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<blockquote data-quote="sniffles" data-source="post: 2815408" data-attributes="member: 30035"><p><strong>placeholder</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Waterdeep</strong></p><p></p><p>I'm afraid that when we arrived outside of Waterdeep I was completely insensible. Roland had suffered the same response to a view of the fey realm, as had our poor unfortunate coach driver. Once Roland revived he set to work trying to awaken and pacify the driver, who was naturally rather distressed at finding himself no longer near Candlekeep. </p><p></p><p>The road into the city was quite well traveled, but as we continued our journey with our flustered driver we observed that this didn't prevent a group of orcs attempting to ambush a group of merchants. Their efforts didn't get them far. There were too many people on the road to let an ambush pass without providing assistance to the victims in driving off the brigands. </p><p></p><p>We entered Waterdeep through the south gate. Waterdeep is an amazing place, so full of life and so cosmopolitan. As we traveled to the inn I put my head out and stared all around at the colorful people I saw passing by, identifying the costumes of many distant lands, even visitors from as far away as Chult. The sky overhead was full of flying people, some flying by magic on their persons and others being transported by magical devices or flying creatures. Roland caught sight of a rider on a griffon and conceived a desire to try this himself. I would have joined him in that endeavor, but we quickly learned that it was far too costly for our purses.</p><p></p><p>After we made our way to the Tree of Life, an inn Latan had found in a guidebook she'd read at Candlekeep, Roland and I were eager to explore the city. But Latan and Hedrin weren't so enthusiastic. We wandered out of the inn for a while, roaming the streets and eating far too much at various vendors, until we were so tired we had to return to the Tree of Life and collapse in our comfortable beds.</p><p></p><p>On the following morning Latan and Hedrin decided to go to the wharfside district to seek the offices of Master Whitetree and look for a way to gain our coachman return passage to Candlekeep. Roland wrote a courteous note to Khelben Blackstaff asking when we might meet with him. Then he and I set off to see more of the city.</p><p></p><p>There were performers everywhere, of every type and race and quality. Eventually we happened upon an area where posters were hung with information about performances being held at the New Ollam College, which we were both naturally eager to see. According to one poster, an avatar of Jaedrig Pol himself was scheduled to appear in the following evening! </p><p></p><p>Excited by this, Roland and I headed for the college. We heard the most excellent muscial performances while passing through the tunnel that leads to the promontory where the college is situated. Along the way Roland kept me amused by expertly imitating the accents and speech patterns of the locals. </p><p></p><p>While we were standing in the courtyard of the college admiring everything, Roland overheard a man bemoaning the fact that he had tickets to Jaedrig's performance but wasn't able to attend. With his usual charm, Roland was able to persuade the man to part with them for 20 gold pieces each. Our only difficulty now is that we have only 4 tickets and there are 5 of us!</p><p></p><p><strong>Quips & Quotes for this session:</strong></p><p></p><p>Jubilee: "Did we get XP for seeing that?"</p><p></p><p>Devo: "We're going up to C7 and C4 on the map. We're blowing up C4."</p><p></p><p></p><p>_____________________________________________________________________________</p><p><strong>The Performance of a Lifetime</strong></p><p></p><p>Roland and I had the immediate mission of seeking more tickets to the performance. We also overheard that the Lord of Waterdeep would be attending! </p><p></p><p>I searched for books in several shops as we made our way back to the inn. When we arrived we learned that there had been a message from the Blackstaff seeking to meet with us on the evening of the performance. Hedrin would have been glad to get home right away, I think, but Roland and I were so crestfallen by the idea of missing Jaedrig's appearance that he gave in. Roland composed another note to the wizard to ask that he allow us another day. </p><p></p><p>Percy turned out to have been busy in our absence; he'd acquired a chest. It turned out to be a magical chest, capable of holding far more than its exterior would allow. He'd packed it full of all sorts of spices and ingredients. There was even a cooking fire tucked in the bottom! When the chest is shut the fire is put into a kind of stasis. Percy was so eager to get this chest and its contents that I think he gave up some of his own personal possessions in exchange for it. He seemed inordinately proud of his acquisition.</p><p></p><p>The next morning we received another reply from Khelben. As it turned out, he would be attending the performance too, and quite understood our desire to remain in Waterdeep a bit longer. Roland sent him a note to thank him for his kindness and went off to the wharfside to negotiate passage home for our coachman, who'd been spending far too much time enjoying the Tree of Life's selection of beverages.</p><p></p><p>Latan guided us all to the palace of Waterdeep for a tour of the grounds once Roland's mission was accomplished. As evening neared we all put on our best attire and hired a carriage to take us to the college - the coachman was rather worse for his indulgence and didn't know his way around the city in any case. </p><p></p><p>Our seats turned out to be excellent. We couldn't have asked for better. When the audience had settled on the cushions, the curtains drew open and without any fanfare Jaedrig Pol walked onto the stage and began to tell a story. He told the story of the Time of Troubles and how he came to be a god. I'd never heard the story from his perspective before. I could visualize every scene as he described it as though I'd seen it myself. </p><p></p><p>Somehow, despite being thoroughly engrossed in his tale, I still managed to look around at the rest of the audience and realized that seated in a box to my left were several people who bore a striking resemblance to his companions in the story. I was left wondering if these people were really his companions, or if he had merely based his description on the people in the box. I suspect it was the former. I wish I could have met them.</p><p></p><p>Once he'd finished his moving story, Jaedrig abruptly disappeared. We had all been sitting still and quiet as cats, and now we realized we'd done so for an entire night! But I'm not at all tired. I'll have to transcribe his story as soon as I can. That saga will be something to keep the historians occupied for months on end!</p><p></p><p><strong>Quips & Quotes:</strong></p><p></p><p>Zora: "A chapbook - is that like a chaproom?"