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Once past the bridge and its remaining traps, which Rosten managed to disarm, the party found itself in a stone chamber with several coffins on its margin and a large stone crypt in its center, along with stairs leading up. Aerikoth recommended that the coffins be destroyed, which prompted Njord...

Meanwhile, the dwarven priest Njord, huffing and puffing, had arrived late at the Old Beard. After briefly looking around the tavern’s interior, he exited and surveyed his surroundings. Looking at the nearby sewer entrance, he spied a dwarven rune daubed next to it in some kind of paint. It...

Close to midnight on Tarsakh 4, Darrow met up with the others at the Old Beard tavern, having finished fixing up his armor at the Gatereach guest house. His companions mentioned the nearby sewer entrance they were to descend and noted they could leave a trail for their remaining dwarven...

The four adventurers entered the Old Beard in a serious mood, with Rosten wringing out the rainwater from his bandana in the entrance. A sea captain was just taking his leave of Jonson the bartender, who wished him a safe journey on the morrow. After they watched him depart, Lloria and Rosten...

With time running short, Thessar stood up from his chair and informed the others he would be at Lilda’s Festhall, showing himself until past midnight, so the vampires wouldn’t think he was responsible for raiding the secret Shar temple. Aerikoth raised the point that obtaining the magic cloak...

The Raid As Aerikoth and Rosten were on their way back to Thessar’s house, they ran into Dermot and Lloria on the street. The four agreed to proceed to their destination without waiting for their two dwarven companions, who had decided to not venture out into the rainy night and instead prepare...

Early evening of Tarsakh 4, Aerikoth returned to the Gatereach guest house and found Darrow, Dermot and Njord there, along with a newcomer, who introduced herself as Lloria, from the Silver Marches. Darrow explained that the warrior cleric, who wielded a halberd almost as tall as herself, had...

Apparently on edge from the arrival of The Vulture, Thessar got up and made sure his front door was locked, afterwards returning to his central chair. However, he then chose to remain standing, his hands resting in a loose grip on the back of the chair while he kept one eye on the door. Aerikoth...

The old warrior moved to the central chair and took his place on it, scanning the room before beginning his speech. He said that he knew all of them, and they all knew him, as well as having met each other at one point or another. Thessar stated that he could vouch for each of them, to some...

Late the next morning on Tarsakh 4, the dwarven priest Njord presented himself at the Gatereach guest house, knocking loudly at the door. Inside, Dermot yelled and shook Rosten awake, although quickly stepped back when the hungover hin rose up with a jerk of his body. The ranger then went over...

Aerikoth observed, cautioning the others, that some of the minions of the Night King had become emboldened to take risks; however, there were those that would fight back better than those that dwelled in the Shore. Sorenth validated this, stating that the young, brash ones had been pushing their...

Although it was in the wee hours of Tarsakh 4, the establishment had a low buzz of activity, with several patrons lounging about a large, richly-furnished room done predominantly in purple. Two stunning-looking ladies, garbed in dresses of flowing purple hue, made exclamations of surprised...

Satisfied they had gotten all they could from Lomilith, Aerikoth and Njord departed to make their wizardly and priestly preparations for the upcoming midnight meeting. Darrow, Dermot and Rosten lingered a bit to speak with Thessar, but then instead of heading for a tavern as originally planned...

Mid-afternoon of Tarsakh 3 the group gathered again at the Gatereach. Darrow still looked a little green, but had been filled in by Aerikoth as to what had occurred at Thessar’s. Njord claimed that his and Dermot’s afternoon visiting the temples had been productive, prompting the ranger to tell...

A short while later, the dwarf, who normally had an iron constitution, excused himself with a stomachache and headed back to the Gatereach. Rosten meanwhile had paled considerably while eating the stew, but finished it nonetheless, pushing the bowl away slowly while grimacing and gritting his...

Searching for Allies Dermot, ever the thoughtful ranger, changed his mind and decided to stay and talk more with the Ascetic One about the situation with Shanni and other things on his mind. Meanwhile, Njord decided he would canvas other temples in the city besides that of the Lathanderites, to...

The morning of Tarsakh 3, 1373, the mage Aerikoth Ankharat rejoined his companions Dermot Kenner and Darrow Ironhelm in the newly rebuilt Gatereach guesthouse, having chosen to sleep elsewhere. The previous evening, he and Dermot had met Rosten Foregallow for the first time. The morose but...

Chapter XI: New Allies and Old Enemies Farewells and Hails Squinting in the sunlight after emerging from the crypt the morning of Tarsakh 2, Aerikoth, Darrow, Dermot and Shanni wearily made their way back from the ruined necropolis of the vampire lord to the village of Reddansyr, where they...

Interlude from "C" As instructed by my superiors, I have spent much of the past tenday meditating, having finished the three volumes of the chronicles that were provided to me. Yet my thoughts have been bothered by many things, not least the incomplete nature of the story before me. My...

The vampire lord queried if they sought to fight this apostate, as he termed the Night King, who was calling himself Orlak II. Dermot cautiously replied in the affirmative and was echoed by a more confident Darrow. The lord stated that not all in the city had abandoned the old ways and that he...