Waterdeep: Dragon Heist - Session XXIII

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Out of Game Date played: 2020-05-15

Session Title: Horrible Night

In-game Date: Tarsakh 22-25 1583 DR

Location: Waterdeep

Player Characters: (Alphabetical order)

* *Julian Bellafontaine* (Matt)
* *Tyr Dithias* (Garrett)

## Three Goblins, Two Dwarves & a Mission (Tarsakh 23)

*Dithias* & *Julian* wake up a little later than everyone else to find everyone has gone & that there is a new person in the bar. *Jom,*a dwarf, introduces himself as the new bartender that *Gooz* hired earlier that day.

*JB Nevercott* abruptly enters, says he has a prisoner that he needs to be kept in the basement of Spooky's for three (3) days named *Ott Steeltoes.* When pressed he says *Ott* is part of the Xanathar Guild & just needs to keep him here. He leaves as *Julian* is discussing with *Dithias* whether or not they should take the job.

They enter the kitchen to find three (3) Goblins yelling at a bound dwarf lying in the middle of the floor. When addressed they tell *Dithias* & *Julian* that they caught this intruder in the basement & were on their way to kicking him out. *Julian* introduces himself as the owner, quickly to corrected by the ill-informed **goblins** that only *Gooz* & *Choo-Cha* are the owners. They introduce themselves as *Lesly*, *Ponch* & *Stinko* & when asked *Julian* discovers that *Gooz* has been allowing the **goblins** to stay in the basement. They say they have been working security, that's why they caught this intruder. *Julian* charms the with a kiss on the hand & asks them if he could have a moment with the intruder, saying that they could have a drink on him.

When alone they ask *Ott* how he got here. He says that he has no idea, that he went to sleep & woke up to three (3) **goblins** yelling & kicking him. They give him water & promise to release him, then ask what he does for a living, he replies that he takes care of fish.

*Dithias*  & *Julian* are unsure about their interrogation tactics when *Dithias* says:

```
"If you cannot win a being with honey,
then the next option is the knife."
- Tyr Dithias

```

*Julian* wants to continue with the 'honey' tactic. He says that a man he has never met dropped *Ott* & then disappeared by the name of *JB Nevercott*. *Julian* continues by saying that he wants to help but needs more information. *Ott* divulges that he takes care of *Xanathar's* goldfish & *Xanathar* loves his goldfish to a fault. The fact that he is not there means his goldfish may be in trouble which means he is in trouble & needs to get back immediately as he does not have a back-up goldfish for the current one in the tank.

*Julian* & *Dithias*  leave the room where *Dithias* says he wants to turn into a goldfish & spy on *Xanathar*. *Julian* asks if that was a good idea but *Dithias* was insistent. *Dithias*  wild shapes into a goldfish & *Julian* comes back in the room telling *Ott* he has a replacement goldfish for him. *Julian* frees *Ott* with a concentrated knock spell to unlock his magically bound hands & tells him to tell *Xanathar* that *JB Nevercott* was the one who released him. *Ott,* clearly confused agrees & leaves in a hurry with the goldfish.

*Julian* feints that he was attacked by *Ott* & convinces the **goblins** to say that he was as well, to have deniability.

## A Fish in a Barrel

*Ott* proceeds to the *Xanathar* base going through a portal in an alleyway. *Ott* proceeded though the base dumping the goldfish (*Dithias*) into a 20 foot fish bowl, complete with it's own coral reef, mini ship-wreck and treasure chest. The room is filled with Underdark fungi & spores.

As soon as *Ott* leaves the room in a hurry *Dithias* wild shapes into a bat flying into a corner of the room. Minutes later *Xanathar*, enters the room with *Ott* delighted that his goldfish is back only to discover that it is no longer in the tank. *Xanathar*, outraged circles around the tank using his anti-magical cone to ensure that the fish is not hiding in any of the coral reefs or is magically hiding. While doing this it counteracts *Dithias*' wild shape as he is forced out of his form. *Xanathar* turned invisibility as *Dithias* pleas that he just like turning into different animals. *Xanathar* appears right before him shouting to *Dithias* "What have you done with my fish?" while tossing him across the room & forcing him to sleep.

*Dithias* woke up in a cell-block full of various monstrous & humanoid races. *Dithias* turns into a bat again waiting to fly through the door as soon as it opens, as it does he flies out getting hit & chased by a guard into a large arena where there are tonnes of spectators including *Xanathar* in the crowd.

*Xanathar* used his anti-magical field again forcing *Dithias* out of her wild shape. *Xanathar* promised that he could be set free if he survives the next three (3) champions. A **minotaur** was release & killed *Dithias* in the already blood-soaked ring.

## J.B. Nevercott's Departure (Tarsakh 25)

Three (3) days later on Tarsakh 25, *JB Nevercott* returns to the Spooky's asking where *Ott* is. *Julian* tells *JB Nevercott* that he was attacked & *Ott* escaped. *JB Nevercott* asks where his tall **Aasimar** friend is. *Julian* says he doesn't know as he loves nature maybe that is where he is. As far a *Julian*  could tell *JB Nevercott* believed his story & left.