Session 78 "The Heist of Castle Di Mascheri Part 1"

Session 78: The Heist of Castle Di Maschera Part 1

After the opera, Gram, Rhys, Dorn, and Dutch went to have a spa day. Meanwhile, back at Trollskull Manor, Bucky continued working on her potion and asked Chadwick, who was continuing with his efforts to clean up the place, to run some errands. Seeker Assume stopped by and provided Bucky with some more information that might be useful in pulling off the heist. All the while, Muffy was up in the attic looking over the book that she had recovered from The Estate of The Coopers. The magic on the book was strong, she realized this was a manual by which one could construct golems of the sort the Coopers had been making, and to that end contained a few rather powerful spells that were necessary in the construction of the flesh golem. While studying she dosed off, and for the first time she saw who was behind the words of warning and threat she had been receiving in her head--a face to go with the threats, one from her past: Lady Rohesia Aerlond. This was the woman who had taken Muffy’s light, who, as she revealed before the ball to the rest of The Lucky Seven, had tricked her into murdering her own mother.

Shortly after finding out about Muffy's past it was time to head out to the Ball! Lady Remalia Haventree acted as the group's escort taking care of every need from clothing to transport. Remalia said it would probably be best to leave Rhys with the task of talking to Sir Isteval given their mutual connection as paladin’s of Lathander, and to that end Rhys performed beautifully. As there was conflict between her and Lord Neverember, she felt it best for one of the other members of the group to speak with him to try to get him on your side before the meeting which was scheduled for noon the next day.

After arriving Muffy and Rhys got things going with an impressive dance number while Remalia introduced Gram, Bucky, and Dorn to Countess and Lady Gralhund. Spotting their daughter Tomisson who looked rather bored, Bucky went over to strike up conversation and was joined by Dorn. The three decided to head off, Tomisson finding Bucky and Dorn a breath of fresh air from the usual crowd that came to such galas.

As Rhys was charming Sir Istavel, Muffy attempted the same with Lord Neverember, but unfortunately came on a little too strong with a “horse girl” energy, and so left to try to course correct by talking to those who seemed in Neverember’s circle. Gram meanwhile was attempting to get some gossip among the elite of Waterdeep, but not finding anything juicy enough for his liking, stepped out on the balcony for some fresh air in the moon light. There he met a woman who was doing the same, Lady Esvele. The two hit it off and made their way to the dance floor. All the while Rhys had secured the interest of Sir Istavel who would indeed be attended the meeting of The Lord’s Alliance tomorrow.

Looking for the two members of the Gralhund family they had not yet encountered, Bucky and Dorn suggested to Tomisson that they find her little brothers, and without much effort found the twins up to no good. After convincing their nanny that they would watch over the twins, they convinced the twins to show them their favorite hiding spot in the castle.

Back in the main hall a pair of acrobatic performers, an elf and a halfling were dazzling the crowd while Rhys tried his hand with Lord Neverember. Though he had more success than Muffy, it was hard to say where Lord Neverember stood, the two agreeing to talk more on matters tomorrow at the meeting.

In the courtyard, the twins lead Bucky, Dorn, and their sister to a fountain, all sneaking under the effects of Dorn’s pass without a trace which concealed them effectively despite the bright moon light. They made it without anyone seeing them, then one of the twins cast a cantrip to move the water around and the other opened a hatch that lead down. Below was a circular lounge room with waterfalls on all sides… and that’s when Bucky spotted a seam in one of the walls just behind the waterfall.