Silver Moon
Adventurer
Chapter 61, “Information from the Brondani Elves”, July 13th, 1019, 10:30 P.M.
Greidawl Llyr gestures to an empty chair at the adjacent table, and says “First I would like to introduce you to our primary bodyguard, Rhee Birchwood. She was instrumental in protecting us from multiple assassination attempts during the past few days.”
A human female suddenly appears in the chair. She appears to be at least six feet tall, with dark eyes and jet black hair with a few streaks of gray, tied in a tight bun on the back of her hair. She is wearing a long black cloth dress and black boots. A black leather vest with intricate patterns is buttoned tightly across her chest. The only thing that breaks up the somber tones is the bright multi-colored parrot sitting on her shoulder. Narg and Mojo mutter comments about how she has the appearance of a stern librarian.
The woman states “I have been accompanying the Llyr’s during the past week. When it was announced earlier this evening that the Royals were under attack I went to investigate. She then looks toward Serita, Mojo and Narg, and comments “I was very impressed at the way you handled that situation. After you left I checked out the carriage. It appears that some type of magical cutting tool was used to cut the axle. Based upon the small amount of oxidation around the break it appears to have occurred a few days ago, probably during the bidders dinner, and the wheels were kept on since then by magical means. That would have only required a Dispel Magic to make them come off at just the right moment.
After I returned here I investigated then investigated the other carriages outside, finding the exact same damage to the carriage that the Llyr’s arrived here in. I imagine that the assassins are planning another assault during our ride back to the Sleeping Raven Inn.” The Silver Moon Adventurers get excited about hearing this. Serita exclaims, “Same M.O., same assassins, that means Annie, the other Serita and whoever they are working with. Let’s get’em!” Mojo points to the Llyrs and suggests “Okay, so we just need to disguise us to look like these guys, so it will look like them entering the carriage.” Greidawl says “No need for anything that elaborate. We didn’t win anything in the auction there is no need for us to remain in this city. Whether we teleport away from here, from inside the carriage or back at the Inn makes no difference.”
Serita says “Oh yeah, I’m sorry you weren’t able to get your Grandfather’s artifact.” Greidawl states “Yes, it was quite a disappointment for us. We came really close to an agreement about sharing it too.” His Granddaughter Andowen then speaks up. “The leaders of both Mengale and Silvanost refused to even meet with each other and Grandfather, so three of us lower ranked decided to meet instead. Princess Iseldere of Silvanost, the Mengale High Lady’s bodyguard Ross, and I negotiated well into the evening, coming up with a workable plan. Both Grandfather and the High Lady Arwen agreed to the terms, but Silvanost’s Queen Vanya would not go along with what her younger sister had agreed to.”
Greidawl says “Yes, and it was obvious that we weren’t going to get it, as I only had around a quarter of a million gold to spend.” Serita interjects “Hold on, you bid more than three times that amount!” He gestures back to Rhee and says, “Yes, because my friend here was able to find out exactly how much Silvanost had to spend. Once they killed the sharing agreement I was determined that if they were going to get the artifact they weren’t going to get it cheap. That extra half million gold will do far more good at your hospital than sitting in Silvanost’s vaults.” “Thank you” Serita answers.
Greidwal’s son Bradwen then speaks up, stating “And there is one other area where I think we can be of some assistance to you. During the item hearing the people from the desert kingdom spoke of the sphinx housing part of a deity, and of a god war that took place ten weeks ago. We were intrigued by that and decided to investigate it further.”
Netralitor, the Elder of the Engwahilien Family, then speaks up, stating “I am a high priest of the elvan god Corellon Larethian. I contacted servants of my deity regarding this, and what I discovered was very interesting. They confirmed that the physical body of the god Set was shattered during the god war, and the pieces scattered throughout eternity.” “Set, he’s their god of evil!” Serita exclaims. Netralitor answers “Yes he is. That helps explain why those followers of his were unwilling to take ‘No’ for an answer.”
“They also told me another very interesting element of this god war, in that a team from your group were participants, and you actually met my god. Fiona says, “Yes, Aradyn, Vincenzo and I were all part of that team.” Netralitor continues “I was told you assisted the evil god Nerull in order to get a piece of the fabled Rod of the Seven Parts.” (Module #105, “20th Year Anniversary Module”, Game #5) Vincenzo says “Yes, but also in exchange for that and a subsequent mission Nerull agreed to cease all contact with our planet, which benefits us all.” (Module #109, “Leave it to Nerull”)
Bradwen speaks up again “I assume that you were successful in obtaining the Rod of the Seven Parts.” A long silence follows, with none of the party either confirming or denying it. Bradwen continues, “I read an account written by the Zalparian Scholar’s Guild, which indicated that you possessed the artifact briefly some 14 years ago. It indicated that you had only used one of the two prime powers, the ability to turn a victim’s bones to jelly. Did you ever discover what the other prime power was?” “No,” several party members state in unison. The elvan bard says “Well, it is cited in an ancient ballad about the Rod, if that knowledge would be of use to you?”