</p><p></p><p>Jubilee: "Could I put food in my familiar pocket and keep it fresh?"</p><p>Devo: "You'd have to ask your familiar."</p><p>Hedrin: "And then if you ate it you couldn't have any more for a year and a day."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sniffles, post: 2815408, member: 30035"] [b]placeholder[/b] [B]Waterdeep[/B] I'm afraid that when we arrived outside of Waterdeep I was completely insensible. Roland had suffered the same response to a view of the fey realm, as had our poor unfortunate coach driver. Once Roland revived he set to work trying to awaken and pacify the driver, who was naturally rather distressed at finding himself no longer near Candlekeep. The road into the city was quite well traveled, but as we continued our journey with our flustered driver we observed that this didn't prevent a group of orcs attempting to ambush a group of merchants. Their efforts didn't get them far. There were too many people on the road to let an ambush pass without providing assistance to the victims in driving off the brigands. We entered Waterdeep through the south gate. Waterdeep is an amazing place, so full of life and so cosmopolitan. As we traveled to the inn I put my head out and stared all around at the colorful people I saw passing by, identifying the costumes of many distant lands, even visitors from as far away as Chult. The sky overhead was full of flying people, some flying by magic on their persons and others being transported by magical devices or flying creatures. Roland caught sight of a rider on a griffon and conceived a desire to try this himself. I would have joined him in that endeavor, but we quickly learned that it was far too costly for our purses. After we made our way to the Tree of Life, an inn Latan had found in a guidebook she'd read at Candlekeep, Roland and I were eager to explore the city. But Latan and Hedrin weren't so enthusiastic. We wandered out of the inn for a while, roaming the streets and eating far too much at various vendors, until we were so tired we had to return to the Tree of Life and collapse in our comfortable beds. On the following morning Latan and Hedrin decided to go to the wharfside district to seek the offices of Master Whitetree and look for a way to gain our coachman return passage to Candlekeep. Roland wrote a courteous note to Khelben Blackstaff asking when we might meet with him. Then he and I set off to see more of the city. There were performers everywhere, of every type and race and quality. Eventually we happened upon an area where posters were hung with information about performances being held at the New Ollam College, which we were both naturally eager to see. According to one poster, an avatar of Jaedrig Pol himself was scheduled to appear in the following evening! Excited by this, Roland and I headed for the college. We heard the most excellent muscial performances while passing through the tunnel that leads to the promontory where the college is situated. Along the way Roland kept me amused by expertly imitating the accents and speech patterns of the locals. While we were standing in the courtyard of the college admiring everything, Roland overheard a man bemoaning the fact that he had tickets to Jaedrig's performance but wasn't able to attend. With his usual charm, Roland was able to persuade the man to part with them for 20 gold pieces each. Our only difficulty now is that we have only 4 tickets and there are 5 of us! [B]Quips & Quotes for this session:[/B] Jubilee: "Did we get XP for seeing that?" Devo: "We're going up to C7 and C4 on the map. We're blowing up C4." _____________________________________________________________________________ [B]The Performance of a Lifetime[/B] Roland and I had the immediate mission of seeking more tickets to the performance. We also overheard that the Lord of Waterdeep would be attending! I searched for books in several shops as we made our way back to the inn. When we arrived we learned that there had been a message from the Blackstaff seeking to meet with us on the evening of the performance. Hedrin would have been glad to get home right away, I think, but Roland and I were so crestfallen by the idea of missing Jaedrig's appearance that he gave in. Roland composed another note to the wizard to ask that he allow us another day. Percy turned out to have been busy in our absence; he'd acquired a chest. It turned out to be a magical chest, capable of holding far more than its exterior would allow. He'd packed it full of all sorts of spices and ingredients. There was even a cooking fire tucked in the bottom! When the chest is shut the fire is put into a kind of stasis. Percy was so eager to get this chest and its contents that I think he gave up some of his own personal possessions in exchange for it. He seemed inordinately proud of his acquisition. The next morning we received another reply from Khelben. As it turned out, he would be attending the performance too, and quite understood our desire to remain in Waterdeep a bit longer. Roland sent him a note to thank him for his kindness and went off to the wharfside to negotiate passage home for our coachman, who'd been spending far too much time enjoying the Tree of Life's selection of beverages. Latan guided us all to the palace of Waterdeep for a tour of the grounds once Roland's mission was accomplished. As evening neared we all put on our best attire and hired a carriage to take us to the college - the coachman was rather worse for his indulgence and didn't know his way around the city in any case. Our seats turned out to be excellent. We couldn't have asked for better. When the audience had settled on the cushions, the curtains drew open and without any fanfare Jaedrig Pol walked onto the stage and began to tell a story. He told the story of the Time of Troubles and how he came to be a god. I'd never heard the story from his perspective before. I could visualize every scene as he described it as though I'd seen it myself. Somehow, despite being thoroughly engrossed in his tale, I still managed to look around at the rest of the audience and realized that seated in a box to my left were several people who bore a striking resemblance to his companions in the story. I was left wondering if these people were really his companions, or if he had merely based his description on the people in the box. I suspect it was the former. I wish I could have met them. Once he'd finished his moving story, Jaedrig abruptly disappeared. We had all been sitting still and quiet as cats, and now we realized we'd done so for an entire night! But I'm not at all tired. I'll have to transcribe his story as soon as I can. That saga will be something to keep the historians occupied for months on end! [B]Quips & Quotes:[/B] Zora: "A chapbook - is that like a chaproom?" Jubilee: "Could I put food in my familiar pocket and keep it fresh?" Devo: "You'd have to ask your familiar." Hedrin: "And then if you ate it you couldn't have any more for a year and a day." [/QUOTE]
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