(G546 06/01/2024 via Roll20 - JF(GM), KT, AL) YI16

 (G546 06/01/2024 via Roll20 - JF(GM), KT, AL) YI16

[Fenrir, Giselle, Corhim and Dak have set off for to find the Fortress of the Yaun-ti. Recently they did a quick Teleportation detour to the Tower of Mathghamhna, the home of the Arcane Order. They now return to Pedestal, following the trail to the Fortress.]

DAY 620 (13th Uktar) (November)

In the morning they teleported back to their room in the Dripstone Inn of Pedestal. After breakfast they went to talk to Es Sarch, the strange being that owned the Inn.

He told them:

''

I can provide you a guide to get you inside the Necromancer's Spike, but in return you can do me a favour. There is an inn not far from here called The Friendly Fish. It is owned by one of he low gang leaders - a duergar wizard called Noon. I don't mind them doing business in Pedestal but just recently they have been trying all sorts of dirty tricks to try and put me out of business, so they need to be taught a lesson. The Fish is where you will find lots of derro and duergar, with a few dwarves and humans thrown in. They are welcoming to overworlders, but be wary, especially of the derro.

''

Feeling that there was no time like the present they donned disguises (Fenrir and Giselle went as drow, Corhim as a "gay half-orc" and Dak just as himself) and went across town to the Friendly Fish.

Dak and Corhim went to the bar to get a drink while Fenrir and Giselle went to a table by the door. They had made a mistake though, they were in a low-gang area that hated dark elves and they attracted the attention of some drunk and crazy derro, a rude goblin and three kobolds who all started jeering at them.

'Get them Billy!' encouraged one of the derro, but as Billy approached, Fenrir cast Painful Slumber and Billy went down like a felled tree.

There were quite a few other patrons in the inn. More derro, a group of dwarves, some more goblins and kobolds and even a well equipped looking band of adventurers by the fire. In addition there was a being that looked like a lich at the bar and a floating skull that watched from the middle of the room. In a dark corner sat some larger beings of unknown origins.

Fenrir didn't hesitate and used an Eldritch Cone that swept away some of the smaller beings that were surrounding him. The room erupted into mayhem and he was then attacked by the floating skull and a wereboar. Giselle leapt out of the way and went to hide in the corner.

Corhim cast Black Tentacles on a random group of patrons and killed five of them. Dak leapt in with his falchion and cut the wereboar in two. The skull was a powerful magic user of some kind and cast a spell that blinded Fenrir. He used Eldritch Cone to sweep the area as best he could though and managed to destroy the skull.

The other inn patrons started to flee out the main door.

'Screw you!' shouted one of the derro as he left. 'We're going to get the boss!'

Fenrir's vision started to come back a bit and Dak went behind the bar and started to play at serving drinks.

'How shall we do this?' Dak asked Corhim. 'Just burn the place down?'

'Hey!' called out the lich who was still at the bar. 'Don't burn down my local!'

Fenrir came over to talk to the lich (or whatever it was!) but no amount of sweet words were going to persuade it that burning down the inn was a good idea. The lich was not threatening, but did look dangerous. Fenrir wondered what to do, considering that the wizard Noon and his forces would be descending on the place at any moment.