(G152 14/12/2012 - BG - JF(GM) , AP , ON)
DAY 156 (14th Eleasis)(August) cont...
After a bit of a rest and a spot of lunch Oz went to talk to Liamae and
Urol regarding arrangements for the journey then extended Edvard Marr's
covering of his watch detail by 10 gold (up to day 211).
He then spoke to his girls to see if they wanted to come on the ship.
They said they did so he hired someone to help with their care, a stocky
woman who claimed to be 'a quarter dwarf' with the name of Emeny
Stounecouncil. He paid her a generous sum of 20 gold for her help.
Fenrir then met Oz at the TSV where he was buying a chain shirt. As he
approached the villa Oz noticed that it was being watched by a surly looking
sellsword type. When inside he formulated a plan for his capture with Fenrir.
This started with Fenrir going to the villa entrance and singing his
'Trollololo' song to distract everyone, including the watching Inquisition
soldiers and men.
This seemed to work and Oz was able to get round behind the sellsword and
sap him. The attack wasn't enough to knock the guy out though and he ran off
when he realised he'd been 'blown'.
Oz had his bird follow the man though and he entered a tavern not too
far away called the 'Grey Serpent'.
After a while Fenrir went back to the OJB and heard about a fire in
Dockward. (It was later he that worked out that this had been in the
tenement where Tenants O'Fields had been living) The fire killed
twenty people. He also talked to Nobby who was around and she told him that
she had given orders to the captain of the Sea Wyvern to have a look
for a wreck on the way back from Candlekeep that may still contain 120
tons of preserved food that would be very useful for the refugees at
Hova Farm.
At five o'clock in the evening Fenrir and Corum went over to Oz's flat
that watched over the Grey Serpent (as luck would have it he was still paying
rent on flat over looking the tavern from when he was watching Jade/Dana).
After half an hour of nothing happening they all went in and sat at a
table near the watcher and his companions.
These ruffians soon turned and talked to them and introduced themselves.
They were:
Gash the Bill - Who was big, blonde and had a scarred face.
Handrak Mashface - Tall, with a face like minced meat
Frodim Happyduck - Pale, Picking his nails with a knife. Pointy ears
Bone-Eater Kads - Tall, Black haired with a large moustache
Rather than fight them, they decided to bribe them and Oz handed over 400
gold for all the information they had. They said that they had been hired
by Hallistar Blatt to watch the TSV and the OJB and follow Fenrir and his
associates wherever they went. They'd been doing this for about the last
five days. They also said that Blatt was on a round up of demon followers
in the city and his next target was a halfling called Dilly Mishelmash.
Fenrir went right round to the Ship's Prow where Dilly was staying but
when he got to his room it was too late. Horribly tortured to death the
poor halfling lay staked out on the floor across a pentagram.
Fenrir closed the door and left.
For the rest of the night Fenrir went round to the Black Lioness's house
and left a note. To Fireball Frodick and advised him to go rent a room
somewhere. He then talked to Vinet who said he was leaving the city
straight away. He then sought out O'Fields but learned only that his
building had been burnt down although he had not been in it at the time.
After all that he went to the TSV and talked to Arsten and tried to warn
him that Blatt would be targetting the villa again soon. Arsten seemed
to dismiss the warnings though.
Meanwhile Oz went to warn Nes, Raya and Corum and advised them to get
some extra muscle guarding the OJB straight away. He then sent his bird
to Cavu to advise him to change his inn.
He then took his girls away and spent the night in a random inn.
DAY 157 (14th Eleasis)(August)
Today Fenrir learned that the 'Black Lioness' was wanted for murder by
the watch and was on the run.
Maliantor came to talk to him at the TSV and he told her that Hallistar
Blatt was behind it all. The attack on the villa and the recent murders.
She was shocked at this and said that the Grey Hands could not act against
him without more evidence but she would start quietly investigating the
wizard.
She also said that, if Fenrir had the time and inclination, he could go and
kill a shifty fellow called 'Sorded Vilehand' a minor noble of North Ward.
He'd managed to slip through the fingers of the inquisition she said
but that 'he was definitely a wrong 'un and if you fancied killing him
then the Grey Hands would make sure the city ignored it'.
Before she left she said she would have a Grey Hand's scout watch the TSV
for him while he was away.
So at ten o'clock in the morning Fenrir went round to the house of Vilehand.
The door was opened by his house keeper. Using his guile and charm Fenrir
then lured Vilehand out onto his front doorstep even though he was still
dressed in his night attire.
He then threw all his magic into a blast that left nothing but a smoking
pair of slippers and a blood drenched housekeeper in the hallway.
She screamed 'Murder!' and Waterdeep was treated to another game
of 'Hunt the Fenrir'. He made it quite far on foot, but the 'Hue and Cry'
of Waterdeep is a formidable beast once roused and the citizens of the
city like nothing more than pursuing a villain through its streets.
So, rather to his embarrassment, Fenrir was eventually caught by the strong
muscular arms of Betsy the Milkmaid. As he was about to be taken away by
the watch though she apologised and even asked for a kiss saying,
'If I'd known it was you I'd 'ave let you go, your honour. You are my
favourite murderer this year!'
With good grace, Fenrir kissed the wench and was lead away to the cells.
By noon though, Maliantor had sprung him from the Trade Ward watch house
and he made his way as quickly as he could to the ship.
And off they went! A life on the high seas! I must admit I did envy
them, but I was stuck onshore helping out at Hova Farm. Myself and Nobby
were slightly dubious about not being onboard as there was always a bit
of a danger Captain Crispy might never come back. But we decided to risk
it anyway, the other crew members were much more trustworthy and would
keep an eye on him.
In the evening Urol suddenly remembered he had a letter on him that had
been sent by Corum. Oz opened it and it told of a halfling corpse being
found at the doors of the OJB. Things were getting hotter.
Oz sent an animal messenger back to the OJB to see if Corum could discern
if the corpse was that of Jolly Underdown. He also enclosed Fenrir's list
of devil worshippers that he'd forgotten to give to Maliantor and asked that
Corum could pass it on.
That night Liamae had a bit of a kiss and cuddle in the cabins and Fenrir
played cards with Urol and Parry. Parry seemed to take a shine to him.
It was decided that the Sea Wyvern would sail night and day. Oz would take
the days and Fenrir would stay awake through the nights.
So with a gentle breeze, the Wyvern sailed south quietly though the night.
DAY 158 (16th Eleasis)(August)
Today, at noon, Skald shouted down from the crow's nest, 'Small humanoid
on the beach!'. Oz borrowed a spy glass and looked, it was a very small
humanoid indeed, a human child of about three years old, lost and alone
on the shore.
'Shouldn't we stop?', he called up the captain. The captain just shrugged.
No one else on deck cared to give an opinion.
Wracked with doubt Oz let the ship sail on for a hundred yards then finally
called to the captain, 'Stop!'. He then had Fenrir woken up and sent over
on a rowboat manned by gnomes (gnomed by gnomes? Doesn't matter..)
He looked around and even flew around the dunes a bit but could see only
a road about two hundred yards inland with the usual sort of summer traffic
on it. Deciding he'd had enough of this he grabbed the child, dumped it
with Oz and went back to bed.
The boy could talk a little and Oz learned his name was 'Rudy'. Most likely
he had parents but they had, for some reason, abandoned him. Oz gave him
into the care of Emeny and the ship sailed on.
