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Tue 14th Jan 2025 08:24

Chapter 15 To Waymoot and Tyrluk 29/12/24

by Lucky Lyle Sunnyside


 
Lucky saw the rather dishevelled party coming out of the woods and revealed himself to them by lifting up his eye patch and winking to Solas. He left Lizbet's caravan and headed for the Silver Wink Inn, where the barman, Marlo, greets them. Bob was at the bar ordering buckets of ale for him and Colmir. Here Lucky showed himself to the rest of the Guardians and asked why they weren't in disguise since the War Wizards were still after them. Bob proceeded to put the bucket he was drinking from over his head with 2 eye holes punched in it. Lucky drew a moustache and beard on it to further improve the disguise.
 
Lucky used his Ring of Seeming to disguise himself as Denys Slysileu, Halfling Merchant and Musical Entrepreneur. He paid several bards, including the band the Entire Vibe, to learn his song, The Legend of the Stormhorn Guardians, and also to spread the rumour that the party had been seen heading down the Starwater in canoes on their way to Marsember.
 
The party were approached by a flamboyant looking Drow who introduced themselves as Liriel Nightstar. Solas recognised a pin they were wearing as the symbol of the Harpers, a secret faction dedicated to good. Liriel told the party to meet up with them after dark at the Nightstars Guiding and Outfitting.
 
Solas hired a room at the Inn and the party entered with the plan to decide on a plan and disguise himself and Shadow. Lucky uses his disguise skills to make up Shadow to look like a well endowed human woman. When he complains about this his patron, Oberron informs him that it is for the best. Lizbet arrives saying that she always knows where Lucky is through a Locate Person spell and warns them that the War Wizards have arrived in town and are looking for the Guardians.
 
With their disguises in place Lucky goes to the Baronal Hall and bribes the guards to let him in. Here he goes to the wine cellar and shares a drink with Darg, the large Dwarven town crier. He pays Darg 64 gp to announce that the Guardians have been seen canoeing down the Starwater towards Marsember.
 
Now all disguised as Martin Scorsese, (Solas) Melissa (Shadow), Bucket head (Bob), a mosquito (Colmir) and Denys Slysileu, Halfling Merchant and Musical Entrepreneur the party heads off into the night to find Liriel.
 
Entering Nightstars Guiding and Outfitting they are greeted by the Drow, who is smoking a pipe. They discuss the quest and Liriel states that the Harpers are aware of the issue and want to help. Unfortunately, she can't get a pardon for the group, but she is aware that it is not actually Vainrence of the War Wizards who is possessed by Entropy down in Suzail, but his secretary. She also mentions that Valance Valonthar, writer of the History of Cormyr, is a War Wizard, but is sympathetic to the Guardians as she knows of the plot to release the Queen of Thorns.
 
Liriel offers to arrange for a waggon to smuggle the party out of Waymoot and says that they might have some supplies to help the party. For a fee.
 
The party discusses what magic items may be useful to the group, Solas purchases a Rope of Climbing and Bob orders an Immovable Rod. Lucky gets his eyes on a pair of Gloves of Thievry and buys these. Shadow finds a Broom of Flying that he really wants and Colmir adds a Pearl of Power to his inventory. The party discusses getting 5 Sending Stones for the whole group. Lucky argues that these come in pairs and that they could get 6, with one being so that he can communicate with Lizbet. Liriel says that a custom job to make the Sending Stones into earrings will be expensive and take some time. The party agrees to pay 4000gp for the items.
 
Once the deal is done the party is introduced to Villius, a Gnome harper who will drive the Waggon up to Tyrluk for the party. On the way out Lucky tries out his new magic gloves and picks Liriel's pocket, stealing some gold and other items. He immediately gives them the items back. They are surprised that the theft was able to happen.
 
After a long drive northwards to Tyrluk, the Waggon pulls up behind a smithy. The party gets out and are introduced to Charn, a rather taciturn Dwarven smith. After some blatant questioning it is realised that Charn is a member or the Harpers although he offers little help to the party other than to send them to the tavern to find some digs.
 
In the tavern, The Old Man's Face, the Guardians find another rather miserable and angry character behind the bar named Vigo. He offers them a single room for the night. Lucky offers to entertain the tavern but Marlo isn't interested. A table full of drunken Purple Dragons however ask him to sing a famous Soldiers shanty which he happily agrees to do. He also sings the Legend of the Stormhorn Guardians and gets the Purpies to learn the words. As the night progresses, the party begin to get somewhat tetchy with each other. Insults start to fly and when Bob insults Lizbet he and Lucky end up face to face ready to fight. Lucky casts Suggestion on a raging Bob, which fortunately fails, he draws Thornsbane ready to attempt to stun Bob before Solas can get in between them and calm things down.
 
The group quickly realises that the anger, not just amongst the party but in general 5th throughout the village must be the effect of Fury being nearby. Deciding to go to bed Lucky creates his Tiny Hut so that the party can sleep soundly.
 
During the night Solas is awoken by a group of men trying to enter the room and noticing that it is protected by the Hut spell. Solas wakes Lucky and warns him that he's going to have a look at what is going on. Heading down the stairs to the taproom Solas sees 4 men talking in the darkness in the alley behind the tavern. Clearing his throat loudly to the room Solas is suddenly attacked by the men.