Journal of Rollo Lavius 3

Entry #504 - Reaver Lord Dynarth Bloodcowl

(G504 07/01/2023 via Roll20 - JF(GM), KT, AP) WA105

DAY 516 (1st Eleasis)(august)

Fenrir and Reinward ate breakfast in the kitchen after long lies in.

They asked Gelly, as a former member of the Night Masks, where they were head-quartered. 'Well,' she said. 'They don't have a formal HQ. They have safe-houses, they have inns and taverns that they favour, but that changes frequently. The Night King has his own domains, but from what I've heard the Night Court can meet anywhere. Reinward was in the catacombs when they captured him and I know how to get to The Bone Rondel, it's a famous landmark in the catacombs, but I wouldn't put money on the Night King being there any longer after you escaped his clutches.'

All the things that Cavu and Random expected him to do, most of them Fenrir had no idea how to accomplish them.

Kill the Croamarkh?
He'd learned back in Waterdeep that he was a rubbish assassin. It always got out of hand.

Get Raz married to Thistle?
Raz was tongue tied around her.

Increase support of the houses and factions of Westgate?
That sounded tedious and complicated.

What Fenrir did best was make people into tiny pieces with his Eldritch Blasts. That he could do, and more importantly it was what he liked to do.

Cavu had provided him with a lost of Night Masks names and he, more or less, picked one at random. He found his in-house rogue and said;
'Here is a thousand gold Gelly, see if you can find out where this "Reaver Lord Dynarth Bloodcowl" drinks will you?'

Gelly returned after lunch and gave them the low-down.
'Reaver Lord Dynarth Bloodcowl lacks stealth and discretion. He is a Paladin of Gorgos and a brutal murderer. Tonight he will be in a tavern known as "The Happy Cow" in a small village about four miles south of here called Templethorp.'

Fenrir sent Veddic to pretend to be him in his office in the main Watch tower (using a hat of disguise) and walked down to Templethorp with Reinward.
They were both also in disguise:
Reinward was pretending to be a blind man called Mongo Lightcandy.
Fenrir was pretending to be a man with a limp called Gerry Fudd.
They both appeared dressed as simple travellers, one step up from vagrants.

The Happy Cow was the only inn in the village and not very big. The tavern area only had a few tables and there was a private room further back beside the bar. There was only a curtain for privacy and it was currently open.
Inside they could see Bloodcowl sitting with a posh looking lady and an armoured man.

Gerry Fudd and Mongo Lightcandy went to the bar and amused themselves by getting into character. They talked to a lady at the bar, she was a druid called Adlee Stonegrove. While the landlord talked to Stonegrove, the two buffoons talked to the bar maid.

'Any advice?' asks Fudd.
'It's just a small place,' said the maid. 'Oh, watch out for Mad Tam the village idiot.'
Bind Mongo put a knife in Fudd's back.
'Whores!' yelped Mongo.
The barmaid noticed and made a 'He's blind right?' gesture to Fudd.
'Ah, I can't take him anywhere, but what can I do, he is a boon companion,' said Fudd.
Mongo spilled his drink all over the bar top.
'I want beef and beer!' cried Fudd.
'WHORES!' yelled Mongo. He then fumbled his way outside and urinated on a tree. While he was there he cast Mage Armour on himself and then Deeper Darkness.

As the Darkness crept into the tavern, Stonegrove tried casting Light, but it was not strong enough to dispel the Darkness.
Fenrir went invisible and headed to the entrance to the private room.

Reinward had a complicated set of magical items on him so the next thing he did was accidentally throw one of his daggers into the Ethereal Plane courtesy of his Ring of Blinking!