DAY 274 (9th Nightal)(December)
Dorette left early in the morning. Fenrir was so exhausted that he slept through until the others woke him for breakfast.
It was agreed in the group that they should not waste too much time and get down to the docks and find a boat to get them to Rikaryon's Isle. This was the place, you may remember, that the mushrooms Es Sarch valued so much grew.
On the way they were attacked by a 'plaguelost', a strange ghostly being of green dusty light that was formed as a result of the plague burst that ruined half of the noble quarter. This one was in the form of a dark elf and though it was annoying it was not impossible to defeat. A few well place magical strikes were enough to send it to whatever hell was reserved for such creatures.
At the docks the hailed and talked to an unfriendly duergar that sold them a seaworthy boat for 25 gold. The island was visible from the docks, glowing with a pale blue light, so it was not a difficult task to get to its shore.
The island was not very large and it did not take long to penetrate the mushroom forest and get to the clearing in its middle. Just as Billi went to start gathering the mushrooms though he was attacked by an invisible foe.
Durz, throwing caution to the wind, leapt at whatever it was and began to grapple with it. Billi and Fenrir did their best to guess where the target was. When Billi was attacked again they realised there were two of them.
The attackers were tricky to fight and did some damage, mainly to Durz as he tangled with them hand to hand, but eventually they were defeated and became visible as they died. They were large mushroom type beings.
They gathered the mushrooms Sarch desired and rowed back to the docks. There were more duergar there now and one of them had heard of them, saying to the others, 'These are the ones that killed Scratchy the other day.'
They were low level members of the Assassin's Guild, one of the main powers in Pedestal.
Fenrir easily won them over and even tried to sell them back the boat, without success though.
On the way back to the inn they saw some derro traders. Their wares were mainly junk but Arahel noticed they had a very fine magical haversack.
They did not want to sell it, but did say that they would think about it if she had sex with both of them.
Wether in jest or earnest she replied, 'I could just kill you and take it.'
Durz also joined in the threats, but for reasons I find impossible to fathom he was generally not a very intimidating fellow.
One of the derro picked up the haversack and made a run for it. Durz chased it but the little chap jumped down a hole much too small for the half orc to follow down.
A duergar trader nearby told him off, 'We've all paid our dues to the Assassin's Guild you know! Watch your back mate!'
On his return to the others Billi told Durz to lean down so he could slap him about the back of the head.
They had found an elven chainshirt on a corpse on the island of mushrooms and Durz had an idea to have it reworked to fit him. With this in mind he and Billi left the others at the inn and went to the shop of Hrodyn the female half-orc armourer (they had been given her name by Brurhwol Coalhauler who they had met by chance at the Bazaar). Durz arranged to pick it up in a few days once she had finished with it.
The night in the inn was uneventful for them all. Fenrir noticed Dorette come inside, but she appeared to have business with others so he left her to it.
DAY 275 (10th Nightal)(December)
That night Durz was awoken by knocking on the door. Sleepily he opened it and was surprised to see his wife Berum.
She yawned and after the door was shut started undressing, 'I'm exhausted, budge up!' she said as she got into bed.
When they were all snuggled in she then whispered to her husband,
'I came with Dwerry. Before we came to the inn, she snuck off by herself at the Bazaar. I don't think she knows I am a tracker though because I easily followed her to a house where she met two people. I got a look at them, just for a second, but I'm sure it was Karhad and Erin Ja!'
Meanwhile Dwerry knocked on Fenrir's door to inform him of her arrival. The whole thing had been arranged by Cavu she explained. He had found them both and sent them on their way. They had travelled through the Earth Node and across the Ocean Bridge without incident and had just arrived in the city.
Fenrir smiled, nodded and went back to sleep.
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