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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 7879692" data-attributes="member: 7015827">Bustable appeared and announced that dinner was served, just before Queron entered the foyer, accompanied by Janatha in an elegantly attractive gown. As Brok-Tul observed, the girl was hardly recognizable as the same person who had worked in the Gatereach Inn’s kitchen. Blushing at the adventurer’s compliments, she seated herself next to her father at the dinner table, which was tastefully set.As the meal progressed, being a savory dish of rosemary chicken and a dry white wine from Arabel, the companions enjoyed a pleasant conversation with Queron. He informed them that news of the nominations for Croamarkh had finally reached Teziir. Three candidates had put themselves forward to lead Westgate: Lord Scirkas Urdo, which surprised no one; Lord Kargerth Cormaeril, whom he had a low opinion of; and an unexpected entrant, Audara Imryth, a cleric of Mystra. Aerikoth had once visited her potion shop, but otherwise none of them had any previous contact with her. Queron speculated, with Rahnee’s agreement, that she must be backed by higher powers. Queron then took the opportunity to explain Teziir’s political system to his guests, which was based on an eleven-member Merchant Council. (This must have been a reference to the original number, as subsequently the membership shrank significantly. Consolidation of power, whether by intent or happenstance, is often a feature of such governing arrangements. --R)At Queron’s request, Brok-Tul and Rahnee shared their stories with the appreciative merchant, as their companions had done at the previous night’s dinner. Queron then informed the group of what his agents had turned up on Seriawan. Seriawan was described as a small-time merchant seeking to make easy money, not necessarily on the right side of the law. He had dropped out of sight approximately a tenday ago, paying off his rooming house debt and departing without saying a word. Queron was told that this was unusual, Seriawan normally being an oily, obsequious man looking to impress others with a false sense of his own importance. Apparently he had shared his plans with no one this time. Since he may have simply moved within the city, Queron asked his agents to see if they could find him.Brok-Tul, requesting Queron to keep the information secret, shared additional background on the Night Masks and the group’s struggles with the undead around Westgate, as well as mentioning that the place Seriawan had purchased had previously housed a temple to Leira, the dead goddess of illusion. In response to a question from Rahnee, Queron said that he thought a venture involving the ruined temple sounded bad from a business perspective, given the poor condition of the building and the inflated price, based on Aerikoth’s previous description of the place.After dinner, Jokull excused himself and went upstairs while the others had a drink together. Janatha was surprised to hear from Rahnee that none of her brothers had yet married, which made her look thoughtful. After some good-natured banter about Rahnee’s experiences growing up with twelve unruly siblings, the companions decided to call it a night.</blockquote>

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