Gangs of Waterdeep Timeline

The Year of the Bow (1354 DR)

Calendar 1354 DR

Game Session 1: 06/17/2016

Tarsakh

• 30th: Nearing Waterdeep, the PCs make camp beside the road in the shadow of a massive tor. That night, they hear wardrums and are attacked by kobolds with massive minotaur lizards. Solar is killed but returned to life by Randis. They quickly pack up their camp and decide to travel through the night to arrive in Waterdeep by morning.

Greengrass

• The PCs arrive in Waterdeep and are welcomed by a guard at the gate.
  • Tyrannus breaks off from the group to head to the Adarbrent Villa; Randis goes and takes rooms at the Sapphire House.
  • Everyone else accompanies Ace to the building that will become the Lazy Dragon. He takes possession, signs the documents, and arranges to have furnishings delivered in the next few days.

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Game Session 2: 06/24/2016

• Greengrass festival is in full swing. The people are drinking, partying, and being merry.
• Tyrannus Adarbrent meets up with the family from House Adarbrent.
  • The second born, Syllia, begs Tyrannus to persuade her mother, Akaya the Consort, to move her Coming Out party (not what you are thinking pervy straight boys) earlier. The challenging being that the earlier it is, it may conflict with other more well know or influential houses' Coming Out parties.
  • Tyrannus agrees and succeeds. However, Tryannus uses it as a way to get back in the better graces with Akaya and Syllia which probably helped him convince the family that he has changed his ways for the better and is looking to serve the more common folk.
• Roy goes shopping. For orphans (Not black ones. He had trouble only finding black ones...its a joke...about Orphan Black..oh never mind...).
  • While at the orphanage he breaks away from the matron and finds the outcasts (not the band). Their leader is a ginger pigtailed girl named Margo. Roy convinces her to go with him and help him start his pickpocket enterprise.
  • He further finds out that she is actually rather talented already in the art of purse slitting. She will be staying in the inn with him.
• Phila Sandro had a rather...murdery evening (Actually I cant remember if she murdered them or just knocked them out...lets go with murder so we can sing Greengrass, bloody Greengrass).
  • It started and a simple burglary of a warehouse. Well first she found an empty warehouse where she also found out that the Blackcoats hang out. She then found her target, guarded by a few guards who were having a good time...a liquidy good time. So Phila has her Bullyboys create a distraction while she tries to break into the second story window.
  • Unfortunately she makes some noise which attracts a guard, which she kills. She then realizes the window has bars and falls to the ground. She joins the Bullyboys and they all kill the guards, like 6 of them, and drag them into the warehouse. They then burgle the place.
• Ruithondor Birlond wanders around to make contacts to reestablish his fencing business as well as search for rumors/information on getting loot which he can fence.
  • He hears rumors about a guild (The League of Skinners and Tanenrs) that is offering a reward for the skins of some rare and dangerous beasts.
  • He then meets up with Chuldan Helmstar, a fence in the Dock ward. He happens to have contact with the leaders of the Six Hands, rival to the Blackcoats, who might be interested in working with Twice-Born in taking the Blackcoats down. He will pass on the message to the leaders.
  • Ruithondor then runs into Hulfast, the contact for the fence Lhund Dhaermos. He is transporting some "Dark tentacles" from Skull Port in Under Mountain.
  • They go for drinks and Hulfast tells Ruithondor that Captain Malgaster, Ruithondor's former captain is dead, killed by one of his "cabin lasses" who goes by the name Sarlet Nally. She has taken over the Golden Wench and even added two new ships to her fleet.
  • He then shares a rumor that a Sphenix has been appearing in the trade ward, right before Ruithondor realizes he is poisoned. The poison is likely Assassins Blood, and was likely in his drink. He was then attacked by two bounty hunters who nearly kill Ruithondor, but in a last ditched effort Ruithondor takes one out then chases the other down and takes him out as well. He kills the first and then ties the other up by his neck to a pole, with his hands behind his back.
  • As the bounty hunter struggles for each breath he takes Ruithondor carves the symbol of a hand into his chest. The sign of the Twice-Born.

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Game Session 3: 07/08/2016

Mirtul

• 1st:
  • Solar Grun:
    • He heads up to the castle to look for a job from Master Zeamm
    • He is considered for the Junior Clerk position and is able to get it!
    • Master Zeamm takes Solar to the Crow's Nest to get a drink and be social. There he meets Elronmear of House Wands and Antha of House Snome. They are apart of the Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors.
    • After all his interaction Master Zeamm is highly impressed and Solar gains a rank in the Lords' Alliance Faction
  • Ruithondor Birlond:
    • Hires Margo to spy on Hulfast
    • Spends the rest of the day setting up his contacts and business.
  • Randis:
    • Auditions at the Smiling Siren
    • Impresses the owner Perendel Wintamer and scores a job!
    • The house Diva, Evelara the Siren also takes a liking to Randis.
• 2st/3rd:
  • Roy:
    • Half-Ogre, a clerk for Roy, delivers a message from Lord Pideron about a catering deal.
    • Ace helps forge a contract to get some extra gold out of the deal for “breaking” the contract.
  • Ace:
    • Hires two employees for the Lazy Dragon: Remis Davenport, the Innkeep, and Olga Three-teeth.
    • Felstan Spindrivver visits and invites Ace to join the Fellowship of Innkeepers.
    • Felstan also informs Ace that the local gang, the Blackcloaks, often hang out at the Stormcloak Inn.
    • The Blackcloaks often require "protection" money from businesses in this area.
  • Ruithondor Birlond:
    • Hires Margo to deliver a message to Hulfast ordering him to come to the Lazy Dragon
    • Later that night a letter is slid under the door telling Ruithondor that if he wants to talk...he knows where to find Hulfast.
    • Ruithondor plots with Roy to sneak out of the catered party to murder Hulfast, and using the party as their alibi. Ruithondor will seek out 'Phila to get help from her and her bullyboys to burgle the place afterwards.

