Session 02 - Lay of the Trollskull Rise

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Campaign

📍 Context

Location:

• Premise: Treasure hunt for 500,000 Dragon coins, contested by Zhentarim, Xanathar’s guild.
• Setting: Waterdeep, with shops (Bent Nail, Corellian’s Crown) and broadsheets (Daily TrumpetWaterdeep, Waterdeep Wazoo).
• Base: Trollskull Manor,Alley becoming

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  a

  🧑‍🤝‍🧑 tavernParty Status:

  goldremaining,(Eyeless), Zhentarim, Xanathar, GreyHand (+2 Renown, possibly Vashera), Harpers (Mert), Order of the Gauntlet (Savra), Force Grey (Vajra).

  Player Characters )

  1. Eyeless Shadowstep (Justin/Slitzer): Level 3 Aasimar Paladin, Chaotic Good,

  Lords’Alliance.

  3Humanfactionundecided.

  3Dwarffaction(3months).

  (Baconbuff/Rob): factionundecided.

  🎭 Character	👤 Player	⚔️ Class/Level	🧬 Race	🛡️ Faction	📌 Status
  Eirlys “Eyeless” Shadowstep	Justin / Slitzer	Paladin (repairs:Lvl 10053)	Aasimar	🏛 12 days; staffed with barmaids, chef, bards). Factions: Lords’ Alliance	😩 Exhaustion Level 3,3
  Artemis:Artemis (Captain John MercerMercer)	Keith	Rogue (Keith):Lvl Level3)	Human	❓ Rogue,Undecided	--
  Dren	MichaelKong / Mike	Fighter (MichaelKong/Mike):Lvl Level3)	Dwarf	❓ Fighter,Undecided	⚖️ undecided,Imprisoned on(10 days), 3-month probation
  Slim Jim (Tiberius Aun Argent)	Baconbuff Level/ Rob	Rogue 2 Rogue/Artificer,/ Artificer 1	Human	❓ Undecided	😓 Exhaustion Level 1,1
  Silas “Silver Tongue” Rushtyn	Sicareus / James	Sorcerer (Lvl 3)	Yuan-ti	❓ Undecided	🧪 Details emerging

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  🏚️ Key Events

  🛠 Trollskull Tavern Renovation

  • Renovations began on Trollskull Manor; 12 days remaining, 1005 gold owed

  • Silas "Silver

    Discounts Tongue"earned Rushtynthrough (Sicareus/James/Jamie):labor Levelcontribution

    3 Yuan-ti Sorcerer, limited details, faction undecided.

  Session Notes

  • SessionSold 1:paintings: Rescue,+368 Recovery,gold

    and
  New
  • Ventures

    Purchased supplies:

    • 🔐 Locks

    • 🧪 Alchemy kits

    • 🦁 Lion’s head ornament

    • 🐍 A snake

    • 🐈 Three cats

  👥 Tavern Staff Hired

  • Team hired Key Eventsbarmaids: Recruited Slim Jim; rescued Floon from, a dungeonchef, and bards

  • Ghostly poltergeist bartender Lith revealed—adds flair (wizard,and Mindmystery)

    Flayer,
  Intellect
  Devourer); looted potions, spellbook, gold (amount TBD);

  ⚖️ Dren’s brainArrest

  restored
  via
  • Wish;

    Dren acquired Trollskull Manor; planned tavern; debated factions (Eyelessimprisoned for Lords’10 Alliance,days, +1fined GreyHand32 Renown).gold, and given a 3-month probation

  • Outcomes: Level

    Absence 2;disrupted Eyelessearly (Exhaustiontavern Levelplans

    3), Slim Jim (Exhaustion Level 1); paused for Player’s Handbook.

  🛡️ Faction Engagements

  • SessionMet 2:key TrollskullNPCs Tavernfrom SetupWaterdeep’s and New Alliesfactions:

    • Key Events

      🧙‍♀️ Vajra Safahr (Blackstaff, Force Grey): Began+1 TrollskullRenown

      repairs

    • 🛡 Savra Belabranta (1005 gold remaining, 12 days, discounts via work); sold paintings (368 gold), bought supplies (alchemy kits, locks, lion’s head, snake, 3 cats); Dren imprisoned (10 days, 32 gold fine, 3 months probation); hired tavern staff (barmaids, chef, bards); met faction NPCs (Vajra of Force Grey, Savra of Order of the Gauntlet,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 Harpers);the visitedcoming monkseason

    Hilam
  (warned
  of

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  “evil’s

  📈 twin”Outcomes:

  by
  winter);
  • +1

    ✅ GreyHandAll Renown.characters advanced to Level 3

  • 💰 OutcomesGold remaining: Level153

    3; 153 gold remaining; tavern progressing (staffed, brewing supplies, poltergeist bartender Lith).

  • 🏚 NotesTavern progress: Monk’repairs underway, staff hired, Lith active

  • 🔮 Future mystery: monk’s warningprophecy hints at aand winter threat;threat

  • 🚩 Rising tension between local businesses: Fala vs. Rishaal protest

    dilemma; Dren’s imprisonment adds chaos; tavern costs strain finances.