Post by shoonvii on Dec 18, 2007 1:30:37 GMT -5
1372 - The Year of Wild Magic
Nightal 15 - The Dhaazir return to Menzoberranzan, reclaiming the throne of the House for the True Matron. Though he won’t likely be traded to another House for breeding purposes, Matron Dhaazir keeps Riznafein on as Elderboy and grants him the title of Spymaster.
She names Brezian as her Weaponmaster, Torellan she names as her Patron, and Qor’zul as the House Wizard. Vramae she labels a heretic; but in reward for her service she allows the heretic to live, though not in House Dhaazir, for now. Vramae leaves the House in disgust.
Vramae immediately begins planning. She places her second in charge of her cult and sends word to Ramil H’tithet, a minor member of the cult. House H’tithet provides Menzoberranyr ambassadors to Skullport and houses a portal to the city.
She gathers the Kiaransalyn orog Gormak as a bodyguard and informs him that they will be traveling to Maerimydra to claim leadership of the city for herself.
En route to House H’tithet they are attacked by a squad of Bregan D’aerthe who’ve been hired by Matron Dhaazir to kill Vramae and/or bring her back to the House. They also inform her that a squad has also been sent to the hidden chapel to burn it to the ground.
Ramil is able to bluff their way to the portal room of House H'tithet, but they are stopped there by a priestess of the House and are forced to do battle with her and some guards. They narrowly escape through the portal.
Upon arriving at House H'tithet's compound in Skullport, they are confronted by some more guards. Vramae is able to intimidate their way past them with the aid of the serpent whip Gormak took from the nearly-dead priestess back in House H'tithet in Menzoberranzan.
They take rooms at Guts & Garters while Ramil finds passage to Maerimydra. He returns later, telling Vramae that an information broker, a human named Irusyl Eraneth supposedly will know the way.
Nightal 16 - Vramae and co. set out for The Deepfires, an inn where Eraneth is regularly found. They don't find her there, but an unusual fellow named Spider points them in the direction of The Burning Troll.
They find Eraneth at The Burning Troll and she tells them that a yuan-ti named Zzulkk Ssarmn owns a building which contains a portal to Maerimydra, but warns them to stay out of that city, as it is a war zone.
During the conversation, Vramae notices none other than Filraen - former Captain of the Guard of House Dhaazir - carousing with a human wench in a corner booth. She stalks over to him and arranges a meeting later at Guts & Garters.
They then head to Zzulkk Ssarmn's manse to try and gain access to his portal. The guards eventually allow them entry, but they do not meet with Ssarmn, but his associate - a back-and-white scaled yuan-ti named Domino.
Domino told them that they were currently in a war of sorts with The Xanathar and that they needed one of his associates eliminated. In return, they would give Vramae access to the portal.
The associate, a duergar named Brennan Greyslate, was known to frequent a rundown tavern called Traitor Picks with a group of his own kind.
Vramae, Gormak, and Ramil head to Traitor Picks and Vramae sends Gormak in to scout the place. Inside, he sees a group of seven duergar drinking and partying in the corner. Soon, the others joined Gormak inside. Vramae lured Brennan outside with a powerful suggestion then dispatched him in an alley by instantly stopping his heart with her foul magics. Gormak, following closely behind, then beheaded the dwarf and the party returned to Domino.
Domino was glad to see they succeeded, but then informed them that Ssarmn had in fact sold the warehouse containing the portal months ago to some kuo-toa for several reasons, including the fact that they didn't know how to activate it. She said it was drow-made and that a drow may know how to activate it. She mentioned a few local drow by name. Vramae, clearly upset, abruptly left.
They then went back to Guts & Garters to meet Filraen, who actually showed up (a bit later). Vramae pled her case to him and asked him to help her, making a few promises along the way. He agreed after much discussion.
Nightal 17 - The party awoke and went to find Irusyl Eraneth, the info broker, again to ask about the portal and who would know how to activate it. She said that the only one in Skullport who may know is the Rag Mage - but he is insane to say the least and may attack you, you never know. Irusyl claimed that the Rag Mage was once drow, though he and everyone else has no idea. She told them to look in the Upper Trade Lanes for him.
The ascended to the Upper Trade Lanes and soon found him amongst the floating and windswept detritus of the area. They asked him how to operate the portal and tried to communicate with him, but he attacked them with his raggamoffyn minions - which were also formed of the castoff detritus of Skullport. Vramae was able to actually hurt the Rag Mage during the battle with a spell, then he and his minions disapated leaving the party with a phrase ringing in their ears, "My strength lies in Szith Morcane."
