(G362 28/07/2018 via Roll20 - AP, JF(GM)) WA39

(G362 28/07/2018 via Roll20 - AP, JF(GM)) WA39


DAY 363 (4th Ches)(March) cont ...

Fenrir and Random chatted for several more hours. They were not friends exactly, but the human warlock and the teifling bard seemed to have a level of understanding.

Fenrir had plenty of things he could do for the good of the cause, not just getting to be the head of the Westgate Watch. There was also the further investigation of the 'FAMP' (Failed Alternative Material Plane) to be considered.
And there was also a smaller matter of a message that needed to be delivered to Teziir.

In the end he decided to spend another 10-day in the watch, to build up his presence there. Random agreed that was sensible.

He spent the night on the island.

DAY 364 (5th Ches)(March)

Fenrir met Zeni and Relleme at the usual watch tower to start their day.

There were scattered showers, so they flew above the city during the dry spells. Gelly arrived back today, flying back over the walls and Fenrir met her again.
'Things are worse than I thought,' she said anxiously. 'All my friends outside the city are dead.' He knew she was a tricky customer, all the members of the Night Masks were, but he said she could hide out at his house for a while.

When he returned home that night though, he found that the staff were keeping a careful eye on her and also the silver and other valuables!
He had dinner with Gelly that night. She was a pretty and quick witted young lady and he liked her a lot, but he also realised she was capable of stabbing him in the back if she ever needed to.


DAY 365 (6th Ches)(March)

Fenrir met Zeni and Relleme at the usual watch tower to start their day.

It was sunny today so they spent much of their day flying about, patrolling the sky above the city. Sometimes crowds of children would wave up at them. After the incident with the arrowhawk they were minor celebrities.

Today, none other than Captain Nicholas 'Crispy' Verbour the reformed pirate and captain of the Sea Wyvern arrived in the sky form the north, riding on the back of a wyvern.

You may remember, myself and Nobby et al, first met him when his pirate ship attacked us on the way along the west coast of Chult. He then became part of the crew and then finally achieved his ambition of becoming the ship's captain.
Fenrir knew him from when he went with the Sea Wyvern to find supplies that were in a wrecked ship on Stormscuttle Island. What on Faerune was he doing flying up to the docks of Westgate on the back of a wyvern you may ask?
'Ho there!' he cried, 'Tell me, is this the city of Westgate? Oh, is that you Fenrir?'
Fenrir flew closer to him and hushed him. 'No Fenrir's here. My name is Raziel Lightningrod.'
Crispy nodded, tapped his nose and smiled. 'Right you are!'

He said he had been sent south from the Sea Wyvern to check their bearings, but gave away no more information than that. He then wheeled his mount around and flew off. 'I'm sure I'll see you again soon!'

Fenrir didn't know it at the time, but the Sea Wyvern was on its way to pick me up from Damara. Not only that, but my lovely wife was onboard too.


DAY 366 (7th Ches)(March)

Today Zeni was on a break so it was just Fenrir and Relleme at work today.

While on patrol they met someone that they had encountered before - a powerful Sorceresses called Silderan, who was flying in on a broomstick.

He tried to stop her, but she was in no mood for that sort of carry on. When she ignored his warnings he shot her with an eldritch blast. She stopped and drank a potion.
'What did you do that for?' she growled.
He repeated his warning.
'Bastard!' she yelled. 'You are wasting my time!'
He blasted her again. She cursed him, then teleported out of the sky with a pop.

Fenrir tried to make a report to the watchmen on the ground at one of the towers but they did not seem that bothered. At the end of his shift he talked to Trepplemar.
'There doesn't seem to be any co-ordination at all between the Air Watch and the Ground Watch. Shouldn't they be interested in someone dangerous entering the city?'
'You are right,' she agreed. 'There isn't any co-ordination at all, but that sounds like a great idea. You should set something up!'
She was sort of joking though and went on to say that any co-ordination that did happen was informally done between friends.

