(G130 14/01/12 - KT - AL, GF(GM))
Allow me, dear reader, to go back a little to ...
DAY 108 (28th Kythorn) (June) continued...
After Oz had left, Fenrir and Corum discussed what was to be done with Gharlie
the Doppelganger. Corum thought she should be handed over to the watch, but
admitted this would not really help rescue Giselle.
They interrogated Gharlie for a while and eventually and when Fenrir mentioned
the name 'Emmer Jundhyl', her flicker of recognition was enough for him.
He then decided to leave Gharlie in Corum's care for a while and head out into
the evening. He firstly went to the North Ward watch house on the north east
wall and bluffed Emmer's address from the amir in charge.
He then had a quick look at the place, it was a two story house just a few
streets away and not very far from the Thunderstaff Villa. He then spent a
couple of hours in a tavern until it was dark.
DAY 109 (29th Kythorn) (June)
Fenrir found that his new combinations of his dark magic worked very well. He
could now fly on sinister dark smokey wings, cast darkness on object that would
radiate out to a range of twenty feet, and yet see well enough with his devil
sight.
With a combination of these things it was not too hard for him to break in
through a second story window and gain entry to the civilar's house.
The room he was first in was a guest room and from here he moved into the
landing and saw a door from which light came. It was locked though and he
decided to simply blast it from its hinges when shoulder charging it proved
ineffective.
This took a while, but after a lot of noise and smoke the door gave way.
Fenrir stepped into the room and fell into a pit trap, falling with a crunch
thirty feet below, cursing that he had dismissed his wings to deal with the
door. He summoned them again though and flew out of the pit and into the
room.
He was surprised to see the room was kited out almost like a dungeon even
though it was on the first floor of the building, with bare stone walls and a
central pillar from which hung chains.
There was a table on which were instruments of torture and a pile of papers.
On one of the papers was the sentence 'Take her to Queenies'. There was also
a bag of gold and gems which Fenrir helped himself to.
Fenrir heard the houses main door being pounded on. People had heard his
break-in and were coming into the house, so he threw out some more darkness
pebbles and fled.
He went back to the OJB and consulted with Corum. Corum hadn't heard of Queenie,
but Gharlie had and apparently trying to be helpful gave the address, a house
in Dock Ward.
Fenrir and Corum headed down there, getting in Raya to look after Gharlie, and
found a quiet single story house all boarded up, with a solid looking front door.
Fenrir knocked on it and a little grill opened at groin height. A female gnomish
voice asked 'What do you want?!'
Even Fenrir couldn't bluff his way in though and when the gnome shut the grill
Fenrir motioned to Corum, who with his crowbar and brute strength popped the
portal open.
They entered a cluttered and dirty hall and were quickly set upon by a squad
of surly armed guards. Fenrir plunged a portion of the room into darkness and a
quick brutal fight left three of the guards dead and two more running for their
lives.
They searched the house, there was a vile kitchen, a grotty living area and a
small gnomish bedroom with a lavish walk in closet.
They then went down a set of steps to a locked door. Fenrir knocked on it since
it was far too strong a door to get through, and arranged with the surviving
guards to get Giselle in return for going away.
He went to the top of the stairs and waited a few minutes. The door opened a
crack and Giselle was pushed out.
They all then legged it and went back to the OJB. Giselle was more annoyed
than anything else, Fenrir found that she was not too traumatised by her ordeal.
Fenrir then arranged for Giselle to leave the city for a while, in the company
of Aunt Bitty who was a bit miffed at being woken up at the crack of dawn and
told she was going on a very sudden holiday.
Before noon Fenrir went to the Palace in search of the captain of the watch but
got no further than talking to Amir Lasat Main, a young human watchman. He
didn't get very far though as Main said that without proof they could not act
against Jundhyl. However he did go off and speak to people and came back to a
snoozing Fenrir later in the afternoon.
Main had found out about the break in at Jundhyl's house and wondered what Fenrir
knew about that. Shortly after that Fenrir left.
He saw this posted up on a notice board outside the palace :
'All demon and devil worshippery within the city it punishable by death.
Consorting with infernal beings is punishable by death. Harbouring, giving
comfort to and protecting from justice those that worship or consort with
infernal beings is punishable by death. Preventing duly appointed city officials
in the pursuit of those that worship or consort with infernal beings is
punishable by death.
A new court separate from the lords court will, with immediate effect be formed
to hunt out and destroy all infernalists within the city. Its duly appointed
heads are Ulfred Steygor, of the Holy Order Of The Knights Of Samular and
Meleghost Starseer of the Church of Mystra.
So hereby declares Lord Piergeiron, Unmasked Lord of Waterdeep. Countersigned
by the Lords of Waterdeep'
Fenrir then took Gharlie back to his flat and after a chat with her went for a
well deserved
rest.
DAY 110 (30th Kythorn) (June)
Gharlie seemed to be on-side for the moment and even made Fenrir his breakfast.
Her suggestion was that they maintained the pretence that she was Giselle so
that Jundhyl would leave them alone for a while.
She ideally wanted to sort out what to tell him, report back to Jundhyl in a
few days time and then leave.
Fenrir pointed out that Jundhyl would surely learn about the real Giselle
being rescued, to which Gharlie didn't have an answer.
But having a 'tame' doppleganger around would have its uses, Fenrir realised,
and sent her out to have a look around Vamir Vallex house and in particular
find out about his wife, with an idea of involving Gharlie posing as her as
part of his plan to kill the merchant.