Waterdeep: Dragon Heist - Session XXIX

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Out of Game Date played: 2020-06-14

Session Title:  In Deep Shit

In-game Date:   Greensgrass 1583 DR

Location: Waterdeep

Player Characters: (Alphabetical order)
 * Choo-Cha (Cory)
 * Gooz (Aaron)
 * Järna (Claire)
 * Julian Bellafontaine (Matt)
 * Thola (Julianne)

Back into the Sewers (Greengrass)
Find the downed imps & Thola determines that small humanoids went into the sewers. Gooz the sheep knows they are feet of children but cannot communicate this to the party. They decides to go into the sewers. Järna carries Gooz into the sewer down the ladder.

Järna break the lock on the door by bending sewage to the lock & freezing it. They continue down the path along the sewer they find an offshoot artery, Choo-Cha determined that the footsteps stop at the bridge suggesting that the small humanoids may have gone down the artery. Thola casts Water Walk on the party to walk on-top of the sewage instead of walking through it & proceeded down the arterial tunnel.

They approach a door made of rusted iron is set into the wall above a dry, 1-foot-wide stone ledge. The door's lock corroded long ago which made it easy to open. However, Julian determined that the door squeals loudly on rusty hinges when opened.

Gooz the sheep  covers it's wool in feces & rubs it on the hinges to ensure the does not squeal when they open it. Julian opens it up to see three (3) children huddled in a corner. As they see him they scream & rush into the supply closet of to the side. Julian attempts to persuade the children that they mean no harm but does not quell the situation at all making them all even more on edge. Järna strolls into room &  Squiddly  fires an arrow at her, but she swats it out of the arrow as the other children scream & Squiddly hurriedly nocks another arrow. Järna exits the room annoyed that she could calm the children.

"Let the record show I disagree." -Cory commenting on Claire's disagreement on the children's reaction to a bard rolling a natural 1 on persuasion to quell the situation & Järna swatting the arrow out of the air in front of the children as she enters the room.

Gooz the sheep  enters the room & lays down attempting to quell the situation. The children decide that if they brought a sheep they can't be that bad, & start to let their guard down. Gooz the sheep  has a bad feeling about these kids & felt the children's pocket to ensure that they are not hiding the Stone of Golorr. They are not as they have some hard bread & some coins, mainly coppers.

Squiddly still deeply suspicious asks why they all came down to their home. The party introduces themselves & clarify they are looking for anything super suspicious They introduce themselves as Nat, Jenks & Squiddly. Thola asks if they have seen anything suspicious lately. Nat says that she found a stone from a bunch of deformed ravens but it started talking to her and she dropped it. The children take the party where Nat dropped the stone.

While this is happening Choo-Cha is slowly knocking out rats and collecting them. As she is scavenging rodents while invisible she sees the Stone of Golorr laying underneath a rocking chair. As she lifts it the rocking chair turn into a mimic & attacks. As short battle ensues as the party bands together to defeat the mimic.

Gooz the sheep was facing a life threatening fight himself, staying away from the mimic he attracted the attention of a rat. The battle was close but in the end  Gooz the sheep  prevails as Choo-Cha comes to the rescue.

They defeat the mimic & collectively decide that Järna should hold the Stone of Golorr. They discuss how to deal with the fact they have the Stone of Golorr, with possibility of shifting the heat to an another faction like the Xanathar Guild. Choo-Cha realizes that Willifort is the only loose end.

The Arrest Attempt
As they emerged from the sewer they are met with an arresting party ten (10) city guards, a City Guard Captain & several griffon calvary circling above. They attempt to retreat back to the sewers, as they do everyone but Julian escapes & flees to Gooz & Choo-Cha country compound called the Sanctuary of Monstrous Creatures. Julian seemingly was arrested as many more guards showed up along with chief City Watch detective Barnibus Blastwind.

A Restless Night in the Country
As the players leave the city it was easy as the morning started the bustle of city activity especially as it was the Greengrass Holiday. They slip out of the city without the city watch or guard noticing & arrived at the Sanctuary of Monstrous Creatures.

As they rested Järna attuned to the Stone of Golorr gaining the following attributes: The Stone of Golorr talked with Järna once she attuned (shortened & edited for clarity, redacted for lore purposes). While this was happening Järna was conveying her conversation to her fellow companions: Stone of Golorr: Hello Järna, it is me Golorr. I am trapped but I can help you, you hate your mother, correct? Let's kill her! ditch these poor excuses of companions, more like baggage. DO NOT TELL THEM, HOW DARE YOU, LET ME OUT, WE can kill your mother Gravvaz Stonefist. I Know where she is, we can kill her!
 * While attuned to the artifact, other creatures can't take short or long rests while within 300 feet of you.
 * While attuned to the artifact, you are immune to disease.
 * While attuned to the artifact, you have Darkvision up to 120 feet

Järna: How do you know about my mother?

Stone of Golorr: Hahaha I can read your mind. Oh, you want to know where the  ################  is? It is in the  ################  '''. '''That is the location but you can have it all to yourself if you please!

Järna : I want to kill my mother but first i need to help my companions find the  ################  ' .  '

Stone of Golorr: OR we can go kill your mother, Xanathar knows where she is!

Järna : What's your horse in this race?

Stone of Golorr: I want escape

Järna : To what end and to where?

Stone of Golorr: Get me out of this fucking stone and I will help you kill your mother

Järna : what are your intentions once you're out and how did you get trapped?

Stone of Golorr: To be free. You must promise to release me and I will give you more information about the  ################   . 

Järna : I understand the need to be free.

Stone of Golorr: Yes help me, and I am obviously good! Dagult Neverember  the embezzler trapped me in this stone. Tell them to help me! Don't tell them that! What are you doing? Are you fucking kidding me traitor! I just want to escape!

Järna : So I can establish trust while still getting help from them.

Stone of Golorr: Nice! I am liking you more already.

Järna : I don't know if i can trust you yet.

Stone of Golorr: Let's be partners! I will prove it; there is a  ##############  in the  ########### . Is that trust enough?

Järna : What kind of  hsgfjlhsdbcvio  are we talking? What's their name?

Stone of Golorr:  ###########  I believe, it is a  ############ . It's  ############ . Let me out now? No! I want out, not the  ############ , fools of a party you have! Have to be since one of you party members has pissed off the Bregan D'Aerthe.

Järna : Are you a physical being who can help us? What are you?

Stone of Golorr: I am a physical being yes trapped by Dagult ! Set me free, I will still help kill your mother when I am free, we are partners after all!