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 Ghosts of Saltmarsh: Warthakeel Ruin

Atalaya, Boz, Cirilli, and Sorrow find themselves on their own in Saltmarsh. Seraphina, ever the meddler, sets it up so her path crosses with Nevil, a young Harper Seraphina knew from before she knew Atalaya. Nevil ends up joining Atalaya's expedition to explore the source of the storms that has been plaguing Saltmarsh. These storms had been causing a lot of problems for Saltmarsh, and in particular Raven Greenleaf's ability to send the Greenleaf Farm crops to the various markets they were bound for.

While they were in Saltmarsh, an old flame of Nevil's resurfaces. Turns out, Inman Setter, the grandson of none other than Rufus Setter (he of Master Elaria's doomed adventuring party), had no idea that 1. Nevil was alive and back in Saltmarsh, and 2. That his grandfather had been turned into an horrifying undead lich and had been defeated and killed by Atalaya and her group. Both bits of news were quite a shock. Inman had become a War Wizard of Daggerford during his absence from Nevil.

So Atalaya, Boz, Nevil, and Inman set out for the ruins together at the behest of several of the Saltmarsh folk. 

Turns out, the ruins were being used by a storm giant, Brinecane,whom they persuaded to relocate to Pelagia, thinking the fortress and caves of the sea stacks to the south would be remote enough to keep not only the weather from being a constant danger to the land villages, but also be a safe place for the giant to live. 

After debriefing the people that had employed them to investigate the ruins and getting paid, they collected their crew and headed south to Pelagia, hoping to see how Brinecane had settled in and also eager to ensure they hadn't made a bigger problem in eliminating the first problem. They have been already planning a voyage south to Candlekeep in order to research their various problems, not the least of which is how to destroy an evil relic. Pelagia is on the way. 

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(Previous game, the group had gotten into a battle with a slave ship, The Tamarind, rescued the enslaved people on board, killed a bunch of pirates, and taken their cook, Riddlepot, captive and burned the ship.)

Late Night the 29th

Atalaya and Boz keep the late watch. It passes uneventfully. Atalaya plays her panflute to calm the survivors when needed.

30th Flamerule

Morning

The survivors are brought down to the main cabin to get them out of the coming rain and to feed them. Riddlepot is left tied to the mast in the rain.

Crew is paid.

Spellbooks given to Inman.

Afternoon 30th of Flamerule: Riverport

Handoff of Riddlepot to the Guard

The party turns Riddlepot over to the authorities in Riverport and tell Captain Mercutio about the ships that are dealing with slavers... the Tamarind and the Dragon. Then they meet back up with Nevil and Ivar at the Green Goblin. 

While the rest of the group turn over Riddlepot, Nevil visits the Temple of Amaunator.

Dinner at the Green Goblin

When Nevil gets to the Green Goblin, Sorrow is already entertaining. Ivar comes over and is introduced to Nevil and Inman. The party enjoys a good dinner and swap stories with Ivar about what they have been doing since last seeing him.

Midsummer Day

The next morning, they pick up some books from Kay at the Entertainer's Guild for their trip to Candlekeep. He mentions that the Countess of Blue Haven is very well read.

Atalaya and Nevil go shopping

The girls going shopping for armor repairs, arrows for Atalaya and armor repairs and a new morningstar for Nevil. She spars with the armorer and gets the price of her items reduced.

Boz visits a Gur Fortune Teller

Shopping at Val's

Atalaya, Nevil, Inman, Cirilli

Lunch at the Green Goblin/Afternoon

Met up with Boz at the Green Goblin for lunch.

Inman and Nevil retrieve her mended armor.

Atalaya, Boz and Cirilli go to the bank to withdraw some of the group funds to cover what the Class of 81 owes Atalaya and to get the payment of Glitter.

Group stops at the Lady Luck Tavern, hoping to visit with Darfin and Sir Istaval but they are not in town. They do see the priest of Tamora, Currin.

Return the Hond Ebrath to get ready for celebrating Midsummer Night at the Green Goblin,  

GAME ENDS

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Midsummer Night

At the Green Goblin:

The party enjoys a special meal previously ordered for them by Nevil After eating Sorrow and Ivar provided the Green Goblin with bardic entertainment. Singing, dancing and drinking occur. Eventually everyone but Sorrow and Ivar head back to the ship to sleep.

1st of Eleasis

Boz prepares a late breakfast, being the first to wake this morning. Ivar and Sorrow manage to find their way back to the ship. Bets are made as to how long it will take Sorrow to notice the thong caught on one of his horns.

Slaver's Island-Merrow Fight

Hond Ebrath sails to the islet where the slavers drop of the slaves and receive pearls in return. When they land on the sandy bit of island the group is meet by 2 Merrow. The merrows confront the group and one of them remind Boz of a pirate he once knew, Gamin. Gamin asks Boz to kill him. Shayonna appears, asks for the people we should be dropping off. A fight occurs. The merrows are killed. Shayonne gets away.

Following Shayonna

Group prepares for underwater adventure. Atalaya follows the hunter's mark she had placed on Shayonna. They make their way through a tunnel in the coral. Encounter swarms of sea urchins.

We find a riddle lock in an iron cauldron. After solving it we open a passage into a dark space.

