Jorkin's Tavern

• The Gang is visited in Jorkins by a woman dressed in fine clothed Jelenn Urmbrusk who asks Emmaera and Busvine for an interest free loan of 10,000 gold, to be repaid within a year, along with a favor curried from the Lords of Waterdeep.

The Open Lord's Palace

• Jalester Silvermane visits the tavern and invites the party to the open lord's palace. The open lord Laeral Silverhand greets the party and apologizes for the attention the party is getting due to their finders fee. Emmaera asks her about the mysteries woman from earlier in the day. Laeral appears to know the woman but not about the loan request to the party. She tasks the party with a new quest, a journey to Ironspine Keep as Waterdeeps delegation. They are to occupy one wing of the complex, and represent Waterdeep alongside delegations from a number of other cities in the Lord's Alliance. Larys questions their rules of engagement, which is to not harm any other members of the Lord's Alliance, but that for anyone who atttempts to storm the keep, it's kill on sight.
  
  

  The House of Inspired Hands

• Kal visits the The House of Inspired Hands and asks for custody of Nimh. They make a 1,000 donation, and Nimh is relinquished to Kal's custody
  
  

Ironspine Keep

• Corlie Halvachar representing Warduke Marielle Rosethorn greets the party as they approach Ironspine Keep and gives the party the tour. There are Iron mines, silvermines, and Platinum mines in the area, behind a threat of trolls. She mentions the Red Wizards of Thay are aware of their presence, and have been threatening them. She takes the party up to the Waterdeep section of the exterior wall, where there is an Arcane Canon for use in defence of the wall.