15th of Uktar, 1503 DR

My first month here

by Dark Lady Jisra Evensong

Revered Dark Lady DeVir,
I have settled in well here at Strixhaven, and even made a couple of friends! They are both Tabaxi, one named Mist on the River at Dawn (Mist), and the other named Shadow of a Star (Star). We have bonded over being the outcasts of the school, the "exotic" races, but we have also already made quite a reputation. You see, there have been strange things happening on this campus--several inanimate objects have come to life, courtesy of a black substance called Eldritch Balm, and attacked bystanders. The three of us have been defeating them as they show themselves.
There is also the mystery of the Sighing Spectors, formerly the Moonlit Grove Inn. An evil bullywog called Muxagor was a student here a hundred fifty or so years ago, and he did horrible experiments which ended up killing three fellow students--an elf, a Tabaxi, and a Drow! Their ghosts have spoken with us and even offered us help. They can only be released if they complete their final exams and graduation ceremony. We have agreed to help them, and they told us where to find their dorm rooms that had been boarded up. I was able to find and claim the Drow's holy symbol and moonblade, and I will be bringing them home to the temple when we visit Waterdeep over Winter Break.
The Sighing Spector is owned and run by a hag, I'm not fond of her but she seems to know much about Muxagor, and, indeed, have a bit of a history with him. Then there is Sassy Sally Jane, a doll with a tragic history. We are still trying to find out more about about the doll, but I don't think that it has anything to do with Muxagor.
Classes are going well, as are my job and involvement with the Student Mages of Faith. Mist has caused a bit of trouble, stirring up a rivalry between his college, Witherbloom, and another college, Quandrix. We will be having a Mage Tower match in a few tendays to determine matters of college honor. He apparently got arrested a few days ago, but the local constabulary has apologized to him and said that they will have "sensitivity trainings" as soon as reliable information arrives from Candlekeep. Mist has also been raising coin to help save the flumphs! I'll be bringing that coin to the temple as well.
Star I'm not sure about. She is very shy, which I would think is odd for a bard, but she also comes from a very traditional family and has not gotten the chance to experience the world at large much. She has been performing at the student tavern, and gave quite a moving performance at the recent talent show. There are others as well, such as Mina, who runs the Strixhaven Star broadsheet, Quentillius Antiphuin Melentor III, who seems to have a thing for Star, and others who have been quite welcoming.
I will, of course, continue to reach out to reach out to others, revel in the light of our Lady, and keep my two new friends (and the campus--but mainly my friends) safe from whatever threatens them.
In service,
~Jisra Evensong, cleric
Silverquill College, Strixhaven.

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    15th of Uktar, 1503 DR
  2. Hags and Dolls
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  3. A Brief Interlude
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