 2022-03-07 ### Locations Start. The Drab Table Shadowy Warehouse Redux Sewers Sewer Hideout Angry Grey Dwarf An Ooze Pursues End. Ritual Chamber ### NPCs Gazer Guard Killed Goblin guard Killed Drentz Killed Zemk Killed Grey Ooze Avoided ### Overview Our heroes returned to the shadowy warehouse to explore based on a warehouse plan appearing in papers stolen in an earlier session. They find a hidden room and recover a sizable trove of treasure! Renaer offers to have the treasure collected and stored for the PCs at the First Waterdavian Trust. After a supply run, they make their way down to the sewers and follow a series of Xanathar Thieves Guild markings to find a Gazer guard. After dispatching the guard an investigation of a nearby ladder reveals a hidden entrance into the cellar of the Spouting Fish, a tavern in the Dock Ward. Pressing on, the crew finds a couple of murder holes but manages to avoid startling the sleeping goblin guards until Chucho falls down while trying to sneak past. An arrow misses Chucho, but wings Liyuen. Keiyuen acts quickly and ends the guard’s watch, forever. An argument in the next room alerts our friends to the presence of more Xanathar hoodlums, and an ambush dispatches Krentz’s brother Drentz. After “subduing” the Duergar Zemk, and realizing there was no hope of a peaceful resolution, an investigation revealed a slimy gray Ooze making advances. Zemk was offered as an appetite suppressant for the ooze. ### Gains & Losses - Paper Bird (Liyuen) - our wood-framed paintings wrapped in leather. The paintings depict the cities of Luskan, Neverwinter, Silverymoon, and Baldur's Gate and are worth 75 gp each - fifteen 10-pound silver trade bars, black from corrosion but worth 50 gp each ## Session 5 2022-02-21 ### Locations Start. The Shadowy Warehouse (Zhentarim Hideout) The Watch Arrives End. The Drab Table ### NPCs Kenku a crew of four Kenku Xanathar Guild members Renaer Nevember a wealthy friend of Floon’s The City Watch twelve of the City’s finest\ Hyustus Staget City Watch Captain ### Overview Surprised by the Kenku, our crew still manages to slay two and the others take flight. They rescue Renaer who explains that The Zhentarim were trying to kidnap him, and they seem to think Renaer knows something about a missing fortune, embezzled from the Waterdeep city coffers. Floon lied to the Zhentarim about his identity to protect Renaer, and after the Xanathar attacked the hideout, Floon was dragged away by a crew of Xanathar cutthroats to an unknown destination. The City Watch arrived right on time, after the fighting was finished. The Captain, Hyustus Staget lectures the adventurers on being in the wrong place at the wrong time, provides them with a copy of the Code Legal, and advises them to “keep the blood off of the streets.” The crew deduce from interrogating the Kenku that Floon has been taken into the sewers. Renaer offers to assist in the rescue mission, and they all decide to rest and recover in a nearby inn. ### Gains & Losses - Renaer’s Help - A warning from the City Watch ## Session 4 - 2022-02-14 ### Starting Notes The Skewered Dragon (Day Two) ### In Game Outline Start. The Skewered Dragon End. Shadowy Warehouse ### NPCs “The Usuals” a crew of regular inhabitants of the Skewered Dragon tavern . ### Overview Winning the respect of the bar’s patrons by losing at cards and buying a round of the house Grappa, Chucho loosened tongues to find out that there were two humans drinking at the bar after Volo left. And they were followed by a crew of Zhentarim mercenaries who appeared to have dark purposes. They also got directions for finding the gang’s shadowy warehouse Hideout. After knocking at the door and hearing scuffling inside, our party decided to let themselves into the warehouse and discovered another bloody crime scene – and a murder of Kenku! ### Gains & Losses - More information - Gold ## Session 3 - 01.31.2022 ### Starting Notes Finding Floon, Day Two ### In Game Outline Start. [Yawning Portal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_6Hs8JzLmBQRzOKWf8eLKl-fQRrZ67syrb0BYh4gVpA/edit#bookmark=id.n2x0q916oiwh) Crime Scene [Old Xoblob Shop](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_6Hs8JzLmBQRzOKWf8eLKl-fQRrZ67syrb0BYh4gVpA/edit#bookmark=id.hhatpjkwx79c) End. The Skewered Dragon ### NPCs Xoblob Deep Gnome shopkeeper. Xoblob Creepy Taxidermy Beholder ### Overview The party is hired by writer and explorer Volothamp Geddarm to investigate the whereabouts of Volo’s friend Floon Blagmaar, who disappeared after an evening drinking in the Dock Ward at a bar called the Skewered Dragon. Volo