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Game Session 4: 07/15/2016

Mirtul

• 4th:
  • At the Lazy Dragon:
    • Salben the dungsweeper arrives with information for Ace on Orlpar Husteem, who he believes to be in control of the flow of drugs in the North and Sea Wards of the city.
    • He gives Ace 2 pieces of useful information: the Blackcoats use coal to place a smudge mark above the door of shops that are under their protection, and they use a symbol of a black fist as a warning to those who don't participate in their protection racket.
  • At the Palace of Piergeiron, the Presentation Ball:
    • Randis attends the ball with a new patron, Aeryk Moonstar. Aeryk gifts Randis fine purple and black clothing, amethyst and silver ear rings, a pectoral, and a pinky ring. Through the course of the night, Randis solidifies his relationship with Aeryk as a patron (and a new contact).
    • Ace gets into the ball posing as an assistant to Roy, but changes into fine clothes and pretends to be an invited guest. He makes the acquaintance of Laithe Massalan, an attractive but pretentious and sarcastic. The two get along well. After the ball, the she takes him to the Angry Coxswain for drinks and flirting. They have sex in the alley.
    • Tyrannus Adarbrent introduces himself to one of the young men who is being honored at the Presentation Ball. He makes his acquaintance, displays his charm, and finds a new boy toy.
    • Roy cooks. It's delicious.

• 5th:
  • Opening day at the Lazy Dragon:
    • Ace meets Admogan Roverath, the money changer from next door. He says he pays the Blackcoats 3gp every 10day. He also meets "Lady" Asper.
    • Ace's brother, Amril, shows up. It id discovered that Roy actually has something that belongs to Amril, and Amril isn't happy about it. Roy also doesn't like Amril much and the feeling is mutual.
  • At the Smiling Siren:
    • Randis recognizes on old friend and reunites with Arageth. She's currently known as Elinaera, and introduces him to Lord Hult Belabranta, the patriach of House Belabranta. Lord Belabranta is accompanied by his young cousin, Pike Belabranta, and pays Randis 3 platinum to seduce Pike and cheer him up.
    • Randis has a difficult time seducing Pike, as Pike is feeling down and forlorn. Pike tells him his story of his love interest being swept away by someone else. After prayer and consulting his cards, Randis takes on the duty of seeking vengeance on behalf of Pike as Shar's Spirit of Vengeance.

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Game Session 5: 07/22/2016

Mirtul

• 6th:
  • Downtime. Ruithondor Birlond did some recon into Heldfast.

• 7th: Interlude for a little murder
  • Phila takes a carriage and poses as a taxi to pick up Heldfast and his two body guards. Foreshadowing: Phila doesn't get paid directly for this service...
  • She pulls the carriage into a secluded dark ally. Roy and [Randis]] pull one of the guards out of the carriage and Ruithondor jumps in to beat down Heldfast. The other guard is dragged out by Féra and Ace. Phila provides some ranged shots to the face of the guards. It is safe to say they didn't live long. Heldfast was bound and gagged and his dead guards were thrown into the carriage.
  • Heldfast was intimidated into giving the following information:
    • The 1st Mate to Captian Scarlett Nally gave the impression that the Capitan was motivated by something other than revenge.
    • A 3000g bounty was placed on Ruithondor's head
    • Dunmar is a potential contact with the Six Hands
    • Blackcloaks are trying to move into Six Hands territory.
    • Six Hands get "protection" money from the guilds.
  • Heldfast, having served his purpose was killed by a throwing star slashed across the neck. He is now a delicious pie for the homeless along with his bodyguards.

• 10th:
  • Randis and Ruithondor both establish their businesses.

• 12th:
  • Zhaegos, contact for the fence Ulmar, makes an appointment with Ruithondor. He is waving around a fan from the loot that was stolen by Phila. He demands answers. Ruithondor says he will look into it.
• 13th:
  • Roy was jumped by some Blackcloaks. He killed one and escaped the rest.
• 13th-14th:
  • Everyone spread rumors that Heldfast stole the loot from Ulmar's warehouse. Also spread the true facts that Heldfast was working with Scarlett Nally behind his bosses back!
• 14th:
  • Blackcoats enter lazy dragon and try to intimidate Ace into paying protection money
  • He agrees to make the business look even more legit.
  • Phila, however, picked a fight and almost blew the whole operation...