Session 2 - Lay of the Trollskull Rise

📍  Location: Waterdeep , Trollskull Alley 
 
 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Party Status: 
 
 
 
 
 
 🎭 Character 
 👤 Player 
 ⚔️ Class/Level 
 🧬 Race 
 🛡️ Faction 
 📌 Status 
 
 
 
 
 Eirlys “Eyeless” Shadowstep 
 Justin / Slitzer 
 Paladin (Lvl 3) 
 Aasimar 
 🏛 Lords’ Alliance 
 😩 Exhaustion Level 3 
 
 
 Artemis (Captain John Mercer) 
 Keith 
 Rogue (Lvl 3) 
 Human 
 ❓ Undecided 
 -- 
 
 
 Dren 
 MichaelKong / Mike 
 Fighter (Lvl 3) 
 Dwarf 
 ❓ Undecided 
 ⚖️ Imprisoned (10 days), 3-month probation 
 
 
 Slim Jim (Tiberius Aun Argent) 
 Baconbuff / Rob 
 Rogue 2 / Artificer 1 
 Human 
 ❓ Undecided 
 😓 Exhaustion Level 1 
 
 
 Silas “Silver Tongue” Rushtyn 
 Sicareus / James 
 Sorcerer (Lvl 3) 
 Yuan-ti 
 ❓ Undecided 
 🧪 Details emerging 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 🏚️ Key Events 
 🛠 Trollskull Tavern Renovation 
 
 
 Renovations began on Trollskull Manor ; 12 days remaining , 1005 gold owed 
 
 
 Discounts earned through labor contribution 
 
 
 Sold paintings : +368 gold 
 
 
 Purchased supplies : 
 
 
 🔐 Locks 
 
 
 🧪 Alchemy kits 
 
 
 🦁 Troll skull head ornament 
 
 
 🐍 A snake 
 
 
 🐈 Three cats 
 
 
 
 
 
 👥 Tavern Staff Hired 
 
 
 Team hired barmaids , a chef , and bards 
 
 
 Ghostly poltergeist bartender Lith revealed—adds flair (and mystery) 
 
 
 
 ⚖️ Dren’s Arrest 
 
 
 Dren imprisoned for 10 days , fined 32 gold , and given a 3-month probation 
 
 
 Absence disrupted early tavern plans 
 
 
 
 🛡️ Faction Engagements 
 
 
 Met key NPCs from Waterdeep’s factions: 
 
 
 🧙‍♀️ Vajra Safahr (Blackstaff, Force Grey ): +1 Renown 
 
 
 🛡 Savra Belabranta ( Order of the Gauntlet ) 
 
 
 💰 Mert the Moneylender ( Harpers ) 
 
 
 
 
 🔮 Prophetic Warning 
 
 
 Visited monk Hilam , who warned: 
 
 “Evil’s twin will be born in the dead of winter...” 
 
 
 
 Sets ominous tone for the coming season 
 
 
 
 📈 Outcomes: 
 
 
 ✅ All characters advanced to Level 3 
 
 
 💰 Gold remaining : 153 
 
 
 🏚 Tavern progress : repairs underway, staff hired, Lith active 
 
 
 🔮 Future mystery: monk’s prophecy and winter threat 
 
 
 🚩 Rising tension between local businesses: Fala vs. Rishaal protest