Forgotten Realms 164

Sad nerd that I am I do a write up for our on-going D+D game. It's a vast document now. I'll post the latest installment here and a link to the whole thing :

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8641303/1/Forgotten-Realms


(G164 12/04/2013 Fri via Roll20 - JF(GM) , AP)

DAY 198 (26 Eleint)(September)

To start with Veddic then. He spend the first part of the night peaceably enough stood
on the east facing wall of North Ward along with Corum, a Civilar and two Watchmen as well
as two volunteers, Cavu and a ranger who did not introduce himself.

Veddic found that Corum was willing to expound on the latest business of the Dungsweeper's
Guild at great length and in great detail.

Apparently a dwarf called John Snow of the Church of Sharindlar had proved beyond doubt the link
between dirt and disease and that the Blue Death is spread via dirty water.

This was wonderful news for the people of Waterdeep who had been blaming it on miasma up until now
and also for the DSG as this would require more hygiene in the city and this more business for the
DSG.

Corum had about his person a handbill that would soon be posted all around the city.
It read :


'By Order of the Open Lord of Waterdeep and the Council of Hidden Lords;

No person shall urinate or defecate in or upon any public street, sidewalk, alley, plaza, beach, park,
public building or other publicly maintained facility or place, or in any place open to the public or
exposed to public view, except when using a urinal, cesspit, closet or midden, or when  using a portable or
temporary closet or other facility designed for the sanitary disposal of human waste and which is enclosed
from public view.'


Corum went on to explain that the 'Pale Closets' as the portable toilets were known as were making the
DSG more money now than everything else put together. He was now in the process of negotiating the siting
and building of permanent 'public conveniences' that would be funded by the city. It was a long term
goal though as there were many more pressing matters, but it would ultimately lead to less disease and
allow the refugee's in Hova Farm to eventually come back.

Veddic was almost relieved when the attack on the wall came. Not long after the clocks had rung out two
in the morning several volleys of flaming arrows were fired at the wall. Next came a force of orcs carrying
five ladders.

Veddic cast a 'Briar' spell that entangled them and killed a couple. This really held them back, but more
came and managed to get a ladder up onto the wall. Cavu started singing a battle song and the others started
sniping at the forces below them with arrows.
Javelins hurled from further back kept their heads down and they were all hit glancing blows from incoming
missiles.

Corum fired and killed an orc but ducked down as a hail of arrows was fired at him. Then something in the
darkness started to hurl rocks and one bounced off his head.

Under the covering fire two orcs managed to make it up a ladder, followed by more eager to take the wall.
The Civilar managed to throw one back over the battlements, but more came up the ladder to take its place.

Next a squad of four tough barbarians made for the ladder and a hill giant loomed into view. Corum killed
an orc with one mighty blow and the Civilar another.

Corum then traded blows with a barbarian and killed him, but poor Veddic was pushed off the wall! The watchman
in charge of the warning horn blew three blasts which meant 'We need help!'.

A pushing fight broke out on the wall now and both Corum and the Civilar were pushed off. The Hill Giant managed
to climb the wall and just as his club was coming down on Cavu's head the bard went 'Poof!' and disappeared in
a flash.

A barbarian on the battlements blew a long low blast on his horn. He then jumped down into the city and the
others and the hill giant followed him.

By now though Veddic, Corum and the Civilar were back on the wall and the Gryphon Cavalry swooped in to drive
the orcs back. Inside the city the watch had to take care of the giant, but back on the wall Corum and Veddic
took no further part in the battle as the breach was closed.

At nine in the morning they trudged back to the OJB.

At ten they were summoned to Aerie Peak where Corum was given charge of Fenrir. Veddic was their too and he
eyed the warlock with initial suspicion.

Back at the OJB the three men talked for a while, then Corum went to bed and left Fenrir and Veddic to talk
privately in Nestoone's room.

After a while they'd worked out that they had similar missions, both of them were currently against the
demons and the devils and Fenrir was happy to help Veddic with whatever plans he had.
So, they agreed to work together, for the time being at least.

Veddic slept in the OJB. Meanwhile Fenrir went to talk to Nestoone who told him that Giselle had turned
up there the day before but she had been pretty angry. She'd borrowed some money from him and then left
not saying where she had gone.

Fenrir discussed the Hallistar Blatt situation with Nes who offered this advice,
'Killing him would seem like a good plan but... he killed you and then what happened? Now you are back.
He surely would be resurrected if you killed him. You need to neutralise him, take him out of the game.
That's more than just killing someone.'

At six in the evening Veddic and Corum woke up. Corum had a night off so he told Fenrir he could do what
he liked.

At seven they went all together to Horizon's Sails. While walking their Fenrir asked Veddic,
'Does Skrye work on someone after they are dead? Would a lock of hair still work?'
Veddic didn't know though.
'If I was in Gaseous Form and went inside someone's lungs and then dispelled it and appeared
inside them. Would they explode?'
Veddic thought that it might work, but wasn't sure. The fact that it wasn't used as a common assassination
method was not in its favour though.

At the shop Fenrir picked up his magic map and the three of them went on to where they knew Vinet The Bloody's
hideout was. An initial poke about in the ruined inn (by an invisible Fenrir) revealed that there was only
one intact room in its centre with a closed door.

They all went in and listened at it, but heard nothing. It was locked so Corum popped it open with his
crowbar. When the door opened it pulled on a string that disappeared into a crack in the hole.

After a long time spent bungling about in the room Corum said,
'We need a rogue.'

Fenrir eventually nodded agreement and they wall went back to the OJB.


DAY 199 (27 Eleint)(September)

In the morning Raya turned up and handed Veddic a letter that had been waiting for him back
at Warm Beds. It read :

V,
We were broken into on DAY 196 (24 Eleint) at three in the morning. It must have been a
master thief to get through our defences. He got into my private quarters and I assume
read several documents that were in a locked chest.
It can be assumed this villain now knows of our intentions.
Take extra care on your mission, there is an expert rogue on your trail now I expect,
D.

She also told Veddic,
'The girl that came out of the hide out. Her name is Etrude Vumplump. She's eighteen
and a member of the Blood Drinkers. From a good family. Can I get 10 gold for expenses
please?'

Fenrir and Veddic, who seemed to now share a common purpose and generally agreed with each other
in all regards persuaded Corum and Raya to go with them once more to the Blood Drinker's hide out.

Raya, her eyes ever open, noticed that they were being followed and she told the others,
'This guy is good'.
The played cat and mouse with him in the streets around the hide out but could not quite
get their hands on him.

Eventually the gave up and headed to the ruined inn. When they were there Raya also noticed
a woman watching them from a doorway down the street, but when the others turned to look the
woman ducked out of view.

It was then decided, watchers or not, to enter the hideout. Raya saw that the door and the
room was an decoy and alarm. The actual way in was a trapdoor hidden under a pile of burnt
floorboards.

As they decended into the gloom a nearby clock chimed ten in the morning.