(G148 12/10/2012 - KT - JF(GM) , AP , ON)

DAY 152 (10th Eleasis)(August) cont...

Fenrir spent much of the rest of the night helping the family and retainers
to tidy up some of the mess. but my five o'clock in the morning Giselle had
left so he went to bed.

Meanwhile, Oz had worked out that the villains that had caused all this
trouble had gone to the Maiden's Tear - a tavern in North Ward.

At this time of night there was only one table of people left that were
still awake. There were Julia Vashwif, the landlady of a fiery reputation
and Regnet Amcathra of House Amcathra amongst them.

Oz ordered a drink and charmed the maid that brought it, but Regnet had
noticed this and came over to talk to him. After some badinage he left
Oz to himself. Oz then left shortly afterwards, leaving two gold extra
with the land lady.

Next he went to the Dripping Dagger. By now word of the fact that undead
were once more on the loose in Waterdeep had been spread across the city.
So there were upwards of fifty people sheltering inside.

Oz kindly bought pies and ale for everyone, then asked around about
Regnet Amcathra. He was known to had a short temper but to behave
well generally. He was famed for his tastes in clothes and drink and
was the founder of the Deep Delvers adventure company.

Oz also talked to a shaven headed lady, all dressed in dark flowing robes
who called herself Violet the Black. After talking for a while and plying
her with expensive whisky she propositioned him, but this only had the effect
of making the poor lad scamper off!

At ten o'clock in the morning Fenrir went to Sylvia's house to try and
get cured of Mummy Rot. She tried, but failed, her magic was just not strong
enough, so he next went to Roberta's flat.

She eventually managed to cure him, but it cost him virtually every penny
he had and he even had to do her shopping for her! The lazy old woman gave
him a discount for bringing in her groceries.

At the same time, Oz went to the OJB and talked to Corum. Corum warned him
that one of the other servants had overheard his two girls talking about
running away so Oz went to talk to them.

He then went to see if Liamae wanted to help look after the girls but she
said she wasn't really good with children and anyway, they were Oz's problem.

So in the afternoon he hired a carriage and took them to the beach. They spent
all day down there playing and by the time he got back to the OJB in the
evening he was exhausted!

Anyway, they all met up at the OJB at six o'clock. Cavu came around to
tell them that he had the choice of two ships for them to go to Candlekeep
in. One was the Sea Wyvern and the other was the Monkey Fiddler.

Corum had mentioned it to me and after talking to Nobby and Veddic
we were happy to lend the ship towards such a noble cause. The Monkey
Fiddler was another option although Cavu would have to charter it.

After swapping information about the attack, Fenrir went up to the
Maiden's Tear and talked to Regnet. Regnet was happy to tell him all
he knew. He was worried though that the Maiden's Tear would get a bad
reputation if it were known it had been used as a base of operations
by undead bringers.

He hadn't realised what was going on until after the attack but he
had seen them coming and going with carts. He'd just assumed they
were merchant, but he did wonder that he recognised one of them that
came in just after three o'clock that morning.

It was Harrister Blatt he had seen, of the Watchful Order of Magisters
and Protectors. Regnet asked Fenrir to try and keep the Maiden's Tear
out of it though. It was already having trouble with the tax man apparently
and Regnet thought that any more trouble would mean the end of his
favourite tavern.

Fenrir and Alduin had a drink together in the tavern anyway and Fenrir
even managed to persuade Alduin to lend him a thousand gold coins!

Upon returning to the OJB Fenrir sent a message to Giselle at her aunt's
house but there was no answer. When he went round and talked to the
doorman he found that she had been taken home by her father and Bertan,
most likely with the use of a charm spell.

This evening Fenrir talked to his father and decided to reveal that he was
a warlock, jointly blessed and cursed with the same powers as his uncle
Baeron.

His father was dismayed, but did say that he had always suspected something.
He told his son not to tell anyone else.

DAY 153 (11th Eleasis)(August)

Ah, I forgot to mention dear reader, that today also Fenrir talked to
Jolly Underdown and arranged a talk with Maaril, so towards this end he
was stood on the roof (or what remained of it) of the TSV and waited for
his 'pick up'.

Two gargoyles arrived, carrying a cage big enough for a human into which
Fenrir stepped.
He was then taken on an eight hour flight north and deposited on top of a
ruined tower in the middle of a dark forest.

Maaril was here, Fenrir had not seen him since the collapse of his tower.
The man had lost none of his arrogance though and quickly gave Fenrir much
in the way of advice, telling him never to trust demons as they always lied
and that the dragon attack on Wathuss's Villa had been organised by him through
the group known as the Confluence. They could be contacted by going to
House Tesper.

He also revealed that he wanted to get back to Waterdeep but not until
he considered it safe. He asked Fenrir to let him know what was going on
so that he could gauge when this would be.

After this Fenrir was flown back and arrived in Waterdeep at five o'clock
in the evening.

During this time Oz studied his magic, then took Liamae and the girls for
a tour around the city. After that he went to talk to Machelle in New
Olamn.

Later, outside the OJB, Fenrir was approached by Nurga Namcali and
was given a sinister magical artifact called the 'Child's Tear' and told
that his next mission was to turn a man called Ellis Abarbrent to evil.

Fenrir nodded, but was beginning to think that maybe he should be doing
what this demon told him to do all the time.

Also today Fenrir gave a letter to Corum to send up north to Giselle.

In the evening there was to be a very interesting lecture given at the
'House of Fine Carvers' guild hall by a man called Reed. Corum and Gharlie
went along to it, with Fenrir and one of Gharlie's 'friends' (who knew
Gharlie as a simple flower seller).

I will tell more of that in the next instalment!