DAY 354 (26th Alturiak)(February)
Another day of work for Fenrir in the Air Watch with Zeni Indenor and Relleme Filchbatter.
Old Grannie Stormskuttle entering the city on her broomstick today.
'Getting ointment for my bad back,' she snarled as an explanation.
As the witch flew on her way Relleme said, 'Boss, what about the thing about getting them to land and enter through the gates?'
Fenrir considered this then replied, 'She's a peacekeeper like us. We should help each other out.'
After work Fenrir thought he would sell off all the artwork he had looted from the pirate ship a few days ago.
He'd cut them out of their frames, so when he got to Shalush Myrkeer's shop and talked to their art person (a dwarf lady called Artin) he had to unroll them.
Among others he had:
- Metamorphose de Narcisse
- The Harvesters
- Greko
- Battaglia di San Romano
Artin called in her boss though and Fenrir was told in no uncertain terms;
'We do not accept stolen goods here, sir.'
Fenrir then went to the 'Blind Eye Shop' and after a wink and a nod went to the back room with the shop keeper.
The shop keeper was no art expert though so he sent out for a friend and while they waited Fenrir played cards with him and two of his mates.
Eventually a scruffy man called Lesent arrived and after a good long negotiation Fenrir sold all his stolen artwork for 5000 gold.
DAY 355 (27th Alturiak)(February)
Today Fenrir and the others of the DAW met Nessie Knot, one of the Gulway Witches leaving the city. When asked where she was going, she said she was on her way home.
Fenrir talked to her for a while and tricked her into revealing what was going on with the witches by pretending he knew more than he did.
Poor Nessie would get into trouble from Grannie Stormskuttle later for revealing to Fenrir that all the runs to and from the city were to do with (here she whispered) *vampire trouble*.
Fenrir then said something along the lines of 'tell Grannie we are on the same side'.
In the evening he flew to the Island and told Random. Random said,
'OH, I know the Gulway Witches all right. They are not my greatest fans. It's nice to know they are up against the vampires as well, but its better to leave them out of our plans. They are busy bodies and I have had past... disagreements... with them.'
Also while on the island Fenrir had Veddic cast a 'Speak with Dead' spell on the corpse of Rizolde. When asked if she wanted to be resurrected the corpse replied,
'It was a miserable life, I want no more of it.'
When asked how Rizolde wanted to be buried or whatever the corpse replied,
'Cast adrift on a burning long boat.'
Random, who was present, shrugged and said, 'We could do you a rowing boat at least.'
And so, in this fashion, the last mortal remains of Rizolde were buried at sea this night, on a ten gold pieces rowboat set alight by three bundles of sticks and a gallon of lamp oil. The currents that moved through the hundred islands took her east, a beacon of light in the darkness that eventually faded.
DAY 356 (28th Alturiak)(February)
Today Fenrir worked in the DAW with Zeni and Relleme.
A card arrived inviting him to the house next door for dinner tomorrow. The lady who lived there was in her thirties and called Uma Taverish.
DAY 357 (29th Alturiak)(February)
Today Fenrir worked in the DAW with Zeni and Relleme.
After work Fenrir went to dinner at the Taverish house. He made polite conversation with the other guests and when a rather nosy older lady asked him how he made his living he said
'Oh I was an adventurer before. I made some money, now I do good deeds.'
'Is that a Sword Coast accent I detect?' she asked.
Fenrir admitted it was and that he was from Waterdeep.
'Lightningrod? I know one or two of the big families there, but I've never heard that one.'
'Oh, we have had some family trouble,' replied Fenrir, giving an answer to a question she hadn't asked.
I doubt that Fenrir was all that troubled that one day soon his alias of Raziel Lightningrod was going to get found out. His reputation in Waterdeep was well known everywhere and it had a habit of following him.
DAY 358 (29th Alturiak)(February)
Today Fenrir worked in the DAW with Zeni and Relleme.
DAY 359 (30th Alturiak)(February)
Today Fenrir worked in the DAW with Zeni and Relleme.
DAY 360 (1st Ches)(March)
This morning, while getting ready for work Fenrir saw Rizolde in the mirror over his shoulder. He turned but she was not there. The mirror fell to the floor and shattered.
It was raining today, but this did not hide a very strange sight the three members of the DAW saw in the afternoon.
A man (his name was Devon Von Strone, a powerful sorcerer) was flying through the sky sat in an armchair which was in turn sat on a gaint banana. He was using a large umbrella to shelter from the drizzle.
'How can I help?' he said when Fenrir stopped him.
At first Fenrir was confused at how a giant banana could fly.
'It's an illusion, dear boy,' said the sorcerer, who then waved his hand making the banana turn into a giant pocket watch.
'I don't care,' sighed Fenrir. 'Just please leave the city by the gates instead of this spectacle.' Von Strone was not happy about it, but he was a law abiding sort of fellow and did so.
In the evening Fenrir was pleased to see that his housekeeper had left a chapbook on his card tray.
It's front page covered the story of the DAW 'rescuing the city from a giant Arrowhawk attack.'
The story was mainly made up, but the writer Modrick Templeman, but Fenrir didn't mind as it made him out to be a hero.
DAY 361 (2nd Ches)(March)
And so today Fenrir felt that Zeni and Relleme were as ready as they were ever going to be (i.e. not very!) and left them to fly the air patrol over Westgate.
He was a seasoned veteran of a hundred combats and realised well enough they would be of little use against anyone that put up even a bit of a fight, let alone anything as formidable as an arrowhawk. Still, that wasn't his problem today.
With Veddic and Serten (the druid they were borrowing from the ground based watch) they set off for Ferbone, using Veddic's flying carpet.
They landed on the village green and caused quite a stir. 'The Duck Detective is back!' cried the children in joy a they crowded the carpet.
They didn't stay long though. It took Serten a while to find Nexelmode's cave, but after flying around a bit over Cherbon forest they landed and approached her lair.
They were attacked by three shambling mounds, the same sort of monsters that had bitten off Harvel's left foot, but these ones were easily dealt with. Even Serfen helped by summoning up a crocodile. Good fellow!
Mr Rattles met them at the cave entrance and led them in. Nexelmode was with the other two witches of her coven. Fenrir laid on the charm and got her to give up the location of the pixie glade. There were a few goblins skulking around but they didn't cause any bother.
Serfen found it easier to follow Nexelmode's directions on foot so they continued in this fashion, heading south east and made camp as night arrived.
They set a watch, but were not disturbed.
DAY 362 (3rd Ches)(March)
Within the first hour of setting off they encountered a young copper dragon. These creatures are tricky customers and might attack someone if they don't play along with their jokes and stories.
Fenrir smoothed it all over and even Veddic mumbled a few jokes. Luckily Arahel wasn't their to throw a spanner in the works. After half an hour or so the dragon bid them good day and flew off.
After a few more hours of Serten leading them through the forest they encountered a pixie. He tried to warn them away, but after Fenrir insisting to be allowed access to the area the pixie relented and led them to an ancient abandoned mine.
'There are bad men in there, so take care!' warned the pixie.
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