PREVIOUSLY - CAMPAIGN DIARIES 70 - THE FINAL ENEMY
The Owlbear League continues to explore Skullport, the subterranean city below Waterdeep, getting the lay of the land and searching for information on the hidden lair of the Xanathar Guild - The Eye and it's leaders. With enough info and allies, they may be able to form a plan to save their wards, the three urchins. Then get the gold from the location the Stone of Golorr has revealed and figure out how they will split with Manshoon.
To date, they have learned some of the comings and goings of the Xanathar guild, but most concerning is the revelation that The Xanathar himself is a beholder, an extremely powerful magic creature known to disintegrate its enemies. There are still mysteries, like why there is a goldfish keeper and why are the urchins entertaining a goldfish. They also "purchased" the kobald in a bear costume named "Sizzle" who rests on the Riptide.
They are wary of who they talk to, knowing many are allied with The Eye, but many also seem bothered by them, and the extortion they extract for "protection" from them. Most directly, they need to find Nar'l Xibrindas, a secret agent of The Zhentarim, and find out what he knows about their kids, and hurting The Xanathar.
Then, there is still the mystery of the submersible they discovered following them through the Sea Caves, likely into Skullport.
CAPTURE 7:45
They wander the shops of the Trade Lane, a poison shop - The Venomous Vial (46), passing The Long Slow Kiss (45), a festhall; The Crowing Cockatrice Inn (47). A rope and pulley purveyor - Noose's Knots (48). They shopped a bit in The Boneyard (49) a shop with various bone crafts. They stop before Spore's Haven (50).
This fungus shop is lit by bioluminescent mushrooms that cast an eerie, yet inviting glow. The air is thick with the earthy scent of damp soil and the faint, sweet aroma of various fungi. Trays of mushrooms grow everywhere. They move on without entering.
The next business seems to be some sort of purveyor of dark magic. It's signage names it The Arcane Abyss (50).
The entrance to this building is marked by a pair of ancient, rune-inscribed brass doors that seem to hum with latent power. A pale blue light can be seen from within through small high windows that can't be directly seen into. The League enters.
As they step inside, the air grows cooler, and the faint scent of incense and old parchment fills their nostrils. The shop is dimly lit by floating orbs of soft, blue light that drift lazily through the air, casting eerie shadows on the walls lined with shelves of arcane tomes, potions, and enchanted artifacts. The ceiling is a mosaic of shifting constellations, giving the impression of standing beneath a night sky.
A violet-eyed tiefling with red skin and wearing wizard garb greets you with a soft, melodic voice that is both comforting and somehow unsettling. There is a shadowy imp flitting about, seeming to organize things while he mumbles to himself, a silver-furred cat-person who is dusting, and a hulking plant-creature that stands guard by the door.
The plant creature turns to Atlas and states "I am Bob."
UP TO 11:50
The League presses on through the
Book Store
Map shop
Pet Shop - Ott
Elimination "Realty"
Bilfglop
K'ronk gets the pack and finds:
Fine Morningstar.
Food:
1 pound of dried minced shrieker cap in a burlap bag
2 pounds of bluebiscuits wrapped in cloth
dried whole white eel wrapped in cloth
cloth bag with 1 pound of raw zurkh spores
2 pounds of hardtac wrapped in canvas
moist burlap sack with 1 pound of snake strips in salt
dried ghostfish filets with the skin on wrapped in burlap
1 pint skin of bluebeer
Trinkets
piece of applewood, partially carved into a bear
piece of zurkhwood, partially carved into a serpent
Bedding
light blue cotton thick quilted blanket
cordovan lizardskin bedroll, bound with blood-stained bat leather cords
undyed woolen thick quilted blanket
Misc
brass claw hammer
7 pieces of chalk wrapped in burlap
crude iron chisel
tinderbox
garment resembling a toga or a greatkilt made of stitched burlap pieces, with remnants of the words oats and horseradish on them
black denim long-sleeved tunic
undyed bat wing leather breeches
Body
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