After everyone has eaten their fill and readied themselves, they follow Veradda Stoor out of
The Jade Jug, and make their way to the docks of Waterdeep. The sun still has a few hours of light left in it when your welcomed aboard a long keel-boat called
The Sea Spear, its short width and sharp prowl living up to its namesake. The captain is a Triton by the name of Ghasilfel Tate,
Casting off after everyone is aboard your new company watches as Waterdeep drifts by and then behind, till a curve in the land puts the city out of sight. The open sea is before you and you catch the talk of some of the crew. From what you overhear it sounds like there has been trouble with giants again, this time unruly storm giants, whom usually keep to themselves. Ships have gone missing and the weather has been terriblie unpredictible.
Veradda and the capatin are just coming back from his cabin, the half-elf with a bright smile on her face.
"Captain Ghasilfel was just telling me about the goings on at Nightstone." she says looking out to sea and still smiling.
"Word came down the Ardeep River that the central stone that the keep is named after is now covered in glowing runes, where before there was nothing marking the black stone. They could be anything, a map to untold riches, the incantation to some new spell, or even a portal stone trying to open and just needing someone to figure out where the door knob is."
She turns around excitedly and nods to the captain,
"I'll go with you up river captain ready a longboat for when we arrive." It is then the captain's turn to smile and as he does he turns and walks back to the other side of the boat giving out orders.
"I can't pass up this opportunity. The first person to discover the secret to Nightstone. It would make me famous." she laughs.
"But I hope you all will stay on with this quest and meet me in Nightstone after you've found the Cult's treasure."
She looks at everyone expectantly as if she were a child asking permission from one of her parents.