GAME ENDS

Gina's summary:

(Riddlepot had told Atalaya about an evil entity named Shayonna, that is the reason that the slave ships frequent the area of the islet. It's a drop off point for the entity, who is paying the slavers in a peculiar type of silvery pearls. The party had decided to put an end to that entirely and head out to the islet to confront the entity.

The next morning after the Midsummer celebrations, the party sets out to find the islet where slavers have been dropping off captives.

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1st of Eleasis continued:

The Fight With Shayonna

After finding their way through a hazardous coral gate, they enter the lair and battle the entity, Shayonna. Boz comes very close to dying from the sea hag's curse, but recovers. 

Once it seems that Boz is going to live, the party minus Vaz but with Ivar added in head back to Shayonna's lair and recover 500 silvery pearls and some other small items.

Sailing to Stamfort

The party sails on into Stamfort, where they dock and have a meal in a tavern, The Sea Urchin. (The first tavern we entered did not allow Sorrow to enter. The party was not amused and promptly left.)

GAME ENDS

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3rd of Eleasis: Return to Briarwood

The party returns to the Sea Urchin for breakfast. Question the innkeeper Darby (halfling) about the weather in Stamfort and the area around it. Wetter than usual, but no problems. There is a brief shopping trip to get training supplies.

The party rents a covered wagon and horse to go to Briarwood. Rain increase on way to Brairwood. Party talks with the mayor. No more froglings. Rain has returned. Lots of water, but no reported problems beyond muddy roads.

Party returns to Stamfort and return the wagon and horse.

Sail to Pelagia through the night.

4th of Eleasis

Atalaya, Nevil, Boz, Inman and Cirilli make their way into the abandoned wizard's lair at Pelagia, expecting to find no one there but the storm giant, Brinecane. She was definitely in the area, but was laying low because the lair had been taken over by Red Wizards. While  there, the party has to deal with Red Wizards bent on either capturing or killing them.

Game ends as the party opens the door and enters the room with the two voices (Thayian and Sea Prince Captain).

GAME ENDS

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4th of Eleasis continued:

The party enters the Wizard's Room ready to fight and immediately initiate the battle.  The woman they battle is actually the demon Penscheska, who has caused so much trouble in Riverport to Sorrow and the Duke.  Atalaya cries out "NO!!" as the demon, realizing she is about to be killed disappears out of the room.  The pirate, Captain Skarne surrenders to the party and is taken captive.  They discover a letter addressed to Lythra

• The Red Wizards were using Pelagia as one of their  bases of operation in their campaign to destabilize the Sword Coast and throw its governance into chaos. 

• The Red Wizards know about the Eye of Death and are keen to take possession of it.
  
  

• The Red Wizards are using the Sea Princes to do a lot of dirty work for them up and down the coast.
  
  

• Captain Jade Hawk of The Sharalin has The Eye in her possession. The Wizards intend to kill her and her crew and take the stone. 

The party has an inadvertent fight with the black pudding. They then have the pleasure of fighting some Zombies and a Sentient Net in the spiral staircase. Once they reach the sea pool room there is another fight with another Sea Prince and Thayian. The mechanical Crab Submersible is present in the chamber.

Time taken to sack the bodies and to heal each other..

They return to the Wizard's Room, barricade it and take a short rest.

GAME ENDS

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4th of Eleasis Continued.

Surprise Fight in the Wizard Laboratory

The party fights yet another Red Wizard who is joined by a small tornado.

Retrieving the Submersible

After searching the laboratory the group returns to the Submersible and learn how to operate it. Atalaya and Boz take through the seaweed to recover the hidden chest. Atalaya and Boz take the submersible through the water entrance and back to the Hond Ebrath. Atalaya and Sorrow take a rowboat to the beach to retrieve the rest of the party. Nevil, Inman and Cirilli escort Captain Skarne through the tower. The trip across the Harpy bridge is "interesting" but everyone makes it back to the Hond Ebrath.

Evening on the Hond Ebrath

The crab submersible is hauled aboard and stowed in the hold of the ship. The party sets sail for Blue Haven. Sorrow's dinner is enjoyed and Skarne is interrogated. Sorrow leaves the table. He will not eat with slavers. Subdued evening. Skarne is restrained in a bedroom. Door nail shut.

5th of Eleasis

Morning:

Breakfast. Continued talks with Skarne.

Cirilli gets a meditation lesson.

Nevil teaches Sorrow a tune to establish contact with the Harpers for when they get to Blue Haven. Sorrow realizes that Seraphina has had him do similar things. And that Kay does so also,

GAME ENDS

Gina's Summary of the last couple of games:

{They managed to kill several minor wizards and soldiers and capture Captain Christof Skarne of The Blade. They also realize that the succubus that will not leave Sorrow alone is there, working with the Wizards. They lock Skarne in a cabin aboard their ship and question him. He has been working with the Red Wizards because he's afraid of them. He is a slaver, and scumbag, but he may be useful to them as a member of the Sea Princes, so they take off with him. He tells them Captain Hawk has gotten some unwanted attention from the Wizards, as she has made it clear that she refuses to work with them.}

The rest of the 5th of Eleasis was covered in written form. Please see items dated the 5th and 6th of Eleasis for the story. The game notes pick up later on the 6th of Eleasis.