Session 08: A Dwarven Adventure Report

General Summary

TARMALUNE WAREHOUSE

Now very early in the dark of night, both Lysander Nenuial and Miramenor Starsinger have remained at the warehouse hoping to catch any oddity they might see.

The two wind up resting a bit longer until morning and do not notice anything else at this time.

They decide to head back to the Driftwood Tavern where the other party members had taken their long rest.

DRIFTWOOD TAVERN

As Lysander and Miramenor approach the tavern, Lysander dons a disguise since he had recently offended Madame Rosene. He tries to make himself look a bit older.

The guards unwittingly fall for the disguise of the old and retired adventurer and the two make their way.

As they enter, they notice that Dakari Akinjide, Nyx Ningel and donaar ironhide are all at the bar talking with a dwarf.

Dakari quickly recognizes Lysander's deception and subtly hints to Miramenor that he knows what is up. In a short bit, the secret is passed around the party so everyone realizes the party is back together.

The dwarf at the bar is Varrin Axebreaker and he has found the adventurers a possible option to help him. He is a friend of Gundren Rockseeker. A nearby gnome wizard named Sodz Fildrick who is a friend of Varrin has already agree to help on the quest.

Varrin has access to a vault containing some treasure but the key for it has gone missing. In fact, it's entirely possible the vault might even be empty if it has been pillaged. The vault is in Gauntlgrym which is near Mount Hotenow.

Varrin goes on to explain that the vault was magically sealed by a former operative with a magical key. The operative is in Revel's End which is a prison in the northern Sword Coast. The group would need to head to Luskan which is six days travel North. An operative will help the group speak with the operative who is imprisoned.

He goes on to explain that his former operative was embezzling funds from them for other efforts. The operative is known as Prisoner 13. She is a dwarf with many magical tattoos that gives her skill with magic and other tools. Unfortunately, she is very uncooperative.

Varrin then provides a lot of additional information about the potential misison. The prison is run by the Lord's Alliance with the guards coming from different cities. He then pulls a orange sapphire and pushes on it and it provides glowing layout of the prison. There are 75 guards at prison with 2-3 on duty at any time. The prison is 160' up on a cliff and there are several floors but Prisoner 13 is on the lowest level. Varrin can help get the group into the prison which possibly will involved secretly sending them in as staff. The armory is guarded by a mysterious beast though the guards are mostly human. The prison doors are magically sealed so normal lock picking will not work. The cells do not allow magic use.

As a final note, Varrin says their contact is at the Stumbling Duck in Luskan. Her name Freya. Ask her for holy water that will reveal we are working for Varrin.

Dakari decides that this type of mission is not for him as he does not feel that breaking into a prison is something he should participate in. He decides to stay back at the tavern if the party chooses to proceed this direction.

Miaramenor speaks up that he might have a friend who can help with ship's passage. He often hangs out at the Beached Leviathan. The party decides to head that direction.

BEACHED LEVIATHAN

As the party enters the tavern, a blue water genasi sees Miramenor and rushes over to greet him. His name is Thalis Kash'i.

Miramenor greets him but is anxious to know if he can help secure passage up to Luskan. Thalis says that he helps with the mighty ship the Blade of Tear and does medic work and negotiations for the crew.

Sodz asks if there are any clerics in Luskan but Thalis is not sure. Sodz then sees a red tiefling who Thalis says is a bit of a shady shipman. He is sitting with what appears to be two female magic users who are anxiously talking with him. Thalis says his name is Vaelios Redfang and he is well dressed with gold trim that might be real. He is clearly the most well off in the room. Sodz's insight says the girls aren't necessarily evil.

Lysander walks around the back side of the table and the female elves and they ask him what he wants. He replies that he isn't too sure but realizes they are likely in their mid 20s. The girls are a bit shocked about how forward he is.

Sodz follows up wondering if Vaelios might also have access to a ship. The two females seem interested in passage as well so he say that it would be 120GP if they want no questions asked about their efforts.

Campaign

The Sword Coast Calls Out

Protagonists