Trollskull Manor restored, the PCs have settled into their new home and met their neighbours.
The inn is up and running, with a small but steady set of local patrons. The group opted to upgrade the standard fare of local beverages to include some more exclusive offerings: Icewind Dale Ale, Elminster's Choice, Purple Hill cider, Old One Eye and Icewind Vodka and Undermountain Dew.
Beef retrieved the valuable works of art from the Zhentarim warehouse and hung them in the inn. The group sold their haul of weapons to the local weaponsmith.
Farraine relayed the story of his father's disappearance and they were all set to investigate and search for information in the Dock Ward when an explosion struck the alley. Several dead and many wounded, among them, the young urchin whom Beef and Farraine had asked to go look for Zhentarim involvement in his father's disappearance. Finn found the body of the boy and recovered a mysterious and seemingly magical necklace with two remaining beads in his hand. Finn hurriedly pocketed the item as the City Guard and City Watch showed up. An examination of the necklace determined that it was an extremely rare and unusual item bearing the hallmarks of the Drow and the Underdark. Byron overheard a Watch Sergeant and some locals recounting that the dead Gnome was being chased on his way to the Manor when they were killed by an unknown third party.
Meanwhile, the impetuous Farraine and Beef followed the trail of an unknown assailant into the sewers, emerging further down Saerdoun Street and close to a prominent villa which was guarded by obtrusive guards in Zhentarim garb. Upon questioning locals, they ascertained that an individual had emerged from the same sewer entrance and entered the unknown villa.
And back at the alley, Byron and Finn were met by a shocked-looking Renaer Neverember who recognised a victim of the blast. A dead Gnome who had been chased by three men, of which only two were present. The Gnome had sent a message to Renaer asking him to meet at Trollskull Manor as he was in possession of an item that required safekeeping. The Gnome was killed before he could deliver the item to Renaer.
After an altercation with the Guards, Beef and Farraine, (mostly Farraine) decided to sneak into the villa in pursuit of the mysterious figure from the alley. They are attempting to scale the villa walls using rope from Farraine's backpack.
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