Nightal 15 - The Dhaazir return to Menzoberranzan, reclaiming the throne of the House for the True Matron. Though he won’t likely be traded to another House for breeding purposes, Matron Dhaazir keeps Riznafein on as Elderboy and grants him the title of Spymaster.
She names Brezian as her Weaponmaster, Torellan she names as her Patron, and Qor’zul as the House Wizard. Vramae she labels a heretic; but in reward for her service she allows the heretic to live, though not in House Dhaazir, for now. Vramae leaves the House in disgust.
Vramae immediately begins planning. She places her second in charge of her cult and sends word to Ramil H’tithet, a minor member of the cult. House H’tithet provides Menzoberranyr ambassadors to Skullport and houses a portal to the city.
She gathers the Kiaransalyn orog Gormak as a bodyguard and informs him that they will be traveling to Maerimydra to claim leadership of the city for herself.
En route to House H’tithet they are attacked by a squad of Bregan D’aerthe who’ve been hired by Matron Dhaazir to kill Vramae and/or bring her back to the House. They also inform her that a squad has also been sent to the hidden chapel to burn it to the ground.
Ramil is able to bluff their way to the portal room of House H'tithet, but they are stopped there by a priestess of the House and are forced to do battle with her and some guards. They narrowly escape through the portal.
Upon arriving at House H'tithet's compound in Skullport, they are confronted by some more guards. Vramae is able to intimidate their way past them with the aid of the serpent whip Gormak took from the nearly-dead priestess back in House H'tithet in Menzoberranzan.
They take rooms at Guts & Garters while Ramil finds passage to Maerimydra. He returns later, telling Vramae that an information broker, a human named Irusyl Eraneth supposedly will know the way.
Nightal 16 - Vramae and co. set out for The Deepfires, an inn where Eraneth is regularly found. They don't find her there, but an unusual fellow named Spider points them in the direction of The Burning Troll.
They find Eraneth at The Burning Troll and she tells them that a yuan-ti named Zzulkk Ssarmn owns a building which contains a portal to Maerimydra, but warns them to stay out of that city, as it is a war zone.
During the conversation, Vramae notices none other than Filraen - former Captain of the Guard of House Dhaazir - carousing with a human wench in a corner booth. She stalks over to him and arranges a meeting later at Guts & Garters.
They then head to Zzulkk Ssarmn's manse to try and gain access to his portal. The guards eventually allow them entry, but they do not meet with Ssarmn, but his associate - a back-and-white scaled yuan-ti named Domino.
Domino told them that they were currently in a war of sorts with The Xanathar and that they needed one of his associates eliminated. In return, they would give Vramae access to the portal.
The associate, a duergar named Brennan Greyslate, was known to frequent a rundown tavern called Traitor Picks with a group of his own kind.
Vramae, Gormak, and Ramil head to Traitor Picks and Vramae sends Gormak in to scout the place. Inside, he sees a group of seven duergar drinking and partying in the corner. Soon, the others joined Gormak inside. Vramae lured Brennan outside with a powerful suggestion then dispatched him in an alley by instantly stopping his heart with her foul magics. Gormak, following closely behind, then beheaded the dwarf and the party returned to Domino.
Domino was glad to see they succeeded, but then informed them that Ssarmn had in fact sold the warehouse containing the portal months ago to some kuo-toa for several reasons, including the fact that they didn't know how to activate it. She said it was drow-made and that a drow may know how to activate it. She mentioned a few local drow by name. Vramae, clearly upset, abruptly left.
They then went back to Guts & Garters to meet Filraen, who actually showed up (a bit later). Vramae pled her case to him and asked him to help her, making a few promises along the way. He agreed after much discussion.
Nightal 17 - The party awoke and went to find Irusyl Eraneth, the info broker, again to ask about the portal and who would know how to activate it. She said that the only one in Skullport who may know is the Rag Mage - but he is insane to say the least and may attack you, you never know. Irusyl claimed that the Rag Mage was once drow, though he and everyone else has no idea. She told them to look in the Upper Trade Lanes for him.
The ascended to the Upper Trade Lanes and soon found him amongst the floating and windswept detritus of the area. They asked him how to operate the portal and tried to communicate with him, but he attacked them with his raggamoffyn minions - which were also formed of the castoff detritus of Skullport. Vramae was able to actually hurt the Rag Mage during the battle with a spell, then he and his minions disapated leaving the party with a phrase ringing in their ears, "My strength lies in Szith Morcane."