The party indicates that would be helpful to know. (Several players then request that the DM not actually sing the passage, knowing that the players would probably suffer physical damage if he did.) Bradwen supplies the information of the power being the equivalent of the 9th level Wizard spell Imprisonment.
The Llyr’s decide that it is time for them to depart. The carriage is brought around to beside the doors. Narg again cautions against too large a group going, needing a sufficient force to remain behind to still guard both the items and the target Melito, but adds “I’m going this time.” “Me too,” Mojo chimes in. It is pointed out that anyone in the carriage will be making himself or herself a target. “I’ve got my Ring of Invisibility” Mojo states. Rhee offers to cast an invisibility spell onto Narg.
Blip says “I’ll ride along invisibly on my broom.” Cassie decides that an air contingent sounds good, and says that she will ride her wyvern. The archer Aradyn volunteers to join her, saying “You drive, I’ll shoot.” Timothy says he will go as well, on his pegasus. Lastly, they decide to replace the driver with one of their party. Furynick volunteers, putting the driver’s clothes and hat over his armor and pocketing his eye patch. Mojo comments “Is it really a good idea to have a driver with no peripheral vision to lead us into an ambush?” Narg whispers to Mojo “Not really, but do you see anyone other than Furynick who is stupid enough to volunteer to be a visible target?” “Good point,” Mojo replies.
Rhee becomes invisible again, and heads out to the carriage with the group from Brondani. Narg and Mojo accompany them. The carriage is momentarily crowded, as the curtains on the carriage are all lowered. The wizard and her charges then teleport away. Narg says “We’d better brace ourselves. The attack could come at any time.” Mojo replies “Well, this is hardly the first time that we’ve been inside a carriage that tipped over.” Narg answers “Yes, but for a change, this time it won’t be us that cause it to crash.”
Greidawl Llyr gestures to an empty chair at the adjacent table, and says “First I would like to introduce you to our primary bodyguard, Rhee Birchwood. She was instrumental in protecting us from multiple assassination attempts during the past few days.”
A human female suddenly appears in the chair. She appears to be at least six feet tall, with dark eyes and jet black hair with a few streaks of gray, tied in a tight bun on the back of her hair. She is wearing a long black cloth dress and black boots. A black leather vest with intricate patterns is buttoned tightly across her chest. The only thing that breaks up the somber tones is the bright multi-colored parrot sitting on her shoulder. Narg and Mojo mutter comments about how she has the appearance of a stern librarian.
The woman states “I have been accompanying the Llyr’s during the past week. When it was announced earlier this evening that the Royals were under attack I went to investigate. She then looks toward Serita, Mojo and Narg, and comments “I was very impressed at the way you handled that situation. After you left I checked out the carriage. It appears that some type of magical cutting tool was used to cut the axle. Based upon the small amount of oxidation around the break it appears to have occurred a few days ago, probably during the bidders dinner, and the wheels were kept on since then by magical means. That would have only required a Dispel Magic to make them come off at just the right moment.
After I returned here I investigated then investigated the other carriages outside, finding the exact same damage to the carriage that the Llyr’s arrived here in. I imagine that the assassins are planning another assault during our ride back to the Sleeping Raven Inn.” The Silver Moon Adventurers get excited about hearing this. Serita exclaims, “Same M.O., same assassins, that means Annie, the other Serita and whoever they are working with. Let’s get’em!” Mojo points to the Llyrs and suggests “Okay, so we just need to disguise us to look like these guys, so it will look like them entering the carriage.” Greidawl says “No need for anything that elaborate. We didn’t win anything in the auction there is no need for us to remain in this city. Whether we teleport away from here, from inside the carriage or back at the Inn makes no difference.”