offered 500gp to the party for Floons safe return, and provided the party up-front with 20gp each for expenses and a copy of his newest book, The Waterdeep Enchiridion, with details about the city. Our heroes found their way to the dock ward was blocked by a crime scene, and Liyuen used Spare the Dying to stabilize a Zhentarim gang member who had been badly injured in the street-fight. A City Watch guard and a couple of Zhentarim who were being interrogated might have taken-note of the compassionate cleric. A strange looking shop attracted the attention of our friends, and an even stranger proprietor gave the crew directions to the skewered dragon. Chucho smoked some strange purple hash, and acquired a small pouch of the unusual smoking blend. Upon questioning, Xoblob revealed he had seen not just one, but two people matching Floon’s description being attacked in the street outside on the night Floon disappeared. Their attackers bore the Winged Snake symbol of the Black Network. Our intrepid bargain hunters purchased an assortment of oddage and left for the shady bar where floon was last seen. ### Gains & Losses - Some purple stuff. - Information! ## Session 2 - 01.24.2022 ### Starting Notes Early morning at the Yawning Portal, Day Two ### In Game Outline Start. [Yawning Portal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_6Hs8JzLmBQRzOKWf8eLKl-fQRrZ67syrb0BYh4gVpA/edit#bookmark=id.n2x0q916oiwh) End. Hewwo! ### NPCs Troll Troll have bad day? Everyone have bad day! Stirges Troll blood just doesn’t taste as good as adventurer blood. ### Overview The next day while nursing hangovers, the new friends find themselves watching an ill-fated Dwarven adventurer’s party (sponsored by Obay Uday) descend into the Undermountain. Their activity apparently attracted the attention of a passing Troll and some Stirges that were feeding on the troll. The Dwarves disappeared, but the Troll and friends made their way into the Yawning Portal. Durnan engaged the troll while our adventurers (and Yagra) took care of the stirges. A quick-thinking Keiyuen saved the day with a well aimed lamp-oil flask and torch. Durnan appreciates the help and buys a round of drinks. Impressed by the band’s bravery and resourcefulness, a small man with a big mustache approaches and says “Hewwo, adventuwews!”. ### Gains & Losses - Durnan’s respect - A possible job? ## Session 1 - 01.17.2022 ### Starting Notes First Session! Day One ### In Game Outline Start. [Yawning Portal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_6Hs8JzLmBQRzOKWf8eLKl-fQRrZ67syrb0BYh4gVpA/edit#bookmark=id.n2x0q916oiwh) End. BRAWL! ### NPCs [Yagra Stonefist](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RJoQNDLTBeTNc4RwUQMl-pDwyJ9APotlJBHp5kx4tRE/edit#bookmark=id.dhsgizjw2ll7) Half-orc thug-for-hire. Yagra is a Black Network mercenary. Likes to drink and Fight. Durnan Human innkeeper. Doesn’t Talk much, kicks much ass. Bonnie Human barmaid. Friendly and level-headed. Obaya Uday Chultan Priestess. Mysterious. Krentz Xanatharan Bandit. Dead (killed by Chucho) ### Overview During a busy night at the Yawning Portal, a table-full of strangers found themselves involved in a brawl between a [Black Network](https://dnd.wizards.com/dungeons-and-dragons/story/faction/zhentarim) mercenary and a gang of bandits from the Xanathar Thieves’ Guild. In the melee, Chucho smashed the bandit leader, and shot a fleeing minion. Keiyuen and Liyuen took advantage of the chaos to pick some pockets. Nodnarb quietly and for unknown reasons blasted another fleeing bandit. Chucho was knocked out by Durnan, stabilized by Liyuen, and Yagra dragged him out to the alley to sleep it off. ### Gains & Losses - Some weapons and money - Scroll of Create or Destroy Water - Yagra’s friendship ** # Location Information (party) ## Area: Trollskull Alley ### Associated Locations [Trollskull Manor](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_6Hs8JzLmBQRzOKWf8eLKl-fQRrZ67syrb0BYh4gVpA/edit#heading=h.s9gv19jp6g42) T1: Party’s Home  Corellon’s Crown T4: Apothecary Tiger’s Eye T5: Detective Agency Book Wyrm’s Treasure T6: Bookstore  Madame Lethe (& Powell Seff) T7: Medium ### Overview A nice neighborhood in the North Ward, mostly private residences for upper-middle class residents with housekeepers, groundskeepers, nannies, etc. A fairly close-knit community, with many business owners and boutique shops.  ## Location: Trollskull Manor ### Associated NPCs Lif Trollskull Manor’s previous landlord  [Volo](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RJoQNDLTBeTNc4RwUQMl-pDwyJ9APotlJBHp5kx4tRE/edit#bookmark=id.kp0dwhcrwdc1) Trollskull Manor’s Current Owner  ### Overview Four stories tall and boasting balconies, a turret, and five chimneys, the abandoned building is one of the grandest in Trollskull Alley. It’s seen better days, of course. And it might be haunted. And the tax bill will be due someday, but still… It’s a nice place. Estimated value 2500gp  Tax bill: 1000 gp Renovations and supplies: 1000gp estimated value after renovations and taxes paid: 5000gp initial guild memberships: 250gp Staff: 50gp per tenday for maintenance and wages Guild expenses: 10gp per tenday Profit or loss each tenday roll 1d100:  01-20:1.5x maintenance costs 21-30: pay maintenance costs 31-40: profit covers half of maintenance costs 41-60: profit covers all maintenance costs 61-80: earns profit of  1d6x5gp 81-90: earns profit of 2d8x5gp 91+: earns 3d10x5gp   ## Area: Castle Ward ### Associated Locations [The Yawning Portal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_6Hs8JzLmBQRzOKWf8eLKl-fQRrZ67syrb0BYh4gVpA/edit#bookmark=id.n2x0q916oiwh) Tavern  ### Overview  the central ward of the city of Waterdeep. It encompassed Mount Waterdeep, Castle Waterdeep, and much of the government of the city, which included the Palace of Waterdeep ## Location: The Yawning Portal ### Associated NPCs Durnan Barkeep and owner Bonnie Barmaid  [Volo](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RJoQNDLTBeTNc4RwUQMl-pDwyJ9APotlJBHp5kx4tRE/edit#bookmark=id.kp0dwhcrwdc1) Patron [Yagra](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RJoQNDLTBeTNc4RwUQMl-pDwyJ9APotlJBHp5kx4tRE/edit#bookmark=id.dhsgizjw2ll7) Mercenary  ### Overview A stone building with a slate roof, the Yawning Portal offered guest rooms on the three upper floors. Well-worn boards covered the floor, but the main impression was of comfort. Rich blue tapestries decorated the wood-paneled walls of the common room, which consisted of a bar and tables of stout wood. A signboard that simply read "The Yawning Portal," hanging on chains from a black iron pole above the front door, announced the entry to the inn.  Built in 1306 DR[2] by the later Lord of Waterdeep Durnan on the ruins of Halaster Blackcloak's old tower, the tavern gained most of its renown for being the primary open route to the Undermountain. A well within its walls led down into the first dungeon of Undermountain. ## Area: Dock Ward ### Associated Locations [Old Xoblob Shop](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_6Hs8JzLmBQRzOKWf8eLKl-fQRrZ67syrb0BYh4gVpA/edit#bookmark=id.hhatpjkwx79c) The Skewered Dragon Tavern  ### Overview  the central ward of the city of Waterdeep. It encompassed Mount Waterdeep, Castle Waterdeep, and much of the government of the city, which included the Palace of Waterdeep ## Location: Old Xoblob’s Shoppe ### Associated NPCs [Xoblob](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RJoQNDLTBeTNc4RwUQMl-pDwyJ9APotlJBHp5kx4tRE/edit#bookmark=id.q48mjb1vjb2b) Gnome Shopkeeper ### Overview A curiosity shop in the Dock Ward of Waterdeep. It was famous for the stuffed beholder that hung above its front window by the main counter.  ** ** # NPC Information (party) ## Volothamp “Volo” Geddarm ### Associated Locations [Trollskull Manor](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_6Hs8JzLmBQRzOKWf8eLKl-fQRrZ67syrb0BYh4gVpA/edit#bookmark=id.a2nrdrqcerk3) T1: Party’s Home  [Yawning Portal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_6Hs8JzLmBQRzOKWf8eLKl-fQRrZ67syrb0BYh4gVpA/edit#bookmark=id.n2x0q916oiwh) T4: Apothecary ### Overview He was oft portrayed as the quintessential "go-to guy" of the Realms even if his information was, at best, half-accurate. He was too curious for his own good.  Xoblob ### Associated Locations [Old Xoblob Shop](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_6Hs8JzLmBQRzOKWf8eLKl-fQRrZ67syrb0BYh4gVpA/edit#bookmark=id.hhatpjkwx79c) Curiosity Shop  ### Overview  Xoblob managed the Old Xoblob Shop in Dock Ward. He tried to rename the shop after himself but everyone kept calling it the Old Xoblob Shop. So he decided instead to restore the old name and changed his personal name to Xoblob.  ## Yagra  Stonefist ### Associated Locations [Yawning Portal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_6Hs8JzLmBQRzOKWf8eLKl-fQRrZ67syrb0BYh4gVpA/edit#bookmark=id.n2x0q916oiwh)   ### Overview a Zhentarim mercenary at the Yawning Portal, rumored to be employed as a bodyguard for someone named Davil  ## Floon Blaagmar Friend of Volo ## Renaer Neverember Son of Dagult Neverember ## Nithil Fast talking cabbie Dwarf ## Vajra Safahr Blackstaff Molada (secretary of Blackstaff Tower) **