Waterdeep: Dragon Heist - Session XI

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Out of Game Date played: 2020-01-21

Session Title: The Waterdeep Wazoo's Big Scoop

In-game Date: Nightal 19 - 20 1582 DR

Location: Waterdeep

Player Characters: (Alphabetical order)

* *Julian Bellafontaine* (Matt)

## Afterparty Intrigue

The Spookies opening has ended, no one is really to be found (*Sowron*, *Thola*, & *Jadger*) except for *Gooz*, who is passed out on a table, & *Choo-Cha* who is helping clear tables. *Gumplin*, *Lif*, & *Choo-Cha* are clearing tables & cleaning. *Julian* demands a beer from *Gumplin* for him & *Threestrings*. *Gumplin* sends *Lif* because he was in the middle of helping *Choo-Cha* lift *Gooz* off the table & to his room upstairs. *Lif* gets two (2) lagers for them, asks if they would like them cold, after a yes swipes his hand through them. *Julian* tosses 5 SP to *Lif* which gets caught in their ectoplasm & loudly pronounces how good of service *Lif* gives so *Gumplin* will hear. *Lif* then tells him he should take care of the drunk teen mage in the washroom, *Julian* promptly forgets.

*Threestrings* has a beer with Julian who mentions that he has been approached by a suspicious character from the Bregan D'Aerthe named *JB Nevercott*. *Threestrings* asks what he plans to do & *Julian* says he is willing to be a double agent on behalf of the Harpers. *Threestrings* says he could do this but would have to do it himself & prove his spy craft.

```
"In this business it is do or die.
Spycraft comes easily to some & not with others,
no one knows the fate of either path."
*Threestrings*

```

*Julian* learns that the Bregan D'Aerthe is a Drow (Dark Elf) led faction in Waterdeep who has opened their doors to new recruits in recent years. It is led by *Jaraxle Baerne* but much about him is unknown.

After wishing *Threestrings* a good night with a "Bard pound", *Julian* retreats to his room to study the letter *JB Nevercott* gave to him early that night to plant in the editors office in the Waterdeep Wazoo (a proud independent publication int he city). He learns that the letter is sealed with the *Neverember* family crest, after carefully opening it he reads the letter which exposes several noble families in participating in orgies & blood rituals in the name of the devil god Asmodeus, these families are mentioned but inferred to have participated int he former acts:

* *Cassalanter Family*
* *Gralhund Family*
* *Hansberg* *Family* (*Lord Vandeer* is the patriarch of this Half-elf family)
* *Highchurch* *Family*(Elvish family tied to many in the clergies within many churches & religious orders in Waterdeep)
* *Snoobeedle Family* (Halfling nobility that has a large stake in agriculture & alcohol trade & distribution in Waterdeep & the greater Waterdeep area)

*Julian* forgets to seal the letter instead goes to sleep.

## Troubles at the Yawning Portal

In the morning, *Julian* immediately goes to the Yawning Portal & finds *Threestrings* eating breakfast. He is approaches by an annoyed *Durnan* (the bartenders & proprietor of the Yawning Portal). He accosted *Julian* for not staying in the room he was gifted for the month with the last tenday, showing up to play his only show scheduled for the tenday, the show he cried & *Choo-Cha* helped to get him to be a headliner for. *Durnan* lets *Julian* know that he is no longer welcome at the Yawning Portal, that he cannot stay there, perform there & if he wants to enter he will have to pay 5 GP to come in & 5 GP to go out.

After *Durnan* leaves, *Julian* tells *Threestrings* about the conspiracy of these orgies & blood rituals & if it would be of any interest to the Harpers. *Threestrings* informs him if these blood rituals are to be inferred as some sort of demon magic it would be better for these nobles to be exposed than have them be secretly operating in Waterdeep despite the consequences or turmoil that may follow but for *Julian* to be careful as he did not have concrete proof to show him (or the Harpers).

Disappointed with this Intel outcome, *Julian* tells *Threestrings* this will be published soon.

## The Big Scoop

*Julian* heads to the Waterdeep Wazoo's offices & arrives near midday. He enters the office's lobby to find a small gated lobby with several citizens with stories waiting to talk to the various reporters running around the office with the the typical hub-bub of the day. *Julian*decides to blend in & study the many reporters & journalists to know how to disguise himself to infiltrate this institutions.

He leaves after an hour of study to prepare a convincing disguise as an overworked, unpaid intern in the a close by alleyway. He returns to the office & tells the secretary that he has a big scoop by slapping the folder on their desk. They wave him in & *Julian* proceeds to the editors office. After a perception check *Julian* sees no one in the office & enters, while writing a note that reads "Priority" he hears an irritable & impatient man ask what he is doing in his office. *Julian* turns to see a human commoner dressed in a dark gray suit with a black mustache & bald head searing at him, he recognizes him as *Gaxly Rudderbust* from how *JB Nevercott* described him. He asks *Julian* what he is doing in his office. *Julian* introduces himself as *Nevercott*& that he has his next big scoop in hand. *Gaxly* questions why it was opened & *Julian* says that the lobby secretary opened it. *Gaxly* tells *Nevercott*to get a real story & stop stealing mail from the secretary, he needs a new big scoop yesterday! *Julian* leaves the office & returns to Spookies.

## Nevercott's Invitation

Upon arrival at Spookies there sits a figure to the door with a large hat, feather in cap, at the bar. *Julian* draws the stool next to his. The figure is, of course, *JB Nevercott*. *Julian* buys *JB Nevercott*& himself a beer as *JB Nevercott* turns to *Julian* . He congratulates him on a job well done, even though he knew what the contents of the letter he still delivered it. Gives him 200 GP, tells *Julian* that expects its better pay than what the Harpers can do & gives an invitation to *Zardoz Zord*'s Flagship in the Dock Wards at *Julian's*convenience, he can bring one (1) companion if he wishes but doesn't need to. When *Julian* asks how he will know when *JB Nevercott* will know when he is coming, the following exchange:

```
"How will you know when I am going to come?
Or should I expect that you will just be watching me all the time?"
*Julian Bellafontaine*

```

```
"No of course we watch,
but you can send me the details of when
to my Haberdashery of course!"
*JB Nevercott*

```

With that *JB Nevercott* give *Gumplin* a tip & leaves Spookies.