Serita says “Oh yeah, I’m sorry you weren’t able to get your Grandfather’s artifact.” Greidawl states “Yes, it was quite a disappointment for us. We came really close to an agreement about sharing it too.” His Granddaughter Andowen then speaks up. “The leaders of both Mengale and Silvanost refused to even meet with each other and Grandfather, so three of us lower ranked decided to meet instead. Princess Iseldere of Silvanost, the Mengale High Lady’s bodyguard Ross, and I negotiated well into the evening, coming up with a workable plan. Both Grandfather and the High Lady Arwen agreed to the terms, but Silvanost’s Queen Vanya would not go along with what her younger sister had agreed to.”
Greidawl says “Yes, and it was obvious that we weren’t going to get it, as I only had around a quarter of a million gold to spend.” Serita interjects “Hold on, you bid more than three times that amount!” He gestures back to Rhee and says, “Yes, because my friend here was able to find out exactly how much Silvanost had to spend. Once they killed the sharing agreement I was determined that if they were going to get the artifact they weren’t going to get it cheap. That extra half million gold will do far more good at your hospital than sitting in Silvanost’s vaults.” “Thank you” Serita answers.
Greidwal’s son Bradwen then speaks up, stating “And there is one other area where I think we can be of some assistance to you. During the item hearing the people from the desert kingdom spoke of the sphinx housing part of a deity, and of a god war that took place ten weeks ago. We were intrigued by that and decided to investigate it further.”
Netralitor, the Elder of the Engwahilien Family, then speaks up, stating “I am a high priest of the elvan god Corellon Larethian. I contacted servants of my deity regarding this, and what I discovered was very interesting. They confirmed that the physical body of the god Set was shattered during the god war, and the pieces scattered throughout eternity.” “Set, he’s their god of evil!” Serita exclaims. Netralitor answers “Yes he is. That helps explain why those followers of his were unwilling to take ‘No’ for an answer.”
“They also told me another very interesting element of this god war, in that a team from your group were participants, and you actually met my god. Fiona says, “Yes, Aradyn, Vincenzo and I were all part of that team.” Netralitor continues “I was told you assisted the evil god Nerull in order to get a piece of the fabled Rod of the Seven Parts.” (Module #105, “20th Year Anniversary Module”, Game #5) Vincenzo says “Yes, but also in exchange for that and a subsequent mission Nerull agreed to cease all contact with our planet, which benefits us all.” (Module #109, “Leave it to Nerull”)
Bradwen speaks up again “I assume that you were successful in obtaining the Rod of the Seven Parts.” A long silence follows, with none of the party either confirming or denying it. Bradwen continues, “I read an account written by the Zalparian Scholar’s Guild, which indicated that you possessed the artifact briefly some 14 years ago. It indicated that you had only used one of the two prime powers, the ability to turn a victim’s bones to jelly. Did you ever discover what the other prime power was?” “No,” several party members state in unison. The elvan bard says “Well, it is cited in an ancient ballad about the Rod, if that knowledge would be of use to you?”
The party indicates that would be helpful to know. (Several players then request that the DM not actually sing the passage, knowing that the players would probably suffer physical damage if he did.) Bradwen supplies the information of the power being the equivalent of the 9th level Wizard spell Imprisonment.
The Llyr’s decide that it is time for them to depart. The carriage is brought around to beside the doors. Narg again cautions against too large a group going, needing a sufficient force to remain behind to still guard both the items and the target Melito, but adds “I’m going this time.” “Me too,” Mojo chimes in. It is pointed out that anyone in the carriage will be making himself or herself a target. “I’ve got my Ring of Invisibility” Mojo states. Rhee offers to cast an invisibility spell onto Narg.
Blip says “I’ll ride along invisibly on my broom.” Cassie decides that an air contingent sounds good, and says that she will ride her wyvern. The archer Aradyn volunteers to join her, saying “You drive, I’ll shoot.” Timothy says he will go as well, on his pegasus. Lastly, they decide to replace the driver with one of their party. Furynick volunteers, putting the driver’s clothes and hat over his armor and pocketing his eye patch. Mojo comments “Is it really a good idea to have a driver with no peripheral vision to lead us into an ambush?” Narg whispers to Mojo “Not really, but do you see anyone other than Furynick who is stupid enough to volunteer to be a visible target?” “Good point,” Mojo replies.
Rhee becomes invisible again, and heads out to the carriage with the group from Brondani. Narg and Mojo accompany them. The carriage is momentarily crowded, as the curtains on the carriage are all lowered. The wizard and her charges then teleport away. Narg says “We’d better brace ourselves. The attack could come at any time.” Mojo replies “Well, this is hardly the first time that we’ve been inside a carriage that tipped over.” Narg answers “Yes, but for a change, this time it won’t be us that cause it to crash.”