Session 76 "A Humble Village and a City of Splendors: Fron St. Carwhale’s Vale to Waterdeep"

Session 76: A Humble Village and a City of Splendors: From St. Carwhale’s Vale to Waterdeep

The Lucky Seven made their way from The Hamlar Woods to St. Carwhale’s Vale in search of Xavin’s school and professor John Broom and Elizabeth. On the way, Grin observed someone scrying on them through an invisible sensor and Gram dispelled it. It was over Muffy, someone with access to powerful magic seemed to want to keep tabs on her. Not knowing what to make of this, you continued on, arriving in St. Carwhale’s Vale as evening set in. After a brief stop at Art’s Tavern, you were directed, by Art to The St. Carwhale Hospice run by the halfling woman Rhynda, priest of Ilmater. Though met with some initial suspicion due to the group’s weapons, Rhynda lead you all to Broom who was unconscious in a comma. There with him, but wearing an item to disguise his appearance, was Killian Wagner, a new tiefling recruit to The Order of The Dawn, but an experienced adventurer in his own right. Killian was able to provide some detail on what had happened to him and those who had been attacked at Xavin’s: creatures the likes of which he had never encountered before attacked the school, and they were lead by an individual that very much matched the description of Urth Stormwind. There was an elven woman who had apparently been somewhere within the school that they had come for, though Killian did not know who she was, but when the attacking force met up with her, they seemed to defer to her direction.

Killian said he could take you all to the school to see for yourselves but he was reluctant to leave John Broom unguarded so Muffy agreed to stay behind to watch over him. Arriving at the school you met two other students of Xavin’s one a male tielfing bugbear named Henry, the other a human sorcerer named Oro, the latter of whom seemed to recognize Dorn. You found out that the elven woman had left with the attackers, and they took Xavin, Elizabeth, and a younger but promising sorcerer, Robert with them. Two members of Xavin’s forces were out looking for them now, including one who was an expert tracker. Gram mentioned The Son’s and Daughter’s of the Jotunn and pointed out the part of the Snake Woods that they were supposed to occupy but that would take weeks to reach.

During this meeting of the groups, Oro pulled Dorn aside and revealed how she knew him. That they had been best friends when they were little, and that Xavin had erased Dorn’s memory of her so that he wouldn’t try to find her. She was excited to be reunited, though wished the circumstances were better. Dorn was unsure of what to make of this and in general seemed to struggle with this and some of his interpersonal connections within the Seven, telling his friends “I love you” then regretting it.

In the morning, Killian brought the members of The Seven along with Chadwick who had made himself at home in yet another kitchen back to St. Carwhale’s Hospice to reunite with Muffy. Gram, unable to convince Oro to take the students to join the ranks of the semi-militaristic Order of the Dawn, decided that the sooner the Seven made it to Waterdeep to begin finding more allies the better. Furthermore, you collectively decided to bring The Professor to Waterdeep. As finding powerful clerics was part of your goal, you figured one of them might be able to help him.

Within a minutes casting time, Muffy had the group in Waterdeep as Gram recalled fond memories of the City of Splendors. After briefly taking in some sights you made your way to The Antlers where the paladin Ontharr Frume of the Order of the Gauntlet was reported to hold court. But when you arrived in the tap hall, it was late morning and not very active at all. There was a single young teenage grey tabaxi at the piano practicing who greeted you upon your arrival and although no one expected it, you instantly bonded. Within minutes you had invited this young man named Dutch to come with you, took him to a music shop, purchased new instruments for him, and then remembered that the fate of the world hung in the balance and returned to the Antler’s to meet with Ontharr.

Ontharr, who Gram had recognized from one of his final mercenary missions, was surprised to see Gram so aged. Though slightly drunk, he was open to hearing more but he would not start making contact with other members of The Gauntlet until he had some kind of proof of what you said. Muffy contacted Seeker Assume and he gave her a place to meet him at sundown. Ontharr agreed to meet you there.

You then made your way to The Spires of the Morning way up town in the Sea Ward with the hopes of talking to members of the Church of Lathander and with the secondary hopes of bringing the professor back to consciousness. A somewhat functionary human priest, not to dissimilar from your own Mornmaster Gladwell said that helping the professor was beyond him, but that he would fetch High Radiance Ghentilara who if anyone could help, it would be her. While waiting, a very well put together half-elf cleric approached and as you were exchanging pleasantries with him, the priest returned with Ghentalira who was able to instantly bring The Professor back. The Professor, somewhat disoriented, still in Chadwick’s arms, looked around. And then Bucky asked, “was it my mother who did this? Who had been a part of the attack at Xavin’s” He confirmed that it was.