Later still Fenrir was chatting to one of the Tower Watchmen (who all worshipped him!) and was told,
'Oh yeah, I know Silderan. She's a real beauty. A sorceress I think, not a witch although she dresses like one. She's a real troublemaker, used to be in an adventure party, I remember reading about them in the chap books a few years ago. Recently though I heard she broke up with her long time lover and now she hates all men. Shame that my lord, she was a pin up back in the day, now she's about twenty-five I think. A girl like that should be married at that age, but who'd have her?'

In the evening, back at his mansion house, this got Fenrir thinking about old times and his girlfriend back in Waterdeep, Giselle.

He had Veddic use a Sending spell:

 - Hello Giselle, I’m Veddic, a friend of Fenrir. He wishes you to know he is well, in Westgate,
     misses you and hopes you are well.
    
The reply he received was rather startling:   
    
- Where have you been? I am far from well. I married Teru. He killed father and now I am hiding.

He sent another message:

- Been helping Cavu. In Westgate, name Raziel Lightningrod. Will come immediately if you need help, or you can come here. Whichever you prefer.

The reply:

- I'm hiding at OJB. Corum helping. I need to sort out my family. It's a mess. If you want to help then come.

Fenrir:

- Where is Teru?

Giselle:

- Our house in Ottery Saint Mary. He's taken everything.


Fenrir left it at that and brooded by the fireplace in the study for the rest of the evening.


DAY 367 (7th Ches)(March)

Today Zeni was on a break so it was just Fenrir and Relleme at work today.

Fenrir had made up his mind though, he would make an emergency trip back to Waterdeep to help Giselle. He talked to Trepplemar and arranged some time off and got Veddic to fill his place.
'Very well,' said Trepplemar although she was not overjoyed about it. 'We'll put Relleme in charge. Veddic can help, but he'll do what he's told. If he doesn't want to formally join the watch then he flies at Relleme's pleasure.'

He then flew to Spectre Island and talked to Random in regards to hiring his friendly wizard Thjodhild for a teleport to Waterdeep.

She wasn't available until midnight though so he had a long wait.


DAY 368 (8th Ches)(March)

Thjodhild teleported Fenrir into the Market Square of Waterdeep just as the temple bells were chiming midnight.

He then walked across the emtpy square to the OJB - or 'Old Jock's Brewery' - and knocked on the door. It felt strange to be back, after all his adventures in Pedestal and Westgate.

'Look what the cat dragged in,' said Corum dryly when he spotted the young warlock.

Giselle was there too and the three of them talked for several hours. Fenrir told of his recent adventures and Giselle told of what had happened to her.

I shall here put it all together as best I can, with DAY numbers for the benefit of the reader:

Fenrir last sent her a letter on DAY 217, just prior to entering the Undermountain. After he got out of that pickle he didn't really surface again until he and Corum met Veddic and his gang at the gates of Waterdeep and escorted them some of the way to Hommlet. That was on DAY 260. A few days later though, he and Cavu follow the  same route and turn up at Kingsholm after Veddic's 'death'.

Meanwhile, on DAY 220 Giselle had returned to her family house close to Otter Saint Mary and just a stone's throw away from my father's castle. On DAY 230 Teru became her father's new broker (after the last one was killed in Waterdeep and 2500 gold stolen from him).
On DAY 250 Ulasas, her brother, was disowned by Kurl, their father, when he ran off with some 'slut'. Giselle later believed this all to be engineered by Teru.
Then on DAY 270, in a deal that basically saw Teru give Kurl back his 2500 gold he became engaged to Giselle. They were married on DAY 300.
On DAY 330 Kurl met with a 'tragic accident' and Teru became the head of the household.
Finally, on DAY 360, tired of being beaten, Giselle ran away and turned up at the  OJB looking for help.

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At three in the morning, having told her story, Giselle yawned and went to bed. Fenrir and Corum chatted by the fireside, drinking wine, for several more hours.

Corum did not really approve of Fenrir as a match for Giselle as Fenrir used all his 'devil business' to charm the ladies, as Corum put it. He did mention though that he thought Ulsas Gnesher was probably in Neverwinter where the Gnesher's were a bigger deal.