(G122 14/10/11 - KT - ON, GF(GM), AP)
[Rollo writing once more. Please bare with me dear reader! ]
And that's where I must leave it for now I'm afraid, dearest, most forgiving of
readers.I fear that cousin Silvia must have run out of ink in her pen as I have
no more entries in her diary after that point.
All I know is that all survived, and all returned to Waterdeep.
Here now our tale must advance a full two months to the tenth day of the month
of Kythorn of the year 1374DR. The Time of Flowers had passed and the snows of
late winter were long forgotten. They days were warmer now and longer, summer would
not be long round the corner.
Already the city was busier and more populous. As more and more people entered
the city for the summer trading season Corum had ample opportunity to put some
of his ideas on the Guild of Dungsweepers into action. Although, by all accounts,
he was largely successful, I will not dwell on these matters here.
Also, it can be said, he came to terms with his suspension with the Dock Ward
Watch and forged new links with the Watch in Castle Ward. Things were once more
on an even keel. Hagar had gone into hiding and no more was heard of the
mysterious group of Dopplegangers or indeed Eno.
It had all gone, rather alarmingly, quiet. The group then, dispersed somewhat.
Raya began to work more and more at the temple of Oghma with Nestoone. Silvia,
having made enough money from her brief foray into adventuring to pay her rent
for two years returned to her lazy lifestyle.
Corum's time was taken up in the guild so this left Fenrir alone of the group
who had any desire at all to continue a life of derring-do.
I don't have much in the way of reportable facts of what he got up to in that
time, but I do know he held onto his 'pet' goblin 'Brian' for a time and even
kept all his paperwork in order. However, as you will find out later on, this
was very temporary.
So, I can begin our tale again, starting where so many of these tales do, in the
tavern...
DAY 89 (9th Kythorn)
Fenrir would be first to arrive in the tavern, 'Felzoon's Folly' in Trade's Ward.
He brought Brain with him, who skulked in the corner. Fenrir had already had an
argument with his neighbour, a grumpy half-orc named Stren Stottle about Brian,
but since his papers were all in order and he was in the city legally there was
nothing the half-orc could do. Despite that, it was safest not to leave the goblin alone.
Now there happened to be a ex-skulk rogue in the tavern that day, named Ozbourne, who was
doing his usual thing of sweeping up the odd copper piece he found lying around the common
room. He watched with interest as Fenrir gathered his usual crowd of admirers and was even
more interested when Giselle, Fenrir's evident girl-friend arrived.
Ozbourne recognised her as the North Ward Watch Junior Secretary, a girl of such
beauty all the Dock Ward watchmen always fought over who was to deliver messages
to the watch house she worked in.
After a while Fenrir took Brian home and told him to get lost. He had began to
realise that Giselle disliked the goblin and had turned into a very large and
very green gooseberry. Brian was unhappy but said he would do what his master
commanded.
On his return Fenrir escorted Giselle back to her tenement flat in North Ward
and Ozbourne followed them, scenting money, scandal or hopefully both.
Fenrir was invited in and using his charms to the full, bedded the lass, much
to the shock of her young maid! Out on the street Ozbourne heard the cries of
ecstasy until the window was shut!
DAY 90 (10th Kythorn)
After midnight Ozbourne saw the maid leave the flats, mysteriously, with a basket
under her arm.
He follow her to another flat two streets away where she entered, then left some
minutes later. Ozbourne then followed her back.
Through talking to warderns at both dwellhouses he learned that the maids name
was Yvonne Shellick and that her family did not live in this Ward but did live
in the city.
He also talked to the Custodian at the other flats, named Hilda Broomsworth who
showed him some of the empty rooms in the building and told him that most of the
rooms were rented by servants who worked in the area.
In the morning Fenrir awoke, washed and dressed before finding Giselle and the
maid in the kitchen. The maid ran into the pantry and Giselle, who had been crying, declared
that she had been a foolish young girl and was now no longer a 'maiden'.
Fenrir was secretly pleased that he had deflowered a virgin last night, but
consented to leaving the flat in the mean time and meeting her later that day.
He firstly went home and evicted the goblin Brian by walking him to the city gates and dumping
him. He then went to Old Jock's Brewery (currently not haunted!) and asked Corum if he could
have some papers to prove he was in employment (something he would need later when himself
and Giselle went to meet her parents).
So having destroyed a maidens virtue, rendered a loyal servant destitute and
convinced an ex-watchman to commit forgery he thought himself in need of a treat
and went shopping!
