Waterdeep Session 19

Jorkin's Tavern

#TheGrellBeast Melannor Fellbranch projects a spectral cat at Larys back at Jorkins and tells him that the Xanathar Guild is summoning monsters to distract the city watch while they operate elsewhere. One such monster is a Grell that has already snatched an old woman in the night.
#TheRooftopSniper Jalester Silvermane shows up at Jorkins and tells Emmaera that there's an assassin picking off people from a rooftop. He produces one such arrow which is abnormally large. He mentions each kill was performed with a single shot. The killer is suspected to have a base of operations in Troll Skull Alley. The party is tasked with finding the suspect and reporting his whereabouts to the city watch, but they must NOT kill him.

#TheRooftopSniper Emmaera recalls that Jalester Silvermane mentioned the sniper was a member of the Zhentarim and the party decides to pay Yagra and Davil Starsong a visit. Davil recognizes the sniper and asks what the party wants withZiraj. He explains that Ziraj is hunting Manshoon's people. Emmaera completely spills the beans on her mission to apprehend Ziraj. Davil ponders this then suggests the party may "Turn Ziraj in" in order to get the heat off him. He tells the party to be at Corellon's Crown at 10 bells so that the party may turn him in. Davil asks for the party's word that if he goes peacefully, they won't harm him. At this point the party is surprised to find that Ziraj has been in the rafters with a bow pointed at Emmaera since they walked in.

#TheRooftopSniper At 10 bells, the party arrives at Corellon's Crown where Ziraj is waiting on the rooftop. He offers a cheek to Kal to strike to make the apprehension look legitimate, and Kal socks him. He then asks Emmaera and Busvine to incapacitate him with a spell, possibly a sleep spell. Ziraj fakes an attack at Emmaera and she wets her pants before fearfully casting hold person to incapacitate him. Larys offers to piss his own pants for 5 gold. Kal tosses him 5 gold and Larys on cue pisses his pants.
#TheRooftopSniper The city watch shows up and apprehends Ziraj Emmaera casts detect magic out of curiosity for how magically powerful Ziraj is, and she detects the same magic from him that she did from Jorkin Dapeanits.

#TheGrellBeast Busvine spent some time in her library researching the Grell beast and discovered that not only can Grells fly, but also their physical appearance which is that of a flying brain with a protruding beak, and dangling tenticals beneath.
#TheGrellBeast #Battle While at The Dock Ward, the party finds two Grell beasts. The party defeats both beasts handily, and notice that one tries to open a sewer grate moments before Busvine obliterates it with what appears to be a nuclear blast. Larys opens the sewer grate and peers down into the darkness, and sees on the wall a painting of the Xanathar Guild and an arrow pointing off into the distance